(A/N Welcome.
The original author from Golden Sennin contacted me and told me he wanted to release it himself, so I began to write my first original story. I hope you all will enjoy this story even when it's not like most Dxd crossovers. This is all from me. I hope you all enjoy the first chapter.
Also, a little note for everyone: The updates are slow for the most time since I want to write 10k words per chapter, and this takes some time with grammar checking, rereading, and so forth.)
Summary: "I swore to protect the village." Naruto prevented a coup but had to leave the village and fake his death. Naruto took the chance and lived as a civilian from there on. He always wanted to do it when he was still a Shinobi, but he also knew he would be discovered sooner or later by his old comrades or the supernatural world. "I will never give up. That is my ninja way!"
"Speech."
'Think.'
Flashback/Events of the Past
Time or Place
Jutsu/Magic/Technique
Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto or any other Manga/Anime that will be used in this fanfiction.
Warning: English isn't my native language.
Pairings so far: Naruto x Satsuki
Unknown Mountain outside of the hidden shinobi village.
Naruto Uzumaki was a Shinobi, a killer and shadow warrior. He was one of the few selected to make it through the hellish training of his village. Many comrades died in the process, and many became cold. It was almost impossible to stay the same after years of hell. It was necessary for a Shinobi never to show emotions because they were the biggest enemy of a Shinobi.
Hesitation wasn't tolerated in the world of the Shinobi. Killing your enemy or fighting for your life was the only option. They were assassins, not warriors of honor. Naruto didn't have parents anymore since they were killed.
Naruto was 14 years old with spiky blond hair, ocean-blue eyes, and six whisker marks. He wore the standard uniform of his hidden Shinobi village while he stood face-to-face with one of his former friends.
"We don't have to fight each other!" said Naruto, holding a raven black katana with an oval sword guard in his right hand. The normal Shinobi outfit from the hidden Shinobi village consisted of black clothing, a grey flak jacket, metal arm guards and gloves, ninja sandals with spikes for traveling into mountainous regions, three ninja pouches on their back-waist and a signature spiral tattoo on their shoulder. Every Ninja also wore a white mask with different designs. Most masks had an animal design, just like the one this ninja was wearing. The mask the ninja was wearing looked like a crow. Naruto wore a fox mask, while his opponent wore a hawk mask.
"You betrayed the village, Fox. What did you expect would happen? We can't let you go; you should know that after what you have done," said Hawk.
"Danzo was about to start a coup. He tried to overthrow the regime of the Kage; I had no choice but to kill him!" said Naruto. He tried to argue for his reasons, but he knew he would have to fight one of his best friends, whom he had known since training as a Shinobi.
"Do you think I believe you?" asked Hawk. Hawk's voice was emotionless and stoic, as expected from a good Shinobi. Naruto was one of the few who held onto his humanity and didn't become a killing machine without any form of emotion. He was almost over the edge more than once, but he remembered his parents and what they taught him. They taught him many things about Shinobi skills and the most important things in life.
Hawk drew his own Katana and held it toward Naruto. "You will pay for what you did, Fox," said Hawk. Naruto closed his eyes behind his white porcelain mask, looking back at all the times he trained with Hawk and made a deep connection with him. Both went through the hellish training together and looked out for each other. A single tear escaped Naruto's right eye and went down his cheek. Naruto opened both eyes and had now ice-cold eyes. The sensation in the air changed when both opponents entered their respective fighting stances.
Naruto's left leg slid back, and he held his Katana over his shoulder. Hawk narrowed his eyes behind his mask when he saw a stance he had never seen before. Sparks began to appear around Naruto, shimmering the air around him.
'Don't tell me he has…!' thought Hawk with widened eyes. He narrowed his eyes, and blue lighting appeared around him when he took his stance, Katana in his sheath. Both opponents looked at each other while Naruto was enveloped in yellow-red flames and Hawk was surrounded by blue lighting.
Both charged at each other, the element around them shaping into a dragon head. When they pushed off toward each other, they destroyed the ground. When both were before each other, both swung their Katana, and a massive explosion rocketed through the rocky area on which both were standing. The massive explosion lit up the night, and the ground shook from the massive force of the explosion.
Naruto and Hawk appeared outside the explosion, slashing at each other with their katanas. Naruto made a vertical slashing motion, and Hawk blocked the slash before he countered it with his slash, marking the beginning of a wild sword fight.
Both opponents attacked, blocked, countered, and evaded the attacks of the other. Naruto had to block slashes from the right and left before he needed to sidestep Hawk's thrust attack. He ducked under the follow-up horizontal slash before Naruto took a deep breath and thought, 'Fūton: Daitoppa!' (Wind Style: Great Breach) Naruto unleashed a strong gust of wind from his mouth, blowing Hawk away. Hawk gasped for a second before he took a deep breath himself.
'Katon: Gōka Messhitsu!' (Fire Style: Majestic Demolisher Flame) Hawk unleashed a massive stream of intense flames. Naruto frowned when he saw one of the strongest fire techniques his old comrade could do.
Naruto sheathed his Katana and clapped his hands together, concentrating a large amount of wind chakra into both hands. 'Fūton: Fūjin no Ken!" (Wind Style: Wind God's Sword) A massive wind blade appeared around his clapped hands. He raised the massive wind blade and brought it down in a downward slash, splitting the giant sea of flames in two, letting the flames fly past Naruto and cause a massive explosion behind him.
Chakra was normally only used by Yōkai, but after some events in the past, the humans from the hidden shinobi village managed to make the source of energy known as chakra their own. The hidden shinobi village has existed for a few hundred years, and with each generation, the ability to mold and use chakra has become better and more refined. The humans of the hidden shinobi village found new ways to use chakra besides the common usage of focusing chakra into their punches for more damage or into their legs for more speed.
Yōkai only used chakra to strengthen their physical attacks or speed. Yōkai didn't use chakra for anything else. They had Yōjutsu and Senjutsu for everything else, like creating firestorms, illusions, or other supernatural phenomena.
Naruto canceled his wind jutsu and had to jump into the air because Hawk appeared behind him in a flickering motion, slashing at him with his Katana. Naruto couldn't draw his Katana in time to block the next attack from Hawk, and because of that, he channeled wind chakra into his hand, creating a smaller wind blade to block Hawk's slash attack.
"Why are you fighting, Fox? You are a traitor, and the village will not stop until you are found and killed! Let me kill you, and this will be over," said Hawk while his Katana rubbed against Naruto's wind blade.
Both opponents pushed back and landed on the ground. "I did this for the good of the village! I promised someone to survive no matter what, and you know me… I never break my promises," said Naruto. His wind blade vanished before he went through a few hand motions. Hawk narrowed his eyes when Naruto clapped his hands together. 'Fūton: Fūryūdan!' (Wind Style: Wind Dragon Bomb)
Naruto unleashed a wind dragon from his mouth. The wind dragon had glowing red eyes. The wind dragon looked at Hawk and roared once before he shot toward him. Hawk jumped back, and the wind dragon followed him. Even after Hawk had vanished in a flickering motion and appeared far away, the wind dragon was still flying after him.
Hawk saw Naruto making hand motions to control the wind dragon. He stopped and raised his Katana, erupting with fire. The fire formed itself into a larger sword. Just before the wind dragon could hit him, he made a downward slash and split it in two.
Naruto appeared in the same moment behind Hawk, and that caused Hawk to widen his eyes. Naruto swung his Katana and made a wound on Hawk's back. Hawk frowned and turned around, slashing at Naruto with his Katana. Naruto was blown away by the strong force of the sword slash when he blocked it. Naruto landed safely on both legs and slit over the ground.
Naruto's eyes widened when he saw how Hawk had vanished. Naruto vanished into the wind, clapped his hands, and spiked his chakra. He could barely break out of the illusion he was put under before he saw Hawk standing before him with his Katana surrounded by blue lighting.
Naruto leaned back but got a wound on his left arm. Naruto bit his tongue, kicking Hawk away. He landed on the ground and held his left arm while green chakra surrounded his hand. 'I should have known he would try Genjutsu on me,' thought Naruto before he made a motion with his hand.
Hawk narrowed his eyes when black lines appeared all over Naruto's body. 'So he activated his seal to make it impossible for him to be trapped in a Genjutsu,' thought Hawk. Naruto was a true genius regarding the complex and rare art of Fūinjutsu (Sealing Jutsu). He was an Uzumaki, after all. The Uzumaki had a thing for this rare and complex art. Naruto managed to create seals that were only theory to this point. He made many improvements to the village's defenses when it came to the barriers or other things. He was one of the single reasons the hidden shinobi village wasn't found two years ago when a large horde of devils flew over the village. The village was invisible to the outside world and was disguised as a huge mountain. Because of the improved barriers around the village, nothing could be felt from the outside world.
Naruto canceled his medical Ninjutsu and drew his Katana again, ready for the next round. The wound on Hawk's back has also healed. Shinobi were masters of many skills. It was mostly for assassination, fighting, spying, and other things, but there were also some skills like healing.
A Shinobi from the hidden village was strong enough to deal with most supernatural beings in this world. Some were even so strong that they could rival the gods themselves.
Naruto and Hawk charged at each other, destroying the ground again. Naruto slashed at Hawk but had to block the counterattack from his right. A wild weapon fight began when a strong wind erupted from both fighters, creating shockwaves and destroying the ground under them.
'Why did it have to come to this…' thought Naruto sadly while he blocked, attacked, and countered every slash from Hawk. He thought back to all the good times with him. He wished Hawk wouldn't have been put under Danzo. After both had finished their training and became fully fledged Shinobi, both were put under a different leader. Naruto was put under someone called Hiruzen Sarutobi, and Sasuke was put under Danzo Shimura.
Both opponents jumped back a bit, unleashing a fire stream from their mouths. Both streams of fire met, trying to overpower the other. Naruto and Hawk were putting everything into their fire attacks, trying to reduce the other to ashes. After a few seconds, an explosion was triggered when no one could overpower the other.
Naruto threw multiple Kunai at Hawk, who jumped through the smokescreen with his katana raised. Hawk deflected every Kunai and made a slashing motion with his Katana, unleashing an arc of fire.
Naruto jumped to the side and held four Kunai between his fingers. The four kunai were surrounded by wind chakra before he flicked his wrist and threw them. Hawk twisted his body and dodged the four deadly weapons, unleashing a torrent of fire from his mouth.
Naruto concentrated wind chakra around his katana, slicing through the stream of fire so that it parted right in front of Naruto, letting him charge through the opening. Naruto jumped at Hawk, Katana ready to attack.
Hawk stood ready and deflected the incoming attack before he pressed Naruto away and threw some shuriken with lighting chakra enhanced after Naruto. Naruto narrowed his eyes and deflected every shuriken with his katana before landing on the ground and disappearing into the wind.
Hawk narrowed his eyes and looked around. He held his Katana in a defensive stance, watching for any indicator of where Naruto would appear. His gaze wandered over the destroyed terrain from their short fight, and he remembered his time with Naruto when they were both still in training. He frowned when he thought about it, quickly suppressing his emotions and memories. He was taught better by his dead leader. Before he became emotionless, he was a failure of a Shinobi. Shinobi didn't have any room for emotions. The life of a Shinobi didn't need those things.
But why couldn't he forget his time with Naruto and his former connection? He didn't understand. He leaned back when Naruto appeared and tried to decapitate him. Naruto's katana only missed Hawk's mask by a mere inch. Hawk looked in slow motion at how the Katana wandered before his mask.
He jumped back and threw multiple shuriken. Naruto jumped to the side, dodging the deadly weapons. Naruto looked at Hawk and sheathed his Katana. Hawk remained silent and looked at Naruto.
Naruto and Hawk looked up to the full moon before both looked at each other. "You can't win, Naruto. Give up, and let me give you a quick death. This way, you don't need to feel any more pain," said Hawk.
Naruto knew he had little time left before his chakra would be sealed. It was one of the many things he accepted before taking on the super-secret SSS-rank mission from his leader to kill Danzo Shimura, one of the leaders of the Shinobi village. Naruto said he would do it himself, not because he was asked.
"Fox, you don't need to do this. There are other ways to deal with Danzo. You would be marked as a traitor. Please overthink your decision once more. You would lose everything you worked for so hard. Every one of your friends you made would think of you as a traitor even when you would save the village," said Hiruzen Sarutobi, the current village leader and Kage. The Kage was the leader of the hidden shinobi village. His decision was final, and no one could overrule him. He was the person with the highest power inside the village.
Naruto was in Hiruzen's office, kneeling before him. "I know that Lord Hiruzen," said Naruto, lifting his gaze. "I see no other options. I should do it since I know every barrier and can sneak into Lord Danzo's hideout and kill him before anyone needs to die."
Hiruzen knew that Naruto could do this without entering a fight. He was one of the best Shinobi of his generation, having the best grades in every subject besides casting Genjutsu. Breaking out of Genjutsu was no problem, but using Genjutsu was a different story because of his large chakra reserves.
"You also know that I would need to seal your chakra because you would leave the village?" asked Hiruzen. There was a method to make sure no one betrayed the village. A Shinobi could only leave the hidden Shinobi village and its environment when the village allowed it. Every Shinobi had a special Fūinjutsu on their body, which couldn't be deactivated. Only the village leaders had the "key" to deactivate the seal. Inside the village, the seal did nothing, but outside of the barrier that surrounded and masked it as a huge mountain, the seal activated, and a timer began to tick. The entire chakra system would be sealed away when the timer would count to zero.
"I know that, lord Hiruzen. I am more than ready to deal with the aftermath of my actions," said Naruto. Hiruzen knew that Naruto could unseal his chakra in the future, but his leaving after Danzo was killed without being caught was the biggest risk for Naruto.
His chakra would get sealed, there was no other way around it. Naruto would need help from someone with chakra, but Hiruzen knew Naruto would sooner or later unseal his chakra again, regaining all his abilities. But Hiruzen also knew that Naruto would most likely not do that so fast.
"As you wish, Naruto Uzumaki. I will grant you your wish and let you carry out this SSS-rank mission of killing Danzo Shimura, hindering him in executing his coup. You will be branded as a traitor, and you will never be able to return to the village. I wish you the best of luck," said Hiruzen with closed eyes. He hated it sometimes to let Shinobi like Naruto get lost like this, but it was true that Naruto would be the solution with the least deaths and casualties on both sides. Only Danzo and no one else would die when everything would happen as planned.
"Thank you, old man. It was an honor to serve under your command. I will always remember the time," said Naruto before the wind began to swirl around him. Hiruzen watched Naruto disappear in a twister and leave a note behind. Hiruzen took the note and opened it. He read through the information and got wide eyes. His lips formed into a small smile. Hiruzen looked out the window and thought, 'You are truly the son of Minato and Kushina, Naruto. I hope your life under normal humans will grant you the life you always deserved. Don't worry; I will change the village like I promised you. I already have more than half of the council and will make it possible. I will change the ways this village is run. Because of your parents and you, I can unite the village under me.'
"I will not surrender," said Naruto.
He clapped his hands together and flared his chakra. Hawk narrowed his eyes and made a few hand motions. 'Katon: Gōka Messhitsu!' (Fire Style: Majestic Demolisher Flame) Hawk unleashed a massive stream of intense flames. Naruto hoped this would happen because now would be his only chance before his chakra was sealed. He concentrated, and just when the flames were about to touch, a poof of smoke engulfed Naruto. He had swapped places with a perfect copy of himself.
This technique was his creation. He called them Kage Bunshin (Shadow Clones). They were perfect clones of the original, and since Naruto modified this clone with a few seals, the clone wouldn't vanish until he was buried. No one would discover that Naruto survived the escape, and they only caught a clone of himself.
Naruto appeared far away, deleting his aura so no one could find him. He gasped when he felt his chakra begin to get sealed away. He never thought this process would be so painful. He doubled over in pain but didn't make a sound, having felt much worse during his training.
He was under a bolder in a self-made little hole blocked by natural stones. No one could find him here because his chakra vanished so that no one could feel him, and since he could suppress his aura, no one could find him.
When everything was over, he closed his eyes slowly, realizing he had executed the plan perfectly. 'At least the village is safe, and I could fulfill my promise…' thought Naruto as he began to sleep in his hideout.
Tokyo, two years later
Naruto walked through the mall and hummed to himself. He stopped before a restaurant and thought, 'I should eat something before I end my shopping trip for this week.' He nodded to himself, walked into the restaurant, and sat in the back corner. Naruto was now 16 years old, attending the Hijirigasaka Academy. The Hijigazaka Academy was a private school located in Tokyo, Japan. Naruto wore Hijigazaka Academy's Male School. Hijigazaka Academy's Male School uniform consisted of a black blazer, dress shirt, trousers, and shoes.
The school was over 30 minutes away, and before he would walk home to his apartment, he wanted to buy groceries and other things. The last two years were peaceful for Naruto Uzumaki, the retired Shinobi. Once a deadly assassin, a shadow warrior with a reputation as Black Massacre, turned into a normal high school student.
Naruto hadn't unseal his chakra yet, and he wouldn't do it so fast. He could do it with the help of a new friend he made in the last two years in Kyoto, but since he wanted to live a life as a civilian, something he always dreamed of after his parents told him stories about the simple and minimalistic life of a civilian… he didn't unseal his chakra. This weakened him greatly since he became an "average" human. Still, he had already begun to train in a specific method to enhance his physical abilities, even before planning to kill Danzo. He discovered this overseen method when he studied a few things for a new idea for a seal he worked on.
Of course, he was stronger than an average human, even without chakra. His body condition was nowhere near normal after all the years of hellish training. But even when he could deal with weak fallen angels, devils, or other enemies, he needed something for stronger opponents. Fallen angels with two wings were no problem, but a fallen angel with four wings was already initially challenging, if not impossible, to defeat.
But after two years of training on the sidelines, he became stronger even without his chakra. He developed and mastered new techniques to enhance his physical abilities. He even had an artificial sacred gear from someone he knew. It was nothing worth mentioning, but it was perfect for Naruto's new techniques.
His "sacred gear," when someone could even call it that, was a simple Katana. It had no special abilities besides being sturdy like every other Sacred Gear. This was a final gift from one of Naruto's clients when he was still a Shinobi. This way, Naruto could summon a Katana to fight with it when he needed it. Naruto's new techniques were mostly performed with his Katana, which he could summon.
"Sorry for the wait, Naruto," said a beautiful waitress. Naruto chuckled and shook his head, looking at Mayumi. Mayumi was a very gentle and friendly young woman. She was two years older than Naruto but always served him when he was here. He was one of the regular customers in Ichirakus, the best ramen restaurant in Tokyo.
"Don't worry, Mayumi. I just came here and didn't even wait one minute," said Naruto with a smile. Mayumi smiled back and asked, "What do you want today?"
Naruto became a regular customer last year after he visited once on a fateful day. Naruto was hooked after he tasted the food of the gods in his words. It was clear to everyone watching him eat Ramen that he was a lover of Ramen or more like a worshipper.
"I would take a pork ramen with some extra pork in it," said Naruto with a smile.
Mayumi nodded happily and said, "Alright. It will be done in a second."
Naruto looked after Mayumi and chuckled a bit. Even after everything he had to go through in his past, he was happy being here. It took him some time, but he could enjoy his simple and minimalistic life after a year. He could overcome his demons from the past with meditation, self-reflection, and other things.
Everything he had to go through was worth it. He pulled a black book from the inside of his blazer and laid it before him. He opened it and opened the page where he was the last time. It was a story about a thief who betrayed the guild to save it in the background. It was a story that was amazingly close to Naruto's life.
Naruto read the book while he waited for the food of the gods. As usual, it was a beautiful day in Tokyo, and he already looked forward to the new anime episode he liked to watch. He bet the next fight between the protagonist and his current villain would be awesome.
Twenty minutes later, Naruto was walking out of the restaurant. He walked along the shops and searched for a special shop where he could get all the groceries he always bought at the beginning of the week.
'Let's see… ah, here it is,' thought Naruto, happy. He walked into the shop and only needed 10 minutes since he knew where everything was before he emerged from the shop. He looked into the bag to see if he had everything, and when he was sure of it, he nodded.
A few minutes later, Naruto walked through Tokyo toward the apartment complex. He could afford a giant mansion, but this would only get attention from others, and he liked his little cozy apartment. He had a bedroom, a bathroom, a bigger living area combined with the living room and kitchen, and a guest room. He didn't need anything more. Naruto thought about going fishing when he was back. It was one of his hobbies he found for himself after he began living in Tokyo.
Fishing was always enjoyable, calming, and peaceful. A little outside of Tokyo was a little stream he liked to go to. There was rarely someone there, and he had his peace. 'But before I can go fishing, I need to end the work from school for today,' thought Naruto.
He pulled his phone out of his pocket and tipped on his screen several times. He pressed the phone button and held the phone to his ear. He didn't need to wait long before he heard a male voice on the other end of the line.
"Yo, it's me," said Naruto to one of his friends he made in school. "How are you doing, Takigawa?"
It could be called stupid to befriend a most likely spy from one of the major factions in the demon world, but it happened. It wasn't intentional, but when he went to buy a light novel in a store, he met Takigawa. Both were in the same class.
Naruto didn't have a concern when it came to Takigawa since no one could say that Naruto once was a deadly assassin who murdered many people, whether human or supernatural. His chakra was sealed away, and no one could feel it. He achieved a state of mind where he didn't radiate any aura or murder intent.
He was an average human to every single living being. "Yo, Naru-chi! I am reading the newest light novel. It would be best if you bought this too. I bet you would like it!" said Takigawa.
Naruto chuckled while he went around a corner. "Do you mean Solo Leveling?" asked Naruto. Solo Leveling was a light novel that got hyped by the media in the last few weeks. It was said this could be the best light novel ever made.
"Yes!" said Takigawa. "This shit is the real deal, I tell you!"
"I wanted to buy it Friday after school since I wanted to go to the manga store anyway," said Naruto. "I have a question: what did you write on the 5th question in math? I read it in class and saw you finished it during the school break. I have no idea what they want from us." This was a big lie, but it wasn't important. Doing normal things like asking a good friend what he had in a question from homework was one of the most natural things to do. This also ensured Takigawa saw him as a normal student like everyone else in class.
"Oh, that? It's pretty easy, listen…" said Takigawa. He explained the question, and Naruto understood it directly. (He knew the answer initially, but this wasn't important.)
"Thanks, buddy! You are a lifesaver," said Naruto.
"No problem, Naru-chi! Now, if you would excuse me, I need to keep reading Solo Leveling!" said Takigawa. Naruto chuckled and said goodbye before hanging up and putting his phone back into his pocket.
Naruto stopped and looked to both sides of the street. He needed to cross the street because his apartment complex was on the other side. His apartment complex was more on the outskirts of Tokyo but not completely outside. It was still central enough so he could reach everything with his legs.
He waited until two cars passed him, and he could safely cross the street and enter the building. An hour later, he was finished with everything he had in mind before he took his fishing rod and left his apartment again.
A few people knew him and weren't surprised when they saw him carrying some fishing equipment. They greeted him, and he greeted them back with a smile. Naruto was also known in the neighborhood for always helping those in need. He mostly helped his older neighbors with heavy things or other things.
Naruto had made it his mission to help as many people as possible to at least make something good after all the pain and death he had caused others.
"Hello, Uzumaki," said a female voice. Naruto stopped and looked to the side, seeing a classmate.
"Hello, Uchiha," said Naruto with his usual smile. "How is it going?"
She remained silent and scoffed at him. "Why didn't you bring the thing with you to school you promised me?" asked the young woman. She had long raven black hair with spikes tied up in a high ponytail and two bangs framing her face. Her onyx eyes were glaring at Naruto with their usual fire. Naruto raised an eyebrow and said, "I gave it to you last Friday. What do you mean? The DVD I borrowed from you is already back in your possession."
"And by the way, why are you so annoyed again? I can't remember teasing you today," said Naruto. "So, what's going on, Satsuki?" Naruto looked at the Ice Queen of his school with a confused gaze.
Satsuki didn't have a very curvy body like most girls in this world. Many female beings, especially demons or fallen angels, were curvy and natural beauties. Many fallen angels and demons used their natural beauty to seduce victims.
She wore the Hijigazaka Academy's Female School uniform. The uniform looked like a white sailor uniform, with a black collar and black cuffs with white horizontal stripes. An orange-colored tie hung from the edges of the collar. She wore a short black skirt with a single white stripe, differing kinds of socks, and a pair of maroon-colored shoes.
Satsuki looked away, and Naruto chuckled at her behavior. He had known her from day one. He began to attend this school, and from day one, she was like this. Satsuki blushed a little from embarrassment and got red. "Shut up, idiot," said Satsuki.
Naruto held up both hands defensively when he saw her glare. "Alright, calm down. I am sorry, okay?" he said. He saw her tense shoulders relax a little and took down his hands. "Was something else? I wanted to go fishing again," he explained.
"No, but I still have to say something," said Satsuki.
Naruto raised an eyebrow and looked at her, confused.
"I am sorry. I forgot you gave me the DVD back last Friday. I didn't have the right to be so aggressive toward you," said Satsuki, crossing her arms before her chest and looking away.
Naruto smiled softly at Satsuki, saying, "You don't need to apologize. Everything is alright."
Satsuki looked at Naruto and felt it again. She hated it. This idiot was the only one she knew who could penetrate her ice-cold shell with a simple smile. It had been like this since the first day she met him when he was new at school.
She couldn't help it… her lips formed into a little smile. "Would you mind if I came with you?" asked Satsuki. She would never say it out loud, but being near Naruto was always pleasant. A warm feeling spread in her body when she was near him. It was hard to describe, but Naruto radiated some warmth that triggered this warm feeling in her. Her body relaxed automatically when she was near him.
"Sure, I don't mind. Should we get something to drink? I only have one bottle of water on me right now," suggested Naruto. He smiled when he saw her little smile. His relationship with the Ice Queen of the Hijigazaka Academy was strange if someone had to describe it. He didn't even know how he managed to befriend her. She ignored most people in the school, especially boys. Even when she wasn't as curvy as other young women, she still had a fan club. Somehow, she didn't ignore him but talked with him from the beginning, even when she often glared at him or called him an idiot. Both became good friends over the last one and a half years, even when it didn't seem like it.
"That sounds good," said Satsuki. Both began to walk together toward a grocery store to buy additional drinks and even a few snacks. Even when Satsuki wasn't fishing, she often accompanied Naruto to the little river he liked.
While Naruto fished and waited for his fishing rod to react when a fish appeared, both talked and enjoyed their time together. Naruto and Satsuki didn't take long to leave the grocery store with a little bag full of drinks and snacks for both. Both were now walking toward the river, but Naruto could see something interesting on the way.
Out of a bus came a group of students with the school uniform of the Hijigazaka Academy. He had never seen those faces before. He knew every single student and teacher. A skill he learned during his training as a Shinobi. Remembering faces was a critical skill a Shinobi had to learn.
Naruto looked at the group and each face, trying to save every detail. He had a guess and a feeling those students weren't just humans. He could feel a weak aura. Even when they were suppressing their aura pretty well, Naruto could still feel their aura. Every person in the group of students was a demon. He looked forth when he and Satsuki rounded a corner.
"Something interesting you saw?" asked Satsuki with a slight twitch of her hand. Naruto laughed nervously, hoping Satsuki wouldn't have seen this. A few girls were in the student group; like most demons, they were gorgeous.
"No… nothing," said Naruto, walking a little faster to escape her wrath. Satsuki's eyes were focused on Naruto's back, glaring at him. She also began to walk faster, and when she was directly behind him, her fist found its way to his head. Naruto almost fell but could remain over the ground with his body except for his feet.
"Shit, that hurts," said Naruto while he walked normal again.
"Serves you right, pervert," said Satsuki while she walked beside him.
Naruto laughed nervously and decided to remain silent for his own good. This woman could deliver painful blows with her tiny, soft hands. Calling Naruto a pervert would be normally very stupid in the eyes of his former comrades since he was a Shinobi. A Shinobi didn't have things like woman and their bodies in mind. Shinobi only had in mind the desire to hone their skills to new heights or do their missions.
But Satsuki didn't know that… obviously. It wasn't the first time Naruto had been called a pervert by the Ice Queen of Hijigazaka Academy, and he was sure it wouldn't be the last time. Someone could now argue that Naruto wasn't a Shinobi anymore and began to live a somewhat normal life, but still, Naruto didn't ever think about these things to this point. Those were things he didn't think he was allowed to think about.
He caused too much pain, suffering, and other terrible things in his life. He allowed himself to live a normal life to some degree. But thinking about something like a woman, which includes love, which every man desires, was another story.
At least in the way most men thought about women. He was happy to have this strange but strong relationship with Satsuki but didn't think about her romantically. He sometimes began to think that way but immediately shoved those thoughts out of his head.
Naruto and Satsuki were walking back from their day together at the river a few hours later. It was a peaceful, calm, and enjoyable day as always. Naruto managed to catch two big fish, something he didn't think would happen.
The sun was setting, giving Tokyo and the surrounding area a beautiful atmosphere. "Hey, Satsuki, how about we go to the movie you want to watch on Friday?" asked Naruto with a smile.
Satsuki looked at Naruto and was slightly surprised but smiled when he suggested it. "Sure, I would like that," said Satsuki. And again… even when she didn't want to, this idiot made her smile with a simple question. He was the only one who had this effect on her.
The next day, Naruto walked through Tokyo towards the Hijirigasaka Academy. He closed his eyes and enjoyed the warm sun rays that shone directly into his face. He needed to walk for about 30 minutes before he arrived.
Two minutes before he arrived, he saw a small group of students walking further from him in the same direction. He recognized those students. 'The group of students from yesterday,' Naruto thought. He would know if this group of students were already in the academy.
They were all wearing the academy's school uniforms, which could only mean they were new. Naruto didn't pay them any attention because someone had said his name. "Hey, Uzumaki!"
Takigawa ran up to him until he was right beside him, and from there on, he walked beside Naruto. "Have you slept well?" asked Takigawa.
"Yes, how about you?" asked Naruto.
He had green hair that appeared slightly slick in the back, with strands showing off his forehead and purple-colored eyes. He wore a white shirt, black blazer, pants, and shoes like every other male student.
"I slept well and dreamed about Naruse and Nonaka! It was a blissful dream!" Takigawa made a dramatic pose with his body, where he hugged himself while walking towards the entrance. Naruto chuckled a bit at the show Takigawa presented him for a second.
Takigawa was like every other boy in the school. He wanted to become close with either Yuki or Mio, the two school idols. "Wow!" said Takigawa, looking forward to seeing the new student group.
"Are those students new?" asked Takigawa.
"I think so. I never saw them before, but it's weird if they were new. After all, we have in the middle of the school year," said Naruto. Naruto wasn't surprised at all since demons could use magic to make something like this possible.
"God damn! Look at those two beauties!" said Takigawa. Takigawa meant the two beauties in the middle of the new group of students. "I hope they are actual new students."
"Yeah, they are beautiful, that is true," said Naruto. It was simply a fact that two girls from the new group of students were beautiful without any form of error.
"What is with this reaction, Naru-chi?" asked Takigawa. Naruto looked to the side where Takigawa looked at him with a weird face.
"What?" asked Naruto.
"Come on, Naru-chi! What is this blank reaction to such goddesses!" said Takigawa. He pointed with his finger towards the group of new students. "I mean, look at them! They are beyond comprehension! They are just like Nonaka and Naruse!"
'Now it becomes creepy,' thought Naruto. Naruto sighed and said, "Calm down, Takigawa, before the two girls hear you. You never get a chance to talk to them directly because they think you are a pervert and creep."
"Oh shit, you are right!" said Takigawa. He calmed down and had a severe face for a few steps before sighed.
"Oh yeah, have you time after school?" asked Takigawa.
Naruto raised an eyebrow when Takigawa suddenly changed the topic. It was as if the situation had never happened ten seconds earlier, and he had forgotten entirely about the new students.
"I am training after school; why?"
"Oh, you are training? What are you doing? Are you going to the gym? Are you swimming? Are you going to a martial arts training?" asked Takigawa. Takigawa always made some poses while he mentioned the different forms of sport Naruto could do.
"I train with my own body. It is called calisthenics. Instead of going to the gym where I must pay and wait for machines to be free, I train with my body." Naruto explained it briefly since this was only a percentage of his actions. Besides strength training, he also trained in other things, but that wasn't important. For an average student of such a school, it was customary to do some training like calisthenics. Takigawa and Naruto have been friends for some time, but neither knows most things about the other.
"Ah, I understand. So, you mean like push-ups, pull-ups, and those sorts of exercises, yes?" asked Takigawa.
"Yes," said Naruto.
Both talked a bit and walked further towards the entrance.
The new students were a little bit forward. One girl looked behind towards Naruto. The other girl looked at the girl who looked back. "Are you interested in this boy, Rias?" asked the girl.
Rias looked at the other girl and said, "I have this feeling about that boy. He could be interesting and potentially have a sacred gear," said Rias.
"You are fast as always. We didn't even enter the school, and you already spotted someone interesting," said Akeno. Akeno also looked behind for a second and watched Naruto and Takigawa talking with each other.
"He smells like fire," said a little girl beside Rias. The little girl ate some sweets while she walked with the other.
"You are right, Rias. When Koneko can smell something from this student, he is special," said Akeno.
Akeno was a beautiful young woman with a voluptuous figure, long black hair, and violet eyes. Her hair was usually tied in a very long ponytail, reaching down to the floor with two strands sticking out from the top and sloping backward, with an orange ribbon in place. She had a very curvy figure with massive breasts.
She wore the female school uniform, which resembles a white sailor uniform that had a black collar and black cuffs that had white horizontal stripes, an orange-colored tie hung from the edges of her collar, a short black skirt that had a single white stripe, long black socks that have a red-colored ribbon around her upper thigh, and a pair of maroon-colored shoes.
"We are here; let's settle down and get everything in order. We have enough time for those things when everything is in order," said Rias. Rias walked ahead like she always did as the King of her peerage.
Rias was a beautiful young woman with a voluptuous body, white skin, and blue-green eyes. She had a very curvy figure with massive breasts, and like Akeno, she wore the school's female uniform. Her most distinctive feature was her long, beautiful crimson hair, inherited from her father. It reached down to her thighs with a single hair strand (known in Japan as ahoge) sticking out from the top. Her hair also had loose bangs covering her forehead and side bangs framing her face.
Takigawa was asking Naruto something. "Hi Naru-chi, can you come to the roof in the break?" Naruto looked at Takigawa with a raised eyebrow.
"Sure," said Naruto.
"Perfect! I have to show you the newest edition of the special light novel I mentioned before," said Takigawa.
Naruto chuckled at his friend and could already guess which light novel he meant. It wasn't long before Naruto and Takigawa walked into class. "Later, Naru-chi," said Takigawa. He was sitting more centrally in the classroom, and Naruto sat in the back row at the window.
"Later," said Naruto and walked to his seat. He sat down and looked out the window, waiting for his teacher to arrive. He closed his eyes, thinking, 'The little girl in the group of demons could smell something on me… I am sure of that. I was never concerned because no Yōkai was in Tokyo who also went to this school, but this demon… or more like demon/yōkai, was another story. She could smell my sacred gear even when I completely suppressed the aura of my sacred gear.'
The school day continued until the second break was over. When everyone was in class, the teacher made an announcement: "All right, everyone, this seems pretty unusual, but we will get two new classmates from today on. They changed today, and because of a few problems in the administration, they couldn't attend class until now." The teacher looked towards the sliding door from the class and said, "Come in."
The sliding door slit open, and almost every boy got hearts in their eyes. Only a handful of male students in the class could control their hormones. Naruto recognized the two beauties instantly. 'Call that a coincidence. The two new beauties are now in my class, and with this are probably the future four most famous girls in the same class,' thought Naruto. Naruto supported his chin with his hand while his gaze turned towards the outside. He didn't need to watch the shitshow that was going on right now. The drooling male students were annoying.
He could understand why the boys reacted this way in a certain way, but they didn't need to respond so drastically. Well… he was different from the start since he was raised in a village from Shinobi. He had to endure more than most humans will ever endure in their entire life. Something like that hardens the person. Naruto could control his feelings and emotions.
"Hello, my name is Rias Gremory. It is my pleasure to meet you all," said Rias. Rias bowed elegantly once, and all the boys roared about how beautiful and sexy she was. She looked around the classroom and saw Naruto at the back of the school, looking outside through the window.
'Call that a coincidence,' thought Rias. Rias smiled charmingly for the entire class and got even more praise shouts from the male students. It was always like this. Back in Kuoh, she was also praised by everyone.
"Calm down!" The teacher had to shout a bit because the class went into an uproar when Rias introduced herself. The boys couldn't control themselves.
"Hello everyone! My name is Akeno Himejima. It is a real pleasure to meet you all," said Akeno. Akeno's voice was angel-like for all the boys, and they couldn't control themselves. The way she said it and pronounced the sentence… it was simply too much. She looked at the class and said the introduction was almost seductive for the boys.
Naruto could tell those two beauties knew how to handle a mass of people. He was only happy that he could control his emotions. The way the two introduced themselves affected every boy.
The way Akeno introduced herself was especially effective. He even looked forward for a second when Akeno introduced herself and bowed. Her massive breasts were jiggling a bit while she bowed, and that gave the entire thing the cherry on the cake.
The entire class went into an uproar again. Naruto looked outside, fighting his own emotions that got triggered by those two beauties. He managed to control himself, but that couldn't be said about a particular demon shouting how beautiful the two were.
After a few minutes, the two girls sat directly beside Naruto and another beauty in the back. Naruto looked forth and wrote down a few things that the teacher mentioned during class. He and another student were probably the only boys paying attention to the teacher.
The girl who sat with Naruto at the same table looked at him. She saw that he was looking forward, not toward Rias and Akeno like every other boy besides Basara. She didn't know why, but she thought she had heard the name Gremory before. She was relieved that Naruto didn't go crazy like all the other students over the two new girls. There were always two students who sat at one table.
She smiled slightly and paid attention to the teacher.
The rest of the class was normal… well, as normal as it could get with all the attention from 99% of boys towards Rias and Akeno. Naruto and one other boy were the only boys paying attention to the teacher during the last period of classes. When the bell rang and the teacher wished everyone a good day, most boys stood up and walked up to Rias and Akeno.
"Hey, Naruse, let's hurry before we can't even leave our table," said Naruto. His seat neighbor was none other than Mio Naruse, one of the most desirable girls in the entire school.
Mio was a beautiful young woman shorter than Naruto, with long crimson hair reaching her waist and pink eyes. She had been noted for having a distinctly slender yet curvy figure for someone her age with massive breasts. She wore the female uniform, which resembled a white sailor uniform that had a black collar and black cuffs that had white horizontal stripes, an orange-colored tie hung from the edges of her collar, a short black skirt that had a single white stripe, long black socks that have a red-colored ribbon around her upper thighs, and a pair of maroon-colored shoes.
Mio nodded and stood up. This way, both could leave their seats before the table next to them was surrounded by all the boys in the class. When both were outside class, Naruto said, "See you tomorrow, Naruse."
Mio nodded with a smile. Usually, the boys would watch the little interaction between Naruto and Mio with a critical eye since Mio had many fans. The fans would ensure this way that Naruto and Mio didn't have anything special with each other. So far, every boy only saw that Naruto and Mio were seat neighbors in class. Other than in class, neither of them interacted often. They rarely met during break and rarely talked when they met after school, coincidentally.
Naruto turned around and walked away from one of the most beautiful girls in the entire school. He looked forward to getting home and doing some training. He trained every second day, mostly the entire day until the sunset. He trained his body and the techniques he created so he could fight, if needed, even against stronger supernatural beings.
When Naruto was walking home, he stopped when he saw how a stray demon followed Satsuki. He narrowed his eyes, knowing that this could end badly. As far as he knew, Satsuki was an average human. But he needed to be sure, so he followed her and the stray devil.
Naruto followed Satsuki into the park, always keeping his eyes on the stray devil, who used magic to camouflage itself. Even when the stray devil walked through the crowd, no one noticed it because of the magic. But the stray devil couldn't fool Naruto.
Naruto had a sixth sense of supernatural things and could even see invisible things, like the stray devil. It was hard to describe. He didn't have this ability during his time as Shinobi. He got this sixth sense after creating and mastering new techniques. He called this sixth sense Extrasensory Perception. Everything was heightened with this new ability, including seeing, hearing, feeling, and his other senses. It even made it possible to feel the aura of others. Naruto couldn't feel the aura from someone before he got this new ability. Usually, someone couldn't feel the aura from someone so easily. This way, he could also tell that Takigawa, Rias, Akeno, and other people were demons or, in Koneko's case, even a hybrid.
Satsuki was walking to the park because she wanted to meet with a good friend of hers. She may not do things with boys besides Naruto, but she had some girls she liked to meet. Even when they could annoy her sometimes, she was still glad she had her friends.
She stopped when everything around her changed. She was confused when all the humans around her were gone, and the sky became darker. It was like some clouds blocked the sun. She looked around and could feel her entire body froze when she heard a growl behind her.
She looked slowly behind her and saw a monster rushing at her. Her eyes widened when the monster opened its huge mouth and came closer. She screamed inside her mind. She wanted to run, but the shock froze her in place. She could only watch helplessly at how this monster was about to kill and eat her.
She could hear footsteps behind her. She saw a shadow before someone jumped over her with a Katana. She had wide eyes when she saw Naruto. Naruto held his Katana in a high position and thought, 'Honō no kokyū, San no kata: Kien Banshō!' (Flame Breathing, Third Form: Blazing Universe)
Naruto's katana seemed to be on fire when he slashed downward and attacked the monster. Satsuki was allowed to watch how Naruto's single sword slash split the monster in half. The monster didn't have a chance from the beginning. Naruto's katana sliced through the flesh and bones of the stray demon like butter.
Naruto landed in a crouch behind the stray demon and stood up, looking over his shoulder. It looked like the fire from Naruto's katana vanished in the process. The demon began to dissolve into black particles before it completely vanished.
Naruto's Katana vanished in a red light, and he turned around, walking toward the still-stunned Satsuki. She couldn't really tell what happened. Naruto smiled apologetically at her and placed two fingers on her forehead. He said, "Sorry, Satsuki. Please forget what happened here."
Satsuki's eyes widened when everything began to darken before her eyes. Naruto had given her a little chop on her neck to knock her out. He caught the now-unconscious Satsuki and carried her like a bride. He looked around and used the opportunity while all humans were still gone. He began to run with Satsuki securely in his arms. 'Total Concentration Breathing…' thought Naruto. He became faster the more steps he did before his body began to glow slightly red. After a few seconds, Naruto seemingly vanished in a fire trail before the fire vanished instantly.
This was the secret to Naruto's new techniques and also his method for gaining superhuman speed, strength, endurance, and stamina. With a "simple" breathing technique, he could enhance his physical attributes to new heights.
Zen Shūchū no kokyū (Total Concentration Breathing) was a breathing technique that involved expanding one's lungs to intake as much air as possible, accelerating one's blood flow and heartbeat while increasing one's inner body temperature, resulting in their bones and muscles becoming more excited. Total Concentration Breathing enhanced the user's physical traits and capabilities while remaining human. Such traits include superhuman strength, speed, stamina, durability, endurance, and the mental abilities needed to keep up with their superhuman bodies, such as a faster thought process and reaction time.
There would also be an "enhanced" version of this technique, called Zen Shūchū Jōchū (Total Concentration: Constant). Total Concentration: Constant was a total concentration breathing state during the morning, noon, and night, and even while asleep, Naruto could constantly maintain. There was an immense difference in strength, speed, and stamina between someone who could maintain Total Concentration Breathing at all times and someone who didn't.
Since Naruto was at an enhanced level, his total concentration breathing could also slow down the circulation of poison in the bloodstream and even clotting wounds from severe injuries. By focusing on every inch of the body and raising the accuracy of one's breathing, one can spread their sensitivity throughout one's body and detect and even heal hidden internal wounds they may have.
It was truly amazing what someone could do with the proper breathing technique. Still, no one had even thought about this possibility before Naruto discovered it in his past research. Because of the total concentration breathing technique, he was able to fight against even stronger opponents despite his lack of chakra right now. He was nowhere near his strength when he still had chakra, but he was at a level where he could deal with the opponents he may face in his current situation.
If he ever decided to use the help of his friend of Kyoto to unseal his chakra, he would be far stronger than in the past when he was still an active Shinobi. Combining the total concentration breathing technique and his chakra would boost his strength to new heights.
Naruto appeared before his apartment door, seemingly out of nowhere. He breathed out and didn't seem exhausted even when running the entire way from the park to his apartment at high speed. He was so fast that no one could see him. With the speed he ran through Tokyo toward his apartment, no human could see him.
He opened the door carefully so Satsuki wouldn't fall out of his arms. When the door was open, he went inside and closed it with his foot. He then walked through his apartment to his guest room and entered. He laid Satsuki down on the king-size bed and watched her sleeping face. He smiled gently and laid a hand on her forehead. "Don't worry, I will protect you, little Ice Queen," said Naruto.
He got wide eyes when he felt it again. He withdrew his hand slowly and took a step back. He closed his eyes and suppressed the feelings he felt again. He also sorted out his thoughts before he opened his eyes. He had a focused gaze and walked out of the guestroom.
The guestroom had a chest of drawers, a closet, and a desk with a chair and a lamp beside the king-size bed. He closed the door behind him and walked into the kitchen. He began to cook for Satsuki since she would need the food. He knew he better than he liked to admit. He made sure to use a lot of tomatoes since this was one of her favorite foods.
He thought, 'I wonder what will happen when she wakes up. I hope she thinks everything is a dream, but I know her… she knows this couldn't be a dream. This was too real. There would also be the aura I could feel from her just before I jumped in.' Naruto looked at a wall and remembered the feeling. He was sure he felt a Sacred Gear for a brief second.
He didn't know how strong, but he was sure that Satsuki Uchiha, the Ice Queen of Hijirigasaka Academy, had a Sacred Gear. For a brief second, he could feel the Sacred Gear because of his sixth sense for supernatural things, and he could tell it had some power.
'Let's see where this goes…' thought Naruto.
Used Manga/Anime so far: Naruto, High School Dxd, Testament of Sisters new Devil, Demon Slayer
