Blu: Well, I finally got around to posting another chapter of SiNful Rose!
Sakura: And here we thought you forgot about us.
Blu: Yeah, well…between school and Naruto X and my home life, I've been pretty busy. I hope you guys can forgive me… The end of the school year can be pretty hectic.
Prinny: (Hugs Blu Rose's leg) We forgive you, Blu!
Blu: (Hugs the Prinny back) Thank you, dood!! And if you readers forgive me, then read this chapter and please review!!
Disclaimer: If Blu Rose owned Disgaea and Naruto, don't you think that Nippon-Ichi would have made a Naruto-style SRPG? But she doesn't, so they haven't, so there!
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Family: everyone has one of those no matter how much it pisses them off. The annoying younger siblings, the jerks and bitches that are the elder siblings, a nagging Mom and an out-of-touch Dad can make anyone--be they Human, Demon, or even Angel wish that they were adopted just to show that they don't share the same genetics as a family of freaks. But sometimes, you can't help but love your family and feel the desire to defend them when they are in danger. Yes, the bond between a family is a confusing, but wonderful thing.
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:Episode 8:
:Blood Ties:
Holt Village was a peaceful little netherworld town. ...Actually, it wasn't so peaceful, but when compared to the other more chaotic areas of the netherworld, it sure looked peaceful.
"MY BABIES!! MY PRECIOUS BABIIIIEEEEESSSSS!!"
Okay, scratch the peaceful comment.
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Outside of the house of one lavender-haired demon summoner that everybody calls 'Mom' for some odd reason was Mom, kneeling on the grass and sobbing with her face in her hands.
"What's the matter, honey?" Dad asked his wife as he trudged over to her.
She twitched and slowly raised her head, eyes hidden by her short, lavender hair. Less than a second had passed before the summoner performed a roundhouse kick on her husband, shouting, "ARE YOU BLIND?!" The blow sent the red-haired demon flying backwards towards the large pot in the ground that was in front of their home. After he fell into the pot, she continued, "Haven't you noticed that our children are missing?!"
"Wh-what?!" The gray-skinned demon shouted as his head popped out from within the pot, his eyes becoming visible behind his thick glasses. "You don't think that Taro and Hanako were kidnapped...?"
Mom stifled a laugh and smiled. "Oh, please! Who'd kidnap our kids? Taro's a big crybaby and Hanako's sneakier than a Bandit! Plus, they can't do much of anything. Then again, that may explain the ransom note on the front door.
Dad sweatdropped and looked up at the sky. "Our poor kids... Taro, Hanako! Where have you gone?!"
"Well, we could always ask Adell. Remember, he works for the Overlord now!" The summoner exclaimed as she held up a finger. "I'm sure she could find them! A ruler is supposed to help their people in need..."
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"We need your title!!" Shouted the male Ronin with long, spiky white hair. He wore a pair of metal armguards, sandals, and baggy blue pants with no shirt. Standing behind was a group of younger Ronin--3 males with their brown hair put up in a spiky ponytail, dressed in long, gold jackets with black shirts and pants and straw sandals, and 2 females wearing gold kimono tops with dark blue hakama pants and headbands, their long, black hair put up into spiky ponytails.
"What for?" Rozalin asked with an arched eyebrow as she sat on the throne. Two Heavy Knights stood beside her throne, standing at the ready to attack. Sitting behind her throne was Naruto, waiting in hiding, just in case.
"The Overlord is a title of power that reflects our status to other Netherworlds. If a weak, little girl has the title, we could be attacked at any moment!"
The Princess Overlord's eye twitched. "I see... Another chauvinistic person who's upset because a lady is Overlord. And what's worse is that you call me weak!" She stood up and held out a hand, a frown marring the usually lovely face.
Naruto was unsure of what happened, but he heard the deafening sound of thunder and the screams that probably belonged to the Ronin and his group. The blonde ninja stood up from behind the throne. A Prinny was sweeping up ashes in a dustpan. "Did you really have to do that?"
Rozalin looked over her shoulder. "Hm? What?"
"Don't 'what' me! That's the sixth group of demons that came in here to take your title that you killed! How can I be a good vassal if you won't let me fight?!" He whined as he bared his teeth.
"Oh?" Rozalin tapped her cheek as she began to think. "...Tell you what: you can have the next person who walks in here."
The orange-clad blonde brightened. "Yay!"
The sound of footsteps could be heard, followed by a faint voice shouting, "Rozalin! Rozalin!!"
"Alright, here I go!" Naruto shouted as he ran in front of Rozalin. As soon as a figure appeared within the room, the blonde channeled chakra into his feet and pounced onto the intruder, holding the tip of his sword up to the intruder's neck. "You're mine!!"
"Naruto!! Get off of me!!" Adell shouted as he squirmed between the blonde's knees.
The orange-clad chunin sweatdropped and gave a nervous laugh. "Heh-heh-heh...! Ah...sorry."
"Whatever seems to be the problem, Adell?" Rozalin asked the redhead as he got up.
"My brother and sister have been kidnapped!!" Adell shouted as he held up a balled fist. "I gotta go and find them!"
Naruto gasped and his eyes widened. "Kidnapped?!"
The blonde Overlord arched a finely curved eyebrow. "And how do you know this?"
"My mom told me in her letter!" The red-haired Demon Hunter reached into his pants pocket and pulled out an envelope. "It's in her hand-writing and it's got her name on it!"
Naruto took the letter and spoke what was printed on the envelope. "...To Adell, from...Adell's Mom?" He sweatdropped and began to stare at the envelope. "Your mom's name is Adell's Mom...?"
Ignoring the blonde's confusion, Adell walked up to Rozalin. "I gotta go to Holt Village and find them! So, come on!!" He grabbed the Overlord's arm and proceeded to drag her out of the throne room with Naruto following them from behind.
"Wait one minute!" Rozalin shouted, pulling herself free from Adell's grip. "Why do you have to go? Can't your parents find your brothers and sisters by themselves?"
"Uh..." Adell sweatdropped as his arms fell down lifelessly by his sides. "They would if my Dad wasn't so pathetic...and my Mom wasn't so lazy..."
"So, you're Mom and Dad are gonna dump the work on you?!" Naruto shouted. "That's not very good parenting!"
The redhead sighed, slumping over. "I know...but they're my parents. And they're my brother and sister!" He looked over at Rozalin with a look of pleading in his eyes. "That's why I need you to come with me! Because of your stupid spell, I can't go anywhere unless I'm with you all the time!!"
The blonde Overlord scratched her cheek with her index finger. "Ah, yes... I almost forgot about that..." She mumbled, rubbing her chin in an intellectual manner.
"You...FORGOT?!" Adell bellowed as a large vein popped up on his head. "Has Naruto's forgetfulness infected you or something?!"
"Hey!" Naruto exclaimed in protest and began to glare at the redhead. "Give Rozalin a break! She's been under a lot of pressure, what with the large amount of demons trying to kill her and take her life."
The Demon Hunter calmed down and looked down at the ground, holding his onto his arm with his hand. "...You...you're right. Sorry. I'm just really worried about them." He bowed his head, causing his bangs to fall in front of his eyes. "I'm their big brother. If I don't save them, who will?"
Rozalin stared at Adell for some time before she started to smile. "Very well, then! I suppose that as Overlord, I should help the poor peasants."
The redhead's eyes twitched. "We're not poor!" Adell felt a hand on his shoulder and looked at Naruto.
"I wouldn't bother with that if I were you," The blonde chunin muttered with half-lidded eyes. "It won't exactly get through to her..."
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Rozalin and her party of vassals--composed of Naruto, Sasuke, Sakura, Adell, Yukimaru, Daisuke, Hatake, Faust, the little black Prinny and a female Healer named Chastity with long, waist-length white hair and black eyes, wearing the traditional long, tight dress and handcuff-like bracelets--arrived in the semi-peaceful Holt Village in a flash of light, appearing in front of the Dimensional Gate of the village.
"Oh, hello there!" The demon girl standing next to the portal spoke as she turned to face the group. She was an Archer of about 1700 years with long, curly blonde pigtails and bright blue eyes, wearing a short, shoulder-less blue dress with gold buttons, blue shoes and knee length powder blue socks. She suddenly noticed Rozalin and gasped. "You... You're the Overlord!! Oh, it's an honor to meet you in real life, Lady Rozalin!"
The blonde smiled and placed her hands on her hips. "Well, it's nice to see that I am respected out here in the country."
"Who knew that a Dimensional Gate could be found in such a quaint little town?" Hatake asked no one in particular as he stared at the town. Holt Village had the appearance of a small old-fashioned town with several houses that had cobblestone roofs and stone walls. There were a couple of trees here and there, and some butterflies fluttered by in front of the demon Shinobi.
"Say, Friday, do you know where my Mom and Dad are?" Adell asked the Dimensional Gate Keeper.
"Huh? Adell? Everybody was wondering why you hadn't come back yet. Where have you been?"
Before the redhead could speak, Rozalin answered for him, "He's been working as my vassal. He's been doing so ever since he lost to me in the tournament."
Friday's jaw dropped in shock. "R-really?!"
"Don't believe her! I lost to him!" Adell jerked a thumb over in Naruto's direction. "All she did was stand around and take the glory!" He ignored the glare that he could feel Rozalin was giving his back. Now, tell me where my mom is."
"Oh, I...think she's at your house. But you may want to be careful. She's in a pretty bad mood..."
"...How bad a mood?"
"Remember Gorden the Wood Golem?"
"Yeah..."
"She punched him so hard he actually went flying! He still hasn't come down!"
"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHH!!" A faint voice could be heard screaming, and getting louder and louder until something large landed in front of the group. It was a large Wood Golem, who looked slightly charred after its fall back down to earth. The little leaves that usually stuck out of its head had been burned off, leaving mere twigs that were starting to crumble into ash. "...What an uppercut..." The Golem mumbled as it got up and shook off the charred wood on its body.
"Hey, Gorden," Said Adell and Friday as they gave the Wood Golem a wave. He waved back before walking off and disappearing from sight.
"She managed to punch that thing up into the air?!" Naruto shouted in shock. "She must have monster strength just like Sakura-chan!"
"There's a frightening thought..." Sasuke muttered as he stared off into space.
"She's probably scary like Sakura, too. Right, Adell?" Before the blonde could have his question answered, Sakura punched him in the face, sending him spiraling out of sight. A vein throbbed on the pink-haired medic's forehead as she growled underneath her breath.
"Was that really necessary?" Chastity asked Sakura.
"You don't know her as well as we do..." Faust whispered the white-haired Healer. "She's a monster!"
"What was that?!" Sakura shouted as a vein throbbed on her forehead.
"If I didn't know any better, I'd say that staying in the netherworld has caused Sakura to be even more violent," Sasuke spoke to himself as he stepped away from the group. He looked over his shoulder at Adell. "Where's your house?"
"About the same direction that Naruto went."
"How convenient. We can pick him up on the way there," Said Rozalin as she clapped her hands. "Come, come! Let's go find that house!"
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A short while later, the party came across the Adell's family home.
"Home, sweet home!" Adell exclaimed with a fond sigh as they observed the house. It looked like every other house in the village, though it was slightly larger and had a weather vane on top of the roof.
"But where's Naruto?" Rozalin asked as she looked around.
"Um... I think I found him..." Daisuke mumbled as he pointed at something in the distance. The party turned around to look and their jaws dropped.
"Awwww, come on! Don't you wanna play?" A red-haired, golden-furred Nekomata cooed as she traced a heart shape onto Naruto's chest with her furry paw. The Nekomata had the blonde ninja pinned to the ground and was giving him a perverted grin. Meanwhile, Naruto was trying to prevent his hormones from making him do something he would regret.
"H-hey...! Get off of me...!" Naruto grunted out, his cheeks flushed.
"But I can do anything you want...! You've got an...animal magnetism about you." The Nekomata licked her lips, running her tongue over her visible fangs.
"Wow... He just got here and he's being molested by a cat," Said Daisuke. 'Some guys get all the luck.'
Rozalin's hand twitched as a vein throbbed slowly on her forehead. "Hmph!" The blonde Overlord stomped over to the Nekomata and cleared her throat. "Ahem!"
"Hm?" The red-haired cat demoness looked over her shoulder to look at the blonde demoness. "Yes?"
"Excuse me, but do you know what he is?" The Overlord asked as she pointed a finger at Naruto.
"...Cute?"
"No. He's my vassal. And I demand that you get off of him this instance!" Rozalin exclaimed, stomping her foot for emphasis. Her cheeks were a shade of cherry red.
"Hm... No." The Nekomata returned to tickling Naruto with her paw. "Besides, I bet he'll have more fun with me..."
"I bet I won't!!" Naruto shouted as tears began to gather in the corners of his eyes. "Rozalin! HELP!!"
"Listen to me!! I am the Overlord!! I could put you away for life!!" The Nekomata paid no attention to Rozalin and began to unzip Naruto's jacket.
"Hey, HEY!! Don't you dare do what I think you're going to do!"
"Relax. I'm not going to hurt you...!"
"That does it!!" Rozalin shouted, grabbed onto the Nekomata's ponytail, pulled her off of her blonde vassal with monstrous strength and sent the Nekomata flying into a tree. The blonde Overlord slumped over and began to breathe heavily, one ruby-colored eye looking out from under hear bangs.
Naruto sat up, his eyes still brimming with tears in the corners. "Oh, man…! That was scary…!" He took a step towards the panting Rozalin and bit on his lower lip. "Um, Rozalin? You okay?"
The blonde Overlord stood up and straightened herself up, fixing her hair and clothing. She then turned around and glared at her blonde vassal with such intensity that Naruto could almost have sworn that his flesh was burning. "Why didn't you fight back? It was only a Nekomata."
The orange-clad ninja began to poke his index fingers together ala Hinata with his eyes looking down all the while. "Yeah, but... Since she lives around here, I thought it might have come off as rude... Plus, I don't wanna get in trouble with any women from here if they're like Adell's mom."
"Since when did you mind coming off as rude?!" Rozalin shouted as she stomped her foot. "The next time that any Nekomata, Succubus or any kind of demoness tries to seduce you, hurt them."
"Uh... O...kay..."
"Geez, what's up with Rozalin?" Daisuke asked with an arched eyebrow.
"Ever since what happened at the tournament, Rozalin seems sort of...overprotective of Naruto," Said Sasuke. "Did she think he honestly meant it when he said he'd never leave her alone?"
Sakura looked at the Uchiha and blinked. "Huh? Wait a minute, are you saying that Rozalin might like Naruto?!" She then began to rub her chin in thought. "...I never thought the day would come when any girl would fall for him." 'Aside from Hinata.'
"What did you say?! I have no feelings for this fool!" The blonde Overlord shouted, her face turning red. "I'm merely warning him so he won't wind up having his life force drained out of him o-or fathers a half-demon child!!"
"So you say..." Faust mumbled. "But what I saw just a moment ago looked like the green-eyed beast." He flinched as Rozalin glared in his direction.
"Look, we don't have time for romantic problems!!" Adell shouted, bringing the group's attention to him. "In case you've forgotten, my brother and sister have disappeared!!"
"Yeah, yeah. Keep your shirt on!" Naruto mumbled as he zipped up his jacket.
The door of Adell's house suddenly slammed open and a light blue blur sped towards the group, pushing down Naruto in the process. In less than a second, Adell's Mom was hugging the redhead and squeezing the life out of him. "Adell!! My baby is home at last!!"
"M-mom!! Lemme go!" Adell shouted, his face turning blue. "You're embarrassing me in front of my friends!!"
The purple-haired Summoner released the redhead and pouted, placing her hands on her hips. "What's so embarrassing about a mother embracing her son, huh?"
"Huh?!" Naruto's eyes widened to the size of plates and the rest of the group stared at Adell and his mother in shock. "Adell's mom...is a demon?!"
"Doooood...! I didn't see that coming!" The Prinny chirped, speaking up for the first time since their arrival.
Rozalin blinked as she stared at the woman. "...I remember you! You're that summoner who brought Naruto to me."
Mom turned around to look at the Overlord and smiled. "And you're that princess who was too cheap to pay me what I so richly deserved." She then looked at Naruto. "So that means you're the Kyuubi! I'm surprised you're still alive--and still cute as ever I see!"
The blonde chunin frowned. "My name is Naruto," he growled out.
"We don't have time for small talk, Mom. Just tell me what happened to Taro and Hanako!" Adell exclaimed.
"Well, we can't talk out here. This village is filled with a bunch of low-life eavesdroppers." Mom grabbed her red-haired son's large tie and began to pull him in the direction of the house. "Come, come! We can talk more in the house!"
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A short while later in their family home, Rozalin and her party stood before Mom and Dad.
"So, Mom, Dad! When was the last time you saw Taro and Hanako?" Adell asked the purple-haired woman.
"Well..." Dad started to speak.
"Oh, don't mind about those two anymore!" Mom interrupted with a wave of her hand. "I really could care less about what could happen to those two!"
"Wh-what?!" Her husband shouted. "You don't really mean that, dear!"
"SAY WHAT?!" Adell shouted as a vein throbbed on his forehead.
"But you called Adell down here so he could find your kids!" Sakura exclaimed, balling up her hand into a fist. "And now you just want to abandon them? That's cruel!"
"That's demon parenting," Said Hatake. "It's not out of the ordinary for parents here in the netherworld to abandon their children. My parents disowned me when I was only 500 years old, just because I said I wanted to be a Ninja instead of a Ronin."
"R-really?!"
"Oh, my... How sad," Chastity mumbled. "My parents were never like that, even if they were a bit upset at me for choosing to be a Healer instead of a Knight or a Mage."
"Then consider yourself one of the lucky ones. Very few demons are kind to their children." Hatake ducked in time to avoid being hit by a flying teapot.
"Hey! I'm kind to my kids! I love my kids!" Mom shouted at the Shinobi, holding up a butcher's knife. "I just can't afford to love them any more."
"Can't afford? What the hell are you talkin' about?" Adell shouted, the vein on his forehead increasing in size and throbbing at a faster pace. "You get tons of money from your summoning job!"
"Yeah, but not enough to afford those two! And besides, they're practically worthless! They can't do anything."
The redhead sweatdropped and glared at his mother with half-lidded eyes. "You're a real supportive mother, you know."
"Now, don't mind your mother, Adell," Dad spoke as he walked over to his wife's side. "She's just...overcome with sadness that Taro and Hanako were kidnapped."
Adell's eyes widened. "K-kidnapped?!" He began to grind his teeth.
"Despicable fiend! Kidnapping my future servants!" Rozalin huffed as she stamped her foot on the ground.
Sakura sweatdropped and looked at the blonde Overlord. "What makes you think they'll become your servants when they get bigger?"
"It's not as though they have a choice." Rozalin looked at Mom and Dad. "Now, tell me who it was who kidnapped your children. I'll be happy to deal some royal justice."
"Me, too!!" Naruto shouted, pounding his fist into his open palm. "I'd be glad to deal some ninja justice!"
"Beating the crap out of them is 'justice' to you two?" Sakura asked the two blondes.
"It's netherworld justice!" The orange-clad ninja exclaimed as he held up a finger, causing Sakura to sweatdrop.
"Obviously, staying here's had an effect on your judgment..."
"Hold up: how do you know that they were kidnapped?!" Adell exclaimed as he stared at his parents in shock.
"Oh, there was a note on our door," Mom spoke simply.
"Where is it?! Maybe there's a clue as to he's keeping Taro and Hanako."
Dad pulled out the note that had been stuck to their door and stared at it. "Um, let's see... All it says here is: "I've kidnapped your brother and sister. If you don't show up, I will do something to them that only the Dark Hero could do." I don't know who this Dark Hero is, but he sounds serious."
Mom held back laugh. "Dark Hero? What sort of crappy name is that?"
"Ugh...! Not him again...!" Adell groaned as he started to rub his temples and shook his head.
"So you know this Dark Hero?" Yukimaru asked with an arched eyebrow.
"Look, all I know is that he has something against me and he's been trying to kill me for the last couple of months."
"Kill you? What did you do to him, zam?"
"I didn't do anything!" The redhead shouted as he threw his hands up into the air. "I mean...I didn't mean to do anything! I may have..." He began to scratch the back of his neck and looked up at the ceiling. "I may have accidentally beaten him up on live television."
The Snow kunoichi's eyes became large and blank. "Huh?!"
"Hey, I wasn't the one who started it! He was pulling pranks on everyone in the village for some stupid show, so I found him and told him to stop...but then he tried to fight me, thinking I was some kind of stunt guy for his show."
"Stunt guy?" Yukimaru pursed her lips in thought for a moment. "...Were you supposed to beat him, Adell-san?"
"No." Adell pounded his fist into his open palm with a smirk on his face and fire in his eyes. "I never lose a fight--even a fake one!"
Naruto sweatdropped and began to stare at the Demon Hunter with half-lidded eyes. "I can't believe this... Rozalin was right to call you a Battle Maniac!"
"You're no better," Said Sakura as she rolled her eyes. "When we were genin, you'd hate not winning a spar with Kakashi-sensei or Sasuke. And you almost never retreat in a battle unless someone has to drag you away. Not to mention that you've been more obsessed with fighting to get stronger ever since you got here."
"Th-that's not true!!" The blonde ninja shouted, pointing a finger at his pink-haired friend.
"It is too. Face it, Naruto: you're as big a Battle Maniac as Adell."
At those words, Naruto slumped over, the color draining from his features. An aura of sadness radiated from his being and a gray rain cloud floated above his head.
"Does that note say anything about where to meet him, Dad?" Adell asked as he clenched his fist.
"Uh... Oh! "Come to Mt. Uberilis if you want to see them again!"" Dad remained silent for a moment before the pupils of his eyes became apparent in the thick lenses of his glasses. "WH-WHAT?! Mt. Uberilis?!"
"Mt. Uberilis? What's that?" Naruto asked, snapping out of his funk.
"It's just the place where the lair of a horrible monster is supposed to be!!" The red-haired demon cried as waterfall tears streamed down his cheeks. "And that man took our kids there!! They might get eaten!"
His lavender-haired wife snorted and folded her arms across her chest. "You actually believe that? Nobody's ever goes up there, so how can you tell if there's a monster up there? And besides...Taro would make its insides all soggy and Hanako would keep yelling in its head until it fully digested her."
"You can't honestly be serious, dear!! "
Adell began to fix his gloves. "Monster or not, that's where Taro and Hanako are, so I gotta go and rescue them!" He pumped a fist up in the air. "Alright! Mt. Uberilis, here we come!"
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Mt. Uberilis--a very tall mountain that was usually barren of any life aside from the wild monsters that roamed about. The entire mountain was surrounded by a vast canyon. At the base of the mountain stood Rozalin and her vassals, who gazed up at the mountain in awe and determination.
"This is pretty big...!" Faust mumbled with wide eyes, making him look his age for once.
"I don't think I've ever seen a mountain this huge in my life!!" Daisuke exclaimed.
"Um... You don't think that what Adell's father said was true, do you?" Chastity asked the Skull and Warrior. "There couldn't really be a powerful monster up here...could there?"
"Tch! You actually believed that?" Daisuke held back a laugh. "Heh! Don't worry, Chastity. Daisuke is here to protect you!"
"He may not have been wrong. Monsters have a tendency of holing up and barren, desolate places like this," Said Faust. "Like how almost every ancient dragon appears to be guarding a treasure of some type in a cave."
"The dragon back at the castle isn't guarding anything."
"Yes, he is. Kohryu guards Rozalin's precious items."
Chastity's face gained a slight tinge of blue on its cheeks. "S-so there really is a chance that there's a monster here?"
"Look what you did now!!" Daisuke bopped the Skull on his head. "Stupid!"
"A monster isn't the only thing we have to worry about," Said Sasuke as he looked over the edge and stared down into the wide canyon. "If we fall down there, I don't think we'll be able to get back up."
"You don't know that. Unless you've got the Byakugan, you don't know how deep this canyon is," Naruto told the Uchiha.
The taller boy looked at the blonde, and then looked down at a rock on the ground. He bent over to pick it up and tossed the rock over the edge. Both boys leaned over and strained to hear the rock hit the bottom. They never did.
"Whoa..." Naruto mumbled.
"That is deep, dood," Said the little black Prinny who was standing between the two teens. "We don't know how weak the paths up to the top are. We gotta be careful, doods."
"Right. But at the moment, our safety is not important," said Rozalin. "Those children are in danger!"
Adell turned around to look at the Overlord with wide eyes. "You...you actually care about what happens to my brother and sister?"
"Of course! I've already decided that they're my future vassals!"
"What?!" The redhead slumped over, his eyes big and blank. "Don't just claim them as your vassals when they aren't even here!! Besides, they're just kids!"
"Demon kids," Daisuke pointed out. "And demon kids are stronger than human kids. No offense, guys," He told the Konoha ninja.
Rozalin folded her arms across her chest and smiled. "Well, if they're as strong as you are, Adell, I won't mind simply taking them."
"Like hell you will!! Nobody's gonna force my siblings into servitude!"
"Speaking of siblings, aren't they in danger right about now?" Naruto spoke, gaining the attention of the Overlord and Demon Hunter.
"You're right!" Adell exclaimed with a nod as he ran over to the path that led up the mountain. "Come on! Let's go!!"
"Grrrrrr...!!" A growling sound came from behind Adell. The redhead turned around to see a pack of Cu Sith demons behind him. The largest of the canines, a Fenrir, howled while the others drooled and bared their teeth.
"I think we just stepped in on their territory," Said Hatake.
"Big deal! It's not like we want to take it from them!"
"I think they only want to eat us!" The Prinny exclaimed as it waved its flippers in the air.
The smaller dogs jumped at Adell, baring their teeth and aiming to strike. The redhead clenched his fist and punched one of the Cu Siths in the stomach and kicked another out of the way with a roundhouse kick. The other vassals merely stood back and watched as their comrade tossed the Cu Sith aside as though they were demonic dog plushies.
"He's like a man possessed or something...!" Naruto mumbled.
"Possessed by what, I don't want to know," Said Hatake as a large sweatdrop ran down the side of his head.
As Adell finished with the last of the Cu Sith, covered in scratches and bite marks, he turned around to look at the Fenrir. "Come on!! You're next!"
"GRRRRRRR!!" The large Fenrir pounced onto the red-haired Demon Hunter, causing him to fall to the ground. The beast growled and lowered its head, pointing the horn on its head at Adell's face.
"A-Adell!" Sakura exclaimed. Rozalin was already drawing her gun and Sasuke's hand was on the hilt of his sword.
"Hang on, Adell!!" Naruto shouted as he started to run towards the redhead. "I'll--!"
Before the blonde could finish his sentence, Adell grabbed the Fenrir's horn and flipped the canine demon over on its back, causing cracks to form in the earth. The beast cried out in pain, its eyes becoming large and watery as Adell got to his feet. The redhead grabbed the Fenrir's horn and began to spin around. "AROOOOOOOOOO!!"
"Get...OUTTA HERE!!" Adell suddenly released the Fenrir, causing it to fly over the heads of Rozalin and her vassals and down into the canyon until its howls faded. Adell merely dusted himself off and folded his arms across his chest as he looked at the group. "Come on!! We don't have time to stand around!" He began to run up the spiraling path, leaving everyone else behind.
"W-wait, Adell!! You can't go on all by yourself!!" Naruto shouted.
"The situation is causing him to act so...flustered," said Rozalin.
"Well, what can you expect? His brother and sister are in danger..." Sakura mumbled. She then looked down and bit her lower lip. "He just wants to save them before they get hurt."
"But there's no way he can do this alone!" The orange-clad blonde shouted as he started to run up the path with the others following behind him. "We've gotta go catch him!!"
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Meanwhile, up at the very top of Mt. Uberilis, three people could be seen. One was a certain pink-haired girl with wings growing out of her back, one a gray-haired boy with a pair of horns growing out of the side of his head, and the other was an older demon with the appearance of one in his 2000's. He had short, styled blonde hair, tan skin and red eyes. He wore a long white jacket that was open, revealing his chest, with purple pants, white boots, and a pair of purple shades on top of his head.
"You're not gonna get away with this, y'know! My big brother works for the Overlord now, so if you mess with us, you're messing with the ruler of the Netherworld!" Hanako shouted at the blonde demon before sticking her tongue out at him. "Nyah!"
"D-don't get him riled up, Hanako!! He may actually hurt us!" Taro whispered to his little sister.
"He hasn't hurt us yet!! It's been three days since he's kidnapped us and all he's done is tie us together with rope!!" The pink-haired girl shouted. She then calmed down at looked at the Dark Hero with narrowed eyes. "Which reminds me, you promised us candy!"
"Yeah!!" Taro joined in. "As kids of the modern generation, you should be glad we went with you for candy alone."
"We should've asked for toys!"
"Or fancy food!"
"Or money! No, wait...Mom would've taken it to 'put in the bank'..."
The Dark Hero sweatdropped as he stared at the two demon children. "...I should've taped your mouths shut. Too bad I didn't bring any tape."
"And there's another reason as to why you're an idiot!" Hanako exclaimed with a smile.
"Ha ha! A true blue fool!" Taro laughed.
"ARGH!! Would you two just shut up?!" The Dark Hero growled. "I'm no fool!! Don't you know who I am?!"
Taro blinked and began to look down in thought. "Somebody Adell beat up who is a sore loser?"
"NO!! I am Axel, the Dark Hero!!" The blonde demon exclaimed, pulling out a guitar and doing some riffs as a spotlight shone on at him from nowhere. Taro and Hanako looked around in confusion, trying to find the light's source until everything went back to normal. "Don't you watch incredibly long hours of television like normal little kids?"
"...Oh!" A light bulb suddenly appeared above Hanako's head. "I heard about you!"
Axel smirked and placed a hand on his hip. "Of course! Because I'm--"
"The news show said that you were dead or something."
The blonde demon suddenly dropped to his knees, his eyes blank and mouth hanging open. "That's not true!!" He got back onto his feet. "I'm not dead! But no one believes me because of what your brother did!!" He held up a clenched fist as a vein throbbed on his forehead. "Because I let him beat me on the netherworld-live recording of my show, 'Trippin' with Axel,' people think he killed me!! Just because the television said so!!" He suddenly slumped forward, an aura of sadness surrounding his being. "My producers will have nothing to do with me...! My own mother doesn't even believe I'm alive!!"
Taro sniffled and tears began to well up in his eyes. "Gee... That's so sad...!"
Hanako sucked her teeth and glared at Axel. "Oh, grow up! All you big TV stars are destined for the gutter, anyway! Besides, from what I heard, your career...wasn't so glorious. I'm ten times the demon you'll ever be! Hee-hee!"
The Dark Hero sweatdropped for a moment before regaining his confidence and stood up. "Heh... My career may have hit a brick wall...but once your brother comes here, my reputation as the Dark Hero will take off again!"
"And how are you going to do that?" Taro asked with an arched eyebrow.
Axel smirked and turned around to point at the covered-up figure who was standing close by with a camera in hand. Standing next to the covered-up figure was a young man who appeared to be in his early 20's with long brown hair place in a spiky ponytail, wearing thick round glasses, a black jacket with the word 'DIRECTOR' on the back and a pair of gray pants. "Those guys!! With my new director and his cameraman, I'm sure to be back on the air!"
"You're joking!! As if a loser like you could get back on TV!" Hanako shouted as she puffed up her cheeks.
"Rest assured, little girl," Said the Director as he walked over in their direction with his cameraman trailing behind him. "We'll get some good footage of this fight and Axel-san will become a hit again. You'll see..." The tone in the man's voice caused Taro and Hanako to gulp. A few seconds afterwards, a second covered-up person appeared beside the Director in a poof of smoke and whispered something into his ear. "Uh-huh... Good. Do nothing to stop them. Leave that for when they're here." The person nodded and disappeared the same way he appeared. The Director looked at Axel as he pushed his glasses up the bridge of his nose. "Well, Axel-san, it looks as though Adell-san is here. And he's not alone." A smirk appeared on his face. "He brought the Overlord, too..."
The Dark Hero began to sweat. "The...Overlord?!" 'I thought those kids were only kidding when they said their brother worked for the Overlord!!'
"Oh, don't worry. That's all the more publicity for the taping... Besides, I'm curious to see who this powerful woman is."
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"Naruto!! Quit slacking off!! We're falling behind the rest of the group!" Rozalin shouted at the blonde ninja.
"Yeah, well..." Naruto grunted as sweat trailed down his face. "It would help...if you GOT OFF OF ME!!" He had been walking up the mountain trail with his blonde-haired owner on his back piggyback style since, according to her, she didn't have the shoes for such harsh terrain. 'Doesn't have the shoes for the ground, my ass!! She just doesn't want to climb up rocks!'
Rozalin frowned and jabbed the heel of her shoe in Naruto's side, causing the teenage chunin to give a small yelp of pain. "I said hurry up'!!"
"Yeah, yeah..." The blonde stood up as straight as he could and jogged up the spiraling trail, jumping over any rocks in the way. He jumped onto a particularly large rock that started to shake and grumble. "H-hey!! What's going on?!" He jumped off of the rock and landed a good bit away. The rock began to uncurl, taking on the shape of a large beast with rock-like skin and jagged teeth. Its pupilless, large, yellow eyes looked at the Overlord and her vassal. "Uh-oh...! Now's the time to beat it!!" The blonde shouted as he ran up the trail with the monster hot on their trail.
Rozalin looked back at the monster that was chasing them. "That thing's a Rock Golem! It's pretty slow, so I doubt it will catch up with us!" The monster suddenly stopped and went back down the trail. "Huh? It stopped..." 'What for?'
"Heh-heh...! Maybe it realized who he was messing with!" Naruto exclaimed.
The blonde demoness looked down at him with half-lidded eyes. "I'm sure he realized he was messing with a fool."
The ninja frowned. "You know, I could drop you over the edge of this cliff and say it was an accident."
"But that would not only be break your summoning contract, but your promise to me as well," Rozalin pointed out with a proud smirk. She folded her arms across her chest and continued, "Unless, you want to jump off with me."
"HELL NO!! Besides, you've got wings!! You could fly back up and let me fall to me death!"
"I wouldn't do that!" Rozalin shouted as she grabbed a handful of Naruto's spiky hair and pulled on it. "Unlike you, I want you to keep your promise. And you can't do that if you're dead, can you? I'm going to hold you up to what you said until you get too old to work for me!"
Naruto sweatdropped and suddenly stopped to look at her over his shoulder. "That's...just cruel..."
"No, that's being a good slave owner. Now, onward, slave!!"
The blonde ninja frowned and continued his way up the trail with Rozalin pulling on his hair all the while.
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Much, much later, the party was still walking up the spiraling path towards the top of the mountain where Taro and Hanako were being held hostage by the dreaded Dark Hero.
"How...much farther...?" Chastity asked as she wiped off the sweat on her forehead with the back of her hand.
Adell looked up at the peak. "Just a little further."
Rozalin, who had decided to walk again after Naruto began to complain about collapsing under fatigue and the weight of the blonde Overlord combined, stared down at the ground for a while until she looked at the red-haired teen. "...They can't be your real siblings."
Adell stopped walking and turned around to look at the Overlord. "What? What're you talking about?"
"Your 'parents' are demons. Your 'brother' and 'sister' are demons as well. And yet, you claim that you aren't a demon. That's a bit suspicious, don't you think?" She folded her arms across her chest. "I have my suspicions that they aren't your family."
He blinked and stared at her. "...Of course they're my family!!" He shouted, pounding his hand into the wall of the mountain and creating a small crack. His eyes then reflected a look of sadness before he stared down at the ground, bangs hiding his eyes. "Just...not my blood one. When I was a kid...I was all alone. I didn't know a thing about my parents. And I wound up causing things to catch fire, so nobody wanted to be around me. But then...I somehow wound up in the Netherworld...and even if it was a little hard for me to except at first, I feel like I belong here. The first ones to take me in were Mom and Dad. They said they could be my parents...and that Taro and Hanako could be the little brother and sister I never had--even if they were hundreds of years older than me." Adell looked up at the Overlord through his bangs. "Not all families are made up of blood. A real family cares for you and gives a damn about what happens to you!! So that's why..." He stood up straight and held up his fist, "I have to save them! Because I'm Big Brother!!"
Rozalin stared at the redhead. "A family...formed of love...?"
"Heh-heh! That kinda sounds like us, huh?" Naruto said with a smile.
"Excuse me?"
"We all love each other, don't we, Rozie?"
The blonde Overlord's face became scarlet red. "Didn't I tell you that I do not love you?!" She shouted as she took a few steps back.
"We're like one big family!" The ninja continued, ignoring Rozalin's reaction.
'A dysfunctional family,' thought Faust, Hatake, Sakura and Sasuke.
"It is times like this that I miss my own family, zam..." Yukimaru mumbled as she held a hand to her chest.
Rozalin folded her arms across her chest. "Are we forgetting that the family in need of rescuing at the moment is Adell's?" She held up a fist in the air. "My future vassals' lives hang in the balance!!"
"For the last damn time, they're not gonna be your vassals!!" Adell shouted, but it seemed that Rozalin paid him no mind and began to run up the path with her vassals behind her.
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"Hey...we're here...!" Daisuke breathed out.
"About time...! I'm tired as hell!" Naruto panted as he fell to his knees and began to take deep breaths. The peak of Mt. Uberilis was flat, like a plateau. The orange-clad blonde was amazed by the fact that he didn't die from lack of air at the very top of the peak. "I guess a mountain in the Netherworld is different than one in the human world. Sakura-chan didn't even get a nosebleed. Guh!!" Naruto was now lying face-down on the ground with a large bump on the back of his head. Standing behind him was Sakura, who held up her shaking fist.
"Shut up, idiot!"
"Wh-what'd you hit me for?! I didn't even say anything wrong!"
"I think the walk up has made Sakura-san a bit antsy, zam," Said Yukimaru as she took a step away from the pink-haired medic nin.
"At least more than she usually is," Faust added. He, too, was soon lying on the ground next to Naruto with a large bump on the back of his head.
As the rest of the group walked onto the plateau, a voice laughed out. "HAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!"
"Oh, no! Is that Laharl?!" Naruto shouted, immediately jumping onto his feet.
"What? No!!" The spotlight shined down on a figure in the middle of the plateau. "I am the legendary Dark Hero! The one, the only, Axel!!" The Dark Hero shouted as he posed.
The group simply sweatdropped. The howl of the wind was the only thing that could be heard until Rozalin spoke up, "This is the Dark Hero?"
"He...doesn't look so dark," Said Daisuke.
"Nor does he look heroic..." Yukimaru mumbled.
"Is this fool really the one who kidnapped your brother and sister, Adell?" The Overlord asked as she placed her hands on her hips. "He doesn't look very strong to me."
Adell gave a sigh as he folded his arms across his chest and gave a half-lidded look. "Oh, yeah... That's him alright. You just can't forget a guy like that."
"Well... If he is the one, then..." Rozalin drew her gun and pointed it at Axel. She began to fire at the Dark Hero, but he somehow managed to dodge the bullets by contorting in a silly manner, making faces all the while. "Stop moving and die like a man!"
"I'll get 'em, Rozalin!" Naruto shouted as he made a certain hand sign. Five Naruto bunshins suddenly appeared in a poof of smoke and charged at Axel. One of the clones tried to punch him in the face, but wound up being kicked in the stomach. Two clones tried to jump the Dark Hero from behind, but with a swift roundhouse kick, Axel disposed of them. The remaining two came falling from the sky, attempting to land a double kick on his head, but Axel soon pulled out his guitar and swung it in an arc, sending a blade of crescent-shaped purple energy into the bunshin and making them disappear in a poof of smoke.
"Something's wrong here..." Adell mumbled as he stared at the grinning Axel. "You weren't so strong before!! Heck, a few hits from me would have you on the ground crying, but now...you can actually dodge Naruto's clones and Rozalin's bullets!"
"Heh-heh-heh...! It's all thanks to my new director!" Axel said as his grin widened. "He gave me some energy pills that increased my abilities tenfold!!"
"Wh-what?!"
"Hmhmhm... Axel-san, you're telling fibs," A voice spoke from behind the Dark Hero. Adell looked behind Axel and saw the Director standing next to a tied-up Taro and Hanako.
"Taro!! Hanako!!"
"Adell!! You made it! I knew you'd save us from this dummy!" The pink-haired girl cheered.
"Hurry up and save us, Adell!" Taro whined as he began to shift about. "These ropes are starting to chafe...!"
"Axel, you bastard!! Kidnapping kids? This is a new low for you!" Adell cracked his knuckles and got into a fighting stance. "I'm gonna beat some manners into you!!"
"Bring it on! There's no way you can beat the new and improved me!" Axel exclaimed. He motioned his hand and smirked. "Come on. I'll let you have the first go."
"You're gonna regret that!!" The redhead charged towards the blonde demon and jumped over his head, landing behind him. He performed a roundhouse kick, but Axel blocked it with his arm. Adell punched Axel in the head, causing the Dark Hero to lower his arm, but the Demon Hunter was soon punched in the stomach and sent flying back. Adell skidded to a stop and charged again, this time dealing a flurry of blows. However, Axel managed to block each one of his punches. 'This can't be!' He stopped punching and kneed the blonde the stomach, but Axel countered with a head butt and followed up with a kick to the stomach that forced Adell back again. 'He can't be stronger!'
"What are you doing, Adell?!" Rozalin shouted.
"Kick his washed-up ass to the curb!!" Daisuke shouted. "I hated his attempt at a comeback album!!"
"Go, Adell!! Show this guy that he shouldn't mess with your family!!" Naruto shouted as he pumped a fist up in the air.
"It's no use trying to cheer," Said the Director as he pushed his glasses up the bridge of his nose. "It doesn't matter if he's stronger than the ordinary human. With his new power, Axel-san will surely win."
"Says you, Four Eyes!!" Hanako shouted. "Adell's gonna win!! You'll see!!"
"HYAAAAHHHH!!" Adell charged at Axel yet again, but instead of straight out attacking him, he flipped back and managed to kick the blonde up into the air mid-flip. Adell jumped up after him and grabbed onto Axel's arm. "Take this!!" He threw the Dark Hero down to the ground, creating a small crater with several cracks branching off from it. The Demon Hunter then fell to the ground and landed his foot on Axel's stomach. He was about to jump off of the Dark Hero when Axel punched him in the stomach. Adell doubled over in pain before he was punched in the face, causing him to stumble backwards. He winced slightly as he wiped off the blood that was streaming down from the corner of his mouth and got back into his fighting stance.
"Geez, you're a real glutton for punishment, huh?" Axel told the redhead as he stood up and dusted himself off. "You're just going to wind up embarrassing yourself on public television if you continue, so why not give up?"
"Like hell I'll give up!!" Adell growled, grinding his teeth and clenching his fists. "You kidnapped my brother and sister... You made my mother and father worry about their missing children... And all so you can get your stupid TV show back?! I could care less about your career and I'm sorry that I ruined it, but when you mess with my family...!" A burning flame began to surround the redhead's body as a look of determination appeared in his eyes. "When you mess with my family, you've crossed the line!!"
Axel's eyes widened and he took a step back. "H-huh?"
"Whoa...! He's practically on fire!" Naruto gasped in awe.
"Usually, I'd just knock you out. But for what you've done, I'm gonna beat the crap outta you!!" Adell dashed towards the Dark Hero and began to pummel away at him with flaming fists. After what appeared to be several minutes of punching, the Demon Hunter performed a flip that sent Axel flying over his shoulder and up into the air, who soon exploded as soon as he was away from Adell. "Vulcan Blaze!!" The redhead shouted as he held up a fist and a scorched Axel landed behind him.
"Alright, Adell!!" Naruto, Hanako and Daisuke shouted together.
"Hooray! We're saved!" Taro exclaimed with tears welling up in his eyes.
The Director frowned and the cloaked cameraman threw the camera off the mountain while it was still on. "I should have known better. An idiot like that was sure to use his newly given power the wrong way. Instead of just killing Adell-san, he showed off for the camera."
Adell turned around and pointed a finger at the brown-haired man. "Give me back Taro and Hanako!! Or else you're next!"
"I think not." The Director lifted Taro and Hanako up and pulled them over to the edge of the cliff. He gave a smirk before pushing the two young demons over the edge.
"NO!!" Adell ran over to the edge and jumped off.
"Adell?!" Rozalin shouted. She then gave a glare at the Director. "You...! Despicable coward!! You could not take your beating like a man?!" She drew her gun and aimed at the brunette. "I'll end your life!!"
"Shouldn't you be worrying about your friend, Rozalin-sama?" He spoke with the smirk still on his face as he pushed his glasses up the bridge of his nose. The blonde Overlord pulled the trigger and fired a round of bullets at the brunette, but he and the cloaked cameraman disappeared in a poof of smoke before the bullets could make contact.
"He vanished!" Chastity gasped, holding her mouth up to her mouth.
"That technique... That was ninjutsu," said Hatake as his visible eye widened slightly.
"So those men were ninja?"
Naruto stared at the spot that the Director stood in until he suddenly remembered something. "ADELL!!" He ran over to the side of the cliff that Adell had been and jumped off as well, making a familiar hand sign.
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"UWAAAAAAAAAHHHHHH!!" Taro and Hanako cried as they continued to fall down into the chasm. They stopped crying as soon as they felt someone hold onto them.
"Don't worry, guys! I'm right here!" Adell told his siblings as he held them close.
"Adell!!"
The redheaded Demon Hunter reached out and grabbed onto the mountain wall, hoping that his fingers would grab something as they fell. Eventually, his fingers managed to find a small crack in the rock just big enough for his hand to fit into and Adell held onto tightly.
"N-now what...?" Taro asked as the three siblings simply hung in the air.
"I'm sure Adell's thinking something up right now! Right, Adell?" Hanako waited for a response and looked up at her big brother. "Adell?"
Adell looked up at the sky. "I'm thinking, I'm thinking!" 'There's no way we can go up... At least, none that I can see.' He then looked down at the seemingly bottomless chasm as beads of sweat began to form on his forehead. 'And we sure as hell can't go down! No telling what's down there...' His eyes suddenly widened, pupils shrinking. "There's... There's nothing I can do...!"
"Wh-what?!" The pink-haired girl shouted. "So, we're stuck here?!"
Adell's grip suddenly began to loosen as the rock he was holding onto began to crumble away. "Oh, no!" As soon as the rock finished breaking up, the three siblings began to fall again...until someone's hand grabbed onto Adell's. "Huh?" The redhead looked up and began to smile. "Na...Naruto!!"
The orange-clad ninja gave a cocky grin as he looked down at the redhead. "What? Did you think I'd honestly let you get all the spotlight?" He was hanging from a ladder of Kage Bunshin that led back all the way to the top, where a Naruto clone was being held back by Rozalin and the rest of her vassals. "Now, hold on tight you guys! This may get a little bumpy." The ladder began to pull itself up from inside the chasm.
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Later, at Adell's house in Holt Village, a large dinner was being held.
"Mmmmmm!! This stuff looks great!!" Naruto shouted as he looked down at the many bowls and plates of food that was on the table. "I hope this food tastes as good as it looks, miss...Adell's mom."
"Oh, I'm not the one who cooked this," Said Mom with a smile. "Hanako did."
"Wh-what?!" The blonde looked down at the pink-haired girl with wide eyes. "You made this, Hanako-chan?"
Hanako blushed and looked down at the ground. "Hee-hee! Yup!! I made it all by myself!"
"Heyyyy! I helped!" Taro cried as he placed a large plate with some rice on the table.
"Hanako may be young, but she cooks better than any world class chef!" Adell said with a smile.
"Really...?" Naruto began to hang his head in shame. "I'm so embarrassed... All I knew how to make as a kid was instant ramen...!"
"And that's the still the only thing you can make without almost burning down the kitchen," Sakura added with a giggle.
"Sakura-chan! It hurts enough without you rubbing it in my face!"
Yukimaru took a bite of some meat and after a few seconds, she began to smile. "This is amazing, Hanako-chan! You could do this for a living, zam."
Hanako gave a bright grin. "Thank you! I always like it when someone compliments my cooking. Besides, consider this my thanks for helping to save me and Tardo!"
"Think of this meal as our way of thanking you for saving our children," Said Dad.
"Indeed! I've come to see that...Taro and Hanako aren't complete wastes of space," Said Mom as she smiled sweetly with all three eyes closed. "If they weren't here, no one would do the chores! I know their father couldn't do it."
Rozalin held up a large piece of roasted rib. Daisuke and Naruto looked at the blonde Overlord in confusion. She noticed their stares and closed her mouth. "What?"
"You look pretty focused on that meat, Rozalin..." Naruto asked her with an arched eyebrow.
"You sure you can eat something that big?" The Warrior asked as he pointed at the rib.
'Come to think of it...we've never seen Rozalin eat,' They both thought. 'She usually eats in private.'
"I will have you know that I have a king-sized appetite." The Overlord opened her mouth and began to eat the piece of rib savagely, tearing off the meat as she licked her lips. Naruto and Daisuke stared at her with wide eyes as she finished off the meat in less than a minute.
"Whoa...!" The blonde ninja whispered as Rozalin wiped her mouth with a napkin in an elegant manner--the complete opposite of how she was eating just a moment ago. "Do all demon women eat like that?" He looked over at Chastity, who was eating her food slowly, and Yukimaru, who was eating at a normal pace.
"What?" Rozalin asked with an arched eyebrow. "I like meat."
"I can tell."
"Say, Naruto: how much does Sakura eat?" Daisuke asked the blonde ninja.
Naruto immediately froze and looked out of the corner of his eye at Sakura, who was giving him an intense glare. He immediately looked away, slightly blue in the face. "I'd tell you...but I wanna live to see the age of 18."
"Hey, Mom! Can I become Rozalin's vassal?" Hanako asked her purple-haired mother.
"Huh?" Mom looked down at her daughter.
"What?!" Adell and Dad shouted.
"Pleeeease?" Taro pleaded as he placed his hands together. "We think it'd be fun! Besides, we'd be with Adell, so you know we'd be safe!"
"Yeah, yeah! So please let us become her vassals, Mama!" Hanako spoke with a pout. "Please!"
"...Well... If it's okay with Lady Rozalin, I guess you can be her vassals."
"WHAT?!" Adell shouted again, standing up upon impulse. "You can't do that!! They're too young!!"
Rozalin began to smile. "You see, Adell? I told you they would become my vassals. It just happened sooner than I thought."
"So, can we be your vassals?" Hanako and Taro asked the Overlord together.
"Yes. Hanako must be the head cook at the castle...and Taro may be my personal servant."
The pink-haired girl began to jump with glee. "Head cook? That's awesome!!"
"R-really...?" Taro spoke with a blush and he began to smile. "Thank you, my Lady!! I won't let you down!"
"Hey...! I thought I was your servant!!" Naruto whined. "I'm being replaced by some little demon kid?! How unfair...!"
"Oh, don't start whining," Sasuke told the orange-clad ninja. "He's only her servant. You're still her bodyguard, aren't you?"
"Yeah! You said you'd always be there to protect her, didn't you, Naruto?" Sakura giggled.
Both blondes faces reddened and they looked away from each other. "W-well... So long as he's not stealing my job, I'm content!"
Meanwhile, Adell was sulking in a corner with an aura of gloom surrounding his body. "I can't believe it... They actually want to serve her? Her!"
"We expect you to take good care of your brother and sister, Adell," Said Mom as she patted at the human teen on his head. "If you don't, I'll personally castrate you."
"...I can't believe they actually chose to serve her..."
"Hey! Are you even listening to me?" The purple-haired woman huffed.
"I think he's still in shock, dear," Said Dad as Adell continued to mumble to himself.
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Taro and Hanako become Rozalin's servants (to Adell's shock)!
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:Episode 8:
:End:
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:Next Episode!:
Naruto: Deep in a land covered in snow, a village in need cries out!!
Yukimaru: The village of Snow Melody, home of the Snow Ninja, is in danger, zam!
Naruto: With their village's youth stolen, the village's future leader goes to save them from the clutches of the mysterious ninja!
Yukimaru: But can Fubuki do it all by himself...?
Naruto: No need to worry, Yukimaru!! Konohagakure's future Hokage, Uzumaki Naruto will help to save the day!!
Rozalin: Excuse me?
Sasuke: You're forgetting about us, you idiot.
Naruto: Whoops! With a little help from my friends, of course!
Rozalin: Much better.
Yukimaru: Next time on SiNful Rose, episode 9: "A Tale of Two Ninja"! Please, wait for me, Fubuki!
Sasuke: Wait a minute... That symbol!
Naruto: It can't be...!