Original Posted On July 16, 2022
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Review Response:
Nathair1: Yeah, Akamaru will be adored by the children and staff. I had a blast with the answering Machine. I hope I can do more with Hinata/Kiba's karma. Yeah, they all grew up with him, so seeing him leave is scary and sad to them, they don't want to lose their big brother. Naruto's realization…. Oh boy.
Calderoneric758: Thank you, I liked the ending of the previous chapter. Oh, that phone call. Yeah, Lucifer will have quite the reaction.
TeaDrinkertheknight: We shall see Naruto's adjustment.
TheFoxSummoner Clan-Head: Yep, I agree.
ShadowBloodedge9396: Yeah, you were very close. The idea for Loona to take Naruto's place to get his affairs in order was like lightning striking my brain. As they had two options: Do that, or steal his stuff, which would be bad and with Naruto missing it would cause a lot of anxiety and panic for the orphanage staff, who raised him, and his friends. LOL, I know, the disguises were purposely made bad. I got the idea when I was rewatching My Life as a Teenage Robot, episode two part 1 'Raggedy Android'. Jenny has a horrible and terrifying disguise to blend in with humans, but unlike that episode, where everyone freaked out, Millie and Moxxie are properly disguised. So, yes, the look was bad, but with them from Stolas, it ended up being enchanted to work. I will try to get the art work of them in their 'disguises' finished. Oh, you like the art me and my GF, Boo1194 make?
Tr1vium: There should be more happening to her and Kiba.
Spark681: I don't know either, I am trying to work on it as we speak. I have a few options, but they are visible by a hundred miles.
Jebest4781: I know, I loved that scene. It was a lot of fun! But it isn't my idea, it came from a fan comic on Youtube.
KingDoomer: I will enjoy the little things in life.
Gamelover41592: I know, people are excited to see his reaction.
Helljumper206: Fuck yes, he is. A big one.
Davidab931: Can I use that line?
DaftMerc39: No, the disguises came from Stolas. If they came from Blitz they would have been found out. Loona is… well, I guess I am working on her reaction to his reactions as well. Damn.
MichaelTheFox: Yeah, that was an arc. To think, when I was writing chapter 2, I thought chapter 4 would be the Homecoming dance. I am happy I pushed it back and took my time. I hope you enjoy this chapter.
Guest: Thank you, I am hoping this chapter is good.
Nicholas: I don't know which reaction Naruto will take. I have a few options, and all are good, but predictable.
Wolf Mike: We shall.
Pedro Alonso Buby Huayanay Zamudio: I don't mind being given suggestions. Go right ahead.
Guest: I am most comfortable with 3000 word chapters for normal chapters, longer chapters are mostly for big event chapters. Sorry, for the short chapter and the two plus week wait.
Yenke: I already know how Naruto is going to fight.
Chance: Yep, they saved Akamaru's soul from damnation. Lucifer is the original Troll.
Bednarczykmiki: Me too, buddy. Me too.
MEATBICYCLE: *KISS* I fucking love you! Thank you so much!
Shade: Never heard of that song, will give it a listen.
Clown Exorcist: I did too, especially with the song Loona was singing at the end.
Hammelbroden: Well, in canon, the Cherubs were kicked out of Heaven from causing the death of a human, so it makes sense they would be vindictive here. I love your idea, I might use it.
Gaby11: What punishment?
Cacklin: Why did you take them out, and why will you need them later?
KiritoUzumaki700: *Blush* Thank you. I hope I can continue making this story as good as it is. Because I am known to push a theme or scene to much.
Rarran: That would be interesting. Would they become lovers?
Crispycon 1013: Oh, shit, I am sorry. Here, take a tissue.
Spook: Go ahead, give me suggestions.
Reggad: LOVE THIS IDEA! ITS FUNNY!
Guest: Thank you.
.73: Thank you. Hopefully this chapter is just as good.
Guest: … Boo194, my GF, loves Supernatural. She might be willing to draw fanart of this for you. CastielXVerosika, I love it. He is my favorite character from Supernatural.
MADDOG789: Between Naruto and Loona? Fuck yeah, I am going to continue! Why would I stop when I am just getting started!
OKAY, LETS READ THIS SHIT! I DON'T OWN NARUTO OR HELLUVA BOSS!
"Hey" = Speaking
'Hey' = Thinking
'Hey' = Memory
"Hey"= To be Determined
Chapter 12: My Epitaph is Confusion
Human World, Friday, Lunch time…
It has been a long week without Naruto, so Fuu, Shino, and Gaara sat in the cafeteria making mild small talk.
Gaara had his head in hand as he ate his sandwich.
Shino ate his salad slowly.
Fuu munched on her chips.
All of them felt numb and had a long distant stare in their eyes.
"I am bored." Fuu mumbled.
"Me too." Gaara replied as he put down his sandwich, putting his hand in his backpack to feel his Rocket the Racoon plush. "I wish Naruto was here."
"Indeed, things were always livelier with him here, even if we weren't doing much." Shino added.
The sound of two trays being placed on the table and people sitting down caught the trio's attention.
"Speaking of Uzumaki," Sasuke said as he and Sakura started to eat. "Where has he been? I haven't seen him since Hyuga humiliated him last Friday."
"Is he okay?" Sakura asked as she looked at Gaara.
The trio exchanged glances with each other.
Shino cleared his throat.
"Well, last weekend, Naruto got adopted." Shino told the couple.
Sasuke and Sakura's eyes widened.
"Oh… well, that's good, right?" Sakura asked carefully.
"Yeah, it is. But he had to move to the East Coast." Fuu grumbled, tossing her empty chip bag and grabbed a new one.
"That sucks." Sasuke agreed.
"Why do you care?" Gaara asked with a steeled glare. "From what Naruto told us, the two of you didn't like him."
"Yeah, that is true, but I realized that I was being an asshole." Sasuke replied. "Sakura was just mimicking me, so it is my fault for my shitty attitude toward Naruto."
Fuu, Shino, and Gaara accepted that answer, since they didn't need a complex answer from Sasuke.
Benefit of the doubt.
"So, Stray Dog got adopted? Is that what I just heard?"
The five teens turned and saw a very disheveled Hinata.
No make up could be used to cover up the heavy bags under her eyes, which were bloodshot and dilated.
She looked very tired, which everyone at school had heard of her disownment from her family, as she had moved in with Kiba's family.
"What's it to you, Slutnata?" Sasuke asked as he glared at her. "You should not even be here, the school should have expelled you for humiliating Naruto with that blood cannon."
Hinata gripped her hands in anger.
"That is NOT what happened!" Hinata stated through grit teeth. "I didn't humiliate…"
"Oh, yeah?" Sasuke stated loudly as he stood up, drawing attention to himself and Hinata. "I remember it clearly. You were trying to get Naruto away from his dance partner, and when you succeeded you had someone shoot him with a bag of blood. If that isn't humiliation…"
"THAT ISN'T WHAT HAPPENED! I AM THE ONE WHO GOT HIT WITH THE BLOOD, AND I AM THE ONE WHO RAN OUT BEFORE THAT DOG ATTACKED THE SCHOOL!" Hinata shouted in a hysterical rage.
"What dog attacked the school?" Fuu asked in confusion.
Murmurs erupted in the cafeteria.
"That giant white demon dog!"
"Shit, you think Hyuga is on drugs?" Gaara asked quite loudly.
"I am not…"
"Then why are you trying to victim blame Naruto and making up a story about a demon dog destroying a part of the school?" Shino asked his once friend.
Hinata started to hyperventilate as she could not understand why everyone but herself and Kiba could not remember Akamaru mutating and attacking the school.
"Yeah, whatever your excuse is, just leave!" Sasuke cut her off. "Go back to the one-legged cuck of a freak you call a boyfriend."
'Am I going crazy?' Hinata thought as she stormed out, ignoring any and all insults hurled at her. 'Or is this just a sick joke everyone is playing on us? But then that means dad is in on the joke.'
As Hinata vanished from the cafeteria, it started to quiet down.
"Sorry about that." Sasuke apologized. "I know what I was doing was wrong, but what she did at the dance was just… cruel."
"I remember Naruto's face." Shino said in guilt. "I failed to stop Hinata from getting her way, and in the end, Naruto got humiliated, and I could not stop it!"
Fuu put her hand on Shino's, squeezing it in reassurance.
"Naruto got adopted," Sakura mumbled. "Meaning he is now safe and away from all of this."
Everyone nodded and sighed in agreement.
"I wonder what our blonde sunshine is doing?" Fuu asked.
Mox and Mill's House…
"Finally, the Hell Adoption papers are finished. Just need to mail them in and the adoption certificate should be here in three business days…" Moxxie said as he leaned back into his chair, stretching his back and arms. "Meaning… Wednesday since today is Friday."
Millie nodded as she got up.
"Go start lunch, sweetie." Millie said as she kissed Moxxie's cheek. "I'm going to check on Naruto."
"Diaper check?"
"Diaper check."
Millie walked out of the kitchen, into the living room, walked up the stairs, past the upstairs bathroom, and stood in front of a door that had Naruto's name on it.
Not bothering to knock, Millie entered.
Over the last five days, Millie, Moxxie, and Loona had spent time putting all of Naruto's belongings away or set them up in the room.
His posters were on the walls, a few on the ceiling.
His shelves, desk, dresser set up and loaded with clothing, books, and some figures.
Some of his clothing and heavier gear were stored in his closet.
His figures were properly positioned the way he had them before on their stands.
His art supplies tucked away in his desk with his Yugioh cards safely stored in the locked compartment of said desk.
His entertainment center was set up, his NES, SNES, N64, PS2, PS3, PS4, Nintendo WIIU, Nintendo Switch all safely connected and plugged in with his 3DS set up next to it with the remote to the tv.
His vinyl record collection and small blue brief case style record player were stationed on a small table that was for miscellaneous things or for whatever Naruto wanted there. He could even eat on it if he wanted.
His movies and games were stored in a special carrier in his closet.
On his bedframe was his picture of Minato and Kushina, and a few miscellaneous items Loona had put there from what she remembered it being like in the human world.
Long story short, all of the things he had in the human world, were now here in his new home in hell.
'I can't believe a kid his age even has these old systems.' Millie thought as she looked at his games. 'But from what Loona told us, he inherited the majority of his stuff from his dad, which means Naruto got a lot of his taste from him.'
Smiling sadly, Millie turned her attention to Naruto.
Now, eight feet eight inches tall, his legs digitigrade, his tail fully grown with dark gray, gray, and white fur covering his body, Naruto was in his hellhound form. On his left shoulder where he had been bitten, was black fur, divided where every tooth had penetrated his skin. On his cheeks where his facial scars were located were black stripes of fur.
Even in hell, his physical scars were on full display.
Naruto was sleeping soundly, from what Millie could hear from his breathing.
He was currently wearing an adult diaper, since they didn't want Naruto to shit the bed…
And the fact his clothes no longer fit him.
'When he wakes up, we need to get his clothes remade or adjusted to fit him.' Millie thought as she checked him over. 'Okay, no need to change him…'
Millie's heart ached as she looked at the sleeping hound.
She hesitantly reached out and caressed his cheek, feeling him wince under her touch.
'So strong, yet so fragile.' Millie thought as she felt like she was becoming emotional. 'I hope I can be the mother you need.'
Leaning in, Millie gently kissed Naruto's forehead.
"Please, wake up, my son." Millie whispered, causing Naruto's ears to twitch at the sound of her voice.
"Millie?"
Said imp turned to the door and saw Moxxie.
"I need some help." He said softly, pointing down the stairs.
Millie nodded and wiped her watering eyes.
"Sure, sweetie." She replied as she left Naruto's room, quietly closing it.
"Hey, after lunch, do you want to check out those things we got for Naruto?" Moxxie asked in an upbeat tone, trying to cheer Millie up.
Millie smiled.
"Of course, I want to make sure they are safe for him." Millie said with actual excitement in her tone and smile.
Moxxie released an internal sigh of relief.
'Everything is going to be okay.' He thought as they entered the kitchen.
Meanwhile…
"AAAAgh…" Blitz loudly sounded as he put his mug down. "Man, this soda is good. Don't you think, Loona?"
Sitting in a 70's style diner, Blitz had dragged Loona out of their apartment for the day.
"Yeah…" Loona replied softly, staring distantly out of the window.
Both of them were wearing casual clothing.
Blitz wore blue jeans, his cowboy boots, a t-shirt, and a blue long sleeve hoodie.
Loona wore jean shorts to her knees and an orange t-shirt with a black hoodie vest. Her hair was done in a braid, which hung over her left shoulder.
"Don't worry, Looney, your friend should be waking up any day now." Blitz said as he continued to look at the menu.
Loona didn't say anything, silently sipping her soda.
A waitress took their order.
"I'll take a beer with mine, you want one, Loona?" Blitz asked his daughter, knowing she loved alcohol.
"I am good. Thank you for asking." Loona replied.
With their order done, the waitress walked to the back, leaving the father very confused.
"Loona, what is wrong?" Blitz asked in concern.
Loona didn't reply.
"Does it concern that boy?"
No reply.
"Loona, I know I came of strongly," Blitz stated as he put his mug down. "When we talked in the human world, I said it shouldn't matter to you about the tradition of a dead clan."
Loona tiredly looked at Blitz.
"I know I said that I don't care about him, and I worried about you since then." Blitz continued, trying to figure out what to say and keep on topic. "You said he makes you happy, and I can see that."
Loona quirked an eyebrow.
"But…" Blitz stopped, scratching his head feverishly to figure out his words. "I don't… you should…"
"Dad…"
Blitz went silent as he waited for Loona's words.
No words came, and allowed Blitz to forge his words.
"I don't want you to get hurt over this kid."
"I won't." Loona relied, gripping her cup defensively.
"But you are!" Blitz pointed out hotly, but with restraint.
"Blitz, I am not…" Loona started to say loudly, but bit her tongue as she closed her eyes. "This isn't about a tradition. It isn't about being responsible for my actions." 'Not anymore at least.'
"Then what is it about, Loona?" Blitz asked in irritation. "All I can see is that brat has something on you and you are reacting to it badly? What did he do? He didn't…. he didn't rape you, did he?"
"What? No, don't be retarded!" Loona snapped. "Naruto didn't do anything to me without consent!"
Loona and Blitz stood up, lightning sparking between the father and daughter as they angrily stared at each other.
"Then what is it!" Blitz shouted, now drawing attention.
"It is none of you concern, Blitz!" Loona retaliated.
"Well, I am your father, and seeing you like this and getting to the bottom of it IS my business!"
"Only on paper are you my dad, Blitz!" Loona shouted in his face, jamming her finger into his chest. "I ignore over half the childish shit you do, but this, acting like a parent is not something you need to do! I am twenty-one now, so I don't need you hovering over me and fucking up my social circles at all!"
"That paper saved you from that orphanage!" Blitz screamed as the waitress appeared with their food, successfully putting it down and writing a check, having dealt with this kind of scenario before. "You would probably be out on the streets if I didn't adopt you!"
"And maybe everything would be better!" Loona shouted as she grabbed the waitress's shirt. "I'm taking mine to go, here is my cash."
Loona grabbed the plate and stormed out.
"You're going to pay for the plate she took." The waitress said in a dull, uninterested tone.
Blitz grumbled as he paid for the plate, his meal, and ate it in irritation before he left.
His phone rang.
"What is it, Stolas?" Blitz asked angrily, well, in more anger than usual.
"Well, well, well, aren't you in a mood, Blitzy." Stolas chuckled.
"Get to the point!"
"Fine~" Stolas replied in dejection. "I called to ask you to tell those littleir imps to have that hellhound brought to me when he wakes up."
"Oh, god you're going to diddle his hole too!" Blitz shouted, grossing out some female demons nearby.
"No, I won't. It is just for an examination. He needs to be coded into Hell's citizenship records. If he isn't and Lucifer finds out, he will kill the boy. Remember, the boy didn't die and become a sinner. He became a Lycan-turned and was brought here, so he isn't in Hell's records." Stolas explained as if it was common knowledge.
"Why do you care?"
"Because I am in charge of that record, and I don't want to see your daughter sad at losing the love of her life, Blitzy." Stolas said in honesty.
He could tell from what Blitz told him the night before, how she reacted, how she took action, and what she did after by taking responsibility with the one she turned.
She loves Naruto.
Back in the heyday of the clan, Lycanthropes would just abandon them, until their rules and tradition of responsibility was enforced.
"Ugh, fine, I'll call Millie and Moxxie to tell them to contact me when their brat is awake."
"Toodles." Stolas bid goodbye.
Grumbling, Blitz called Millie and Moxxie, informing them of Stolas's request.
They agreed, of course.
The day slowly passed, families returned to their homes to sleep, many ran amuck during the night hours.
Days turned into weeks as September ended and October's warmth bathed not only the Human World but Hell and all of its Circles.
The tree's leaves changed colors slightly as many fell and the temperature got colder at night.
All the while, Naruto slept.
Evening, October 3rd…
Dream…
Naruto floated.
It felt heavy, like he was in water.
But he could breathe?
He opened his eyes, and before him was a monolithic wall.
Around him, Naruto saw what appeared to be a galaxy, stars, and darkness.
'Where am I?' he thought as he saw a familiar shadow appear before the wall.
(King Crimson: 21st Century Schizoid Man: Epitaph)
The wolf like shadow from his previous dream was kneeling before the wall, something in his hand as he scribed words onto it.
"~The wall on which the prophets wrote
Is cracking at the seams
Upon the instruments of death
The sunlight brightly gleams~"
The shadow got up, dropping its hammer and chisel, turning toward Naruto, revealing piercing blue eyes that stood out against all of the red and black, its mouth moving as it 'sang'.
"~When every man is torn apart
With nightmares and with dreams
Will no one lay the laurel wreath
The silence drowns the screams~"
The shadow's limbs were pulled off as a shadowy laurel wreath appeared around its neck, before it was apparently grabbed from how it struggled before it was torn apart, limb by limb.
"~Confusion," the Shadow grabbed Naruto's shoulder, turning him around grab his shoulders, staring into the scared boy's eyes before pushing Naruto, causing him to hit the ground. "~will be my epitaph
As I crawl, a cracked and broken path
If we make it, we can all sit back and laugh~"
Naruto and the Shadow began to crawl to the wall, stretching their arms out in desperation to return to it.
"~But I fear tomorrow I'll be crying~" the shadow sang as tears started to drip into the void of space from Naruto's eyes.
"~Yes, I fear tomorrow I'll be crying
Yes, I fear tomorrow I'll be crying~"
Before Naruto could touch the wall, it disappeared, causing him to fall forward, spinning for a second before he saw a large iron gate fence.
"~Between the iron gates of fate
The seeds of time were sown
And watered by the deeds of those
Who know and who are known
Well, knowledge is a deadly friend
When no one sets the rules~"
Naruto was grabbed by his shirt, and hoisted up by the shadow, as if he was Yorick's skull in Hamlet.
"~Well, knowledge is a deadly friend
When no one sets the rules
The fate of all mankind I fear
Is in the hands of fools~"
The shadow threw Naruto down with force.
Naruto could feel the air whipping his face, fear gripping his heart as he fell.
He hit something, he didn't know what, but it was like he hit water.
Naruto crawled to his hands and knees, and looked up, the icy cold hand of confusion and fear impaling his every fiber as he saw what could only be described as a procession of wolf like beings.
There were hundreds, no, thousands of these figures standing in line, going on for an infinite amount of space.
They were shadowy, like living dust particles illuminated by crimson, garnet, and merlot light.
One stood before him, a female, holding its hand out to him.
"Loona!" Naruto called out as he ran toward her, but it felt like he was not making any progress as the Shadow wrapped its arms around his shoulder and waist diagonally, its head resting on his shoulder, weighing him down.
"~The Wall~" The wall reappeared, separating a large amount of the figures behind it, the ones that were still visible, except the female, surrounded Naruto. "~On which the prophets wrote
Is cracking at the seams
Upon the instruments of death
The sunlight brightly gleams~"
The figures grabbed Naruto, and started to pull, causing him to cry out, but their hands entered his mouth.
He wasn't choked, but he could feel them grabbing him.
"~When every man is torn apart
With nightmares and with dreams~"
They pulled, and with each hand, they tore out the humanity from Naruto. His teeth were being pulled into fangs. His nails were now claws. His skin now covered in fur. Piece by agonizing piece he was painfully stripped of who he once was, and into who he is now.
"~Will no one lay the laurel wreath
When silence drowns the screams~"
Naruto's screams of torment were silenced in the void, the figures vanishing, leaving Naruto alone with the Shadow and the Female.
"~Confusion will be my epitaph
As I crawl, a cracked and broken path
And if we make it, we can all sit back and laugh~"
The Shadow faded, merging with Naruto as the Female knelt before him, pulling him onto her lap as he grabbed her tightly.
"~But I fear tomorrow I'll be crying
Yes, I fear tomorrow I'll be crying
Yes, I fear tomorrow I'll be crying
Crying!~" Naruto cried out as he continued where his Shadow left off. "~Crying!
Yes, I fear tomorrow I'll be crying
Yes, I fear tomorrow I'll be crying
Yes, I fear tomorrow I'll be crying
Crying!
Crying!~"
All the while, the Female soothingly rubbed his head. Her fingers grazing his ears as he could not help but shudder and flinch with his tears becoming one with the galaxy.
Dream End…
Naruto's eyes sluggishly opened.
Chapter 12, DONE!
OH, SHIT! NARUTO IS AWAKE! HOW IS HE GOING TO REACT!
The Galaxy in Naruto's dream is the cover to King Crimson: Island's Album cover, look it up. It is really cool to look at.
I had a lot of fun with this chapter, but the hard part was with Blitz and Loona at the diner. I tried a calm, somber 'I don't like it but you can date him' vibe, but I felt like Blitz wasn't at that point yet. So, I had the scene of them arguing instead.
Naruto's room is based off of my own room. So yeah.
Millie and Moxxie are preparing something special for their son, I wonder what it is.
Stolas wants to have Naruto examined for his citizenship in hell.
And Naruto's 18th birthday is closing in.
Many things are going to be happening. I am so excited.
I have a poll set up for this story. It is for something that could happen later on, but I am not sure how I can pull it off. So, I leave it in your capable hands to decide if it should or should not happen.
Also, Boo194 and I have more art up on deviantart if you want to see it, go to Boo1194.
If you liked this chapter, leave a review. If you didn't like it then leave a review anyway. It helps me become a better author.