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Apprentice of Ophis (first edition)
Summary: After searching for a long time, the infinite dragon god finally found someone who can help her to regain back her home. Someone to call her own. Even though he can be quite unpredictable at times
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Chapter VII
AN: Apologies but this is an incomplete chapter. I couldn't find the finished version anywhere. And since I have no clue what I wrote before or the idea behind it, I can't fill it in.
"Come on, this is the third time I caught you, and it hasn't been a week since they are here." Naruto groaned.
Serafall smiled sheepishly at Naruto. Yes, she knew who Naruto was but still she couldn't help but worry. After all, it was the infamous 'White Demon' who was the guardian of the Kuoh town where her beloved sister was living from now on.
"I was just worried." Serafall looked everywhere but at Naruto.
Naruto sighed and looked down. They were directly above Kuoh Academy. But both of them hid their presence so well that not even a strong high-class devil or any other being with similar power could sense them.
"You really can't blame me on this," Serafall said with puffed cheeks making Naruto groan again.
"Can't you just call or communicate with your sister, to know if she is ok or not?" Naruto tried to reason. Taking care of a Maou like this would hinder his other works greatly, "You don't have to come to check in that way."
"Well, what Sona truly wanted was independence and to show us that she is not a child anymore. If she calls us every day and night, to her it would feel like we think she is incapable of a simple task, taking care of herself." Serafall explained as she looked down at the academy with a sad smile.
"But by doing this, she is indirectly making problems for both of us." Naruto pointed out.
"As long as she is happy and content, I don't mind," Serafall replied back cheekily.
Naruto blinked at the Maou. So she was telling him to suck it up? No, this had got to stop. This whole week he had to babysit the newcomers, and the devil he had the contract with wasn't making things easy either. There had to be something,
And then he finally noticed the getup the Maou was wearing. It made him smirk
"This could work."
"Why not we do it this way?" Naruto's smirk made Serafall raise her guard.
"That is some quite cute-looking magical girl costume you are wearing." Naruto pointed at her clothes, which made her blush lightly.
"It is because I am a magical girl, and my nickname in the underworld is 'Satan Girl," Serafall replied back immediately.
"Then you wouldn't mind if I hire you as a magical girl?"
Whatever Serafall thought that Naruto's reaction would be after hearing her claim, this was not certainly it.
Seeing her dumbfounded look, Naruto chuckled and decided to break it down, "What I mean is that, you can go around a few particular cities and help the citizens there with your powers. But there will be a few conditions like you should wear a mask and you should keep your powers in check. But I am sure in that way you can keep tabs on your sister without her knowing."
Serafall didn't know what to say, yes she knew Naruto was doing that so he could have her out of his shoulder for some time but he was being considerate about it. He could have used the contract or more harsh methods.
But what touched her was the fact that he was taking her seriously. Yes, in the underworld no one questioned her obsession over her claiming to be a magical girl but no one took her seriously either. She was used to that. But for Naruto to create an opportunity like this for her,
She looked away because she was sure her eyes got a bit watery.
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Flashback End
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It was at that moment that Serafall saw a bit of Naruto's true self, and the more the Maou spend her time with Naruto, the more she learned about him. The more she fell for him. He was strong, very strong; but he never abused his powers. He treated everyone as equal regardless of their power, social status, or origin. And what she liked most about Naruto was that he treated her just how she wanted him to.
She never had a lover before but the thought of having Naruto as one made her feel giddy.
But now seeing Gabriel in that state broke something in her,
Before Naruto could say his first word, Serafall lunged toward Gabriel who seemed prepared for it. The Seraph changed to her battle gear in a blink of an eye and met the Maou head-on.
As for Naruto, before he could stop their clash, he saw Tiamat coming at him. But before he could even take a battle position, Kuroka intercepted the dragon queen.
Naruto just stared at the scene in front of him.
Gabriel and Serafall matched blows for blows. And as for Kuroka and Tiamat, Tiamat had the upper hand regarding raw power but because of Kuroka's unique senjutsu skill, they were somewhat equally matched.
Naruto tried to think of something, anything to stop them before the situation would escalate to a degree that he would have no control over. There was one option though,
His True Longinus,
The problem was Serafall. The other three knew about this but not her. And after the recent incident with the devils, he didn't know if it was the right decision to show his secret weapon to her.
And then he felt it,
His body went rigid and he cursed his luck once again.
As for the ladies, it was something that they had never felt before.
One moment they were fighting against their opponents viciously, and next, they felt as if all of their powers were washed away, leaving them bare. They weren't helpless in the strictest sense, they could still feel their power, but they could also feel that their power was utterly useless against this. It was as if they were, no it was as if the whole world was surrounded by this power.
It was terrifying.
They slowly looked down at the source.
Down below, a woman was standing there looking at them with bored eyes. She looked like she was in her late 20s. Her long black hair went down to her hips, and she was wearing a modern-looking gothic Victorian dress. The stare from her stormy grey eyes made all the ladies freeze up.
With a sigh, she redirected her stare at Naruto who visibly gulped and stood straighter.
"Care to explain what did you do this time?"
Naruto chuckled nervously hearing that.
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Uzumaki Residence
Ophis looked at the girls in front of her, all of whom were sitting on one big couch opposite her. They were squirming under her gaze but none said anything till now.
Ophis looked at Naruto who was standing right beside her, "So?"
Naruto knew there was no going out of this. He knew about Serafall's feeling but he didn't know how strong it was. He thought that it was just a passing crush, or maybe lust of some sort. He didn't want to pry onto it much because even if her feelings were genuine there was no way he could accept them when he was trying to woo her rival. Because it would feel as if he was betraying the Seraph, and also he didn't want to do anything that would endanger their relationship, no matter what the cost. He did show indifference toward her advances but didn't reject her company, more like couldn't because of his responsibility.
Maybe he should have.
Tiamat took this silence to her advantage. She stood up, respectfully, and bowed slightly to Ophis, yes all the girls knew who the person in front of them was as she introduced herself back at the island and told everyone to follow her. And who would reject her kind offer after that display of her overwhelming power?
"Lady Ophis, I would like your blessings to have Naruto as my mate."
And the bomb was dropped.
All the eyes snapped to Tiamat.
Ophis shook her head and looked at Naruto, "You," Naruto gulped when he saw the look Ophis was giving to him, it was the look of an angry mother, "fix your harem problem and then meet me at the headquarter."
Then she stood up abruptly, and immediately Naruto came to her, "Come on, let me explain," Naruto pleaded but Ophis didn't even look at him as she opened a portal and went inside.
"Come on, Mom."
And then the portal was closed.
Seeing that, Naruto's shoulder sagged.
Hearing the latest revelation, everyone looked at Naruto with wide eyes and opened mouths, except for Kuroka.
"She is angry," Kuroka said softly.
"You think?" Naruto groaned and then looked at the ladies. His stare made them all flinched a bit.
"Ophis is my foster mother," Naruto said before anyone could ask him about her.
Gabriel looked down, she thought she knew everything about Naruto but it seemed she was wrong. She wasn't angry that Naruto hid something like this, or jealous that other women sought after Naruto. She was sad and hurt only because she felt Naruto didn't trust her enough, he didn't trust their bond enough to tell her everything.
Gabriel stood up and whispered, "I need to go."
"Gabriel."
She didn't look at Naruto, she channeled her magic to open the gate to heaven.
"Gabriel!"
She was startled by the tone; slowly she looked at Naruto. She wasn't surprised to see every emotion inside Naruto and that made her smile lightly, after all, he never guarded his heart from her.
"Please."
And with that she relented. She slowly sat down.
The interaction between Naruto and Gabriel wasn't lost to Tiamat and Serafall, both of whom got angry and jealous at the sight but before they could retort, Naruto turned to them with a slight glare,
"Now, why not tell me why both of you were there?"
Tiamat growled at the seraph before looking at Naruto, "I don't know about the she-devil," jerking her thumb at the silent Maou, "I was there to meet you, which was long overdue."
Serafall stood up gently and looked Naruto right in the eyes, "I was there for you as well, I wanted to apologize for what Sirzechs did, but it seemed I found out something more interesting." She smiled, which didn't reach her eyes, and frankly, the looks of both ice users scared the shit out of him.
Shaking his head to calm himself, Naruto sighed, "What done is done, now let's talk about the present." He looked at Serafall who held her gaze, "I will take a wild guess and say that you two have some sort of romantic feeling toward me, am I right?"
Seeing both of them twitching just for a second was enough for him.
"Unfortunately, I cannot return your feelings."
Naruto immediately raised his arm when he saw Tiamat and Serafall wanted to retort back, "Let me finish, please."
Hearing his tone, both of them relented, for now.
"Look, maybe I did something, something that may seem significant or heart-warming for you and because of that, you want me as your lover. But whatever it was, it was purely one-sided. And if I am frank, I feel you ladies are rushing it." When he saw that his words riled up the two ladies, he gestured to them to let him finish.
"I love Kuroka and Gabriel with all my heart." Hearing the sincere tone in his voice, Kuroka grinned and Gabriel blushed, "But even my love for them wasn't something that sprouted at first sight, it took time to grow."
Naruto looked up and started to scratch his chin, "To be frank," Naruto's cheek colored slightly, "What I felt for Kuroka and Gabriel wasn't love at first." Hearing that Kuroka and Gabriel looked at Naruto curiously which made him feel more embarrassed as this was something he didn't want to share.
"Living under the same roof with a sexy and seductive girl like Kuroka who had the hots for you was very tough." Kuroka grinned at that statement and seeing that Naruto coughed, he didn't want to be the end of her teasing and lewd pranks again, "Long story short, what I felt for her at first was pure lust. But with time I truly fell for her. It didn't take time when I started to know the real her and saw how many similarities we shared, the passion, the conviction, the devotion and so much more."
Then Naruto looked at Gabriel who looked back at him bashfully, "As for Gabriel, I admired her. Her personality, power, beauty, belief; everything and it was just overwhelming. I don't know when I fell for her but when I fully understood my feelings for her, instead of rushing, I let her get to know me. I tried my best to make her fall for me so that the feelings can be mutual."
Naruto smirked, making Gabriel look away with a blush, "And it worked."
Then he looked back at Tiamat and Serafall who looked shocked and a bit angry. With a sad smile, he bowed, "You ladies are wonderful in every way and anyone would be the luckiest person alive to have you as his lover, but I cannot be that person. For that, I am sorry."
There was a pin-drop silence, even the tension in the air became palpable.
"I guess it was love at first sight, or rather love at first battle in my case." Tiamat's voice cut the tension as she slowly walked toward Naruto and stopped in front of him. Everyone else tensed but no one did anything. "Your charisma, your power; and the way you fought me."
"There are lots of other beings out there who are stronger…"
Naruto couldn't finish as Tiamat put her index finger on his lips, effectively shutting him up.
"Sssh," Tiamat grinned, "My turn now."
Retreating her finger, she continued with a smile, "I suppose you are right, but there are so many differences between them and you, your charisma, your belief, your loyalty. I can keep on going about that."
Tiamat stepped closer to him, and now she was in his personal space, "I was tracking you after our fight, for two years I was looking for you. I heard stories about 'Phantom Knight' and it wasn't hard to figure out who it was. You use your power to help the innocent and at the same time, you use the same powers to crush the guilty, gentle yet ruthless. The more I learn, the more I wanted you."
"You truly became a phantom to me," Tiamat retreated to have some space between them, "Someone who is always around, and at the same time you were always out of my reach, just by a bit."
Tiamat smiled, it was a genuine smile, one that Naruto didn't think she could have, "And after hearing your feelings, I can say that I truly want you."
"But…"
"I am not listening." Tiamat cut off Naruto, "The only problem is that the feelings are not mutual, right? Don't worry. I will rectify that quite soon." With that, the Dragon queen headed toward the door but stopped right before exiting.
"I now know about your true identity, where you live, what you do, and also your true aim." The smirk that Tiamat had sent shivers down his spine, it was bad, very very bad, "So look forward to our constant accidental meetings."
With that, she left.
Naruto was looking at where the dragon queen was, his eyes wide and his jaw hung loose. He slowly looked back at the Maou. Gone from her angry and hurt expression, it was now filled with determination and mature expression, also the coy smile wasn't helping.
"I have to agree with that overgrown lizard. Although there are so many things that I want to say, I will say it another time, when it is just the two of us." Serafall glared at Gabriel who returned the glare, but for some reason the angry look on the seraph made her look cuter rather than intimidating.
"Oh come on," Naruto whined.
"Guess you are that special." Serafall shrugged, "And I thought most men would love to have a harem."
"I guess I am not like most men," Naruto growled.
"Suppose you are not, guess that's why you are so special." A magic circle appeared beneath the Maou, "I have to take my leave now," Seeing the tensed look on Naruto, she smiled, "Don't worry, your secret is safe with me."
With that, she was gone.
There was silence for some time before Kuroka decided to break the ice.
"Guess that went well."
Both Naruto and Gabriel looked at Kuroka with disbelief eyes. Gabriel broke from her stupor first as she asked Naruto, "So what now?"
"I will take care of those two." Naruto groaned, and then his eyes softened as he looked at Gabriel. He didn't continue immediately as he pondered his decision. But then he finally relented, "Kuroka takes Gabriel to our room and then tells her everything."
Kuroka nodded her head but Naruto's next statement made her gape at him.
"Take Wendy, Shirone, and Asia as well. They deserved to know too."
"Are you serious?" Kuroka asked in surprise.
"They will learn about this sooner and later, and I think if everyone learns about this together, it will be better." Seeing the curious and understanding look on Gabriel's face, Naruto sighed, "As much as I want to tell this myself, I have to be somewhere else."
"I understand," Gabriel answered with a soft smile.
Naruto walked to her and then placed a chaste kiss on her lips, "I meant every word that I said about you."
"I know." Gabriel gave a beaming smile.
"Words can't describe how I feel about you."
This time Gabriel couldn't help but feel her cheeks get warmer.
"Break it off, you two," Kuroka said with a teasing grin, she got up and then shoved Naruto away from the blushing Seraph, "Go and calm her down before she decides to bring down the planet."
Naruto smirked, he turned around and gave a quick kiss to Kuroka before teleporting away.
"We sure have a wonderful boyfriend."
"That we do." Kuroka grinned, "Now let's go and wake the girls up, we got a long night ahead of us if I am to tell everything."
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Khaos Brigade Headquarter
Ophis was alone in the huge chamber.
She was irritated, if it was a few years ago she wouldn't have understood why she was having this feeling. But now she knew.
When she took Naruto and Wendy under her wings, never once she thought that she would be so attached to them, as if they are her flesh and blood. She only wanted Naruto because of the Longinus he possessed. But it didn't take long before both Naruto and Wendy started to grow on her.
And how could they not?
Whenever Naruto accomplished something, be it if he grew stronger or he learned something new, he would always brag about it to his friends, pointing out that the only reason he was able to do so was because of his mother. At first, Ophis didn't feel anything about it but slowly she could feel her chest swell unwillingly whenever Naruto would do something incredible, like the things he did for her organization.
As for Wendy, the little girl tried to do anything to make her smile. But there was so much she could. At least that's what she thought. When she grew up a bit, Wendy started to learn how to cook when she somehow learned that Ophis liked to eat various kinds of dishes. From French cuisine to Japanese sweets, she learned about lots of dishes and she was amazing at making them.
Seeing Wendy's smile as she fills the table with her homemade food, and Naruto being there to strike up a conversation about something really interesting. She got no idea how he would find such topics.
The house she built for the two little kids became a home for her.
"You are earlier than I thought." Ophis sighed.
Naruto came through the door and went in front of her. Ophis raised her eyebrow delicately when she saw the expression Naruto was wearing. Without saying anything, he gave her a file.
"What is this?" Ophis asked but didn't open the file.
"It is something that I and my friends came up with. We call it 'Black Hole'." The serious expression turned to a smug one as Naruto relaxed his posture, "It is supposed to fix your problem."
Ophis's eyes widened as she opened the file and quickly started to read it.
"It is in the theory stage, by the way, give us some time and we can put it to practical use. Although I am sure we will be needing much more time to put it into action." Naruto shrugged.
Ophis's eyes softened as she finished reading the file. She had to admit, the idea is ingenious. Shaking her head, she looked at Naruto, "You were working on this for the past two years?"
"Well, looking after the members of the 'Khaos Brigade' was taking a lot out of me. With that out of the way, I finally was able to concentrate on this. Mind you, all of my unprepared friends helped me with this." Naruto smirked when he saw Ophis got the jab.
"Look, Naruto…" Ophis couldn't finish as Naruto stepped forward and hugged her.
"No matter what happens, remember this, you are the most important woman in my life. You are my mother." Naruto whispered.
"I am not your real mother." Ophis spoke just as gently.
"I will always love her, no matter who or where she is, for bringing me to this world. But you are the one who gave me and Wendy a family, a home, and a future. You protected us from this power-hungry world when we were helpless. Admit it or not, you always spoiled us when we were kids."
Ophis pulled her head back a bit, "I got no idea what you are talking about."
Naruto sighed when he saw that she was clueless about the matter, "What about the time when you made a wonderland just for Wendy? Or about that time when you gave me copies of so many legendary weapons? Or about that time when you took us to different planets for our school vacation?"
Ophis didn't say anything but stared back at him blankly.
With a laugh, Naruto hugged her tighter, "We love you and you know it."
"I know." Ophis whispered back.
They stood like this for some time before Naruto broke it off.
"But I still don't like you chasing so many girls' tails."
All Naruto could do was groan.
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One Week Later
Naruto refrained from rubbing his forehead for the umpteenth time.
"I just want to relax once in a while, is it so much to ask?"
Sitting right in front of him was, Xenovia Quarta and Irina Shidou, two talented exorcists, and their instructor Griselda Quarta, one of the strongest exorcists. And that's not all, Rias and Sona were there also along with their respective queen. They were inside the meeting room at Kuoh Academy. This room was specifically made for gatherings like this.
You can almost see the tension in the room.
And the reason for this drama to happen?
Three of the Excalibur fragments were stolen at the same time and the exorcists tracked them here. Naruto was informed about this by Gabriel, who also told him about the arrival of the exorcists and pleaded with him to be nice to them, as she knew his history with some particular exorcists.
Naruto scoffed mentally.
No matter how much he disliked exorcists, there was no way he could say no to that innocent tear-eyed begging face. That should be a crime, you know. Such innocence along with that kind of figure just doesn't go together.
"So, I believe that won't be a problem?"
Naruto blinked toward Griselda, seeing the angry look on the young exorcist's face and the slightly amused on the devils, it seemed that they knew very well that he zoned out from the conversation. Naruto thought that maybe he should at least pretend that he is listening.
Nah, not happening.
"Don't you think you are asking for too much?" Naruto gave a thin smile, "I mean you are asking me to make sure I keep the devils in checked, while you go roam around my city as you please?"
"Uzumaki-san, like I said before, the Excalibur fragments are like treasures to the exorcists. And the fact that three of them were stolen in such a manner is like a blow to us. It won't be long but please consider this." Griselda answered back softly.
"Look, you have permission to search the city but in no way I am limiting these girls' movement because of your people's blunder." Naruto sighed, he could feel Sona and Rias's grin widening.
"So, you are going to side with the devil." The blue-haired exorcist scoffed.
Naruto just looked blankly at Xenovia, "Brat, you do know that I can kick all of you out and you can do jack-shit about it?"
"That would be an act of war!" Xenovia almost shouted and stood up but seeing the look on her instructor's face she sat down again.
"No," Naruto answered simply, "Because you don't own the world. You can't just waltz in anywhere and start demanding because of your stupidity."
"These kids," Naruto pointed at the devils, "are my special guests. And there are quite a few like them here, whose life is in jeopardy right now because of this horseshit. And who is to blame for this?"
Naruto just kept looking at the exorcists who had the decency to look abashed.
"Look, like I said, you can search for your treasures but I will send my people to help, and," Naruto looked at Rias and Sona, "If your problems crossed their paths, they are also allowed to take action."
Rias and Sona smiled, and even Griselda nodded her head in understanding.
"That is quite a resourceful decision, I guess. Very well, we will follow your rule." Griselda stood up and so did everyone. She came forward and extended her arm which Naruto shook on it.
"Let's hope we can solve this problem without any complications."
"Did she have to say the taboo words?"
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Ten Minutes later
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"Naruto, for the last time, you can't just go around, find and beat the bad guys, retrieve the Excalibur fragments, and bring those to me." Gabriel chided softly.
"Aww, why not? As your boyfriend, I am allowed to be a bit showoff, right?" Naruto remarked cheekily.
Naruto was still inside the meeting room. He and Gabriel were talking through the communicator he specially made for her.
Naruto was relieved to see that Gabriel, along with his surrogate sisters, took everything well after learning about the 'Khaos Brigade' and his association with the organization, which he always hid from them. But last week, Kuroka told them everything, nothing was left unsaid. They had the right to know. He thought that they might get angry and sad but was surprised to find out that they took it well, of course, they were scared about his safety seeing that he had mixed with such dangerous people, but he assured them that he had everything under control.
Gabriel talked with him alone after that, and it seemed that they officially became a couple. Although they still have to hide their relationship from others, except from Naruto's family, because there was a high chance that if they weren't careful, Gabriel might fall from grace.
So till Naruto figured out how to pass that hurdle, they would act like before, which was hard for Naruto for obvious reasons.
"And how do you expect me to explain that?" Gabriel asked amusingly.
"That your awesome, handsome, and all-powerful boyfriend did it?"
There was silence.
"Fine, fine, I will let the stupid exorcists handle this." Naruto whined like a child, "But come on, do they have to act all high and mighty just because they can wield fragments of a broken sword?"
Gabriel's giggle was the only thing Naruto got as his answer.
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