Youkai no Bikou (Naruto x DXD)
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Groaning and moaning noises escaped their blistered lips. Their bodies and limbs were completely bandaged up and held in place by numerous overhanging strings protruding from metal supports from either side of the bed. Every effort they tried to move induced excruciating pains. They must have known that their bones had been shattered into fragments. Their muscles had been pulled to shred. Their organs had been pulverized to mush. What a sorry state they were in as numerous creatures of all manners - youkai as they were commonly known - situated around the patients while the hospital staff checked on the injures.
"I'm so glad that it wasn't us," the brown-haired boy said and gulped at the sight across the massive hall with rows of bed aligned neatly. He was also bandaged up along with friends, but it wasn't as bad as some of the patients here. It seemed like a few people got beat up after them for whatever reason.
"How are you feeling?" The angelic voice asked from the bedside. She was an angel in all sense of the word. Irina had already recovered from her injuries somewhat along with Xenovia, who was frowning while checking her sword. Both were still bedridden, but not in excruciating pain any longer. Asia was still unconscious while Serafall and Azazel looked much better and was readied to walk about any time now.
"I'm so touched," Issei could only cry with joy at the adorable worried face of the angel of purity. But in all seriousness, he was feeling a depressed at his powerlessness. He didn't remember exactly what happened several hours ago. He tried to attack a certain blond, only was grabbed by those strange arms, and in a fraction of a second that followed, he was hammered and pounded dozens of times in all directions. There was no time to use boost, and the force behind each blow was so much that his armor shattered soon afterward.
Letting out a sigh, Issei smiled at Irina. "I'm feeling a lot better now, Irina-chan."
"Good to know. I think you were the most injured. He didn't relent at all," Irina hinted and looked at another bed. "Asia is the least injured, but still in critical condition. I hope she wake up soon. We could use her healing ability right about now."
"Issei, the only reason you survive is because of your Sacred Gear. It seems to take the brunt of the force in your place," Azazel hinted with a dark expression. "You should thank it when you have a chance."
"Ddraig, thanks for your help," Issei gave his appreciation immediately. The heavenly dragon groaned a little inside him.
"No problem, partner. At least you're still alive and kicking for another day. That's good I guess. But a piece of advice, don't try that again. You are not at the level to use that promotion, and not against someone of that caliber. I didn't have time to transfer the necessary power to you before you were knocked out," the deep voice warned from within him. "He's not like your typical opponent, who allowed you all the time needed to boost so plan out next time."
"There will be next time?" Issei asked.
"Who knows? With your luck of finding people hating you, the chances are very high," the red dragon answered nonchalantly. "Anyway, rest now, and I will as well."
Issei complied while Serafall go out of bed and stretched a little as the kimono - distinctively like a bathrobe - hanging loosely around her frame. It was very erotic seeing how the bandaged wrapped tightly around her body underneath. In fact, all the girls around him were like that. Azazel also got up and stretched a little as well but with an anguished expression every now and then.
"Governer-dono, Maou-dono," the old Tengu called out when he approached their area. Behind him was a short golden-haired girl with matching golden eyes. To her side was the fox-lady. Issei pondered why he hadn't got their names yet, if they have one. "I'm glad you are fine. We were unsure what to do when Naruto-dono left on an important matter. We could only bring you to the closest suitable location so that you can rest."
"I'm sorry, everyone," Kunou apologized deeply. "I wanted to treat you in the palace, but father refused to let you stay. I will try to get you better accommodation. I promised."
"Kunou-chan, this place is good enough. Although a little noisy, but at least no one tried to kill us here so please lifted your head," Issei answered with a smile as the girl brightened up.
"Once Asia awake, we should return to our hotel," Irina suggested.
"I agreed. The others will be worried if we do not return soon," Xenovia added. Even if they were still injured, it was clearly that they were unwelcomed here in the inner Kyoto so why stay.
"But we said we would help Kunou-chan in finding her mother," Issei called out.
Azazel cocked his head at the brown-haired boy and remembered it was his remark that got them in trouble in the first place. It seemed like the blond did not take kindly to any form of insult against Yasaka even if it was a joke. The fallen angel sighed afterward and let the youngsters arguing about what they should do next.
"There will be great changes in the capital," Azazel mumbled lowly, but it was heard by the old Youkai.
"Yes. Words had spread of his return, and it will be hard to keep the thing they way they are," the Tengu said with a frown. "Kurama-dono has supporters even before his disappearance. They have decreased in numbers, but some still remain. And now that he'd showed he was strong enough to defeat Governer-dono and Maou-dono in single combat, his supporters will only grow. It's unfortunate, but many of us still believed in the old ways where strength was absolute."
The Tengu simply spoke the truth. Nine-tails were one of the most powerful subspecies of their race. If strength was not absolute then many would have already tried to overthrow their leader long ago. They did not because they feared Yasaka and from that fear, they accepted her as their leader.
"Does that mean there could be no peace between us?" Serafall asked, tightening her robe. She came to inner Kyoto to negotiate a peace treaty with Yasaka on behalf the underworld. Sadly, Yasaka was already kidnapped then so the negotiation could not happen. Serafall feared that the animosity between their races only widened further. "Why does Naru-tan hates us so much?"
"Naru-tan? Please reframe from calling Naruto-dono that. He might take it personally," the Tengu said lowly as Azazel looked quite guilty, but Serafall was optimistic about the blond liking the nickname.
"I have served Yasaka-hime for a long time. I have seen much and I believed Naruto-dono does not 'hates' your race, Maou-dono. What he hates is his powerlessness. I believed it stems from the inability to save his father when he was younger," the Tengu speculated as the other in the room calmed down.
"Grandfather…?" Kunou asked as the Tengu nodded.
"Do you know about the purity of race?" the Tengu asked the attentive group.
"It's something to do about pureblood?" Issei gave his answer. Irina and Xenovia said something along that line while Azazel and Serafall remained silent. They already knew what it was, but pureblood began to decline over the previous decades. More and more species joined their ranks as reincarnated angels or devils didn't help the matter.
"Yes that is about right," Tengu said, accepting the answers. "We have multitude of origins, originating from many legends from all over the worlds. We then are placed into many clans all according to where we came from. Pureblood is desired as leader because mixed blood would weaken a clan's power and most likely cause an extinction of a certain clan if the degeneration of their bloodline has became too severe."
Kunou was interested since she never really knew how many clans there were. Azazel and Serafall had some idea, but the sheer numbers of Youkai existed in the world made it difficult to track them all. Irina and Xenovia had no idea on a numbers.
"How many clans are there?" Issei decided to just ask.
"There are many, if I describe them all, we would be here for a very long time. But any youkai clan within this region fall under jurisdiction of the Kitsune Clan of Kyoto," the Tengu answered somewhat truthfully. He couldn't really count how many as there were numerous minor one migrating all across Japan. "It might not appear to be so from first glance, but Naruto-dono is of a mixed blood Kitsune. His father, Kunou-hime's grandfather, was a pureblood Kyuubi, but his mother was not. Because of their union, Naruto-dono did not have a status as he should have."
"Huh? Isn't Kyuubi and Kitsune the same thing?" Issei asked. He wasn't knowledgeable on the matter, but it sounded they were the same name for fox Youkai and used interchangeably.
"It's is and it's not. It's hard to explain without examples, Issei-kun," Azazel stated and paused for a few moments to think on it. "Let's take devils for example. There are devils of standard class all the way to Ultimate-Class like Serafall over here."
Serafall puffed up with pride from the compliment. She was one of the youngest of their race to reach Ultimate Class level. Even though she was the weakest of the Satan, she was still far more powerful than many others in the underworld.
Azazel chuckled and continued. "Sirzechs Lucifer is a different class all together. He is what one would consider as a Super Devil. And likewise, my race also has something similar."
"Seraphim," Irina said as Azazel nodded. Seraphim were the highest rank of angels. The number could be count from the fingers on one's hand.
"Now, Kitsune Clan is a fox clan and Kyuubi, the nine-tails, is its special variants. It is the same with Koneko-chan. She is of Nekoshou, a special variant of Nekomata Clan," Azazel continued.
The Tengu frowned the mentioning of Nekomata Clan, which was now on the verge of extinction due to the recent incident. He then whispered into the fallen angel's ear.
Azazel looked at the man and tried to keep a straight face. "He doesn't know?"
"I fear for the person who tells Naruto-dono that," Tengu answered with dread.
"I think we should get out of here as soon as possible," Azazel immediately announced. "Especially you guys." The fallen angel pointed Serafall, Issei, Xenovia and Asia, who was still asleep.
"Does that mean I'm not a pureblood?" Kunou asked the Tengu shyly. She didn't mind either way, but she wanted to know anyway.
"Not exactly, Kunou-hime. You are considered to be a pureblood Kyuubi," the Tengu answered as the fox-lady nodded in agreement. He then turned to the rest in order to elaborate further. "The strength of Kyuubi bloodline is stronger than most of ours. When a parent of mixed blood has a child, the strongest traits of the parent will be passed to the child."
It was how pureblood can be born from generation of inbreeding again. It was called the purification process and highly practiced by some smaller clans. Unfortunately, weaker bloodlines cannot be resurfaced through such process, thus the extinction to the species was assured.
"So black plus white equals lighter black instead of gray?" Issei got slap in the back of head for asking that since it was incredibly racist.
"Everyone regardless of origins can be blessed by the holy light of Micheal," Irina added with great faith as Issei rubbed the back of his head a little. He didn't mean that as he was thinking about something else.
"I'm sure Micheal is proud to have such a devoted follower, but you guys should get out of here before…" Azazel trailed off the last part since it was a sensitive matter.
"We can't leave until Asia-chan gets better," Issei said. Moving the girl right now would be detrimental to her recovery. Kunou looked at the sleeping girl and fidgeting her small fingers a little. She soon called her caretaker to her.
"Would father help if I asked?" Kunou whispered to the fox-lady, standing on tiptoes. The fox-lady took a moment to think about it and nodded. There was a chance that he would.
"But I don't know where he is," Kunou said shyly.
In the small wood closed to the palace, a small shrine stood silently. Its double door was closed shut as several tall and heavily muscled Oni stood guards in front. Within the only room it had, amidst the dense incense and fragrant smoke, stood a blond. He was wearing reddish colored yukata with some feline pattern as his normal attire was damaged during the recent battle.
His eyes - one blue and one golden - scanned the only thing in the room; an altar. The place had not changed since his time away, but it appeared to be cleaned regularly. The altar wasn't as grand as he wanted, and there were only a couple of names upon there. They were both important people to him.
"Father, mother, I've returned home," Naruto greeted with a deep bow as Kurama arched a brow in the mindscape. It waited for the blond to carry out the necessary respect before speaking up.
"Is that my parents?" Kurama questioned. The strongest bijuu didn't even know what they looked like let alone to know what they were.
Naruto rubbed his cheek a little, feeling the deeper whisker mark on the tip of his thumbs before sighing heavily. "Yes, I supposed they are," he admitted. "I can't help but think they are my parents."
" I see. You also seem to calm down a lot, " Kurama pointed out.
"Am I? Don't let it fool you. I'm still pissed off right now. My wife… your wife…" Naruto said before giving a headshake. He was incredibly frustrated. "What do I call her?"
" Does it matter? " Kurama said and thought for a moment. " Who are you? "
"What the fuck that supposed to mean, furball?"
" Calm down. I'm just asking who you think you are right now, " Kurama advised and rephrased his question. " Are you Naruto or are you me… I mean the old me, whoever he is? "
"I am… not sure. I feel like they are both part of me, fighting for dominant control," Naruto answered before shaking his head rapidly. "I think I'm Naruto since that part of me is much clearer. The second part felt like a dream; a really vivid one."
" That is because Naruto's memories are newer, " Kurama asserted. " You really mess up big this time, you know. This is what happens when you run into thing you have no clue about! "
"SHUT UP! You're not helping! How can I get rid of it? I feel like I'm taking your life as my own, but at the same time, it felt like it's my life!" Naruto shouted while becoming increasingly agitated. His whole body tensed up and potent youki was leaking into the surrounding.
The Oni standing outside shivered heavily as they felt the chill running up their spine. They wanted to run away from the danger, but their fear of getting punished afterward currently out weighted their instinctive nature.
" Calm down, clear your mind! " Kurama roared as the blond wanted to tear his hair out. He regained control and suppressed his aura once more. " Naruto, you seemed like you need to let out steam. Come in here. It has been a while since we've done this. "
Kurama puffed and breathed away the dirt before his nostrils. Bruises covered his whole body while the blond was the same. Naruto lay on his back, pressing against the illusionary greenery of his mindscape. It had changed greatly from the dark and damped sewer.
"Thanks. I'm feeling a lot better now," Naruto thanked as the fox slammed one of its tails on top the blond. "Oommpff!"
Kurama chuckled, removing the tails to reveal a smiling Sage. " When was the last time we fought this seriously? You really wanted to kill me?"
"As if you could die from something like this, furball," Naruto snorted as Kurama asserted that with pride. "But if I wanted to. I could make you dead for few years."
" Yeah? Let's see you try, brat! "
"Heh… maybe some other time, I'm kind of tired right now," Naruto denied the challenge with a chuckle. "Anyway, is there nothing we can do?"
" We can do a lot of thing, " Kurama said and looked at the blond. " Ignore it seems like the simplest solution. But if you prefer, we can erase everything you know, but that would mean you'll no longer be yourself. The reason I don't want to return here even if it was my life because erasing everything I know of the Elemental Nations is equivalent to ending my own existence. Even if this life here was better than what I have, it's still a life of a person that I don't know so why would I care about it at all? Mixing it might be a better choice, but I don't agreed with that either. "
"Huh? So does that means you never planned on returning?"
" I suppose so. I'm a different fox, a better one apparently, " Kurama gloated proudly, making Naruto chuckled. " Let me tell you this. I think Kurama died the moment he accepted the Sage's offer. "
Naruto took a few minutes to think about it and nodded in understanding. "Say, Kurama. If you mixed two buckets of paint of different colors together. What do you get in the end?"
" A new color, irreversible, " Kurama answered. " Is that what you think you are right now? "
"Let me see… Kurama and Naruto shared many of the same experiences and thought process when they were younger. They both want to be acknowledged by all those that around them while keeping an optimistic view on the world they lived in," Naruto said, implying that many of the experience had been mixed and cannot be discerned between the two due to their overwhelming similarities. "Both followed a different path through life. Kurama wanted to power for the protection that it gives while Naruto wanted power for the sake of protecting everyone around him. Both versions just wanted to protect those that they cared about. But I think Kurama had strayed from the path in the end since I could feel his endless frustration inside me."
Kurama narrowed his eyes a bit. " That's interesting analysis… Alright, how about this. Do you love Yasaka? "
"W-what? Huh? W-what!? Huh? Wait… W-hat?" Naruto stuttered. "Where did that comes from?"
" Tsk. The idiot Naruto has surfaced, or is it both this time? " Kurama muttered lowly. " Just answer the damn question! It's hard for me to ask that, knowing she was supposed to be my wife. "
Naruto scratched his cheek, trying to sort out his feeling on the matter. "As Kurama, yeah, I do I guess."
" No guessing. Are you sure? "
"Yes."
" Liar, you are incapable of love. "
"SHUT UP! DO YOU EVEN KNOW WHAT THAT IS!? I MISSED HER ALRIGHT! I wanted to see her… hold her… FUCKING FURBALL!"
" Heh, if that is the case then I don't think he has strayed from his ultimate goal, " Kurama asserted thoughtfully. " If he did, then you wouldn't be so upset at people making fun of Yasaka. You wouldn't be so furious at your wife's apparent betrayal. That takes some devotions on Kurama's part. Damn, the me I never knew is awesome."
"Stupid furball," Naruto grumbled as he rubbed his temple in annoyance while walking around the landscape. He understood it clearly as the original Kurama didn't have hidden potential or anyone to help him like Naruto did. Kurama had to work very hard to get where he was. The nature of his mixed blood had hindered his progress greatly, but he never blamed it. His mother used her remaining life to make sure he was born in the world. It was hard to hate someone like that, and that was his first and only memory of her. In the end, it seemed like natural talent and lineage still triumphed over hard work as his wife exceeded him in power. He was envious of her, but also held her in high regard. Eventually, he did come to term with his emotions and reciprocated her feeling. For a time at least, they were happy.
" Another thing I want to know, why did you stop the bijuudama?" Kurama asked. Naruto could survive something like that point blank even if it messed up his body badly. " It's not because you didn't want to destroy the palace did you?"
"You already knew why so stop asking." Naruto dodged the question. He wasn't sure if Kunou was his or not, but it seemed more likely from her name. The girl name was Ku-nou, which was actually modeled after his own name, Ku-rama, given by his mother since his dad wasn't home then. "She's probably is my daughter."
Kurama chuckled before doing a roaring laughter. " So even if you didn't want a family, you got one anyway. How did that work out? "
"SHUT UP! It's not confirmed until I hear her say it," Naruto shouted loudly as his power flared up.
Are you saying you will believe everything she's going to say? How you know she won't lie to you if the little kit isn't yours? Kurama thought. " Calm down. We need to fix that anger issue of yours. You might do something stupid soon. Well… not as stupid as Naruto. "
"Hey! You just insulted both parts of me!"
" I call how I see it, now SHUT UP AND SIT DOWN !" Kurama roared angrily as Naruto flinched. " See, I can do it too. "
"Yeah…" Naruto mumbled and seated.
" I think you are having mood swing because you are unconsciously rejecting part of yourself, either Kurama or Naruto, or a bit of both, " Kurama pointed out. " That would be self-destructive in the end since like you said, you two are mixed. Refusing one means refusing the others. Calm yourself and use this time to search your inner self."
"Hmmm… You are awfully okay about all of this."
"Why should I not be? It's not like I have any recollection of having it in the first place. I know who I am! I'm the most powerful monster in the Elemental Nations and here as well. AHAHAHA! Wait, are Youkai considered as monsters?"
"To most people, and even if we're not, the most feared creature in this place is the Great Red," Naruto pointed out from his memory. Everyone knew who the Great Red was.
" Great Red? What kind of stupid name is that? "
"Well, it big and red so it's a Great Red," Naruto answered. "It's called the Apocalypse Dragon because it has the ability to bring forth the end of the world, or so people say. No one really knows for sure."
Kurama narrowed his eyes a little. " And what do they call me? "
"The Beast of Cataclysm," Naruto answered dryly. Within him were the Chakra of the tail-beasts, and with it Kurama could entered Juubi mode - gaining another tail - for a short while. But unlike the Juubi he fought, Kurama won't be a mindless beast bent on destroying everything, but he was a still regard as a cataclysm event. "I'm not going to let you fight with that much power, and besides, Great Red rarely cares about anything. If it tried to destroy the world, I will get rid of it so you don't have to do anything."
" Tsk. No fun at all, " Kurama snorted. " I will go back to sleep then since this is boring. "
Naruto nodded and began his meditation. It was only a few minutes before he heard noise from the outside world.
"Let me through you lowly Oni!"
"Umm master tells us… ummm to not let anyone in. We guard here?"
"If you don't let me in right now, I'm going to punish you!"
"Umm no one in, we guard here umkay, fox girl."
"F-fox girl? Do you know who I am!?"
"Kunou-hime, please don't shout. This place is important and sacred to Naruto-dono so we should wait out here."
"But Kunou wants to see Otou-sama."
"Otou-sama… not here… only master inside," the oni replied while scratching his head.
" Why you using them as guards? They're lacking in the upper department, " Kurama asked, opening one eyes to see the meditating Sage.
"That is because they don't be smart and twist my order around to suit their interest, and even if they are not smart, they make up for it in sheer raw power," Naruto answered while trying to concentrate. But after some more yelling, screaming, and demanding by Kunou outside, he decided to leave his mindscape to deal with the matter.
"Let them in," Naruto ordered from inside the shrine as the guards complied.
"Otou-sama," Kunou called after the Tengu opened the door to allow them in. The lady-fox was behind them, but she stayed outside while still remained in view.
"What is it?" Naruto eyed the golden-haired child.
They were strong and unflinching eyes of a natural predator. It wasn't the same eyes of the person patted her on the head. This one seemed to devoid of any emotions. Calming, yet frightening. Her confidence immediately wavered under its gaze.
"Ummm… I… Kunou wants… Otou-sama…" Kunou muttered. She fidgeted her fingers a little as she tried to gather the confidence she had a moment ago.
After a while, Naruto turned his head to face the Tengu. "Have they arrived yet?"
"Yes, Naruto-dono. They are waiting for you," the Tengu answered with a light nod.
Naruto was going to let them wait a little while to see which one would dare to challenge him. But since Kunou interrupted his meditation, he might as well go to the meeting. Naruto got up and began walking out the door, passing the small girl as she looked up at him.
"Otou-sama?" She mumbled.
"Be sure of what you wanted and speak your mind freely. I don't want to see such a poor display from you again," Naruto said almost impassively and exited the small shrine. "Take her back to her room."
"Yes, Naruto-sama," the fox-lady said.
"You are the leader of your clan so you should also be there," Naruto said, pointing at the Tengu before disappeared in a burst of flames. The Tengu took off after the display of fox fire teleportation.
"Shall we go, Kunou-hime," the fox-lady asked as the girl's face saddened.
"I apologized for my tardiness, so please forgive me," Naruto said and had a brief glance at the clan's leader situated in two rows, one on each side of him. Not every clan leaders came as he expected. Even if they were summoned by Yasaka-hime, they still wouldn't come. But the turnout was better than he had anticipated. Furthermore, there was no one at the opposite end of his position in order to challenge him directly.
"There is nothing to forgive, Kurama-dono. Ah no, Naruto-dono. Maelstrom, it's a fitting name. May I be the first to say that we are glad that you have returned safe and sound. We all hoped your journey was a successful one," the hunched back Kappa said.
"Yes, it was," Naruto answered with a smile. "And I believed it was worth it." He didn't need to explain further as they all heard about the fight in the palace earlier today. It wasn't what he had planned, but he'd turned it into a display of his newfound power.
"Yes, yes, we all glad you are back. Why were we summoned? Doesn't the Kitsune Clan do whatever the hell they pleased without asking our opinion?" The flaming head - Kechibi - asked. "What was it? That little girl took a bunch of us and attacks some random devils on the street. Are we thugs now?"
"Kunou-hime, at the time, had panicked and was fanatically searching for where her mother went. She found some visiting devils and thought they have taken Yasaka-hime," the old Tengu replied. "It was all a big misunderstanding."
"… As if some random devils could have captured Yasaka. If that was the case, she has grown weak and deserved that," the flaming head retorted. "Her spoiled child of her didn't seem to make a good leader either."
"Hmph. Even as a temporary leader, she should not make that kind of mistake," A huge bold man with bead around his neck called out. Spark could be seen on his body as he had suppressed the true nature of a Raijuu - the thunder beast. "I heard she had to bow her head to apologize. What a disgrace."
"There is no need to criticize Kunou-chan. She's still young and inexperienced. She did not consult us before running off to find her mother. It is expected of a child who was abandoned," a woman with silky and smooth hair said. A devious smile formed on her perfect face. She was beautiful, but every male in the room tried to avert their eyes from her.
Naruto stared at the Jorogumo - spider youkai - without blinking before leering to the other side of the room to see more than half of them remained silent.
"That's what I've said!" the flaming head called out again. "Some brat dared to order me around! Acting all high and mighty without a shred of power to show for it!"
"Did I hear that Kunou-chan has requested help from outsider to find Yasaka-hime. I feel so unwanted right now, why do I even bother coming here? Oh that's right, Kurama-dono had returned and much manlier than before," the woman with a slit eyes teased. Every now and then her snake-like tongue showed itself.
For obvious reason, Naruto wanted to punch the hebi-onna light out. He had enough control to stop himself from doing that, however.
"What a disgrace," the Raijuu roared. "Asking for outsider help without thinking through? How about we all go bowed our head to the vampires or the werewolf and begged them for help since we are too incompetent to solve our own problem! Fucking mutt!"
"What was that? Are you calling her a mutt?" A woman questioned showing her canine teeth and feral nature. Her hands shifted and grew fur becoming razor sharp claws and readying to lurch at him.
"I mean simpleton, you bitch," the Raijuu snorted, insulting the Inugami with literal meaning this time since she didn't understand the slang. The bold man had to evade a powerful slash that cut through the air. She licked the blood on her furry claw, and she was about to follow up, but she couldn't.
Everyone else immediately tensed up as deadly aura filled the room, emanating from the blond-haired man with reddish slit eyes. He looked at the youkai that got out of her seat to attack another while everyone looked down at the floor in front of them.
"Sit down!"
She grabbed her outstretched hand as it was shaking uncontrollably form the immersed youki from their apparent new leader. Under the menacing eyes, she returned back to her seat.
"I do not expect you to follow my daughter blindly. But remembered this, Kunou is your future leader and you will treat her with respect as you will show me. She is young, but she will learn and it is your job to give her guidance, not sitting here criticizing her," Naruto said in a deep and dreadful tone of voice. " I didn't call you here to discuss my daughter. I want to hear your opinion about my wife, who is still your leader. You know she has been missing for a day now. "
Naruto calmed down after that, allowing the Youkai to recover.
"It is a disgrace to be capture in the first place," the bald man said and glanced at the blond. "But they probably ambushed her so it was an unfair fight. I will do whatever you decided, Naruto-sama."
"If the bald head say something like that, I suppose I don't mind having her back. She is your wife and should be by your side, Naruto-sama," the Inugami replied, still clenching her hand to stop it from shaking.
"I don't care either way. Having Yasaka back or not did not seem to matter now that Naruto-sama is here," the flaming head called out. Several of them nodded in agreement.
"Having more than one full tailed kyuubi might cause future succession problem, Naruto-dono. Please think clearly about this," the Kappa said, hinting something ominous while being all humbled.
A few more gave their opinion on the matter while Naruto had a thoughtful expression. Some shouting and insults were flying back and forth across the room soon afterward as they began to disagree with each other.
"But leader-san, do you want her to return?" the ghostly translucent creature - Jikininki - asked, licking its lips a little. "Is it not better if she's dead? I wondered what her flesh tasted like. Did I say that out loud?"
The shouting escalated before Naruto exhaled and slammed his fist down to return silent back into the room. "Whether I want her back or not does not matter! It's the principle! If they can kidnap your leader with impunity, what makes you think they would stop? I will show culprit that they cannot just walk in here, our capital, and take one of us without any reprisal!"
Author Note:
Nothing much to say so I'll see you guys next time (whenever I feel like it). This story's chapters are longer than standard one from other stories. I might need to trim it down a little.