Blu: I'm so happy that I've finally managed to finish this chapter. I've been so busy with Naruto X-2 (which I swore I wouldn't do until I finished one of my shorter fics) that I sort of neglected SiNful Rose.
Rozalin: Neglected is the right word. You should be punished!
Adell: Hey, at least she came back. The worst thing she could have done was remove the story and focus on Naruto X.
Sakura: You...weren't thinking about doing that, were you?
Blu: ...Um... Of course not!! At least, not a lot.
Naruto: So you were thinking about getting rid of the story!!
Rozalin: You...! How dare you think about doing that?!
Blu: L-let's get on with the fic!!
Naruto: You're not getting away with this that easily!!
Disclaimer: Just a reminder! Naruto and Disgaea belong to their respective owners, but Blu Rose owns SiNful Rose and any OCs that she may create. Also note that Blu Rose has nothing against yaoi fans or Naruto fans in general.
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If there was anything that Overlord Laharl was well known for, it was the fact that he was annoyingly persistent. He was persistent enough to attain the title of Supreme Overlord of Terror (upon which he's further added more meaningless additions such as "Phantom" and "of Destruction"). He was persistent enough to find a way into this story. And he's annoyingly persistent on being the main character for all eternity. Of course, not everything happens to go his way, even with all his power and persistence...
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:Episode 7:
:The Return of Laharl!:
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Inside the Dark Infirmary, we find Naruto and Yukimaru. The dark-haired kunoichi was sitting on a bed, looking as good as new.
"There we go! All better!" Said Angelica, the Healer of the Dark Infirmary.
"Thank you very much, zam." Yukimaru bowed to the Healer, who bowed in return before exiting the room.
"So, Yukimaru, are you feeling any better?" The blonde ninja asked as he stepped up to her bed.
"Y-yes..." The Snow Ninja stuttered, her cheeks with a cherry red blush as she recalled the piggyback ride on the way to the Infirmary. "Thank you, Naruto-sensei."
"You can just call me Naruto, you know."
"O-oh, no! That would be very disrespectful, zam!" Yukimaru exclaimed.
"But 'Naruto-sensei' sounds so...stuffy. Besides, I think we're friends, aren't we?" Naruto told the dark-haired demoness with a smile.
Yukimaru's face got even redder. "I-I guess, zam..."
Meanwhile, unnoticed by the two shinobi, a ruby red eye was peering through the crack of the slightly open doorway. "Look at them... It's almost sickening watching them get along like this."
"Sounds like somebody's jealous!" A voice exclaimed, causing Rozalin to slam the door shut and spin on her heel to look at the perpetrator. It turned out it was only the black Prinny. Rozalin gave a sigh of relief as the undead penguin continued, "That's why you were spying on Naruto and Yukimaru, wasn't it? And don't lie, 'cuz I saw you, dood."
A vein began to throb on Rozalin's head. "I-I was doing nothing of the sort! Such behavior is for crude peasants and eavesdroppers. As if I care about Naruto and Yukimaru's relationship! They are master and apprentice--nothing more!"
"Just keep telling yourself that, Miss Princess Overlord dood. But a word of advice: if you really wanna claim Naruto as your territory, just do what the girls on television do and show he's yours, dood!"
"Uh! Must I keep telling you that I don't care about him like that! Naruto is only my servant and nothing more!! Understand?!" The blonde Overlord shouted, her face red with anger.
"Hey, I'm only trying to help," The Prinny stated before walking away.
"...Hmph!" Rozalin narrowed her eyes and pouted, placing her hands on her hips. 'What a stupid Prinny! As if I care for what happens between Naruto and Yukimaru!' She suddenly felt a pain in her chest again and held her hand against her heart. 'Accursed heart! Stop betraying my emotions!!' The door to the Dark Infirmary opened and Naruto and Yukimaru walked out.
"Oh, Rozalin! So, is it time for the final match yet?" The blonde asked as he approached the Overlord.
"...Yes. Yes, it is."
"Alright. Better take notes, Yukimaru. You're gonna see your master in action!" The orange-clad shinobi grinned as he gave his demon apprentice a thumbs-up.
Yukimaru, now wearing a pair of large, think-lensed glasses and holding a pad and pencil nodded. "Yes, Naruto-sensei!"
"Here's a first note: quit calling me 'sensei'!!"
"Uwah! Sorry, I'm so sorry! I'm a horrible apprentice, zam!"
"Now, now, don't think about drawing the knife again! Heh-heh..."
Rozalin stomped her foot in order to gain the two shinobi's attention. "In case you've forgotten, we have a match to win!!" She shouted, causing both of her vassals to shrink in fear of her.
"Erm... Sorry, Rozalin."
"Y-yes. Forgive me, Rozalin-sama."
"And speak English from now on! No more Japanese suffixes from this day forth!" The Princess Overlord shouted, slightly red in the face.
"Yes, Rozalin-sa... I mean, Miss Rozalin."
Rozalin smirked and turned on her heel, turning her back on Naruto and Yukimaru. "Much better." She walked away with her two vassals following her.
'Geez! Talk about a temper tantrum! What's up with her this time...?' Naruto thought as he glared at Rozalin's back.
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"Hello, ladies and gentlemen!! Welcome to the final round of this tournament!" Announced Usagi as the crowd cheered loudly. A good bit of the white rabbit plushie's head was missing, along with his entire left ear. Plenair, in all her cuteness, sat next to him in silence as she chewed on something white and seemingly fluffy. "After this match, the winners will receive the honor of fighting the new Overlord, who was the one responsible for beginning this tournament! This will also be the first time ever that we'll be able to see the Overlord since his defeat of the late Overlord Zennon, and you can bet that the Netherworld News crew is gonna be recording this live for those of you at home."
Down in the ring, Adell arched an eyebrow in confusion. "Huh? But I thought--"
"Shush!" Rozalin hissed, narrowing her eyes.
"Rozie's got a big plan set up so people will see her as the new Overlord with visual proof!" Vicky whispered to the redhead as she pointed at the zombie cameramen in the audience. "She even summoned someone to pretend to be the Overlord who killed Overlord Zennon!"
"Really. Geez, Rozalin sure has thought this through..." Adell thought while rubbing his chin in an intellectual manner. "And here I thought she was a stupid blonde!"
"Excuse me? What did you just say?" The blonde Overlord asked with an arched eyebrow as she looked over her shoulder at the redhead.
"Uh... Nothing!"
"Hold up, so you've hired someone to play the role of 'Overlord Zennon's Killer' for us to beat so that you can officially be called the Overlord of the Netherworld?" Naruto asked with an arched eyebrow while holding his hands over Yukimaru's ears.
"What are you doing, Naruto-sensei?"
"I thought I told you not to call me that."
"Is that safe? If you wanted someone who would be believable as an Overlord, you'd have to have hired a very powerful demon," Said Sasuke. "If he happens to kill you, then he'd be called the Overlord and no one would know."
"That's a good point. I hope you hired someone weak enough for us to kill with no major problems," Said Daisuke. "If you kill him with ease, then it'd be easier for people to see you're a powerful Overlord."
Rozalin began to poke her index fingers together. "Well..."
"Let's get on with the final match!!" Usagi exclaimed. He now had a bigger part of his head missing, and it was starting to look as though he were being eaten. "In one corner, we have the crowd favorite! A thorny rose blooming in the Netherworld battlefield, give it up for Overlord Rozalin!!" The crowd cheered loudly. "And in another corner, we have an Overlord who, despite being young, has been able to destroy and obliterate his opponents with ease! The cruel, the merciless...Overlord Laharl!!"
"La... Laharl?! Not that guy again!" Naruto shouted as memories of the blue-haired Overlord came into his mind, complete with the annoying laugh. "I was hoping that he'd be kicked out of the tournament before we had to fight him!"
"I guess Lady Luck isn't with us..." Daisuke mumbled as waterfall tears streamed down his tan face. "That does it! Game over!! There's no way that we'll be able to beat him! You remember what happened last time, don't you?"
"Who could forget that near death experience?!" Morgan shrieked as she clutched her brand new spell book to her chest.
"I could care less about almost dying. I just don't want to hear that laugh again..." Rozalin muttered.
"HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!"
"Lady Luck must hate us," Said Naruto just seconds before the sky darkened.
A summoning circle appeared in the sky and thunder struck the earth as lightning flashed, blinding everyone in the arena. As the light faded, Laharl was seen standing before Rozalin and her troops with his arms folded across his chest and his cape flowing in the wind. "Well, well, well. If it isn't Overlord Rozalin and her army of losers! I hope you guys are ready to lose your title and this fight!" His antennae-like hair stood up and his eyes glowed bright red as lightning crackled around his body. "Do you know what I've been going through lately?! The more cameos I make, the less I'm respected!! If I don't get the title of Main Character back soon, then I'll wind up in the same category as Overlord Baal!!"
"Overlord Ball?" Naruto, Sasuke, Adell, and Sakura all asked in confused with bright red question marks floating over their heads.
"You've never heard of Overlord Baal?" Morgan asked in shock. "Just about every demon in every universe has heard about Baal, Lord of Terror!!"
"He hasn't been much of a terror, though, since people have been kicking his ass. I heard he's become a Prinny several times," Said Daisuke. "I wonder how he turns back to his normal form."
Rozalin snorted and placed her hands on her hips. "I could care less about your status as an Overlord. All I care about is gaining the title of Overlord!!"
Laharl gave a broad, wicked grin. "HA! As if someone like you has what it takes to be Overlord! I'll kill you all by myself!"
"Ha-ha!! I just happen to know that you still haven't recovered from when my vassal Naruto defeated you!" The blonde Overlord smirked.
"Wh-what? How'd you-- ...ETNAAAAAA!! You traitor!! It wasn't enough that you had to try and become an Overlord?!" The blue-haired Overlord shouted as his eyes glowed bright red and a powerful dark aura began to radiate from his body. He returned to normal and gave a smirk. "But that's not gonna make much of a difference! I'm still gonna kick your asses all by myself!"
"Oh, Laharl! Why do you always have to do that? I wanna have fun, too!" A girl's voice echoed through the arena. In a flash of bright pink light, Flonne appeared beside Laharl with hearts floating around her looking like neon signs. "Behold! The Love Angel Flonne has returned as well!"
"Um... We've never met you," Said Naruto as a large drop of sweat went down the side of his head.
"Oh. Hee-hee!" The Fallen Angel bowed slightly. "Sorry, about that! I'm Fallen Angel Flonne, at your service! And you're Naruto Uzumaki, the Number One Knucklehead Ninja of Konoha--the Village Hidden in the Leaves!"
The blonde blinked in surprise. "Erm... Yeah. How'd you know that?"
"That's what the comic book says," Said Flonne as she held up a copy of the Naruto graphic novel. "I've got all volumes of your comic so far, Mr. Naruto, sir! There should be more people like you in the Netherworld! Believe it!"
"Wh-what?! There's a comic book about me?!" Naruto shouted in shock as the two blondes met in the middle of the arena. He began to scan through the manga novel as Flonne went on about the story's plot so far.
"So, in the newest chapter shown in the latest issue of Shonen Jump, Sasuke is fighting his brother Itachi when around the end, Itachi plucks out Sasuke's eyeball!!"
"Oh, no! Not Sasuke!!"
"Yes! ...At least, I think it's Sasuke who screams. The last page's ending note was 'a violent conclusion?!' but those things aren't always true, so maybe Sasuke managed to push Itachi back or something!"
"That's good...!"
The others sweatdropped at the two blondes' behavior. "...There's a comic book about us in another universe?" Sakura asked with an arched eyebrow.
"Sure, doods!" The black Prinny chirped as it held up a copy of a fan-made comic. "It's one of the biggest fandoms in its universe! And a lot of them are yaoi fans! They give big thumbs-up to anything with NaruSasu in it."
"NaruSasu?"
The Prinny stifled a laugh. "Gay love between Naruto and Sasuke." In less than a second, Sasuke, slightly blue in the face, had snatched the comic out of the undead penguin's hands, threw it to the ground, and burned it to ash with a quick Katon jutsu. "Hey, dood!! That cost a lot of money to get transported here from another universe!!"
"One time... Just one time and people suddenly think we're...!"
"Dood, no wonder you get more neg rep than any of the characters in the series as of late. Not counting Sakura...and Sai...and Karin...and Orochimaru..."
"What'd you say...?!" The Uchiha growled, his eyes glowing red--and not Sharingan--as he held his Kusanagi sword in his hand.
The little black Prinny immediately hid behind Vicky, shaking all the while before Sasuke calmed down and put away his weapon.
"FLONNE!! What the hell are you doing?! That's fraternizing with the enemy, you traitor!!" Laharl shouted as he shook a fist at the Fallen Angel.
"Awww, but Laharl! It's the real Naruto in the flesh!" Flonne pouted as tears began to brim in her eyes.
"Like I care!! Now, get back here!"
"Okay..." The Love Freak mumbled as she walked back over the young Overlord with a dark rain cloud floating over her head.
Naruto walked over to his group's side, gaining stares from the vassals and Rozalin as he did. "What?"
"I was just wondering why you didn't kill her when you had the chance?" The blonde Overlord asked with an arched eyebrow as she tapped her foot impatiently on the ground.
"Aw, I can't do that! Flonne's a good kid-- er, demon."
"She's also the enemy, so watch yourself," Sasuke told his orange-clad friend as he put away the comic.
"Yeah, yeah..."
"Let's just get this over with!! I have a story to take over!" Laharl shouted as he drew an Infernal Sword, its dull-bronze blade darkened with what appeared to be blood. He turned to look at the Fallen Angel standing next to him. "Oh, Flonne! I know you want to get back in the story again, don't you? Aren't you tired of losing again and again? Of being made a fool of by characters from different games? ...Well, more of a fool."
"Y-yeah..."
"Wouldn't you love to get back in the spotlight, where you're loved and respected and can have unlimited orders those stupid manga that you love so much?"
"That sounds...nice..."
"Well, to get that back, we have to beat these guys. So what do you say?" The blue-haired Overlord asked with an arched eyebrow.
"I say..." Flonne bowed her head, hiding her eyes for a few seconds. After a while, she lifted her head, revealing eyes that burned with flames! "Let's kick some butt!! BEEEELIEVE IT!!"
Laharl gave a toothy smirk before turning to face Rozalin and her group. "Glad to see you've come over to my way of thinking!"
"What was that about her being a good kid?" Sasuke asked with an arched eyebrow.
"Um... Never mind." Naruto sweatdropped. He then drew his sword and got into a fighting stance.
"I shall no longer question your sanity and your lack of touch with reality," Said Rozalin with half-lidded eyes as she aimed her Noble Rose at Laharl. "But, I will do you a favor and put you out of your misery, you sad little Overlord." It began to glow with bright purple light and in a flash of light, Rozalin was sitting in a large, red tank with the design of her Noble Rose's handle on the machine's torso and a huge gatling gun in place of the cannon.
"What the?! What is that?!" Adell shouted as he and the rest of the vassals stared at Rozalin's tank.
"Whoa... I didn't think it'd get that big...!" Naruto whispered in shock. "...We...should probably hit the deck!"
"Eh? What for? Is this gonna be big?" The redhead asked just as a couple of the other vassals fell to the floor.
"Probably. She hasn't used this move for some time, so we don't know," Said Ina. The demons on the floor had on army helmets with skulls and crossbones on them.
"It's a heck of a lot bigger than last time, so it's gonna be chaotic!" Morgan exclaimed.
"It's times like these that I wish I trained to be a Heavy Knight!!" Daisuke shouted as sweat dripped down his face.
"It's times like these I wish I wasn't chosen to be in this party...!" Artia mumbled.
"Right, here I go!! Rose Thorns!!" Rozalin shouted from inside the tank. She grabbed the handle and pressed a button, causing hundreds and hundreds of rounds to be shot at Laharl and Flonne.
"Eeeek!!" The blonde Fallen Angel shrieked while trying to dodge the barrage of bullets, her bunny ear-like ribbons sticking up as high as Laharl's hair. She was doing all sorts of foolish poses in order to avoid being struck, but Laharl was calmly deflecting the bullets off of his sword's blade, only being wounded a few times.
"Guh...! Flonne!! Cast a Shield spell!!" The blue-haired Overlord shouted at the ditzy Love Freak.
"O-oh, yeah! I forgot about that!" Flonne exclaimed, her eyes reduced to little white dots while she bent over in an arc-shaped position. She stood up straight and immediately pulled out a staff with a red heart-shaped symbol on top and a gold hilt. "Shield!!" She shouted just as a sphere of green light surrounded them.
"Ha!! As if that's going to stop me!" Rozalin smirked from within the tank as she pressed the button again. More rounds were shot at the shield, but they proved useless and fell to the floor. "Wh-what?!"
"Ha! Don't look so shocked!! Flonne may be an idiot, but she's pretty good with magic!"
"Yeah! ...Wait, was that an insult or a compliment?" Flonne asked as she poked her two index fingers together.
"Hmph!" The blonde Overlord pouted from inside of her tank before it disappeared in a flash of light, leaving Rozalin occupying its spot. "So, a physical attack won't work for now. Eventually, that spell has to wear off. But for now, we'll attack you spiritually, mentally, and healthily!"
"How do we attack them healthily?" Naruto whispered to Sakura in confusion.
"Only physical attacks are blocked by a shield or have the amount of damage the attack causes lessened," Sasuke began. "But attacks that aren't physical, like magic or certain ninjutsu, can't be blocked because it's a matter of resistance, not defense. You're supposed to know this already...idiot."
The orange-clad chunin puffed up his cheeks and folded his arms across his chest. "That didn't answer my question, jackass!"
"It means we can affect their abilities by poisoning them or paralyzing them--just not through our physical weapons," Sakura explained.
"Thank you, Sakura-chan, for getting to the point!" Naruto muttered, gaining a snort from his raven-haired friend.
"It doesn't matter, anyway, because we've got Morgan," Said Daisuke, pointing down at the purple-haired Mage. "All offensive spell casters learn the Armor Break spell at Makai Academy. It's the opposite of a Shield spell because it physically weakens its targets and can also cancel out a Shield."
Morgan gave an overdramatic gasp. "Wow, Daisuke! When'd you get so smart?"
"It helps when you've dated a Mage from another universe," The Warrior replied, patting the younger demon on the head.
"Figures... Well, here I go!!" Morgan exclaimed raising her book over her head. "C'mon...! C'mon...!"
"What're you waiting for?! Do the spell!!" Daisuke and Naruto shouted.
"I'm trying!! I've never used a book as a medium before!!" The demon Mage shouted back, baring her teeth at them. Her body suddenly began to glow with a bight red aura. "I've got it!! Armor Break!!" A red aura soon began to envelop Flonne's Shield. A sound that resembled glass breaking was heard before the red and green glows both disappeared. At that moment, Daisuke and Ina jumped forward and swung their swords at the Overlord and Fallen Angel, but their weapons were blocked by the hilt and blade of Laharl's sword.
"Giga Star!!" Flonne shouted as she raised her staff into the air. The sky darkened and a large purple beam of light shot down and struck the Warrior and Kunoichi. They were then forced back by the blue-haired Overlord and fell down.
"Giga Heal," Vicky spoke softly as green light appeared around the injured vassals, healing their wounds.
"Naruto!! Artia!! Morgan!!" Rozalin shouted, gaining the attention of her vassals. A few seconds later, two blondes had jumped over her head, slid across the ground, and kicked both Flonne and Laharl up into the air. Artia pulled on her bow and sent towards Laharl that was swirling with blue light, and as it impaled itself into his chest, the young Overlord began to feel sick. The Archer's attack was soon followed by an Omega Ice spell by Morgan that caused the two demons to become encased in a large block of ice that began to fall to the ground. Naruto then drew his sword and began to channel energy into its blade. With a single swing, the orange-clad ninja sent a large, shuriken-shaped blade of energy spinning towards the ice.
"Shippuu Shuriken!!" Naruto shouted as the blade sliced the ice in two. "ALRIGHT!!" He shouted even louder as Laharl, Flonne, and the sliced chunks of ice fell to the ground, causing dust to rise. "We've won!!"
"Alright!!" Vicky, Morgan and Artia exclaimed as they gave the victory sign.
"Don't be too sure..." Ina mumbled as she pointed at the rubble. Two figures slowly began to sit up, and then stood up straight. The dust cleared, revealing Laharl and Flonne, scratched and wounded.
"Ouch...! That hurt!" Flonne pouted as she rubbed her bruised cheek.
"Bastards!! How dare you manage to do that?!" Shouted Laharl as his eyes glowed bright red and a dark aura surrounded his being. "I'm gonna give that back to you ten times over!!" He raised his arms in the air. Dozens of glowing red balls of demonic energy suddenly appeared, floating in the air above the arena. "Eat this, losers!! OVERLORD'S WRATH!!" The young Overlord shouted as he lowered his arms and the energy balls zoomed right towards them.
"Oh, crap!!" Most of the vassals shouted as they scrambled to avoid the oncoming attack. Dust rose as soon as the energy balls struck the floor or one of their targets and exploded. When the dust cleared, Rozalin and her vassals were seen lying all over the crater-filled arena.
"Okay... That hurt!" Adell groaned as he sat up and rubbed his arm. "That kid's tougher than he looks!"
"HAAAAAAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHA!! See that? This is the power of a real Overlord!!" Laharl cackled.
Rozalin gave a grunt of anger as her flames of anger appeared in her eyes. "Ugh...!"
"Uh-oh... Rozie looks pissed," Morgan moaned with black wide eyes.
"And a pissed Rozalin is someone you don't want to mess with," Said Daisuke as a large drop of sweat ran down the side of his head.
The blonde Overlord growled as she stood up, a bright gold aura enveloping her entire body. "Silence." She began to float off of the ground, causing all of her vassals to stare up at her in awe. Naruto, Daisuke, and the little black Prinny blushed as they got a glimpse of what was underneath Rozalin's dress. 4 pairs of transparent gold wings suddenly grew out of her back as a magic circle appeared behind her.
"What is this...?" Yukimaru whispered in awe.
A large black ball of energy with an orange core suddenly appeared above her head. Ancient runes began to appear around the balled up demonic energy and it was soon entirely encased in a large block of ice. "Do you want to see real power? Rose Liberation!!" The large block of ice then crashed down on Laharl and Flonne and enveloped the entire arena in a flash of light. After the light faded, a large crater could be seen in the floor with Laharl and Flonne lying unconscious in the center.
"Yay!! We won!!" Morgan, Artia and Vicky cheered as they each waved a pair of pom-poms in the air.
"Ahem. Well, the outcome of this fight is obvious. Heh-heh," Usagi chuckled. Half of his right ear was now missing as Plenair chewed on something white. "The winner is Overlord Rozalin!!"
"Whoa!! What a huge attack!" Adell shouted with shock apparent on his face. 'I guess she's stronger than she looks, too!'
Rozalin landed on the ground as the golden aura around her body faded. Before she could even take a breath of relief, the blonde had Naruto's arms wrapped around her chest. "Wh-what?!"
"Ha ha! Rozalin, Rozalin! You did it, you did it!!" The orange-clad ninja exclaimed as he swung the Overlord around.
"P-put me down!! Put me down this instance, you fool!" Rozalin shouted. Her cheeks were tinted cherry red as her heartbeat began to quicken.
"Aw, come on! I'm only celebrating your victory."
"You can celebrate, but you must let me go!" The blonde Overlord shouted before gritting her teeth. She could now practically feel her heart pounding against her chest and the heat that came from the blush on her face.
Naruto blinked in confusion. "What's wrong, Rozalin?" One of his hands touched her forehead. "You feel kinda hot-- GUH!!" Rozalin had elbowed the chunin in the face, causing him to fall back onto his rear end. "What...was that for...?" He moaned as swirls spun in his eyes.
Rozalin began to breathe heavily with beads of sweat trailing down her face. Her heart rate decreased and her blush soon receded as she clenched and unclenched her hands. 'The... The nerve of that fool! Feeling me up as though I were a piece of meat!'
"Naruto-sensei!" Yukimaru cried as she dashed over to her master. "Speak to me, master!!"
"Don't...call me...'master'...!" Naruto mumbled.
"Sorry, sir!"
The orange-clad ninja sat up and rubbed the bruise on his face. "Ow! What's the deal, Rozalin?! I haven't done anything to you!"
"Hm?" Rozalin looked out of the corner of her eye and pouted. "...You were touching my chest, you lecherous fool!"
"I was? ...W-well, it wasn't like I meant to do that!!"
"Yes, Miss Rozalin! I'm sure that Naruto-sensei didn't mean to do it!"
"You stay out of this!" The black-clad blonde hissed as she glared at Yukimaru. The Snow Ninja began to tremble in fear and hid behind her master.
Meanwhile, Laharl crawled out from the crater and dropped to the ground. "I...can't...believe this...!" The blue-haired Overlord growled as he scraped his nails against the ground. "How'd I lose...? I'm supposed to be the strongest Overlord in the Multiverse!!"
Flonne crawled out of the crater and flopped down beside Laharl. "I guess it was inevitable...!" The Fallen Angel whimpered with tears welling up in her eyes. "We're just going to keep on being beaten up by other people until Nippon-Ichi stops making these games!! WAAAAAAAHHHHHHH!!"
Rozalin turned around and walked over to the two defeated demons. "Listen, I still think you're insane, but how would you like to become my vassals? With two demons as strong as you serving under me, I'll be unstoppable!"
"Never!!" Laharl growled as he bared his teeth. "I have my pride, damn it!! I'm not going to join you fools and let you boss me around just because I lost to you!! Not anymore!!"
"You mean...we're breaking free from the cycle?" Flonne asked with tears still streaming down her face.
"Yes, Flonne!! If we can't be the main characters of this story, then we'll just make our own fan fiction!! And I'll decide who gets beaten by who--not Blu Rose!! HAAAAAAAAAHAHAHAHAHA!!"
Rozalin and her vassals all sweatdropped and stared at the scheming Overlord and confused Fallen Angel. The same thought went through all their heads: 'They really are crazy...'
"Wait a minute, Laharl! Don't you have to have a web account to actually write fan fiction?" Flonne asked as she held up a finger.
Laharl blinked and began to stare at his Sentai-obsessed vassal. "...You're actually right for once! I must have an account immediately and begin my campaign against that accursed Authoress!"
"To the Internet!!" The Love Freak shouted with flames burning in her eyes as she pointed a finger up to the ceiling. She changed back to normal and bowed to Rozalin and Naruto. "Thank you very much for allowing us to cameo in your story. It was lots of fun!"
"Says you! I just want out of this messed up fan fiction!" Laharl shouted as his antennae-like locks stood up straight. "See you, losers!!" In a flash of light, the two demons disappeared.
"Well... Glad to be rid of those weirdoes..." Sasuke mumbled as he sheathed his sword.
"Well, Yukimaru, did you learn anything from this battle?" Naruto asked his new apprentice.
"Um... Not really. But I am even more impressed by your power now than I was before, zam!" Yukimaru exclaimed. "Does this mean that Miss Rozalin is now the Overlord, zam?"
"Actually, she still has to fight the current Overlord before she can truly be called the Overlord."
"Ah, I see... Miss Rozalin must be quite nervous. To fight someone powerful enough to defeat Overlord Zennon--the Overlord who was called the God of All Overlords! It will surely be a tough battle, zam!"
"No worries! Between all of us, I'm sure that Overlord'll go down fast!" The blonde chunin grinned.
"In order to prepare for the coming battle, the Arena cleaning committee needs some time to fix things up," Said Usagi. "So, until the time for the battle begins, Rozalin and her team of flunkies will rest in the waiting room."
"We're not her flunk-- ...Oh, forget it!" Most of the vassals shouted before marching out of the arena.
"We'll be right back to our final match of the day, after these important sponsor announcements," Said Usagi as Plenair swallowed whatever was in her mouth. "Ahem... Feeling unhappy? Has life seriously got you down? A sip of Prinny Juice will make all your troubles go away! That's right: Prinny Juice! Bought at your local Netherworld Black Market. Warning: may cause uncontrollable laziness and constant sayings of 'dood'."
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In the waiting room, which was now mostly empty, Rozalin and her vassals began to prepare for their final battle. It was mostly minor things: getting healed in the Dark Infirmary, buying some new weapons, better armor, and enough restorative edibles to feed an entire army, and a few of the group took a trip to the Item World to level up a bit before the fight.
"You know, Rozalin, you still haven't answered me," Sasuke asked as he and Sakura approached the Princess Overlord. "Just how strong is the guy that you've hired?"
Rozalin blinked and put down the spear in her hands. "Hm? What are you talking about, Sasuke?"
"The person you hired to pretend to be Overlord Zennon's killer--to be the 'new Overlord'!" Sakura whispered.
"Ah... Him."
"Yes, now just do us a favor and tell us that he's not all that strong," The pink-haired Medic spoke. "I mean, it would make sense for an Overlord to easily destroy an opponent, wouldn't it? So the person you hired is a weakling, right?"
"...Hmph!" Rozalin turned her back on the two ninja and folded her arms across her chest. "I did no such thing. I made sure to hire a demon powerful enough to be on an Overlord's level."
"What?!" Sakura shouted, taking a step back.
"Why the hell did you do something like that?" Sasuke growled as he narrowed his eyes.
"Do you honestly think that it would pass for a weakling to able defeat the God of All Overlords? Never!" The blonde huffed as she began to frown. "I would be disgracing my father's name if I allowed that to happen!!" She then began to smirk and placed a hand on her hip. "Besides... We've already defeated an Overlord, and though he was a bit annoying, Laharl was powerful. I doubt this one shall be as strong as him."
"How do you know?" The raven muttered with half-lidded eyes. "For all you know...this demon could be strong enough to kill us."
"As I said, I highly doubt that," Said Rozalin as she walked past Sasuke and Sakura. "If you're frightened, you can just not fight." They both glared at her back as she disappeared around the corner, only to bump into someone who grabbed her arm and held onto it tightly.
"Is it true?" Naruto asked as he looked the demoness in the eye.
"Ah, so you were eavesdropping. You really are a ninja."
The orange-clad blonde narrowed his eyes. "Just tell me if what you said was true. Did you really get another Overlord to fight us?"
Rozalin stared up blankly in his eyes. "...Yes. Are you frightened as well? I had thought that you would be excited to fight someone strong."
"That's not what I'm worrying about. I'm just thinking...is it safe?"
"Hm?"
"If we lose this fight...then you won't become the Overlord...and that guy will have gotten the title without even working for it. I understand that you don't want to embarrass your father by making it seem like he was weak enough to be beaten by a normal demon or something...but..." He looked down with his bangs covering his eyes. "Is it worth our lives? Or your life?"
Rozalin's eyes widened and a bright red blush appeared on her cheeks for a few seconds. As soon as Naruto looked up at her, it disappeared. ". . ."
"Well?"
"...That is all there is to my life," She told him with her eyes closed. "I must be Overlord. I will not die. I will attain the throne. I will make everyone aware of my existence." She felt him release her arm and opened her eyes.
"That's all I wanted to know," Naruto mumbled before he began to smile. "If that's what you want, then I'll be behind you 110 percent, Rozalin!! I'll help you to make your dream come true!" He then ran off towards one of the little shops.
Rozalin sighed and leaned against the stone wall. "'Dream...' That is not a word to describe this. It's more like a recurring nightmare..."
Around the corner, the little black Prinny watched with interest unseen in most Prinnies. "Very interesting..."
X-X-X
"AAAAAND WE'RE BACK!!" Usagi exclaimed. It appeared as though the white rabbit hadn't had any other parts of his body disappear, but if anyone looked underneath the announcers' desk, they would see that Usagi had a leg missing. Plenair was sitting beside him as usual, swallowing a white fluffy object whole. "Well, folks, here it is! The final battle of this tournament is about to begin!" The crowd of demons roared, anxious to see their new Overlord at last. "The Overlord Rozalin and her vassals will be going up against our Overlord--AKA: the new God of All Overlords!! While we've seen a lot of Rozalin's tricks, but we haven't even seen our mystery Overlord since the day that Overlord Zennon died. This is sure to be an exciting fight!!"
Rozalin and her vassals walked out into the ring. The crowd began to cheer loudly. Daisuke and Artia waved at the crowd as Ina stood with her arms folded across her chest, Morgan giggled to herself, Adell pumped a fist in the air and Naruto held up a clenched fist.
"AAAAAAALLLLLLRIGHT!!" The blonde ninja shouted as flames burned in his eyes. "Let's get ready to rumble!!"
"Yes!! Let the battle commence, zam!" Yukimaru exclaimed as she kept a hand on the hilt of her sword. "At last, I shall avenge my clan, zam! And of course, Miss Rozalin will gain her revenge as well."
"Huh? Oh, right! Her revenge!" Naruto turned his back to the Snow Ninja and began to bite on his lower lip. 'I wonder how Yukimaru's gonna react once she finds out that Rozalin is Zennon's daughter...' His shoulders slumped and his face gained a tint of blue. "I hope they won't try and kill each other..." He mumbled underneath his breath."
"What did you say, sensei?" Yukimaru asked her master, tapping him on the back. He immediately spun around and looked at her in shock. "A-are you okay, sir?"
"Y-yes, yes!! I'm fine!! Did you hear what I said?"
"Yes, sir! You said you were fine!"
"Yes, that's just what I said!!"
Sasuke, who was standing nearby, sweatdropped as he stared at the human and demon ninja. "...Idiots."
"Now, introducing the Overlord of the Netherworld..." Usagi began as the audience watched the arena with bated breath, "The new God of All Overlords...Overlord Gabriel!!"
"'Gabriel? That doesn't sound very evil," Said Daisuke as he folded his arms across his chest.
"Just because his name doesn't sound evil, it doesn't mean he's a weakling," Said Ina as she drew her katana.
A glowing white orb appeared before Rozalin and her vassals in a flash. As the Overlord's group stared at the orb, it began to unroll, revealing pure white, feathery wings and a pale young man who looked like a 13-year old with short, white hair and red eyes, wearing a sleeveless white robe that revealed a black spiral tattoo on each arm. "Oh, you survived... Pity. I didn't think you would make it past the first round, Princess."
The crowd immediately began to talk: "Our Overlord's an Angel?!"
"What's this Netherworld coming to?"
"He doesn't look like he's Fallen. So why is he down here?"
Usagi cleared his throat and sweatdropped. "Well... There's a surprise for ya. The first time we ever get to see our Overlord and he's an Angel! Talk about shocking..."
'He's...an Angel?!' Naruto thought as he stared at the Angel in shock.
"Ah. Gabriel. We meet again. I trust you remember how things are supposed to go, right?" The blonde Overlord asked with an arched eyebrow.
"Hmmm..." Gabriel stroked his chin in thought. "I remember."
"Good."
"However, I am breaking off our deal."
Rozalin's eyes widened. "What? What do you mean?"
The Angel shook his head slowly. "Heh-heh-heh... Stupid girl. Did you honestly think I would give up an opportunity such as this for you?" He began to smirk and folded his arms across his chest. "The title of Overlord isn't something you come across so easily, and here I was lucky enough to have someone so foolish as to just hand it over to me!"
"Wait a minute! Does this mean you aren't going to throw the fight?" Adell asked as he held up a clenched fist.
"'Throw the fight?' What are you talking about, Adell-san?" Yukimaru asked the redhead. She was suddenly pulled aside by Naruto. "Is there something wrong, master?"
"Yu...Yukimaru..." The orange-clad blonde began to poke his index fingers together. "Um...There's something I have to tell you about Rozalin."
"Can't this wait until after the fight, zam?"
"Well..."
"You see, I've decided to take over the role of Overlord permanently," Said Gabriel. "Which means you are no longer needed, Princess."
"I was worried that something like this might happen," Said Sasuke. "By hiring such a powerful person to play the role of Overlord, he now wants the title for real!"
"This...doesn't look good, Princess," Said Vicky.
"What're we going to do...?!" Artia asked as Morgan whimpered and bit on her lower lip.
"What do you think?!" Naruto shouted, taking a step forward. A small vein was throbbing on his forehead as he bared his teeth. "We're going to beat this guy and his ego down!"
"Exactly!" Rozalin took a step forward, drew her gun and aimed it at Gabriel. "Your ego has outgrown your role! For that, I shall make your death painfully slow."
"You will, will you? Hmhmhm! In that case..." The angel-like being held a hand out and snapped his fingers and the entire Arena was filled with a blinding light. When the light faded, Rozalin and Gabriel were no were to be seen.
"Where'd they go?" Naruto asked as the vassals looked around frantically.
"Up there!!" Artia shouted. She pointed up at the sky, where Gabriel was floating up in an air with his hand tightened around Rozalin's neck.
"ROZALIN!!" The blonde ninja attempted to jump up at them, sword almost drawn...before he hit something head first. "OOF!!" He fell back and landed on his butt, rubbing the bruise on his head. "What just hit me...?"
Ina walked up beside the blonde and reached her hand out, touching an invisible wall. "It looks like a barrier of some sort."
"Morgan, can you break it?" Sakura asked as she looked back at the Mage.
Morgan walked up to the barrier and stared at it for a long time. After a short while, she raised her book up into the air. "Armor Break!!" The purple-haired Mage shouted. Nothing happened. "...Mind Break!!" She shouted again. Nothing still happened. A large drop of sweat ran down the back of her head before she began to thwack the barrier repeatedly with the thick spell book. "Why! Won't! It! Break?!"
"It must be a very strong barrier spell," Said Vicky as Morgan ceased her useless attack. "Unless anyone here has knowledge of barriers, we won't be breaking it any time soon."
Sasuke's eyes widened. "You're kidding."
"But there's gotta be a way!" Adell growled, punching his fist into the barrier.
Naruto stood up and glared up at the sky. "Rozalin...!"
"Nngh!" The blonde demoness was currently gripping Gabriel's arm, digging her nails into his skin and drawing blood. However, it didn't seem to faze the angelic being.
"How exactly did you expect to be Overlord when you can't even beat me?" The white-haired Angel tightened his grasp, causing her to flinch. He began to smirk, but it faded as soon as Rozalin kicked him in the stomach with the stiletto heel of her shoe. Gabriel released her and allowed her to fall to the ground. Rozalin got to her knees and held onto her throat. "Little whelp...!" Gabriel spoke through gritted teeth as he held up his hand. An orb of white energy appeared in his hands with ancient runes floating around it. "Take this!" He threw the orb down at Rozalin, the attack speeding towards her with incredible speed. She barely had time to get up before the ball struck the blonde demoness and sent her flying into the barrier.
"Oh, no!! Rozalin!!" Adell shouted as she slid off of the barrier and onto the ground, semi-conscious.
'What power... Maybe it was a mistake to hire someone as powerful as him...' Rozalin thought with half-lidded and somewhat empty eyes, completely unaware of her vassals, who were banging on the barrier and shouting.
"Come on!! Get up!!" Daisuke shouted.
"Get up, Rozie!! He's coming!!" Morgan shouted.
"Rozalin!! Get up!!" Naruto shouted as he banged on the barrier and a small vein popped up on his forehead. "You can't get a guy like this beat you!! As the daughter of the God of All Overlords...YOU CAN'T LOSE!!"
The blonde Overlord coughed as she began to stand up. She swayed from side to side for a second, and then drew her handgun with her bangs hiding her eyes. Gabriel landed before her, giving her an apathetic look. Rozalin pointed her gun at the Angel and planted her feet into the ground. She took a deep breath before jumping up into the air, somersaulting all the while. The white-haired Angel merely observed from the ground. Once she was high enough, Rozalin broke off the somersault and held her gun high above her head. A small orb of crimson red energy began to float above the barrel.
"Yeah!! I know what this is!" Naruto exclaimed, pumping a fist in the air.
Rozalin aimed the gun down at Gabriel and pulled the trigger. A large beam of crimson energy was shot down at the Angel, forming a cross of flames that rose up and burned the sky and fine shade of red upon impact. "Totenkruz!!"
"Alright, Rozie!!" Morgan and Vicky cheered, waving their hands in the air.
"It can't be that easy!" Said Sasuke as he narrowed his eyes at the cross of flames.
The blonde Overlord landed on the ground and folded her arms across her chest, a proud smirk appearing on her face. "Well, I should say that was a good attack!" She began to blink in confusion and stared at the cross of flames. "Though he couldn't really have been beaten so easily, could he...?"
"It's kinda symbolic, isn't it?" Adell spoke as he continued to gaze at the cross of flames. "An Angel being burned by a cross of flames..."
"What's so symbolic about that?" Daisuke asked with an arched eyebrow.
"Yeah, what?" Naruto also asked, his eyes squinted in a fox-like manner.
The redhead turned to look at them and sweatdropped. "Uh... You guys probably wouldn't get it." He then turned around to look at the Totenkreuz. "Shouldn't that thing be gone by now?"
"I dunno. I don't know how long it takes to burn an Angel to a crisp, either," Said the Warrior as he began to stare at the cross as well.
As the cross of flames continued to burn, a familiar figure walked out of it.
The vassals' mouths opened in shock and they felt their hearts sink into their stomachs.
Rozalin gasped and took a step back. "No...! This can't be...!"
Gabriel smirked as the flames burned behind him intensely for a moment before they burned out, leaving a charred mark on the Arena floor. "I have to admit, you're strong than I thought, Princess."
"I knew it couldn't be so easy..." Sasuke growled, his Sharingan instinctively activating.
"But...how?!" Naruto growled. "Totenkreuz is so powerful...but he just walked out of there like it was nothing!"
"Somehow, I'm not surprised. Rozalin did hire this guy for being as strong as an Overlord. It's only likely that an attack like that wouldn't exactly cripple him."
The blonde chunin kicked the barrier. "Damnmit!! Because of this barrier, I can't do a damn thing to help!!"
"If only there was some other way to break this barrier, zam!" Yukimaru spoke, furrowing her brow in concentration.
'If Totenkreuz won't work, I'll have to try my ultimate attack!' Rozalin thought as a golden aura surrounded her entire body. She soon began to float off of the ground, and once she was high enough, four pairs of transparent gold devil wings appeared from out of her back.
Gabriel narrowed his eyes as he held his hand up into the air. "You honestly think I'm going to let you get away with that?" He held up a hand and it began to glow bright purple. "Heaven's Wrath!!"
Just as the magic circle appeared behind the blonde, a large bolt of purple lightning struck her. "AAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHH!!" As the lightning stopped, Rozalin lost her golden aura. The wings and the circle faded away, and she began to fall.
"ROZALIN!!" Her vassals shouted as she landed with a thud.
"Hm. It looks as though she's dead," Said Gabriel as he began to walk toward the unconscious blonde demoness. Rozalin was lying sprawled on the floor, her red eyes open, but empty. Before he got any closer, Gabriel shook his head. "It's a shame... I was hoping she would put up more of a fight."
"Don't tell me, she's...!" Sakura began, unable to finish her sentence.
"It looks that way," Ina spoke solemnly, closing her eyes and bowing her head in respect.
"Oh, Rozalin...!" Morgan sobbed. "You were the best Overlord I ever knew!!"
Tears began to well up in Daisuke's eyes. "I can't believe it...!"
"She can't be dead!!" Adell shouted. "Not to a guy like that!"
"Damn right, she's not dead!!" Naruto shouted as his eyes, reflecting anger, widened. "Not Rozalin!! She wouldn't let herself be killed by a guy like that! A mere lightning bolt can't kill her!" He punched his fist into the barrier, ignoring the numbing pain in his hand. "Rrrrr! You bastard...!" The orange-clad blonde looked up to glare at Gabriel. "You bastard!! I'm not gonna let you get away with this!!"
"Heh-heh-heh...! So, the stupid human thinks he can succeed where his weakling master has failed," The Angel spoke as he gave the blonde a smirk.
"Shut your trap!! You'll pay for this!!"
X-X-X
Rozalin blinked her eyes open. "Where am I...?" She turned around and tried to observe her surroundings, but found she was standing in complete darkness.
"Do you desire power?" A voice whispered into her ear. The blonde spun on her heel and looked behind her, but found no one there.
"Who's there?"
"Do you honestly mean to tell me that you don't remember?" The mysterious voice spoke again.
Rozalin's eyes widened. "You're...!"
"Answer me. Do you desire power? Power to crush your enemies in one fell swoop. Power to make sure that no one would ever hurt you again. Don't you want that power?"
She bowed her head slightly, bangs hiding her eyes. "...Yes. I want that power...! I need that power!"
X-X-X
"Shut your trap!! You'll pay for this!!"
"Oh, I will? In that case, come." Gabriel spread his arms out as a wicked smirk appeared on his face. "Come and kill me if you can, stupid fool!"
"How could something like you become an Angel, you--!" Naruto was silenced as Rozalin stood up. "Ah! Rozalin!! I knew you weren't dead!" He shouted with a grin.
". . ." Rozalin remained quiet and bowed her head slightly.
"Rozalin...?"
Several bolts of lightning fell from the ground and began to surround the blonde Overlord, circling around her like a sort of barrier.
Gabriel's eyes widened slightly as he took a step back to avoid being shocked. "Huh? What is this?"
As the lightning faded, Rozalin was still in the same spot, though something was different about her. If one was close enough, they would see her skin was now darker and her hair was so pale that it looked almost white. Her bat-like wings unfolded from their usual spot around her shoulders and spread out, revealing specks and spots of red that weren't seen on them before. However, no one had to be close to tell that there was a wicked aura coming from the demoness's being.
"What's with this energy?" Sakura asked as she stared at Rozalin and began to worry. "What could be wrong with Rozalin?"
Sasuke focused his eyes on the blonde demoness. The wheels of the Sharingan began to spin, and in mere seconds, Sasuke stepped back. "What?!"
"What is it, Sasuke?"
"That wicked energy... It's coming out of Rozalin at such an incredible rate! Like her body can't even contain it!" The Uchiha gasped.
"What... What is this...this power?!" Gabriel whispered in awe as he gazed at Rozalin. "Her mana...wasn't like this before!"
Rozalin raised her head and opened her eyes. They were now red with black slitted pupils and the whites of the eyes were now black. "Who dares awaken me from my peaceful slumber?" She spoke in a tone that sounded dark, and very unlike her. The powered-up Overlord spotted Gabriel. "Was it you? Were you the reason was I awoke?"
"'Awoke'? What's she talking about?" Daisuke asked with an arched eyebrow.
Vicky looked out of the corner of her eye. "Oh, dear..."
Gabriel got over his shock and began to smirk again. "So what if I was? What are you going to do about it, Princess?"
"I'm going to kill you." Though her face showed no signs of emotion, her eyes revealed a killing intent that was all too apparent. Her vassals were chilled to the bone by those kinds of eyes.
The Angel, on the other hand, didn't appear frightened. Instead, he laughed. "Heh-heh... Heh-heh-heh! Heh-heh-heh-heh-heh-heh!! You're going to kill me the God of All Overlords?!" He shouted loudly. "Hmph. Enough talk... If you wish to kill me, Princess, I suggest you do it now." As soon as he finished speaking, a bolt of lightning shot down from the sky and struck the Angel, sending him to his knees. "Guhh!! What? There's no way!! A mere bolt of lightning couldn't be so strong as to send me to my knees!" A second bolt of lightning struck him from above. "GYAAAAHHHH!!"
"Silence, you insolent worm!" Rozalin spoke, holding up her hand and ready to use another lightning bolt. "How dare a weakling such as you talk to me in such a manner? I am on a level of power far beyond that of your own."
"Guh...! It can't be...!" Gabriel whispered to himself, his eyes widening in shock. "Who the hell are you?!"
The blonde Overlord held up a hand and a black aura began to glow around it. The Angel was then trapped within an orb of transparent dark energy. The orb began to rise off of the ground and floated up to the sky. "I am a being of solitude. And you...are nothing." Rune symbols began to appear around the orb, and a massive amount of lightning was being generated within it.
"UWAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!" Gabriel's death cry caused everyone watching the fight to flinch--even those who were watching from home. When the orb faded, his ashes and a few burnt black feathers drifted down to the arena floor.
"Whoa...! Rozalin totally cremated that guy!" Daisuke exclaimed in shock.
"Alright, Rozie! You did it!!" Morgan shouted as she pumped a fist in the air.
Naruto, who had been leaning against the barrier, almost fell forward when it faded away. He started to grin and cheer, "Go, Rozalin!! You did it!!" He, Morgan and Daisuke began to run towards the blonde Overlord, but as she looked at them from the corner of her eye, a bolt of lightning struck the ground in front of her. The trio promptly skidded to a halt before they were hit by the lightning as well.
"What'd you do that for?!" Naruto shouted as a vein throbbed on his forehead. "Just 'cuz you won, it doesn't mean you have to act all superior..."
Daisuke blinked. "Uh... Rozalin? Why haven't you changed back to normal yet? You look pretty...creepy."
Rozalin stared at her vassals and suddenly faded. She then reappeared beside Naruto and grabbed his throat with one hand.
"Guh!!" The blonde ninja grabbed her arm as he felt the demoness's grip tightening. "Rozalin, wha...what're you...?!"
"Hey, this isn't funny anymore, Rozalin!! Let him go!" The Warrior shouted, gritting his teeth.
"Stop! You're hurting Naruto!" Morgan cried with tears brimming in her purple eyes.
"Are you my enemy as well?" Rozalin asked Naruto, her eyes focused on him.
"What're you talking about?!"
The demoness's eyes narrowed. "You smell like him. The traitorous dog!!" She was then punched in the face by Sakura, sending her flying into a wall on the other side of the arena.
"Keep you hands off of him!!" The pink-haired Medic shouted while she still held up her clenched fist.
"Sakura, what the hell are you doing?! It's Rozalin!" Her blonde teammate exclaimed as he rubbed his throat.
"Can't you see, Naruto?" Said Sasuke as he stepped in front of the blonde with his sword drawn. "There's something wrong with her. She wouldn't hesitate to kill any of us when she's like this."
As the dust from the opposite end of the arena cleared, Rozalin stepped out of the rubble, cracking her neck as she rolled her head around. "So you managed to lay a hand on me. Don't get cocky." With a wave of her hand, she cast a bolt of lightning at the human ninja, but they managed to jump out of the way.
"ROZALIN!! Snap out of it!!" Naruto shouted. His eyes widened as he began to see a dark red aura surround the demoness. "What...?" She floated off the ground, up into the air.
"Now, I shall finally be rid of you, you blasted beast!" An orb of blood red energy appeared above her head.
"Don't tell me she's gonna use that!" Sakura gasped.
"With the power that she has now, that attack could destroy this entire arena!" Ina exclaimed with wide eyes.
"I can't believe this! We're gonna be killed by our own employer?!" Daisuke shouted as a vein throbbed on his forehead.
"We have to find some sort of way to snap her out of this!!" Adell shouted.
"But how, zam?" Yukimaru asked as she began to grit her teeth.
"Don't do it, Rozalin!!" Naruto shouted up at Rozalin while he bared his teeth. "What about your hopes?! Your dreams?!"
Rozalin stared down at him apathetically. "I have no dreams. I only desire to be left alone."
The blonde began to stare up at her in confusion. "To be left...alone? Why would you want that? No one really wants to be alone! It's lonely...and painful!"
"I know that. I desire solitude, away from those who try to find me."
Naruto's confusion increased for a while before he suddenly realized something. "But...our contract. Our contract says that so long as I live, I must always be with you!!" He shouted. "And it can't be broken! So that means that as long as I'm here, you won't be alone! That was our deal, wasn't it?!"
Rozalin's eyes widened. "Never...alone..." A black-and-white memory began to play in her mind, like an old movie.
"So long as we both shall live, I'll never leave you alone..." A man spoke softly into the ears of a finely dressed woman...
The Overlord floated down to the ground and landed in front of Naruto. "You've said that once before," She spoke in an angry tone, though her facial appearance betrayed that. "What makes you think I should believe you now?"
The orange-clad blonde began to slowly shake his head. "I don't know what you're talking about, but... It's me. Don't you trust me, Rozalin?"
The blonde demoness's eyes widened before her shoulders slumped and her head fell forward, bangs hiding her eyes. The dark aura disappeared around her body. She began to fell forward, but Naruto caught her in time.
The crowd became deathly silent as they stared down at the ring in awe. Usagi and Plenair came out from beneath the safety of the announcer's desk.
"Ahem! Well... It's pretty obvious who the winner is. Denizens of the Netherworld! Give a round of applause for our tournament winner and the new Overlord... Overlord Rozalin!!" The white bunny plushie shouted as he waved his remaining arm in the air. Plenair held up a sign that said 'CONGRATULATIONS!!' in big, bold letters as red and black balloons and confetti floated down from the ceiling.
"Rozalin. Did you hear that? You won." Naruto whispered into the Overlord's ear. "You're the Overlord now, you know..." Rozalin said nothing in response. She was still tired from her fight, but that didn't stop Naruto. "And...you will never be alone as long as I'm here."
X-X-X
"So, how was the fight?" A dark, smooth voice asked in the privacy of what was almost complete darkness.
"It was very...informative," A young man spoke as the light of the few torches in the room reflected off of the round lens of his glasses. He had gray hair that was tied up in a bushy low ponytail and black eyes. He wore a sleeveless purple jumper with a white shirt, long, fingerless purple gloves with metal plates on the back of the hand, and a headband tied around his head with a musical note on the metallic slab. "I never knew there were such powerful people in the universe."
"Did she win?"
"Yes, sir."
"Good... I expect you to keep an eye on her, Kabuto."
"There's just one problem: the Kyuubi brat, Tsunade's apprentice, and Sasuke-kun are here," Said Kabuto as he pushed his glasses up the bride of his nose. "Apparently, they're her vassals now."
A single eye opened in the darkness of the cave. The slitted pupils of its golden iris narrowed while red veins appeared in the whites of the eye for a moment before returning to normal. "I see... They are no longer nuisances to me. Take care of them as you see fit, Kabuto."
The light of the few torches in the cave reflected off the lens of Kabuto's glasses as the gray-haired young man began to smirk. "As you wish...Orochimaru-sama."
X-X-X
NEXT EPISODE!!
Naruto: It must feel great to be the Overlord.
Rozalin: Indeed it does! The power...the recognition!
Vicky: The countless amount of demons who want to kill you for your title.
Naruto: So, what do you do now?
Rozalin: Well, I'm supposed to--
Adell: Help me rescue my brother and sister!!
Rozalin: Excuse me?!
Adell: You're the Overlord aren't you? My brother and sister have been kidnapped by some weirdo and you gotta help me! It's your duty!
Rozalin: Oh, fine. I suppose I'll have to help the little people every once in a while.
Naruto: Next time on SiNful Rose, Episode 8: 'Blood Ties'! I wonder what Adell's family is like...
Adell: Quit daydreaming!! We gotta hurry!!