Original Posted On Mar. 26, 2025
Beta Read by: Crowfeast, Darlord331
Review Responses:
Bednarczykmiki: They have, and they shall sleep deeply.
MEATBICYCLE: I agree, I am not really proud of using the trope myself. You aren't wrong to feel this way. Hinata's punishment is perfect for the kind of person she is. Yeah, you could say I subconsciously used the Frieza fight as a basis as I wasn't even thinking of DBZ when writing.
ShadowBloodedge9396: Yeah, but Tatsu shot Bunta to save Kichi, and he is shaken by this. Well, Hinata isn't the most stable of individuals at the moment, and her punishment is perfectly cathartic punishment for the kind of person she is. I would have spaced things out a bit more, but a break neck speed was focused on, so things feel like they happen just because, which is something I'm not happy about.
Dktv9: Yeah, that's true, Tamamo's betrayal wasn't set up. That is my fault.
Ravage88atlas: I hope you enjoy this chapter.
Fenris Silverblood: Yep. Yep. Yep, and yep.
Gamelover41592: Oh, you think I can't make Hinata worse? Well, I accept the challenge.
Jebest4781: Thank you.
Yami Luna Kitsune: Yes, Yogirt is the name of the demon guru who works under Satan, I know, it's a dumb name. Tamamo chose Karen over Kurama, and while she was scared, she couldn't allow Karen to be killed. Kurama is so mentally warped, she doesn't accept the responsibility of her actions, and blames others as it is easier for her. Agreed, no matter what, Melani was going to die to Millie's hand. Kinda sad I did it, because I had an idea early on for her to betray Kurama and join IMP… but quickly discarded that idea. They will not be happy, its an understatement, even though they don't know Tamamo very well, she is their niece, so if Kurama hurt Tamamo, they will act.
StrongGuy159: Answers will be given… right now.
Guest: Thank you.
MichaelTheFox: You will see. Also, enjoy the new art on deviantart.
Ice: He has his own interest above all others.
Nicholas: Understatement.
Heavy: Lol.
Rio SKyron: Of the story… or the arc?
Animecollecter: Huh?
DaftMerc39: Yeah, I mentioned in chapter 26, where I introduced the clock, I based it off of the Weasley family clock. It's a type of clock, not an actual clock owned by a grandfather. Yep, Kurama hearing Tamamo, her daughter, call Karen 'Her mother' sent Kurama over the edge and snap. Oh, you wanna know which sin Loona was talking about? Well, that is gonna be answered soon. It was just a normal written contract, not a soul contract.
DireWolf1412: I've never played DMC, so I don't know what you are talking about when it comes to Nero.
Reggad the Knife: Lol, very true.
Odin's Void: You're correct.
OKAY, LETS READ THIS SHIT! I DON'T OWN NARUTO, HAZBIN HOTEL, OR HELLUVA BOSS!
"Hey" = Speaking
'Hey' = Thinking
'Hey' = Memory
"Hey" = To be Determined
Chapter 140: The Marquis War Pt 4
Naruto's chest became tight, his eyes beginning to water as his tongue swelled.
He couldn't move fast enough.
'…'
'Hm?' Naruto subconsciously thought as he tried to close the gap, his damaged arm flopping with his movements, what remained of his fist clenched.
'..ll m…'
'…"
'Call Me…'
Naruto didn't understand this feeling, this sensation, his brain was sending signals to his left hand as he stopped his attempt to save Gaara.
He raised it to the sky as Gaara's sand reacted to Kurama's opposite hand raising a gun to his head.
"Game over, boy." Kurama stated coldly as she pressed it against Gaara's temple.
"WIND MAGIC: SAND BUCKSHOT!"
Kurama, Gaara, and the sand that was raising itself defensively were hit by a strong, concentrated gust of wind.
It blew Kurama away from Gaara, the sand shooting into the demons like shot gun bullet pellets, small punctuation holes in their limbs and torso.
"Master/Shukaku…" Gaara and Kurama said as Naruto raised his head to see who they were talking too.
His arm never lowering.
"Phew…" Shukaku sighed as he took deep breathes, Matatabi, Isobu, Son Goku, Kokuo, Saiken, Chomei, and B around him with his sand under their feet. "We made it just in time."
Kurama's face scrunched in anger as she looked at her siblings.
"Nice to see you all care." She stated with heat. "But your assistance is not required."
Matatabi's ears twitched as she heard sound nearby, turning her head to see Karen crawling along the ground, blood trailing from her bullet wounds.
Matatabi took notice of the fact Karen wasn't moving toward them… but toward Tamamo.
Her fur stood on end as she jumped from the group toward her niece.
"HEY!" Kurama went to stop Matatabi, only for her body to freeze up and refuse to move, blood suddenly spewing out of all the puncture wounds she just accumulated.
"Can't move while I got ya." Shukaku stated as he continued to 'Grip' the air.
Kurama felt several veins pop on her forehead as she strained herself to move, but was unable to.
Chomei walked up to Shino and Fuu.
"She kicked the crap out of you." He stated, kneeling next to his comrade.
"Yeah… she's a freak." Shino mumbled.
"FUCKING TOO STRONG!" Fuu exclaimed in irritation.
Chomei chuckled as he picked them up, moving them aside.
"Yo, Gaara!" Shukaku called out, not taking his eyes off of Kurama. "You dead."
"Eat Shit, Shukaku!"
"Hmph, you're fine." Shukaku shrugged off the insult as Kokuo and Son circled around him and Kurama.
Just incase the fox was able to break free.
Isobu stood outside of this circle with B, both on edge with their weapons ready to be used.
"Who are you?" Saiken asked Naruto as he took notice of the hellhound.
"Naruto…" He responded.
"Why are you holding your hand up?" Saiken asked curiously as Matatabi made it to Tamamo, kneeling next to her niece.
Matatabi gasped as she saw the injuries on Tamamo.
They were shallow, but this isn't what drew her ire.
It was the hallow look in her niece's eyes.
"Kurama…" Matatabi shuddered as she picked up Tamamo, carefully putting her over her shoulder before walking over to Karen, picking the Sinner up with ease. "You're a monster…"
"What? What did she do?" Kokuo asked, not taking her eyes off of Kurama.
"She took her soul!" Naruto blurted out.
Multiple gasps echoed as they all stared at the marquis.
"IT WAS FOR HER OWN GOOD!" Kurama screamed as she struggled against Shukaku. "THEY TURNED HER AGAINST ME! ARNOLD, KAREN, NARUTO! THEY TURNED TAMAMO AGAINST US!"
Tears streamed down her face.
She could feel them.
Kurama could feel them.
The judgement.
The disgust.
The anger.
"What is going on?"
"Where is Naruto and the others?"
Naruto, Fuu, Shino, Karen, and Gaara looked up and saw three people.
Asmodeus, the Sin of Lust.
Queen Bee, the Sin of Gluttony.
Katsuyu.
"Here, let me begin to heal your injuries, bring them to me!" Katsuyu shrieked, moving as fast as she could to get to the healing process.
Matatabi placed Karen and Tamamo next to Gaara, Shino, and Fuu.
"Naruto, what is going on…" Bee started to ask before Asmodeus gasped.
"WHAT THE FUCK HAPPENED TO YOUR ARM!" Asmodeus screamed, pointing at said prosthetic, which was dangling from Naruto's right arm, the fingers still functional, but the forearm completely destroyed. "DO YOU KNOW HOW EXPENSIVE THAT IS GONNA BE TO MAKE!"
"Ozzie, that isn't a good time." Bee tried to calm her fellow Sin down, but failed.
"NO, I WON'T CALM DOWN! THERE IS A MASSIVE FUCKING BATTLE GOING ON IN MY RING AND ONE OF MY PRODUCTS WAS DESTROYED!" Asmodeus vented to Bee, flaring into his True Demon Form. "DO YOU KNOW HOW MUCH PAPERWORK THIS IS GONNA CAUSE!"
Bee shuddered.
The bane of leadership: Paperwork.
"Let's just talk about this later…" Bee stated with a bit of force.
"WEE!"
Everyone's attention was brought to B.
"Well, if it isn't the Sins, well, you can just sit in~" B rapped. "You see this little cute, it's just a family dispute~"
"…"
"…"
"Huh?" Both Bee and Asmodeus questioned, heads tilted as Asmodeus powered down.
"This is just a family fight." Son stated. "We don't need any of your help. We will take care of this."
The Sins looked at each other… then shrugged.
"Fine." Asmodeus said as he and Bee approached Naruto. "So, why are you raising your arm?"
"That's what I asked!" Saiken said with a bit of a laugh.
Naruto didn't say anything as Katsuyu finished her first aid medical treatment of the others.
"Naruto, let me take care of your leg…" Katsuyu said as she took notice of the chunk of wood sticking out of his leg. "Come here and lay down."
"No…" Naruto said calmly.
"Don't be stupid, kid." Asmodeus said as he touched Naruto's shoulder.
Naruto resisted, pulling his shoulder from the grasp of the sin.
"This isn't… it isn't over…" Naruto mumbled as he focused on Kurama.
She hadn't given up her struggle to break through Shukaku's grasp.
"Just stop, Kurama." Son told her. "We are not gonna allow you to continue this."
Kurama didn't show any kind of expression.
"…"
"What was that?"
"You're all traitors…" Kurama replied again, tears in her face. "We promised to help each other! To have each other's backs! Now… You betray me!"
Shukaku snapped.
"SHIPPO IS DEAD, KURAMA!" He shouted, making everyone jump slightly. "YOU HAVE TO LET THIS SHIT GO, OR ELSE YOU'LL KEEP DESTROYING EVERYTHING YOU BUILT!"
Kurama ignored him.
"YOU NEED TO GET OVER IT!"
"SHUT YOUR FUCKING MOUTH!" Kurama screamed, her magic flaring, those sensitive to magic sensing could see she was flooding her body with it as she began to move, her movements were stiff, but she was able to push back against the sand in her body that Shukaku was using to paralyze her.
"Shit, shit, shit, shit!" Shukaku chanted.
"IF YOU WON'T HELP ME, THEN I'LL JUST KILL ALL OF YOU!" Kurama screamed threateningly.
Son was above Kurama, his arm pulled back, magic beginning to swell in his own arm, heating up to the point it turned into magma.
Kurama raised her magic shield in time to take the hit, sending her toward the ground, however, Kokuo's fist, enhanced by steam boiled magic to enhance her physical prowess, uppercut her into the sky.
"I've had enough with these heat-based attacks!" Kurama yelled, as she had been through enough explosions and heat/fire-based abilities far too frequently as of late.
Her burn scars being proof of this.
"Everyone, be careful!" Naruto shouted. "She knows Soul Magic, and put Tamamo's soul in a strange jar! We need her alive to put Tamamo's soul back! We can't kill her!"
This didn't stop anyone as Chomei appeared behind Kurama, grabbing her in a Mid-Air Full-Nelson before diving into the ground.
"Here we go!" Saiken chimed in, his cheeks swelling with magic before he spat a highly corrosive substance onto the ground, where Chomei released Kurama.
Kurama grabbed Tessaiga, unleashing a slash attack a several seconds before she could touch the ground, spreading the corrosive acid outward, giving her a safe place to crater into.
"Flip-Flap, flip-flap, call me Killer B~" B rapped as he spun through the air, armed with seven short swords. "Be prepared for my Acrobat, dead by ME!"
Kurama avoided several of her brother's random/sporadic strikes and thrusts, being cut here and there, but was able to being hurt fatally.
"Watch your back!"
Kurama felt two clawed hands carve into her shoulder blades, courtesy of Matatabi.
"That's for hurting my niece!" Matatabi stated as she ducked under Kurama's sword swing, to be saved by Isobu's staff, which covered Tessaiga in coral, coating Kurama's arm with it.
"SHUKAKU!" Everyone shouted.
Kurama's eyes widened as she took notice of all of the magic spread into the ground beneath her.
"GRAND SAND MAUSOLEUM!"
The ground powdered itself into sand, covering Kurama's feet before pushing her up several feet.
Kurama grunted, seeing her movements were restricted, but she punched the sand as her body was once again covered in her magic shield, which sucked up her hand, but she didn't care, a sinister smirk on her face as he rest of the sand coalesced around her, compacting itself tightly.
It took shape of a pyramid before Shukaku's unique seal markings covered it.
"There…" Shukaku gasped as he began to sweat. "That should hold…"
A blood orange hand made of magic burst from the normal ground, grabbing Shukaku by the throat before going through him.
"SHUKAKU!"
In the hand was his soul.
Before they could do anything, the sand mausoleum dispersed, it no longer being able to be held up without Shukaku powering it as his body collapsed, still alive, but now an empty shell.
"That takes care of the most annoying member." Kurama said as she retracted her magic hand, holding her brother's soul. "Guess I'll eat you…"
She lifted Shukaku's soul above her head, mouth open.
"KURAMA!"
She paused, glancing at the person who called out to her.
She frowned.
"You've been doing that for a while now… why?" She asked Naruto, who still held his left hand up.
"You want my soul, right!" Naruto called out, everyone around him seeing what he was going to suggest. "Let that guy go and you can have mine!"
Kurama's ears perked up at this.
"OH, NOW you want to cooperate with me?" She asked, a little to happily.
Naruto nodded.
"But you got to let everyone here leave without anymore fighting! Including returning the souls of Tamamo and… that guy!" Naruto said as he wasn't really paying attention to the names of his newest allies.
He didn't want to do this… but it was better than…
Kurama was before him, her hand against his chest.
"I thought you'd never ask." She whispered in his ear, her tone cold.
Naruto felt himself freeze as her clawed fingers began to penetrate his body without causing injury.
Bee and Asmodeus went to attack Kurama, powering up into their true demon forms, becoming GIANTS.
"NARUTO!" Shino, Gaara, Fuu, Karen, Bee, Asmodeus shouted as they went to save him.
Something zoomed through the air, closing the distance at high speeds.
'What is th…'
Kurama couldn't finish that thought as she jumped back, dropping Shukaku's soul, her fur standing on end as she watched Naruto's left hand grasped a sword handle tightly, the blade nearly flinging Naruto forward.
Before other thoughts could be processed, a massive amount of magic poured into Naruto from the blade, making a pillar of demonic… and Holy… magic shoot into the sky.
Meanwhile…
All the fighting ceased upon seeing the pillar of magic.
Both sides lowered their weapons to gaze upon it.
It was simple, but it held a serene beauty to it that calmed their hearts.
Snakes, slugs, toads, imps, and sinners simply didn't want to fight anymore as they felt the overwhelming amount of magic concentrated in that one pillar.
Blitz, Verosika, Millie, Moxxie, Loona, Katsuyu, Gamatatsu, and Gamakichi stared at it, all of them bandaged up to minor to major degree.
Verosika leaned into Loona, taking her hand.
Loona looked at Blitz, and pulled him in, arm around his shoulder.
Blitz could feel Loona's bristled fur, and put his arm around her waist in a comforting way.
Verosika used her other arm to help Millie sit up, against the slugs healing her advice, and Moxxie helped her sit.
The not so small family held each other.
No one said a word, but they all had the same thought.
'Fuck that bitch up, Naruto!'
Meanwhile, Sloth Ring…
Belphegor stared out her office window.
Even from Sloth, several rings over, she could see the pillar of magic.
She felt déjà vu wash over her before she fell asleep again.
Meanwhile, Envy Ring…
Leviathan's fists were clenched as she watched the pillar break through the clouds all the way in Envy.
They shook as she remembered seeing this once before, eons ago.
Meanwhile, Wrath Ring…
Satan crushed the arm rests of his throne, standing up, smoke billowing out of his nostrils and his mouth as he watched on screen.
"WHAT IS THE MEANING OF THIS!" he bellowed, his magic flaring, violently shaking the building. "HOW COULD THIS BE POSSIBLE! WHAT IS LUCI THINKING!"
He stomped his way outside to see the magic pillar off in Lust.
"OZZIE, YOU BETTER BE TAKING CARE OF THIS, BECAUSE NO ONE DEMON SHOULD BE CAPABLE OF WIELDING SUCH A POWERFUL WEAPON!"
Meanwhile, Greed Ring…
Mammon spat the popcorn he was eating, splattering it all over the tv screen he was watching.
The Fattest Demon jumped out of the armchair he was sitting in and bounced his way outside to see the magic pillar.
"HOW IS THIS POSSIBLE!" he screamed, partially transforming. "HOW CAN A SINGLE DEMON OUTSIDE THE SINS WIELD A POWER THAT CARVED THE SEVEN RINGS SO EASILY!"
Then he remembered something else, causing him to scream in agony.
"WHY DIDN'T I GET THIS RECORDED FOR MONEY!" He agonized, knowing this kind of fight would have brought in a lot of cash.
Meanwhile, Pride Ring…
Lucifer leaned over the balcony railing.
He saw the pillar of magic.
Unlike his fellow sins, Lucifer was calm, melancholic, and somber.
Seeing the pillar… it brought back memories.
Unpleasant memories.
But memories none the less.
"Well… since things have progressed this far…" Lucifer turned his back to the pillar, looking at the shattered trophy case, glass all over the floor. "I guess I'll check things out."
He leisurely strolled out of his secret room to his bedroom, calmly got changed, and then left his home, heading to Lust.
Meanwhile…
At Ground Zero, Bee and Asmodeus were shocked.
They returned to their normal forms, eyes wide as they felt a wave of Déjà vu.
"Impossible…" Asmodeus whispered, his heart pounding in his chest as he felt the familiar magic within the pillar. "How is it possible he wasn't destroyed by touching it?"
"Naruto…" Bee whispered, her worry for him spiking.
Within the magic, Bee could taste his emotions.
Pain.
Stubbornness.
Perseverance.
Everyone around the pillar witnessed it begin to dim.
Kurama's eyes narrowed as the light died down completely, revealing Naruto standing.
Naruto's outfit was in tatters, the only thing remaining of his clothes were his pants, which had random tears in it. His jacket and shirt completely gone.
The sword in Naruto's grasp was a large broadsword with a cross emblazoned on the faces of the blade. It lacked a guard, which was a bronze-gold color. The handle was jet back, with a double hele patter on the handle, similar to a katana handle. The pommel was hollow, allowing a small chain to dangle from it with a Christian rosary at the end.
The broken horn was restored, both of them slightly longer now.
Between them was a crown of Hellfire.
His wings were tinted gray instead of being the more pristine white.
Naruto was calm.
It was unnerving as everyone stared at him, waiting with anticipation as Naruto held up his right hand… what was left of it, since it was still broken.
"Hm…" His face scrunched in focus.
Orange magic covered the magic/nerve coils and the false hand, allowing it to straighten out.
His broken false arm was now covered in magic, with the metal hand and coils acting like bones as he flexed his prosthetic fingers, testing their grip strength by grabbing the sword.
'Heavy.' Naruto thought, feeling the weight.
"Hmph, what a pitiful transformation." Kurama laughed as she moved forward. "All of that for a sword and slightly bigger horns? Pathetic."
Kurama made her way toward Shukaku's soul, which was floating nearby.
"Bee, Ozzie…"
Kurama jumped when she heard Naruto behind her, turning to see him holding Shukaku's soul, before he tossed it toward the sins.
"There are to many people here…" Naruto continued as Bee caught the soul. "I'm taking this fight elsewhere."
Naruto unfurled his wings fully, his left-hand grabbing Kurama by the face, making her drop Tessaiga to grasp his arm.
"Oka…" Bee couldn't finish her sentence before Naruto took off into the sky in a diagonal fashion.
Kurama tried to break Naruto's arm, but she couldn't.
She could feel the G-forces of their speed hit her body, making her feel like she was going to vomit and shit her spine out of her ass.
What felt like a few seconds before Kurama was slammed into the ground by Naruto, sliding into the dirt for several dozen feet before he pushed off of her, his snake tail biting into Kurama's arm, lifting her up before slamming her into the ground.
They were now at the edge of the Lust Ring.
Not the border between Rings.
The Edge of the Lust Ring.
This was miles away from Fox's Den where they had been fighting, and completely baren of life.
Kurama coughed and gasped, her head full of pain.
'What is happening?' She thought as she grasped Tessaiga's sheath, summoning the sword… but it was miles away and would take time.
"Now…" Naruto said as he held his sword in both hands, eyes cold with resolve. "Tell me how to restore Tamamo's soul to her body."
Chapter 141, DONE!
Sorry for the wait, my computer needed maintenance and it took a while.
Well, now we are entering the end game.
I wanted to focus more on Kurama and the others, but then thought about while waiting for my computer was being worked on, and decided against it because I didn't want to bore you with family drama.
Finally!
FINALLY!
Naruto now has the Sword!
I introduced that sword in chapter… Chapter 26. Wow. That was a long while ago. I been mentioning/hinting at it through out. Many of you would ask me about it. When Naruto would get it. So… here you go.
Oh, right, the Sword of Marchosias is basically the Sword of Exorcism from D. Gray Man.
I need to draw Naruto in his Marquis Mode, yes that is what this form is called.
I based the hellfire crown and horns off of Hellboy's true form when he says his name.
Got some art of Andromeda and Sallie May on Deviantart if you want to check it out.
If you enjoyed the chapter, leave a review, even if you hated it because it helps me become a better author.