Chapter 2: Memories of a forgotten past

AN: This story is rated M for mature content not suitable for children.

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Chapter 2: Memories of a forgotten past.

The next morning after our visit to the familiar forest, we find Naruto sleeping in his room on an overly large mattress that could fit over twenty people comfortably. The blonde was snoring away when suddenly Mio opened the door, entering. She was dressed in her maid's outfit, which was black and white in color, with a skirt that almost showed a hint of her panties.

"Good morning, young master! It's time to get up," she exclaimed cheerfully.

"I don't want to," Naruto said before putting a pillow over his head and burrowing further into the mattress.

Mio just went over to the curtains, pulling them aside, pushing the window open, letting the noise from the outside enter and the purple light from the underworld sky. The blonde turned and groaned but didn't make any move to get up. Mio just huffed before putting a sickly sweet smile on her face.

Mio called him "Young Master," then grabbed the bed sheets and pulled them off.

"Sigh," he said as he stood up, "I'm up."

"Good," said the maid. "Now let me help you get ready so your parents can see your new friend."

"I guess they could not wait until a few more hours," he complained while jumping out of bed naked as the day he was born.

"You know, they want to see the type of familiar you choose," she stated. "So are you ready for your bath or am I going to have to get rough?"

"Well, let's get this over with then," the young master said as he entered the bathroom, with Mio following after to attend to him.

Thirty minutes later...

Naruto was sitting with his parents at a larger table with lots of different foods and drinks on it with Mio as his personal maid standing behind his chair.

"So I heard from Mio that you managed to obtain a powerful familiar," Damian inquired. "She mentioned it was a Jorogumo, am I correct?"

"Yes, she is awesome," the blonde boy said excitedly. "She was able to fight both Mio and me, and she took a direct hit from my strongest attack and didn't even flinch."

"That's great," the blonde's father said. "If she's strong, she'll be able to help you in the future."

"Mio also told us she was a violent beast who tried to kill you until you brought her to the brink of death," Lady Isha added, clearly not pleased by the choice of such a nasty familiar.

"She can be a little rough around the edges, but I think she'll make a great familiar," Naruto said, trying to calm his mother down.

"Okay, so summon her so we can meet her," the blonde's father ordered.

"Yes, I would like to meet this familiar too," his mother added.

Naruto just sighed and did as told, summoning his familiar to the room. She was in her human form, wearing a small black kimono that left half of her breasts exposed. Taking a better look at her now that he wasn't trying to kill her, Naruto realized she was quite beautiful. Shoulder-length black hair and black eyes, with an hourglass figure.

"Hey Stella, how are you doing" the blonde asked his familiar "are you all healed up".

"You're the one who caused them in the first place, brat," she replied, pulling on his cheeks. "But I'm fully recovered."

The blonde's parents were watching them interact; his father was looking at the familiar breasts with a slight smile on his face, while his mother was glaring at her for how she was pulling on his cheeks. She was ready to attack when she saw her blushing husband, so she smacked him on the head, causing him to fall on the ground with a lump on his head. This drew the attention of both the familiar and the master.

"That female is a brute," she stated, letting go of the blonde's cheeks.

"Oh, you mean my mother," the blonde said. "She always disciplines my dad when he does or says something stupid."

"Who are you calling a brute, bitch?" Lady Isha yelled at the Jorogumo. "You tried to kill my son; give me one good reason why I shouldn't return the favor."

"I would like to see you try, Granny," Stella yelled back.

"Hey, calm down you two. Let's have a little chat with each other." Naruto said trying to break up the two, but seeing that they didn't back down from the other, he asked his father for help. "Father, help me with Mom. I will calm Stella."

Okay, I think that's quite enough." Lord Damian said, getting up from the ground and putting himself in front of the blonde mother. He took her hand and led her to her seat at the table. "Sit." Damian ordered, Isha glaring at him for what seemed like hours but was only a few seconds. She relented and sat down. Damian went back to his seat and ordered another of the maids to bring another chair for his son's familiar to sit next to her Master.

"So, what do you think of my son so far?" Lord Satan asked the familiar who was seated next to his master.

"Hmm, he's an annoying brat," she answered, glancing at her master. A storm cloud seemed to gather over his head. "But he has potential," she finished.

"That's good, and are you willing to lend him your strength? I mean, support him until he realizes his full potential," Damian asked further.

"Sigh, I accepted his request to be his familiar when I was near death or not. I will keep my word unless he breaks his word to me first," she stated as she took some delicious looking meat off the table.

"I'm satisfied," he said, turning to his wife. "Do you have any questions you want to ask her before we eat?"

"Yes, in fact I do," Isha replied, "Why did you become my son's familiar after he killed your child and almost killed you?"

"I lay hundreds of eggs throughout my life; some are eaten before they hatch, and others are killed by other creatures in the forest or by their own siblings—it's the law of nature; the strong survive. The only reason I attacked your son was because he attacked one of my children within my territory; it was more of a matter of pride". Stella explained her reasons for he actions.

"Your son showed he was strong when he defeated me, so I am willing to follow him," Stella concluded.

Lady Satanchia just looked at Stella before rubbing her forehead. "You just had to choose one of the hardest to tame familiars in the whole forest didn't you?" she asked tiredly, even though the day had just begun.

"Okay, I'll accept you as my son's familiar, but if you hurt him, I'll personally hunt you down." The blonde mother warned. "Do I make myself clear?"

"I think we have an understanding," Stella said with a wide smile as Isha gritted her teeth.

"That sounds good," said Lord Damian. "Let's eat."

The family plus familiar ate. Then Naruto's parents had to go to an important meeting with the Satans. When his parents left, Naruto, Mio, and Stella remained. He asked them to train with him so he can learn his familiar full abilities and also to see if she can give him some pointers. they spent the day together getting to know one another then the day came to a close.

Years go by (Naruto is now 12 years old)...

Naruto found himself in a forest. He looked around until he saw a village with a giant gate. He approached it to ask where he was, but as he reached it, the two guards greeted him like they knew him.

"Hey there Naruto, are you coming back from a mission?" asked one of the two dark-haired men who were wearing a green vest, black pants, and sandals. They also had a headband with a symbol of a leaf on it that looked familiar, though he couldn't remember where he had seen it before.

"Hey, are you doing all right?" the next guard asked after seeing you spacing out. "You should go to the hospital if you're not feeling well," he suggested.

"No, I'm okay, I'll just be going now," Naruto said as he walked past them. He then saw a mountain with faces on it, but suddenly got a headache. He grabbed his head as his world began to spin, and he had flashes of men with red eyes and nine different giant beasts. The enormous fox with nine tails stood out the most. Then his world turned black. Suddenly, he jolted awake, realizing it was all a dream.

Sighing, he realized his dreams were becoming more frequent; they all seemed so real. He decided not to dwell on it, as it would not help him. He got up from bed and prepared for another day's worth of training.

After the blonde had dressed himself, there was a knock on the door and Mio entered.

"Good morning, young master! How are you doing today?" she asked in a cheerful voice as she started to clean the room.

"Good morning, Mio. I feel okay, but I think I'll go out and train now. Come get me when it's time for breakfast." He replied, sounding tired.

"Are you having nightmares again?" Mio asked as she got the blonde to tell her about his dreams since it was waking him up in the middle of the night and she had to make him something to eat so he could go back to sleep.

"Yes, but it's nothing I can't handle. You don't have to worry about me," the boy replied, seeing the look Mio was sending him.

"Okay, but if you need anything, you can always talk to me; I'm here for you," Mio said, trying to comfort the blonde.

"Thank you Mio," I said, "I will remember that. Do you want to train with me? You are a mid-class devil right now, but you will be able to get promoted to high-class if you put your mind to it."

"Hmm... Are you trying to get rid of me? I may be able to get promoted to a high-class devil, but I don't plan on leaving my duties behind." she stated "I will join you just give me a second to tidy the room".

After she finished, they went to the training grounds. Mio got into a fighting stance as wind gathered around her while Naruto let his aura of his dark magic out, his eyes turned purple before he went on the attack. He fired bullets of dark magic at Mio, but they were deflected by her wind barrier. She charged in with her fist cocked back, but Naruto read through her movements with his power of Divination that let him see four seconds into the future. He waited until the last second before dodging her fist to get into her guard and released a compressed orb of darkness. He watched as she was thrown forward by the attack as it exploded, kicking up a lot of dust. After the explosion, a vacuum was created. When the dust cleared, Naruto saw Mio unharmed as she put a lot of magic into her wind barrier, which shielded her from his attack. Her clothes weren't so lucky; her maid outfit was gone, exposing her large breasts fully, and her panties were just barely hanging onto her hips.

"Are you okay, Mio?" the blonde asked.

"I'm okay, you caught me off guard," she answered as she got up and created a new outfit with magic.

"That's good, but really, you're as strong as any high-class devil. You could make your own clan, get land and servants of your own." He said to her.

"As I told you before, I am not interested in that; I'm happy here," she stated.

"Sigh...if you're happy then that's all that matters," the blond began to think about what he discovered about his powers. His power of darkness allowed him to freely control darkness. It also had some effect on gravity. When in direct contact with someone, it could interfere with their powers. For the power of Divination, he discovered he could see a few seconds into the future, but had trouble seeing the past or present.

"Right, let's go for round two," the blonde announced to his maid, who took up her fighting stance once more.

After the training, they had breakfast and went about their daily duties; Mio returned to take care of the house while the blonde went to get his lesson with his mother.

Naruto lay on his bed as the day came to a close; his mind kept going over the dreams he usually had at night. In some, he saw a blond boy who looked like him struggling to gain recognition from a village that hated him. In others, he saw the blonde fight a boy with black hair and red eyes. He even saw nine enormous beasts talking to the blonde. He didn't know what to think - there was also the attack he used on instinct when he fought the spider in the familiar forest. It resembled an attack the blonde boy used, but his was made with chakra, not magic, which should be impossible since only youki should have chakra, not humans. In the end he drifted to sleep and the images continued to plague him through the night but this time was a little different.

The blond found himself in front of a massive cage. As he moved forward to see inside, a massive claw shot forward, making him jump back. He looked up and saw two slit-red eyes staring down at him, making him gulp. Then the creature spoke.

"Naruto, it seems like you're still not ready to remember everything, but since you made it this far, you may one day become the man you once were." The creature growled. "Now begone!" The creature roared, making Naruto jump out of his dream, cold sweat dripping down his face. the blonde took some breaths before calming down and flopping back down on his mattress.

"What the heck was that?" he said to himself, turning to look at his clock and seeing it was 3 am. "I might as well get some training in."

He jumped out of bed to go train, his mind still thinking about the creature he encountered. As he arrived at the training grounds, his mind remembered the human boy in his dream who could somehow use chakra and use hand seals to use techniques. He remembered when he made a seal to draw out the chakra, so he decided to give it a try. He made the seal, but nothing happened for a good few minutes, and he started to feel stupid for trying that. But then, suddenly, an aura surrounded him that was not magic. It was not like the chakra he saw in his dream, but it was incomplete, like he was drawing only a part of it. He realized that the people in his dream had a chakra system inside of them, while he did not. So, he must have only been drawing out the physical energy. The energy faded as he lost focus, but he promised himself he would train with it further because it could be a powerful tool and could help him unlock his chakra in the future.

"Master! Where are you?" He heard a voice screaming in the distance. He looked up into the sky and saw Mio flying high above, searching everywhere for him.

"Mio, I'm down here," he yelled, catching her attention. She quickly flew down and embraced him.

"I was so worried something happened to you when I went to your room and couldn't find you," she said as a few tears came from her eyes. "Why didn't you tell anyone you were going to train?"

Naruto looked down guiltily before saying "I had a nightmare and I wanted to clear my head so I came out here to train, I'm sorry I worried you."

"Sigh, I guess I understand," she said. "But don't do it again." She continued, "These nightmares of yours are becoming more of a nuisance."

"I know, but I can't help it," Naruto replied as he helped Mio dry her eyes with a cloth he created with magic.

Mio just stayed silent for a moment before saying "I think I'm going to sleep with you from now on."

"What do you mean by that? I'm too young for that," the blonde said, blushing up a storm.

Mio waved her hand around and blushed. "No, no," she replied, "That's not what I meant. I just think if you had company, you might be able to sleep better."

"Okay, I get what you mean," Naruto replied, hesitant to cause Mio any more trouble.

"Yes, it will also put both your parents and my mind at ease," Mio stated, "That reminds me, we should call them so they don't destroy everything looking for you." The blonde mother in particular would go berserk if she couldn't find her son.

"Well, if you put it that way, I'll be in your care from now on," the blonde said as Mio used her magic to contact his parents, letting them know she had found him and that he was unharmed.

When they returned to the mansion, his mother yelled at him while his father laughed behind her. He was forbidden from training for a month as punishment, which he thought was unfair but was smart enough not to say so to his furious mother.

Time passed and he still had nightmares, but with someone next to him, he found it more manageable. The only problem he was having was that Mio slept in the nude and he was going through puberty with her sleeping right next to him. It was taking all of his willpower to not do anything he would regret to her.

Chapter End.

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AN: This story is a harem, but while Naruto will have several different relationships, not all of them will be for the long term so expect Lemon in the coming chapters.

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