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Note: So I got a good question last chapter from a guest, Eddie, in regards to whether or not Naruto will learn more magic than time magic. Senjutsu was also part of the questions I received, and I'll try and address it now. If I missed something please let me know in a review.
I can say that he will learn more, there is just a question in regards to what it will be. I'm not sure if he's able to learn this world's version of senjutsu. It seems like a rare thing only certain individuals can learn given how rare it is. This is why I'm afraid it may be limited to Youkai, but I'd have to read up on it.
As for Sitri water magic or ice magic, there is a possibility for water. He has the blood for it, but the other thing I'm interested in is space magic. So yeah, time-Space magic probably, but specializing in time magic.
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-Chapter 7-
Preparations.
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There was a suffocating silence over the hot spring area as the dark-haired woman thought his words over. At first, she questioned if she had heard it right, but was quite sure she wasn't going deaf.
On the contrary, her senses were quite spectacular due to her heritage and senjutsu, so having heard that wrong at close range would be outrageous.
A lot of questions were flying through her mind, but in the end, she figured there was only one way she could figure them out.
Her amber eyes watched him closely as she thought it over, "Help me?" She asked after a bit with a raised brow. She wasn't sure what to make of the situation and remained skeptical.
Naruto quickly nodded and clenched his fest determined, "I'll keep it simple, because well… I could say it with big fancy words, but it'd still mean the same. I want to help you clear your name, and reunite you with your sister."
Kuroka's eyes widened in surprise before they narrowed a bit, "What would you get out of it?"
The dark-haired boy sweatdropped, "Why would I need to get anything out of it? Well, I mean, I guess I'd get a friend in you. At least I'd hope so."
She stared at him for a bit before trying again, "Why would you help me? No one in this world does anything for free, so unless you can give me a believable reason, I don't see any reason as to why I should believe you."
Naruto sighed and lifted his arms out of the warm hot spring water, intertwining his fingers behind his head as he stared up at the stars, "I always hated how everything has to be complicated no matter where you're from. People won't believe you're genuine because the norm of the world is to be greedy and get more than you give."
"...That didn't answer my question." He heard her say.
He chuckled a bit with a small grin, "Right, sorry about that. It's quite simple really. I know you to be a good person, and a person I want to get to know for who is under the facade."
"You want to help me because you want to know me? I'm not quite buying that." She chuckled skeptically in return.
"Believe it or not, but it's part of the reason. The other thing is that you and your sister remind me of some people I used to know." He started quietly, as a mental image of Sasuke and Itachi appeared in his head.
Kuroka tilted her head curiously, as far as she knew there wasn't a story similar to her, "Who might that be?"
Naruto sat up straight and let his upper body dip down under the water again, "Their names were Itachi and Sasuke, they were brothers and they had always been close. Itachi was the oldest, and a great guy, words can't even describe the lengths he was willing to go to for the things and people he loved."
Her lips fell into a small frown, "What does that have to do with Shirone and me?"
"It might be a longer story, Are you sure you have time?" Naruto smiled.
A grin settled on her face as she stretched her back a bit, "Heh, I came here prepared for storytelling, I just wasn't expecting it to be a mutual thing. And you've piqued my curiosity."
Naruto sighed a bit, as he started to recall all the details he could tell her, "Alright. It all started in a village, where their clan lived. The short version is that the clan was looked down upon. The… isolation, made the clan leader and elders start to prepare for a coup to overthrow the place. Itachi believed in the way of the village more, so on orders of the village he… killed his entire family."
"Even his own little brother?" She asked slowly.
He quickly shook his head, "That's where things started to get complicated. As much as Itachi loved his village, the one thing he loved more was his own little brother. He was willing to go to lengths beyond what any man should, but he couldn't bring himself to kill his brother."
"I'm sorry." She mumbled and stared down at her own reflection in the water.
Naruto just smiled and waved his hands, "It's okay, I think. It was long ago. Anyway, Itachi lived a lie. He was branded a criminal and a traitor so the clan's name wouldn't be dirtied and lived despite illnesses killing him just for the day Sasuke could kill him and avenge his name and family. In the end, Itachi died at Sasuke's hand, intending for him to never find out the truth. Sasuke lived every day hating his brother for what he did, his entire life was dedicated to ending his brother."
A question started to bounce around within her mind, "Why not just tell him the truth?"
With a small shrug of his shoulders and a curious look, Naruto looked at her confused expression, "I mean, I could ask you the same thing. Why don't you tell Shirone the truth yourself? Just like Sasuke, she's hurting for what happened. And that brings me to the other reason I want to help. I don't want another pair of siblings that cared so much for each other to go down that route ever again."
A sour smile split her face as she clenched her fists beneath the water surface, "It's probably too late. Even if you do want to help me, thanks for that by the way. She likely already has her opinion on me being the monster set in stone."
Naruto frowned, "And yet Kurama is able to tell that it was complete bullshit by the first glance he got. Please, Kuroka, let me help you. I believe we can change this…"
The conversation turned silent as the dark-haired girl just stared at her own eyes in the reflection of the hot spring, thoughts, and questions filling her mind until she glanced up from the corner of her eyes since there still was one unknown factor to his story, "...What happened to the younger brother?"
He hummed and intertwined his fingers, as he quietly started to talk again, "The truth has a scary way of always coming around sooner than later. He found out that Itachi had sacrificed everything, and couldn't kill him. It drove him mad, lost sight of everything, and was prepared to destroy everything that made his brother miserable."
Her eyes started to mist a bit as she looked away from him, "And you think that could happen to Shirone?"
Naruto lifted his hand and was prepared to place a comforting hand on her shoulder again, but decided not to, "I'm going to be honest with you, since she got into Rias Gremory's peerage it has likely been a lot better for her than what the alternative could've been. There is a chance she'll never be like Sasuke, but there is also a chance she will. After all, once upon a time everything you two had was each other, that kind of bond is not easy to sever. Nor do I believe that either of you truly want to sever it."
Unable to fight the urge to smile, she rolled her eyes. He was right of course, not in a million years did she want her sister to keep hating her, she was the most important thing in the world to her, "Tch."
Seeing the slight upward curve on her lips, Naruto relaxed a bit more, "I will ask you again, will you let me help you?"
Part of her wanted to jump at the offer and accept it, but the trauma of the past made her unable to, "As much as I feel bad for the two brothers you used to know, I can't help but question what you get out of it again. You may claim to hate the way such things work in this world, but it's nonetheless the way of the world, regardless of how you feel about it. And what exactly can you do for me?"
He sighed loudly and said again, "Why do I have to get anything out of it? Sirzechs told me something important the other day, he said and I quote. 'It's when good people do nothing that the bad guys win. And if we don't do anything, then it'll mean that douchebag of a king you had will have won. I won't allow that, not in a million years and that's a promise! And I don't go back on my word." He said and pointed at her, with the most serious look she had seen on his face since she had met him.
Surprised by the sudden flash of determination, she lifted her head and bit the inside of her cheek, "So what can we even do? I'm a criminal and a stray, it's not like we have anyone to hear us out. It'd just be mad claims from insane people."
A proud smirk settled on his face, "Heh, and that's where you're wrong. We can't be too loud about it just yet, but I have Sirzechs and my sister on our side. Hell, the Satans already suspected something along the lines of what you just told me, we just can't act on it yet."
She tilted her head, "Politics I assume."
He quickly nodded, "Yeah, that and the safety of people close to us. The old Satan faction and the Bael, if we go ahead and clear your name right now there's probably some class-a assholes that'll have a problem."
She hissed at that, "Their slimy hands won't get close to Shirone, I can promise you that much. And if I have to steal your quote, I don't go back on my word either when it comes to my sister."
Naruto gave a small smile, "And I believe you, and that's why I'll watch over her as we work through this. I won't let them anywhere near Sona and Rias either, so just in case I'm gonna be around here for a while."
As a senjutsu user she could sense he was strong, so while it didn't calm her down completely, she did relax more knowing he'd be there should they go through with this, "So how can we clear my name and keep the people close to us safe? It seems like a shot in the fog if you ask me."
He nodded in understanding, "I spoke with Sirzechs about that. We need something else to happen first, something big enough that'll upset them more than this would. From the way he spoke, I feel like something like that will happen soon, we just have to be ready. All he needs after that is your story which I just got, and then your consent to have a thorough interrogation."
"Heh, Lucifer sure is cunning. I'm not surprised though, Sirzechs Lucifer always seemed like the crafty type." She chuckled with an amused look.
Naruto had to laugh lightly in return, "That he is, hell he even put me here so I could watch out for Rias and Sona and their peerages through all of this, so I can't really take credit. So don't worry about anything at all, I got it handled."
A small smile settled on her lips as she thought for a while, it was a big decision after all, "Let's say that I accept this offer, what do you want me to do? I can't bring myself to believe you just want me to sit back and enjoy the ride while some random guy I just met carries out all the heavy lifting."
"You'll focus on what's important. Reconnecting with your sister, because all of this is supposed to help both of you. Once everything gets going, I assume I'll have permission to talk to Rias about what really occurred."
She raised a brow, "I'm not sure if you noticed but she is a bit angry with me. I can't imagine that she'd just smile and wave upon seeing me."
Naruto smirked, "And that's where Kurama comes into the picture. He knows senjutsu, the moment Shirone learns that then there'll be questions and things I can do on my end. I can start preparing her for what's to come, and that's when I'll leave it to you."
As the realization hit her, she snickered. "I see," It was a clever play, and it was sure to work as he figured. Shirone would without a doubt start asking questions about the senjutsu that she had supposedly gotten drunk on, and if this fox was as good as he said… then there was hope.
"I feel like I'm sounding like a broken record, but I'll ask for what I think is the third time. Are we going to do this? I can even help you out with your stray status if you want." He smiled and summoned a funky-looking bishop piece, one that indicated it was a mutated one.
She eventually sighed, and raised a brow with a small shake of her head in disbelief, "I guess it can't hurt to try. And you want me in your peerage? Not sure if you listened at all, but it didn't end well for the last peerage I was in."
He sweatdropped with a nervous laugh, "Hopefully I won't give you a reason to kill me, as I said when we first met, perhaps we can be friends. I hope we can."
She shook her head again, "You're as strange as Ophis said. Hold onto that piece for now, given how it ended the last time I'm not gonna attach myself to anything just yet." She finished, and waved a hand at him as she started to get out of the water.
Sighing he placed a hand over his eyes, "The offer is open, just let me know." He repeated.
Kuroka grabbed her robe and swung around her damp body as she stared down at the back of his head for a while, as he couldn't see her, a soft smile settled on her lips as she stared at the mutated bishop piece in his hand.
Her smile fell down into a confused frown for a while, as she started to question if she should have said no. He seemed like a genuinely nice guy, and if he was as he appeared…
Then it'd bring a lot of good things to be part of his peerage. From what she could gather he wanted peace, and stability, and wanted to fight for the people that weren't as fortunate as him and other high-class devils.
She'd also be in a place that was a stable home, a strong group of people, and most of all… free, and as close to her sister as she possibly could.
Here she'd have the best chance of reconciling with her sister, and getting back the person she missed the most.
However… that was the funny thing about trauma. It always puts a stick in the wheel of what you really wanted.
Perhaps when she got to know him better, time would have to tell.
She let out a small sigh and tapped him on the back of the head, and made her way off the premises as the barrier she had put up fell, "I'll see you around devil boy. We'll talk more about this next, looking forward to hearing what Lucifer has to say about our next move."
As Naruto removed his hand from his eyes and carefully looked back, he confirmed she was gone. He grunted a bit as he was starting to feel like a hard-boiled shrimp, and got out of the water and wrapped the towel around his midsection.
This had gone a lot smoother than he had first anticipated, and it just strengthened his belief in Kuroka herself, along with the missions they had started.
Now all that was left to do was get an audience with Sirzechs and then meet her again to discuss the next move. Safe to say he was happy, but he was also getting a bit excited.
Since he had used the first many years of his life drowning in self-pity, it was the first thing he had done since he was reborn, where he could actually say he was proud of himself for stepping up to the task.
Sure he had decided to help Veldora get a friend and to help him get more friends by inviting him to his peerage, but this was the first time in a while that he had actually felt like what he used to be, and not just the former shell of the remains of one Uzumaki Naruto.
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As the next day went on, Naruto used most of the day to think the situation over in his head. The truth was now confirmed more or less, and the chance of her just saying something that'd fit with their theories was so slim it wouldn't even be fair to assume she was lying about it.
They couldn't rule it out completely, hence why they needed a thorough interrogation eventually. And if the outcome was satisfying enough, then they had everything ready and would just need to wait for the moment to clear her name.
He sighed a bit with a small smile on his face as he once again walked through Kuoh Academy. This time it was close to evening, he had spent most of the day just hanging out with Veldora and Kurama. He didn't have much else to do, besides training, he'd have to challenge someone eventually but if their dynamics didn't fit then they would likely just lose.
He had someone in mind about who he would challenge first, but from what he knew the person was really smart and a great tactician. So he had some work to do.
Which reminded him that he likely had to fill his peerage in on the truth as well eventually, he just didn't know how much he was allowed to tell them yet. That brought him to the reason he was here in the first place because the closest way to get an audience with Sirzechs was through his little sister.
That also just managed to remind him that he'd likely have to tell her the truth one of these upcoming days as well. It was quite a rushed process, he had just met her again for the first time in a while, and then he'd reveal something like this.
He'd have to apologize for the incoming headache later.
While his objective for the day was to get this audience with Sirzechs, he decided to visit his sister. He had meant to go see her yesterday after he had talked with Rias, but then he had gotten a visit from his new… friend.
As that had taken a lot of mental capacity to sort through, he had forgotten about it.
Plus, familiars were a life hack. They could do a lot of things on his behalf, so he wasn't really wasting any time.
When he got to the room he had found Sona in yesterday, he casually walked in without knocking, thus having to dodge an eraser thrown at his face.
"Okay, I know that I forgot about coming over yesterday, but I didn't think you'd be this upset about it," He chuckled and watched as she lifted her head from a document.
Sona raised a brow at him, "Oh, it's you. I thought it was someone like Saji that I specifically told not to interrupt me."
Naruto raised a brow as he grabbed a chair and sat down on the other side of the table, and casually grabbed one of the papers on her desk and looked over, "You seem pressed. Bad time of the month?"
With a small sigh, she reached over and grabbed the paper out of his hand and put it back down on the desk, ignoring his remark so it wouldn't annoy her more than it already did, "Not exactly, just a lot going on with a student. Nothing you need to worry about."
He tilted his head and looked at another document with an image attached of a purple-haired girl, "Her?"
Sona looked away from her work, followed her brother's gaze, and nodded her head, "Yes, her. Saeko Busujima, class 3-A. She's also the captain of the Kendo club."
Naruto gave a small nod of his head and leaned back in the chair, "So what's her deal?"
Ignoring his choice of words, Sona pushed her glasses up and took a break from her work, "Normally I wouldn't be able to give out personal information, but given it's you I'll make an exception. Her father is very ill, practically been bedridden in their home for the last two weeks."
His lips fell down into a frown as he fidgeted with his fingers, "I'm sorry to hear that. I don't mean to be heartless, believe me, I feel really bad for her, but why does this have you this distressed?"
She smiled a bit as she leaned back into her chair and started to clean her glasses, "She's been a friend of mine for a while now and is usually a straight-A student. The problem with her father is both affecting her performance on the kendo team, but also her grades. I'm worried about her. She's a transfer student, and yet despite being here for a short period of time, she has made a lot of progress."
Naruto gave a simple nod of his head, "Want me to look out for her? I'm gonna be here from time to time, so I can keep an eye out if I see her."
Sona kept smiling with a small shake of her head, "I thought I said that I didn't want you interfering with what I do here?"
He shrugged, "Not sure what it has to do with anything, just take it as a favor for my little sister. I'm not interfering with the student council, so I should be fine."
"Why would you go out of your way to do that though? No offense, but you aren't affiliated with the kendo team, and this is not exactly devil business to get involved in." Sona questioned skeptically.
Naruto let out a loud sigh and crossed his legs, "I'm not sure why it matters. You're my sister, and you seem sad about it. Is it that unnatural for me to do something that'd help you?"
Her eyes widened a bit in surprise before a genuine smile crept onto her face compared to the more teasing one, "I guess I can't stop you then."
"A simple thank you would suffice," Naruto chuckled.
Sona shook her head, "Shouldn't you be on your way to Rias?"
This time Naruto shook his head, "Nah, I sent my familiar. I had to ask for a favor in regards to meeting with Sirzechs, so I'll probably return to the Underworld… again… for a day or so. I might be back later on this evening, depending on how the meeting goes."
She looked at him with surprise, "May I ask what the meeting is about? Normally you don't just get an audience with Lucifer."
Naruto hummed, "I think I'll be able to tell you soon enough. There's… something interesting, about to happen I guess. Well, it's something good so don't worry too much about it."
As she remained skeptical, she decided to trust him on it, "I guess that's fair, anyhow, I'll be leaving now. I need to make preparations for tomorrow, and I'd rather not spend my night here."
"I'll walk you out then-" Naruto started but was interrupted as he felt something poke him on his shoulder.
He raised a brow and looked up to his left to see a crow sitting on the fabric of his jacket with a small note folded in its beak. Slowly he reached up and scratched it on the head and took the note, with the simple message of, '10 min.' and gave a nod to himself.
It felt ironic if he had to be honest. Itachi had once given him a crow to share some of his power with him, and in this life, his familiar ended up being a crow. At least this one didn't have some wicked mind control eye, at least he didn't hope so.
Sona hummed as she watched the exchange and cleared her desk and walked toward the door, "I assume Rias figured something out?"
He shrugged a bit as an answer, "Unsure, it just said ten minutes. So I guess I'll just go to the club."
She nodded and started walking down the hall with him in tow, though as their footsteps echoed in the hallways, a girl around Sona's age walked in their direction. With a raised brow she nudged him in the side, "Speaking of which, that's her."
Naruto blinked and looked up and spotted a girl identical to the picture he had just seen before, 'So that's Busujima, huh?' He thought to himself.
She was a girl considerably taller than Sona, with straight and shiny thigh-length purple hair that has a triangular fringe at the front which barely touches the ridge of her nose, and blue eyes.
Her outfit was the school uniform, though with a bag under her arm along with a wooden practice sword.
He had to admit she looked nice, though what he noticed almost as soon as he saw her was the hardened skin of her fingers, along with the strong build and posture. It was easy to see she had been training a lot and for a while.
"Good evening, I'm surprised to see you're still here Kaichou," The girl greeted politely with a small nod of her head.
Sona gave a small smile, "Good evening, I must say the surprise is mutual. I did not expect you to still be here at this hour, did you forget something?"
The younger girl looked at her and then up at Naruto with a slightly curious expression, "No, I didn't. I just wanted to get some practice in, so I'm on my way to the club room. I will lock up before I leave," She spoke slowly, as her gaze once again returned to the one beside Sona, "Sorry, I don't think we've been introduced."
Naruto blinked, "Oh right, I'm Naruto, Sona's older brother and the current club supervisor of the Occult Research Club," He said with a smile and a small bow of his head.
Saeko hummed with a small nod, "I see, you must be the one Rias talked about in class today. I'm Saeko Busujima, class 3-A and current captain of the kendo team. I'm pleased to meet you."
He grinned in return, "So I hear, quite impressive. Captain of the kendo team even after recently transferring here, that's amazing. You must be quite skilled, I'd love to see you in action sometime."
A small smile graced her lips, "I appreciate the compliment. I'll continue to work hard as the captain, I always strive to improve."
Sona pushed up her glasses and started to continue down the hallway, "I'm sure you will. I'll see you tomorrow, I'll have to leave now."
The other girl nodded at both of them before she continued down the hallway.
Naruto had to admit he wasn't quite used to this high school behavior, that conversation felt a bit too casual and short for people that were supposedly friends. Though, if neither of them was a talker, then there wasn't much to do.
"She seemed nice," He eventually spoke out and followed his sister, his hands in his pockets.
Sona raised a brow and turned to watch him, "Getting good ideas?"
"Hm?" Naruto grunted in confusion, "Getting good ideas about what? I just said she seemed nice."
His sister shook her head with a short chuckle, "She's both talented, well mannered, and has a great work ethic. I'd imagine someone like you would think about getting her into your peerage. You may have competition though."
While it hadn't been his first thought, he couldn't help but be curious now, "What do you mean?"
The dark-haired girl gave him a look of disbelief, "Rias might snatch her, she has a keen eye for potential. You must know since you've met her peerage, all of them have the potential to be exceptional. Plus she only used one piece on Kiba, so she has a spare one."
Naruto gave a slow nod of his head, "Makes sense," He mumbled and started to think it over.
He hadn't exactly figured he'd be scouting for peerage members at this school, but it would probably be stupid to not consider it. Especially if she was as talented as started. Time would have to tell.
The conversation died out after that, and Naruto bid Sona farewell at the school entrance.
As he watched her walk down the streets, he turned around and moved toward the ORC building. He couldn't quite let go of the thought, sure the purple-haired girl seemed exceptional at what she did, but he didn't quite know what he could do to make her join him.
Or if she should join him, she was a high school student and he planned on becoming the absolute strongest for the sake of his goal.
Though she did seem to like competitions, considering she was a captain of a sports team.
Perhaps the idea wasn't that out there. He'd have to think about it later since he was now entering Rias' clubroom.
The place seemed empty for life, with the exception of the crimson-haired girl sitting behind her desk with a small smile on her face, and apparently, a silver-haired woman standing at her side… clad in a maid's uniform.
Confused about who it was, Naruto just casually lifted his hand in a wave, "Yo!"
Rias shook her head with a mild sigh, "Good to see you're on time, I was getting anxious about whether or not you'd make it."
He raised a brow, "Why wouldn't I? It's not like I have a reputation of being late."
The crimson-haired girl giggled a bit and stood up from her seat and motioned toward the older woman, "Allow me to introduce you to my brother's queen, Grayfia Lucifuge."
Naruto had to tilt his head, he had heard talk about her but he hadn't exactly seen her the last time he visited Sirzechs for a talk, "A pleasure, I'm Naruto Sitri. Though, you already know that." He sweatdropped.
Grayfia gave a small nod of her head, "I'm here to personally escort you to an audience with Sirzechs-sama, his schedule was clear, and agreed to meet your request. Since you were not present when Rias made contact, she made the appointment in your place, I hope that's satisfactory."
He shrugged, "Seems fair, I'm fine with that. So, when will we leave?"
"At your earliest convenience. Will you bring your own peerage, or are you going to attend the meeting alone?" She asked in a professional tone.
Naruto shook his head, "Nah, they don't know about the topic at hand so I'll be on my own here. I'll hopefully be able to be more… open, about what's going on after this meeting. With the people that are about to be involved, I mean."
Rias gave a small nod of her head, "That'd be appreciated, I found it a bit skeptical that you were here solely for the sake of Gasper and socializing."
He sweatdropped again at that, "That is actually the reason for that. This is about something else entirely, but it's bound to have a lot of influence in regards to my actions onward."
The younger sister of Lucifer shot him a curious glance but eventually nodded her head in acceptance, "Will you be returning this evening?"
He gave her a thumbs-up, "Most likely, I don't plan on staying in the Underworld."
She smiled a bit, "Could you meet me here after then? In case you're able to tell me more about what all of this secrecy is about of course."
"Sure thing, I don't see why not. It's not like I have anything better to do outside sparring with Veldora and Kurama, though they seem content on doing that on their own as well." He chuckled sheepishly.
The silver-haired woman gave a slight twitch of her lip, "You seem to have a rowdy peerage."
Naruto gulped and scratched the back of his head, "Let's just say it's never boring and leave it at that."
She gave a satisfied nod of her head, "Very well then, I'll be ready to transport you whenever you're ready Naruto-san."
"Then let's get this show on the road, the sooner we're done the sooner I can get to make some new plans. Let's go." He spoke with a grin and stepped up beside the older woman.
Rias gave a small wave at him as she called out, "I'll be waiting here, have a nice chat with my brother."
Naruto chuckled and gave her a wave in return as a large magic circle with the Gremory symbol appeared beneath him and Grayfia, "See you soon." He called out as the circle swirled around, and soon the two disappeared from sight to travel down to the depths of the Underworld.
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This chapter took me a good while to finish, pretty safe to say that I managed to finish it last minute. I had a lot of trouble with this chapter because suddenly a lot of things didn't fit with my plans and I got super annoyed and didn't write for two days.
It annoyed me a lot because I try to keep within the schedule of updating this every Friday. I don't think it's a secret who the next person in Naruto's peerage is, but to those that haven't guessed it, somehow, it was this person I had a lot of trouble with.
And in general also small stuff like who his familiar should be irritated me. And it's beyond me why since it's such a small thing that the anime completely forgot existed, but I guess I'm a sucker for the details at times.
Anyhow, let me know your thoughts in a review! I'd like to know what you guys thought of the Kuroka conversation as a whole since I got mixed opinions the last time, but overall most were positive. Some said it was too quick but good, others were content.
Once again, thank you for reading! See you next Friday... hopefully.