Summary: Meet Naruto Uzumaki, an eccentric teen with a passion for the MOBA game League of Legend even though he sucked at it. His life was normal until he was introduced to the supernatural world and found out he had an irregular Sacred Gear. So, the problem? How should he fend off Amano Yuuma? With Lucian's relic pistols or Azir's sand soldiers? [GamerNaruto] [Triple Crossovers] [Harem]
[Naruto x Harem]
[Unlimited Arsenal Naruto]
"Naruto" Normal Speech.
'Naruto' Normal Thought.
"Summon" Abilities/Powers/Techniques.
"Naruto" Devilic/Dragon Speeches.
'Naruto' Devilic/Dragon Thoughts.
The League Summoner
Chapter 33
"Ara, your footwork is quite amazing, Naruto-sama." Grayfia Lucifuge praised as she guided Naruto across the floor to the slow rhythm of music in a slow dance. Despite having no problem following her instructions, Naruto was getting more and more nervous as he was getting to Grayfia, so close that there were times their faces were only a few inches from each other, and her breasts were pushing against his chest as he held her in his arms. "But it is as expected, considering that you have become quite skilled in several arts of swordsmanship."
"I… I guess…" Naruto chuckled nervously in response. Their movement had become slow and deliberate. "Why am I the only one getting dance lessons again?" The blond decided to ask, having been called to the room earlier that morning by Grayfia to start the dancing lesson.
From what he had heard, Rias' mother was supposed to be the one teaching him how to dance properly, but she had to leave for an emergency business meeting with her husband, leaving her with no choice but to call in Grayfia to teach him in her stead. Despite being a maid, Grayfia came from the house of Lucifuge, a noble family of pureblooded devils from the extra devils, so it was as expected for her to be able to dance expertly, and fully capable of teaching him to do the same.
"Kiba Yuuto-san has already mastered these sorts of techniques, as expected of a Knight." The silver haired maid answered as she continued to dance with Naruto "Meanwhile, Gasper-san is a member of a distinguished vampire, so he knows etiquette. You, on the other hand, are a commoner from the human world, so it will be very troubling if you don't acquire these skills beyond a certain level. In the near future, you will eventually have to make your appearance with Rias-Ojou sama in high society events, so it is very important for you to remember customary practices even a little."
"You guys are still on about that huh?" Naruto asked with a small chuckle "Sure I love Rias and all, but don't you think that it's still a bit too soon for us to talk about marriage? I mean… we're still in high school, right?"
"That's true, but I do believe you understand that Lord and lady Gremory have all the reasons to be looking forward to it, especially after Ojou-sama has already openly fought to cancel her marriage engagement with the third son of the Phenex Family. Plus, she has also never shown any interest in boys before you, so it's only natural for her parents to be excited when she can find someone that she can truly be happy with." Grayfia explained in her normally calm tone, and Naruto couldn't help but smile at that.
"So… do they know that I am…"
"…building a harem?" Grayfia cut him off and continued his question despite the fact that Naruto did not intend to ask something like that, at least in such manner, making him almost trip over his own feet and step on hers, but the silver haired maid held him firmly and kept him level with her grip on his body. When the blond stood back up, he could see a rare teasing smile on Grayfia's face as she looked at him.
"What's with you female devils and the word harem? Is it really something that you can say so casually?" He asked in disbelief, trying his best to keep a calm tone.
Grayfia tilted her head to the side as the teasing smile on her face widened even further before she asked: "Oh? So someone else other than Ojou-sama already talked to you about it, didn't she?"
"More like teased me though, but yeah… I guess." Naruto answered while laughing forcefully "So… does her parents know?"
"They do, or at least Venelana-sama does. If I can see that the girls of Ojou-sama's peerage are attracted to you, then of course she can as well." Grayfia spoke, and Naruto expected as much from Rias' mother, having talked and gotten to know her during his time recovering from the Rating Game against Raiser. Though he had yet to decide if that made Venelana incredible… or scary.
"So they don't mind that their daughter is the only one that I am dating."
"Or will date." Grayfia added "It doesn't matter to them really, Naruto-sama, but the thing that they will be most concerned about is if Rias-Ojou sama is strong enough to take the lead. Venelana-sama is the one who takes the reins with her husband, so it'd be obvious if she wishes for her daughter to be the same." Naruto widened his eyes at that. No wonder why the two of them were perfectly fine with him having a harem (again, he's not trying to build a harem or anything like that).
"I guess the main problem for me is whether the girls that I like will be willing to accept it. I mean, Momo-chan seemed pretty cool with it but…"
"Oh, so Momo Hanakai-san of Sona Sitri-sama's peerage is the other girl?" Grayfia gasped lightly with a small teasing smile "I'm impressed Naruto-sama. I thought it was either Asia-san or Akeno-san. That's a long reach even for you."
"P-Please, Grayfia-san… It's not like that." Naruto could only find himself chuckling nervously as he responded to her.
Grayfia then spoke in a much softer tone, "Joke aside, you don't have to be so worried about it. After all, it's natural in our world for women to be attracted to men who are both powerful and charming, and for those men to want to be surrounded by beautiful women. You used to be a human, so I understand if the idea sounds very extreme to you, but trust me, you will get used to it eventually."
"Thank you, Grayfia-san." Naruto smiled gratefully at Grayfia, expressing his gratitude to the earnest sincerity in her words. Grayfia nodded her head at him before she spun him around, making him spin a few times away from her before coming to a stop.
"That's enough talking, Naruto-sama." Grayfia spoke in a firm tone as Naruto turned around to face her "It's time for us to turn our focus back to your dance lesson. As the head maid of the Gremory Devil House, and the personal assistant of Sirzechs Lucifer-sama himself, I will not accept anything but absolute perfection from you. So prepare yourself!"
"Bring it on, Grayfia-san." Naruto grinned. He had survived fencing training with Fiora, the Grand Duelist, so of course there's no chance that a dance with the Silver Haired Queen of Annihilation wouldn't be the end of him, right?
Right?
Break
"Are your feet okay, Naruto-san?" Asia asked in concern, noticing how Naruto was limping ahead of her.
"Huh? Oh, just a bit sore from dancing, that's all." Naruto answered the blonde with a grin, making Asia look at him for a second. She then grabbed his hand and caused Naruto and the rest of their group to stop and turn around to look at them before lowering herself down to use her Sacred Gear on his feet, engulfing them in the healing aura of Twilight Healing. After a second, Naruto's feet no longer felt sore, making him smile gratefully at Asia when she stood up "Thank you, Asia!"
"Please don't mention it, Naruto-san." The former nun smiled bright at him as she nodded her head.
With that, the group continued to advance forward, following their master Rias to the gathering of young devils, where they would meet the four Maou and the higher-ups of the Devil Faction in preparation for the Youth Devil Rating Game Tournament. Since the place was swarmed by paparazzi and reporters, as the tournament was possibly the biggest event of the entire Underworld, it had taken them a while to get through the crowd waiting outside, making it very possible that they were the last to arrive.
"Everyone, I'll say it one more time. No matter what happens, stay in a calm state of mind. —The people above are our future rivals, even the ones who had fought side by side with us in Iceland. We mustn't show an unsightly form, understand?"
Everyone nodded resolutely at their king's words that were filled with fighting spirit. It didn't take long for them to arrive at the meeting floor, where they were greeted by an employee who gave a bow towards Rias before saying with a hand gesture to the side. "Welcome, Gremory-sama. Please come this way."
Everyone followed the employee until they were met with a group of people standing in front of a pair of wooden doors. It wasn't that difficult for them to recognize the tall and muscular build of Sairaorg Bael, who's now being accompanied by not just his queen, but his entire peerage.
"Sairaorg!" Rias called, acknowledging her cousin with a radiant smile as she walked with her peerage over to him and his group.
"Rias!" The Bael heir grinned at his cousin while his peerage lowered their heads respectfully to her, before he turned his attention over to Rias' peerage, smiling at them as he greeted "Hello there everyone, Naruto!"
"Hey there Sairaorg-san." Naruto grinned and raised his hand to bump the side of his fist with Sairaorg. He then looked at the rest of Sairaorg's peerage and much like their king himself, all of them looked incredibly strong.
"What are you doing out here Sairaorg? Don't you want to come in?" Rias couldn't help but ask, crossing her arms as she looked at the doors of the no doubt meeting hall.
"Ah well, the reason why we are out here is because it has become so idiotic in there." The Bael heir explained with a bitter smile "Seekvaira, Sona and the Astaroth were the first to arrive. Zephydor came last, but he immediately picked an argument with Seekvaira and the two have been at each other's throat since."
As if on cue, suddenly a booming sound was heard from the nearby room, followed by a tremor that shook the hallway.
"Woah!? Sounds like a pretty heated argument in there." Naruto commented as he grabbed Asia and prevented her from falling, making her look at him thankfully. He knew Seekvaira. Someone with a cold and no nonsense attitude like her wasn't going to accept disrespectful behaviors toward her so easily.
"This is why I advised not meeting each other before the official meeting…" Sairaorg sighed before he followed Rias who had entered the room with her peerage.
When the two groups got in the meeting hall, they weren't surprised to see that the place had become a complete mess. All tables, chairs and decorations had been either flipped over or completely destroyed. In the middle of the room two groups of people were glaring at each opposing party with their weapons and magic at the ready. On one side was none other than Seekvaira Agares and her peerage themselves, while on the other were a group of devils that was being led by a goblin face devils.
Despite the chaotic state of the room, there was a table safe from the destruction at the corner of the room and one man was calmly drinking tea in the midst of the chaos.
"Zephydor, do you realize what you just said?" Seekvaira asked, her tone as cold as ice "Saying something like that to me will get you killed, you know. Do you want to die? Even if I kill you here, I won't be held responsible by the devils on top, you know."
The leader of the group with goblin-like devils, Zephydor, replied with a different kind of hostility.
"Hah! I'm not afraid to say it straight to your face again, bitch! Why don't you go to a private room with me and I will show you how to have fun, or are you too scared to go anywhere without your guards. No wonder why you're still a virgin who hasn't let a man come near her till now!? Geez, all the women of families of the Maou stink of virgins and are unbearable! That's why I said that I'd do a formal opening ceremony for you!"
'Yikes, and I think that rat twitch has the worst attitude."
"You tell me about it."
Every devil present in the room immediately turned their heads over to Naruto and Yuumi, with the latter immediately realizing that she had just spoken those words out loud enough for the whole room to hear. Without a pause, she shot behind Naruto and hid behind him with her companion, peeking her head up from behind him to look at the goblin face devil who was glaring at her and her summoner, as Naruto merely raised his hands up in defense.
"We didn't say anything." He said but knew that no one would trust him.
"Naruto-kun!" To everyone's shock and surprise, Seekvaira's expression flipped 180 degrees, and gone was the serious young woman with a cold and chilling aura about her as she ran over to Naruto with a beaming smile on her face. "You're here! It's so good to see you!" She greeted cheerily, sounding more like an excited high school girl than a proper young lady of one of the highest ranking devil families with the rank of Archduke.
"Ah, hello Seek-chan." Naruto greeted the Agares heiress with a smile before he nodded his head at her servants as they rushed over to her side "Hey guys."
"What in the Maou's name is going on?" Zephydor asked in shock and disbelief before he stepped toward Seekvaira "Hey, bitch. I am not done…"
Before Zephydor could reach her, Sairaorg had stepped forward and spoken up with a strong voice: "I advise you against continuing fighting, rebellious son of the Glasya-Labolas family. If you continue any further than this, I will be your opponent. That's your last warning."
A throbbing vein appeared on Zephydor's forehead as he glared at Sairaorg for those words, his face turning red with rage. "Now, listen here you incompetent Bael…"
BOOOM!
Before he could finish that sentence, a resounding sound was heard, as Sairaorg Bael sent Zephydor flying towards a wall with a single blow, creating a massive crater from the sheer force of the impact.
"You son of a bitch!"
"Damn Bael family!"
As Zephydor tried to pick himself up while holding his bloody face, his servants cried out in pure rage and turned to glare at Sairaorg, who merely crossed his arms as his own peerage rushed at his side and formed a protective circle around their King. The atmosphere in the meeting room couldn't grow any more intense after that.
"Take good care of your master." Sairaorg spoke up simply with a powerful presence about him "There's still time for you to help him before the Maou arrive. Even if you turn your swords towards me now, you'll gain nothing but utter defeat."
The devils of the Glasya-Labolas peerage gritted their teeth, but didn't take much time to accept their defeat and run over to their master, trying to pick him up only for him to shove them back and do it himself, almost falling over again in the process. Sairaorg just exhaled a little, before he looked at his peerage and nodded his head to them, making them lower their weapons and magic, but not their guards.
"I guess that settles it then." Sairaorg said as he turned around to look at Rias with her group and Seekvaira.
"I hope that Zephydor will learn his lesson. He looks quite drunk but still…" Rias said with a small sigh as she watched Zephydor and his peerage walking away.
"We all know that won't, Rias." Sona Sitri spoke up as she walked to them with her Queen, Tsubaki Shinra and Bishop, Momo Hanakai following closely behind her. Upon seeing Naruto, the white haired beauty gave him a beautiful smile and a wave of her hand, which he couldn't help but return whole heartedly.
"Sona." Rias smiled at her rival and childhood friend, as Seekvaira and Sairaorg gave the Sitri heiress a nod in acknowledgement. Before she could say anything more, her head suddenly snapped to Seekvaira when the Agares heiress grabbed her boyfriend's hand and raised it up to write something into his palm with a pen, appearing to be a series of numbers.
"Uh, what's this?" Naruto couldn't help but ask as Seekvaira finished writing and put the pen away, making it disappear into a magic circle.
"My phone number." She told him, making Naruto widen his eyes in surprise, and everyone around them to gasp in shock, no one more so than Rias herself "Hey Naruto-kun, if you have free time this weekend, please come to my family's personal resort. My parents have been waiting for the opportunity to meet you, so please allow me the pleasure of introducing you to them."
"I…"
"Ahem, Naruto has a training session this weekend to prepare for the tournament, Seek-chan." Before Naruto could speak, Rias had grabbed his shoulder and pulled him back behind her to step forward and face Seekvaira, who instantly returned to her usual cold self "And quite frankly, I'm sure that you should too. At one point, we will be your opponents in the tournament after all."
"Hmm… I know that we are childhood friends too, Rias… but I don't remember giving you back the permission to call me Seek-chan like you did back in the day." the Agares heiress spoke as she crossed her arms under her ample bust, returning Rias' glare with one of her own. "Also, the archduke and archduchess themselves request the meeting with your [Pawn], are you defying their wish, Rias?"
"I am sure they will understand that Naruto needs his training." Rias answered simply and the two glared heatly at each other, not needing to speak any more word to raise the tension between them.
Naruto could only turn his eyes nervously between them before he looked at Sairaorg, asking him with a finger pointing at his girlfriend and Seekvaira, "Um, Sairaorg-san, can you use that Great King authority on you and do something about this too?"
"I think you will have to sort this out on your own, my friend." was the only reply the Bael heir had for Naruto as he gave him a pat on the shoulder.
Fortunately for Naruto, the first group of top devils and Maou arrived, allowing the gathering of young devils to truly begin, and more or less saving him from the trouble of dealing with two high class strong willed young ladies who would probably not listen to him at all.
Break
"Everyone is gathered, good." An old devil spoke up, as Rias and the other heirs stepped forward while their peerages stood in five straight lines behind them, looking up at Sirzechs, the other Maou and the leading body of the Devil Faction. "You have been gathered here today so that we can see the faces of all those who will carry the fate of the Devil Faction. This type of meeting will be held from time to time so that we can see how the young devils are doing."
"You six are the top and most promising high class devils of this generation, who carry the tradition of a pureblood and abilities no one can doubt." Another devil spoke, appearing to be one of the organizers of the Rating Game Tournament "That's why we'd like you guys to compete against one another as a way of showcasing your power as well as increasing your strength."
"Sirzechs-sama, may I ask if we are ever going to be sent into battle against the Khaos Brigade?" Out of nowhere Sairaorg asked with a firm look on his face, as he looked directly at the crimson haired Maou, who gave a smile before answering.
"I do not know, though I appreciate your eagerness. However, if possible, I would not like to send you." Sirzechs answered in a calm tone.
Sairaorg couldn't help but raise an eyebrow as he continued to question, "Why, Sirzechs-sama? I know that we are still young, but if we don't do anything then—"
"Sairaorg, I recognize your bravery and your strength. I have seen them in the battle against the Hero Faction in Iceland, a battle that the world will never forget where a group of young devils stood up against terrorists and an army of monsters created to specially target them." Sirzechs interrupted as he spoke calmly "But at the same time, you are reckless. Above all, who are still growing. Losing any of you here would be a great loss to not just us, but the future of our Faction. I want you to understand. For us, all of you are more important than you think."
At that, Sairaorg lowered his head and said, "I understand." But as Naruto had expected, his expression looked dissatisfied.
"I'm glad, Sairaorg." Sirzechs gave a smile before he continued, looking at the other high class devils "Now before we move onto the upcoming Rating Game tournament, we would like to hear about your dreams and hopes. So please, can you tell us your respective goals for the future?"
Sure enough, the first to respond to his request was none other than the Bael heir himself, doing so without a moment of hesitation. "My dream is to become a Maou, Sirzechs-sama."
[Hoh…] The devils sitting around the Maou made a sound in surprise as they eyed Sairaorg in interest, curiosity but also dissatisfaction.
"The Great King family has never produced a Maou, you know."
Despite being told that by one of the higher-ups, Sirzechs confidently responded, his voice never wavering: "When the people of the Underworld feel that there is no other choice but me to be the Maou, I will become one."
"I see…" Sirzechs and the other Maou smiled… at least Serafall and Ajuka, as the fourth one who Naruto didn't recognize looked like he's about to pass out.
Rias was the next to voice her dream to the Maou, and as she stepped forward and spoke up her dream of continuing to live as the future leader of the Gremory devil household and winning every Rating Game match she participate, Naruto noticed the sixth heir, who he had no doubt was Diodora Astaroth, used the opportunity of turning his head to look at Rias to glance even further back and fix his eyes on Asia. Something that he had also noticed was the fact that every single member of his peerage were girls, and they looked to be former priestesses or nuns of the Church.
That alone gave Naruto an even worse feeling about the Astaroth heir.
After Rias, Diodora and the rest of the heirs took turn stepping forward and telling the Maou their dreams and goals, until only one person was left at the end and that was none other than Sona Sitri herself, who spoke up:
"Maou-sama, my dream is to build a school for Rating Games in the Underworld."
A high class devil raised an eyebrow in curiosity as he asked, "If it's to teach about Rating Games, isn't there already one for that?"
Without much hesitation, Sona responded as her peerage proudly listened to her speech: "But it is the school where only high-class devils and devils of privileged social standing are accepted. The school I want to build is one where even Low-Class devils and reincarnated devils can also attend without being discriminated against."
However-.
[Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha!] With the only exceptions being the four Maou, who looked very interested at the idea, the so called superior devils laughed, several of them even had a mocking look on their faces as they looked down at Sona, who seemed to have expected it and remained calm and composed.
Naruto, knowing that he would only bring Rias troubles if he spoke anything up now, remained as calm as he possibly could. He then looked over to Momo and could see her shaking in anger while looking up at the devils sitting above them, but she was among those who were better at controlling it than the rest, namely Saji and Issei, both of whom were glaring at the devils sitting above them. Their eyes met for a brief second, and Naruto gave Momo an assuring nod, which she returned after taking a deep breath to calm down.
"That is impossible"
"I'm sorry but it can't happen"
"Oh I understand, you dreamy little girl!"
"How good it is to be young! However, for the next Sitri family heiress to have that kind of dream, I have to thank you for making such a good joke."
In the midst of all this, Sona then spoke up frankly.
"I'm serious."
Calming down from his laughter, one of the superiors spoke as he pointed a finger at Sona.
"Sona Sitri-dono. Low-class and reincarnated demons merely work for their masters, us High-class devils, and are chosen only for their talents. Wouldn't the creation of this school be a lack of respect for traditional families, who value prestige and tradition? No matter how much people say us as a species have entered a period of change, change can be good and bad. Something like teaching mere low-class devils is none of your business…"
"Don't ridicule Kaichou's dream— Sona-sama like that," Saji shouted in anger, unable to control himself anymore, beating Issei Hyoudou to it as he tried to step forward but was held back by the girls of Sona's peerage.
"Look how you talk, young reincarnated devil. Sona-dono, your servant has not been properly trained." Another superior devil scoffed as he glared at Saji.
"…I apologize. I'll talk to him later." Sona merely said with her head lowered before she narrowed her eyes and scolded Saji. The young man also looked like he wanted to say something to her, but he held back and stepped back.
"Geez! All of you adults are getting together to bully my sister!" Serafall suddenly spoke up, looking to be in a very bad mood "I know that I am a Maou, but as an older sister I have my limits, you know! If you keep trashing her dreams like that, then I will have to do some bullying on my own too, you know."
She finished with a cold tone as the temperature in the hall dropped so much one could see their own breaths. The group of devils around the Maou gulped nervously while sweating bullets and trying to avoid her glare, deciding to keep their opinions to themselves from there.
"I think… if Sona and her peerage can prove themselves in the upcoming tournament, then there won't be anything to complain about, right?" Sirzechs asked with a small smile before continuing, looking at his sister as he said "Why don't we use this opportunity to set up the first match of the tournament as well. Rias and Sona, would you like to be the first to face off against each other?"
The two heiresses became surprised at his suggestion. They looked at each other, but at the same time neither looked like they had anything against the idea, both knowing sooner or later they would have to face off against each other in the tournament.
"Naturally, we would love nothing more than to see the peerage with the young devil who gave us the idea of the new game mode in action first and foremost." Sirzechs spoke, explaining as he looked at Naruto "On the other hand, I am sure that Sona and her peerage are dying for the chance to prove themselves and solidify their shared dream. I don't think we can start the tournament with a better matchup than this."
The rest of the group of adult devils couldn't help but agree with him as they turned to whisper to each other and nod their heads approvingly at his words.
Buchou nodded her head at her brother, and then turned over to Sona to flash her a defiant smile, which the Sitri heiress returned with a mocking smile.
"You should feel honored, Rias. It appears to me that you will be my first opponent in a Rating Game."
"Hmm, now that we're up against each other, I'm not going to lose to you, Sona."
"Then that settles it then." Sirzechs said with a warm smile.
Serafall, meanwhile, looked very happy too as she stood up from her seat and cheered "A match between Rias-chan and Sona-chan! Yes "
Ajuka then spoke up for the first time, smiling at the two heiresses as he leaned forward on his seat, "The date of the start of the tournament and your match will be the 20th of August in the human world. You can enjoy your time as you wish until then. Details of the match and rules will be given later."
And with that, the first match of the tournament between Sona Sitri and Rias Gremory had been decided.
Break
"I see, I see. So it will be a showdown against the Sitri group."
It was the morning after the gathering of young devils. Naruto, Rias and their groups, with the additions of Ravel and Irina, were currently sitting around Azazel, who had in his hands several documents as he spoke to the group in the large garden of Gremory Residence.
"Today is the 28th of July in the human world, so you guys will have 20 days to prepare for the match." Azazel nodded his head as he stroked his chin, handing the documents over to Ravel so she could hold onto them for him "It's best that we start your training right now. Sure, some of you have overcome your own limitations, but there are more rooms to grow. I've already made the training list for each of you right here." He stated, tapping the stack of documents Ravel was holding.
"I'm grateful and all but… is it okay fair for the other team if we receive advice from the Governor of the fallen angels?" Naruto couldn't help but ask, raising his hand to voice his opinion.
"In truth no." Azazel answered while shaking his head "It actually comes down to the pride of you young devils, whether or not you will accept third parties' help. This tournament sure has become a big event everyone in the world is looking forward to, but at its core it's still an opportunity for you young devils to grow stronger. Not to mention that the organizers wish for the tournament to be a blast so that they can bring the new game mode into official Rating Game, and there are different agendas going behind the scenes as well, so of course they will have people like me giving out advices that every team can use to increase your chance of winning."
"And I also heard that Serafall asked the Blaze Meteor Dragon and a former dragon king Tannin to train the two dragons of their groups, so trust me when I say that it's fair for you guys to receive my help." Rias and her group widened her eyes at that. It appeared in 20 days they were in for a real challenge "So, let's begin with the King, you Rias."
Azazel began, picking up a file from the stack of document Ravel was holding and handing it over to Rias before saying:
"While the new game mode is no longer about winning by eliminating the King from the game, I have reasons to believe that the organizers will still find a way to make it an extremely valuable target, so you will need to increase your strength individually." The governor explained as Rias read the instructions on the note "From the beginning, you have been exceptionally talented even for a high class devil. Even if you live your life normally as you currently are, you will eventually grow to become the highest class devils, possibly even beyond ultimate-class. However, your wish is to become stronger than you would in that future, right?"
"Yes." Rias nodded her head firmly.
"Then follow your training according to what is written on that file." Azazel said "Also, you also need to improve your quality as a king, the leader of your group. What you will need is quick-wittedness and clear judgement to deal with every situation your opponents throw at you, and figure out a way to help yourself and your peerage defeat them. For the time being, besides your training, you will also need to learn everything you can about your opponents, understanding their strengths as well as weaknesses, and most important of all, prepare for the new game mode. The full rules have yet to be revealed, but I trust that you will prepare for everything."
"Understood." The crimson haired heiress nodded her head in understanding before she took another look at her training regime.
"Next is Akeno. During the battle against the Hero Faction, you have accepted the blood that flows through your veins and tapped into the power of Holy Lightning, yes?" Despite looking a little bitter, Akeno nodded her head and accepted a file from Azazel "Like Rias, you will stick to your core and train to increase your demonic power. You will follow the special training I have for you to master Holy Lightning at the highest level. Also, as the queen of this group, you are the second in command. You need to make sure you too can lead them if your king isn't in position to do so."
"Yes." Akeno said simply.
"Kiba and Xenovia." Azazel then turned his attention over to the two knights of the group and spoke to them while handing out two files "Kiba, you need to be able to maintain your Balance Breaker longer. About your swordsmanship, I have talked to Souji. He's willing to start from square one with you, correct?"
"Yes, sensei. I intended to start my training from the beginning."
"Good. And Xenovia, you need to work on your mastery over Durandal." Azazel looked at the blue haired knight and spoke to her as Xenovia read her file "You also need to work on your technique. Learn to be calm and composed. Sometimes, charging head first into a fight with everything you have is not the way to win it."
"You're next, Gasper." The governor of Grigori then snapped over to Gasper, who flinched and exclaimed fearfully. It didn't take much for them to realize that he scared him on purpose "Obviously, your biggest problem is your fear. Your Sacred Gear is immensely strong, and at the moment you have a teacher who can show you how to properly work around it. So what you need to work on is your confidence, as well as your power as a half Vampire."
"Y-Yes! I will give everything I got!" the Dhampir said with a nervous nod.
"Next is Asia." The former nun flinched as she was addressed by Azazel "You will work to improve your strength, stamina and magic. Also, your main task will be to strengthen your Sacred Gear."
"I… I understand." Asia nodded resolutely
"The speed of your recovery ability is already great. However, the problem is the range. You need to be right next to your allies to heal them, correct? We can't have that in a fight. Also, the biggest weakness of your ability is also your best quality, which is your kindness. Your kind nature will end up healing both allies and enemies alike so we can just work to increase the range of your Twilight healing into something like a healing aura around you. I recommend that you should learn how to fire her healing power like a projectile."
"Also, every time you guys go into a fight, Naruto always leaves Yuumi behind to protect you, correct?" Asia glanced over to Naruto before nodding her head. Yuumi was currently playing with Kuroka in her room, keeping her company because she could not leave unless under supervision, so she was not present at the moment "Well, you should also try if you can work with her. She's a strong healer but like you she can only give her support to the one she is attached to. See if you two can work in tandem with each other. Also, don't forget about your familiar. He's young, but he's still a dragon and can provide you with some offensive powers."
"I-I understand! I'll do my best!" Even though she looked extremely nervous, Asia responded with resolve in her voice.
"Good, now Koneko. I have zero complaints about your qualities as a 'Rook', and you have also removed your own limitations… so I actually don't have any special training for you." Azazel spoke, much to Koneko's surprise, but it wasn't hard for her or everyone else to know where he was getting "The best that you can get is from your sister. Continue to train under her, and I am sure that you can grow to become one of the most powerful Rooks."
"Okay then." The white haired girl nodded her head.
"Last but not least, Naruto." Everyone then looked away from their files and turned their attention over to Naruto as the blood stepped forward to receive his training "These are all yours."
"WHAT?!" The blond exclaimed in shock as Azazel grabbed the whole stack of documents and handed it over to him.
"These are all the theories that I have had so far on your Sacred Gear." Azazel stated with a smug smile as he rubbed his chin "I want you to test them all out, see which of them is possible and then report back to me asap."
"This is…" The blond's eyes widened in awe and amazement as he picked up a file from the stack and gave it a quick read.
"You will like that. I had that idea when you told me we could control the Mecha Kingdom mechs with your permission." Azazel nodded his head before continuing "If even one of those abilities is possible, it will be the real game changers for you and your team in this tournament. Aside from that, your actual training will be more or less Like Kiba's, you need to be able to maintain your Balance Breaker for a longer duration. You will also need to work on your technique, stamina and magic ability."
"So basically everything?" Naruto asked with a deadpan expression. It made him remember that mean when a pro league team was so bad that the fans would joke about the fact that they only needed to work on basically everything to become the best team in the world.
"It's not that they aren't already good enough, just you having even more raw power than your master is a clear proof of that. However, I do believe you still have plenty of room to grow even stronger than you already are now, given the right training and teacher who can help you explore your full potential as a devil."
"Teacher? So I will have a special teacher for my own training?" Naruto couldn't help but ask with an excited smile "Who is it?"
Azazel merely did a gesture with his head, and Naruto looked over that direction to see the Silver haired Queen of Annihilation, Grayfia Lucifuge standing in the hallway of the mansion, looking at him from a window with a stern expression on her face.
End of Chapter 33
Note: That's the end of this chapter folks! Didn't I expect this chapter to be updated so soon, did ya!?
Nonetheless, I hope you had a great time reading this chapter. I'd also like to thank everyone for understanding my decision of not giving Naruto the shard of True Longinus.
Can anyone guess the new ability that Azazel has in theory for Naruto?
That will be it for this note! There's nothing that I want to address in this chapter. As always, make sure to leave a review once you have finished reading (last chapter got so little reviews, but it's okay since nothing really happened in the last chapter, so I have high hope for this one)!
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Ja ne!
P/S: Did you guys see the new Coven skins for Ahri and Evelynn? Holy sheet they both look so good! Especially Evelynn with new voicelines and so... I am defintiely going to use them in this story soon.
