Blu: We've seen it in the first and second Disgaea games, so it had to show up here! Behold the ever cliché Tournament Episodes!!
Rozalin: Cliché is right.
Naruto: We're holding a tournament so fast? After what happened to me in the last chapter?! I don't even have time to prepare!
Blu: Oh, relax. We'll just...put a skip in time and some good old insane power leveling and you'll be set. It'll be difficult to tell whether you and your friends are still human or demons in human skin!
Sasuke: ...I don't like the sound of that.
Sakura:
This story better not end with us turning into demons, Blu!!!
Blu: Ha! You can't scare me!
Sakura: (Destroys a well-placed brick wall with a flick of her finger.)
Blu: ...Then again, maybe you can scare me. I think I've just wet myself.
Naruto, Rozalin & Sakura: Ewwww...
Blu: I think I'll go change while the story starts...
Disclaimer: Blu Rose doesn't own Naruto, Disgaea, or any of the series that will be used in this story. She only owns this story.
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It's not rare to see demons trying to kill an Overlord and kill their title. In fact, that's what the majority of the job of being an Overlord. Reign over your netherworld, accept a challenge from some nobody who wants to kill you, kill them and maybe go up a level or two, then wait patiently for the next challenger while making sure your kingdom runs smoothly. After a while, it gets tedious and dull and predictable, so Overlords come up with certain plans to make things more...challenging and fun. At least, fun for them. One of the most basic ways of doing this is to hold a tournament, usually with the prize being a chance to fight the Overlord and claim their title. It's actually, however, a scam, since the Overlord's competition would basically be killing themselves off for him. Indeed, it's an ingenious method that's been used for centuries and it's a shock that no one's learned the truth behind them yet...
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::Episode 4::
::Rozalin's Tournament Pt. 1::
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If the human calendar--which he had managed to purchase from a Rosenqueen monthly catalogue--was right, then Naruto had been in the netherworld for...three months. Time certainly passed by quickly. All the fights and training that he and his friends had been through, the skills they had learned and the power they gained, all the events they had been through...he didn't think they'd all taken place in just three months. By now, Konoha must have given up searching for them. They were probably declared dead and had their names chiseled into the Memorial Stone long ago. Sasuke's clan would be saddened by the loss of their most talented offspring since his brother committed suicide. And Sakura's non-ninja family was probably still crying for their little girl: the first ninja in the family. And Naruto's father...knowing him, he probably neglected his work for mourning him (which is what he usually did, neglecting his paperwork). It was such a depressing thought that Naruto stayed in his bed with the covers on top of him and tried to remember the faces of his friends back in Konoha--
"Awww, is the baby feeling homesick?"
--And then that bastard had to stick his nose into it.
That familiar voice? The one he heard when he was on the verge of death from Laharl's attack? It turned out that it was the Kyuubi no Kitsune, the 9-tailed fox demon that had been sealed into him by the Sandaime Hokage, who sacrificed his life by using a sacrificial technique in place of his father Arashi. It was because of him that, for the first few years of Naruto's childhood, the adults had spoken badly about him and gave him cold looks coupled along with fake smiles and gratitude. He had known of it since he was a child, and despite those few times where he tapped into his chakra to get more power, he had never actually talked to the fox demon. He knew that the late Yondaime Kazekage's son, Gaara--a mental case with power over sand whose first words were probably "Sabaku Sousou"--talked frequently to his inner demon, the Ichibi no Tanuki named Shukaku.
Also surprising was that Kyuubi was not from his world. Initially, he was an Overlord, the eldest of nine demon siblings who had both humanoid and monstrous demon forms. They had come to Naruto's home world in order to drain it of its mana and add it to their own netherworld--as well as to have a little fun. Unfortunately, though they were powerful, they managed to be sealed away--some in objects, some in places, others like him and the Shukaku, had been sealed into people. Apparently, he knew Overlord Zenon in some way, but he didn't know how exactly.
But of all the times he decides to talk, it's after he comes to the netherworld, AKA: Hell, Purgatory, the Dark World, etcetera...
'So what if I'm homesick? It shouldn't matter to a monster like you.'
"That isn't nice. Do you consider...Rozalin a monster because she's a demon?"
A light red blush appeared on the blonde's cheeks as he clenched his pillow. 'Of course not! You're a demon because you attacked my village for years before you got sealed! Rozalin hasn't done anything bad...yet. She hasn't done any bad Overlord things so far--aside from stealing money from rich demons.'
"That's what you think..." Kyuubi muttered in the back of his head.
'What'd you say?!' As he was about to mentally shout something, someone spoke.
"COCKLE-DOODLE-DOOOO!!!" Actually, it was a bird squawking very loudly. A chicken. Wait, a chicken in the netherworld?! That sounds a little too normal. Naruto peeked his head out of the covers and found himself staring at a chicken. Actually, it way too big to be a chicken, but it looked like a chicken did. The only difference was that it was big and wide with a snake-like tail coming out of its butt. And when you're staring face-first at such a monstrosity, there were only two things you could do: 1) Go back to sleep and hope your hallucination fades, or 2) Scream bloody murder.
Guess which one Naruto chose. "AAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHH!!!" The blonde rolled backwards and fell out of his bed, covers wrapped around him. He immediately stood up and grabbed the pillow in self-defense. If he had a real weapon, he may or may not have looked more menacing considering that he was only wearing a pair of boxers with little Nekomatas printed on them. The chicken monster hopped onto his bed and stared at him. "Stupid...chicken...THING!! Get off of my bed!!" He hit the monster on its head with his pillow. That was a mistake, for the chicken started to peck at him in retaliation to his "attack". Naruto held the pillow up as a sort of shield, but the stupid bird's beak peaked right through it and nearly hit Naruto's chest.
"Bawk-CAW!!" The chicken monster turned around and leaned over. Naruto arched an eyebrow in confusion before a huge egg popped out of the chicken's butt and exploded in his face. The force sent him flying back into the stone wall.
"Ugh... What does this thing eat...?"
"Well, it's nice to see that you're up. I see the Cockatrice worked." Naruto opened an eye to see Rozalin standing in the doorway with a hand on her hip and a small smile on her face. Or maybe it was a smirk of enjoyment. "What interesting bed wear..."
"Eh? H-hey! What sort of Overlord are you, hitting on your servants like that?!" The blonde exclaimed as he immediately grabbed the cover off the ground and wrapped it around his waist to prevent the Princess Overlord from seeing his boxers. "And what the hell is that thing?!" He added quickly as he pointed over to the Cockatrice that was now sitting on his bed as thought it was its nest.
"A Cockatrice." At Naruto's look of confusion, Rozalin sighed and pulled out a piece of paper. She walked over to Naruto and handed it to him. "Read. You'll learn something."
"'Dark Assembly Requisition Form: Monster Creation. 10 Cockatrices. Monster description: Fowl creature that became mutated as a result of being exposed to miasma in the Netherworld. It's appearance generally frightens its enemies and somehow weakens them without their noticing. Can be used for battle, wake-up calls, making eggs, and yummy holiday or other special dinners. Do not use as a means of flight.' ...We're gonna eat this thing?!"
A sweatdrop ran down the back of the blonde demoness's head. "...No. They're here to provide emergency wake-up assistance. It's better than throwing Prinnies into your room every morning to wake you up."
'It's also safer.' He almost felt bad for the poor Prinnies, but they were used to being thrown and blown up. He was happy, though, because those explosions tended to mess up his room and singed his clothes and bed to the point of which he'd have to get new clothes at least twice a week. "So, what's the big emergency?"
"Um, I'll tell you all in the throne room. It'd be unfair if you were the only one who knew."
"Aw, pretty please, Rozie? Supreme Queen of Beauty and Strength?" Naruto begged as he gave her puppy-dog eyes. The covers around his waist loosened and fell to his feet, letting her see his Nekomata boxers again. "Ack! H-hey, don't look down there, Rozalin!"
"I-I was not looking at you!! Why would I find interest in a scrawny little human boy such as you when there are certainly hundreds--nay, thousands of handsome demons just waiting for me to speak to them!!" Rozalin shouted, slightly red in the face. Though whether it was from anger or embarrassment, you couldn't tell. "Besides, it isn't that big!" She spun on her heel and walked out of his room, slamming the door behind her.
The semi-naked ninja stared down at his boxers for some time before he realized...that the Cockatrice was still on his bed and had fallen asleep. "...HEY!!! COME BACK HERE AND GET THIS THING OFF OF MY BED!!! ...Hey, if there were ten of these things, then where are the other nine?"
"WHAT THE HELL?!?" Sakura's voice echoed through the castle walls.
"...Where are the other eight?" Naruto walked over to his dresser and pulled out a long spear with a diamond-shaped blade. He kept a good distance away from the Cockatrice...got his footing...and lunged the thing in the mutant chicken's stomach.
"BAWK-CAW!!!"
"AAAAHHH!! Bad chicken! Sit! Heel! Don't you dare try to sit on me!!"
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Much later, after some well-placed Cockatrice wrangling, the Overlord's Top Soldiers--as they were now called by their vassals and their vassals' vassals--stood before Rozalin as she practically radiated pride.
"I have some important news for you all: I will be holding a tournament here in the netherworld!"
"Tournament...?" Sakura arched an eyebrow. "Why?"
The blonde demoness placed her hands on her hips and frowned. "Because, for ever demon I kill who wants my title, it's like ten more pop out of the woodwork! The best way to maintain my rule as Overlord is to get rid of all of them! Thus I'm having this tournament tomorrow." She held up a parchment with one hand for her soldiers to see. "Third Place prize is an E-Z to Use Execution Guillotine. Second Place prize is an X-2 Hover Vehicle. First Place is a fight with me for my title as Overlord."
"...WHAT?!" Naruto and Sakura exclaimed with wide eyes.
"Isn't that a bit risky, Princess?" Hatake asked with an arched eyebrow. "Your title...?"
"I shall not give up my throne without a fight! We're going to be entering, too," Rozalin explained. "I suppose we'll need to split up in groups to make this work. It would make it easier and give me more of a chance to win."
"...But isn't that cheating? You're the Overlord. The one person that everyone entered the tournament to fight in the first place." Said Aria as a drop of sweat ran down the side of her head.
Naruto turned to look at the Fallen Angel and grinned. "But nobody knows what Rozalin looks like and has lived to tell! Er...aside from that Princess chick and the kid Overlord from another netherworld... But aside from them, nobody even knows she exists!!" He ignored the cold wind that blew through the room as Rozalin glared at his back.
"But it's still sounds kinda risky. If someone truly powerful comes to fight, we may as well kiss Rozie's title goodbye," Said Morgan.
"Nuh-uh!! After all the training we've had, we can take on anybody who dares to stand in our way! Bring 'em on!"
The Princess Overlord smirked as she folded her arms across her chest haughtily. "See? Naruto isn't afraid and he's one of my strongest vassals."
Sasuke rolled his eyes as Naruto grinned at the compliment. "He's also one of the stupidest..."
"Say that again to my face, bastard!!"
"Fine, you're the stupidest vassal in the entire army."
"Grrrrr!!!" A vein began to throb on the blonde's forehead as he got into a fighting stance. "That doesn't! I'll obliterate you!"
"Hn. You can try." Sasuke got into a fighting stance as well.
Sakura growled under her breath and suddenly pulled a large wooden mallet out of thin air. Or maybe hammer space. Either way, it was a sign that they had been in the netherworld long enough to pick up that trick. "Shut up!!!" She whacked Naruto on the head hard enough to make him fall on the floor, X's in his eyes. As Sasuke started to smirk, she whacked him on the head as well and made him fall as well, putting him in the same state as Naruto. The pink-haired kunoichi put the hammer away and looked at Rozalin. "So, where is the tournament going to be held?"
"It's in Gigan City. I've already had an area built there days ago."
"Days? Um, it is stable, right? Nothing's going to fall down on us while we're falling, right?"
Rozalin smiled proudly as she started to shake her head slowly. "No, it won't. I'll have you know that I could have beautiful mansion built overnight just for me. If it isn't just perfect, I'd...kill the construction crew! Hahahahaha!" She noticed the vassals were staring at her in confusion. "What? I wasn't serious. I'd just take everything they have. Maybe break a leg or two..."
"...Well, she's starting to sound more...malicious." Daisuke mumbled with half-lidded eyes.
"Is that a good thing or a bad thing?" Aria asked.
"Last time I checked, the Overlord is supposed to be completely evil... She's only half-evil right now, though..."
Rozalin turned her back on the demons. "Now, if you'll excuse me, I have to choose which vassals are going into battle. The limit is 10...so counting me, Naruto, Sasuke, and Sakura, that makes 6 left to choose..." She walked out of the room, leaving the vassals alone.
Faust walked up to the unconscious Naruto and Sasuke and poked them with his staff. "...How hard did you hit them, Sakura?"
The pink-haired kunoichi sweatdropped as she stuck her tongue out cutely. "Um, I may have channeled my chakra into the hammer by mistake."
"...Holy crap!" Daisuke gasped. "I hope they still have full use of their vital organs."
Ina stared at the Warrior with half-lidded eyes. "They were hit in their heads, Daisuke."
"Well that's how tough her punches are. Are we sure she's all human?" As soon as he said those words, Daisuke was on the floor as well, with X's in his eyes and a large bump on his head.
Sakura held up a fist in the air as flames burned in the background behind her. "Anyone else wanna say something about me?" The vassals started to shake their heads. "Good."
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Later, after being revived, A dozen Narutos were standing in the courtyard, simply practicing at using different weapons. So far, it looked like his best ones were swords and fists, but he was fair with a spear and axe. Everything else...he plain sucked at.
"Impaler!!" Naruto jumped into the air and threw the electrified spear down at a wooden dummy. As it made impact with the ground, it shook and released an electric current that cause the dummy to combust into flames. He turned around in time to see an arrow zoom right past his face. "HEY!! Watch where you're aiming!"
"Sorry!" A Naruto in the background called as he started to fiddle around with the Diabolic Bow in his hands.
"Boomerang Axe!!" Another Naruto clone began to spin around with the large Saint Axe in his hands. As he let it got, it zoomed straight past the target and stuck into the stone wall. "...Whoops. I hope I don't need glasses."
"You could use those cool Nightvision Goggles they have in stock," The clone next to him suggest as he managed to hit his target. Upon impact, the axe had actually sliced the target in half. "All right!" A loud explosion was suddenly heard in the background.
"IDIOT!!! You aren't supposed to use Big Bang here!! Practice it in the Item World!!"
"But we just got it! We should at least practice with it a little...!"
"You want Rozalin to use that Gatling gun on us again?!"
"Ahem..."
The blondes stopped doing what they were doing and turned around to see Rozalin enter the Courtyard. "Ah, Rozalin!!" In a poof of smoke, all the clones disappeared in a poof of smoke. The weapons they were holding dropped to the ground as the real Naruto jogged over to her. "How...you doing...?" He panted as he leaned over.
"What are you doing? The tournament is tomorrow. I can't have you run yourself ragged with training!"
"Heh-heh-heh..." The blonde grinned as he scratched the back of his head. "I can't help it! I'm excited about this and I can't help but train. I mean, training will make me stronger and the stronger I get, the more likely we'll win our fights! I'm surprised no one else is doing this."
"They are. Just not with the same...energy as you are..." Rozalin looked at the pile of weapons on the ground. "Were you trying to master every weapon in existence?"
"Not every weapon... I'm just getting a feel for them. I'm supposed to be one of your best soldiers, right? I've gotta be able to use just about any weapon I can."
"Mmmm... You know, I've been trying to do the same thing, too. A truly great Overlord must be talented in all manners of fighting, even if it is only a little." She said as she walked over to a Gungir-brand spear that had been stabbed into a wooden dummy. She grabbed the hilt and pulled it out, nearly stumbling back. "I would like to see if I've made some improvement. Care to comment?"
Naruto blinked before he started to nod. "S-sure! But I'm not all that good..."
Rozalin got into a fighting stance as she faced the dummy. "And neither am I. We'll learn together." She jumped up high into the air, giving Naruto a view of her black stockings and...everything else underneath her dress that made him blush. "Impaler!!" She threw the spear down and it struck the wooden dummy in the head, sending jolts of electricity through it. The Princess Overlord landed on the handle, still allowing Naruto to see her legs, and jumped off. "Lightning Spear!!" She started to quickly stab the dummy multiple times with lightning fast speed. After increasing her speed to its brink, she went right through the dummy, causing it to collapse into small pieces of wood. "Ow! I got a splinter..." Rozalin turned around to face Naruto as she stabbed the spear in the ground. "So, how did I do?"
"Um... Great!! It must be hard fighting with that dress, though. Especially when you're running about."
She smirked as she folded her arms across her chest. "Only a truly talented Lady could run in an elegant dress such as this and rarely get it dirty!"
Naruto started to blush in embarrassment while staring at the ground. "Hey, you're good with using bows, right? Think you could help me get a hang of it?" He pointed over to a target that had a bunch of arrows everywhere except for on the target. "I need a little...actually a lot of help with that thing..."
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"We could enter that tournament you know." Said a Felynn as she walked down the hall with a fellow vassal. Or was she a Nekomata? Whatever type of demon she was, she had long red hair tied up in a high ponytail wearing no clothing whatsoever. She had cat ears on the top of her head and a long bushy tail with a white tip. Instead of hands and feet, she had paws, and most of her shame was covered by fur--the only except being part of her breasts.
The vassal was a Succubus, a very well-endowed demoness with long blue hair and eyes. A pair of horns stuck out of her head as a tail stuck out of her bottom, the long wings on her lower half flapping as she floated off the ground in a skimpy blue outfit. "I don't think so. The Princess would have our heads if she found out we were entering for our own matters! Besides, she's only doing this to kill off the competition and our levels are nothing compared to her's."
"The cruelty of being summoned only last week."
"Hey. What's that noise?"
"No, no, no!! You're holding it wrong!" Rozalin's voice echoed through the hall.
"That's the princess." Said the Nekomata.
"Hey, I've been handling this thing for some time: I think I know how to work it!" Naruto's voice followed.
"...And that human pet of her's."
"Oooh, sounds like they're doing something naughty! I wanna see!" The Succubus squealed as she floated in the direction of the voices. The Nekomata had no choice but to follow her, not just because she felt herself responsible for the slightly younger demoness, but because she wanted to see her master fool around with a vassal as well.
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While they weren't doing anything perverted or dirty, Naruto and Rozalin's bodies were pressed close together as the Overlord tried to help him aim the bow for the target. So far, he had fire 12 arrows and only managed to hit the target once.
"Now then. Channel your energy into the arrow."
"Check."
"Take aim..."
"Check."
"I mean it this time! I want you to hit a bulls eye!"
"Check!"
Rozalin sweatdropped as she looked at the back of Naruto's head. "...Are you just going to keep saying 'Check' after everything I say?"
"Check-- I mean, no! Here I go!!" The blonde ninja took aim and gathered energy into his bow and arrow. "Poison Blast!!" He released the arrow and sent it flying as a serene blue color surrounded it. It went right through the target and cut it half before sticking into the wall behind it. "Alright!!!" He exclaimed as he started to hug Rozalin tightly. "I finally got it! You're the greatest Overlord in the Multiverse!"
"That title's already taken by Overlord Zetta, but that was quite flattering."
"Oh my badness!! It's actually happening!" The Succubus exclaimed from the Courtyard entrance as she and the Nekomata stared at Rozalin and Naruto. "The Princess is finally taking advantage of her human pet!"
"Damn... I owe a Ronin 500 HL...!"
Rozalin pushed the orange-clad teen off of her and started to blush. "I-I was not taking advantage of him!! He was the one who hugged me!"
"Hey, you're gonna make me sound like some sort of pervert!!" He shouted as a vein throbbed on his forehead.
The blonde demoness turned her back to him as she folded her arms across her chest and tilted her head up slightly. "That's exactly what you are!! I know you were looking up my dress, you...lecherous little ninja!"
"Lecherous?! I'm not a lecher!" He was frightened as the Succubus and Nekomata suddenly approached him. "Huh?"
"Don't be mad, Naruto. We can have a little...something all by ourselves." The Succubus cooed as she rubbed the back of her hand against his cheek. "You can touch me anywhere you want..."
"Um..." Naruto got red in the face.
"Yeah! We could even wrestle around a bit if you want!" The Felynn growled playfully as she grabbed onto Naruto's shoulder, causing him to get even redder in the face.
"N-no...!"
In the background, Rozalin began to shake in anger as her hand twitched. In less than a second, she had her gun out and started shooting at Naruto and the two sexy demons. "How dare you do that right in front of me?!?"
"Do what?! I didn't do anything!!" Naruto shouted as he and the demonesses ran about in fear of their Overlord.
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The next day in Gigan City, the entire place was overrun with demons, heroes and just about anyone else who wanted to take down the new Overlord. Too bad they were unaware that she was walking among them with her vassals in tow. Aside from Naruto, Sasuke and Sakura, Rozalin had chosen Daisuke, Ina, and Morgan, Vicky (who for some reason wanted to fight, too) an Archer named Artia and an odd black Prinny with that hadn't spoken since it was summoned.
"This is the first time I've ever been to a place this big..." Said Artia. She had auburn hair with curly pigtails hanging down and dark green eyes. She wore a short dark green dress with a black bow tied in the back, white stockings and dark green shoes on her feet as big silver cuff-like bracelets hung from her wrists.
"It's been so long since I've been outside of the castle." Vicky stretched as she spun around and took in the sights. "I can't wait to kill someone!"
The others sweatdropped, but ignored the nurse-like demoness. "Uh-huh... Well, that will give you a chance to use that Syringe of yours..." Said Rozalin.
Sasuke arched an eyebrow at those words. "Her what?"
The nurse demon pulled a large Syringe from out of nowhere, causing everyone else except for Rozalin to jump in surprise. "Damn, that a big needle!!" Daisuke shouted as the needle gleamed in the sunlight.
"I'd like to see how you use that in a fight..." Said Ina with half-lidded eyes.
At that moment, a red-haired young man approached Naruto, who was standing at the front of the group. He wore a long-sleeved red jacket with a sleeveless white shirt beneath and black pants. He wore a red tie and sneakers on his feet. The teen almost reminded Naruto of those school kids he saw on TV about a place called...Earth, he thinks.
"Excuse me. Do you know where the hotel is? The one where the tournament participants are staying?"
"Uh... Hold on a second." The blonde turned around and tapped Rozalin on the shoulder. "Rozalin? Where are the tournament participants staying?"
"Hmmm... I believe they're staying at Hotel 666." She pointed to the largest building in the distance. "It's the one over there. But if that one's full, you might want to try out the Akuma Tower over there."
The redhead nodded. "Got it! Hotel 666 and Akuma Tower. Thanks a lot. I'm new here and I'm kinda lost." He turned to leave, but Naruto grabbed onto his shoulder. "Huh?"
The orange-clad ninja observed him. "...Are you a human?"
"Yeah. So?"
"N-nothing! I just didn't think there'd be other humans in the netherworld..." 'Is this guy really here for the tournament?' The redhead arched an eyebrow before turning around and disappeared into the crowd without saying another word. "What's a human want with the title of Overlord? He doesn't look like some evil villain."
"He's probably just some sort of Hero or Demon Slayer," Said Daisuke. "There are humans that are actually strong enough to beat Overlords, you know. Some kill them to end their reign of terror while others just do it to absorb their power. Their are probably some good and bad humans in the tournament--"
"But they shall all fall to me!" Rozalin proclaimed as she placed her hands on her hips. "No mere mortal can defeat me--the Over-- Mmph!!" Ina had put her hand on the Overlord's mouth before she could say anymore.
"Princess! Don't just blurt out your identity in front of all these people!" The purple-haired kunoichi whispered. "They'd form a mob and see who kills you first!!"
"...Very well then. For now, I shall simply be Rozalin--Demon Lord from another Netherworld seeking the title of Overlord."
"Nice. Sounds a little cliché, but that'll work!" Morgan exclaimed as they headed over to the hotel.
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"GREETINGS!!! And welcome to the Battle Arena! I'm Usagi of the Netherworld News team," Said the white bunny plushie in a smooth announcer's voice as it sat behind the announcer's desk, even though its mouth was stitched shut. "And here with me is my co-anchor, Plenair." The demon girl with short blue hair and red eyes, wearing a white dress, red ribbon and a small red tie nodded curtly to the cameras. "It's a lovely day today, ladies and gentlemen, as this Battle Arena's christening event is a tournament, with the winners earning an opportunity to fight our new Overlord, whose identity is still unknown so far. But in a few days, we'll find out the identity of the one who killed Overlord Zennon, the new God of All Overlords!!"
At those words, the demons in the crowd started to cheer wildly.
"Without further ado, let's introduce our first competitors! First up, this lovely Demon Lord has come from another universe all for the title of Overlord! Give up for Demon Lord Rozalin!"
At this, Rozalin and her vassals walked out of one side into the arena. Several demons started to give wolf calls and whistles at Rozalin, who merely basked in all the attention, while others pointed out that she had some human vassals.
"And their first opponent is a young lady from another universe who claims to be the Hero of a video game that's soon to come out! Heeeere's Asagi!!"
A young woman walked out on the side opposite of our Anti-Heroes. She had short black hair and onyx-colored eyes and wore a long-sleeved white jacket with a short black dress that reached her hips and long black boots. Behind her was a group of two male Warriors and two female Warriors (a pair of girls with short, brown hair wearing a belt around their chests, brown skirt, short black shorts and long white boots).
Asagi, the young woman, turned to face the crowd and gave the peace sign. "Summer Greetings, everyone! I hope you're having fun with Makai... SiNful... Whatever name this game goes by. Be sure to be on the look out for my game, where I'm the main character, all right?"
The vassals sweatdropped as they stared at Asagi. "Um, does she think this is a game...?" Sakura asked with an arched eyebrow while the other vassals nodded dumbly in the background.
"What sort of weirdo are you? I thought you wanted to become the Overlord, not do a promotion ad!" Naruto shouted in disbelief at her.
The dark-haired mechanic got into a fighting stance as she drew a handgun. "While promotion never hurts, that's not what I'm here to do! I'm gonna win this tournament and show why I deserve to be the main character for a change!" She pumped a fist in the air as tears started to stream down her cheek. "If only you knew what I've been through... I've been cursed by a talking book that won't let me go unless I get strong enough! So I think: what's the strongest position in these games? The answer: Overlord of course!! All that time with Zetta really pays off!"
"...Zetta? You don't mean Overlord Zetta, do you?" Rozalin gasped in disbelief as did the other vassals. The only ones who weren't affected were Naruto, Sasuke, Sakura and the black Prinny.
"What's so dangerous about Overlord Zetta? So he's an Overlord. Big deal." Sasuke muttered as he folded his arms across his chest.
"He's the Overlord!!" Vicky exclaimed as she waved her arms about frantically in the air. "Overlord Zetta is the Overlord with the strongest mana in the Multiverse! So that basically makes him the Strongest Overlord, period!"
"If this Asagi chick's an apprentice of Zetta's, she must be tough!" Daisuke exclaimed.
Rozalin got into a fighting stance as she drew her gun. "I don't care! Nothing will get in the way of our success! Let's go!!"
"Get ready for Round 1!" Usagi announced. "...BEGIN!!!"
The two female Warriors dashed towards Rozalin's team quickly, one wielding a spear and the other wielding an axe. Artia, instead of a bow, drew a gun and shot one of the Lady Warriors in the leg, causing her to stop in her tracks. The little black Prinny dug through his fanny pack and pulled out...a banana peel. The Prinny sweatdropped, maintaining its apathetic look as it tossed the banana in the second Lady Warrior's path, causing her to slip and fall on her butt.
Ina started to make hand signs and shouted, "Togenkyo!!" Hearts began to float over the Lady Warrior's heads and hearts appeared in their eyes. The purple-haired Kunoichi nodded over to Sakura and Daisuke. The brunette Warrior drew his sword and made a circular motion in the air, making what appeared to be a transparent moon appeared in front of the two Lady Warriors. With one quick slash, the moon was cut in half and the Warriors had blood streaming down their shoulders. Sakura dashed up to them and clenched her gloved fist. She jumped up into the air and gathered energy into her hands.
"Lion's Roar!!" The Medic shot down a beam of purple energy that obliterated the two Lady Warriors. As she landed, Sasuke and Naruto dashed towards Asagi. As they were about to strike her with their swords, the two Warriors by her side jumped in front of her and blocked their attacks with their own swords. The orange-clad ninja jumped up high into the air as electricity surrounded Sasuke and the two Warriors. "Chidori Nagashi!" The brunettes were paralyzed an unable to move as Naruto landed back down.
"Not so fast!!" Asagi put away her handgun and pulled out a bazooka from nowhere. Naruto and Sasuke's eyes widened in disbelief as energy started to gather in it. "Take this!!" With a pull of the trigger, a missile was sent flying towards the two ninja. They jumped out of the way in time to avoid being hit, but the poor Warriors...well, they looked like they were cooked medium rare. The Mechanic sweatdropped and rubbed the back of her head. "Whoops... Sorry, guys...!"
"Hmph!" Naruto sheathed his sword and got into a fighting stance before he dashed towards her with blinding speed. He kicked her up into the air and appeared above her in time to strike her down to the ground hard enough to form a crater. The dark-haired human got back onto her feet and then got one knee as she pulled out her simple handgun. Energy started to gather in it as a magic circle appeared beneath her. "Magic Bullet!!" She pulled the trigger and the shot of light blue energy zoomed past Naruto's head, over to Rozalin and the others.
The black Prinny popped up in front of them in time and pulled out...a tennis racket! Rozalin and the vassals sweatdropped before they ducked. A glint appeared in the Prinny's eyes as it now donned a white sweatband around its forehead and took aim. With one precise swing, the bullet was sent flying away and back towards Asagi. Once the bullet made impact, the force sent Asagi flying back into a wall.
"Ooooh...! But...I was supposed to be the main character this time!"
"...I don't what you're talking about, but there was no way you could beat us." Naruto folded his arms across his chest and observed Asagi. "Were you lying when you said that you trained by Overlord Zetta? 'Cuz on a level of 1-500...you're only a 100."
"S-so what?!"
The blonde pointed a finger to himself and grinned. "I think...I'm in the 500s in terms of power levels!!"
As the dark-haired Mechanic was carried out of the ring by a bunch of Prinny medics, the crowd screamed. Rozalin smirked and folded her arms across her chest. "What a weakling. I didn't even break a sweat!"
Sakura glared at her from a distance and muttered, "That's because you didn't do anything..."
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"Wasn't that an excited match ladies and gentlemen?! Let's get on with the Second Round Fights!" Usagi announced as Plenair ate an Usagi-look-alike with glassy eyes. "You already know her: here's Demon Lord Rozalin and her servants!"
"I hope I get to fight this time..." Vicky pouted cutely as the crowd cheered Rozalin's name.
"Can you even fight?" Ina asked with an arched eyebrow.
"Yeah, especially with that fetish outfit you've got?" Morgan added as she pointed at her tight-looking nurse's outfit.
"I can fight! I can't wait to kill somebody!" The redhead exclaimed as she brought out a large needle again, causing the Kunoichi and Mage to step back.
"And here they are, the incredibly flashy Prism Rangers!!!" Usagi shouted.
At those words, the area became darker. Our Anti-Heroes blinked, wondering what was happening when a voice spoke, "When the forces of evil are afoot...!" A figure dressed in red jumped out from nowhere and landed in front of them.
"We crash the villainous party!" A figure clad in blue jumped out from nowhere and landed left of the guy in red.
"Our seven lights spring to the task...!" A figure clad in yellow jumped out from nowhere and landed right of the guy in red.
"To bring peace and justice to the world!" A figure clad in green jumped out from nowhere and landed right of the figure clad in yellow.
"With our powers combined, we are...!" A figure clad in purple jumped out from nowhere and landed left of the figure clad in blue.
All five weirdoes posed in a way that would make Lee and Gai scream out for youth as they shouted, "THE PRISM RANGERS!!!" All of a sudden, music could be heard playing in the background like what you heard in Sentai shows. At a closer look, you could even see that they looked like they belonged in a Sentai show.
"Cool!" Vicky exclaimed with stars in her eyes.
Daisuke stared at the nurse in disbelief. "Vicky?! You can't be serious?! Those guys look like the nerds you see at a cosplay convention!!"
"Plus...when they're posing like that with those outfits, you can see their...packages..." Morgan shuddered in disgust.
"If it's possible...these guys make Rock Lee and Gai look normal...!" Naruto exclaimed, too shocked to say anything else. "Well, only a little." Okay, but just that.
"We're fighting the Power Rangers now? It's like a blast back to my childhood," Sasuke mumbled with an arched eyebrow.
"I'm pretty sure that the Power Rangers wouldn't try to take the title of Overlord..." Artia sweatdropped.
Rozalin took a few steps forward and stared at the Prism Rangers, who still held their pose. "...You... Why do you call yourself the Prism Rangers when you only have five colors? Prisms are supposed to have seven colors!"
The vassals sweatdropped at their master's statement. "...Does that really matter, Rozalin?" Naruto asked with half-lidded eyes.
"Of course it matters! How can you be a prism with only five colors?"
"It's not that critical..."
The Overlord took another step towards the Prism Rangers. The Ranger in green started to panic and hyperventilate as he took a step back. "St-stay back!!"
"Hm?" Rozalin blinked. "I'm not going to harm you yet--"
"AH!!" The Green Ranger brought out a baton and whacked Rozalin on the head with it. Oddly enough, it didn't even faze her. Her ruby red eyes stared at him in confusion as she dusted off the dust that had fallen from the baton.
"Was that supposed to hurt?"
"Red!! The power of Justice has no effect on demons! What're we gonna do?!"
The Red Ranger started to sweat. "C-calm down, Green! The power of Justice will prevail! Somehow..."
"Mm? Look, guys! The scanners say there are humans among the demons!" The Purple Ranger spoke in a feminine sort of voice, even though he was a guy. "And the blonde one's kinda cute."
Naruto looked around and started to sweat. "Wh-who? Me?"
"It looks like Naruto's popular with the ladies and the guys!" Sakura giggled.
"That's not funny!"
"Could it be that those poor kids are being forced by this Demon Lord to fight for her? Or maybe they're just demons in disguise!" Red exclaimed dramatically.
"But...dude. They look like humans to me." Said the Yellow Ranger.
"Don't you remember what happened the last time we met demons?! They looked like a bunch of kids, but they were demons, all right! We've gotta use everything we've got on them! Are you ready, guys?! It's Prism Time!!!"
Rozalin narrowed her eyes as she stepped back. "And they have a battle cry, too..."
"Rozalin, now is not the time to become a Prism Fan!!" Naruto shouted as the Prism Rangers got into formation. In a flash of light, they were holding a large, hi-tech cannon...aimed directly at Rozalin.
"Impressive!"
"ROZALIN!!!"
"Ready, guys? Here we go!" The Red Ranger exclaimed as the cannon started to gain power.
"PRISM CANNON!!!" The Prism Rangers exclaimed as they fired the cannon. A beam of 5 colors shot out from the cannon and overtook Rozalin completely. As the attack finished, Rozalin was shown, still unharmed. The Rangers dropped their Prism Cannon in shock.
"You know, you really shouldn't call it a Prism Cannon if it only shoots out five beams of light." Rozalin mumbled.
"The...the Prism Cannon didn't work!!" The Blue Ranger shouted as they all started to panic.
"What sort of monster are you?!" Red shouted as he pointed a finger at Rozalin.
"A demon."
"...Whoops. Forgot about that." The Prism Rangers started to sweat as the blonde demoness started to dust herself off.
"Now, allow me to show you real firepower!" The Princess Overlord pulled out her handgun. In a flash of light, it transformed into a Gatling gun. "Rose Thorns!!" With the pull of a trigger, hundreds of rounds were unleashed on the Rangers, knocking them out. "But wait: that's not all!" She walked over to them and put away the handgun. Then she pulled out a Gungir-brand spear in all it's pure white glory. She started to spin the spear around until a powerful wind picked up, raising the Prism Rangers off the ground. A hurricane started right there in the middle of the arena with Rozalin in the eye of it. The blonde Overlord jumped up, past the unconscious spinning Prism Rangers and high above the hurricane. She took aim as she gathered energy into the tip of her spear and fired a powerful beam down into the eye of the storm. What followed next was a lot of explosions and bright flash of light that made everyone cover their eyes.
"...What just happened?" Sakura asked as the light faded and Rozalin landed on the ground.
"I think she just capped some Prism Ranger asses and then burnt them to a crisp." Daisuke observed as he stared at the burnt Prism Rangers.
"Hmmm... Still a bit sloppy with that attack." Rozalin put the spear away and looked down at the fallen Rangers. They were now in a pile, and were burnt up to a crisp. "You would've been more impressive if there were seven of you, you know."
The Prism Rangers suddenly jumped back to their feet and posed. "Are you mocking us?!" Red exclaimed while Green and Purple cried in the background.
"No, I'm just saying you'd look better with two more members."
"Just you wait!!! We'll get more Rangers! And soon, we'll have all the colors of the rainbow!!" And with that, the Rangers ran out of the arena.
Naruto walked up to the Overlord and glared at her, a dark look in his eyes. "...Was the fact that there were only five of them really as critical as you made it seem?"
Rozalin nodded as she placed a hand on her hips. "Of course! Without the other two, they'd look like idiots!"
"They'd look like idiots even if there were seven of 'em." Ina muttered as the other vassals mumbled in agreement.
"Hmph! None of you have any sense of fashion!"
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"All of our fights so far have been very easy. I told you all that training in the netherworld would help us along," Said Rozalin with a confident smile as she and her vassals waited in the waiting room--the area where all the tournament competitors were staying. "And best of all, everyone's killing each other off! Did you see the last one that came through here on a stretcher? Serves him right. If he got beat up so badly by a bunch of humans, then imagine what I would do to him! Hahaha!"
Naruto looked off at a corner of the waiting area. He saw the red-haired human he met in the city earlier and stared at him intently. The human teenager was no longer wearing that red jacket of his and now donned a pair of long black gloves and boots. 'So he's still here, huh? ...Why do I get such a weird feeling about that guy? He doesn't look like a bad guy, but--' He suddenly froze as he noticed the redhead was staring at him now. Their eyes locked in a stare down until he smacked in the back of the head by Sasuke. "Ow!! Dammit, Sasuke!"
"We've been called, idiot. Stop spacing out and let's go." The Uchiha grabbed his teammate's hand and dragged him back out of the waiting area.
The redhead in the corner sweatdropped as he saw Naruto struggle with the raven. "...What a weird guy..."
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"Here we are, back with the Third Round here at the Battle Arena. Boy, there are some pretty powerful people at this tournament. We've got a couple of Demon Lords and an Overlord or two competing!" Usagi exclaimed while his co-anchor Plenair continued to eat the bunny plushie. She was eating pretty slowly, so she was only at the waist. "In fact, the competitors in this next fight are both Demon Lords! Here is Demon Lord Rozalin!" The crowd cheered as Rozalin and her vassals entered the arena. "And Demon Lord Etna!"
A group of Prinnies walked out into the arena. One of the Prinnies pulled out a boom box and a CD case. It opened the CD player and put the CD in, then chose a song and put it on repeat. A song started to fill the arena that sounded like Big Band music combined with Rock as a demoness stepped out into the arena. It turned out to be...Laharl's vassal Etna! Apparently, she ditched him to become an Overlord herself.
"More theme music? Didn't we have enough with the Prism Rangers...?" Naruto groaned as Rozalin observed Etna.
"Hm? Is she supposed to be Demon Lord Etna? I didn't think a Demon Lord would have such a flat chest..."
At those words, the theme music halted and the Prinnies started to sweat as a dark aura surrounded Etna. "What did you say?! At least my title is real, Overlord Rozalin!"
Rozalin took a few steps back. "Wh-what are you talking about?!"
The red-haired Demon Lord folded her arms across her flat chest and gave a cat-like grin. "Oh, don't act like a stupid blonde now. I know about you from the Prince. He said that one of your vassals beat him up really bad! He's still not as strong as he originally was!"
"...Wait a minute. Don't tell me you know that kid with the blue hair? Laharl, I think his name was?" Daisuke rubbed his chin in an intellectual manner.
"Yup! In fact, he's participating in this tournament, too, just so he can kill her," Etna pointed at Rozalin, then at Naruto, "And her little human boyfriend! Of course, he won't be able to do that, 'cuz I'm gonna kill you, first!!" She exclaimed as she drew her dark red Elder Spear.
"Oh, I see," Said Rozalin. "You must be Laharl's vassal, looking to avenge your master's loss to a superior Overlord."
Naruto slumped over as he glared at her from the corner of his eye. "I thought I was the one who beat him up..."
"Tch! No way! I like it when the Prince is taken down a few pegs. He gets so depressed that he doesn't notice what I'm up to!" Etna replied with a smirk. "What I want is your title. If I kill you, that means I'll become the Goddess of All Overlords! Hahahaha!!"
The Princess Overlord and her vassals got into their fighting stances. "Hah! Like I'd lose to some flat-chested fornicatress!" Rozalin proclaimed with a smirk.
The Demon Lord's eyes started to glow yellow as her pigtails became spiky. "Ugh!! You really wanna die, don't you?! Feel the wrath of Beauty Queen Etna!!!"
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::Next Episode!::
Etna: After all her years of training, Etna has found the one she's been looking for! The evil Overlord Rozalin who killed her love and her employer and left her half-dead!
Vicky: (Gasp!) Really?!
Etna: Now here, in front of the eyes of all, she shows her true demonic form and her intentions: to rule the Multiverse!
Vicky: How evil!
Etna: Vile demoness! If anyone's going to rule the Multiverse, it'll be me! Here I go! Transfooorrrrmmm!!
Vicky: Oooh, pretty sparkles...!
Etna: Next time on Magical Beauty Queen Etna, episode 5: Red Rose Wilts. Every rose has its thorns...
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::The REAL Next Episode!::
Rozalin: Who does Demon Lord Etna think she is?! Trying to take my title and twisting around the episode preview in her favor?!
Naruto: Um, I'm pretty sure she wants to be called Beauty Queen Etna. Don't know why, though. She doesn't look Beauty Queen material.
Rozalin: Hmph! I don't care how powerful she is-- Oh, my...!
Naruto: Wow...look at those stats. That power! Those...were those supposed to be erotic poses?!?
Rozalin: As much as I hate to admit it, Etna may be stronger than we thought. And Laharl is here, too, so we'll have to face him sooner or later!
Naruto: And there are other guys here who, while not as powerful, are still pretty tough. Great, this day just keeps getting worse. Next on SiNful Rose, episode 5: "Rozalin's Tournament Pt. 2"!!
Rozalin: I'm starting to think this tournament was a bad idea...
Naruto: No. You think?
