Hey everyone I deeply apologize for the long wait for this chapter but my computer died and it hid my stories really damn deep in its system so it took me awhile to find them! So once again I'm sorry!
I hope this chapter makes up for it!
I don't own Naruto or Devil May Cry.
Previously
"Alright guys meet at Training Ground 7 for your first official team meeting at six sharp." Nero glared at Kakashi, "If you're even a second late I'll not only come through with my former threat but I'll also drill you full of hot lead got it…!"
Kakashi wasn't fully sure what he meant by 'hot lead' but could tell it was a threat as bad as him being castrated so he nodded none-the-less.
Currently
Hinata sat up with a yawn, the morning sunlight streaming in through her window. She looked about her room and found her clothes discarded on the floor. Strange. She usually wasn't so messy.
Kalina Ann gave hum from the foot of her bed.
"Oh so it's your fault huh?"
The weapon gave another hum.
"Already chiding your little girl, are you?" Hinata sighed as she picked up her clothes and got dressed, she went over and picked up Kalina Ann and strapped it to her back, she then placed the other two weapons from her mother, all guns as had been explained to her last night by Lady, and strapped the ammo pouches around her waist.
She made her way through the Hyuga compound greeting everyone as she went by, they greeted back but were all still disturbed by the new look Hinata had on just as they were when she first came into the compound dressed like that. In-fact the guards almost didn't recognize her when she came up to the front gates that night.
Hiashi was still fidgety from then, all of the younger Hyuga Clan members now knowing that Hinata got the shyness and finger twiddling from him, Neji especially was enjoying himself with the new information and there was no way save for a cold day in hell was he going to let up anytime soon.
Hinata exited the compound and walked to the training grounds and found area number seven where Naruto and Sasuke were already waiting by three wooden stumps.
"Hey," she said as she approached them.
"Hey Hinata," Naruto said.
Sasuke gave a small wave in acknowledgment.
"So where's Nero?" Hinata asked.
"Don't know," Sasuke replied, "He should be here soon enough, it's almost six."
"I see you brats got here before us."
The three turned to find a stiffly walking Kakashi and Nero behind him pointing Blue Rose at his head.
"And I see you like threatening the Cyclops." Naruto said.
Nero smirked, "What else will I do with my spare time?"
Kakashi growled.
"Sure he's not a dog?" Sasuke asked.
Clack clack
Naruto looked at Rebellion, "He says: 'yes'"
Sasuke heard Vergil chuckle in the back of his head.
Nero pushed Kakashi's head forward a bit before putting Blue Rose away as one last little bit of an insult and slight scare to Kakashi.
"Well?" Hinata asked, "What are we doing?"
"We're doing survival training!" Kakashi said a bit too cheery.
"We've done that at already!" Naruto complained, "Me and the Bastard got the best grades in that class!"
Sasuke nodded, "We did. There is no need to go through such already well practiced skills, we can do so on our own time."
"Well not this kind I assure you!" Kakashi said as he pulled out two bells, "You have to get these bells off of-"
"Off of me," Nero interrupted.
"Excuse me," Kakashi said, "But this is my test, not some green horn's!"
Nero turned to Kakashi, "Well I don't think that someone like you is fit to administer this test."
Kakashi's one visible eye narrowed, "Is that a threat?"
Nero gripped Red Queen, "Wanna test it out, punk?"
"You think you can beat a jonin?" Kakashi taunted, "Boy?"
"Yeah," Nero said, "No contest."
Nero revved Red Queen's handle as he drew it from his back, "Streak!"
Kakashi leaped over the horizontal strike and threw a small handful of shuriken at Nero, who in turn whipped around swinging his covered Devil Bringer and all the shuriken bounced off his demonic arm harmlessly.
'A metal arm guard?' Kakashi thought, 'Or a small defensive jutsu perhaps?'
Nero jumped into the air and circular blue platform appeared beneath his feet and he kicked off it and revved Red Queen until it glowed red faintly, "Double Down!"
Kakashi landed on the ground and jumped back before the attack could strike him, and his eye widened some as he witnessed grass, dirt, soil, and flames spew out from where Nero had planted Red Queen.
Nero ripped Red Queen from the ground and dirt and soil flew up, "Don't tell me that's all you got!"
Kakashi's eye narrowed into a slit as he reached for his headband and brought it up revealing his left eye, the iris was red with three comma-like marks around the pupil.
"Sharingan, huh?" Nero asked, he wasn't impressed, "If your thinking of reading my movements or copying my skills your in for a surprised."
Kakashi started forming hand seals: monkey, dragon, rat, bird, ox, snake, dog, tiger, monkey, rabbit, monkey.
Lightning flared to life in Kakashi's hand, "This is my sole original jutsu, the one I made myself years ago!"
Kakashi charged forward the lightning in his hand ripping up the ground as he went, he brought his arm up and shot it forward at Nero, "Raikiri!"
Nero brought up his right arm grabbed the lightning with his Devil Bringer, draining away its energy. He stabbed Red Queen into the ground and grabbed Kakashi flak jacket with his left hand and threw him over his shoulder as the Raikiri died away.
Kakashi landed on his back and looked up at Nero, "How…? How did you…?"
"How did I beat your 'legendary' jutsu that was said to have cut through a lightning bolt?" Nero held up his Devil Bringer, the cloth around it before now in shreds letting the demonic features be apparent to anyone who saw, "With this."
"W-What…?" Kakashi sputtered as he looked upon the demon arm.
"It's personal," Nero said.
Nero kicked the copy-nin over onto his stomach and took the two bells from his pouch and turned toward his students.
"Now then," Nero cleared his throat, "As I said before, your task is to take these bells away from me."
"But there's a catch." Hinata stated.
Nero nodded, "Your right. Two bells for only two of you, meaning one of you will fail."
"What's the big deal about that then?" Sasuke questioned.
"You see, what you all did at the Academy wasn't your actual genin test," Nero explained, "The real test will be administered by the sensei, you pass: you become official genin, you fail: then it's back to the Academy!"
The three partial devils all stared at Nero.
"That's bullshit!" Naruto cried.
Nero shrugged and put the bells in his back pocket, "Sorry kiddo, I didn't make the rules!"
Nero pulled out an alarm clock and put it on a tree stump, "You've got until noon."
"Alright then, ready… START!", the three genin-to-be all leapt away into the forest, "Let's see how they do."
) With the others (
"There's more to it." Hinata said, "I can just tell."
Naruto nodded, him and Sasuke having decided to turn back into their actual selves, his red eyes looked at his two teammates, "There's something wrong about this, I mean there's no way he'd pass just two of us at most like he's saying."
Sasuke meanwhile frowned in thought, both his brother and Hinata were right but what could they do to all pass if only two of them could…
Unless…
"I think I got it!" Sasuke said.
"What?" Naruto asked, "Got what?"
"I think I know how to make all of us pass, that's what!"
"How?" Hinata questioned.
"Like we did with Father, Uncle, and Lady! Teamwork!" Sasuke explained, "'Only two us will pass'? He's trying to make us go against each other!"
"That," Naruto said, "Is both genius and dirty as all hell! I'm gonna kick his ass after this!"
Clack clack clack
"Yeah yeah dad!" Naruto sighed.
"Can you two keep him distracted for a minute or two?" Hinata asked.
"Huh? Uh, yeah." Naruto said confused, "Why?"
I'm gonna try something," Hinata told them, "Mom's going to help."
Naruto and Sasuke exchanged looks, they nodded, "Alright we trust you."
Hinata smiled, "Thanks."
"Let's go, Sasuke!"
"Ah."
) Back with Nero (
Nero looked at the clock over on the stump, they had less than half an hour, what were they doing? They should have made a move by now…
Nero turned to the wood stumps, "Alright come one out you two."
Naruto and Sasuke came out from behind the stumps, red and blues looking at Nero.
"About time," Naruto said, "We were when you'd notice."
"Well?" Nero asked as he scanned the area, "Where's Hinata?"
"Not here," Sasuke said, "But you should be more worried about yourself."
"Is that so?" Nero raised an eyebrow.
"Yeah," Sasuke ran forward, Yamato drawn, "Air Trick."
Sasuke disappeared in a blur and appeared next to Nero and tried to cut Nero, who jumped back just to be met with Naruto, "High Time!"
Naruto launched Nero into the air Sasuke jumping up next to him, "Aerial Rave."
Yamato cut into Nero, not deeply but still it made him bleed.
Nero drew Red Queen and slashed at Naruto twice before he spun around like a top in mid-air, "Roulette Spin!"
Naruto and Sasuke were thrown back by the attack into the ground but they both recovered by the time Nero got to the ground.
Naruto flew forward, "Stinger!"
Nero swung down and Rebellion and Red Queen clashed and the impact forced the two weapons back.
Meanwhile Sasuke had taken the chance to jump into the air and activate his second Devil Arm as black wings had spread out fully behind him and black feathers rained down on Nero who jumped and back flipped away.
"You're going to need more than that! Sasuke!" Nero called.
"Then how about this!" A ball of water slammed into Nero's head and he flew yards across the training field before regaining his balance and skidding to a halt.
Sasuke flew over and landed a few feet away, Yamato glowing and crackling with energy.
"Judgment Cut." the icy blue eyed partial devil drew Yamato with blinding speed and a deep cut appeared on Nero's shoulder and again this happened on his leg and chest.
Nero gathered himself up just in time to dodge out of the way a multitude of ice kunai and launch his Devil Bringer's astral arm at Naruto, whom he spotted not too far away, and latch onto him and pull him over.
He saw Sasuke charging forward out of the corner of his eye, "Rapid Slash."
Nero smirked as he grabbed onto Naruto with his demonic arm's power and held him up in front of him just as Sasuke had reached him and instead of cutting into him he cut into Naruto.
"Brother!" Sasuke cried.
Nero didn't give Sasuke another chance to attack nor Naruto a chance to get free and slammed the red eyed twin into the ground hard and forcing Sasuke back a few feet.
Nero then grabbed onto Naruto with his 'normal' demon arm by the leg and twirled him around like he would a Frost before chucking Naruto at his brother and they collided, the two going back even farther.
"Is this all you guys got?" Nero taunted.
Naruto held out Rebellion to Sasuke, "You don't mind to you?"
"No, Jackass," Sasuke replied, practically reading Naruto's mind, "Not at all."
Sasuke took Rebellion and placed it on his back, "Hey, dad."
Clack
Nero's eyes narrowed, what were they planning?
Naruto brought his Ice and Water gauntlets and wind swirled around his right and water covered his left, he slammed them together and ice flew down to his legs and covered them in frozen paw-like greaves.
'Similar to Beowulf.' Nero thought having seen the light based gauntlets and greaves before Dante died.
Naruto ran forward wind and water spiraling around him, he threw a punch with his wind covered right and Nero countered by throwing a punch of his own with his Devil Bringer and the two forces collided and exploded.
Nero was sent skidding back while Naruto was throw towards the forest.
And from the dust that was kicked up as a result of the explosion came Sasuke flying through Yamato held in his left and Rebellion pointed forward in his right.
"Stinger!" Sasuke cried.
Nero's Devil Bringer glowed red and he brought out Blue Queen and fired a single shot. The impact of the two bullets imbedding themselves into his body disrupted Sasuke's Stinger and he was forced back and regained his balance.
Then the bullet's combusted in a burst of flame that sent Sasuke up into the air, and Nero Snatched him back over.
He was about to pull Red Queen from his back when a burst of condensed water slammed squarely into his shoulder and was followed by two more one in his uninjured leg and another in his stomach.
He had barely enough time to register icy claws heading for him before they raked him across the face. The former Order member hissed in pain as his sight was clouded by his own blood.
"How's that!" Nero heard Naruto call from somewhere in front of him, he couldn't exactly where in front of him, but definitely in front of him.
"Come on, man!" Naruto taunted, "Don't tell me I blinded you!"
From the trees Hinata smirked, Nero was plenty close enough and his sight had become impaired.
Perfect.
Hinata pointed Kalina Ann at Nero and lined him up.
"Yes," Lady's voice said in her mind, "Just like that, now, pull the trigger."
'Try this on…' Hinata thought as she pulled the trigger and the recoil of the missile leaving the modified rocket launcher had nearly sent the weapon flying out of Hinata's hands.
A whistling noise hit Nero's ears and he turned his head to trees to just barely make out a missile heading straight for him, "Oh… shit…"
BOOM!
The missile hit dead on and Nero was sent flying and slammed into the trunk of a tree and he saw stars for a moment and once he got himself back to reality he looked up to see Yamato and Rebellion pointed at his neck both of which where in their respective wielder's hands.
"Sorry kids but there's still time left," Nero chuckled, "I actually didn't think I'd have to use this but I guess I underestimated you three."
Nero closed his eyes and concentrated and his entire body glowed and Yamato did so in response before leaving Sasuke's grip and flying into Nero's demonic arm.
"What?"
The moment Yamato entered Nero's grasp was when power exploded from Nero's body and he stood up as his wounds instantly steamed shut, a large demonic transparent blue figure with no legs floating behind him.
Naruto and Sasuke and, from the trees, Hinata all stared both in awe and fear.
Nero grinned, "What's wrong kids? Cat got your tongues?"
Rebellion's clacking went insane and from a burst of red and black Dante was standing in front of Naruto and Sasuke protectively.
"You've resorted to using Devil Trigger on a bunch kids?" Dante glared, "Seems to me that you've gotten pretty damn rusty, kid."
"Kid, huh?" Nero said, feeling a sense of dé·jà vu, "Well then you're gonna turn a pretty pink when I kick your ass!"
Nero swung Yamato and an arc of energy flew from it.
Rebellion appeared in Dante's hands and he turned it into a reverse grip and held it behind him and it glowed with black and red energy and red lightning crackled along its surface and Dante brought it forward in an upward arc, "Drive!"
The two waves of power collided but Dante didn't stop at just one shockwave, "One! Two!"
The two other shockwaves slammed into Nero his wounds still closing quickly due to his devil Trigger but slower than before.
Red lightning flashed over and through Dante and he appeared completely different he held Rebellion in one hand his hair hand gotten shorter and spiked back the sides of his head were covered by red plate like skin that went back and then curved back around his jaw and ending in points like horns.
His trench coat had gained a scaly appearance and appeared to have melted into his skin and his shoulders had become spiky and thickly plated in a blacker red and his left arm had only three fingers and a glowing red blade protruding from his forearm.
His legs had turned jet black with yellow and red veins running along them, his feet had become clawed with three thick and very sharp looking talons, his chest had turned grey and rippled with muscles with what looked like large black cracks all over it. And large red and grey membranous wings had folded themselves behind his back; and piercing dark orange glowing eyes locked with Nero's glowing red ones.
"Coming?" the demonic Dante asked, "Or do I get the next move?"
"That should be pretty damn obvio-?" Nero stopped short, and he dropped Yamato and his Devil Trigger deactivated and he fell to his knees.
The red lightning flashed again and Dante returned to normal, "You must be rusty if your Devil Trigger can only last so shot a time."
Nero panted and was sucking in large gulps of air in exhaustion and was dripping buckets of sweat, "Shut… up…!"
"Dumb ass." Dante said as he went and picked Yamato up and returned it to Sasuke, "You keep a good hold on that, you hear me?"
"H…Hai…" Sasuke said taking Yamato back still stunned by the sight of Dante and Nero's apparent 'Devil Triggers' from just a few moments ago.
"What in… HELL was that?" Naruto demanded as Hinata had finally gotten to the group from her spot the forest.
"That," Dante explained, "was a Devil Trigger, the strongest technique someone with demon blood can do."
"That was EPIC!" Naruto exclaimed, Dante chuckled.
"Yeah they are pretty cool aren't they?"
"Power was coming off you two in waves…" Hinata said with awe.
"Hey, come on now, you're really making it sound far better than it really is." Dante persisted.
A sharp ringing struck everyone's ears.
"Aw shit!" Naruto cried, "The test!"
Nero let out a small laugh as he weakly stood himself up, "I guess… you all know… what… this means right…?"
Naruto, Sasuke, and Hinata all hung their heads, back to the academy it was then…
"You all pass."
The three's heads snapped back up.
"Huh?" they all questioned.
"Neither me or the Cyclopes ever said you actually have to get one of the bells to pass." Nero said, "You just had to look 'underneath the underneath'."
"Meaning you were trying to break them up by saying only two of them would pass." Dante stated.
"Sharper than you look Dante."
"Watch it~!" Dante warned.
Nero smirked back, "The point of this test was to test your abilities and to see if you could see through the bluff the test was made to set up."
"So we're official genin now?" Naruto asked excitedly.
Nero nodded, "Yep! Team Seven starts their first mission first thing tomorrow!"
"Alright!" Naruto cheered.
"We did it!" Hinata said.
Sasuke settled for a simple grin.
Dante ruffled his two sons' silver hair, "Good work ya brats!"
"Well then," Nero said, "It is noon, which means lunch! Let's go get some! Dante's buying!"
"Sweet! Food!" Naruto cheered again, "Let's make it pizza!"
"Wait!" Dante called, "What do you mean I'm paying! I've got no cash! Wha-? HEY? Are you even listening to me?"
) Over by a Random Tree (
A silver haired man was tied to a tree out in the forest by Training Ground Seven, unconscious. A sign was taped to his face:
DO NOT UNTIE THIS PERVERSE AND SORRY EXCUSE FOR A SENSEI FOR ANY REASON AT ALL! DOING SO WILL RESULT IN THIS IDIOT'S FAVORITISIM TOWARD 'UCHIHA' SASUKE!
P.S. THE 'BLOND' OF GROUP ALSO PISSED ON HIM SO IF YOU DON'T WANT TO SMELL LIKE HIM I'D SUGGEST TO LEAVE THIS SHIT ALONE!
Kurenai came walking past with her team in tow they all looked at the sign.
"Finally," Kurenai sighed, "Justice!"
Hey everyone once again sorry for the wait blame my fuckin' computer!
Let me know what you thought about this chapter, and the new DT I gave Dante, it's a mix of the DT from DMC 4 and the Majin DT.
I hoped you all enjoyed this chapter! Please Review!