(A/N As always: thank you all for your massive support! I hope you guys will enjoy the sixth chapter as well. I would appreciate a review.)
Triple Crossover: Naruto x Testament of Sisters new Devil x High School Dxd
Summary: He never wanted to survive but as always, he was lucky that someone found him and healed him. He lived his life without meaning until this specific incident. He had promised her that he would protect her at all costs. He never breaks a promise that is what Naruto Uzumaki is known for.
Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto, Testament of Sisters new Devil or High School Dxd.
Warning: English is not my first language. Be aware of possible errors. Also, since I mixed three different universes together, I created a new power system. That means that characters could be stronger or weaker in this story.
"Speech."
'Think.'
"Giant Creatures Speech."
'Giant Creatures Think.'
Naruto walked into the living room and put a hand over his forehead. He still couldn't believe what he had just heard from Maria. Why did it have to be like this? Why not something like weaken the barriers around the house? He just didn't get it.
"Naruto?" Mio asked confused. "Did something happen?" She got up from the couch as Naruto walked into the room and she saw him staring. He seemed completely horrified, or rather in disbelief.
Naruto sighed and took his hand off his forehead. "I just found out from Maria what her first order was." Naruto said.
Mio narrowed her eyes "What's the first order?" Mio asked.
"Let's sit down please. That might be a bit hard to digest." Naruto said. Mio didn't feel good about Naruto saying that. They both sat on the couch and Mio waited for what Naruto would tell her now.
She had to be honest, she was a little nervous. She could think of many things and none of them were good.
"Do you know the master-servant pact?" Naruto asked.
Mio shook her head. "No, I've never heard of this pact. Is this some kind of ritual between 2 people from ancient Japan?" Mio asked.
'Oh Mio, if only it were like that. I wish this naïve view was the truth.' thought Naruto.
"Ok listen... I'm going to explain everything to you now and what this master-servant pact has to do with the first order." Naruto said.
15 minutes later, a loud voice was heard throughout the house. "WHAT? I SHOULD MAKE A MASTER-SERVANT PACT WITH YOU?" Naruto closed one eye and leaned slightly away from Mio. He would have expected such a reaction, so it didn't surprise him one bit.
"Calm down Mio. I know exactly what that would mean and I'm just as unenthusiastic as you are." Naruto said. He frowned and looked at the floor and closed his eyes. He didn't know what to do.
Mio sat down again and tried to calm down a bit. Her cheeks were flushed bright red from the explanation, and no matter how hard she tried to suppress it, she did for a moment, imagined herself and Naruto being active in some way.
There was nothing she could do but look away… the situation would embarrass her even more. She glanced at Naruto and saw him sitting there. He was leaning forward with his eyes closed and both hands on his head.
Naruto thought about how he could somehow clarify the situation. How could one get out of this situation without entering into the master-servant pact? He wasn't thrilled about it himself, but if Mio had agreed, he would have been willing too. But since Mio would definitely not make this pact based on her reaction, he would have to find another solution.
'It's really exasperating. So far, I've always been able to sort everything out straight away and now for the first time I have a situation that I couldn't handle on my own because Mio was also involved in it.'
"N-Naruto?" Mio asked a little embarrassed.
Naruto opened his eyes and took both hands off his head. He looked at her "Hmm? What is it, Mio?" Naruto asked.
"What do you think of that?" Mio asked with red cheeks.
"What do I think of that?" Naruto asked, slightly perplexed.
Mio just nodded and looked straight into Naruto's blue eyes. "Why do you want to know that? It's already decided. You don't want the pact and that's why we have to find another solution." Naruto said.
"Say it." said Mio.
"Huh?"
"COME ON, TELL ME! WOULD YOU WANT TO MAKE THE PACT?" Mio yelled, cheeks bright red. She looked away after that and crossed her arms under her breasts, emphasizing them a little more.
Naruto leaned away slightly when Mio suddenly started screaming. 'Why is she screaming now? She had already said that she didn't want it and I just said that I don't think it's good.' Naruto was a little sweaty on his forehead and he seemed a little nervous at her reaction.
He sat down normally and cleared his throat once before telling her his opinion again. "I don't know why you want to know... but here you have the answer." Naruto said in a serious voice.
Mio looked at Naruto out of the corner of his eye and waited for his answer. "It sucks and I'd rather not make that deal with you Mio." said Mio.
Mio looked away again and closed his eyes. 'As I thought...' Before Mio could think any further, Naruto carefully placed a hand on her shoulder. She opened her eyes in surprise and looked straight into Naruto's blue eyes. His gaze was just so serious, and those deep blue eyes were like magnets for her. She couldn't tear her pink eyes away from his blue ones.
"If we both entered into this pact, then what has been between us so far would no longer develop naturally. I don't know what you think about it, but I know that you did something to me, Mio. There's something between us and so far, the connection has developed naturally. Nobody had interfered and slowly but surely, we were becoming more and more familiar with each other. I don't want that bond to be destroyed. You are the person who pulled me out of my cold world and gave me a reason to live again. I just don't want anything to change between us because of this pact. I couldn't bear to lose you. I've lost a lot before, and I couldn't stand to lose everything again." Naruto said and, in the end, he took his hand off her shoulder and looked at the floor. He had his eyes closed and stood up.
"Sorry I shouldn't have said that I better go now..." Naruto said. He was about to walk away until he felt 2 hands on his arm. He opened both eyes in surprise and looked at Mio. His eyes widened when Mio had tears on his face. She smiled at him relieved "Please don't go. I... I would be willing to make the pact as long as it was with you." Mio said.
Her heart was pounding and her dark thoughts from just now were all gone. She couldn't help but weep easily with joy. She had always thought that she was nothing special to Naruto. He had always given her so much and she hadn't been able to reciprocate one bit. Whatever she had been thinking up until now was just being washed away by his words. He had given her what she had wanted to know all along.
She hadn't imagined that her heart was beating harder and harder around him. Even before she was saved by Naruto. It all started much earlier, when she would always talk to him during breaks and eat with him.
"W-what?" Naruto asked. "You want to make the pact? Do you know what this means? If you did just one wrong thing, the curse would activate!" Naruto said.
Mio just nodded and Naruto sat back down on the couch slowly while Mio still held his arm. She just didn't want to let him go, otherwise Mio would be afraid to wake up from a nice dream.
They both just looked at each other and said nothing. Both were bright red in the face at the moment and just stared at each other. Naruto and Mio slowly started to get closer to each other while their eyes never left each other's.
Both were startled when suddenly the bell rang. Naruto and Mio widened their eyes and moved away from each other again. Naruto quickly stood up, "P-please go to Maria and let her know we're going to make the deal. I'll go to the door." Naruto said.
Mio just nodded and looked at the floor with bright red cheeks. She waited for Naruto to leave and didn't get up yet. She couldn't believe what she had just done. She held both hands to her cheeks and suddenly had to breathe faster because her heart was pounding so hard.
But at the same time, she couldn't help but smile and look towards the door where Naruto had disappeared. She remembered every word he had spoken. Her entire body was flooded with an unknown warmth that felt so good.
Naruto stood in the hallway for a moment and shook his head once. He suppressed the emotion he had just felt and somehow managed to get back to normal. He went to the door and opened it.
"Hello young man. I didn't want to bother you, I just wanted to introduce myself." a man said.
"You're not disturbing, don't worry." Naruto said.
"That's fine then. I moved in next door today and just wanted to say hello to the neighbors." said the man.
"Nice to meet you." Naruto said. He held out his hand and the man smiled and took the hand. Naruto felt immediately that the man had a strong handshake. "Jin Tōjō, nice to meet you." Jin said.
Naruto nodded. "My name is Naruto Uzumaki." Naruto said.
Both of them let go of each other's hands and at the same time Jin looked at the garden, which as usual was full of life with many different flowers, bushes with berries and even small ponds here and there. He'd even seen a few cherry trees at the back of the garden, which lined many sides of the road.
"Did you set up the garden like this?" Jin asked interested.
"Yes. You could call it my hobby." Naruto said.
"I can only say that the garden turned out well. I've really never seen a garden like yours and you can't even see it from the street because of the wall." Jin said.
"That's correct."
"All right, then I want to say hello to the other neighbors. It was a pleasure, Naruto Uzumaki." Jin said.
"Same here. Have a nice day." Naruto said. Jin went after that and disappeared around the corner. Naruto narrowed his eyes when Jin went out of sight. He closed the door and activated his senjutsu.
'As I thought.' thought Naruto. He had already felt it slightly, even though he wasn't even using senjutsu. Jin was a hero, and an extremely strong one at that. In terms of pure aura, he was even stronger than Takigawa.
He thought he had heard the name somewhere before. He walked down the hall, trying to remember where he'd heard that name before. He stopped and his eyes widened.
,Naturally! Jin Tōjō, the strongest hero of all time. He is said to have defeated the dragon king Fafnir and then absorbed some of his power. No one knew what happened to the Dragon King except Jin Tōjō himself.' thought Naruto.
So, it was no wonder why he sensed another aura in addition to the aura of a hero. That must have been the aura of a dragon that Jin Tōjō got by defeating Fafnir.
'Ok, I have to start training today.' thought Naruto. Now the mightiest hero of all times lived right next to him and although Jin didn't look threatening, he could attack Naruto at any time.
He would definitely have to be careful. He walked up the stairs because he sensed where Mio was at the moment. She was in her room with Maria at the moment. He knocked on Mio's door and shortly after, the door of Mio's room opened and revealed Maria.
"I just found out from Mio-sama." Maria said. She bowed to Naruto "Thank you both for making this pact. It is only because of you that my mother will be able to live, and we have one more chance to free her." Maria said.
"Thank you, Mio. It was she who finally changed my mind." Naruto said. Maria already knew, after all she had overheard the conversation with some magic. She didn't want to spy, but she was dying to know what the two would decide on.
"I just wanted to let you know that I'm going down to the basement to train. Do you both want to come with me?" Naruto asked.
Maria and Mio smiled and nodded. Naruto took them down to the basement and began an intense training session that he hadn't had in a long time. It was clear that he would have to train a lot to get strong enough.
Mio learned more about magic from Maria and how to use it better. In the process, the two got to know each other better. Naruto could see it from afar as he did his strength training. He smiled slightly at the sight of the two training together, laughing as he did so.
'Maybe it wasn't a mistake to let Maria into the house after all. If only because of Mio, she seems to want to get to know Maria better. Even if she said otherwise. Her laugh near her is proof enough.' thought Naruto. He then concentrated again and pushed his body up again.
Since it wasn't even afternoon, Naruto could still really work out today and get his body really sweating again. It was a liberating feeling to train again. He hadn't even realized how he'd missed a good workout.
This also gave him memories of all his training sessions, where he was out with Jiraiya or where he trained the Rasenshuriken or the training with Killer Bee.
The next morning, Naruto woke up and stretched once. He rubbed the sleep from his eyes and then got up. He opened the balcony door and went out onto the balcony. The sun was just beginning to rise, but that didn't bother Naruto. He didn't know exactly what was going on with him today.
He felt good, better than usual. It was as if the sunrise suddenly triggered something in him again and not like usual, where he just watched disinterestedly without feeling anything. Something was constantly changing with Naruto over the past few days, and he only knew one thing: he didn't think this change was bad.
He leaned against the railing and smiled unconsciously as he watched the sun rise. He first held a cigarette in his hand and then just looked at her. He shrugged and just flicked the cigarette off the balcony and snapped his fingers once. The cigarette was briefly consumed by golden flames before simply turning to ash and being carried away by the wind.
Naruto stretched one last time, you could see his entire upper body twitching. He was currently only wearing pants, so everyone could see his torso. He looked again at the sunrise and then went inside.
He put on his school uniform and then went to his desk. He opened a drawer and looked inside. He didn't move for a moment while he just looked in the drawer. He reached into the drawer and took out a necklace with a green crystal there. He looked at the necklace and his eyes widened as the necklace began to glow.
He braced himself for the usual pain, but it didn't come. Naruto looked at the necklace and didn't move. He suddenly had this necklace around his neck again when he appeared in this world. Usually, this necklace was destroyed where Naruto fought Pain. But for whatever reason, he had worn this chain around his neck.
But there was just one problem so far. Whenever he wanted to wear the necklace, he felt an extremely strong pain. It was as if the chain didn't accept him and repelled him. He tilted his head slightly and hung her around his neck. The glow of the necklace increased once as it hung around Naruto's neck, and he had let go of the necklace.
Naruto's body began to throb, and he filled as if something weird happened in his body. He no longer felt anything of the world around him. He only felt the pulsing of his body. He could hear and feel every single heartbeat in his ears. His eyes widened and he started panting.
Everything around him went black, although he still had his eyes open. He didn't lose consciousness and yet he couldn't see anything. It was as if someone was interfering with his perception of the outside world. But Naruto could sense something else.
Something was tugging at his consciousness, wanting to move him somewhere. Naruto couldn't do anything and just let that feeling guide him. Out of nowhere an extremely bright light appeared in front of Naruto and because of that he had to close his eyes and put his hands in front of his eyes.
The pulsing in his body had stopped at the same time as he saw that bright light. He opened his eyes slightly and blinked a few times. He was momentarily looking at the floor and when he saw the floor he was confused. He was currently standing in a meadow, he recognized that directly. He took his hands away from his face and looked around.
'This is...' Naruto thought to himself. He was currently standing in a large meadow area with many small flowers on it. In the distance was a forest with huge trees at least 40 meters tall. One could also see a massive lake a little further south and further north were many high mountains with snow-capped peaks.
,Where am I?' Naruto wondered.
He looked at the ground when suddenly the ground started to tremble. It felt like a massive creature was moving somewhere. He instinctively looked at the forest and narrowed his eyes. He didn't know what it was, but something was calling him. He focused chakra into his legs and pushed himself forward. His eyes widened as he resurfaced much farther than he intended.
He looked down and saw his fingers. His fingernails were much longer and more like claws. He took his cell phone out of his pocket and held the screen up in front of his face.
His whisker marks were more feral looking, and his blue eyes were blood red. He just had exactly the same eyes as Kurama's. He didn't understand anything anymore. What was going on here? Even when he revealed his nekoshō characteristics, he may have had a black slit and no normal pupil, but his eyes remained blue.
His teeth also seemed sharper. It was almost like Kurama were talking through Naruto right now. This is exactly what Naruto looked like right now. The red eyes, whisker marks became like Kurama's, his canine teeth became longer, and his fingers more closely resembled claws.
'Kurama?' thought Naruto. He looked down at himself and thought about the feeling he had felt with Chisato in the apartment. He thought he had just imagined it. But he thought he felt Kurama's chakra very briefly. But that was impossible. After all, he had been in his subconscious so many times and there wasn't anyone. Neither Shukaku, Matatabi, Isobu, Son Goku, Kokuo, Saiken, Chomei, Gyuki or Kurama. None were left and the entire chakra was gone from everyone as well.
But why did he look like this? He put the phone away again and looked at the forest. He narrowed his eyes and stormed off again. Something was driving him, whatever it was. Something was calling him and although Naruto didn't know what it was and that something could also be dangerous... he absolutely had to go there. Each step closer to the forest caused a surge of tension throughout his body. The hair on the back of his neck stood up and his entire body began to throb with each additional step.
When he got into the forest, he felt the ground shaking again. He paused for a moment, concentrating on the tremor and where it was coming from. He suddenly opened his eyes and jumped onto one of the branches of the huge trees. He sensed something in the distance. A massively powerful and sinister aura emanated from the depths of the forest.
Naruto's eyes widened as he felt that aura. Tears welled up in his eyes as he got closer and closer to the creature. The closer he got to the being, the harder his heart began to beat.
He would recognize that aura again and again. Even if he wouldn't see this creature for over 1000 years. He would recognize this aura again and again. He landed on a massive branch and saw the creature.
It lay down there, majestic as ever with its red fur and 9 tails behind its body. The being was as big as a dragon, if not bigger. The being was momentarily lying on the forest floor and appeared to be asleep. The creature's massive head rested on both paws, which more closely resembled human hands. Its red fur swayed back and forth in the light breeze that blew through the forest.
"K-Kurama..." Naruto's entire body shook when he saw him. He could barely stand when his legs became weak. Naruto's voice was carried on the wind to the ears of the massive kyūbi.
The ears twitched slightly and then the eyes of the Kyūbi opened. 2 large blood red eyes were revealed with black slits. The Kyūbi's head rose, and he looked up at the branch where Naruto was currently standing.
Naruto's red eyes and Kyūbi's red eyes met. Neither of them said anything before the kyūbi opened its mouth and its voice rang out.
"It took a really long time for you to show up... partner." Kurama said before starting to grin. Naruto jumped off the branch and landed right in front of Kurama's head. Naruto slowly walked towards Kurama and when he was standing right in front of him, Kurama bowed his head and Naruto touched his snout with his hand.
"Kurama…it really is you." Naruto said. He couldn't take it anymore and hugged Kurama's muzzle and started crying uncontrollably. Kurama just rested his head on both of his paws and closed his eyes while grinning. Naruto clutched Kurama's muzzle and just cried.
All this time he had wished to meet someone from his old homeland. All this time he craved someone's voice. He had wished so many times that he could talk to Kurama again, or to someone else.
He just didn't care. He hadn't felt anything in this new world for so long, where he had nobody but Chisato Hasegawa in the beginning. Over time, he found a new person in Mio, which allowed him to start feeling and appreciating things in life again. The sunrise alone was the best example of this. So far, he didn't feel anything, but now he felt something through Mio again. She had managed to get him out of his cold world again. He began to feel things again that he hadn't felt before.
Without Mio he would still be the same as before. But all that time before her, he'd longed so badly for someone he knew. All his repressed emotions, which he had buried deep in his soul because he couldn't handle losing everything and everyone, were now coming to the surface.
His entire body trembled, but his hands gripped Kurama's fur. He was very afraid that this was all just a dream and that he would wake up any minute. He didn't want to wake up if this were a dream. He could also smell the scent of Kurama, which he knew best.
After some time, Naruto calmed down and slowly let go of Kurama. He took a few steps back so Kurama could look at him with both eyes. Kurama opened both eyes and looked at Naruto.
"Why... how?" Naruto asked.
"You think I'll just leave you alone like that? I would never leave my partner alone no matter where you go." Kurama said.
"But… I've been in the seal so many times and you weren't there anymore. Where have you been all this time?" Naruto asked.
"I was sealed in the chain by the goddess who found you." Kurama said. Naruto's eyes widened at this information. "You were about to die and we bijū had no strength left to heal you. But before it was too late, the goddess appeared and started healing you. She had appeared in your seal and explained to us everything she could do so that you could continue to use your chakra. In this world there are yōkai who had a power similar to us bijū and that's why it was possible to make you a yōkai because you combined the powers of several into one. But you could only become one kind. Of course, I wanted you to become a Kyūbi, but the goddess informed us that I would not be able to stay by your side then. It was clear that each of us would dissolve here. We didn't belong in this world, but the goddess had made us a proposal. She could seal one of us into a Sacred Gear, which would then keep us in this world. It was immediately clear that I would continue to be by your side. I wasn't thrilled about it, but in the end, we decided that you would become a nekoshō, so the goddess had used the power of Matatabi to make you a nekoshō. I was sealed in the necklace so that someday I could be by your side again." Kurama explained.
"Why didn't you get in touch? I tried wearing the necklace several times, but she always refused me." Naruto said.
"It was because the chain rejected you. This chain only accepts living beings, and the chain had always perceived you as something else. You had lost all your feelings and no longer had what was needed to live: a heart. Your heart was no longer active, and you were just a doll."
"You had to find a reason why you wanted to live at all. In the meantime, you seem to have found something again because you can feel something again. So, the chain perceived you as a living being and brought you here."
"So… just because I locked my heart off so I couldn't feel this pain anymore, did I only make things worse? If I had never closed my heart…, would you have been right by my side?" Naruto asked in disbelief.
"That's the short form. Seriously, what happened to you? You never gave up and kept fighting. No matter what happened, you even managed to free me from my unbridled hatred. You've made the impossible possible so many times and all of a sudden you just gave up?"
"I didn't know what to do anymore!" Naruto said. "No matter what happened, I always had someone by my side. Even when I was little, I already had Teuchi and Ayame. I knew I had someone. No matter what happened. I just had someone by my side. But in this world, I suddenly had no one. I just couldn't..."
"What's with this face? Now you see me again and the first thing you do is cry around here!" Kurama said with a grin.
"HEY! I JUST POURED MY HEART OUT YOU FUCKING FURBALL!" Naruto yelled while pointing a finger at Kurama.
"How was that you ungrateful person? I am the mighty Kurama, the strongest bijū ever."
Naruto crossed his arms across his chest and looked sideways in sorrow. "Yeah sure... strongest bijū my ass. Had let us "weak" humans control him more than once." Naruto said.
"SAY THAT AGAIN!" Kurama straightened up and pointed a finger at Naruto. "Dare to say that again and I'll just crush you with one finger."
Naruto also pointed his finger at Kurama, "TRY IT! I'LL DEFEAT JUST LIKE THE TIME I GET YOUR CHAKRA!" Naruto yelled.
Both remained silent and just looked at each other with narrowed eyes. After a few seconds they both started laughing. When they both stopped laughing, they both looked at each other with a smile.
"It's good to have you back with me, Kurama." Naruto said with a visible tear in his eye.
Kurama grinned a little wider, "Good to be by your side again, brat."
Half an hour later Naruto was sitting on the floor in front of Kurama. Both of them were just talking about what had happened so far. Kurama had only partially understood what was going on in the world outside of the crystal.
"Understand. So, you decided to protect this devil and at the same time you fell in love with her." Kurama said.
Naruto blushed "H-hey! I do not know yet! I admit that I have feelings for her. But I don't know if I really love her already." Naruto said.
"As you say. So, you can also use Hashirama Senju's Mokuton, yes?"
"Yes. It was just theory so far, but yes. I was able to reproduce the wooden dragon with all its abilities. Be it absorbing the energy of others or exploding. I almost died in the explosion." Naruto said.
"You're just an idiot, what do you expect?"
"HEY! It was my only chance to survive against Takigawa, ok? I just wasn't as strong as the guy. I've lost most of the skills I had in Konoha. I can use chakra here, but it's different from Konoha. I was glad that I could still use chakra physically as usual to get faster and stronger. The only reason I can use the rasengan here is that the rasengan was really just raw chakra manipulation. I can't do the Rasenshuriken or the Shadow Clones anymore." Naruto said.
"That was expectable. After all, we are in a different world here."
"Yes, I know that. Ms. Hasegawa informed me about this a long time ago." Naruto said.
"Once again you have made many enemies without being able to do anything about it. I guess you never change."
"Should I?" Naruto said.
"You've already changed. You are no longer as naive as you were before you entered this world. Even if you have your feelings again and thus resemble your old self again, you have still lived here for more than 2 years and had your experiences. You've grown up a bit."
Naruto didn't say anything and just looked up at the sky. He didn't even know how long he had been here. But he didn't care right now because he felt really good. He finally had Kurama by his side again and from now on everything would get better and he would be able to do anything.
"What is actually happening to you now? Will you stay in the chain forever or what will happen now?"
"The chain has merged with your body. The chain was a special Sacred Gear that the goddess had created especially for both of us. She wanted you to find a reason to live before you could use my power again. She was concerned that you might otherwise straighten out of control, and she was right about that. With your broken spirit you could not have controlled my power and you would have died from the power."
"So… is everything the same as it used to be? You live inside me again and we share our chakra?" Naruto asked.
"Well… it's a bit more complicated than it was then. Sacred Gear gives you the abilities that are similar to what they were back in the elemental nations. You know there are different stages in a Sacred Gear."
"Yes. There's the normal Sacred Gear, the Balance Breaker, and then there was another stage, but I don't remember which one it was."
"That is enough. The Sacred Gear's normal abilities, which the Goddess created especially for both of us, give you the ability to use and control my red chakra. This means that like in KCM, you can grow extra body parts and move them. Similar to the chakra arms you trained with on the island with Killer Bee. You can also concentrate my chakra around your body as usual and thus get a V1 cloak only without the tails. Otherwise, you can just wrap the chakra around certain parts of the body. You know everything else you can do with it. The other ability would be being able to create the mini-Bijūdama."
"I see." Naruto said with a slight smile.
"I guess it's not going to be as easy as it sounds, is it?" Naruto asked.
Kurama just nodded, "Yes. My chakra is different in this world and harder to control. You're going to need some training to use it like it used to be."
"How about the KCM?"
"That would be your balance breaker. But before you can achieve that, you must first master all other skills and strengthen your normal skills. The Balance Break is not as easy to obtain as you might think. I'd love to just give you my entire chakra, but things work a little differently in this world. We are no longer in the Elemental Nations, so different rules apply. If it weren't for the Sacred Gear, I wouldn't be here either. It is only through the Sacred Gear that I can stay in this world at all."
"Understand."
Naruto opened his eyes and saw that he was back in his room. He had a smile on his face when he could feel Kurama again. It was a bit different from the Elemental Nations, but Naruto was able to sense and talk to Kurama again. The necklace that had always turned him away had now become one with Naruto and was no longer visible.
He looked at the clock and was a little surprised to realize that only a minute had passed. He must have been with Kurama in the Sacred Gear for 3 hours. He left his room and walked down the hall. He had a smile on his face the whole time.
Naruto was the first to wake up, so he started preparing food. It wasn't long before Mio walked into the living area in her school clothes. She knew right away that something was different.
She barely recognized Naruto. He seemed so… happy. Normally he always looked so emotionless, except in certain situations. But now you could see how he was smiling and not just a slight smile like usual. He had a real smile on his lips.
She didn't know what had happened. But she knew one thing: she liked that smile. This warmth, which he had previously only partially radiated, he now radiated all the time. It was almost like Naruto was the sun.
"Morning Naruto."
Naruto looked at Mio and smiled at her. "Morning, Mio. Did you sleep well?" Naruto asked.
Mio nodded a bit perplexed and then smiled too. "You seem different." said Mio.
"I feel different." Naruto said. He turned the eggs once in the frying pan and then turned to her. "I have to tell you something, Mio."
"Huh? What's going on?" Mio asked.
"I wanted to say thank you, Mio. I probably said it yesterday, but you're the only reason I can smile again. Thank you for that." Naruto said.
Mio blushed "I-idiot! Don't just say something like that!" Mio said. She looked away and Naruto scratched his cheek with an awkward smile.
"Sit down. Food will be ready any moment. Maria should come down soon too." Naruto said.
"I'll help you with the rest." Mio said.
Naruto looked at Mio briefly and then nodded. "Ok, thank you." Naruto said.
Mio smiled and helped him. She really didn't know what had happened. But she likes this change. Seeing Naruto smiling like that just suited him better. Even his blue eyes seemed full of life again. With his golden blond hair and those blue eyes, you could lose yourself in, the smile just fitted so much better.
"Good morning." Maria said as she walked into the living area. She blinked a few times when she saw Naruto and Mio. They both smiled while finishing the meal. She just wasn't noticed at all.
She couldn't help but think about certain things. Tonight, she will get an interesting show. She already knew a few things that she could use to make the evening even more unforgettable.
"Oh, morning Maria." Naruto said. He picked up 2 plates of food and walked over to the dining table. "Slept well?" Naruto asked.
"Yes. The bed is very comfortable." Maria said. Naruto nodded and sat down at the table. Mio came to the table with another plate and sat down next to Naruto. Everyone started eating and something told Maria that she was lucky to have been persuaded by Takigawa to carry out the order. Otherwise, she wouldn't be here now, and her mother might never see her again. So, she might be able to see her mother again someday.
When everyone had eaten, Naruto put the dishes in the dishwasher and then he and Mio went to the front door. "Then we'll be on our way. Stay in the house and if something happens contact us with magic." Naruto said.
Maria nodded "Of course!"
Naruto and Mio then left. Maria closed the door behind her and wondered what to do next. She could already prepare everything for tonight. She grinned a bit and got to work.
Naruto and Mio were walking side by side and Mio was smiling the whole time. Naruto just looked up at the sky and just kept walking. He just let his mind wander a bit. At the moment there was no one around who could be his enemy and so he just enjoyed the presence of Mio and the warm rays of the sun.
After 20 minutes they both walked through the corridors of the school. "Naruto, should we go up on the roof together during the break?" Mio asked.
"We can do that. It would be my pleasure." Naruto said with a smile. Mio smiled too and nodded. There were hardly any students in the school and that's why hardly anyone looked at them.
"Long time no sees." Jin said. He smiled and went into the apartment.
"It is true. It's been a few years already." Chisato said.
"You didn't lie about the brat. He was able to awaken his Sacred Gear now." Jin said. He had been following Naruto and Yuki on their way to class and he could make out the aura of a Sacred Gear from Naruto. Even if he can hide his normal aura with senjutsu. He can't easily hide the aura of his Sacred Gear. He would first have to learn how to properly hide the Sacred Gear's aura. But for that he would first have to learn how to use his Sacred Gear.
"I told you he'd found purpose again and he was ready now." Chisato said. "How are your son and wife?" Chisato adjusted her glasses once and looked at Jin.
"Both are fine. Basara and Sapphire are in the Underworld with the Moderate faction. Basara fits better into the underworld because after all he became a devil and not a hero like me." Jin said.
Jin had met his wife, Sapphire, many years ago. He had fought many battles against the devils of the Moderate faction and the Demon Lord faction back when he was still serving the village. He was the strongest hero from a young age, and he was celebrated as a war god among heroes and feared among devils. After many conflicts and some events related to the dragon king Fafnir, he fell in love with Sapphire and the two got Basara together. It was pure coincidence whether Basara would become a hero or a devil. Had Basara become a hero, he would have grown up in the human world. However, since he was a devil like his mother, he grew up and lived in the Moderate faction.
"They both wanted to come visits me in 2 weeks. Maybe that's how Sapphire could get to know her niece. After all, Mio is now living with Naruto and if I'm not mistaken, the two have a very close relationship."
"Naruto was the person who rescued Mio Naruse and was the only one who protected her. She in turn was the person who pulled Naruto out of the darkness and gave him a reason to live again and through that he could meet his old friend again." Chisato said.
"You're right. I'm excited to see what else Naruto will experience in the future. The brat is already strong, even though he hasn't trained in a very long time. Once the brat has fully mastered his abilities and mastered his Sacred Gear, he's going to be a big deal." Jin said.
"You're right. He has the potential to be very strong," Chisato said. She looked out the window and thought of the man who never gave up.
"He might also help you regain your original strength." Jin said. Chisato had limited access to her full power while in the human world. There was a way for her to regain all her strength.
"I know that, but that's not so important to me anymore. I just care that Naruto is safe and okay." Chisato said.
"So, it's him huh?" Jin asked.
Chisato just said nothing and looked out the window. "Just remember that me and Sapphire have your back. No matter what you decide, we both will always stand by your side. After all, we could only get the Basara because of you." Jin said.
"I know that, Jin." Chisato said with a smile.
"Hey, Naru-chi! You don't look like a corpse today." Takigawa said while standing by Naruto.
Naruto looked out the window bored and after a few seconds he looked at Takigawa. "Hmm? Did you say something?" Naruto asked.
Takigawa held his chest with both hands. "Oh, Naru-chi! That was mean. I know you heard everything!" said Takigawa.
The teacher came into the classroom at that moment, so Takigawa had to go back to his seat. As Takigawa sat in his seat, he looked at Naruto out of the corner of his eye. 'You seem to have a will to live after all. As it stands, my plan seems to be working better than I thought. Even better, then I'll be one step closer to that snake again and soon I'll be holding the bastard's head in my hands.' thought Takigawa.
(A/N I hope you all enjoyed the sixth chapter as well. I hope I wrote the sequence well enough, were Naruto met Kurama and how he felt during this encounter. I would appreciate feedback about this question. Since most will mention this, but don't worry Naruto will learn how to use his Sacred Gear fast. I don't know if I described it well enough, but basically the normal ability from Naruto's Sacred Gear gives him access to Kurama's Chakra, with which he cloaks his whole body or only certain body parts with the red bubbly chakra from Kurama and he can use the Mini- Bijūdama, which he uses like a Rasengan. Oh yeah, he can also create chakra limps out of this red bubbly chakra. For example, an arm out of this chakra and with it he can hit or grab others. Of course, when he uses the chakra from Kurama, he is stronger, faster and more durable. The balance break will be the KCM with all abilities like Tailed Beast Transformation, normal Bijūdama and the other stuff. Stay healthy, enjoy your life and I wish you all the best ! Till the next chapter.)