As you have no doubt noticed I have removed a few more of my stories from my list of published stories. Those stories have been moved to my Wattpad account where they shall remain and will not be published here again as well as the Adventreader221 Story Collection where they are up for adoption/grabs for anyone who desires to see them continue. Some wont even be republished as I felt no need to continue them as they were challenges initially before I took them up as my own. I may delete more as I am still debating on which ones I should keep or remove. I don't know how well this one will turn out but I hope it turns out better than the others I have written.
Summary: Everything experiences death. Mortal's, God's, Demon's, Dragon's... everything has to experience it no matter how powerful they claim to be. So when his time among the mortal realm ends, the Biblical God sees the potential within the once mighty mortal. Reborn as the mightiest of the Archangel and Seraph's, Naruto must find a way to cope with the fact he is the only one of his kind to be both a fallen and a pure angel. The only one to see the darkness of humanity and the potential that they all have within their grasp. Naruto x Akeno x Grayfia x Rias x Rossweisse x Xenovia x Yasaka
Death
Such a simple word, but it holds a powerful meaning to it.
It is both the end, and a new beginning.
For some, it signal's the end of their mortal time of life, for other's it is simply a way of getting ready for their next journey.
For Naruto Uzumaki, this is the story of how he becomes the keeper of balance.
-10,000 Years before the Great Faction War-
Blue eyes slowly opened to a bright light forcing them to snap closed against their own will. A soft chuckle that reminded him of the old mans own was heard through his ears. Slowly, the cerulean eyes peeked open and adjusted to the harsh light that had nearly blinded him and he got a good look at the man who laughed. He was a extremely tall man of around 21 feet tall with long wavy hair that fell around his shoulder's with a golden aura that seemed to surround him with a golden halo that hovered above his golden locks. On his back was a series of large golden wings that totaled to exactly 100 in number to signify that this was the ruler of heaven.
The man slowly reached down to pick him up and lift him up, "Welcome, my young, brave little maelstrom." he said like a proud father would, "My dear little Naruto." he said as he placed the young child on his feet to allow him to look around, "Come on, it's time you met the other's." he said gently as he shrunk himself down to allow him to grasp his newest creation's hand gently inside its grasp.
The small blonde in question was a child of around five or six years old with a set of blue eyes that seemed to match the bluest of sea's on earth with spiky golden locks that glowed like the sun and a set of 50 (Small for now) golden colored wings that seemed to glow with a fire like that of the sun itself. He wore a set of white cotton clothes with the shirt being a sleeveless v-neck shirt and his pants being just long enough to reach the bottom of his ankles to allow him to walk. Reaching up, the small child gently grasps the old man by the hand and is pulled along with him.
With the child now holding his hand, the elderly man led him through the golden corridor's to a room that held four other children with a set of matching number set of wings on their own backs and their own golden halo above their heads. These were the first of God's creation's in his pantheon so he could claim some foothold on earth. The original Archangel's known to be the Seraphim, or Seraph for simple terms.
Their names were Amenadiel the all seeing who would one day become Beelzebub.
Hakathriel the all believing who would one day become Lucifer.
Zadkiel the merciful who would one day become Leviathan.
Jegudiel the glorious who would one day become Asmodeus(1).
And now he had Naruto the prideful; who would never change his ways, within the small group of children.
While it is not known to humanity, God wasn't merely welcomed amongst the pantheons. No, God had to fight for his position amongst the already powerful groups for a place among them to represent himself and those who would one day follow him. And it isn't known, but these five children were the original Archangel's of Heaven. Far more powerful and blessed by God's grace and far more understanding of their positions underneath God. While the next generation of Archangel's would be powerful in their own right once God had claimed his piece of land amongst the pantheon's, they would never be able to match up to their older brethren in any form. These five were meant and created for one purpose and one purpose only, to fight and kill on God's order's.
"Alright children, it is time we introduce ourselves to our newest member of the family. Hakathriel, why don't you go first." God said to the boy to the far right.
The newly introduced Hakathriel smiled broadly as he looked to his newest brother, "Hi, I'm Hakathriel." he said happily, "I like my family and dislike my enemies. And i love training." he exclaimed to his brother who hid behind God's legs shyly.
God couldn't help the small chuckle of amusement that escaped his lips as he pat Naruto on the head gently and smiled kindly to the child, "It is alright little one, they are your brother's and will not harm you." he said softly as he led the young child out in front of him so that his brother's can speak to him. He then looked to Amenadiel with a smile, "Ok Amenadiel, it is your turn." he said.
"I am Amenadiel. I like training and fighting. I dislike those who do not follow our father's word." the child simply said, earning yet another chuckle from the immortal creator.
"Ooh ooh ooh, me next me next!" an excitable child said eagerly.
"Very well then, you may go Zadkiel." God said.
"Hi, my name is Zadkiel. I like the Heaven, Father, my brother's, training, fighting and sleeping in the clouds that flow through Heaven. I dislike my father's enemies because they are my enemies." he said excitedly.
God looked to his next son, "Alright Jegudiel, it's your turn." God said.
Jegudiel shrugged, "But I don't know what I like or dislike papa." he said in a confused tone.
God smiled, "And that is why you search for the things that you do and don't like son. However, since you have yet to find those things, why not just tell him your name." he encouraged.
Jegudiel shrugged, "Why do that when he already knows my name though?" he asked.
Cheeky little brat that one is. God smiled, "Because it is the right thing to do my son." he responded.
Jegudiel shrugged and looked to his youngest brother, "Alright then, if you say so." he said before he smiled, "Hi my name is Jegudiel, I don't know what I necessarily like or dislike but I look forward to discovering what they are with you." he said.
God nudged his youngest son forward, "Go on son, introduce yourself." he said with a smile.
Naruto gulped nervously, "H-hello. My name is Naruto. I like my friends and family, I dislike anyone who belittles the weak and innocent." he said as if he knew what he liked and disliked, "My dream is to become the strongest that I can be." he added on surprising the others as they hadn't done that.
-Many years later-
"Cruel Sun" Naruto yelled out loudly as he launched a ball of flame that resembled the sun at a demon summoned by Odin the All-father of the Norse Pantheon.
"Exterminate Ray" Hakathriel called out as he launched a powerful beam of Holy Light through several dozen of his enemies with a grin on his face, "Aw come on boys, at least try to give us some form of a challenge!" he boasted to his enemies.
Amenadiel sighed as he raised his holy weapon Eclipse Bringer up and sliced a enemy in half, "Now is not the time for you to boast brother, we are here to grab as much territory from the Norse. You are simply going to upset them further due to the fact that just five of us are defeating them." he said before blocking a strike aimed for his head.
Hakathriel gave a laugh, "Oh come on brother, where is you sense of bravado, it is merely to get them to come close enough so we can eliminate our enemy." he responded.
"I do not have any bravado." Amenadiel responded.
"You kinda do." the other three brothers said with their own chuckles as they continued to gain ground against their enemies.
"Ok shut up!" Amenadiel exclaimed with slightly red cheeks causing his four brother's to laugh together as they got one over him which was rare in itself.
Naruto grabbed his golden battle axe and grunted as he sliced a beam of ice aimed at his head in two before he simply sliced down once more while releasing a blast of flame from the tip of his battle ax that removed several dozen of his enemies from existence, "Ok come on Amenadiel, don't get so embarrassed over the fact that you got called out, it's not like it was our fault we got led to this place." he said as he unleashed a volley of golden suns down on the demonic army of Odin.
"Ok so what, I read the map wrong once-once mind you, and all of a sudden shit happens. Don't think that's my fault. If anything, blame our dear brother Jegudiel for believing that it was the right location." he said.
"Oh so it's my fault for following your instructions, at least we actually managed to locate the enemy before they got to strong!" Jegudiel exclaimed with his own red cheeks.
"Yes!" the four other's exclaimed loudly before the demon horde roared at them, "Oh shut up already!" they all yelled out together as the destroyed another portion together.
Jegudiel chuckled, they were brother's alright. No matter who screwed up they would always just laugh their mistakes off. Within a matter of hours they had finally claimed a small area of the Norse lad for themselves and soon returned to heaven where their father waited for them with their new siblings who wanted to play with them.
Heaven was a sight to behold, and not many can claim to have seen the birthplace of the Angel's and Seraphim. Naruto sighed as he landed in a small area that held a small park for children to play at. He looked in the park and saw that there were 7 children playing with one another with smiles on their faces. Out of the 7, there was only 1 that was a girl. These children each had 12 heavenly wings on their backs with a small halo of light above their heads while they each wore white garbs much like he had when he was a child.
One of the children went down the slide with a giggle before he looked around with a grin and spotted him. This child had dark hair with a set of golden bangs on his head and he was as free as bird with his laughter as he ran up to him and jumped into his arms with a cry of, "NII-SAN!" and Naruto gave his own laugh as he spun the boy around.
"Ah Azazel-kun, how are you?" Naruto said as he let him down and ruffled his mixed locks. However, just before Azazel could respond to his elder brother a series of shouts of, "NII-SAN!" were heard before the horde of munchkins tackled Naruto to the ground in a pile of limbs and laughter as they tried to embrace their brother with their smaller bodies.
Hakathriel watched from a distance with a chuckle with his father beside him. God was proud that his last born son of the first generation was so proud of his younger siblings and was willing to play with them when he had the chance. The firstborn son of God looked to his father, "So you think he's ready to learn what you have been holding back from him father?" he asked
God shrugged, "I don't know. When he died, the cosmos deemed his soul to important to let go to the next life and so I decided to give him a purpose. He never had a actual family when he was mortal and with you he has experienced the love of the family he desired." he said as his eldest shrugged his shoulders.
"Well, regardless he is still my brother and your son. If you wish to tell him then I cannot stop you Father," Hakathriel said with a small smile.
"Thank you my son." God said before he begun to walk away, "At the end of the day, cme to my throne to speak with me, I wish to show you something that I have been working on. I think you will like it." he said as he walked away.
The next day, God created Man. Adam was a symbol of the future for their kind. He also had a counterpart named Lilith who simply adored little Gabriel and would do everything with the young Archangel. She also had her eyes set on one of the original Seraphim of God, Naruto. However the both of them knew that if she strayed from her duties as a wife to Adam, she would be cast down to earth.
Adam was a bit of a dick if Naruto was honest with himself, but he understood that was just who the man was. He never got mad at Adam, he simply just ignored his insistent running mouth when he spoke on and on about being the greatest thing that God had created. Nearly a year later, Lilith left Heaven saying she couldn't handle her duties as Adam's wife with his attitude and Eve was born from Adam's rib where she swore to uphold her duties as his wife unlike Lilith.
Naruto shook his head when he remembered how well that turned out. How could two of his father's creations so blatantly ignore how their father explained that the Tree of Knowledge and the Tree of Life were forbidden to eat from, even he would never disobey his father's instructions on leaving them alone. It was like the incident with Lilith, only a thousand times worse. However, he did like the fact that the two of them actually learned from such a mistake. They learned what it was to feel true love, true fear, true pain, true... everything really. And a year later the two bore a beautiful son and daughter and their family just grew into a civilization like nothing he had never seen before.
Then his dad got mad (Probably for the first time since he woke up as a child) and ordered a man named Noah to build an ark and preserve two of every land species and decided he wanted to flood the world and then had Noah's family repopulate the world. He honestly felt bad for the man, having to do all of that and still had to deal with all the bullshit he did. Now he understood why some humans stayed to drinking their wine near constantly. What a nasty thing to form a habit out of.
Now human's dominated the lush world of earth and respected the harmony that God provided them. Dragon's, human's, a few demons from the lowest level of hell, and other creatures lived in peace and harmony. However, that changed when Naruto felt the ultimate betrayal from his four elder siblings when the went to usurp his Father's throne and watched as they were cast down with a bolt of Light Energy so powerful it resembled lightning. Their once glorious angelic wings transformed upon entering the underworld into that of a bats, all 50 wings. Along with them were their 74 followers and those they held dear, each of their wings changed to the newly named Devil Wings and were forced to live among the human's.
The only reason that he hadn't joined them was because his Father had explained to him just what he was, a former mortal that understood both Light ad Darkness and he had been created with the inability to Fall from grace. Sure he had been pissed when his father told him this, but after calming down he accepted that the person he was when he was alive was still inside him as he was there and then. He alone was able to run God's system when he didn't want to and it was the only reason the number of miracles never changed. What was worse was the fact that Azazel had actually turned into the newly dubbed Fallen Angel due to his lust no longer being able to be contained and he dragged several legions of Heaven down with him.
Now war was brewing, and Naruto was about to be forced to fight his own brethren. Even though the Devil's claimed to be entities of darkness and despair, Naruto knew better. While they may have been sent to the underworld, they were still former member's of Heaven and were merely corrupt angels. To be specific about it, they were the perfected form of a Fallen Angel unlike Azazel and his forces of Fallen.
-6 months later-
And just as he predicted, a war between the three factions broke out. It was a slaughter from the start. Hakathriel and the other Satan's as they were now calling themselves led each battle they joined in. Naruto himself fought at the front of the lines each time he went out. As the last True Seraphim, Naruto was one of Heaven's greatest asset's and had led to many victories, however he also endured his share of losses too where he had no choice but to fall back.
Then again, he never truly embraced his full power as God intended for him too when he fought.
CLANG
CRASH
SMASH
The sound of weapons clashing was heard across the battlefield as spells and their castors clashed in a flurry of magic and death. Naruto himself was wearing his golden armor with all 50 of his sun golden wings flared out, his beloved battleaxe held in his hand as he fought against all four of his elder brother's on his own while barely holding them back. Rhitta, which was the name of his single-handed axe was named, was aflame with Naruto's magic coursing through it as he did battle.
"Super Slash" Naruto intoned as he struck downward at his brother Jegudiel forcing him to dodge out of the way and allowed the burst of energy to burn past him.
"Giga Pick" Amenadiel yelled out as he raised his arms above his head causing a pillar of earth to nearly impale Naruto, only for the blonde to grasp the top of it with his free hand and leap off and smash his foot into his face and send him flying off with a crash.
"1000 Divine Cuts" Hakathriel yelled as he sliced his own magic weapon down to try and defeat his younger brother causing a wave of black and silver flames to engulf Naruto. When the energy from the powerful spell died down, Naruto was seen to have protected himself using his own magic as several Suns floated about showing his own way of deflecting his brother's attack.
"Solar Flare" Naruto yelled out as he enchanted several hundred of his basic Cruel Suns into existence before he gave a yell as he summoned them down to earth where they crashed in a large dome of sun fire and heat.
The four Great Satan's gathered as the spell died down while Naruto stood away from them with his axe in hand. Zadkiel shook his head, "You're as powerful as ever brother, not even trying to hold back against us." he said.
Naruto snorted, "What do you expect, it's four against one here, I can't afford to hold back." he responded.
Jegudiel gave a chuckle, "He has a point ya know." he said looking to his fellow Satan.
"Ok shut up, we're in the middle of a war, this isn't some little spar where we can trade banter brother. We are meant to hold of Naruto as our forces subdue the Grigori. We can't afford to play around here." Zadkiel said hotly.
Amenadiel sighed, "And as always you two bicker like a old married couple of humans who forgot what they were even arguing about."
"You stay out of this!" the two yelled at the Beelzebub Maou who chuckled at the way they responded, he couldn't help it.
Naruto raised the Divine Axe Rhitta up as he curled his arm into a flex, "Enough talk, it's time we finished this." he said as he gathered his magic, "For the sin of falling far from God's Grace, you will now atone with your flesh." he stated as the blade of Rhitta glowed a golden color, "Sacred Treasure of Heaven: Release" he commanded as a powerful wave of heat burst forth from the Divine Axe causing all the fighting to stop as many of the fighter's looked up to see what appeared to be a second sun flying in the sky above, "Now then, pray for atonement, for mercy is all but a gift." and with that, Naruto slashed down with a grunt causing an explosion of power to be released at the four Maou.
The explosion was massive, and the losses were immense as the flame of the sun struck down any that Naruto deemed unworthy of his father's love. When the heat as well as flame died down, Naruto narrowed his eyes as he looked around, his brother's had teleported out of harm's way to stay alive. With a small growl at himself for not defeating his brother's, Naruto spread his wings and flew back to Heaven.
Upon returning to Heaven Naruto went to to base of God's throne and sat down while leaning his axe against the side of God's highest seat and he begun to wait. Sure it was for two hours, but eventually God returned and sat down with a tired sigh as Naruto looked at him, "Are you alright, Father?" Naruto asked with worry.
God sighed deeply and pat his son on his shoulder, "I am just tired my son, Trihexa was far more powerful than I had anticipated and I used far more strength to seal it away than I had thought I would need. Tomorrow another battle will call for me and I must answer." he told his son.
Naruto shook his head, "No Father, you must rest and regain your strength. Humanity will need your guidance in the future, and I have a feeling that something is going to happen if you are not here to lead them." he said as he made God lean back in his seat with a groan, "The war can wait, you however are needed more then even you realize." he stated.
God let out a chuckle, "I understand that my son, but do not worry. I shall be just fine." he told his son, "B-But before we talk about the war and everything else, there is something that I must give to you, something that I have been holding out on since I recreated you as one of my sons." he said as he held up his hand to Naruto's head, "Something that you of all deserve to have back, your memories." he said as he went to return them to Naruto who shook his head and placed his father's hand down once more.
"Those can wait, Father. Waste no more of your energy and focus on gathering your energy to help those in need." Naruto said softly as he begun to funnel his own energy into God to try and help him recover as quickly as he could.
God smiled softly, "You truly are my greatest creation, Naruto. So calm and understanding like a breeze against the skin, yet as powerful as the sun above the sky. My greatest achievement was having you, all of you as my sons and daughter's." he said with pride in his voice.
Naruto chuckled, "We should all take pride in the fact that we are all your children." Naruto said with humor.
God sighed longingly and placed his hand on Naruto's shoulder, "On that, we disagree. I am proud that humanity and everyone has come this far, but even I know that everyone desire's more." God stated seriously, "Naruto, I want you to know that if I were to die, you are to take over and rule Heaven in my stead. Micheal is powerful, but even he does not have the strength to control the System that I set in place like you can. You were created for the sole purpose of safeguarding Heaven and all her people." he said as Naruto went to interrupt, only God kept speaking, "Even I know that the possibility of my death is higher now that Trihexa is dealt with for the time being, but it is as you said, something will happen in the future and the presence of God will be needed by the people. You are the sole remaining True Seraphim of the first generation, thus the duty will fall to you." he said.
"You Naruto, are far more powerful then you can imagine, you just need to embrace who you are and accept that you are who you are." he told his son sincerely, "In their time of darkness, it will be your shining light that will lead the people to their true calling. That is why I bestow upon you, all of your brothers' power from before they were banished form their home here in heaven." God said as he channeled his power into his son, "And I hereby connect it to the embodiment of the sun. When it rises, you shall rise. When it peaks, you will be the incarnation of power and invincibility for all of one minute and show the world why you are my greatest son, and even when the sun sets, your power will never fail you." God intoned as Naruto felt his power changed as God commanded it to.
"F-Father, save your strength, you need to recover!" Naruto exclaimed in shock.
God shook his head, "I will only save what strength I can, this war will end tomorrow regardless. However, there is something that I need you to do for me." he told his son.
Naruto nodded his head, "Whatever it is, I will do it to the best of my ability." Naruto said to his Father.
God grabbed Naruto by the shoulder and pulled him down and whispered into his ear causing the blonde Seraphim to widen his eyes.
Naruto stood up straight and nodded his head, "I understand, Father." Naruto said.
God fell in battle a year later, having fought the four original Maou and killed them on his own. Naruto, as per his father's wishes, took the remnants of his father's power and in turn gained another fifty wings. The same amount as God had. After leaving Micheal in charge until he deemed it the correct time, Naruto left Heaven, leaving the Divine Axe Rhitta behind.
Wondering the world, Naruto met many God's, Buddha's, and other entities that had strove for their own peace. Deeming them as noble in heart he made many friends with them. He even got a job amongst the mortal's as a healer.
-Canon Start-
Naruto sighed as he handed the trio of perverts an ice-pack for their lumps and bruises, "Now boy's, I have told you time and again that one day the three of you will get throw in jail for such acts if you continued to go along with these perverse acts." he told the Perverted Trio again, "You should be glad I was walking by when I did or else the three of you would have been making a phone call for bail money." he told them with a chuckle as the three shivered.
It was a major rule, no perverse acts to the opposite gender or else severe punishment was given. Something that Naruto had requested when the school begun to allow males to attend an all female school, and having worked here for roughly 6 years he knew it would come to it when boys were brought in. It was also true in reverse, any female caught bullying/assaulting a male student faced the same charges for assault while the males went to jail for stalking until bailed out.
One of the young men by the name of Issei (Who was also the leader of the trio of troublemakers) chuckled, "B-But Naruto-san, we can't help the fact that all tho-" he didn't finish as Naruto interrupted him to speak, "Issei, I am not going to listen to another tirade about breasts again. Now, if I do hear about you peeping on the girls locker room again, or see you performing the act, I will personally call the cops on all three of you regardless if you are together or not. I am actually getting quite annoyed by this behavior of yours." Naruto interrupted with an annoyed scowl.
Issei gulped nervously along with his friends. Naruto was generally a nice guy until you annoyed him. It seemed he was reaching the end of his rope with their antics. So instead of ignoring the man, they simply nodded. With that he ushered them out of his office. With a sigh the blonde Archangel sat down in his seat with a tired sigh. How the vaunted Boosted Gear could awaken in that poor excuse of a child he would never know. He honestly hoped that the gear never awoke in the boy. A knock on his door alerted him to somebody needing help and he allowed the student entry. He was surprised it was Akeno of all people as she was generally one of the more careful students.
Akeno bowed to the blonde, "Hello Naruto-san. I'm sorry for having to come in for something like this, it's so embarrassing." she said gently as she handed him the nurses pass to show him what she needed.
Ah, so it was that was it, ok he could understand why she came now.
Naruto nodded his head with a kind smile, "Hi Akeno-chan. Let me get the items you need right away, and I'll let you get back to class right away." he said calmly as he had her follow him to a cabinet where he opened one of the doors and retrieved a couple of feminine items and handed them to the young woman, "I apologize for having to embarrass you like this." he told the seemingly blushing girl.
Akeno nodded her head and took them gratefully, "It's alright, thank you." she said as she walked to the bathroom to use one of the said items. When she walked out she was handed a signed slip and sent on her way allowing Naruto to resume his boring day once again. Now, you may be asking 'Why a nurse?' of all things, it's simple. God had told Naruto to do before he died, prepare for the upcoming conflict. Watch over the siblings of the next Maou and all that, ensure the Peace remains.
-That night-
Naruto was walking through the park, enjoying the smell of the fresh air and the looming full moon overhead. However, he stopped as a familiar presence entered the area. A Fallen Angel? No... there were four of them. A Priest as well. These idiots knew this wasn't their territory, and yet they were still trespassing on enemy territory that was so close to the schoolhouse. If they came any closer he was afraid he would have to reveal himself to the pesky little brats. He was a keeper of the peace, but he had grown up with the blood of other's on his hand, and he had kept true to his previous life as a peace keeper and warrior of life.
Ok, now, before you start saying he was also there, he would be the first to admit he was retired. He was sick of everyone coming to him to solve their problems and petty grievances like love and money. He was a First Generation Seraphim, not a damn miracle worker. He could give nudges in certain ways, but he could never give instant love or wealth, it's not how a miracle worked and it never would be. He liked to keep a low profile, but that didn't mean he wouldn't use his power to help those in need. It was a simple illusion, a basic charm in fact, but it was still powerful if it hid him in a school filled with devils who were sensitive to holy power.
It was quite genius even for him.
Following the signatures, his sensing abilities were almost nearly unmatched and only his brothers could match it along with his Father. Ever since the Four Satan's had perished in battle, none had been a even match for them. Sure the next set to take the thrones of his brothers were strong, but it could also be said that if the original Satan's were ever resurrected the new Satan's would be of no match to them. He and the Four Devil Kings were born for the sole purpose of killing God's enemies and securing his position in the world of god's and monster's. And while his brother's were sure to be strong enough to wipe the floor with the current Satan's, he was different.
He was stronger than his brethren, faster than them, more creative than his brothers in battle, and he would never resort to using the same tactic twice as it could reveal a weakness that could be exploited. His brothers had fought him in a four on one fight for nearly a week alone and he had remained nearly unharmed in the fight until the five siblings had exhausted all of their powers and energy which forced each of the original five to retreat to recover.
That, was the difference between him and his brothers.
Yes, he always believed the next generation was meant to be better than the last, but what happened if the new generation had no chance to surpass their predecessor's, it would be a travesty as if a battle broke out all the children would die from the lack of experience. And one couldn't have been more experienced than a First Generation Seraph who had 50 Wings. (Yes he now had 100, but the combined might of his four brothers tallied up to twice that much he wasn't stupid) That was why he decided to leave Heaven and live as a human, though his power wouldn't allow him to become mortal as he intended (A story for another time) when he first left.
So, where was this going again... Ah yes, following the group of Fallen Angel's. Continuing to follow their energy signatures he soon stopped at the edge of a clearing that revealed a old abandoned church that was just about ready to fall over at a moment's notice. The barrier that the group had set up was impressive, but it wasn't anything special. A experienced magician or even a child could get through if they knew what to do when being brought to a barrier. However, if he disrupted it now, he would reveal himself. It was best to wait til they gave him a chance to exploit their incompetence and then remove them.
And with that, he left for his suburban home to think of a way to ensure that the ensuing fight didn't drag the devil's into it and start a war.
-The next day-
"You managed to get a date, very nice Issei. I can only hope that you don't corrupt her with your perversity." Naruto told the teen who had ran into his office excitedly to tell him the news of getting a girlfriend.
"I know, I can't believe it either." Issei said giddily before he thought about what else the medical staff had said, "Hey, what's that supposed to mean?" he said crossing his arms to try and level a glare at the man.
"I was merely saying that with how much you love breasts, it would only be a matter of time before you begun to drag her into your little exhibitions and peeping times." Naruto said calmly.
"I'm not that bad Naruto-san. I mean yes I like breasts, but I wouldn't drag Yuuma-chan into something like that when I can simply stare at her instead." the little pervert said.
"A very astute point, for once." Naruto muttered at the end.
The sound of the bell ringing caused the young man to look up before standing to leave, "I best be leaving. I have a date with Yuuma-chan tonight and I don't wanna disappoint her." he said pleased with himself. And with that, he left.
"He sure is dense when it comes to relationships. He doesn't even realize he is talking to a Fallen Angel, maybe he attracted her because of his perversity?" he asked himself before he shook his head, "Nah, Issei's to dumb to do that." he said as he looked at the clock on the wall, "Two hours, plenty of time to finish the paperwork and locate them." he told himself.
He wouldn't allow a innocent child to be killed by a potential enemy, and he wouldn't allow people to take advantage of others.
-Techniques-
-Sunshine-
Cruel Sun: Naruto creates a miniature Sun, which radiates so much heat that it melts nearby armor. He can control it with hand gestures and strike his opponents with it, and it will increase in size as his power grows.
-Pride Flare: Naruto causes his Cruel Sun to flare with heat so intense it is capable of vaporizing a sizable lake in an instant.
Crazy Prominence: Naruto produces a large amount of miniature suns from his body that explode on impact.
Final Prominence: Naruto combines the power of his Sunshine with Arc and releases an explosion of blue flames over a large area
Greatest Sun: Naruto creates a miniature sun that can grows at will to a huge size, causing an immense explosion.
Morningstar Fair: After concentrating the power of the Sun from within his body into his fist, Naruto performs a punch that shoot a torrent of fire.
Solar Flare: Naruto spreads his arms and enchants several thousand Cruel Suns into existence before he calls the starry lights in the sky to rain down in a massive radius with destructive force.
Cruel Sun Rasenshuriken: Combining the cutting power of his Killing Saucers and the devastating power of his Cruel Sun, Naruto can create a attack so powerful it literally vaporizes his enemies at a molecular level.
Sun Pillar: Naruto reaches up towards the sun and makes a grasping motion before pulling downward causing a pillar of raw sunshine to erupt down from the heavens and decimate the targeted person or area.
Sun Flare: Naruto will engulf his fist in white flames and then, by moving his fist forward, releases the fire which explodes, becoming a colossal sphere of flames which incinerates the entire area. Alternatively, with how Naruto can cast, this spell can be released as a stream of flames from one of Naruto's palms.
Sunshine Great Flame Commandment-Flame Emperor: After creating great spiraling flames centered on his location before amassing it at a focused point (i.e. the palm of his hand), Naruto then turns it into a gigantic fireball resembling the sun and hurls it at his opponent to try to obliterate them. Naruto activates this move by first bending his knees slightly and then placing the outstretched palm of his hand towards the ground (with his other hand gripping the wrist for support), where the flames manifest themselves into a sphere.
Sunshine Great Flame Commandment-Majestic Hurricane: Naruto will hold his hands out to the side of his body before conjures up thin streams of flame. Forcing them to swirl around in the palm of his hand he will throw them towards the feet of his enemy before he surges his power through them forcing them to grow exponentially in size which turn them into actual twister's made of fire.
-Divine Axe Rhitta-
By saying the command "Sacred Treasure Release", Naruto can release all the power he has stored in Rhitta in an instant. The release is accompanied by an incredible wave of light and heat. Doing this at night results in his power illuminating the night sky and causing onlookers to mistake it for the sun itself. He can call it to himself at will, and it will travel at incredible speeds through the sky to reach him. By having enough stored power, Rhitta also allows for Naruto to assume his daytime form at night.
-Charge & Fire: Rhitta's special ability is to completely absorb and store the enormous amount of heat Naruto radiates from his body during the day. This allows him to release the heat on command and with precision instead of simply burning away everything in his vicinity.
Super Slash: Naruto delivers a powerful downwards slash with his axe that causes considerable damage that can be felt from several meters away.
Heavenly Spear of Retribution: Naruto grasps his Sacred Treasure and surges as much of his magical power into it and then hurls it at his enemy upon releasing the energy stored within causing a massive explosion. It was this single technique that destroyed not only the Kuoh Academy, but the entirety of the school grounds and even the old schoolhouse in a single strike. It was enough to vaporize Kokabiel in mere seconds before he could form any type of defense. The only thing to remain in the aftermath was the fully fused Excalibur and a single black feather from Kokabiel which turned to ash seconds after.
-Holy Light-
Ark: An archetypal magic technique of the Angel Race that counteracts darkness by disintegrating it with light particles. The target is enveloped in a dazzling sphere of light that breaks apart their body.
Omega Ark: By pointing their arms forward, both Michael and Gabriel create several gigantic Arks which can destroy multiple targets at once. Naruto has shown he only needs a mere snap of his fingers to conjure up a series of Omega Arks, a testament to how powerful and scary he truly is in battle
Spiteful Saint: By doing a series of hand movements, Michael, Uriel and Raziel can create a large meteor shower of orbs to hit enemies with a barrage of attacks. Naruto merely has to point a finger to cast this technique on his own, a incredible display of the First Generation Seraphim power goes into showing off this easily cast attack.
Arrow of Salvation: Naruto fires a concentrated beam of Ark that pierces his opponents. It brings salvation through death on a demon, but makes others feel great pain when used on anyone who isn't a demon.
Killing Saucer: Naruto creates Ark blades in his hand that rotate at high speed which he uses to slice his enemies.
Invigorate: Upon rescuing Rias from the Holy Ray attack used by Kokabiel, Naruto uses Ark to restore her, Sona, Akeno, and other watchers in perfect condition with a single touch. It has also been shown that after being in a drunken state, Naruto uses Ark as a form of healing to return himself to his normal state of mind, and to heal the others who had fallen drunk, though he opted to leave Azazel drunk so he would learn a bit of maturity as he indulged most of the alcohol.
Sanctuary: Using his power of Ark, Naruto creates a crystal-like octahedron used as a barrier to protect the young devils and others from holy energy when clashing against Ultimate-Class Devil's single-handedly.
Gold Shining: Used in conjunction with his Grace, Naruto obliterates the opponent with a star-shaped light blast made of searing flame.
Ruby Shine/Shining Flash: Naruto generates a blinding light to obstruct his opponents field of vision.
Wild Flash: Naruto creates multiple Cross symbols that shoots beams of holy light at his enemy.
Heavenly Subjugation: Naruto creates a large Cross symbol and releases a burst of flames at his enemy
-Millennia ago-
"Ah come on Gray-chan, it's not like we could get caught here." a voice said in a whining tone.
"Look, it's not that I don't want to go on a date with you, I just don't want to compromise your position, mine especially." the apparent 'Gray' said in response.
"It'll only last for about a hour Grayfia, why won't you go on a picnic with me?" the male voice questioned the now fully named Grayfia.
"Naruto, you don't get it do you? You are a Angel, I am a Devil. If we are caught we'll both be killed regardless of reason. Your brothers will not hesitate to cut my head off and God won't stop to do the same for you." she said to Naruto.
"And, you think I'm scared of my brothers or my father?" Naruto snorted out in disbelief at her hesitance to go on a date.
"Oh Naruto, you naive and brave soul. How could I ever fall in love with someone like you." Grayfia said softly as she cupped his cheek and leaned in to kiss him.
Naruto gave a chuckle as he placed his hands on the lovely woman's hips and drew her in close, "I don't know, why don't you try and tell me?" Naruto asked her.
"Well well, isn't this a shock." a dark voice said causing the two to gasp and draw away from each other to look in the direction of the voice.
"Hakathriel!" Naruto said in shock, "What are you doing here, I had a barrier up around us to conceal my presence." Naruto said in worry, not for him, but for Grayfia.
"Well, it just so happened that before the barrier went up, I sensed a familiar presence and decided to come investigate it. Not surprising it was actually you little brother." another voice said drawing the two lover's attention to behind them.
"Amenadiel, you too?" Naruto said in more fear.
"Well, I was always the best sensor between the five of us, so you can't really fault me for telling my king about it when we encountered one another." Amenadiel said calmly.
He really couldn't, Amenadiel was able to sense the presence of Odin leaving Asgard to fight while they were all in Heaven where the presence of their Father was strongest and blocked all other signatures of power, he was that strong.
"Is Zadkiel or Jegudiel nearby or is it just the two of you?" he asked them.
"Just us, Jegudiel and Zadkiel are elsewhere fighting in battle against the lousy Fallen Angel's." Hakathriel said calmly before looking to Grayfia, "I don't mind you having a date Grayfia, but when you conspire with the enemy in the middle of a war, it can be considered treasonous which is punishable by death. The mere fact you are even associating with the most powerful warrior of the Almighty is good enough to kill you." the Demon King spoke seriously.
"Hakathriel, she wasn't spilling the Underworld's secrets, we were just sharing a meal, leave her out of this or I swear I'll get angry." Naruto snarled.
"Oh ho ho, that's a first. I never thought I could anger you dear little brother." Hakathriel chuckled.
Naruto ground his teeth together, "I'm telling you elder brother, leave now or I'll kill you." he swore to his brother.
"You hear that Amenadiel, the little tyke of our little brother thinks he can fight the two of us at the same time." Hakathriel laughed.
"I know, never before has Naruto been so serious about something. He must truly love you Grayfia if he's threatening even us to leave you alone." Amenadiel laughed eagerly. Oh this was gonna be so much fun.
"Grayfia, I think that you best get out of here, things are about to get rough, and I don't want you getting hurt because of it." Naruto said not taking his eyes off his siblings as he flared all 50 of his wings out behind him, 10 of which were physical manifestations and the rest were dazzling sprays of light. Behind his head, a archaic Halo of light begun appearing in a dazzling display of light with a cross made of light extending from the center of his halo. The original Halo of the Angels of God, the last of it's kind. All Angel's who had a Halo, only served to be born with a single ring of light from God.
"Well well, seems little Heosphoros has actually decided to fight us." Hakathriel said.
'Heosphoros' growled, "That is not my name, I am Naruto, nobody else. It was what God called me when I awoke here, it was the name of my past life, it is still the name I go by so you better remember that Elder Brother." Naruto snarled.
"But is it not the name that humanity bestowed upon you? I thought you loved the title of Morning Light?" Hakathriel asked his brother.
"I do not mind it, but when you say it, it just sounds insulting to my ears." Naruto said.
"Very well Heosphoros, I shall respect the wish you want, but nonetheless you are still in our territory and as such we can not let you leave alive." Amenadiel said as he flared out his own fifty wings of darkness that took on the resemblance of a bat's wings.
"Well said Elder Brother, I couldn't agree more with you." Hakathriel said as his once extravagant white wings now turned into a dark resemblance of Amenadiel's own slowly opened from his back and almost covered the land in darkness.
Naruto clenched his fist as a gout of fire burst into creation and expanded outwards with a explosion of power before the energy settled down to reveal his Holy Weapon, the only one of its kind to not be forged into a sword. It was very large axe, and it was by far the most powerful weapon in all of Creation after the mighty Samsara, the Spear of God and Bane of Creation itself.
The Divine Axe Rhitta, and the Executioner's Blade of God.
Rhitta is a giant ornamental axe with a blade shaped like a crescent moon, similar to that of a Monk's spade. The axe also features two golden protrusions, one larger than the other, with the white tips of a spear, the longer one is in the middle at the top of the axe and the smaller one is on the opposite of the blade of the axe. The handle is dark blue and it features a golden semicircular guard with four golden spikes on it. Its design specs and distribution of weight are (likely intentionally) off; most of the weight is concentrated in the head, leaving it off balance, and even more difficult to wield than its impressive weight would already make it.
Hefting it in a block, he looked to his elder brothers, "I'll give you both one chance, leave and I both of your lives, ignore this warning and both of you shalt perish." Naruto commanded the two devil kings.
"Oh!~ Seems that he truly has become quite brave Elder Brother." Hakathriel said to the eldest of God's former Angel's with a grin on his face.
"Indeed little brother sure has become quite bold." Amenadiel stated.
"Grayfia, I think you need to get out of here." Naruto said seriously, "I don't know how bad this fight will be, but promise me you won't interfere." he said to her as he pulsed a surge of energy at her that hurled her away and up into the air, "now go!" he ordered her.
"Forgotten Golem of Ancient Gods Arise and do my bidding: Gogmagog" Amenadiel called out as a massive transportation spell activated up in the sky before a bright flash nearly blinded Naruto as something incredibly large fell to the ground and shook the earth, "Brother, why don't you just sit back and enjoy the show. I shall take great pleasure in teaching little Heosphoros a lesson he shall never forget, and that lesson is trying to talk down to his betters." Amenadiel yelled out as the dust finally settled to reveal a large golem made of stone. It had four arms, with the normally positioned pair each having an arm band made out of a unknown metal that shined like gold.
It is apparently missing the left eye, now having only scar markings of where it was, as there was no light shining from the destroyed socket. It stands at a incredible height of 2580 cm (84'ft 8"in) which towered over even some of the tree's around the two Devil King brothers, the maiden with silver hair, and the mightiest warrior of God's kingdom.
"You want a fight, I'll give you a fight!" Naruto growled as flame burst into existence across the blade of his axe, "Come on then, show me what you can do!" he roared out as he leapt up at the giant of stone.
Naruto shook his head to rid himself of the memories he was looking back into. It wouldn't do him well to dwell on such past circumstances. Grayfia had died due to Hakathriel being a sore loser after he had defeated not only that gigantic Golem, but Amenadiel and himself after a fierce battle. He had tried healing her, but his magic was to potent for her. He had never been much of a healer, and his power was a poison. He had raced to a town ruled by Devils, and had dropped her off at a small house and fled, and roughly ten minutes later, Grayfia's power had faded away completely from his senses.
He hadn't loved anyone since then.
Once more shaking his head he watched as the Fallen Angel walked with Issei through the park, apparently holding hands like a young couple would normally do, but he was able to sense her intent. He;d let her do what she came to do, and he would then allow her to leave so he could heal Issei and return him to his home. He hoped he didn't have to use a memory spell, he was awfully terrible at them and he could only do so much with one. He watched as she asked something of Issei before she suddenly turned into her true form, and while he was unable to fall he would admit he felt a small stirring in his loins at her erotic display of clothing.
What man wouldn't... Oh yeah, Michael wouldn't cuz he apparently didn't want to fall like Azazel did to his lustful urges. Metatron would gladly admit to the fallen girls beauty for sure as he was a closet pervert, though he would ask her to dress as a scantly dressed Ninja due to his obsession with them now that he thought about it.
However, he was thinking of how Grayfia would look in something skimpy like that, and he was actually quite happy to admit he liked the thought of it, but his mood of happy times turned sour as he watched the weak angel stabbed Issei in the guy and left. Sighing he bound out of the tree and walked over to Issei, "And this is why you don't just trust any pretty face at first glance Issei." Naruto sighed as he knelt down and pointed a finger at the young man who was passing on to the next world, "Invigorate" he commanded the light and watched as all of the harm that had befallen Issei immediately cleared up.
And then he smashed his fist into Issei's head hard enough to knock him out before he could fully regain his consciousness just to be safe.
"Now go to sleep." he said, "And forget that you actually saw a Fallen Angel." he added to what he had said.
"Naruto-sensei, what did you do to Issei-san?" a voice asked behind him.
"I see that the summoning pentagram worked even while I was saving young Issei. Unfortunately, my time here was only spent ensuring he did not die." he said without looking up to the speaker as he used some magic to incinerate the young boy's shirt without harming him. If only he had been this good at controlling his power when she was alive, he could have saved her. He sighed, "I'll take him home from here, and then we can speak civilly back at my house. I'll show you where, so all you have to do is wait at the school until I return so I can bring us there. I do not wish to have a confrontation with a high ranking Devil now." he told the young woman behind him as he reached down and heft Issei over his shoulder with ease, "Can we agree on that, Rias?" he asked as he turned to face her.
Seeing a very nervous Rias standing before him, he watched as she nodded yes and then he simply walked away, "See you in a few minutes young lady, and don't wander off from school grounds or else I might have to come find you." he told her as he walked down the street and into the night. Walking to the Hyoudou residence was a simple task, explaining to a couple humans why their son had a lack of a shirt, not so much. However, he merely chalked it up to a late night party that got out of hand and soon placed Issei to bed.
What, he wasn't simply going to break into their home just so he could keep a secret identity.
Entering the school grounds he saw that Rias wasn't exactly alone. In fact, the entirety of her peerage had seemed to join her. H felt himself give a uncomfortable groan, this wasn't going to end well it seemed. Clearing his throat he walked up to the, let's see there was Kiba (1), then there was little Koneko (2) and seductive Akeno (3) and Rias (4) huh, all accounted for it seemed go figure. Sighing as he stopped a few steps away he looked to each of them,"So I see you are not taking any chances here Rias." he said calmly.
The redhead nodded, "Yes. Seeing as you used what felt like incredibly powerful Holy Energy, I had to make sure I wasn't alone on this." she responded.
Naruto gave a couple short nods in return. He couldn't really blame her for doing so, it was a logical thing to do and he would have done the same. Motioning his head he simply said, "Follow me." and turned away and begun walking to the only care in the parking lot. A simple suburban that was light on gas, but roomy for passengers. Climbing in his car he waited for the students to enter. When none of them had buckled up he sighed, "Seat-belts please." he said looking to the four of them, "I won't move the car unless they are on." he told them honestly and then heard the four clicks showing they had put the safety belts on.
"So, what are you going to be telling us Naruto-sensei?" Akeno asked.
"You'll find out when we get to my house, until then you'll more than likely get a burger from the McDonald's down the road from here." he said as he left the parking lot.
"What you don't know how to cook?" Koneko asked him.
"No more than you know how to quit eating sweets against my recommendations for your growth Koneko-chan." Naruto smiled as she pouted at him.
She couldn't help she liked sweets dammit, that was not her fault.
Arriving at the restaurant he ordered them each a meal of their own and even had given them large fries to go with it. He himself got the Double Cheeseburger and a spicy chicken sandwich where he took one of the buns and threw it out the window while he placed the chicken with the cheeseburger. A real treat if there ever was one in his opinion. Pulling into his driveway he watched the gate open before pulling in and parking his car, "Alright, we're here." he told them as he climbed out the car where the devils were quick to follow.
"I never imagined Naruto-sensei would live in such a large manor. I expected him in something a little more modest." Kiba the blonde prince of Kuoh said next to Rias, Akeno and Koneko as they walked through the gates of Naruto's large home that looked like a traditional Japanese home.
"Come in and take a seat you'll be here a while. You and your Peerage need not worry about me trying to cause you harm young Rias." Naruto said gesturing them all to follow despite the term he used for them setting them on alarm. He took a seat at a large table where each sat around Rias.
"I guess I'll start of saying I'm not some devil, yokai. In fact one of likely very few who still exist, maybe even the last of my kind specifically.." Naruto said as he pulled out a book and pushed it toward Rias as she read the title.
"Seraphim... SERAPHIM!" she gawked. Rias shouted shocked as she got to her feet staring at her teacher who calmly took a sip of his tea while pushing a plate of cookies toward them, to which Koneko snagged three. "You're a Archangel?!" she said in terror. If he attacked them they would stand no chance in hell of surviving.
"First Generation Archangel to be precise." he said calmly resting his chin on his hand. To Koneko it was odd seeing him not so full of life in his mannerisms and actions.
"But how could you hide yourself so well, a Seraph is one, if not the most powerful of beings in the world, we never felt anything from you." Rias said while Kiba looked in minor confusion.
"Excuse me Naruto-sensei, when you said you are First Generation Seraph does that mean…?" Kiba wasn't sure how to ask the obvious question.
"In simple terms, the First Generation Seraph are nothing but fighters. It was we who secured the pantheon and it's position by battling almost endlessly with other factions and pantheons. It was also my own brothers who would be cast down from heaven and be turned into your first rulers. We outshined even the mightiest of the current generation of Angel's as we were born for one solitary purpose, and that was to fight gods and their hordes." Naruto explained quickly as he saw no point going into a full explanation.
"B-But why are you here, in a Devil's territory?" Akeno asked him in confusion.
"Mostly to stay hidden from my families sight." he answered with a shrug, "And as for a better explanation, I usually take a few years of leave to regain my sanity from hearing about all things pertaining to the Almighty and it helps me clear my head. So technically speaking I guess you could say I'm on a vacation." he told her.
"You left Heaven, for a vacation?" Koneko asked him blankly. How could she not, here was potentially the most powerful member of heaven after God-ouch headache- himself. Why would he choose to potentially start a war all for a break from duty?
"Pretty much yea. But hey, I always travel to various territories belonging to different Pantheons or even other Factions, it helps me learn more about them, helps me learn how to better react when they are around." Naruto said smiling.
"So, if we were to ask specific information that happened in history, would you be willing to tell us?" Kiba ask.
"Is this because of your lack of knowledge in history Kiba?" Koneko asked.
"Shush, nothing from the peanut gallery." he said.
"I'd rather it be a chocolate gallery." the neko girl said.
Naruto chuckled and stood up, "Come with me." he told them as he led them to a hallway where several old looking relics seemed to sit. He passed several pedestals which had glass cases over them, but looking around, each of the devils realized these were all legendary holy items.
Passing a golden crate Rias asked curiously, "What is that?" she asked curiously.
"The Ark of the Testimony. Or well, what you would call Ark of the Covenant which carried the Ten Commandments that Moses carried around until his death. However, this is merely a replica as the true Ark of Covenant is still where it rests and awaits for the return in Golgotha(1)." he told her.
"T-The Ten C-C-Commandments!" Kiba gawked, "You have them here?!" he asked in shock.
"Well, they aren't inside that box, but yes I do a set of replica's." he told them.
"But this shouldn't be possible. I mean, according to the Book of Exodus, the Almighty instructed Moses on Mount Sinai during his 40-day stay upon the mountain where God was and he was shown the pattern for the tabernacle and furnishings of the Ark to be made of shittim wood to house the Tablets of Stone. It's said that Moses instructed Bezalel and Oholiab to construct the Ark. In some texts the Ark is said to have been built specifically by Moses himself without reference of Bezalel or Oholiab." Rias said in shock.
"Partially true. Moses helped Bezalel and Oholiab construct it. Neither of those versions happened." Naruto pointed out. He should know, he had watched the Ark be built all those years ago.
"Well, what about the Tablet that Moses used to carve the Commandments into themselves?" Akeno asked as she gulped while looking at the incredibly powerful artifact held behind what appeared to be several dozen security spells.
"The replica of them are actually right over there." he said pointing to a different case and walking over to it. He was actually very sad to have this particular item(s) in his collection of artifacts, "I watched as Moses carved these things himself with his bare hand, a rock and a small chisel." Naruto said as he looked at the Tablet's of Law that spoke the 10 laws that God had created for man to follow.
"This is incredible, I thought these were just something spoken about in stories of the bible." Rias said as she pressed a hand against the glass.
"Two large rocks that speak of laws, why keep them and collect dust?" Koneko asked.
"Because, it is my sworn duty to keep the relics of God intact. However, specific artifacts I was told to leave in place." Naruto said.
"What about Noah's Arc then?" Akeno asked.
"I have the model sized replica, the original one was to big to fit in the house." Naruto said.
"Really?" Rias asked looking away from the laws of god to Naruto with a curious gaze.
"Yea, it was big, very big. In fact it was twice the size of Buckingham Palace if I remember right." Naruto hummed to himself, "And the model of it is three pedestals that way." he told them pointing down the hall.
"Ok, curious question, do you have Excalibur?" Kiba asked.
"I do, but that is actually locked away for safekeeping." he told the young man.
"Let me see it, I have to." Kiba said with a angry look on his face now.
"No. The anger in your eyes tells me that something tragic happened in your past and thus you hold a form of resentment towards a sword that has been under my care for the last 2000 years. I cannot in good conscience show you the sword." he answered him, "If you wish to resent me, then I will allow it." he told the young blonde. It was times like this he wished he still had Kurama sealed inside him.
Before Kiba could yell at Naruto he heard Akeno ask, "So, Naruto-sensei, did the parting of the Red Sea really happen like the stories say it did?" which caused Naruto to look at her.
Naruto looked back at her with a sigh, "In a way it did, but in may ways it didn't. It's hard to explain, but not all the stories you hear are true in depiction." he told her.
"How would you know how it happened?" Koneko asked.
"Because, I was the one who helped lead the freed slaves of Egypt through the Red Sea with Moses." Naruto said honestly.
"What do you mean, like you were there?" Akeno asked.
"I was more than that child. I was the one who delivered the messages of God to Moses, and I informed him of the final plague that would befall Egypt which wiped out all the firstborn children." he said with a sigh.
"Could you tell us about it?" Rias asked.
"It's not one of my best moments in life, but it was a good focal point in which helped me realize not everything is just good or bad." Naruto muttered heavily, "But, I shall tell you of both my message of the Final Plague, and the parting of the Red Sea." he told them, "Come, I think you all might want to sit down for this." he told them walking back to his living room.
-Centuries Ago; Egypt-
Moses walked with a purpose. Rocks clattered under his feet as he walked up the mountain. The sound of a fire burning could be heard through the unending darkness while some sheep nibbled on some of the remaining grass that stood in the swarm of locusts. Moses stopped a few feet away and looked upon Naruto, "Nice of you to come." he muttered to the man hidden in child form. A simple illusionary spell that he made as a imitation of the Transformation Jutsu.
"He's given you what you asked?" Naruto asked him as he stood up with a small kettle in his hand.
Moses walked over to him and spoke calmly, "Not yet, but his own people are turning against him." Moses informed the holy being.
"And his army?" Naruto asked him as he looked into the messenger of Gods eyes.
"It will." Moses ground out.
Naruto hummed, "I disagree." he said setting the small pot down with some clanking before speaking, "Something worse has to happen."
"I disagree." Moses responded, "Anything more would be-" he wasn't able to finish as Naruto interrupted him, "Would be what? What were you about to say, horrid, terrible, cruel, inhumane?" he demanded.
"It's not easy... to see the people who I grew up with suffering this much." Moses told him calmly.
"Well what about the people whom you didn't grow up with?" Naruto asked him curiously, "What thought did you give to them?" questioned the angel. He shook his head with a sigh, "You still don't think of them as yours, do you?" he asked Moses. Taking a breath he told Moses, "As long as Ramses has an army behind him, nothing will change." he informed the holy man.
"Anything more is just revenge!" Moses cried out.
"Revenge? After 400 years of brutal subjugation?" Naruto demanded, "These Pharaoh's, who imagine they're living gods, they're nothing more than flesh and blood!" Naruto yelled out to Moses, "They need to be seen, on their knees, begging for it to stop!" he roared, his voice echoing as a whisper in the world around outside the barrier he had set up.
Moses snorted, "I'm tired of talking with a messenger!" he said loudly as he stood on his feet, and then he walked away.
"Moses!" Naruto called out to him though the man didn't stop, "General!" he demanded his presence. This time he stopped and turned around. Naruto took a deep breath and spoke calmly, "I have heard Ramses' final threat." he told him as he walked forth, "So let me tell you what's going to happen next." he told Moses.
"Well, what is it, fire from the sky, a tsunami that wipes out all life in Egypt, what more do you want from me!?" he demanded.
"No, far from it in fact." Naruto said shaking his head at Moses, "Azreal, the Angel of Death, shall make his presence known tonight when the sun sets over the horizon. He shall allow his presence to fall upon all of Egypt and erase the names of all whom he touches from the book of life. All children who have been born first, no matter age, gender, species shall perish. From the first-born of King Pharaoh, down to the first-born of a captive in the dungeons, and all the firstborn of the cattle. There is no escape from this. If Ramses does not yield, this is the only thing that can be done to make him relent." he told Moses who now had a horrified expression on his face.
"No. No. You cannot do this." Moses said to Naruto, "I want no part of this!" he cried out in horror of the messenger's final intention.
Naruto shook his head and lifted the darkness by unsealing his blessing from his flesh in which the world turned alight with the brightness of the sun which was almost blinding after nearly a year in darkness, "You have until sunset." he told the priest, "After that, there will be no more mercy granted." he said, "Try to save as many as you can. Tell them, to pity the lamb, the followers shall know what you mean." he said before vanishing from sight.
Moses climbed upon his horse and raced to the palace. He had to tell Ramses, tell someone of the evil that was about to befall the city of Egypt or worse the entirety of the empire. Racing to the palace he stopped as the soldiers surrounded him, but he still climbed off and motioned he wasn't here to fight. A old friend of his that lead the army allowed him entry, and then left him to send his message to his king. If this hell didn't end he was bound to leave. Entering Ramses' council room he saw the pharaoh eating some food from a golden platter.
"I could have you killed." the man said.
"I don't think so." Moses said, not noticing that Naruto was hidden up above him watching their talk, "Unless you do it yourself. Your own soldiers let me in." he told Ramses honestly.
Ramses stood up with his sword in hand, prepared to draw it, but a nonthreatening gesture made him still his hand, "I'm not negotiating anymore." the king told Moses shaking his head. He was tired of the same thing. The demand to free the slaves, responding with the same answer of yes only to have the problems removed and go back on his word as he was allowed to do as pharaoh in which a worse problem would arise.
Moses shook his head, "That's not why I'm here." he told his former brother, "I came to tell you that something is coming... Something that is beyond my control." he told Ramses quite serious in his speech, "Something that will affect thousands and thousands and thousands of citizens." he said stepping forward with calm movements, "And it will affect you very personally, Ramses, unless you accept what I've asked for and announce it publicly before the sun goes down." he said with a swallow of dry mouth.
Ramses gave a arrogant grunt at his words, "And, you think i fear this God of yours?" he asked with a laugh, "I am the god, I am the only god who can decide what happens and I say nothing shall happen." he told Moses as he got ready to leave.
Moses shook his head, "Ramses do not... do not turn your back on me!" he growled out to him which caused Ramses to sigh and turn around with a shrug. He raised a hand, "This has nothing to do... with you and I." he said motioning to the two of them, "This is far beyond that. This is about Egypt's survival, do you understand?" he asked the man he called brother. He nodded his head to his brother, "Sunset." he informed him, "After that, it'll be too late." he whispered out to him.
"What will be too late?" Ramses asked curiously, now wanting to know what would happen next.
"You protect your child. Pity the lamb, Ramses, pity the lamb. You protect your child tonight." he muttered out as he begun to leave.
"My child?" Ramses asked in confusion, still trying to decipher what he had meant by 'Pity the Lamb' but couldn't wrap his head around it. He looked at Moses in confusion, "Is that a threat?" he asked his brother. However, Moses had already begun to leave. He had to warn everybody he could, "Is that a threat? Moses! Moses!" he demanded.
The shutting of the door was his only response.
Riding to his brother's house he quickly gathered as many people into the house as he could and had them sit around him, "Tell everyone... to slaughter a lamb and mark their doors and their doorposts tonight, with its blood." he told them. Having figured out the secret meaning to the messengers meaning of 'Pity the lamb' he had set out to ensure all Hebrew children survived tonight.
"Why?" asked a elderly man.
"Pity the lambs if I'm wrong." Moses whispered out somberly, "If I'm right... we will bless them for eternity." he said seriously.
And with that, the many Hebrews went out and proceeded to do as Moses said to do. The slaughter of innocent lambs wasn't pretty, but it was done efficiently and soon hundreds of buckets were filled with the blood of lambs. Wool was taken and dropped into the buckets and quickly pulled out full of blood which was squeezed out to preserve as much as possible and what was inside the wool was used to spread the blood across the doors and doorposts of the houses of Israelite's to ensure they were protected from the final plague.
That evening, Ramses spent time lighting multiple fires to ensure nobody would sneak past him to reach his child so he would be able to protect it. He had never managed to figure out the meaning behind Moses' excuse of pitying lambs but he would one day if he tried to think on it, which he wouldn't. Sitting in a chair a short distance away from his son, Ramses grasped his sword in hand and sat back and waited for any intruder that might come and harm his blood.
At the house where Moses was staying, he noticed that no word of the slaves being freed had come. There was no stopping the final plague now. There was no hope for Egypt. Naruto had returned to Heaven. He had informed God of the final answer of Ramses as the last of the day vanished beyond the horizon. Now, he only need to wait for the dawn. Back on earth, Moses watched as a looming darkness washed over the land. Not like the one that had blotted out the sun, but a wave of darkness that swallowed the light of everything underneath it like a blanket. Lights of candles and other fires were burning out across the city, and Moses knew, the Angel of Death had begun to claim the souls of the firstborn.
A deep rumbling sound could be heard as the shadow passed overhead, the houses of the slaves were unbothered, the lights they had lit were still flickering underneath the incredible shadow of darkness, but other than a select few who had listened to Moses' words had been spared the trauma of losing their child. The fathers and mothers of the children born into slavery sat near their children, praying that they wouldn't lose one of their precious gems of life. Moses watched as the shadow raced across the land and covered the rich slavers and then the castle, lights extinguishing in a unstoppable wave of darkness.
And for those who had ignored the pleading of Moses to pity the lambs, their horror was only beginning. The lives of thousands of men, women, children, animals were all snuffed out without remorse as the shadow passed over them. Mothers who had their children laying beside them could feel their child stop breathing and would wake up to check on their children and see if they were alright, only to get no response in return.
In the palace, flames flickered for moments under the shadow of death before sputtering out. Large bowls of embers immediately stopped burning and glowing as the heat suddenly vanished entirely as something dark and malevolent passed over them. Ramses sat in his chair still, having passed out after hours of nothing happening, his child sleeping peacefully in his bed. However, that wasn't for long as the shadow passed over him briefly before the young child breathed no more as his life was snuffed out. This final breath of his child would wake Ramses from his sleep where he would rise up to come check on his child.
From a distance, one would hear the wail of Ramses as he discovered his child no longer breathed life and embraced death.
All across Egypt the wails and cries of sorrow were heard as parents found their children dead in their beds. Young, old, none couldn't be ignored for their crying in sorrow for their loved ones.
The sad wails and sobs of mothers and fathers, husbands and wives could be heard all across as many realized a bitter truth. God, had smote all who had not pitied the lamb of god.
The next day, almost as soon as the sun had risen into the sky, the slaves were told to gather. Moses and a group of Hebrews stood in wait as Ramses rode up to them with a bundle in his arms. Coming to a stop they watched as Ramses climbed off his chariot and walked over to them with a desperate look in his eyes. Naruto sat atop the nearby wall shrouded in a cloak of invisibility so he could watch everything transpire beneath him.
Hopefully, this final act humbled the arrogant king who thought himself a God.
Ramses swallowed harshly as he looked to Moses, "Their children died... last night... many of the fathers and mothers too. Even a few sets of entire families." he told Moses, "As did mine." he said somberly. Ramses was livid, he was infuriated, "Is this your God?" he demanded in a pained whisper, "Killer of children and families." he told Moses in horror, "What kind of fanatics worship such a God?" he demanded from Moses.
Moses placed a hand on Ramses shoulder and spoke softly, "And yet no Hebrew child died last night." he told Ramses.
Ramses was in shock. He could only shake his head in denial of the mans words. He looked from the slaves to his army trying to find a way to make sense of what he was told, his own child was dead in his arms right now, and yet no slave had perished in the night. Slowly turning back to Moses he whispered, "Get... out. Go." in a horrified tone. His pride, his arrogance, his stupidity had finally cost him the one thing he cherished most. It would cost more if he allowed such people to remain in his lands, "Everyone of you! Go!" he roared out to the slaves.
The slaves looked to each other in confusion, never hearing such words before. Well they had, but never like such from the king before.
Ramses whispered to Moses, "Go to Canaan if that's what you want. Back to the Holy Land of your dreams. But go!" he demanded them.
Moses swallowed his spit and licked his dry lips, "As you command." he told Ramses.
Naruto smiled. Ramses had finally learnt his lesson, but even then he would keep a sharp eye and a open ear just in case.
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"I was happy. Happy to know that a brutal age of forced labor that killed hundreds of thousands of my Father's followers had been released. The words that Ramses had said had made my heart beat in joy and my soul dance in happiness." Naruto smiled.
"T-That final plague... it killed so many, how could you allow such a thing to happen?" Kiba asked in horror. He knew of the final plague, sure, but to hear of how it had went from a actual watcher was just utterly horrifying to him.
"Try saying that after being forced to work wit no pay. No right to speak out. No chance to say anything. Then you can come back and tell me your own thoughts." Naruto responded to Kiba, "I warned Moses like I was supposed to. I gave him the knowledge needed to protect all the Israelite's and he did as he knew he was supposed to. You can't blame me for the power that washed over a bunch of greedy selfish people and allowed them to realize they weren't the gods they worshipped but mortal's trying to defy what laws weren't their own. I did as I was ordered by God, but never did I slay a single human being without touching them." he spoke.
"How could you speak of such a thing, Y-You were there. You did nothing." Kiba said.
"I did what I could." Naruto told him, "Of the 500,000 Egyptian families, there were roughly only 4,000 of them that took the advice of pitying the lamb to heart and suffered no repercussions. That, is how you know that a religion is true to itself. When those families were spared, they traveled with Moses and the Israelite's for the remainder of their days. Never did they betray their faith when they learned that them believing in God would make them return to the fanatical religion of the Egyptian pantheon. I was just the messenger, and all were ignored until the final act. Ramses was the cause of the Final Plague, and he wrought the actions of his own hubris."
"I had to watch for ten years as the followers of God suffered the plagues. When Ramses would finally hear enough of the nagging from his followers, he pleaded with Moses to end the suffering of Egypt where the cost would be the freedom of the Hebrews, and yet each time Moses would call off a plague, Ramses would turn his back and order the slaves to get back to work. The locusts stopped the crop harvesting and nearly brought Egypt to destruction due to the starving citizens fighting over what grain they could get hold of on their own. The Egyptians prided themselves on their cleanliness and we took that away and made them feel 400 years of suffering in only 10, and we spared all the followers of God these wrath's because they had suffered through 400 years of worse." he told Kiba.
"I understand you don't like the idea of people suffering young Kiba, but put yourself in the shoes of the slaves, would you want to suffer for 400 years, or would you rather see the ones causing the pain to suffer in return. That is what builds the cycle of hatred, fuels it, molds it, fans the flames of it. I learned a valuable lesson that day. Not everything is meant to be perfect, and mankind is the biggest flaw in the universe, but their potential for good and evil is a equal scale of grey." he told the blond honestly before he sighed,"You have to understand Kiba, I myself watched each and everyday as those men and women were forced to labor away their lives, sometimes entirely, and when I pleaded with the Almighty, he finally took pity and unleashed his wrath upon the city." Naruto sighed out.
"We pleaded with the pantheon to allow us to teach the humans who used forced labor to take our people and leave their lands, and we only managed to do that by agreeing that only when the willing Christians who returned in the future seeking solace. We haven't been back since then and we never shall." Naruto told him seriously.
"You said you'd tell us how the Red Sea was parted, did it go like the movies portrayed it or was that also different.
"Very different. Ramses was infuriated beyond words when his son had perished in the last plague. He gathered his army and chased after them for four days straight without resting his men or his horses, and when he followed the exact same route it cost him nearly his entire army when the mountain path collapsed and buried the majority of them under the weight of stone. Ramses didn't care though and continued his chase so he could just slaughter them." Naruto said as he thought back to the day that Moses had marked his name in history.
-Centuries Ago: Egypt, Red Sea-
"This isn't the straights is it?" Aaron asked him.
"No, it's not." Moses said shaking his head.
"So, where are we?" his brother asked.
"Yes! We are at a point on the Earth where there is a sea ahead, and an army behind!" he bellowed out to his brother in anger. Walking away he sighed, "Tell everyone to get some rest for we leave at first light." he told Aaron.
However, before anything could happen or word for them to rest could be spread, a watchman's horn is sounded behind the freed slaves. Turning around in horror and crying out in fear, they see that Ramses has gathered his army of chariots to kill the slaves out of revenge; there was no place for them to run. They were trapped. Turning to run, they quickly retreat towards the water, one of the adults picking up a baby to try and protect it. Thunderclouds quickly begun to form where they all look at the sky in horror as the clouds formed storm clouds over the night sky. Lighting flashes through the heavens allowing them to all hear the thunder.
Suddenly the sea bursts upwards in a incredibly terrifying visage while a incredible pillar of flame is birthed from water to heaven. The Hebrews cried out in terror once more, but suddenly the pillar vanishes into the sky before the fire shoots to the ground, blocking the army and running in a flaming path that prevents any advancement towards the fleeing Hebrews. Naruto walks out of the pillar of fire that remains in place, hidden to all of them except one; Moses. His wings out on display and his true form revealed. The holy man knew who he was as he could somehow see his sapphire eyes from his position at the sea.
Naruto pointed to the water, his lips speaking one word, "Go." before he nodded his head to Moses. This, was his final test, and he could only do it by allowing God to give him the power to act. Turning around, Moses looked to the water while the feeble Hebrews watched in both curiosity and fear. Naruto's pillar of heavenly light burned brightly even through the darkness of the thunderclouds overhead.
Wading into the water, Moses prayed. He prayed harder than he had ever done before. He prayed with all his heart, all his soul, and all his being that God was listening to him. Holding his staff overhead with both hands, he closed his eyes; and for the first time ever since he had heard His voice on Mount Sinai in the burning bush , heard the voice of God, "With this staff, you shall do, My wonders!" and then he stabbed his staff into the water and smashed it to the ground where a explosion of power rippled throughout the Red Sea where the water flows up, passing across by rocks, causing the wind to pick up and blow an incredible breeze, and soon a wide path was raised and cleared before them and them alone.
Naruto only grinned at the sight of the sea itself parting for the man. He had done it. He had saved them after all. Now, he had to lead them home. The Hebrews were in awe, he had given them a way out! However, nobody was sure if they could pass through this without being crushed by the water at a moments notice. However, the answer came in the form of Moses' own elder brother; Aaron. Walking up to his brother he peers ahead without fear or worry about the coming journey. He turns to look at his baby brother and smiles at him for delivering him this far, and with that he looks to the others with a seemingly satisfied grin that says he would take the road offered, and then he begins to walk through the path laid out for him and his people.
The former slaves all looked to each other for brief moments before they surge as one towards the path ahead, no pushing or shoving but they moved as a single unit. Deep inside the narrow passage, it was too dark for them to see and the Hebrews had to light torches. The flickering flames could be seen stretching as far as the eye could see as they made their way towards freedom. Lighting flashed overhead and a large shadow could be seen swimming through the deep waters. It was a large Whale Shark, easily 50 feet in length, swimming free as any other. Seeing the large shadow, a child gasped in fear, but she was quickly calmed down by a elderly woman who smiled at her.
She had heard the tales of such creatures from her own ancestors who had seen them while fishing. It had been roughly 4 days since the Hebrews had entered the passage way, and Naruto was starting to feel the strain on his magical reserves as he tried to maintain the barricade of fire to block the soldiers from reaching the followers of god. With a gasp of breath, Naruto collapsed to his knees and felt the pillar of flame vanish into nothingness. He was out of power, anymore would put even him at risk of death. However, it was a bad omen, the Hebrews at the very end were barely at the third quarter of the way to their freedom, they'd never make it.
Ramses, seeing the pillar of flame vanish and the opening at sea, glared at the passage. Drawing his sword with a yell he and his men charged ahead to begin their slaughter. His horses raced with his chariot through the bleak darkness, only for the horses to leap off a large jump where his form of transportation to crash and the horses to race away to the beach. Many others had crashed as well, however Ramses didn't care; he wanted all his former slaves dead and he would die to see it happen, "Don't just stand there, kill them! Kill them all!" he ordered as he ordered his men forward.
"The soldiers, they are coming!" a man cried out causing panic to erupt in the people as they begun to race forward. A cart suddenly got stuck in a hole, the owners desperately trying to get it out. Moses pulled the harness of the beast and allowed it to race away with the crowd, "Leave it!" Moses cried out.
"I see the shore!" a man cried out in hope of making it.
"Moses, hurry, come on we gotta go!" Aaron called out to him.
Suddenly the water split once again to reveal the light of dawn and the beach ahead, but the soldiers were coming fast behind them. The path widened up more to allow for the mass panicked Hebrews to quickly filter out of the path given to them, but the biggest issue wasn't room to run. The soldiers had finally caught up to them. However, the sudden feeling of water splashing down on him made Moses look up in horror, the path was deteriorating. The only way for them to survive was for them to reach the shore. Naruto coughed a bit of blood as he landed beside Moses and shoved him along, "GO, GO NOW WHILE YOU STILL CAN! I'LL HOLD IT OPEN FOR AS LONG AS NEEDED!" he cried to the man, and then he held his arms out and flared his magical power, "HA~AH!~" he cried in an attempt to hold the water back from the children of God. With a kick, he hurtled a soldier away from the frightened Israelite and groaned from straining his power.
The rest of the path he didn't care, but the path behind him where Moses stood to run through was his only priority. Water quickly fell around the soldiers feet causing them to look down, but that confusion quickly changed to terror as suddenly they were swept away in mighty waves that washed down from heaven as the world righted itself. The soldiers were dead in moments. However, Ramses had yet to move from his spot inside the deep trench, and the water sprayed out against him. Blocking his face he knew he had failed his mission, "NO!" he cried in rage as he was flung out of the way and back to shore moments later as the water crashed down and allowed the sea to return to normal.
For the Hebrews, it was a dream come true. They had been delivered, saved from untimely death. Naruto himself flew out of the water and landed in a crouch, coughing up blood, but as he looked up, Moses could see the smile that the messenger had on his face, "You did it kid, you delivered all of them." he told Moses as he wiped his mouth. Not to bad, for a mere mortal he would admit. Not bad at all.
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And with a smile, Naruto finished, "And I would assume each of you know that soon after Moses led his people to Sinai, received the Tablet's from God and returned to the Hebrews to teach them their forgotten heritage. And there are other stories pertaining to this, but that was my personal account of what happened." Naruto told them.
Rias hummed in thought, "Do you ever regret doing what you did?" she asked.
"No, and I don't think I ever will." he told her.
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1. Golgotha is the location of where the Ark of the Covenant is hidden and remains to this day. If you do not believe me, please go to YouTube and look up Ron Wyatt discovers Ark of the Covenant. I am a firm Christian believer, and the emotion I hear from his voice tells me that the words he spoke, are true. Ron Wyatt is also credited with discovering Mount Sinai (The location of where Moses met and received the handwritten word of God from his hands personally), Noah's Ark, the true tomb of Jesus; Garden Tomb and several other prominent biblical sites thought to have been mythological throughout history.
