The Nephalem Chronicles

by Hussbek

Win a Great War, beat a stingy Goddess and knock some sense into a former emo teammate is what Naruto had in mind before looking forward to peaceful days. He wasn't expecting to bleed to death and be told that he's going to another world where crimes are a demon's daily activity in order to face an all powerful Overlord who goes around taking down other overlords...nothing new.

7. In the Big Leagues

The Nephalem Chronicles

Chapter 6: In the Big Leagues

Everyone stared at the black armoured Demon General named Bloodis with uncertain and wary expressions; Red Magnus and Killia remain in their battle stances while Naruto, Kurama, Griffon and Usalia stood there watching Bloodis critically as Bloodis himself simply stood there emotionlessly with his arm crossed. The Prinny was too scared to move, overwhelmed with fear by Bloodis's mere presence. Seraphina and Christo just stood behind them in the far left as they're unsure what to do now.

Then from out of nowhere, Bloodis unleashes a powerful burst of his aura which pushes everyone back by his overwhelming force of power.

Killia recovered as he mutters to himself "He's…strong,"

Same could be said for Naruto along with Kurama, Griffon, Shadow and Usalia as the former said with a bit of sweat trickling down from his brow "Very strong. I don't know about this guys; he may pose a serious threat to all of us,"

Even Kurama was unsure about this "Judging by his aura alone and his cold yet calm demeanour of his, I'd say he's strong enough to give us all a tough time,"

Red Magnus looked serious as he said "Heh. Stronger than the supreme one? Red Magnus says just bring it,"

Griffon called out to Naruto "Hey N, I don't want to sound like a coward or anything but we might be way in over our heads with this one here. I think me and Shadow are gonna sit this one out if you don't mind, right Shadow?"

Shadow responded with a growl as he didn't want to admit this but he can tell that he and Griffon won't be able do much against this Second Demon General right now as they are. Not even Nightmare would be strong enough against this unknown threat.

Naruto looked at the two with understanding "I don't mind. In fact, it would be smart if you two don't get involved with this one. This guy is clearly powerful compared to Majorita so I understand. Return you two," Griffon nodded in affirmation before both he and Shadow returned back into his shadow as Naruto look at Bloodis as he's trying to read him. He also took notice the Prinny who's behind him fainted from Bloodis's aura out of pure fear "Guess the Prinny must've passed out from Bloodis's power alone he couldn't handle,"

Seraphina looked at everyone as she could see the situation just turned dire now then she turned to Christo and asked "What shall we do, Christo? It seems like we should back down,"

However, Christo was shaking in fear "I-I would very much like to do that, but m-my legs won't move,"

Usalia despite feeling wary and scared, refused to back down "I can't afford to die here. I need to get revenge for my parents…!"

Bloodis then began charging up an attack which caught everyone's attention, especially Killia. "Watch out!" As he said that, he immediately got in front of everyone as Bloodis fired his concentrated blast at them which Killia deflected it elsewhere which caused a huge explosion in the process.

Everyone was shocked at the output of that blast while Seraphina voiced her concern "Th-That was close. If Sir Killia hadn't protected us, we would've been goners…"

Naruto thought "I'll admit, that blast was powerful enough to level a mountain with that kind of output and he wasn't even trying. Clearly this second Demon General is the real deal,"

"Krgh…!" Killia then grabbed his left arm as he appears winded from deflecting that blast, Seraphina noticed this as she calls out to him.

"Sir Killia!"

But Killia warns her "Stay back! You guys can't handle him!"

Seeing Killia looking in a bad state from deflecting that blast, that only confirms to Naruto and Kurama that Bloodis isn't someone to be underestimated.

Bloodis spoke up with his arms crossed "Ah, you've withstood my power. I figured a Rebel Army would merely be comprised of rabble…I didn't expect to encounter a warrior like you. But nameless warrior, how about this?" Bloodis then charging up another attack only this time, this one is stronger than the last.

Seeing this, Killia just stood there "Krgh…!" he hasn't yet recovered from the first one so he wasn't sure he'll be able to deflect the second one. Suddenly he had a flashback of the female in a dying state which he remembered his other darker side of himself said to him "Now, hurry up and unleash me. You actually do know, right? That I can kill Void Dark in an instant?" Killia knew he's not going to be able to protect them but despite this, he refuses to let Bloodis kill them "I can't die here…! Do I have to do it…?"

As he weighs his options, suddenly, Seraphina immediately jumped in front of Killia shielding him from the impending danger which caught Killia off guard along with everyone else. Killia then shouts out in desperation "No! Stop!" He then had another flashback of that same female woman in a dying state and suddenly out of nowhere, he rushed in front of Seraphina as Bloodis fired his concentrated blast which Killia briefly changes into a somewhat darker version of himself which he caught the concentrated blast and dispelled the attack which exploded and once it cleared up, Killia returned back to normal.

Everyone didn't know what just happened as they were surprised by this, especially Seraphina "My… Sir Killia, you have saved me yet again…"

However, Naruto caught what it was that Killia had done and the aura he felt was dangerous "Kurama, you felt that too right?"

Kurama affirms the question "Yeah, I felt it. Whatever it was that Killia did just now to protect us, it was evil. I barely caught a glimpse that Killia changed into a sinister version of himself," Naruto narrows his eyes at this as he intends to keep a close eye on Killia from this point onwards.

Bloodis steps forward as he says "…Who the hell are you? What did you do just now?" Killia didn't answer but was forced to drop down on one knee due to the strain of what he just did from using 'that' which tanked the attack head on.

Seraphina seeing Killia's down state calls out in concern "Sir Killia?!"

Killia was thinking to himself in frustration "Krgh…! It's too dangerous. I can't contain that power in this condition…,"

Bloodis looks at Killia with more attention than previously "…There is something interesting about you. That move…Show it to me one more time," he changes up his third concentrated blast which was larger than the last two as the output is even more powerful.

Seeing this, Killia thought "Krgh…! What should I do…!?"

Naruto was watching this with his mind racing "This is bad, really bad. Killia isn't in any condition to continue on and Bloodis is readying up another attack only this one feels like a Tailed Beast Bomb type attack judging by the output I'm sesning. I'm gonna have to step in!" As Bloodis finishes changing his attack, Killia isn't able to move out of the way and neither is Seraphina. "Dammit! I'm going in!" Naruto immediately rushed in front of both Seraphina and Killia which surprised the both of them and everyone else right as Bloodis launches his concentrated blast at them which Naruto blocked the attack with his hands as he attempts to hold it back.

"Naruto!" Usalia looks worried as she calls out to him.

Naruto looks back at both Seraphina and Killia while yelling at them "How long are you gonna stand there gawking?! Get Killia out of the way!"

Seraphina snapped back to her senses and said "Huh!? W-What about you!?"

"Don't worry about me! Focus on getting Killia out of danger! This is a bad move!"

"R-Right! But don't think for second that you trying to save us makes you look cool just to impress me!"

Naruto yells out in disbelief by hearing this "Idiot! Are you seriously thinking I'm risking my life just to get your stinking attention?! Stop being stupid over something so petty and use the opportunity I'm giving you to get Killia out of the way! For goodness sake, I'm not sure how long I can hold this back!"

Seraphina didn't like how he called her stupid and an idiot over what he calls petty for assuming he's doing this just to win her attention but given the situation they're in, she chose to let it slide just this once. Seraphina immediately carries Killia out of the way while Naruto continues to hold back the concentrated blast as long as he could. He heard Bloodis speak

"How noble…you think shielding yourself is gonna be enough to save your allies or do you intend to sacrifice yourself in their stead?…it makes no difference whatsoever, but I'm interested to see how long you'll be able to resist if you can withstand my power,"

Naruto struggles to hold his ground as the concentrated blast was beginning to pushing him back, his feet digging into the ground to try to hold it at bay "D-Dammit!" he uses his strength to keep himself steady but it's proving to become a challenge due to his situation.

Usalia is worried for Naruto's safety while Christo, Red Magnus and Killia could only watch for they couldn't do anything about this but are concerned he will lose his grip. Even Seraphina was feeling worried for Naruto's safety even though she doesn't like him but even she can see the value in Naruto which she doesn't wanna admit it.

As Naruto continues struggling to hold it back, he was making decisions in his mind "Crap! If this keeps up any longer, I won't be able to hold it back and we're all gonna die! At this rate, I'm gonna have to expose one of my forms to stop it but…I don't want to reveal them now, it's too early! But I'm not having much of a choice right now…I'm gonna have to do it!" As he was weighing his options, he heard Bloodis speak again

"I'm impressed you managed to last this long in holding back my power, however it would seem it won't be for much longer as your luck has ran out…and you will die a fool's death,"

Hearing those words made Killia react as he yells "No! Nooo!"

Along with Usalia yelling "Naruto!"

With this, Naruto was forced to make a choice "Oh screw it! I have to risk it!" he finally makes his decision right as he nearly succumbs to Bloodis's power, he began to emit a bright golden light from his body which blinds Killia and the others. Then suddenly, the concentrated blast began to dissipate the moment Naruto glows brightly which enabled him to disperse the attack in a similar manner to what Killia did which caused Bloodis's attack to explode harmlessly around him.

As the smoke began to clear up, Naruto immediately reverted back into his base form without anyone knowing what had just happened. Everyone was shocked minus the unconscious Prinny that Naruto just protected everyone like Killia did as he risked himself to shield Killia from certain doom that was set for him.

Seraphina thought to herself "I-I don't believe it…he just saved us all from what would've been the end of Sir Killia and us had he not stepped in and protected us…is he truly a plebeian that I view him as?" As she was questioning herself about if Naruto is a plebeian she viewed him as or not, Usalia sighed mentally in relief that Naruto survived

"*Sigh*…thank goodness Naruto survived. I almost thought he was a goner, plip,"

Red Magnus and Christo didn't say anything for they were too shocked at the fact that they're still alive for this long and both Killia and Naruto protected everyone individually against Bloodis's attacks.

Speaking of Bloodis, he then spoke "What the…another one? What's going on here?"

Naruto like Killia, dropped down to a knee panting as he was feeling tired from literally holding back against Bloodis's powered up concentrated blast of his.

Seeing this made both Usalia, Kurama and the now awake Prinny look concerned for him "Naruto!/Master Naruto!/Kit!" They immediately rushed to his side to see if he was alright which he assures them

"I'm fine you guys, I just need to catch my breath that's all,"

They don't look that convinced as Kurama voiced out "Clearly you need more then just taking a breather. This Demon General is a far cry compared to Majorita if he's managed to make you struggle enough to use 'that' early,"

Naruto said "Yeah no kidding. That guy is extremely dangerous, I wasn't expecting to be pushed this much by his power alone. That only proves he's definitely the second Demon General and Void Dark's enforcer of the Lost Army," They then heard Bloodis speaking to Naruto

"…You there, I wasn't expecting you to be able to withstand my power just like that nameless warrior too. I'm quite impressed and something about you interest me more. I suppose the Rebel Army isn't merely just comprised of rabble as I thought…however, that move you did just now…it was brief but I barely caught a glimpse of it. What you used wasn't magic but something else, something foreign unknown energy I don't recognize…show it to me once more," As he said that, Bloodis began changing up ANOTHER powered up concentrated blast and this time it's ten times more powerful than the third Naruto managed to stop. Everyone was in disbelief that Bloodis has THIS much power and he's gonna use it on Naruto.

"Dammit all! Are you fricking kidding me right now?! This guy is trying to make me expose more of my power, only this time I might actually have to showcase my Bijuu Mode or possibly my Sage of Six Paths if this continues any longer!…Gah! What should I do!?" As Naruto was debating himself and is about to be forced to expose more of his power while Bloodis was just about ready to launch his fourth and final concentrated blast at Naruto. Suddenly, everyone minus the Prinny and Bloodis heard a familiar voice

"Hold up for a sec!" Everyone was confused where it was coming from while Bloodis stops his initial attack and powered down at which Naruto mentally sighs in relief that he was spared temporarily from almost using his forms again. Everyone looked up which made Bloodis turned to see who it was only to find out it was Zeroken in the distance on top "He he he. That's why I told you amateurs to stay back,"

Killia looks surprised "You're…,"

Although Naruto doesn't look so surprised but rather disappointed "Oh great, it's that guy again,"

Zeroken then struck a pose "A single silver star that shines in the night sky…The Evening Star of Netherworld! The Superluminal Overlord, Zeroken, is here!" as he finishes his dramatic entrance, he jumps down to land right in front of Naruto and everyone else.

Red Magnus asked with a surprised expression "Kid!? What are you doing here!?"

But Zeroken wasn't here to give them explanations "I don't have time to explain! Leave this to me! Just get outta here!"

Naruto after catching his breath quickly got up as he along with everyone nodded in agreement but in his opinion "Honestly I never thought I would be rescued by Zeroken of all people cause he's the least person I wanna get saved by with Seraphina being a close second…however, given how the situation is looking right now and how Bloodis almost made me reveal more of my power, I'll just take it with a grain of salt and accept his help that we were spared today,"

Zeroken looked at Bloodis and said "Ultimate Demon Technique! Original Secret Technique! Dance of the Bristle Grass!" Zeroken then summoned seventeen Slumber Cats as they create a whirlwind to cover their escape as it temporarily blinds Bloodis and once the whirlwind cleared up, they were no longer there anymore.

"Mrgh…!?" Seeing that they managed to escape, Bloodis just crossed his arms while unimpressed "They got away…hmph, how novel,"

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Somewhere in a different location, the whirlwind appeared and suddenly Naruto, Kurama, Usalia and the Prinny emerged out of it before dissipating. Looking around and seeing that they're still on Icic-Hell, the whirlwind took them to a different location far from where Bloodis is at.

"Looks like wherever we are, we should be safe right now,"

Kurama decided to voice his opinion about earlier "I can't believe we were all saved by that coward of all people. Who the hell does he think he is calling us all amateurs when he's the biggest one here?! Does he think he feels superior towards everyone just because he decided to pick the right time to save us just to prove a point?!"

"I'm not all that thrilled that we were rescued today by Zeroken but to be honest, I'm sorta glad that he did show up, had he not, I would've been forced to use my Bijuu Mode like Bloodis was intending to make me reveal it early,"

Kurama grumbles "I suppose you gotta point, but still…"

The Prinny looked confused when he asked "I missed most of what was happening, also what's a 'Bijuu mode', dood?"

Naruto said "Given you were unconscious the whole time, you missed out on quite a lot until the end but I see no reason to not tell you guys. Remember when you guys saw me use my Chakra Mode against the Shadow Guardians?" everyone nodded, recalling back then "Well, think of it as an upgraded version but better and more powerful than my previous form,"

Griffon who emerges out of Naruto's shadow said "Wait so… you have more than one form in your arsenal and you glowing up that blinded all of us was this 'Bijuu Mode' of yours which was a stronger variant of your previous form that you used against us?"

"Yup, that's about right,"

"Oh that is awesome! Can we see it? I bet it looks badass!"

Naruto shook his head "Sorry but maybe another time but I'm sure you guys will see it later on soon, just not right now after we all just escaped from Bloodis,"

Griffon felt a bit disappointed by this but he understands since he's sure that they'll get a chance to see it when the opportunity arises.

Usalia spoke up with positive thoughts "Well I'm just glad we're all safe now thanks to Zeroken, plip,"

Naruto shrugged "Yeah, I guess there's a silver lining for that," he then felt sore as he was forced to take a knee which Usalia caught him as she asked in concern.

"Ah…! Are you ok, plip?"

"It's okay Usalia, I just need to recover a bit more then I'll be back on my feet,"

Griffon looked apologetic and Shadow who just appeared out of Naruto's shadow look down in because both along with Nightmare had seen the whole thing from within his shadow.

Griffon hovers in front of Naruto as he flaps his wings to speak to him "Sorry N. I wish we could've helped you but that Bloodis guy was way out of our league. Forgive us," Shadow still lowered his head for his failure as he wasn't able to do anything to help his master.

Naruto just smiled as he pets Shadow which he nuzzled into his palm "It's fine you guys, I'm not upset. I knew Bloodis was gonna be a problem but I didn't think he would be THAT much of a problem, which was why I sent you guys back into my shadow. So relax, there's no need to apologize,"

Griffon looked back at Naruto as he perched onto Naruto's shoulder "Hehe, thanks N. You remind me of someone who we once knew, you would've loved to meet him as you two are alike in some ways,"

Naruto just smiled as he said "Well whoever I remind you of, I'm sure he was awesome during his time,"

"Yeah he was…minus him being a cocky narcissistic bastard but at least you're a lot better,"

Naruto just sweatdropped along with everyone else but chose to not ask about it and just take the compliment "Anyways, since we're out of danger and I'm assuming Killia and co made it out safely, we should probably do the same which is leaving this Netherworld, so let's go find Sindri at the meetup point," everyone agrees as Naruto and his party began making their way back to their meetup spot to find Sindri.

It took a few hours to reach their meetup spot but they eventually found their way back and Sindri was already here waiting for them as he took notice of their return "Ah! Welcome back, you've returned safely once again,"

"Yeah…That's one way of putting it mildly,"

Sindri raised an eyebrow at this and asked "I take it something happened while you were out there?"

"You could say that. Well, it went like this…"

Naruto explained everything to Sindri about how they met the mysterious second Demon General who's name is Bloodis when he and his party were about to confront Majorita until he showed up. Needless to say he's extremely powerful as he experienced first-hand so he knows now that he's way stronger than Majorita as he's proven to be a bigger threat compared to her. After finishing his explanation, Sindri who has been listening was terrified and with good reason. To hear about the mysterious second Demon General, learning his name and what he experienced by his power that's superior to Majorita tells him he's someone to be feared greatly and not to be messed with.

"Oh dear, that's quite terrifying to hear. This Bloodis is that powerful?"

Naruto nodded in response "Yeah he is. He's nothing like Majorita. Bloodis's power is not something you wanna scoff at or dismiss…he's very dangerous. Even his aura alone was enough to make most of us quiver in fear of his battle power. The fact that I even felt and experienced his power first hand was enough to convince me that he's stronger than Majorita, much stronger and he's someone you don't want cross with unprepared. If that wasn't enough to convince me otherwise, he has a cold yet calm demeanour, his posture and his lax body that I was able to read by his body language only further solidified my statement that he's definitely a seasoned warrior who's been through numerous battles which makes him a dangerous combination as a Demon General and probably an enforcer of Void Dark & the Lost army,"

Sindri was even more terrified and worried that he almost fainted by hearing this news. "B-But you can still beat him right? I-I mean you managed to hold your own and beat Majorita so surely you can do the same with him…right?"

Naruto closed his eyes as he was in thought before giving his input "Now that's the thing…I'm honestly not sure if I could,"

This surprised the merchant as he looks more concerned "W-What?"

Naruto sighed and decided to explain his reasoning "Look Sindri, I'm not saying I wouldn't stand a chance against him, what I'm saying is I don't know much about him. You need to understand that this isn't Majorita I would face, he's an entirely different being altogether. Sure both are powerful in their own right respectively, however the only difference between them is the individual level of their strengths and power. Majorita is known to be an evil necromancer that can control life and death by using the corpses of her fallen opponents to create her undead army while having the powers of an Overlord. Bloodis on the other hand is a different story. Everything I know about him is still unknown to me but so far he's shown us that his immense power is far superior to Majorita's. His strength is a mystery which I'll eventually find out. So if I have to compare who's the most dangerous out of the two, it's most likely Bloodis. I mean the moment he charged up his concentrated blast at me when I shielded everyone who are my associates I met previously, I struggled against the sheer pressure of his power due to the force he increased in his attack which was a mere fraction of his strength had I not exerted myself a bit of my power to stop it. If I hadn't done that…I would've been good as dead along with everyone else. That goes to show that he's the real deal right now," After hearing his explanation, Sindri was at a loss for words as he couldn't believe this Bloodis was that much of a threat compared to Majorita.

Kurama decided to speak up "What he saying is the truth. I've seen him struggle against Bloodis's power had he not used his energy a bit more to stop it. As of now, it's better we try to avoid him as possible until we can find out more about him but if we encounter him again by chance, we'll just have to see how Naruto fairs against him. Because it can go either both ways of Naruto winning or losing. There's not much information about Bloodis or his strength until we learn how he fights…although I can take a good guess on how though at the moment,"

After hearing their explanations and concerns, it's clear to Sindri that Bloodis is a major threat that Naruto and his friends needs to avoid temporarily until they acquire more information before deciding to do anything against him. " I see…well I suppose it would be better for you all to stay away from Bloodis until you feel like you can take him. If what I'm hearing about him from you is true, then he's more of a threat than Majorita herself by a lot. Good to know who this mysterious Demon General is though,"

Naruto responded "Yeah no problem and we intend to steer clear from him if we can help it. But enough about that, how was your end?"

"It went well but not much though as I barely came across anybody other than the Lost but it's something,"

"It's fine if you didn't had any luck, just keep trying to help others by selling your stuff if you're able,"

Sindri nodded in thanks, Naruto smiled but was quiet for a while which caught the merchant's attention "What's wrong? You've gone silent all of a sudden,"

"Sindri…while we were on our way here to our meetup point, I was thinking…it's time that we part ways,"

That surprised everyone while Kurama raised an eyebrow as he's curious about this but he has a general feeling about the reason why.

"Huh? What do you mean?" asked Sindri confusedly

Naruto went on to explain "What I mean is, so far you've been doing fairly well at best while we were gone and you've helped various residents from different Netherworlds that we travelled to. But I'm worried that the Lost will start to affiliate you with us as time goes on. Also, if you're seen with us, they'll target you no matter where you go,"

Sindri thought about it for a minute then he answered "You're right. I believe our deal is complete. Plus, I can't keep you guys with me all the time. You all have places to be and stopping the Lost Army and kicking Void Dark off his throne. So I want to thank you for your service. Here's your payment as a token of my appreciation for your protection from the Lost," He gave Naruto 2,000 HL and a strange crystal stone with a symbol on it.

Naruto inquired confusedly "What's this?"

"It's a warping merchant stone. It'll allow you to transport into my pocket dimension shop. If you ever want buy or sell valuable and exotic items you might come across, just use the stone and it'll open up a pocket dimension which allow you or anyone else you bring with you to enter my shop,"

Naruto was interested by this information as he nodded and put it away "Thank you,"

Sindri shook his head "No, thank you. After all, you've been the best bodyguards I've ever hired. It's been a real pleasure meeting you," He extend his hand which Naruto took into his to shake.

"Much obliged,"

"So where are you heading off to now?"

Naruto answered with a small frown "Not sure. I've planned to use the Yamato for the first time to cut open a rift to travel to where we need to be…however we don't have any idea where to go yet,"

"I see…well maybe I can help you where you guys could go,"

"Really? Ok, what do you have in mind?"

"If you guys are hunting down the Lost, then Dragon Fang is your best bet to travel to next,"

"Dragon Fang…I guess we can go there. What can you tell us about Dragon Fang? Is something going on there?"

Sindri nodded and said "Yes. Word has spread that the Lost are invading Dragon Fang and the Warriors of Dragon Fang who follow their legendary ruler Dragon Overlord are in a struggle to push them back. Perhaps you can aid them by helping the Warriors of Dragon Fang with getting rid of the invading force,"

Naruto gave it some thought and nodded "Alright, looks like we have our destination. Is there anything else we need to know?"

"Actually yes…the Warriors of Dragon Fang may not see you as an ally and might attack on sight if you're setting foot on their Netherworld. They don't take kindly to outsiders if you're not from their Netherworld. They might think you're with the Lost as they don't know your intentions. If you want to gain their trust, you'll have to convince them that you're on their side and help them stop the Lost,"

"I see…,"

Kurama then spoke up "So it's just like in Poisondise, we try to convince the residents but we don't attack them…simple enough,"

Griffon laughed and said "Yeah sure, if you count getting attacked from both sides whether it's the Lost or the Warriors of Dragon Fang as 'simple' then you my friend are crazy,"

"I think we can do it. If you guys have done it before then surely this would be easy, dood," said the Prinny enthusiastically.

"Just don't get yourself killed too soon, Prinny,"

Usalia then finally spoke up with positivity "At least we all know where to go, what to expect and know what to do, plip"

Naruto nodded in agreement "Thanks for the heads up but I have one last question…who's leading the invasion of Dragon Fang?"

Sindri answered "That I don't know. All I know is that a Demon General was ordered in leading the invasion but hasn't said who. But they did mention about this Demon General is wearing armour and given what you guys explained to me about your encounter with Bloodis, it's safe to say it's him,"

Naruto sighed at this information "I see…well this does give me the opportunity to learn more about him if I were to face him again despite our plan to avoid him but I suppose it can't be helped, we'll have to face him at some point…alright, thanks for the info,"

"No problem,"

With everything set and learning where to go and know what to expect, Naruto grabs the Yamato and from the memories of the previous wielder, he copies how he does it with great precision and successfully cut a rift that'll instantly take them to the Netherworld Dragon Fang. Of course everyone was amazed that Naruto did it minus the Shadow Guardians but it was something to behold.

Anyways before they leave, Naruto wanted to ask Sindri something "Say Sindri, what are you gonna do now?"

"Not to worry, I'll probably return to my shop. I've been through enough trouble for a while and helped the others as much as I could so I think I'll return home to my shop to take a breather,"

"Sounds good to me. Well, see you later Sindri,"

"Good luck everyone,"

Usalia also said "Goodbye Sindri, plip,"

"Farewell Usalia,"

And with that, Naruto and co enter the rift which it closes behind them as Sindri watches them leave before he takes his own leave to his own pocket dimension shop.

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A rift appears out of nowhere which Naruto and co emerge out of it as they arrive their destination. As the rift closed, they looked around to see they're on top of a building as they can see buildings that looks similar to feudal Japanese structures and blossom trees which gave them a beautiful sight to behold.

"Whoa…So this is Dragon Fang…I must admit, this place feels nice, reminds me of home," said Naruto as this place reminds him of Konoha due to the buildings and etc.

"I can see why you're feeling nostalgic about this place. It looks exactly like our home," said Kurama as he too is feeling nostalgic from the view.

"This place looks so pretty here. It saddens me the Lost is invading this Netherworld, plip," said Usalia as she gazes at the beautiful scenery.

Even the Prinny said "I know right? I would love to see the rest of this Netherworld if it weren't not for the Lost, dood,"

Griffon then spoke "Yeah well don't forget why we're here to begin with. We're not here just for sightseeing. We're here to cause some chaos towards the Lost Army and attempt to make friends with the Warriors of Dragon Fang if we can convince them that is,"

Naruto nodded in agreement "He's right. So let's focus what we're here for. Since we arrived on top of a building, let's find a good vantage point for reconnaissance," he looks around for a bit then spotted a good tall building up ahead "There's a good spot over there. Let's head on over," The group nodded as Naruto and co jump from building to building until they reach their destination spot "This looks good. Griffon, I need you to do some recon to get a good layout. See what you can find while you're scouting out,"

"You got it N. Just leave it to me, I'll be back once I'm done," As he said that, Griffon flew off the distance as he flies overhead to scout out what's ahead.

"So what do we do now, plip?" asked Usalia, wondering what to do next.

Naruto replied to her "For now we wait until Griffon finishes scouting so that we'll know where we need to go. In the meantime, Kurama…have you noticed their presence?"

"You mean them following us the moment we arrive…then yes I have. And I'm sure we both know who they are," Kurama replied

"Yup. My thoughts exactly,"

Everyone looks confused as the Prinny asked "Is it the Lost, dood?"

Naruto shook his head before calling out loudly "…Why don't you four just come out and show yourselves already,"

As he said that, Killia and co show themselves to Naruto and his party.

"I must say, to be able to sense us right away when we were keeping our distance from you…you certainly have a very impressive sensing ability of yours," said Christo as he's praising him of his ability of him being aware of his surroundings.

Naruto quirked an eyebrow "Of course you guys would be here. Honestly I'm not all that surprised by this. I'm starting to wonder if it's a string of coincidences that we keep running into each other in different Netherworlds,"

Seraphina scoffed at his word "I sure hope not. I was beginning to think if you're just following us everywhere we go or just knew where we'd be,"

Naruto just rolled his eyes at that and said "Oh please, what reason would I have for following you guys? It's not like I knew where you guys would be at all times,"

Even Kurama decided to pitch in "Yeah pinky, so don't you start throwing your accusations at us,"

Seraphina just "Hmph!" as she turned away without a care.

Red Magnus then spoke "You two really can't stand each other without insulting one another. It's almost like you guys are acting like a married couple,"

After hearing him saying that, both Naruto and Seraphina sporting tick marks as they both shout out "We are not a married couple!" Red Magnus just took a step back from this while everyone sweatdropped at their reaction.

Naruto just regained his composure as he said "*Sigh* Just…explain to me why you guys were following us to begin with?"

Christo was the one to explain for them "Well, we are here in order to help the Warriors of Dragon Fang as we learned that the Lost are invading this Netherworld. We only arrived here a few minutes ago and we were about to commence with our mission when we caught sight of your group emerging from that rift which appeared out of nowhere,"

"I see…," Naruto muttered while thinking "So they're here for the same reason as we do huh," He then heard Christo ask him something

"If you don't mind me asking, what kind of transportation are you using that allows you to create a rift like that?"

Naruto stared at him for a moment before deciding that he'll might as well tell him "My source of transportation is my sword; the Yamato. It allows me to literally cut through the fabric of space and time to create a rift which it'll transport me and my friends to anywhere that I know,"

Killia's group was shocked to hear about this information which Seraphina said "I'm sorry, are you saying your sword is capable of creating dimensional rifts just by you cutting through space and time? Surely you jest,"

Naruto retorted, not surprised by the obvious skepticism "You guys saw us coming out of the rift. You don't have to believe me, I'm just stating the facts that I was able to create a rift thanks to my Yamato. My personal dimensional sword,"

Christo who's listening to this was very intrigued, however the moment he mentioned the name of the sword, the Yamato, for some reason, he felt like he heard it from somewhere but couldn't figure out what. Nonetheless, he says "Well I must say that's quite the convenient and useful weapon you have at your disposal. Anyone would kill to get that kind of weapon. I wouldn't put it past me that even the Lost would try to claim that sword of yours,"

Naruto sneered "They can try all they want but they won't get far from trying to make the attempt,"

"Yeah. The only thing they'll be able to do that is if they're stupid enough and lack a sense of self-preservation to walk straight to their deaths. That's all that'll wait for them should they try their luck,"

Seraphina then spoke up "I still can't believe you actually have something that's capable of that magnitude. It's just not possible for an ordinary weapon to have that kind of power,"

Naruto shrugged his shoulders as he said "I don't know what to tell ya. It is what it is,"

Kurama asked a question "So are guys done asking us questions? We're in the middle of something here,"

Killia then spoke "We just want to know why you guys are here in the first place,"

"We're here for the same reason you guys are. I heard that Dragon Fang is under siege by the Lost lead by Demon General Bloodis and the Warriors of Dragon Fang are having a struggle against them. We came here to give them a lending hand and confront Bloodis himself," Naruto gave his answer

"How is it that you know about this?" Seraphina inquired curiously

"A friend of mine tip me off about this information,"

Killia got the gist of things and said "I see…so then why are you just waiting up here?"

"I sent out my familiar; Griffon, to scout ahead to see what he finds while getting a good layout so we can plan on where to go to first. In the meantime, we're just waiting once he's done as we plan our next move,"

Christo nodded mildly in approval "I see…smart move. Well since you guys are waiting then we will join you until your familiar comes back from his recon mission,"

Naruto just raised an eyebrow at this and just sighs as he knows what he's really thinking since he can pick up his emotions easily from what he's really after. Naruto decided to just get it over with

"Look Christo, I know exactly what you're trying to do. You're just trying to be subtle just so you can ask me again about us joining your Rebel Army. Correct?"

Christo blinked at the statement "Oh…was it that obvious?"

"Yes. Yes it was. I wasn't born yesterday thinking I wouldn't know what you're doing. Listen, I know you're not gonna give up on trying to recruit us into your Rebel Army, especially that I already told you I'm not interested, so let's not have you beat around the bush and just tell me exactly why are you're trying to recruit us still?" said Naruto in a deadpan voice. Christo was about to open his mouth but Naruto stopped him "And you saying that I have the power to take on a Demon General like Majorita and won won't count as an answer. So I suggest you should stop and think this through really hard before giving out an answer. I might not like it depending on what response you might say to convince me,"

After giving Christo his warning, everyone was watching Christo as he takes the time to ponder his words for he knew that he needs to convince Naruto to join the Rebel Army otherwise he won't accept their invitation. Plus, he can tell that anything he might say that isn't truthful or have a hidden motive behind it, Naruto will detect it and instantly refuse no matter what. He'll have to be genuine about this which is something he never thought of doing towards a demon of all beings considering he sees them as mere expendable pawns that'll help him get rid of Void Dark, but given the circumstances, he'll have to be truthful if he truly wishes to gain his trust in joining us.

Christo looked at Naruto as he finishes his thinking and said "Alright Naruto…the reason we want you to join our Rebel Army because…we need help,"

Seraphina looked shocked by this as she said "Christo?" She had never seen him say it like that as if he's feeling desperate which is unlike him despite the way he said it which she doesn't know what to make of this, especially since he's doing it to Naruto of all people. Red Magnus was surprised by his change of tone while Killia was curious by this. Christo continued.

"I understand that you're not interested in joining or just don't trust one of us in general but please think about this. With your help, we would have a significant chance against the Lost. When we witness you and your companion fought against Majorita who was a Demon General, we didn't think you would win, but we were wrong. You're very strong. Strong enough to handle against a Demon General and won without issue. You even managed to handle against Bloodis power while protecting us like Killia did where that could've been our end. That kind of power alone is what the Rebel Army needs. With your help, we would pose a serious threat against the Lost. Plus, if you join us, you would have allies backing you up and more. I mean, do you really intend to face against the Lost, two Demon Generals and Void Dark himself on your own?"

Naruto listened to him and he does raises good points. He maybe strong but even he has his limits. He doesn't even know how powerful Void Dark is since he never met him. And the fact he has Bloodis who's capable of making him use one of his forms early even though it was brief, he and his friends won't get far on their own. He focuses back to Christo as he continues

"So please Naruto, I ask you to reconsider and join our Rebel Army, you would make a difference and save lives from Void Dark's influence. Your goals are align with ours. I don't know if you're doing this for revenge but given you're against Void Dark and we fought alongside each other from previous Netherworlds we met at, we would help each other out. so Naruto…will you please join our Rebel Army? If your answer is still no, I'll understand and we won't bother you anymore," Everyone was looking at Naruto wondering what he'll do while he's just stares at Christo as he's looking for any form of deceit…and surprisingly, he doesn't detected any. Which means he was being truthful with his request. Naruto mentally sighs at this as he didn't think he would be willing to be truthful about this, especially towards a demon.

He gave it some thought and finally said "Alright Christo, before I give out my answer, I need to speak with my companions for a bit about this," Naruto turned towards his friends and asked "Alright you guys, what do you all think? Should we join them?"

Kurama gave his own opinion "It's totally up to you if you want to join them. But if you want my opinion, I see no reason to not join them. We would be at a disadvantage if we didn't have anyone backing us up in case we run into a serious situation. I say we give them the benefit of a doubt if they're that serious in wanting us to join their Rebel Army,"

Usalia answered next "I believe we should join them, they risked themselves in helping you saving me in Demunshroom. We all share the common goal of getting rid of Void Dark, so if they want us to join their Rebel Army, then I don't mind joining them if you're ok with it, plip,"

Next is the Prinny "I'm ok with it if we're all joining them. It would help us in the long run. Whatever Master Naruto goes, I'll go too, dood,"

Even Shadow seemed to agree as he growled as if he's saying 'go for it' as he stood next to Naruto. Naruto smiled as he pet him which Shadow purred from his delicate touch.

"I see…so is this all your answers? You're serious about this?" said Naruto as he's making absolutely sure if this is what they want. They all nodded to Naruto as this is their opinion. Naruto nodded to this as he now knows what their opinions are. Naruto said "Ok, that's all I needed to hear," Naruto turns his attention to Christo as he finally gives his response. "Alright Christo, after giving it much thought and consideration, I've made my decision. We will join your Rebel Army,"

Christo looked surprised to hear this as he said "R-Really!? You will?"

Naruto nodded in affirmation "Yes. You've managed to convince me and raised a few good points. So because of that, we will join you," Christo looked pleased as he was about to say something but Naruto cuts him off "BUT…if you want our full cooperation, then I need you to do one thing,"

"Which is?"

"It's quite simple really. If you truly want us to join your Rebel Army, then assist us in helping the Warriors of Dragon Fang get rid of the Lost that's invading their Netherworld. Can you guys do that? It's what you guys are here for I hope,"

"O-Of course. We are here to help while recruit them into our fold. You have our word,"

"Ok. I'll take your word for it…for your sake,"

"Don't you worry about thing Naru. The Warriors of Dragon Fang will know that the Rebel Army is on their side and with all of us together, we will super lay the smack down on the Lost!" said Red Magnus eagerly.

Seraphina huffed with her arms crossed "While the idea of having you in our team is not something I would allow, but I suppose it can't be helped," She gets haughty while sporting stars in her eyes as she said "Rejoice, for I will give you the esteem privilege of having someone like me to assist you in this endeavour. Be thankful for that, Ohohohohoho!"

Naruto just shook his head while rolling his eyes at this as he simply said in a deadpan tone "Suuure, whatever you say. Just don't let that arrogance of yours go to your head. I don't need to remind you what happened last time you almost got yourself killed because you got too carried away by boasting so much,"

Seraphina looked at Naruto with an irritated expression on her face "S-Shut up! I didn't ask for you to remind me, let alone need to. I'm perfectly fine as I am,"

Naruto raised an eyebrow at that "Oh yeah? You really think so?"

Seraphina narrows her eyes at Naruto "Yeah. I really do but I don't think so, I KNOW so. Besides, this isn't any of your business so why do you care?"

"I don't. However, considering my companions and I will be soon part of your Rebel Army, it might as well become my business to make sure your over inflated ego doesn't get in the way of things if I'm gonna be working alongside you and everyone else. Nothing wrong with showing a little showboating every now and then since I do it too along with everyone else, however, keep doing it too much then your arrogance will be your downfall. Best you keep that in mind as this is the second time I'm NOW having to remind you whether you wanna hear it or not,"

At this point, Seraphina just fumed out of embarrassment and anger at Naruto for having to be talked down by the likes of him as if she's a child which is even more insulting for someone like her. She was about to open her mouth to say something to him but she and everyone else heard a voice calling out to Naruto

"N!" They all see Naruto's familiar Griffon flapping towards Naruto

"Welcome back. Did you find anything out there?" asked Naruto.

Griffon nodded and said "Yeah. There's fighting all over this place and the Lost is having the advantage over the Warriors of Dragon Fang. They're losing ground but putting up a good fight,"

"I see…well then, I guess will just have to change that now would we,"

Christo then said "So does that mean you're good to go?"

Naruto nodded and said while not looking at him "Yeah, I'm ready to head out, however there's one last thing left that needs to be known before we head out,"

"Oh what is it now?" asked Seraphina impatiently.

Naruto didn't answer her but turn to the group and said "How long are you all gonna let your little stalker spying on you guys?" That question left everyone confused by this except for both Killia and Christo which the latter said

"Ah, you noticed that too huh?"

"Yeah. Me and most likely Kurama are well aware someone's been following you guys the moment you all approached us. And I know who it is. I just chose to not say anything and let you guys handle it. Although I was wondering if any of you were aware of that,"

Christo spoke up "Well me and Killia are aware and we were about to address the issue but I guess after seeing you and your companions appearing out of the rift, it must've slipped our minds,"

Kurama smirked "Ha! That just means your personal stalker is quite forgettable who's beneath notice if it slipped through your minds easily which isn't far off from the truth,"

Naruto could feel the stalker's anger at being called forgettable whose beneath notice from Kurama and it continues to rise the more they continue on talking all that smack.

Red Magnus looked confused by all this as he asked "What are you guys talking about? Who's spying on us? Is it Bloodis!?"

Kurama said with a scoff "If it was Bloodis, don't you think we would've noticed his presence by now? What reason would he have for stalking us rather than confront us. Use your brain,"

"If he has one that is," Griffon added.

Both then laugh with each other while Red Magnus felt insulted by the two as he felt the urge to beat the crap out of them "Why you…!"

Naruto just rolled his eyes at them poking fun at Red Magnus intelligence as he put a stop to it. "Alright you two chuckleheads, that's enough. Magnus, just ignore them. They're just messing around with you. Also Seraphina, stop your smirking,"

Red Magnus just crossed his arms as he's trying to calm down while Seraphina was acting like she wasn't smirking at all "I-I don't know what you're talking about. I'm not smirking about anything. You must be imagining things,"

Naruto gave her a deadpan expression as he said "Uh-huh, sure I was," he turns to Killia as he said "Killia, it would be best if you get this out of the way now before moving out, otherwise we'll be here forever. Don't wanna waste any more time than we have to,"

Killia nodded since he was about to get right on that "Yeah, I agree," he then turned around and said "…Why don't you just come out and show yourself?"

As if on cue, their stalker appeared before them which happens to be Zeroken who revealed himself from being visibly in front of them as everyone minus Naruto, Kurama, Killia and Christo were surprised to see him. "Oh man, looks like I can't hide my overflowing flashing spirit, even when I want to," He then looked at Kurama in an angry attitude as he said "Also, how dare you say that I'm forgettable who's beneath notice! Is this the thanks I get for saving you!?"

Kurama rolled his eyes "Gonna cry about it?"

Naruto scolded the kitsune "Kurama, knock it off" He just scoffs and turned his head away without a care as Naruto just sweatdrops at his behaviour but decided to pay no mind to it and leave him be.

Usalia looked happy to see Zeroken bowed out of appreciation "Oh, Zeroken, thank you very much for helping us when we were in trouble the other day, plip,"

Zeroken smiled smugly "Oh yeah, I remember that. I just did whatever I felt like. There's no need to thank me,"

Red Magnus added his own opinion "That's right, Li'l Usa. There's no need to show him any gratitude. This guy super interfered with the supreme one's battle,"

Zeroken looked mad as he heard what Red Magnus said "What did you say, old man!? I saved you, and you're not even gonna thank me!?"

Christo smiles at this as he said "Hmhmhm. So you do want us to thank you after all…"

Kurama simply said "It's blatantly obvious,"

Even Griffon agrees as he said "Ditto,"

Killia steps towards Zeroken which he took a step back and got into his battle stance as he said "Wh-What do you want? To pick a fight with me!? I'll take you on any day!"

Killia just nodded and said "You saved us. Thanks,"

Zeroken dropped his stance after hearing this which he sweatdrop from not expecting Killia's straightforwardness as he said "…Wh-What? You're so straightforward for a demon…"

Killia then said "So…why were you following us?"

Seraphina stepped forward and brought out her dual pistols while aiming at Zeroken "If you're trying to bother my Sir Killia again, then I'll turn you into a beehive on the spot,"

Zeroken huffed in response "Hmph…I haven't forgotten about that, but I'm here for a different reason,"

Seraphina puts away her pistols as she heard this "A different reason…?"

Zeroken then points at everyone as he said "I'm just giving you all a warning. Stay away from Demon General Bloodis," That got everyone surprised by this as he's here just to warn them?

Christo adjusts his glasses "You came all this way just to warn us? You're kinder than you look. What are you really up to?"

Zeroken looked a bit worried as he answered "I-I'm not up to anything!"

Naruto just raised an eyebrow at his behaviour for there's definitely something going up with him as he listens to all this.

Usalia responded "It's written all over your face, plip,"

Red Magus blinked in confusion "Really? Red Magus doesn't see anything,"

"That's because you're a moron," Kurama rudely answered which Red Magus did not like one bit.

"Kurama!" Naruto warned him to stop which the fox looked away without a word.

"Anyways! Don't throw away the lives that someone already went to the trouble of saving," said Zeroken, telling them that they shouldn't get themselves killed after he just rescued them from certain death by Bloodis. Killia was silent for awhile and Naruto who just remained quiet since he just wants move things along faster without interruptions.

"You… You have the look of a man who has to settle things with Bloodis, no matter what. Am I right?" asked Zeroken while looking at Killia who chose to remain silent. Then a thought came to him as if he now knows what Killia is gonna say while nodding. "Okay, okay! If you're gonna keep whining about it, then I give up," said Zeroken in confidence.

"…I didn't say anything," said Killia being confused about what he's talking about.

Naruto who was waiting while listening raised an eyebrow at Zeroken wondering what's going on in his mind that he suddenly changing his tune in attitude out of nowhere. He then got his answer as Zeroken spoke again.

"To be honest, I'm after Bloodis, too. So, let's join forces right here,"

The Superluminal Overlord, Zeroken, joined without anyone's consent!

"Ahh…so THAT's what he's doing. He wanted to join us just so he can prove his credibility as if proving he's superior to us while thinking of keeping us 'safe' from getting ourselves killed…how predictable," thought Naruto as his emotions tells Naruto what he needs to know.

He doesn't exactly like the idea of him following them but he's not his problem per say, more like it's Killia and co's problem since Zeroken is joining them forcefully without getting their permission. Although he supposes given Killia and co is joining Naruto and his party in helping Dragon Fang, he would have to put up with Zeroken as well which he's against it but regardless, he just want this to be done and over with already.

Red Magnus is clearly against the idea of Zeroken freely joining them without their consent "Hey now, kid! You can't join us without permission!"

Zeroken who had his eyes closed while shaking his head at this as he spoke "Heh, I know that if you guys go by yourselves, you're just gonna die like dogs, so I'm telling you, I'm going with you. You guys are lucky that I'm here to help, you should all be grateful,"

Naruto just frowned at his words since he's showing a great dislike towards his attitude which he's unsure if he's letting Zeroken follow them without consent.

"Kit, are you seriously gonna let this annoying brat follow us? Already his 'superior' attitude is getting on my nerves and it's making me wanna lunge at him just to shut his big gaping mouth up," said Kurama for he clearly doesn't approve of Zeroken in the slightest, let alone him forcefully joining without their permission.

"Look, I don't like the little punk talking a big game and acting like he's a big shot towards us," Naruto said which Zeroken heard that and he clearly didn't like what Naruto said about him

"Hey!"

Ignoring him, Naruto continued. "However, despite the unnecessary superiority complex he has, he DID risk himself to save us all from certain doom by Bloodis. For which I give him props for it. He can do whatever he likes if it'll makes him happy, I just wanna get this issue out of the way so we can finally commence our mission," said Naruto, he couldn't care less if Zeroken wants to join as much as he dislikes him. Plus it's Killia and his party's problem, not Naruto and his party…at least not now temporarily.

Kurama wasn't pleased with this but he does have a point. He just scoffs at this and said "Tch… fine. As long he doesn't get in our way and annoy me too much, I'll tolerate him… for now," Naruto just nodded in understanding

"He's such a conceited child, but I think I can at least use him as a shield," said Seraphina since she wasn't happy about Zeroken forcefully joining the group without their permission, but she could make use of him as their meat shield to cover for them. She then had stars on her eyes while looked pompous as she said "Welcome. Now, bow down before me,"

Zeroken sweatdrop at this as he clarified his reason of aiding them "D-Don't get the wrong idea. I'm not here as your ally or your servant. I'm just helping you out temporarily,"

Usalia thought up something in her head as she asked Zeroken "Um, Zeroken, aren't you just afraid to fight Bloodis all by yourself, plip?" Zeroken looked surprised by her question as all eyes are on her now which she continued "Usalia is really scared too, so I know how you feel, plip,"

Zeroken sweated at being found out "D-Don't be ridiculous! I'm the undefeated top dog in all the Netherworlds! Nothing scares me!"

Kurama then said with a smirk "You mean self-proclaimed top dog which is more of an accurate description for you as you are definitely so NOT a 'top dog' as you inaccurately call yourself,"

Even Griffon joined in on the fun "Hehe, yeah. If anyone who's more of a TRUE top dog here, it's Naruto and Killia. They can do a lot more than you can, that's for sure,"

Zeroken looked pissed at what both Kurama and Griffon said "W-What!?"

Naruto just shook his head at the two antagonizing Zeroken and he voiced in on this "Anyways, if what you said is true about nothing scares you, then why is it you're looking kinda nervous? Even your tone of voice was a dead giveaway from how you answered Usalia's question," Zeroken wasn't sure what to say as he's looking more nervous as if he's trying to find an answer or something.

"…Looks like she's right," said Seraphina as Usalia was right on the money and even Naruto just further confirmed it to all of them that Zeroken is indeed scared.

Usalia frowned as she lectures him "If you want join us, then you should just ask. There is no harm in being honest, plip,"

Zeroken at this point was getting defensive as he's trying to save face "D-Didn't I tell you that's not why I'm here!?"

Killia who was silent for a while then spoke up "No more talking,"

As he said that, two demons appeared behind Zeroken which he took notice and backed away with the group which they got serious as they looked at the two newly arrival demons. The first one who appears to be a male ninja while the second one is a female purple anthropomorphic nine-tail fox whose wearing a traditional kimono dress on her arms while holding a traditional long stem wooden pipe where smoking is coming out of as she's floating in midair without touching the ground which gives her a majestic outlook. However the noticeably thing about her is that her exposing naked body but the only thing that's covering the goods is the black stripes that's blocking her chest and her nether regions. Naruto blushed from this as he wasn't expecting there's a demon female Nine-tails in this Netherworld, let alone NAKED! He quickly kept it in check considering most of her goods were covered by her black stripes so he should be fine…he thinks. Kurama on the other hand…

"Hello hottie! Didn't know there be a female Nine-Tail demon lady here in this Netherworld, but I'm not complaining! Especially what I'm looking at," Kurama exclaims as he lustfully eyes her body. Everyone including Naruto just looked at Kurama with a sweatdrop while Naruto groans

"Man, I forgot just how much of a pervert you are. Keep those thoughts of yours to yourself will ya?"

Kurama looked at Naruto with a wide grin "No promises on that,"

Griffon just laughed at this as he commented "Hahaha! Didn't know your a pervert for leering at that fox chick," Naruto just shook his head at Kurama before focusing on the situation here along with everyone else.

"So who those two? Are they with the Lost!?" asked Red Magnus, feeling cautious about those two demons.

"No. Those…are the demons of Dragon Fang," said Christo, being well aware of who they are. Speaking of which, the two demons of Dragon Fang got into their battle stance as they're looking at us with hostility.

"It would seem they clearly don't like us being here," said Kurama as he got over his lovestruck expression before getting serious of the current situation.

Killia stepped forward to confront them "Wait. Warriors of Dragon Fang, we aren't the Lost," The two demons of Dragon Fang paused at what they're doing as Christo explains ourselves to them.

"We are the Rebel Army. We heard that Demon General Bloodis invaded your Netherworld, so we came to help. The Lost are the common enemy of every Netherworld. Let's unite and fight together,"

Naruto shook his head as he voiced out "You're wasting your breath, Christo. I hate to tell you this but…they're not gonna listen to us or believe anything you have to say to them,"

Christo looked at Naruto in confusion as well as everyone else minus Naruto's own group as he asked "Huh? What do you mean?"

Naruto looked at him mildly surprised "Wait. You mean you guys don't know?" Killia's group shook their heads as they have no idea what Naruto talking about. "Huh. I didn't think you guys aren't aware of the reason why the Warriors of Dragon Fang are showing us hostility towards us," he assumed that they were already aware of this information but guesses that they aren't.

"Why? Was there something we should've known of why they're treating us like that?" asked Killia as it seems Naruto knows something about this that neither of his group is aware of.

Naruto nodded as he explains "Yeah. The Warriors of Dragon Fang doesn't exactly take kindly to outsiders like us who are intruding onto their Netherworld. In their eyes, they'll view anyone who trespasses onto their Netherworld as an enemy, regardless if you're good or bad. So unfortunately, talking to them is not gonna cut it as long as we're here on their territory. Am I right?" He finish explaining while looking at the two demon Warriors of Dragon Fang which the two of them is looking at his direction, especially the female Nine-tails which she floated forward a bit as she flared her tails at the group as she spoke.

"You are indeed correct. Whether they're the Lost or a Rebel Army, all who step foot inside our Netherworld must be eliminated. No exceptions," After confirming Naruto's deduction, they got back into their battle stance as the Ninja is pulling out his sword while the Nine-tails just floats in battle which Naruto, Killia and their respective groups in turn got into they're fighting stance as they get ready for battle.

Music Start: Sengoku Rance OST; Advance On

Shooting a quick glance at the enemy, Naruto took note that the group comprises of Ninjas, Lady Samurai and the Nine Tails serving as the leader of the group. The white-haired Nephalem smiled as he couldn't help but feel his inner ninja want to clash with them to see which is better.

"Let's do this!" Naruto dashed forward while targeting a Ninja who saw him rushing towards him and began throwing a barrage of shuriken "Guardian!" Naruto utilized the Royalguard style to deflect the incoming projectile and maintain his charge. The Ninja threw a black pellet to the ground to trigger a smokescreen and disappear right before Naruto reached him. Naruto stood still and waited calmly, then he quickly ducked to avoid a slash from behind by the Ninja which had tried to attack from behind "Shadow Clone jutsu!" he creates a shadow clone next him that launch the surprised Ninja into the air with an uppercut then he grabbed Naruto and threw him towards the Ninja. Naruto slammed into the Ninja in midair with a tackle and attacked with a combo of punches and kicks before propelling him down to the ground with an axe kick.

Griffon flew around a Lady Samurai and kept his distance to avoid getting slashed "Eat this! Bullet!" he began launching balls of lightning but the Lady Samurai proved to be swift as she dodged the attacks "Try dodging this, Blockade!" he channeled his demonic energy and summoned three pillars of lightning forward at once. The Lady Samurai prepared to dodge again only for black tentacles to wrap around her ankles to restrain her, enabling Griffon to hit her with his attack.

Then Shadow rose from the ground, revealing to the one responsible for restraining the Lady Samurai before launching his own attacks with multiple claw swipes before performing a spinning jump with the end of its tail changing into the shape of a club to smack her away with.

"Here I come, Assault Circus!" Usalia had her Prinny curl up into a ball and spinning quickly with her running backwards atop as both rushed forward towards a Ninja.

"Ninja Art: Switch!" the Ninja formed a handsign as both were engulfed in separate plumes of smoke which dissipated to reveal Usalia and her Prinny standing at where the Ninja used to be and vice versa. Seizing the opportunity while they're temporarily disoriented, the Ninja was about to attack them when something wrapped around his whole body, revealing to be tails by Kurama who snuck up from behind.

"I don't think so!" Kurama proceeded to repeatedly slam the Ninja hard onto the ground until he was covered in bruises and completely unconscious before tossing him away like garbage.

"Thank you, Mr. Kurama," said Usalia gratefully.

"Don't mention it…seriously don't. And be careful next time, ninjas are tricky to fight against. I've seen my fair share of some,"

"Okay,"

Killia found himself facing the Nine Tails who was leering at him but he remained focused and ready for whatever she has to attack.

"You shall pay for your trespassing, intruder. Smoking Haze!" she swung her smoking pipe to conjure a fuchsia-colored blaze which she launches towards Killia who somersaults out of the way to avoid it.

"Phantom Blow," two afterimages of Killia appeared on both sides of the original as they converged to launch the Nine Tails into the air but she quickly wrapped her tails around herself and reinforced them with her demonic energy, disrupting the technique and forcing Killia to quickly retreat but she had already prepared her counterattack.

"Murder Stone Story!" the Nine Tails suddenly disappeared in a burst of fuchsia flames, leaving Killia to look around for her. Suddenly he sensed something from above and looked up to see a large stone with a braided rope tied around it rapidly descending towards him, Killia made to move when Naruto suddenly appeared in between, having used Air Trick of the Trickster Style to intercept with Kurama on his shoulder.

"Kurama!" Naruto called out.

"I got this!" Kurama leapt off Naruto's shoulder towards the falling rock "Paw of the Beast King!" he swung one of his paws as it enlarged to a giant size in an arc to smack the rock away as it puffed into smoke to reveal the Nine Tails as she falls to the ground.

"Air Trick!" Naruto launched himself at the Nine Tails and reached her for an attack "Claws of Nightmare!" he slashes fiercely with claws shrouded in demonic energy before ending the combo with a cross slash.

Music End

After beating the Warriors of Dragon Fang, the now named purple Nine-Tails Izuna winces from the pain.

"Krgh…! I heard the rebels were just an assortment of demons who gathered together… I didn't expect this!" She greatly underestimated them as she didn't think they would be THIS strong, especially the white haired one, his fox and companions. This was a major setback. She then shouted out. "Fall back for now! We must regroup!" After Izuna gave out her orders to her Warriors, they immediately disappeared out of sight…for now.

"Heh. They're the famous Warriors of Dragon Fang? They were nothing," Zeroken boasts about how they were easily defeated which was quite embarrassing as they don't live up to their name after making them retreat.

"I wouldn't get so full of yourself if I were you. They probably underestimated us because they didn't know we're essentially powerful and organized. Plus, they already got their hands full with the Lost as it is so we're not their main focus," said Naruto since he's well aware that they're on the Warriors of Dragon Fang's watchlist now after making them retreat temporarily.

"I agree. And besides, you sure talk big for someone who didn't take them on by yourself. How petty are you? Ohohohohoho!" said Seraphina, reminding Zeroken that his words are just words without backing them up.

"Wh-What did you say!?" Zeroken felt offended by her words which made him angry for her calling him a liar essentially.

"Don't act so surprised, we all know you're full of it," said Kurama since he's well aware that Zeroken is trying to look like a badass but his actions isn't anything impressive just like his words doesn't have meaning behind it. Zeroken was obviously ticked off but didn't say a word to Kurama as Usalia who was being optimistic spoke up.

"But we should be happy that we have a new ally, plip," said Usalia happily.

"Hmph. Don't get the wrong idea. This is just temporary, since we share the objective. I don't plan on becoming friends with you or anything! In fact, you all should be focusing on getting HIM to join you if anything else," said Zeroken acting like he's uninterested and pointing at Naruto for Killia's group to focus their attention in making friends with him.

"Don't involve me in this," said Naruto, not liking how Zeroken is getting him involved in this conversation.

"Stop acting tough. If you want to act like a lone wolf, like Sir Killia, and MAYBE like that plebeian Naruto, then you have to be good looking," said Seraphina, she was getting tired of Zeroken's behavior which was getting on her nerves. Naruto raised an eyebrow at what she just said about him being a lone wolf and… him being good looking surprisingly as he spoke

"Huh? Was… that supposed to be a compliment or an insult? I honestly couldn't tell," He asked in slight confusion.

"Quite surprising for her saying that, huh," said Kurama, he too was unsure why she included Naruto but chooses to not care enough about it.

"Don't think too much about it N. I would just take the compliment," said Griffon as he was just watching this unfold while he landed on Naruto's shoulder.

Seraphina ignored them and continued. "Aren't you just scared to fight Bloodis all by yourself? Then, you should just stay in the corner like the small fry you are," Zeroken was getting pissed the more he was getting looked down on by them and it didn't stop there as Christo joined in.

"So basically, Zeroken is what people call a coward, right? I understand now," said Christo.

Kurama was just laughing at what is happening as he voiced in too "Hahahaha! What did I say, he's a coward through and through. I'll take credit for calling out that fact first. After all for Zeroken; once a coward, always a coward,"

Even Griffon laughed as he joined in on the fun "Wow! I finding this very funny that everyone is making fun of him, but you're all right! He does emit that cowardly vibe I'm getting which is very sad and pathetic. Not to mention disgraceful that he's even calling himself an Overlord!"

Red Magnus lastly gets a jab at Zeroken as he spoke up with his arms crossed with a smirk. "Red Magnus gets it. You were barking a lot to hide how much of a coward you are,"

Usalia, the Prinny and Naruto sweatdrop at what was happening even Shadow was just shaking his head in disappointment but not at Killia's group, rather at Zeroken's way which shows that this is indeed sad while Killia just remained silent from all this.

"Damn, everyone is just roasting Zeroken at this point. I don't like the kid but yikes! He's not catching a break from all this," said Naruto in thought as he knows Zeroken is gonna pop off from all the roasting in a few minutes giving that almost everyone was disrespecting him a great deal and with reason and true facts.

Zeroken was INCREDIBLY offended by all the disrespect and getting roasted by everyone which he popped off in anger. "Geh! How dare you all! I'm a coward!? I'm the super warrior who has faced ten billion Lost soldiers all by myself! I joined you guys so I could limit the number of innocent victims of Void Dark!" He then pointed his finger at them as he continued. "I'm different than you guys, who have to team up to fight! You idiots!"

After saying that while getting back at them for being disrespected by the roasts, Red Magnus got angry at this as he looked ready to pummel Zeroken. "Why you little…!"

However, Killia stepped in to stop Red Magnus from hurting the kid. "Red Magnus, stop. He has his reasons. Let it go,"

Even Naruto agreed and said "I agree with him. You won't get anywhere other than adding more unnecessary fuel to the fire. Best just let him vent if Zeroken's gonna make a big deal about it. Plus, we're just wasting time with this nonsense. So just drop it," Red Magnus wasn't happy about it but he decided to calm down and backed off for now.

"Hmph. That's right, I carry on Goldion's will to battle the Lost. So…" said Zeroken as if he's making his point across. Naruto gave Zeroken an annoyed look as he spoke to him.

"You. Shut your mouth. I don't wanna hear more of you preaching about how you 'supposedly' took down ten billion Lost soldiers on your own and thinking you're some lone wolf that have the moral high ground than us which in reality, you don't. We all know you're scared and just putting on your tough guy act just to cover up your own fear," Zeroken was taken aback by Naruto's words which was slowly making him angry while the others watched as Naruto continued. "As of right now, your words mean nothing if you can't back them up and I'm getting real tired of the whole 'tough guy' attitude of yours as if you're something special. If you want to prove us wrong, then convince us through your actions, not words. Because right now, you're only trying to convince yourself than us regardless of your whole reason on assisting us. If you can't do any of that, then shut the hell up, stand back and let the REAL pro Warriors like us, handle this," After finish giving Zeroken a piece of his mind, he was at a loss for words as he couldn't find words to refute him or say anything to counter him which only made Zeroken pissed off beyond belief as he was just in shock at being talked down to him like that.

"I…wha…you…Gah!" Zeroken couldn't find any words to describe how pissed off he is as he just walked off so he could vent out his frustrations as everyone just watch him go.

"Wow. Red Magnus couldn't believe Naru just super lay the law down on him…but I'm glad he did!" said Red Magnus for he was surprised at first but was smiling out of smugness for seeing Naruto putting Zeroken in his place.

"I must admit, while it may be harsh but he does speaks the truth. Guess Zeroken couldn't handle the facts being thrown at him," said Christo, mildly surprised as he adjusts his glasses but he was impressed by Naruto's wording nonetheless.

"Ohohohoho! Well, I for one approve of this. I was getting annoyed with that small fry talking down to us as if he thinks he's better than us. Who does he think he is anyway," said Seraphina,she enjoyed watching Naruto shutting up Zeroken which he made him walk away from them to vent for a bit. She was very pleased from this.

"For once I agree with you. That guy just loves to run his mouth and doesn't know when to stop," said Kurama was satisfied with what Naruto did.

"But it was entertaining to watch to see that kid's reaction after N putting his foot down," said Griffon as he was entertained by what has transpired before him.

"Was it really necessary to be that harsh to him, dood?" asked the Prinny in confusion who was quite for a while until now.

"I didn't want to be rude about it but it needed to be said. Anyways, I'm sure by now he's brooding over what I just did so let's go follow him," said Naruto as everyone just nodded in agreement. Killia who remained quiet from this but even he was getting tired of Zeroken throwing accusations at him but just let him seeing there's no point. After Naruto told him off, he was somewhat surprised but didn't say anything given what just happened but he couldn't deny and agree with what Naruto said which was enough to make Zeroken back off temporarily.

"*sigh* I wanna eat curry already, plip," Usalia was too busy thinking about curry after what just happened. Anyways, the gang catch up to Zeroken but staying away from him at a far distance to give him some space as they can clearly see he's still frustrated.

"Hey, Zeroken," said Christo with a tone as if he's speaking to a child.

"That's not how you talk to a man. I'm not a kid, you know," Zeroken didn't like the way how Christo's tone of voice he's giving him as if he's speaking to a kid.

"Fine, Zeroken,"

"That sounds the same!"

Both Kurama and Griffon were snickering with how Christo is treating Zeroken like a toddler which made it funny. Even Naruto who kept a straight face was keeping himself from chuckling at the disrespect Christo is giving to him.

"Didn't you mention something about how you were fighting to carry on Goldion's will? Can you explain that to me?" asked Christo as he was intrigued with what Zeroken had previously told us.

"By Goldion…do you mean the Great Demon Fist? That Goldion, plip?" asked Usalia who was curious about who Zeroken mentioned which she wants to make sure she heard right.

"Yeah, that's right," Zeroken calmed down a bit and nodded in confirmation to Usalia's question.

"Goldion, the Great Demon Fist, is the hero that every man aspires to be…" said Red Magnus in admiration before asking Zeroken "You say you're carrying on his will, but aren't you just one of those wannabes?"

Zeroken got defensive about what Red Magnus said. "No! I really am the one who's carrying on Goldion's will!"

Red Magnus was looking a bit surprised by how Zeroken got defensive all of a sudden "Wh-Why are you getting so serious?" Naruto who was silently listening in on their conversation since he's curious about this Goldion character which he seems to be well-known to everyone given they've mentioned this dude's name before at Poisondise.

"I don't know who this Goldion is but he seems important and judging by Red Magnus admiration and Zeroken's words, he sounds like a legend among demons and Overlords," thought Naruto, getting more curious just how powerful this guy must be and what kind of person and warrior he was.

Killia who decided to ask Zeroken "Do you have some connection to him?"

Of course in defiance, Zeroken answered him "Hmph. I'm not gonna tell you. Not the guy who stole his moves," After him saying that, he instinctively dodged an incoming bullet that was shot by none other than Seraphina who pulled out her duel-wielding pistols which was pointed at Zeroken. "H-Hey, watch it! What are you doing!?"

"Didn't I warn you if you called my Sir Killia a thief, I wouldn't forgive you!?" said Seraphina as she putting away her pistols.

However, because of her firing a gunshot at Zeroken, two Dragon Fang demons which is a Ninja and a female Lady Samurai appeared elsewhere far from the group due to the sound which alerted them of their presence.

"Was that a gunshot!? Is it the Lost!?" said the Ninja as he was alarmed that he thought its Lost which he and the Lady Samurai took out their weapons as they get ready for battle.

Back to the group, seeing that Seraphina once again brought more attention on us, Kurama commented on that. "Wow pinky. Once again your stupidity brought unwanted attention to us. Tell me, do you think before you act or do you just act before thinking. I'm beginning to wonder…"

Seraphina fumed at being called stupid by the mutt which she sported tick marks from that comment but chooses not to say anything given that it is technically her fault but she won't give the satisfaction of letting him getting under her skin…if possible that is.

"Damn. We'll have to put this on hold," said Zeroken seeing they have another fight on their hands. He turned to Killia as he warned him "Hey, you. I'll reveal what you truly are soon enough. You better be prepared,"

"…" Killia didn't say a word to this as Zeroken is really not gonna let this go anytime soon.

He then looked at Naruto and Kurama "And you. I'll prove to you in this fight that I'm not a coward and my actions will have meaning behind my words. So you better watch carefully as I show you what a top class warrior like me can really do,"

Naruto remained neutral without saying a word while Kurama just rolled his eyes at this "Sure sure, whatever you say,"

Music Start: Radiant Historia OST; The Edge of Green

"First move wins it, Exploding Tiger!" Zeroken immediately rushes up to a Ninja and attacks with a kick right in the gut, encasing him in a cage of wind which burst into a storm of blades and defeated the enemy "Heh, how's that for weak?"

Kurama simply rolled his eyes in response "Whatever you say…,"

Naruto found himself being confronted by one of the Lady Samurai which scowled at him with her hand on the hilt of her katana "You shall pay for trespassing our netherworld with your life!"

"*Sigh* I'm not your enemy here and I'm not going to let you kill me either since you won't listen to reason right now. So I'm gonna have to knock you out," said Naruto while holding out Yamato and slightly flicked the blade a bit out of the sheath with a thumb.

"Enough talk, fall by my blade! Summer Rain Slash!" the Lady Samurai rushed at Naruto and attacked with a flurry of slashes. Naruto responded in kind as he fully unsheathes Yamato and attacks with his own flurry of slashes. Sparks could be seen flying each and every time their blades clashed but it could be seen that Naruto was the dominant one as his opponent is having trouble keeping up.

"This ends now, Rapid Slash!" Naruto suddenly disappears then reappears behind the Lady Samurai whilst casually returning Yamato back to its sheath with a metallic click which ignites a storm of slashes around the Lady Samurai as she collapsed to the ground while covered in wounds "I made sure to avoid your vital points so as not to kill you but won't be able to fight in the meantime,"

Kurama was preoccupied on his side of things as he fought off several Ninjas at once and is currently surrounded by them but remains unphased by the situation.

"Now's the time to finish the beast off, Ninja Art: Darkness!" one of the Ninjas sped through a set of handsigns then Kurama found himself being engulfed in a curtain of complete where he couldn't neither see nor hear any of the ninjas.

Kurama hummed "I see you all have trained in the Shinobi Way, however…," his tails suddenly extended and shot into the darkness, seconds later there were cries of pain before the darkness disappeared to beaten forms of the Ninjas lying around "So long as I can sense your negative intent to attack, you're like nails sticking out which are just begging to be hammered back down,"

"Piercing Light!" Christo conjures a white magic circle in front of him which then unleashes a volley of arrows made of light at a Lady Samurai but she was skillfully deflecting most of them while evading others "Oh dear, things might not be favorable for me,"

"This is your end!" the Lady Samurai lunged to attack with her katana only for tentacles to burst out of the ground and wrap around her body before slamming to the ground repeatedly then tossing her away as Shadow emerged from the ground and looked at Christo blankly.

"I suppose I should give you, my thanks?" said Christo, not knowing whether to thank a demonic panther or not. Shadow simply huffed and walked away to reunite with Naruto, leaving the bespectacled Overlord in a mildly confused state.

Seraphina was engaged with some of the Ninjas as she shot at the with her dual pistols but they were proving to be quite annoying as they refuse to remain still long enough for her to land a shot on them "Hmph, how annoying! Let's see you dodge this, Tri-Burst!" with a twirl of her handguns, she rapidly fired a barrage of bullets that ricocheted around the ninjas before hitting them in their blindspots "Finally, now to finish this!"

Unbeknownst to her, a Ninja was sneaking to her from behind and prepared to attack when something grabbed his scarf from behind and was lifted high into the air with the sound of wings flapping. He looked up to see Griffon who's responsible for the interference, before he could retaliate, Griffon shocked him with electricity from the inside out before releasing his hold to let him drop to the ground with a thud.

Seraphina saw this but scoffed "Don't expect me to thank you or forgive you for earlier,"

"Wasn't expecting you to, sweet cheeks," said Griffon before flying away, leaving Seraphina standing there flabbergasted.

"Why I never…!"

Music End

After defeating most of the Dragon Fang Warriors and forcing them to retreat, Zeroken took down a Ninja with his Exploding Tiger skill which the Ninja disappeared from the devastating attack. The gang came over to him as Zeroken started showboating towards them.

"Heh he! How about that!? The impact of my skill! Stillness and movement! Slow and rapid! Flexibility and rigidity! Syncing these opposites boosts its power 200 times!"

Usalia who looked impressed jumped in excitement "200 times!? That's incredible, plip!"

Kurama however commented differently "Pfff! 200 times? I'm not buying that. And so far, I'm not impressed with your so called 'skills' of yours. I've seen better,"

Even Griffon voiced in on this. "Meh, looks pretty average to me," Naruto who's neutral about it, added his input.

"Ehh, it's alright I guess but I'm not fully convinced by what I just saw. And I'm not exactly believing about the whole 200 times part that you said," said Naruto, not believing it as he can detect an obvious lie that Zeroken had just boasted about.

"Well 200 times is obviously a lie, but he seems to be skilled. He would make a worthy addition to the Rebel Army," said Christo as he does see some potential in Zeroken at the very least while he adjusts his glasses.

"Don't make me repeat myself. I'm a lone wolf. I'm just helping you guys, since we have the same objective. I'm not joining your army," said Zeroken, wanting to remind them yet again that he's not interested in joining. "Well, I understand why you'd want the heir of the Ultimate Demon Technique to join the Rebel Army…" He closed his eyes after saying that in thought as he honestly couldn't blame them for wanting them to recruit him for that purpose.

"The-The heir of the Ultimate Demon Technique!?" Red Magnus was taking aback by that statement as he was surprised by hearing this news Zeroken had just said.

Even Seraphina was surprised by this but she was narrowing her eyes at Zeroken in disbelief as she couldn't believe what she just heard from him "The Ultimate Demon Technique is only used by Goldion, the Great Demon Fist. He is the only one who can pass it down!"

Zeroken then realized what he just revealed without thinking "Oops. I've said too much…" he quickly left to go ahead of the others after just telling them something he didn't want to reveal. Well, guess it's too late now as he just couldn't help himself to show off a bit at least.

"H-Hey, Zero. Something about what you're saying is bothering Red Magnus. Tell us more about it," said Red Magnus as he was now curious about this and is interested to hear more about what Zeroken had just said as he quickly went on after him.

"Man, the more I'm hearing about this Goldion, the more I'm getting curious about him. And learning that Zeroken is the heir of this Demon Fist Technique has even piqued my curiosity even more. However, if that's true then…why did I sense a lie from that? Is he truly Goldion's apprentice to be the heir of his Demon Fist Technique?" said Naruto in thought as he was getting more curious about learning more about Goldion but he was suspicious about the lie that Zeroken claimed to be heir of the Demon Fist Technique.

Usalia looked at the others while jumping out of curiosity, interest and excitement. "Goldion, the Great Demon Fist, is known for not taking any apprentices, plip. If Zeroken is his heir, then that's a pretty big deal, plip," Naruto put away his thoughts as he smiled at her

"Heh. Looks like someone's curious about hearing this news. Well, I be lying if wasn't curious myself. Even I'm quite interested about this," said Naruto despite his initial thoughts but he actually wants to know more about Goldion if possible from what he's been hearing so far.

"I'm somewhat interested as I didn't think someone like Zeroken would be the heir of this Demon Fist Technique considering this guy's a bonafide coward," said Kurama since he's curious to know more but doesn't believe someone like Zeroken could be the apprentice of Goldion given his reputation.

"Makes you wonder, doesn't it," said Griffon. While he doesn't know who's Goldion since he's never been outside of the spatial dimension due to him, Shadow and Nightmare guarding the Yamato throughout the years, but given what he heard so far about Goldion, he sounds like a famous guy throughout the Netherworlds. Makes him somewhat wonder where could he be right now with this crisis that's going on.

"Hmph, well I for one am a bit skeptical about Zeroken being the heir of the Demon Fist Technique. But I suppose this news does make me curious about this fact," said Seraphina, she's still in disbelief but couldn't deny that some part of her wants to know if what Zeroken claimed was true.

"Well. Best we follow after him too if you guys are that curious about wanting to know more about it," said Naruto as he's sure that's actually what both Usalia and Seraphina wanna do anyways.

Usalia nodded as she, Seraphina, Naruto who has both Kurama and Griffon on different shoulders, Shadow and the Prinny left to catch up to both Red Magnus and Zeroken. Christo was in thought about this before nodding to himself as he too went after them which just leaves Killia who's alone now as the others just left to go after Zeroken. As he watches them go, a dark mass manifests itself out of Killia which shows itself to him as it took form of another Killia which so happens to be his dark self.

"The heir of Goldion's will, huh? Hmhmhm…This is getting interesting," The other Killia said as he seems intrigued by this information.

"Shut up. Stay out of this," said Killia, he didn't want to deal with him now.

"This isn't a coincidence. It's inevitable. The day you fully unleash me isn't too far away…Hmhmhm," said the other Killia for he's reminding him that he will at one point be unleash and it's only a matter of time before it happens and he'll be waiting patiently when the day arrives for him to finally be unleashed.

The other Killia gives him one last evil smirk as he retreats back into Killia while he remains silent for a bit before taking out a crystallized stone with a flower in the middle as he mutters to himself "It's not a coincidence, it's inevitable…is that true, Lieze?" He then puts away the stone and finally makes his way to the group after leaving the area.

As the group catches up to Zeroken, Usalia asks him something "Hey hey, Zeroken! How do you know the Great Demon Fist, Goldion, plip?"

Zeroken answered her question "You guys don't know when to give up. I don't plan on telling you guys,"

Usalia wasn't giving up and presses on "Don't say that. You can tell me, plip. You are his apprentice, right?"

Zeroken couldn't keep it to himself as he eventually gave in and started showboating about it "Heh heh. I'm overflowing with fighting spirit and battle techniques… I guess I can't hide it much longer. Yeah, I'm the one and only apprentice of Goldion, the Great Demon Fist, and the heir of the Ultimate Demon Technique,"

Killia was giving him an unimpressed deadpan look while looking stoic as usual which Zeroken noticed this as he backed away a bit from his stare. "Wh-What is it, Killia!? Do you doubt me!?" He then got mad as he looking a bit defensive the way Killia is giving him as if he's judging him "You, who stole the Ultimate Demon Technique, have no right to look at me like that!" After saying that, Seraphina pulled out her pistol and fired at Zeroken which he was forced to dodge "I-Idiot! What kind of person shoots their own ally!?"

Seraphina puts away her gun and acting like she didn't just shoot at Zeroken on purpose while laughing "Oh, pardon me. My gun suddenly went off on its own. Ohohohohoho!"

Zeroken clearly didn't believe that as he knew that wasn't the case "D-Don't lie. You were so aiming for me,"

Naruto who understands his situation voiced in "Yeah, you'll get used to it. She did the exact same thing to both me and Kurama…except she couldn't get a good hit on us, of course," Hearing that made Seraphina sport a tick mark as she frowns from that comment.

Kurama smirked as he chipped in just to mess with her "Hehehe, that's right. Her 'magnificent gunplay' my ass. She can't aim for shit, that's why she's unable to land a good shot on us. Not like we would let her that is. Naruto's more of a better gunslinger than SHE is that's for sure," That only made Seraphina's tick mark grow, she was getting angry at the mutt disrespecting her and her gunplay skills.

"Hahahahaha! Wow! The disrespect is actually insane! Better be careful you two. After all, you might upset Seraphina's feelings with that totally true statement!" said Griffon for he was joining in on the fun seeing they were getting under her skin. Seraphina started sporting tick marks all over her head to the point she was downright pissed.

"H-How dare you…! Just who do you three think you are!? My gunplay skills is unrivaled, unparalleled and unmatched! You can never be good as me for my gunplay skills is second to none! I will not be disrespected by a plebeian, a mutt and some bird into thinking you'll get away with this from your mockery!" said Seraphina as she's getting pissed off at the 3 who had the gall for saying such disrespectful things towards her.

"Ohohoho. Someone's salty," said Griffon in a mocking tone of voice.

"Yup. Sounds like someone can't handle facts, huh," said Kurama who has a shit eating grin while in his own mocking manner.

"I'll say. She definitely can't handle those facts, kinda like she couldn't handle a loss after I'd beaten her who was the first to get knocked out over at Blood Parch, huh. Ain't that right, Se-ra-phi-na~?" said Naruto with a foxy grin while emphasizing on her name to make it more insulting just to get under her skin further.

That's it! That was the last straw. She will not allow them to continue making mockery of her as her pride as an Overlord won't allow it. She quickly took out her twin pistols and started shooting at the trio which unfortunately and annoyingly for her, Naruto and Kurama effortlessly dodged them while Griffon just flew away while laughing which only infuriated her more. As if it wasn't enough to make herself feel humiliated, she emptied out her guns which means she's out of ammo and she still wasn't able to hit Naruto, Kurama and now Griffon yet again.

"Uh-oh. Looks like someone's out of ammo~" said Griffon as he's flapping over to Naruto.

"Still feel like trying your luck princess trigger fingers or you still got another one in ya?" said Kurama while perched on Naruto's other shoulder.

"Honestly, I don't know why you even bother trying. You're not gonna hit us. Not like we'll let you. Not now, not ever. So save yourself the embarrassment and your bullets, okay? Don't wanna tarnish your pride any further than it already is," said Naruto basically telling her to give it a rest.

Seraphina just put away her twin pistols while fuming at the 3 as her dislike towards them has grown. She won't forget this embarrassment until she gets back at him and his mutt and now the bird as her pride has been assaulted by the 3 today.

"…" Killia didn't say anything as he and the others just sweatdrop at the 3 antagonizing Seraphina who's now fuming at them due to their disrespectful behavior. Christo who was silent from this decided to ask Killia something as he wanted to get back on track of the subject.

"Killia, a while back you said that it's not that big a deal, right?" asked Christo for he recalled what Killia said back at Posiondise.

"…Yeah, it's isn't. I mean, even a kid could learn it," said Killia as he knows anyone could learn it. Even Zeroken. Which meant it's not that serious really.

"Who are you calling a kid!? Don't underestimate the Ultimate Demon Technique!" Zeroken took offense of Killia calling him a kid while disregarding the Ultimate Demon Technique isn't a big deal. Suddenly, their conversation was interrupted as more Dragon Fang Warriors started to appear in front of them as they stopped what they're doing, including Naruto, Kurama and Griffon messing with Seraphina.

"Alright! Good timing! I'll prove to you right now that I am the heir of the Ultimate Demon Technique!" said Zeroken as he's done being looked down upon them as he'll show them that he is indeed the heir of the Ultimate Demon Technique and prove it in this upcoming fight.

"Uh-oh, looks like we'll have to put this on hold. Listen Seraphina, I know you're pissed off since we bruised your pride but how about we stop for now and put our differences aside temporarily until this is over, alright?" asked Naruto as he along with Kurama, Griffon, Shadow and the Prinny got ready for battle.

Seraphina was silent from this while still looking irritated until she spoke "…Fine. But don't think for a second I'm gonna forget this. Just know this isn't over between us,"

Naruto just shrugged without a care as he's getting into his battle stance, followed by Kurama, Griffon, Shadow and the Prinny "Oh I know, I'm fully aware of that and I can assure you, it doesn't. I'll definitely be sure to keep that in mind,"

Seraphina did the same as she's getting into her own battle stance and mutters to herself "Hmph, you better,"

Music Start: Lufia 2 OST; Sinistral Battle

Naruto quickly took note that the Lady Samurai aren't present but a majority are Ninjas, Slumber Cats and two Nine Tails in this group. While he stood there, one of the Slumber Cats tried to attack him from his blindspot with a tuna in hand. However, Naruto was well aware of its present and had purposely done this to lure it in. Right before the Slumber Cat could attack, something appeared in between and smacked it away from the Nephalem revealing to the Shakujo floating in the air as Naruto had mentally called on it to defend him. Naruto rushed forward while grabbing the Shakujo and spinning it with one hand as he prepared to engage the enemy.

The Prinny found himself being attacked by some of the Slumber Cats as well "Leave me alone, dood! Prinny Barrage!" he leapt into the air with his swords in his flippers then he started swinging them to launch spinning crescent-shaped waves of energy at the Slumber Cats only to miss some of them as they prepared to attack "Y-You don't scare me! Ice!" he casted a magic spell which frozen one of the Slumber Cats but the rest were already pouncing at him "Oh no!"

"Assault Circus!" Usalia suddenly showed while atop her Prinny in its ball form as she barreling through the Slumber Cats and knocking them down before she leapt into the air with a somersault and launched a volley of razor-sharp spoons as if they were kunai at them before landing atop her Prinny which unleashed an energy beam from its beak to blast them away "Are you okay, plip?"

"It was a close call but thanks for the save, dood," said the Prinny gratefully.

"No problem, plip,"

"Awoo! Take this!" Zeroken was taking on the Ninjas with a combination of speed and fancy footwork as he fends them off before initiating a technique "Here goes, Hellfire Shot!" his right foot ignited in flames as he jumped and lashed out with a flaming dive kick at the feet of the Ninjas, knocking them into the air. Jumping backwards, Zeroken kicked rapidly to launch a barrage of fireballs like a machinegun before finishing with a punch to launch a powerful fireball to take them out of commission.

"Raagh! Stand still so that Red Magnus can lay the super smackdown on you!" Red Magnus has been fighting the Ninjas with halberd and is becoming rather fed up with them as they keep moving around to avoid his attacks and countering with their own until he manages to get some hits in to defeat them.

"That does it! I'm gonna super crush you all with my Steel Arm Lariat!" Red Magnus was about to utilize one of his much deadlier moves when a blur shot over his head at the Ninjas and they were soon groaning on the ground while covered in bruises, the perpetrator turned out to be Naruto with the Yamato in its sheath which he used without drawing it out.

"Surely, you haven't forgotten that we're supposed to help these guys?" Naruto inquired.

"But Naru, they were being so super irritating!" Red Magnus complained.

"Even so, they're not the Lost and you need to pull back on the punches, okay big guy?"

"Fine…,"

Sensing something from behind, Naruto switched to Trickster Style and disappeared in a blur right as a larger pillar of Starlight struck where he was standing then he reappeared at a safe distance to see that it was the two Nine-Tails that attacked him earlier.

"Izuna-sama told us about you, you're a threat to Dragon Fang!" said one of the Nine-Tails in anger.

"*Sigh* No matter how much we try to tell you that we're not your enemies and trying to help, you refuse to listen. Guess I'm gonna have to knock you all out,"

"That shall not happen! Smoking Haze!" the first Nine-Tail attacked with a stream of purple flames which formed a ring of fire around Naruto, trapping him inside for the second Nine-Tail to follow up with her own attack.

"Murder Stone Story!" the Nine-Tail disappears in a burst of fuchsia flames, then a large stone with a braided rope tied around it appeared about Naruto then rapidly descended towards him.

Naruto's eyes narrowed in concentration right as the stone impacted where he stood and throwing up a cloud of dust. The two Nine-Tails stood back and waited for the dust cloud to settle so they could see the result of their coordinated attack only to be shocked upon see him being protected by a dome of golden chains which were surrounding him.

"My turn," Naruto snapped his fingers, making the ground underneath burst open as golden chain shot out and wrap around them then proceeded to constrict them tightly as they struggled to free themselves but eventually lost consciousness "Sorry about this but you left me with little choice,"

Music End

After beating the Dragon Fang Warriors again, Zeroken finished off the last one with his Hellfire Shot skill on the Ninja which he disappeared from the impact of the attack. The group came over to him which he once again started showboating to them.

"How's that!? Skills as elegant as a beautiful dance, yet massively powerful and destructive! A shine that can only be seen from a skill without any wasted movements! Accompanied by a gleaming, fiery aura and pathos…! A unique skill that combines force and beauty into one! This is the proof of the Ultimate Demon Technique!" said Zeroken as he poses dramatically while showing proof of the Ultimate Demon Technique prowess.

Everyone was looking deadpan at this while Usalia who looked convinced, being impressed, praises him "Wow! How cool, plip!"

Zeroken puffed out his chest in pride as he continues prattling on "Heh. Now do you understand? I am the apprentice of the Great Demon Fist, Goldion,"

Nobody didn't say a word as everyone minus Usalia and possibly Killia was getting tired of his nonsense which was broken by Naruto voicing out first. "How long are you gonna continue to lie to us and to yourself?" That gotten Zeroken's attention as he continues on and even Usalia looks at Naruto from this "I've been patient with you for a while now and I'm starting to lose my patience. So far, I've not seen you do anything impressive as you claimed to be and your skills looked nothing but average. At this point, I'm fully convinced that your continuous lying knows no bounds. If this is what the supposed Demon Fist Technique from the so-called apprentice of Goldion as you 'allegedly' claim yourself to be, then you might as well just stop, give up now and quit it with you being a total fraud and a fool any further," said Naruto as he clearly doesn't see anything to be impressed about Zeroken as he claimed to be and he's seen enough that he's just a fraud and a liar just trying to get clout off it.

"I full heartedly agree with him. Do you think that proves anything to us? Stop being childish. The only impressive thing about you is your ability to lie," said Seraphina for she too was getting annoyed with Zeroken's constantly lying so far throughout this mission. Zeroken was taken aback by how they're not buying his claims as Red Magnus stepped up next.

"You're strong enough to fool Li'l Usa, but you can't pull the wool over Red Magnus' eyes," said Red Magnus as his expectations were low from what he's seen and wasn't convinced by any of this anymore.

"Just so you know, your magic potential is the lowest out of all of us. Are you truly an Overlord?" said Christo as he adjusts his glasses while pointing out Zeroken's Mana level which isn't all that impressive, making him question if he's even worthy of joining the Rebel Army, let alone believing if he truly is the apprentice of Goldion as he claimed to be.

"Tch, of course not. He probably lied about him being an Overlord too. Someone like him probably just wants to be famous and decided to 'make' himself an Overlord and proclaimed himself to be the heir of the Demon Fist Technique just to get clout off Goldion's name. Typical coward as usual," said Kurama, unconvinced by this at all and had it up to here with Zeroken's bullshit.

"Wow. Such a disappointment. You truly bring shame to all Overlords and even sullied Goldion's name just to make yourself incredible. That's truly pathetic," said Griffon without a care as he has long Lost his mild interest.

"What a total letdown. To think I was beginning to think you were cool, dood," said the Prinny as even he can see that Zeroken is nothing but a phony which was very disappointing to understand that.

Zeroken couldn't believe what he's hearing as he's backing away in shock as everyone, including Usalia was looking at him and he felt that they don't believe him at all as he shouts out "Th-That can't be! I am a legitimate Overlord! I am the apprentice of Goldion, the Great Demon Fist!" He walked away in anger while everyone watch him go and Killia had his eyes closed in silence from what has transpired before him without saying a word.

They eventually catch up to Zeroken as the group come across to see the Warriors of Dragon Fang facing off against the Lost from a distance away from the group as they're too busy with each other.

"Well, well. Looks like everyone's here," said Seraphina as she can see what is happening before them.

"Yes. It appears the battle between the Warriors of Dragon Fang and Lost has already begun," said Christo as they finally arrived at their destination to the battlefield.

Izuna who's leading the Warriors of Dragon Fang into battle noticed them from a distance and she was NOT pleased to see them again. "Hm? The Rebel Army again…? Anyone who steps foot inside our Netherworld is an enemy! Eliminate them!" she's gives out orders to her Dragon Fang Warriors.

The Lost also noticed them as leader that's leading the invasion force is the Horseman who's a suit of armor with a flaming head that's wielding a lance and shield while riding on a bone-like horse whose head looks like a dragon. He's also a Lost Admiral as he became irritated at seeing them here. "Tch! The Rebel Army has joined the battle. I hate those guys…And would you look at that, it appears that the Most Wanted man; Naruto Uzumaki and his pet fox is among them as well. We simply cannot overlook this. Troops of the Lost! There is no need to make them obey us! Wipe out Dragon Fang and the Rebel Army! Especially taking out Naruto and his fox!" he orders the Orcs and Lost army to attack both Dragon Fang and the Rebel Army, especially Naruto and Kurama.

"Sheesh. The Lost army really has it out for both me and Kurama. They just can't handle the fact we kicked their Demon General Majorita's ass. Not that I blame them of course," said Naruto, he wasn't bothered by this but they seem to really want him and Kurama dead. At least he's gaining a lot of their attention though.

"How unfortunate… Even the Warriors of Dragon Fang view us as enemies. Although we wanted to make them allies, at this rate we won't even be able to speak to them. What should we do, Naruto?" asked Christo, realizing that this situation doesn't look good as they're now the center of attention and decided to ask Naruto instead of Killia on what he would want them to do.

"Huh? Wait, why are you asking me?" asked Naruto cause he's slightly surprised and confused why Christo is asking him what they should do.

"Yeah, I'm wondering that too. Why are you asking the plebeian of all people what to do?" said Seraphina for she wasn't expecting Christo to ask Naruto instead of Killia which didn't sit well with her.

"Well, we are technically following you and helping you save Dragon Fang while at the same time wanting to recruit them into our fold. However, in order to do that, we need to convince them that we are on their side first. Otherwise, they won't treat us as allies but rather as enemies. So, I figured I'd ask you since you did tell us about how the Warriors of Dragon Fang doesn't take kindly to outsiders so you must have an idea on what to do in this situation, right?" said Christo as he explained himself why.

"I see…well I do have something in mind but I'm weighing out my options before doing anything else. Let me think about this real quick," Naruto already has an idea but it wouldn't hurt to have a backup plan to fall back on just in case nothing works out in the end.

"This is gonna be a pain, so let's just super beat everyone up," said Red Magnus, giving out his suggestion as to him, it would seem simpler to do with little issue.

"No. We're definitely not doing that. Remember we're here to help Dragon Fang, not make ourselves as their enemy. Don't forget our agreement if you all want this to work," said Naruto as he instantly turned down Red Magnus's terrible proposal while reminding them of the deal. Something which Christo is fully aware of the situation.

"…He's right. My only enemies are those who support Void Dark," said Killia, agreeing with Naruto that the only enemies here is the Lost, not Dragon Fang.

"But, the people of Dragon Fang are gonna attack us, no matter what. Are you still only gonna fight the Lost?" asked Zeroken as he couldn't believe Killia is still only going after the Lost while the Warriors of Dragon Fang will attack them with no restraint.

"Yes. If you guys seriously want more allies, then know who your enemies are," said Killia as he doesn't care what they want. If they want allies, they should focus on just the Lost. Not anyone else.

"I would listen to Killia if I were you guys. It's not just Dragon Fang you wanna make allies with, it's also both me and Kurama as well. If you want us to join your Rebel Army, then you need to help us in assisting the Warriors of Dragon Fang fight against the Lost army which in turn, gaining their trust to join you. If not, then consider our agreement null and void," said Naruto as he warns them of their deal breaking off. "Besides, if it makes this any less bad, I COULD subdue the Warriors of Dragon Fang while we focus on just the Lost. Basically, doing similar what we did back at Poisondise. That way they won't attack us and get in the way. They'll get mad sure, but we're doing this to let them know we're wanting to help them. If words won't convince them, then let our actions speak for themselves. That'll get them to realize we're only here to make an alliance with them," he finishes his explanation as he told them they can do what they did over at Poisondise but differently.

"…That's very true, plip. Naruto and Killia are right. Even though we might get hurt, we have to let our actions tell them how we feel in order to forge relationships, plip," said Usalia as she knows what they'll need do in order for this to work while being optimistic.

"Aww, thank you Usalia. I knew you'd see it my way. I appreciate that," said Naruto fondly as he gives Usalia head pats which she seems to be enjoying very much.

"R-Relationships…? Hmhmhm, I never expected to hear that word coming from a demon," said Christo since he wasn't expecting to hear something like that from a demon.

Both Seraphina and Usalia whom Naruto stopped petting which she pouted a bit, turned to Christo as Seraphina responded to him about that. "Oh? Even demons have relationships. Just like Sir Killia and me❤️,"

Killia just looked at her with a sweatdrop at hearing this nonsense "…Hey, don't make stuff up,"

Seraphina turned to Killia as she puts her hand up her chin laughs away "Oh-hohohohoho! Sir Killia, are you blushing❤️," Naruto just rolled his eyes at this while Kurama and Griffon just shook their heads at her attempt to flirt.

"Simp/Simp" said both Kurama and Griffon as they just called out to her. Seraphina heard that as she looked at them in irritation

"Be quiet. I don't want to hear it from you two," said Seraphina, clearly not in the mood to deal with them at the moment.

"So, what's the final plan, Li'l C-Sto? You're the Rebel Army's tactician, right? Hurry up and decide," said Red Magnus, seeing their getting back on topic while telling him what they're gonna do in order to commence with their mission.

Christo was in thought then turned over to Naruto which he gave him a side glance before nodding to him which Christo seemed to get the message of what they're gonna do as he nodded back.

"…We will only target the Lost. Although it may hurt, please endure the attacks from the Warriors of Dragon Fang. If things get too out of hand for us, Naruto will handle it by subduing them temporarily before refocusing on the Lost," said Christo after giving out the plan on how to approach this.

"Super got it, tactician. We'll only target the Lost! It's time to bring it!" said Red Magnus as he and the others understood what their objective is now.

"Finally! It's about time. Now enough talk, let's get ready to rumble!" said Kurama as he's been quiet for a bit while itching for a fight as he's ready to get started.

Music Start: Warriors Orochi 3 OST; Ryu Hayabusa Theme

"I'll be taking point this time!" Kurama rushed for ward with great speed as he targeted a couple of orcs standing in his path. Grinning slyly, he jumped and curled up into a ball as he barreled right into them before increasing his size and attacking fiercely with his claws and tails "Wild Whirl!" he spins quickly in place like a top with all nine tails stretched out and enlarged, striking all surrounding enemies.

"What's going on, oink? How can this fox be so powerful?" asked one of the Orcs in confusion of what's happening.

"Stop whining! We can still take him, we've got the numbers and powers!" said another orc, encouraging the others to continue fighting "Let's attack together, oink! Land Crusher!" the orcs perch atop their maces before launching into the air like rockets before shooting straight down at Kurama who remained unphased.

"Admirable, if it weren't for the fact that you're siding with the Lost. Paw of the Beast King!" Kurama enlarges a paw to a giant size as he swipes at the incoming enemies, knocking them out of the sky like a flyswatter at a couple of flies slams it down upon a target whilst creating a radial shockwave around the area of impact.

"Ohohoho! Be stupefied by my Dazzling Eyes!" Seraphina winked at a Fighting Mistress who was about to attack only to find herself unable to move due to being captured by a pink heart-shaped energy before aiming one of her handguns at her target and pulling the trigger to fire a powerful bullet to finish her off "No woman is a match for my beauty! Ohohohoho!"

Killia was preoccupied on his end as he combated with a Fight Mistress and several Orcs as he rapidly switched targets with a combo of swift punches and kicks, keeping them at bay and at the same time inflicting damage. Sensing something heading his way, Killia immediately darted away right before a powerful wind blast struck where he was standing. Turns out that a Blue Imp had tried to attack from distance with a Mega Wind spell.

"Purgatory Palm!" Killia rushed forward and began punching at the air which seem to cause glasslike cracks in the atmosphere before rearing a fist back and channeling energy into it before attacking with a powerful punch which caused an explosion, taking them down.

The Blue Imp from before was planning to build up some more distance and attack Killia with a magic spell when something clamped onto his shoulders with great force to pierce through his skin from behind then a snarky voice was heard.

"Ever wondered how you would smell when deep fried? Well, we're about to find out right now," Griffon sneered sadistically with his entire body crackling with purple electricity.

"No wai-," the Imp's plea turned into screams of agony as he was electrified till his body was completely charred then Griffon released him to flop to the ground with a thud.

"Loving the smell of barbecued imp in the afternoon," Griffon suddenly noticed something heading his way and darted to the side in time to dodge an attack from a Ninja "Hey, watch it! I ain't looking to get my feathers trimmed!"

"Be silent, intruder! You shall fall by my blade!" said the Ninja angrily.

"Not gonna happen and you better count yourself lucky that N told us not to attack your posse!"

"Here I come, plip! Assault Circus!" Usalia had her Prinny curl up into a ball and spinning quickly with her running backwards atop as both rushed forward, barreling through a group of orcs and knocking them down before she leapt into the air with a somersault and launched a volley of razor-sharp spoons as if they were kunai before landing atop her Prinny which unleashed an energy beam from its beak "This is the power of curry!" however, she let her guard down as a Lady Samurai was rushing towards her with a katana in hand.

"Perish intruder!" she swung her weapon to attack only for it to clang against another in the form of Naruto standing between them with his Six Paths Shakujo blocking the attack "You…!"

"I prefer that you don't attack my friends and I since we're not your enemies but I doub't you'll listen so…," Naruto grabbed the Lady Samurai's sword arm and spun several times before throwing her far away then creating a shadow clone to occupy her "My clone ought to keep you busy,"

"Thanks for the help, Naruto. The Warriors of Dragon Fag keep attacking us even though we try to avoid them, and the Lost aren't making it easy for us either. We're not doing so good right now," Usalia gestured to the others like Zeroken and Red Magnus sporting wounds on their bodies.

Naruto frowned at the situation "That's not good, gonna have to do something about it…,"

"Don't you have a skill that provides support to the others?" asked Kurama via the telepathic link.

"Of course, thanks for the reminder,"

"Just get to it already,"

Naruto channeled his Holy Energy with his eyes glowing blue as he calls out "Holy Guidance!" then white coronas appeared around Killia and the others while spinning, surprising them.

"Th-This is…!" Christo's eyes widened in shock upon sensing what kind of energy it is.

"What's going on?" asked Zeroken confusedly, looking at the white corona spinning around him.

"It must be because of Naru, I'm feeling better already!" said Red Magnus confidently as he saw the wounds on his body fading away.

"Did you heal them, Naruto?" asked Usalia curiously.

"Not exactly, I increased everyone's Defense power and also granted temporary health regen which should ease thi-,"

"Reckless Charge!"

Naruto's eyes widened then he shoved Usalia and her Prinny out of the way before being blindsided by an attack from the Horseman. Turns out that Naruto had brought out The Sparda and used the flat side of the blade as a makeshift shield to block the Horseman's lance which was radiating a lot of demonic energy but was struggling to stop him with his feet digging into the ground.

"Perish!" the Horseman flung his lance upwards and released the energy from it in the form of a powerful beam which engulfed Naruto. The attack dissipated to reveal nothing much to the commander's confusion "Wha-,"

"Overdrive!" suddenly a crescent wave of demonic energy came from out of nowhere followed by two more courtesy of Naruto who stood a short distance away with the Sparda held in a reverse grip before flipping it around to hold normally "Stinger!" The blade shifts into a spear shape as Naruto performs a high speed lunge attack which lands on the Horseman "Million Stabs!" he follows up with a blinding whirlwind of stabs on both the demonic knight and his undead dragon steed before the final strike having enough momentum to blast him away.

"You will pay for that, Painful Breath!" the Horseman commanded his undead dragon steed to open its mouth and breath out a dark smog of red and black which spread widely towards Naruto who prepares to evade.

"Hey N, grab on!" Griffon calls out as he swoops towards Naruto who jumps upwards to grab onto his talons and be lifted high into the air to avoid the demonic knight's deadly attack "Well, that was close,"

"Thanks for the assist, Griffon. Now, I need you to get me above the guy and drop me off so I can get at him," said Naruto.

"Gotcha, I'll swing by and drop you off," Griffon flew around till he was above the Horseman and Naruto let go to drop down towards him whilst taking out both the Overdrive and Anaconda firearms.

"Rain Storm!" he flipped himself upside-down and spins while firing rapidly below him, the Horseman raises his shield above his head to block the incoming bullets but that was what Naruto wanted the enemy to do "Helm Breaker!" switching back to the Sparda, Naruto gripped the weapon with both hands for a devastating overhead attack with enough power to shatter the shield and seriously injure the Horseman and his undead steed.

"This is…impossible!" the Horseman was in a state of denial, not wanting to believe that he's about to lose to this person.

"You guys will come to learn that I excel in accomplishing the impossible!" Naruto sneered as he readied the Sparda "Dance Macabre!" he rushes forward and proceeds to unleash a streaming barrage of sword slashes and blinding stabs with breakneck speed before finishing with a home run swing that deals a massive amount of damage.

"This can't…be…," the Horseman could only mutter as he lay down in defeat.

"And now to deal with the rest," Naruto turned to face the rest of the Lost Army and help keep the Warriors of Dragon Fang at bay.

Music End

After dealing majority of the Lost army while putting up with the Dragon Fang warrior's attacks, they noticed Izuna being surrounded by four Orcs which they began to assault her as they ganged up on her.

"Grah! How underhanded of you to fight four on one…! Do you have no pride as Warriors!?" said Izuna as she's in a lot of pain from how dirty the Lost fight against them.

The Blue Imp who was nearby evilly laughed at this as he answered without care and mercy "Hahaha! Pride!? The Lost don't need that crap! All we need is overwhelming power!" The blue Imp began forming a concentrated orb attack as he gets ready to blast the Nine-Tails into oblivion.

Seeing what was about to happen, Usalia rushed over to them as she calls out "W-Watch out, plip!" She jumped over above them as she launched a barrage of razor-sharp silver spoons at the four Orcs like they were kunais which hit their marks killing the four Orcs while saving Izuna. However, she wasn't done as she landed before Izuna while forming a magic barrier to shield both herself and the Nine-Tails, the blue Imp launched the attack at them which Usalia was able to block the attack but at the same time, she also got hit after stopping the sphere which the intensity of it broke the barrier and the electric shock of the attack harmed Usalia in the process as she dropped down to her knees in pain and exhaustion.

"Agh…!" Usalia cried out in pain due having taken the hit for the Nine-Tails.

Izuna couldn't believe what she just witnessed as she was just saved from the little girl who protected her for what could've been her end. She was confused why she risked herself protecting her when their enemies? It doesn't make sense as she couldn't figure out why. Two of her Dragon Fang Warriors came over to her to check and see if she's alright while Naruto, Kurama, Griffon and the Prinny quickly rushed over to her out of worry.

"Usalia! Are you alright!?" said Naruto as he saw what happened and went over to her side, seeing if she was badly hurt but not before firing a Divine Light at the Blue Imp in angry retaliation.

"Uh-huh. I'm okay, plip. Just a bit injured is all," said Usalia, assuring him that she's fine. Naruto was relieved to hear that she's alright for the most part.

Soon after, Killia's group came up to them as they too saw what just happened.

"Li'l Usa! Are you okay!?" asked Red Magnus as he was showing worry for the kid which she nodded to him.

"Usalia…! Why did you do that…?" asked Christo as he was surprised why would Usalia go that far in taking the hit just to protect the Nine-Tails like that.

Even Izuna agreed with Christo as she questioned this "Y-Yeah, we're enemies. Why did you risk your life to save me…?" she wondered why would the kid protect her despite they're enemies. She couldn't understand why.

Usalia got up despite the pain as she looked at Izuna "We are not enemies. We are allies in the fight against the Lost, plip. So…" said Usalia telling her she and others are here solely to help them fight against the Lost army.

That made Izuna surprised as that's the reason why. So all this time, she thought they were enemies and didn't bother to hear them out given their own situation with the Lost. So, to witness Usalia risking her life to protect her from the attack and telling her they're allies was an eye opener for the purple Nine-Tails.

"Hey, Dragon Fang guys! Aren't you embarrassed for making a kid say something like that!?" said Red Magnus as he felt mad for them not seeing their intentions from the start.

"They should be ashamed of themselves is more like it. Are you guys that blind or just ignorant!? She just risked herself to protect your sorry butt from getting killed just to show you that we're not your enemies from the beginning, but rather as allies. The least you could do is show some appreciation that your life was spared thanks to her! And you call yourself the Warriors of Dragon Fang… where's the honor in all that!? You guys aren't the only ones facing a crisis with the Lost army, you know!" said Naruto as he was angry that one of his friends and party member was harmed and was forced to risk herself just to make them see their true intentions.

"You know, when he puts it like that, he's practically calling you all scumbags for forcing a kid to risk her life just to protect your ungrateful ass to make you realize that we were never here to make enemies of you, but rather to assist you. That's the whole point of us being here in your Netherworld in the first place. Just to form an alliance against the Lost," said Kurama with a frown for he too didn't like how Usalia had to risk herself just to prove that they're allies here.

"They are right. Please open your eyes. We are not your enemies," said Christo hoping that they will listen to them now due to Usalia's actions.

Izuna was in thought as she can finally see what their true intentions were and given that she was saved from death by Usalia's actions, she was moved and finally convinced they are not they're enemies, but rather, as allies. "…Alright, Warriors of the Rebel Army, we of Dragon Fang shall fight with you," she declares their new alliance and decided to join forces with the Rebel Army to repel against the invading Lost army.

The blue Imp who was recovering from Naruto's angered watched what was happening and was in shock and fear at what he just heard "Krgh! What the…!? Dragon Fang has joined forces with the Rebel Army…!" This was not good for the Lost as things just turned bad from this new development. Back to the group, the others were happy that the Warriors of Dragon Fang finally viewed us as allies all thanks to Usalia.

"You did it, Usalia. Thanks to you, they now understand us," said Seraphina praising the bunny girl for her actions.

"…Jeez, you took it a little far," said Killia as he was showing some concern for her but also respect for her actions.

"Yeah, tell me about it. You almost had me worried there for a moment, Usalia. Please don't do that again. Only I do those kinds of things," said Naruto slightly scolds her for her reckless actions but nonetheless is proud of her for making the Warriors of Dragon Fang understand them now.

"Hehe…I'm sorry, plip," said Usalia as she bows to everyone in apology.

"It's all good. I'm proud of you for your courage," said Naruto as he's giving her head pats which she gladly accepted them by leaning into his touch with a smile.

"…C'mon, let's go annihilate the Lost," said Killia as the tables have been turned against the Lost now that the Warriors of Dragon Fang have joined forces with the Rebel Army. Naruto stopped giving Usalia head pats which she was little upset about it but happily jumped in excitement as now things have now gone into their favor

"Yes, plip," said Usalia as they all get ready to annihilate the Lost army.

After finally getting rid of the remnants of the invading Lost army, Izuna wanted to show her appreciation to the Rebel Army for helping them defend Dragon Fang against the Lost.

"I offer you my gratitude, Warriors of the Rebel Army. Thanks to you, Dragon Fang has avoided destruction," said Izuna thanking them for their help.

"I wouldn't celebrate just it. It's true we may have gotten rid of the Lost army here, however Demon General Bloodis is still around and still poses a significant threat. As long he remains here, your Netherworld will never be safe," said Naruto as he knows Bloodis will be aware of what has happened and he will be waiting for them to come to him.

"He's right. It's too soon to be sure. Nothing will change until we can drive back Demon General Bloodis," said Killia as he too knows that this is far from over for Bloodis is the last obstacle they need to overcome.

"You two are right. From now on, the Warriors of Dragon Fang shall join the Rebel Army," said Izuna as she and the Dragon Fang Warriors decided to join their army.

Warrior of Dragon Fang, Izuna, became an ally!

Everyone was pleased to hear that Dragon Fang has finally allying themselves to officially join the Rebel Army which Zeroken was vocal about it.

"Alright!" said Zeroken who was celebrating their success.

"Bwah-hahahaha! This is a party, so let's party! Today's a super good day!" said Red Magnus as he too was celebrating their victory. Both him and Zeroken immediately high five each other which Zeroken realized what he just did.

"C-Crap… I'm a lone wolf, but I got carried away," Zeroken felt embarrassed from celebrating with them despite he didn't had any intention of joining their army.

Usalia jumped up happily as she giggled at Zeroken's embarrassment. "Heh. Zeroken is a cute wolf, plip," she finds this funny.

Christo was pleased with finally getting Dragon Fang joining us. Now all that's left now…is to get Naruto and Kurama to join the army, including his party. "Naruto…" Christo calling his name which Naruto was already knowing what he's gonna say.

"Oh boy, here we go. I know EXACTLY what he's gonna say. Let's just get it over with," thought Naruto as he waits for Christo doing his thing.

"We finally did as you wanted. We save Dragon Fang at least temporarily and managed to recruit the Warriors of Dragon Fang. We've upheld our end of our deal, now all that's left is you and your friends. Will you uphold your end and finally join our Rebel Army as you promised?" asked Christo as he really wants Naruto and his party to join them for he will be a great help to the Rebel Army.

Naruto looked at Christo then at the others before looking at his party which Kurama gave him a nod, Usalia gives him a smile to tell him yes, Griffon seems to be chill about it, Shadow is okay with this and the Prinny is going along with his decision. With that being said, Naruto already made his decision since he didn't even need to think about it.

"Well… you guys did what I asked despite Bloodis is still out there but I wouldn't count him in this. And I am a man of my word so…yeah. We've decided to join you, just like I promised I will," said Naruto with a foxy grin as he gave them the verdict.

The mysterious duo, Naruto and Kurama, became an ally!

The Shadow Guardians: Griffon, Shadow & Nightmare, became an ally!

The Prinny, became an ally!

The Overlord of Toto Bunny, Usalia, became an ally!

"Huh? That's strange. Why did it say 'the mysterious duo'? Is he not an Overlord?" thought Christo as he doesn't understand the meaning behind it but he didn't think too much about it given they finally and successfully got Naruto and co to join the Rebel Army.

"Yeah-hahaha! Alright! Today's a super SUPER big day! Naru and Li'l Usa have finally joined us! Things will be great with you with us!" said Red Magnus as he was celebrating with gaining more allies.

"Well, I'll be looking forward to fighting alongside you all. Right guys?" asked Naruto as he look at his friends.

"Yup. I can't wait for us to be friends, plip," said Usalia as she looks excited about officially joining them.

"Things will outta be interesting with us in your army. So, let's cause some chaos on the Lost," said Kurama as he's showing his feral foxy grin, looking interested in working alongside his new allies.

"Hahaha! This'll be fun for sure. Let's bring mayhem upon the Lost!" said Griffon as he's flaps his wings with excitement.

"I can't wait to fight alongside you all in the endeavor, dood. This'll be a great experience for sure, dood," said the Prinny as he raised his flippers happily.

Naruto smiled at them with a nod as he expected their answer. He gave Killia a nod with a smile which he in turn did the same as he's looking forward in working with Naruto throughout this endeavor. Naruto's attention was brought towards Seraphina as she walks towards him which they stared at each other in silence while everyone was watching on at what is gonna happen.

After a minute of silence, Seraphina extended her hand at Naruto while looking away which made Naruto look confused at what she's doing. She noticed this which she huffed as she spoke "Don't get the wrong idea. I'm merely just acknowledging you due to your worth. I still don't like you but I'm willing to make a truce and accept you in our Rebel Army as allies. So, I'll swallow my pride and welcome you and your mutt to officially be part of our army. That is all,"

Naruto was slightly surprised by this as he expected for her to be against it but I suppose even SHE can see what he and Kurama can do which was enough for her to welcome them in…even though it looked a bit forced. "Huh, I wouldn't expect you of all people were to say that. But I suppose this is as close as I can get, so I appreciate you acknowledging me at least," he extended his hand too which they shake on it as a truce was now formed between them despite they don't like each other.

"However, I'm only willing to forgive you from humiliating me and bruising my pride from defeating me at Blood Parch if you agree to bow down before me and become my obedient servant," asked Seraphina as she give him a sultry smirk which took Naruto by surprise at her strange behavior but nonetheless refused her proposal.

"That's not gonna happen. I don't intend to be anyone's servant. Not now, not ever,"

Seraphina just laughs at his claim. "Ohohohoho! We'll just see about that. All men are destined to become my obedient servants, even a plebeian such as yourself. I will soon have you at the palm of my hand as a way to repay you for wounding a maiden's pride. Just you wait,"

Naruto narrowly raised his eyebrow at this but accepted her challenge "Whatever it is you're thinking, it won't work but you know what? I accept your challenge. I'll be waiting when that day comes…that is IF that day comes but you're more than welcome to try just to fail,"

"Boy, I can't wait to see how that'll play out," said Kurama as he'll gladly see how this'll go for either one of them.

To everyone, it seems both Naruto and Seraphina are now neutral with each other but at least they're somewhat getting along which was slightly surprising for Killia, Christo and Red Magnus.

Anyways, Christo turned to Killia as he spoke to him "Killia, we did it. Getting Naruto, Kurama and Dragon Fang to join us is a significant boost,"

Killia who was unsure of answering just agreed with him "Y-Yeah…,"

Christo who adjusted his glasses didn't like that response as he spoke again while gaining everyone's attention "What kind of response is that? The leader of the Rebel Army has to be more assertive,"

Killia remained silent for about before realizing what Christo just said. "…Wait, when did I become the leader?" he didn't ask to be one.

Christo was confused by this but nonetheless answered "You're the only one who can lead a group with this many chaotic members. Is that a problem?"

Killia wasn't convinced as he still doesn't see himself one. "Being a leader isn't in my character. I don't have what it takes…" he still wasn't sure about this.

Christo began announcing himself to everyone "Listen, everyone, after today's battle, the Rebel Army has increased in strength significantly. Let's keep expanding our alliance, just like we did today!" Killia just remained silent as he wasn't sure he's even ready to take up the leadership role, but that's what's happening right now whether he likes it or not.

Seraphina turned over to the Warriors of Dragon Fang while having stars on her eyes as she asked them a question she wanted to know "Now then, is the legendary Dragon Overlord going to be my ally (servant), as well?" Everyone turned over to the Warriors of Dragon Fang or in this case, Izuna as she was quiet for a bit before answering Seraphina's question.

"Unfortunately, that will not be possible. My father, Dragon Overlord Drumdawn, has fallen into an eternal sleep," said Izuna with a frown but lifted her mood before continuing on "But, if you guys are found to be worthy, you may be able to meet him someday. It all depends on fate,"

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Elsewhere at an unknown location which showed an evil fortress with ships surrounded it on standby, we see a Twin Dragon hovering over as it's intending to cause havoc onto someone who was awoken it from its slumber. "Grrraaaooorrr!" Roared the Twin Dragon in rage as it's looking to cause destruction.

Next, we see a demon man with undefined white hair, wearing a white jacket with strange bone-like black clothing which happens to be none other than Void Dark himself as he sits on his throne with bored yet annoyed expression as he can hear loud noises which he didn't like.

"It's noisy. What's going on…? said Void Dark as he's feeling bothered by this ruckus. He then sees an Orc rushing over to him out of worry as it appears to be in distress.

"Lord Void Dark! It's an emergency, oink!" said the unknown Orc with an alarmed expression.

"…Who are you?" demanded Void Dark as he's confused who's this pig standing before him.

The Orc was shocked by this as he answered "H-Have you forgotten? I am here on behalf of my predecessor, who was executed for bringing you boiling hot coffee, oink. As his 85th secretary, I shall be assisting Lord Void Dark. I am Marquis Petite Orc, oink! I am from-," however he was rudely stopped as Void Dark was already getting annoyed with him talking too much.

"Stop talking. I'll have you killed, too," said Void Dark, threatening him with death which made the Orc was back away in fear "So, what is going on?" he wants to know why he's hearing so much noise.

"Right! It's emergency, oink! The Overlord of Brutal Beast, Grand Gradrius VI, has appeared, oink! Grand Gradrius VI, who has the biggest body in all the Netherworlds, has awoken from his extended sleep, oink!" said the 85th Secretary in alarming tone.

Void Dark looked interested from what he is hearing. "And, he came all this way to greet me? How nice of him. But I won't let him touch this castle. I shall go and take care of this personally. Hmhmhmhmhm…" He evilly chuckles as Void Dark gets up out of his throne chair and proceeds to go meet with the Grand Gradrius VI, personally as he wants to go say 'hello'… in person. This ought to be interesting for a bit.

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Naruto's Arsenal
Six Paths Shakujo
Basic Ninja Tools
The Sparda - Devil May Cry
Yamato - Devil May Cry
Over-Drive - Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel
Anaconda - Borderlands

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This is Hussbek online with the latest chapter, things have pretty much gotten way past intense with the involvement of the Demon General Bloodis who exhibited great power which forces Killia to release his inner powers and Naruto to partially utilize his Bijuu Mode to defend the others before the unexpected intervention of Zeroken who helped them all escape. After meeting up and eventually parting ways with Sindri. The group headed over to the Dragon Fang Netherworld which is under attack by the Lost. However, Sindri had warned them that the Warriors would view them as enemies along with the Lost so they should be careful.

Arriving at the next netherworld, Naruto and co once again met up with Killia and the others. Christo appealed to Naruto to join the Rebel Army and so agreed on the condition that they in aiding the Warriors of Dragon Fang to drive the Lost Army out of the Netherworld before joining them. After several intense battles, the enlarged group were successful in defeating the Lost and persuading the Warriors of Dragon Fang in accepting them as allies. But now they have to deal with their next challenge…Bloodis. Be sure to read and review like always.

This is Hussbek from Ghana.

Signing out and staying alive.