The Celestial Shinobi Lord
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It sucked and that was putting things very mildly how Naruto felt, after all he failed to bring his best friend back cause he lacked the strength needed to save them and bring them home.
And that's before the fact he was bed ridden for the foreseeable future, but even that wasn't enough for Naruto as he was born with 2 hot feet.
Still doctors orders were absolute especially since this was coming from the Hokage herself.
Of course that doesn't stop him from trying to break free like right now.
"Naruto, what are you doing" came the voice of Sakura, surprising the escape patient.
"Oh um you know, not trying to sneak out the window you know" said Naruto sheepishly as he was willing to piss off Sakura this minute in order to be free again.
"Save it Naruto, Tsunade wants you to stay in bed, so if you won't do it for her, do it for me" said Sakura as she waited for Naruto to make his decision as he let out a defeated sigh.
"Only for you Sakura" said Naruto as he begrudgingly went back to his bed.
"So any reason you came to visit little ol' me" asked Naruto, "Oh, yes actually I was just passing by your place in case you got any mail" said Sakura.
"This may come to you as a surprise but I actually don't get mail, not even coupons, but thanks anyways" said Naruto, "Then how do you plan to explain this" said Sakura as she pulled out a small sized package from behind her.
"I… don't know" said Naruto as Sakura handed him the wrapped parcel.
"Did you by chance order anything" asked Sakura, "No, I didn't much less know how" said Naruto as he looked at the package for a minute before choosing to finally unwrap it.
"What the heck is this" asked Naruto as he held a smart phone in his hands now, "I don't know" said Sakura as she shrugged her shoulders.
Examining the device, Naruto accidentally switched his phone on and instantly unlocked it as the device contained only one app.
"Valkyrie Crusade? What is that a video game?" asked Naruto, "Kinda sounds like it, which if it is it's a good thing since now you've got a way to keep yourself preoccupied" said Sakura.
Tapping onto the app, Naruto was brought into the narrative and was taught all the basics of how to play Valkyrie crusade as he was given a starter maiden before the in game Oracle told him how to manage resources, how to build his kingdom and many of the games key features.
Not realizing that 20 minutes had passed, Sakura decided to leave the blonde be by himself as he was definitely preoccupied now.
"Ok Naruto, I'm gonna head out" said Sakura, "Huh? Oh, ok, take care" said Naruto almost dismissively as Sakura felt offended but chose to let it slide since she did indirectly found a way to keep him to stay in bed without causing a fuss.
Time Skip
Later that night, Naruto chose to put his game on break when the battery percentage was low and opted to sleep.
That night though, he was greeted by someone he didn't expect.
Standing by his bedside were 3 woman as they silently looked over him with each one looking very distinctive from one another.
The first one was a young woman wearing a white dress with a large blue with gold trimming book on the left side of her hip as she had fair skin, blue eyes, and steal white hair as she wore a gold crown that remained afloat and inches from making contact with her forehead, as she was assisted by 2 drones that were combat ready; This was Oracle.
The second one was a teenage girl wearing a brown corset over a white button up and coal black skirt as she too had fair skin blue eyes, but had medium length creamy brown hair and safety glasses as she had a side ponytail held by a blue bow in a flower pattern; This was Alchemist.
The final one was a tiny woman who could fit in the palm of an average mans hand as she wore a florescent green dress with her skirt in a floral blooming pattern as she was able to remain up to eye level thanks to her butterfly wings, she had fair skin, pointy elf like ears, green eyes, and spring green hair; This was High Pixie.
" Should we wake him up" asked High Pixie, "We should, but our master does need his rest" said Oracle.
"Not that I don't agree, but all the other Celestial Lords are in the loop and are probably already on the move" said Alchemist, "Very well. Excuse me master, but please, you must wake up" said Oracle.
"Mm, 5 more minutes" mumbled Naruto as Pixie flew down to his face and proceeded to tickle his nose.
Trying to brush High Pixie away, it wasn't until Naruto had he enough that he finally woke up and smacked himself square in the face.
"Gah! Stupid mosquitos!" jeered Naruto, "Forgive us master, but we must talk" said Oracle.
"Huh, Oracle? Oh geez, am I suffering from the Tetris Effect or something" asked Naruto as he was going to hold off playing videogames tomorrow.
"I assure you, you're not suffering from the Tetris Effect" said Oracle with a playful giggle, "Ok, so I'm dreaming right?" asked Naruto.
"Wrong again master" said High Pixie as she flew towards Naruto's eye level, "Ah" yelped Naruto.
"Master before you start question your own sanity or seek medical attention, think you can listen to us" said Alchemist.
"Ok, but you seriously got to fill me in, I mean Alchemist and High Pixie to appear all of a sudden along with Oracle is a bit too much for me" said Naruto.
"Apologies, we'd much rather introduce ourselves when your in much better health, however this can not wait" said Oracle.
"Ok, what's going on" asked Naruto, "Master, you have been selected as one of the few in this world to become the Celestial Lord, as such there is a heavy bit of responsibility to your title" explained Oracle.
"Wait, hold on is this a prank, am I getting punked" asked Naruto, "I assure you, this is no joke" said Oracle.
"After all, how many people do you know get an iPhone from out of nowhere with only one functioning app" said Alchemist, "iPhone? Is that the name of my gaming device" asked Naruto.
"It's technically called a smartphone that's been stripped of it's identity but yeah" said Alchemist.
"Um, I think we're getting a bit off track" said High Pixie, "Agreed, Master Naruto, as you know from the games introduction, you've been selected as a Celestial Lord to protect our land, however things have became complicated" explained Oracle.
"What do you mean" asked Naruto, "I mean our world has unfortunately fell to corruption all thanks to the demon queen herself Calamity, so with no other choice we've all been forced to flee" explained Oracle.
"Exactly, however things aren't as easy as not only did many of the other maidens, but also the influence of Calamity has came to your world as well, with some of the maidens willing or unwilling have chosen to side with her in this conflict that will soon plague your world" added High Pixie.
"Which is why after doing some much needed studying, we have selected 9 worthy candidates that will indefinitely or have already undergone some unforgiving trials and treatment in their lives, because we believe that only you have the power to overcome and claim the power that we maidens carry and officially be labeled as the true Celestial Lord" said Alchemist.
"You mention that you've selected 9 other candidates, mind telling me who they are and if I know them" asked Naruto.
"You only know one of these Celestial Lords as you were both bitter enemies in a recent conflict, but now you stand as respective allies who share a pain no one can understand, and hopes to not only earn the respect of your people, but also do some greater good to your world now" said Oracle.
"Gaara? Gaara has been selected as Celestial Lord too" asked Naruto, "That's right master, and all though he himself was a bit cautious and skeptical like you, he too has turned around to the idea" said High Pixie.
"If that's true, then you can count me in on wanting to help you guys out, just tell what I need to do and I'll get it done" said Naruto.
"I'm glad to hear that master, however neither of us are long for this world, at least for now, but we will tell you the bare basic things you ought to know" said Oracle.
"Keep playing the game and get yourself familiar of the lore and other maidens you may encounter, any to every maiden you'll come across that you have fairly beaten in combat will aid you and be loyal by your side, and finally you and the other Celestial Lords must find Calamity and stop her at any costs" said Oracle.
"Ok sounds simple enough then" said Naruto, "Good, now we must be going, but before we do, we're going to leave you with a Super Rare maiden to aid you in your journey, to help start you off" said Oracle as there was a bright light from the maidens before the ultimately disappeared, leaving Naruto unconscious as he was now being looked after by his new maiden.
The Next Morning
In the early hours of the Konoha hospital we Shizune awake and making her rounds as the first patient she was checking up on was Naruto.
Hopefully that little troublemaker is soundly asleep, thought Shizune as she would hate to call in the group of medical ninja's to go on a wild goose chase this early in the morning.
"Naruto, you awake" called Shizune as she entered his room to see not only the young blonde, but he was accompanied by some fast company.
It was a young girl who had to be the same age as Naruto as she wore a black on white gothic Lolita style dress with a large ribbon, tied in a bow, wrapped around her waist as she carried a small red on brown shoulder purse as she had blonde hair, peach skin, green eyes and a mini top hat placed adjacent on her head to complete the whole Lolita look; This was Tino.
"Oh, hello there, I didn't know Naruto was expecting any guest this early in the morning" said Shizune as she wind up startling the young maiden.
"It's alright if you want to stay and keep him company, I'm just going to do a basic physical check up" said Shizune as she approach the duo.
"So, you got a name" asked Shizune, "T-T-Tino" said the bashful maiden as she adverted her eyes from making contact with Shizune.
"Tino huh? I think it's a lovely name for such a pretty girl" complimented Shizune as she was trying to ease the girl up for conversation.
"Th-thank you" said Tino as she slowly turned to face Shizune, "Your welcome. So tell me Tino, how do you know Naruto, I'm pretty sure he would've mentioned how he knew such a pretty lady to us already" said Shizune as she knew that was a lie, after all the young teen is simping pretty hard with a certain member on his team.
"I know him because he's my new master" explained Tino curtly as this got Shizune to stop her work to process what she had just heard what this girl had just said a second ago.
"Mind repeating that again for me" asked Shizune as she was hoping that her missing out her morning coffee was affecting her psyche.
"The one you refer to as Naruto is my new master, whom I'm dutifully ready to serve" said Tino as she began to blush a little for being so bold in her recent explanation.
"That's what I thought I heard, now if you would excuse me" said Shizune as she got up from her seat as she calmly stepped out the room and closed the door behind her.
"Somebody fetch me Lady Tsunade!" exclaimed Shizune as this was news that couldn't be held off as she rushed out the hospital in a hurry.
About a minute after Shizune left, Naruto started to wake up as he realized that Tino had been watching him sleep this whole time.
"Holy crap, that wasn't a dream" said a groggy Naruto, "Good morning master" greeted Tino.
"Yeah, morning" said Naruto as he let out a yawn before finally sitting up.
"So… I'm sorry I don't I've met you yet, who are you" asked Naruto, "R-right, my name is Tino and I'm here to serve you master" said Tino as the 2 were now properly introduced.
"Great, say listen, Oracle and the others informed a little what I got to do to help you guys, but before I do that, I need your help with something" said Naruto as Tino tilted her head with a puzzled look on her face.
Elsewhere
After a long night of paperwork, Tsunade wanted nothing more than to take a nice 6 hour nap to herself as she lied passed out on her desk, so you'd be forgiven if she looked like she just got out of bed the moment Shizune made her way inside.
"Lady Tsunade! We've got a problem!" yelled Shizune as her loud entrance forced the 5th Hokage to shot up back to her seat.
"I'm awake!" exclaimed Tsunade as she realized that it was only Shizune.
"Oh, Shizune… can it at least wait, at least for a few minutes until I've really woken up" said Tsunade.
"Lady Tsunade, I must inform you immediately about something in regards to Naruto" said Shizune, "Aw jeez, what the hell is that blonde haired brat up to" grumbled Tsunade as it was to early for her to deal with a stressed Shizune, much less a stressed Shizune who was flustered about Naruto.
"I don't know the exact details myself, but this morning when I went to do my morning check up on him, I saw he was accompanied by a pretty young girl by his bedside, and during our small talk she told me that he was her new master" said Shizune.
It took Tsunade a few seconds to process what she had said before she opened her drawer and pulled out an aspirin and a small bottle of sake as she swallowed the pill and took a light swig of her booze.
"Ok… what!" exclaimed Tsunade as she had Shizune repeat her report in greater detail as they both left the Hokage's office to the hospital as they were ready to interrogate the blonde.
"This is insane, since when does that little twerp know a pretty girl from out of nowhere and gets her to serve him like a servant" said Tsunade as she, Shizune, and a few shinobi medical staff was accompanying her down the halls of the hospital.
"I don't know, I've already read through some of his old mission files and we've got nothing about him being associate by a pretty girl from either in or outside the village" said Shizune as she handed Naruto's personal record to a random ninja before the skedaddled away with his private track record.
"I swear that brat better have a good reason, and can someone please fetch me Jiraiya, only person I'd know who knows the kid better than anyone" said Tsunade as the finally entered Naruto's room to see that neither he, nor Tino were present.
"I swear to god if I have to get him hooked on a morphine addiction to get him to stay in bed, so be it!" said a very irked Tsunade as she was not in the mood for Naruto's escape attempts.
"Send a message to every active on duty Shinobi here in the village to hunt down and bring back Naruto and his associate to me immediately" ordered Tsunade as everyone ran away from the irate Hokage to retrieve Naruto less they take the blunt of her wrath.
Elsewhere
Parked outside the most popular tourist attraction in Konoha, we see Naruto and Tino eating Ichiraku ramen while discussing in more great detail as to Naruto's main goal as a Celestial Lord.
"So tell me again, how is it that I have to go about and tracking down maidens again" asked Naruto as he was slurping up some noodles.
"Yes, so there are many maidens that wander your world, with multiple duplicates and copies of any maiden that's classified as rare or below, while maidens super rare and above are one of a kind" explained Tino as she ate her noodles at a normal pace.
"Wait so, you're saying that you're the only maiden for me then" asked Naruto as Tino curtly nod.
"That's awesome" cheered Naruto as he finished the remaining contents of his current bowl before moving to the next one.
"If you say so master, though honestly there are much more stranger and braver maidens then me" said Tino, "You kidding, Oracle, Alchemist, and High Pixie wouldn't have chosen you to be at my side if they didn't know how amazing you are" said Naruto as he got the maiden to blush from the sudden praise.
"Th-thank you master" said Tino as she went back to eating her noodles.
Once they both had their fill, both left the ramen stand ready to start their adventure, but that was put on halt when Naruto saw that waiting for them were 4 Jounin ninja's waiting for them.
"There you are, you've got the whole village in a panic because of you" said one of the ninja, "Holy crap, grandma is not playing this time" said Naruto as he was thinking how to escape with Tino, but said maiden stepped forward.
"Y-you stay away from my master if you know what's good for you" said Tino as she tried to test her might before Naruto.
"Hold on, did that girl referred the Uzumaki brat as master" asked one of the ninja, "I guess that makes her our secondary target then" said a different ninja.
"Damn, what I give to have a handmaiden as cute as her to be at my very beck and call" said the last ninja.
"Tino, what are you doing" asked Naruto, "Master, please forgive me, but I've truly yearn for the life of adventure and to be with a kind master to accompany me and hopefully share a feeling that I yearn" said Tino as her face progressively turned beat red.
"And what exactly would that be" asked Naruto as Tino was just to bashful to say it out loud as she focused her gaze on the 4 elite ninja in front of her.
"Starry Gaze!" shouted Tino as with a mere look, the 4 ninja felt a heavy pain that came from nowhere before a dark energy proceeded to blanket them all as they were all left paralyzed.
"Come master, my attack won't last long" said Tino as she turned to face Naruto, "Wait attack!?" exclaimed Naruto as Tino had tried to reach for his hand, but froze up last minute as doing that would definitely kill her from embarrassment.
"Oh great, in for a penny, in for a pound as they say" said Naruto as he didn't hesitate to take Tino's hand and proceeded to lead them away from the scene of the crime.
Great, how am I gonna explain this to granny, hell how am I gonna explain this to Sakura, thought Naruto as he knew he was gonna enter a world of pain once they do finally get him.
Making twists and turns to hide around and behind buildings to not be spotted, Naruto would remain vigilante for any unwanted company.
"Master" said Tino Quietly, "It's ok, just don't worry while I try thinking of a way to fix our problem" said Naruto as he was honestly clueless since his track record of hurting his fellow shinobi was do to his pranks, not from deliberate bodily harm with attacks that remained elusive even to him.
Feeling bad, Tino would have remained silent by Naruto's side if it wasn't for something catching her eyes.
"Master" said Tino as she gripped onto Naruto, "Hold on I'm still thinking" said Naruto as he gestured her to stay silent.
"But Master, there's a maiden right over there" said Tino as she pointed at said Maiden that was across from the duo.
She was dressed as a rather slutty cowboy from the booty shorts to the leather strap frilled crop top, to the Stetson hat, to even a decorative sheriff star shaped earring, before we focus on her long red hair and green eyes, as she was equipped with a sword on her hip and a revolver holstered; This was Devil Hunter.
"You sure that's a maiden" asked Naruto, "I'm positive" reaffirmed Tino with a nod.
"Ok, let's hope she's friendly" said Naruto as he and Tino went and approached the maiden.
"Excuse me, you wouldn't happen to be a maiden from Valkyrie Crusade now, would you" asked Naruto as the maiden turned to face Naruto.
"So I take it your one of the few masters that can tame me in this world huh" asked Devil Hunter as she was rather unimpressed by the sight of Naruto.
"Yeah, so let's make it easy and team up, or however I'm suppose to do it. Hey Tino how am I supposed to do it again" asked Naruto as he turned to the timid maiden behind.
"Did the Oracle not tell you, in order for you to tame and claim us, you must defeat us in combat" said Devil Hunter as she began to slowly draw her sword.
"All right, I can get behind that" said Naruto as he got into a fighting stance as Tino remained hidden behind the building.
"Bring it on then partner, cause I ain't being taken in that easy" said Devil Hunter as she psyched Naruto out in thinking she was going for her sword, rather she whipped out her revolver and began to shoot at him, causing him to serpentine from being hit.
"Ok, now it's personal" said Naruto as he crossed his fingers together as 4 clones appeared alongside him, ready to take on the maiden, but Devil Hunter remained composed to the situation.
"I should have guess that one of the Celestial Lord's was in cahoots with the devil and dark magic" said Devil Hunter as she finally draw her sword from it's scabbard and without any hesitation she had charged forward and sliced a clone down the middle, before spinning around and pistol whipping the second clone into the ground as she raised her gun at it's head.
"Good bye devil" said Devil Hunter as she finally pulled the trigger and dispersed another clone.
"You know, I take personal offense to that devil comment" said an irked Naruto as he and his clones had chosen to through a handful of shuriken at the maiden, but Devil Hunter surprised them when she shot them all down with precise accuracy.
"Is that the best you can do" taunted Devil Hunter, "Grr" growled Naruto as he was starting to lose his cool to this maiden.
"Guess we got no other choice but to pull out the big guns" said Naruto as he and his remaining clones nod in agreement.
While one ran forward to divert Devil Hunter's attention by fighting her directly, the real Naruto and his remaining clone stood back and were readying to attack her with the Rasengan.
"I finally see an opening" said the Naruto clone as he manage to get Devil Hunter to fire her last round and stand in an awkward position for her that would prevent her to use her sword effectively.
Not expecting to get suddenly headbutt from under the chin, this put the clone in a short enough daze for Devil Hunter to finally execute the clone when she plunged her sword into his chest as he puffed into a cloud of smoke.
"Funny I was gonna say the same thing" said Devil Hunter before she heard a light hum just ahead of her.
Once the smoke cleared out, it was revealed that Naruto and his clone had successfully readied a Rasengan for Devil hunter as they came charging at her.
"Oh crap" said Devil Hunter as she tried shooting at them, but the whirlwind force caused by the Rasengan was leading her bullets astray as Naruto was getting closer.
"Get ready for Rasengan!" shouted Naruto as Devil Hunter raised her sword and revolver and had them placed on top one another as both were pointed towards the blonde.
"Guns & Blade!" yelled Devil Hunter as a shingle shot of passionate flames was fired towards Naruto and his clone, and while Naruto was ready to sacrifice his clone, he didn't expect for Devil Hunter to actually aim for the Rasengan which went out of control and sent him flying towards a wall and being partially singed.
"Ow" muttered Naruto as Devil Hunter stood over him with her revolver pointed down towards his head.
"Goodbye devil" said Devil Hunter as she was ready to pull the trigger but felt someone nudging her from behind.
Turning her had back, she saw that standing behind her was the normally bashful Tino, was glaring at her with a pout.
"Oh… crap!" jeered Devil Hunter, "Starry Gaze!" shouted Tino as he single attack was enough to completely defeat Devil Hunter as she erupted into flames, which began to make their way towards Naruto.
Expecting to get burnt one more time before her inevitable defeat, the flames had instead made their way towards Naruto's mobile as he felt his phone buzz, letting him know that he officially captured Devil Hunter.
"Huh, so that's how it's done" said Naruto with a laugh as he began to sit up right as Tino knelt by his side.
"Are you alright master" asked Tino, "I'll be fine, just glad we were able to stop her ourselves you know" said Naruto as he smiled at his maiden.
"That's good to hear, though for the record I was just about ready to join in you know" said the voice of a calm and normally level headed sensei.
"Ah, Kakashi sensei how long have you been there for" asked Naruto, "Oh you know, a minute after your ruckus scared the villagers to flee the area" said Kakashi.
"Listen, I can explain" said Naruto, "I'm sure you can, but it's not really me you should be trying to explain yourself to, it should be Lady Tsunade who's patiently waiting for you to return to the hospital immediately" said Kakashi.
"My advice is to surrender now and return back if you don't want Tsunade to punish you physically, cause after everything you've done, you should be grateful if she let's you off with a flick to the forehead" warned Kakashi as Naruto began to pale.
"Please escort me back to grandma" said Naruto as he knew that regardless of his decision he was expected to get a slap on the wrist.
Time Skip
One little trip to the hospital, followed by a literal smack to the forehead, and Naruto was now explaining himself as to why he was in an altercation in the middle of town along with Tino's existence and relationship.
"You expect me to believe that you randomly received a gift from outer world beings and that this maiden as you call her is from a game and you're her master" nagged Tsunade as Naruto knelt before her.
"Well when you say it like that, it does sound a bit ridiculous" said Naruto sheepishly as his truth was the truth, yet had no true foundation to back him up.
"Ok Naruto, here's what I'm going to do, I'm going to give you one more chance to tell me the truth, otherwise I'll personally put a seal over a ball and chain, and leave you under house arrest for the next month" threatened Tsunade as Naruto let out a startled yelp.
Feeling the tug of Tino on his medical scrubs, she leaned in and whispered something into his ear.
"Just pull out your phone and summon the maidens you already have" advise Tino, "Good idea! How do I do that exactly" asked Naruto as Tino began to instruct him how.
"What are you planning you 2" demanded Tsunade, "Watch and be amazed granny for I have been selected to be a Celestial Lord" said Naruto as he began to summon his current roster of maidens.
Besides Tino, Naruto proceeded to summon Devil hunter along with 2 other maidens he currently had at the moment.
The first was a little girl with little girl with short blonde hair, fair skin, and light brown eyes as she wore an ugly Christmas sweater vest with a fluffy hood, a blue plaid skirt with red tights and green thermal socks underneath as she wore bronze colored shoes, but what really made her stand out was her small fox ears atop her head and fluffy fox tail; This was Little Fox.
The second maiden was a woman as she had long nova blue hair, and soulless eyes and an apathetic stare as she wore ripped black yukata that was also stained with blood as she held a katana that was glowing a menacing purple aura around the blade; This was Cutthroat (Old).
"See granny I wasn't lying about the maidens or me being a Celestial Lord" said Naruto as he felt relieved to prove his innocence, but the reality was that this raises more concerns and questions for Tsunade and especially the safety of Naruto.
"Tsunade…" asked Shizune in a very worried voice, "Shizune, I want you to leave us alone, we need to talk in private, and I do not wish for us to be disturbed for any reason" ordered Tsunade.
"Yes milady" said Shizune as she ushered the whole medical staff out the room.
"What's wrong granny" asked Naruto, "What's wrong? What's wrong is that on top of putting many of our young and future shinobi in harms way from a mission that was a complete failure, I now have my miracle ninja being selected to take on a dangerous quest that he just blindly accepted without further questioning" said Tsunade.
"Not helping, is the fact you're a risk taker at the very worst at times, I mean seriously Naruto are you trying to put me into an early grave by stressing or worrying about you" said Tsunade in frustration.
"Granny, I'm sorry I had no idea you felt that way about me" said Naruto, "I wouldn't have given you my grandfathers necklace if I didn't absolutely cared and believed in you, you know" sighed Tsunade as she took a moment to compose herself before shifting her gaze on the maidens.
"And you girls, you maidens just how many of you are out there" asked Tsunade, "Over 9,000 of us" said Devil Hunter, "Though it's more closer to 10,000 if you come to think of it" said Cutthroat (old).
"Um… the exact number if that's what you're asking is about 9,401" muttered out Tino, "Great, and I take you're not all grouped in one location are you" asked Tsunade as the 4 maidens nodded in agreement.
"This is just perfect, I mean it's not like this orange wearing knucklehead didn't have enough of an incentive to wanting to leave the village in the first place, but now he's probably going to have to travel from her to across all the great 5 shinobi nations and even set foot in samurai country" sighed Tsunade as she knew that this was going to be a headache and a ton since as much as she doesn't want to, she knows it's best if Naruto is sent off to collect and capture as many maidens as he possibly can.
"One more thing, was there a reason in particular as to why Naruto was chosen as this Celestial Lord of yours" asked Tsunade.
"Oh, sorry granny, but I'm not the only one" said Naruto, "Come again" asked Tsunade.
"Yeah, I think that Oracle told me I was but a selected few to become a Celestial Lord amongst other people" said Naruto.
"Wait, just how many more Celestial Lords there are out in the world" asked Tsunade, "I think there's like 7-10 of us" said Naruto.
"Did this Oracle at least share the identities of the other Celestial Lords with you" demanded Tsunade as this raises new problems and an even bigger headache for her as this could all spell trouble.
"The only one she mentioned was Gaara, though Oracle did told me the other Celestial Lords were very similar to us" said Naruto.
This was all the information Tsunade needed and was willing to take as she began to make her way towards the door.
"Naruto, for now I want you to rest up and recover, because if you not only want to continue your crusade to save Sasuke, but also these other maidens, you need to recover" said Tsunade as she turned back to look at him.
"Do I make myself clear" said Tsunade, "Crystal clear" said Naruto as he was finally left alone to hang with his maidens and finally get to know them all individually.
That Night
Putting aside other paperwork for the time being, Tsunade began to devise a plan to help Naruto out in preparation for his search to find the other maidens, cause chances are these other Celestial Lords were most likely the Jinchuriki from the other villages, and knowing how some are still very bitter enemies to Konoha, chances are the other Kage are devising plans to exploit them to capture these maidens to further increase their own might.
"Lady Tsunade" came the voice of Shizune as she let herself in, "Come in, has the research team manage to dig anything up" asked Tsunade.
"Yes, in fact when those guarding the gate saw the 3 sand shinobi leaving the village, they notice how they were being joined by a rather exotic looking woman with a serious demeanor and was carrying a sword" said Shizune as they even had photographic evidence of the maiden.
"What about the courier who delivered those devices to both Gaara and Naruto" asked Tsunade, "We're still searching on that, though chances are it was probably done by a Courier Ninja, as they are sworn to secrecy and to getting the job seen done" said Shizune.
"Damn it, this day keeps getting better" said Tsunade as she began to massage her temples, "Is there anything I can do for you lady Tsunade" asked Shizune.
"Yeah, just find me the requisite forms that allows a shinobi from the hidden leaf to freely leave and enter the village whenever he pleases" said Tsunade.
"Lady Tsunade just what are you planning" asked Shizune, "I'm planning to allow that blonde knucklehead the freedom he needs to keep not only us but the world safe" said Tsunade.
"Now get back to work" ordered Tsunade as Shizune left the room without question as Tsunade let out a tired sigh before turning her chair to look out the window.
There we go guys, to those who have been following to my Celestial Lord series I hope you guys enjoyed the first chapter to the next Celestial Lord as I'll be writing and publishing the next and last one soon enough.
To those that are new and don't know what I'm talking about, I welcome you all to stay and continue to read and follow this story as there are more foreseeable chapter to come.
Additionally I did write 2 other series that are in progress so if you want to read up and catch up more on the story and different lore, please feel free to click on my name, the titles of my other fic's are called the 'Celestial Loud Lord' and the Celestial Hero Lord', though frankly you don't necessarily have to read any of those to get interested in this story and for this plot as each story is slightly different than the other ones, so please if you like this fic and want to stay update, please be sure to fave and follow and leave me your thoughts in the review section.
But until next time, be safe, be good people, and please support your local fandom communities.
This has been your Humble Narrator and official author Tobi Yaza. =3