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Issei watched Naruto inhale yet another bowl of ramen.

"Naruto... You wouldn't happen to be the great devourer, would you?"

"Don't be ridiculous," Naruto shoved more noodles into his already fattened cheeks like a squirrel. Issei raised an eyebrow at the fat cheeked blonde. "How the hell is he able to chew that much food without spitting it out?" his confusion was clear and palpable. The Red Dragon Emperor shook his head and went back to his own bowl of steaming goodness. He clenched his teeth slightly as he contemplated asking a question that could end up making Naruto laugh at him again.

"Naruto."

"Hmm?"

"I'm your bro, right? I can ask more embarrassing questions right?"

Naruto swallowed his bolus and looked at his companion, curiosity present in his eyes.

"Yeah, man. Go ahead, I'll do my best to answer."

Issei's cheeks reddened slightly as he looked down to his feet.

"You see... Ummm... Uh... Hmmm"

"'You see... Ummm... Uh... Hmmm' Spit it out already, my ramen's getting cold!" Naruto hissed coldly causing Issei to flinch.

"Please explain dating," he replied in a shy manner.

"Well... That's not what I expected. Now where to start... Dang it there so many things I could say. Calm down Uzumaki, your bro needs you, focus!"

"Huh?" Naruto scratched his cheek in discomfort before looking back at his bowl of Ramen. He stirred up the noodles and tare filled broth, searching for the best words to use to answer his bro's questions.

He cleared his throat and began, "So you see Issei, dating is a courtship ritual between creatures that allows for the selection of adequate sexual partners. Well...It's just two or more people in a neutral, inoffensive location, doing something none of them want to do whilst masking their own degenerating self-doubts," Naruto explained in a careful yet proud manner.

"What?" Issei was lost.

"It's a little hard to date but lemme tell you this... The worst thing to do is to be straightforward and honest about how you feel about the other person. Just do them small favours and slowly befriend them for a few years then watch them run off and chase some dude with a duck hair cut," Naruto had a resentful look on his face.

"What?" Issei blinked, tilting his head and watching Naruto's face display displeasure as if he had swallowed something bitter.

"Yeah... I mean the best way to ask your crush out just looks her in the eye once, then wait a few years and watch her run after an emo dude with a duck haircut. Then after that, watch in horror as her head rolls to your feet whilst surrounded by mirrors made of ice."

"Do you... Need a hug?" Issei was completely at a loss of what to do so the only thing he could offer was comfort.

"No... I'm good. Fucking pretty boys man! They get all the girls and leave nothing for us! When are we ever gonna get girlfriends!?" He wailed dramatically drawing eyes to the pair.

Naruto sobbes and Issei waved his hands around in panic.

"Woah, man! Don't cry! You have a beautiful girlfriend! Remember her? Big boobs, crazy figure, nice butt and all that jazz with nice red hair?" Issei was ready to drool at Rias' banging bod but held himself back so that he would not violate the bro code.

"What no way don't lie to me!"

Issei palmed his face and let out a troubled sigh as he watched his companion recover. Issei reached into Naruto's left pocket, inserted the password and went through his contacts. "He even has her on speed dial," Issei suppressed another sigh. He handed the phone back to which Naruto received it with a curious look.

He pushed it onto his ear.

"Hello girlfriend."

"Naru, whatsup miss me already?"

He had a surprised pikachu look on his face.

"Just wanted to confirm you're my girlfriend right?"

"..."

"..."

"Yeah? It's been that way since like 2 years ago."

"So I'm not trippin!"

"Uh...Naruto, don't do drugs."

The line was cut.

-With Rias-

The crimson-haired devil scratched her temple, wondering what had just happened. Her queen placed a cup of tea in front of her which she did not notice. Akeno took note of this and gave her best friend a worried gaze.

"Rias?"

"Oh sorry... Naruto is high again."

"Again?" Akeno tilted her head in confusion, not recalling any instance of Naruto being under the influence of weed.

"Well... No. He is just being him," Rias sighed in exasperation, "Boys," she shook her head as both she and Akeno broke out into giggles.

-Back With The Boys-

"Can't believe you got me to help you prank call Eias," Issei sweatdropped, looking at Naruto slide his phone back into his pocket. "Hey man... Pranks are awesome... Also wanted to hear devilish voice. That bird fire as hell! Or should I say bat?" Naruto rubbed his chin in contemplation. His eyes widened slightly, "And speaking birds... Bats... Tell me, you got one already?"

"Well... I met this reaaally cute nun... So cute, I can't fantasize doing the good stuff in any way. Don't tell Buchou," Issei looked like he was both about to panic and break out into perverted giggles. His panic subsided as he raised an eyebrow at Naruto's lack of surprise. The blonde seemed rather suspicious.

"As long as you don't tell Rias about my stash," he responded, ignoring the inquisitive stare he was getting from the devil.

"That girl Asia was it? She's pretty cute. I'mma be a good bro and give you advice," he said, turning to Issei, ignoring the boy's gaping mouth.

"If she likes you, she won't mind just chilling on the coach, watching T.V with you. If she always insists on dates then tread carefully. You wouldn't do this but I'mma warn ya anyways, don't rush to sex, it's a cliche saying but it's important. Focus on the relationship first," Naruto explained to his perverted companion.

" Also remember, when you have sex and she doesn't cum, you didn't fuck her, she fucked you."

"Thanks for the info...But then...You saw..."

"Yup. She was cute," Naruto admitted and repeated. "And no, I wasn't following you or anything, I have better things to do like you know... Squeezing my girl's buns," Naruto giggled lecherously, making groping motions and emphasizing 'my girl'.

Issei looked like he wanted to strangle someone. "I'll show you, bastard," he hissed spitefully, clenching his fists till they turned pale.

"You can show me later dude. Wanna come over for some games, I got FIFA," he invited, casually dismissing the hostility present in Issei's voice. Issei sighed, "Can't man... I got work tonight," he stated in a defeated manner.

"Sucks for you man. Well... Your clients can't be that bad. Maybe you'll find an interesting one. Maybe."

"One wants to be a magical girl... And dresses like one."

"That's adorable."

"The man looks like the Hulk."

"..."

"..."

"Nani?"

"Yeah, and there is this one guy who frequently summons Koneko... And makes her carry him like a princess."

"..."

"..."

"Nani?" Naruto's tone was more aggressive this time. "Mind giving me his address?"

"Oh hell no! I ain't letting you murder one of my clients."

"Hey. Hey. Hey, I won't kill him... I certainly won't tickle him either," Naruto smiled innocently as they walked out of the stand. "Nah uh! Who do you think is gonna suffer? The guy everyone knows is a sociopath? Or the guy who knows the guy is a sociopath and but gives him the details anyways? Nah bruh. Nah"

"Hey! I ain't a sociopath."

He felt Issei's dry stare boring a hole into the back of his head.

"Nope... I ain't a sociopath."

"Suurrreee," Issei drawled causing Naruto to scowl.

"Well whatever man, have fun turning the guy into a magical girl," Naruto waved as he began walking away in the direction of his apartment.

"Yeah well... At least I can see Buchou one more time unlike you!"

His answer was a middle finger from the retreating blonde.

"That guy man," Issei chuckled lightly before moving to his bike and rode off to his new client's apartment.

He moved up the stairs, found the door and raised his hand, shaping it into a partial knuckle. He paused.

A smell Issei recognized very well slammed into his nose. It was full of iron, almost like the day he was turned into a devil.

"W-w-what's going on in there?" he thought, feeling greatly unsettled as he stared at the door. Something was off, very off. As Naruto always said, "If it feels wrong then bitch out, if you can't bitch out then bitch out."

"Goddamnit Naruto. Your advice doesn't make sense!"

The door suddenly opened invitingly but something was still off. Why was there a goat's head on the kitchen counter? The apartment didn't look off in the slightest, it was what you would expect from the typical bachelor. Naruto once said, "Ever wondered why black people always survive in western horror movies? Easy, 'run bitch! run!'." Issei's curiosity overpowered him and he proceeded to walk into the house and the door swiftly closed behind him.

"Hello?" he called out nervously.

"Why the fuck did I get in?" he chastised himself viciously but kept his guard up. The room was dimly lit, making it seem like the iconic horror movie setting. Issei moved to the right, an angle that was blocked by the door and felt something wet on his shoe.

"The smell plus the moisture on my feet... That head over there isn't even bleeding..." Issei became nervous and bumped into something, immediately something wet smearing itself onto his cheek, wetting his clothes and making them stick to his skin.

His enhanced senses brought the stimulus in like a train. Strong iron.

Issei turned to face what was oozing the liquid. He could feel the bile building up in his throat and could barely suppress retroperistalsis. Issei then began shaking uncontrollably, eyes leaping out of his sockets and rivers of sweat flowing from his pores.

The thing wasn't a thing. It was human, or at least looked like it was. The corpse was brutally mutilated and hung from the ceiling, with blood dripping from its injuries. The blood was still warm. It was a trap.

"What the-"

-With Naruto-

"Shit?" Naruto questioned. Someone was in his apartment and it most definitely wasn't Rias. That girl always teleported in and seemed to have an aversion to opening his door for some weird reason. Whoever was inside knew what they were doing but were careless. The door wasn't damaged in any way but the slip of paper that he always placed on his door's hinge had fallen off.

They also placed a piece of graphite on one of the hinges so that it would break every time someone opened the door, leaving fine dust on the ground. There it was... The graphite.

Then there were very light traces of blood between the cracks that an untrained eye would miss easily even if they brought their faces close to the cracks. He could see hair as well. Something was very wrong and it seemed his apartment may have been targeted specifically. Interesting.

That crack wasn't there when he left. The chipped molar wasn't there. Was that vapour on that glass pane, no one lived in that room.

Naruto considered leaving the apartment building and going elsewhere but he couldn't because he had treasures in his apartment. Treasures that could expose his status as Rias Gremory's boyfriend and also contained a journal that contained incomplete seals he was still working on.

He was currently attempting to recreate the Hiraishin and notes on that were inside. They were far too valuable to be lost. Even without his touki, Naruto could still take bullets though they'd leave a light bruises on his skin. Naruto weighed his options carefully.

But whatever was in there was likely tied to the supernatural so the case may be different but that didn't matter much. His healing factor was still quick even without his chakra. He weighed his options and felt that dealing with the threat was the best option.

Naruto took his bag off and cut one of the straps off with a pocket knife. He then used his hand to scoop some dirt from nearby potted plants and poured said dirt into his backpack whilst holding the bag by the middle as if choking someone.

He then took the strap and tied it around the neck, before bringing down its flap over the rounded top, giving the shape of ahead. He then used his knife to lightly poke holes into the top of the flap then inserted plant leaves that would make the head look like it had spiky hair.

A makeshift dummy.

Night had fallen and the inside of his domain wasn't lit so this had a high chance of succeeding given the low light. He carefully picked up the dummy and moved to the door show time.

Click! Swoosh

Naruto tossed it in!

BANG! BANG!

It was torn apart immediately.

"Assailant, likely human. An exorcist," Naruto used the dust as cover and moved into the room swiftly, snatching some dirt out of the air, taking advantage of the confusion caused by the decoy.

Naruto instantly had the advantage, he already knew where the enemy was. Naruto threw the dirt right into the gaunt man's eyes.

"URGH! YOU DEVIL-WORSHIPPING MOTHER-"

He felt his nose caving in as Naruto drove an elbow into his face. His nose being damaged caused his eyes to water up, further blinding him. His hands reflexively let go of the gun as they made it to cover his nose.

He realized his mistake and scrambled for another weapon in a fluster. It was already too late. The God of Shinobi was already upon him. Naruto grabbed his arm and judo flipped him with one hand before twisting it causing the man to howl in pain.

"FUCK Y-"

Naruto slammed his heel into the man's spine before snatching the gun from the floor and shooting out the man's other limbs. "GYAAAA!" He screamed, desperately trying to wrestle his functioning arm out of Naruto's grip and distance himself from his enemy.

"You aren't going anywhere. Who sent you?" Naruto asked coldly.

"None of your fu-! ARGHH!" One of his fingers were bent in an unnatural position.

"Who are you affiliated with? Did the church approve of this?"

"Go to H- AERRHHHHHH!" Another pained scream was released by the exorcist. As his mouth opened two round pills were shoved into his mouth.

Naruto began skinning him and pouring vinegar from the packs be typically had in one of his pockets. Naruto ignored his screams and continued playing with his prey to his heart's content.

The pills he forced into the man's mouth stopped bleeding and prevented the consumer from falling unconscious.

"What a mouth you have. You must be a stray. Stop resisting already and spill that shit, I wanna go to sleep."

Naruto's eye twitched in annoyance as he let go of the man. The man began using everything he could to getaway from the horrifying blonde. His shoulders, his chin, his knees, his teeth were used to drag his body away from the scene, managing to make it out the door. He felt saved. He was out of that hell hole. He couldn't understand why he wasn't losing blood anymore but that didn't matter. He had an opportunity to get out of there and report to his superiors. They would reward him for bringing information on an extremely dangerous enemy. He didn't get far.

His eyes widened in horror as he felt hands, latching onto his ankles and dragging him back.

"No! NO, NO, NO, NO!"

The door closed ominously, muffling the man's horrified screams.

Naruto had returned.

All he brought was a chair, rope,a jar of water and a towel.

The man felt arms going under his legs and struggled to realize he was in a princess carry but his struggle was futile. He felt him going upside down before stopping at an angle and felt ropes securing him. His vision was completely cut off and breathing became difficult as the towel was tossed over his face. He tried to shake it off but his head too unfortunately was secured.

"I consider myself merciful a dude... I may let you go if you tell me what I want."

He couldn't betray his superiors. If he endured this, then perhaps he would get a chance to bed Raynare, the perfect.

Naruto was flicked off.

"Have it your way."

Naruto tipped the jar, pouring copious amounts of water onto his clothed face.

The man began thrashing about as he felt water slipping into his body through his naval cavity. He soon felt water entering his lungs and felt as if he were drowning. He then felt the air being forced out of his body as he felt the great force of a fist pounding away at his gut. He realized in horror that he couldn't fall unconscious so he had to take the full brunt.

He then tried to suppress a scream as one of his toenails were ripped off. "ARRRRGHHHHH!" water slipped into his throat, making it feel like it was lit on fire just like his abused naval cavity.

He heard a comforting voice. The lights were turned on suddenly, forcing the man to close his eyes under the towel, getting his eyebrows stuck inside his eye. He squirmed, trying to get the wretched thing off

"This can be all over, you just have to do one thing," it whispered gently. He felt the towel being removed from his face, his restraints undone and he was caught gently as he immediately began coughing violently.

Naruto waited patiently. Watching him expel as much water as he can.

"It can keep going you know? I have school tomorrow, you probably have work tomorrow as well. I wouldn't mind keeping this up. Your screams are pleasant, way better than the fine bitches at school," Naruto gave the man a bemused smile.

"N-no. P-p-please. I-I beg y-y-ou!" came his raspy voice as he broke down, weeping. He couldn't endure it anymore.

"Of course. But tell me what I want first or else..." Naruto directed his killing intent to the nearly broken man. The man felt shivers down his spine and his eyes widened in horror as he experienced thousands upon thousands of ways his life could be ended. It was maddening. He didn't want to die. He wanted to escape. Anywhere but here and so the bird sang.

"I see. So you were banished, huh? Hmm. These fallen angels could be troublesome. Guess I won't have to worry much since they all have single pairs of wings," the ninja mused.

"Please! Let me go!"

"Okay," Naruto shrugged easily and moved to help the man. The exorcist felt a smile creeping on his face. He would live! He could escape with his li-

Sweltch!

A knife had penetrated his brain from the bottom of his chin. Naruto shoved another one into his heart, ignoring the blood splattering on his walls and pooling onto his floor. Nothing Rias' magic couldn't fix he shrugged.

"L-l-liar!" he mouthed before expiring.

"Didn't lie dude. I said I'd end this as soon as you spilled the beans," he yawns, "besides, one who takes lives for no reason has no right to beg for theirs," he continued in a frighteningly plain voice as he flicked his knife.

"I am gonna need a new shirt," he pouted, stepping on the corpse, walking over to the towel to wipe his hands of blood.

He then reached into his pocket and pulled out his phone which had miraculously not fallen out of his pocket during the very brief confrontation.

He dialed the number.

"Naruto-Kun, hey!"

"Wassup sexy."

"Oh you know, work, just gonna go around and patrol my territory and stuff."

"Hmm, that's good."

"I am sure a weirdo like you didn't call just to say hi. What you want to confirm if I'm your girlfriend again?"

"Nah, don't be ridiculous. Just calling to tell you about how an exorcist broke into my house and tried kill-"

A familiar magic circle erupted right next to him and Rias appeared with magic circles on her hands, ready for a fight. Her face was had a strong, serious expression that oozed massive amounts of hostility.

"Relax, already took care of it."

"Took care?"

She looked at him in bewilderment. She then realized that a liquid was seeping through her shoes into her socks. The magic circles disappeared from her hands as she began scanning her environment, locating a gun on the floor which was commonly used by exorcists and the corpse of a gaunt man with sandy blonde hair which was partly drenched in blood.

"Naruto?" she questioned in a surprised, meek and horrified voice as she noted the damage done to the man's corpse. Heavy bruises, friction burns likely caused by the cut rope on his side, mangled fingers, peeled skin, multiple stab wounds and a knife buried into his chin.

This was something she was supposed to be desensitized to. It was a necessity given how she had to deal with the horrors caused by her kind inflicted onto humanity. She was one of Kuoh's governers, its overseers, its protectors and so she had to be used to it to some extent.

It wasn't the mangled corpse that caused fear or rather, the one she thought was incapable of hurting a fly. There he was. Naruto Uzumaki, the boy she had fallen in love with and frequently visited and got to know him well.

He was very sweet. He said the weirdest and the rudest things out there but he never meant harm. He frequently tried his best to make his friends happy no matter how difficult it was for him. He made her feel like a normal person who could do whatever she wished instead of the fragile princess she typically treated as.

There were lots of things she loved about him. His ability to attract people despite being the opposite of being charismatic, his ability to speak to people's heart and help guide them for better like how he made Koneko more comfortable with who she was and lessened her fear of senjutsu. She loved how tolerant he was of people's bad habits and behaviours. She loved how sly he was. The cute tattoos he always insisted belonged to a fox. His tendency to steal her sweets and blame it on an imaginary dog.

The adorable look on his face when his cheeks were rubbed. The peaceful look on his face when he was asleep. His inability to hold a grudge. She loved it, she was thankful for it because ever since he entered her life he made her feel happier. He made her and her peerage closer as they all had the same goal. Protect him.

Her peerage always fought to protect her and not themselves, and she fought to protect them and not herself. That parallel caused a gap between them and Naruto just walked in and forced the gap to close making them really feel like a family.

She loved him so, and she would continue even if he became a wrinkly, grumpy old man.

She considered him a hero, one who always sought to give and not take.

If his life could be spared and his happiness, she would give her own happiness up.

Of course, there were several things she disliked about him, like how he would blatantly flirt with Akeno in front of her or how lecherous he was. But still... She wasn't as bothered as she should have been. Perhaps it was what she was taught as a child or perhaps she was that accepting and tolerant of his behaviour.

She didn't think she would oppose if he went after Akeno. It was confusing. Her emotions were a mess.

There she was staring at him in muted horror. This one scene was completely contrary to what she knew about him or what she thought she knew about him. His demeanour was in likeness with one someone would have on a normal Saturday night. No regrets. Not disturbed in the slightest.

How could he be capable of doing such? That exorcist did not die peacefully, that much was clear. Naruto. It was him. No, it can't possibly be him. He wouldn't do this. She denied it with all her might until a memory appeared.

"I sometimes feel as though everything I love will be swallowed up by the world. I refuse to stand and watch anymore. I refuse to point fingers and blame misfortune. I refuse to allow what I have to be taken again. I will protect you, Rias, whether you want it or not. If I am seen as a monster and rejected everywhere I go then so be it. It doesn't matter where I am, even if I am chained to the deepest pits of hell, I will fight."

"He decided to be a monster. But why? Naruto... Why won't you confide in me?" she reached out and touched his warm cheeks and gently stroked them, thinking of what he had said that time. They had been watching anime at the time so she didn't take him seriously but now...

Rias realized how little she knew of him. It was frustrating.

"Are you in the state of mind to hear the report of what I extracted from him?" he asked, looking away from his girlfriend feeling great shame that he had let her see a far darker side of him. A ruthless man who wasn't bothered by the suffering of those who he didn't consider precious. Make no mistake. He was cold, not cruel. He did everything he did because of necessity, he needed information to make sure his remaining friends were safe.

"How... How did you do this?"

"Decoy," he pointed at his ruined pack, "Eyes," he pointed at the dirt on the floor then at the man's nose, "Disarm then immobilize," he finished, sighing quietly looking at his troubled girlfriend.

"Naruto..."

"Hmm?"

"Thank you. Thank you for coming back to me," she pulled him into a tight hug, ignoring the blood smearing onto her uniform. Even if this situation brought questions about his ethics, he was still the same person she fell for.

"It's still Naruto," she held him closely, nuzzling her face into his chest. She was disturbed yes, but she was happy he was alive. Exorcists were known to be very aggressive to people associated with devils so Naruto definitely didn't attack him. "But how did they find out?"

Magic circles lit up around the room and the room was cleaned.

"Let's take a shower," Rias grabbed Naruto and dragged him towards the bathroom.

"Together? That's new. Can't guarantee things won't slip into places you know... Remember what happened last time I saw your birthday suit?"

"Things slipping into me won't be a problem," she winked causing his face to gain a light tint of red. She was already naked, discarding her undergarments with ease and turned on the showerhead, turning to him, exposing her naked self to him.

Her perfect, porcelain-like skin with an extremely erotic figure. He felt invited

"Come on! I'm sure a perv like you wants to jump in. Lose the clothes and join me. Don't tell me 'la cobra' is tiny," she mocked.

"Oi!"

Naruto didn't waste any more time and just yanked his pants down, ignoring the feeling of his stiffened dick being forcefully pulled down.

And so he entered what he considered heaven itself. A shower with Rias Gremory.

"Hey, got my back?" She asked as she turned away from him, hiding a blush creeping onto her face.

"Oh no lady, not today," he grabbed her and turned her in his direction. He then took a moment to appreciate the redhead goddess in his arms. Her long luscious hair, her pink full lips, full breasts, heart-shaped butt and her wonderful gem-like eyes. His was losing reason and so he began. He brought his face close to hers and she accepted

They wrestled for dominance, skillfully manipulating their tongues to dominate their partner. Naruto hands found their way onto her plump breasts and gently massages them, relishing their absurd softness.

"Ahnn," she moaned into his mouth. She then moved and ground her hip against the now named La Cobra and it twitched in excitement. Rias' nether lips reciprocating and began salivating at the thought of devouring the girthy treat.

At this point, the water was long forgotten, they were in their own little world and no longer required words to communicate.

They had long since gotten used to each other's habits, could read each other's feelings with great accuracy based purely and body language.

She called out to him and he responded.

He asked her to leave it to him and she agreed.

His hand moved away from her breast and slowly trailed down her breasts and rested on her pelvis. She was completely and so his hand dove in and gently played with her folds. His index and ring finger skillfully traced her labia whilst his middle inserted itself into her opening. His thumb then teased and rubbed her clit, sending electric shots through her body.

Rias moaned sensually, feeling his digits move independently from each other.

That's when she felt it, La Cobra was between her thighs and his hips slowly thrust back and forth, allowing Naruto to savour the soft warmth of her thighs.

The way his member rubbed against her nether regions got her crazy. He was teasing her and relishing in her frustration. She gave a small glare, noticing the cheeky and proud smile on his face.

She then tightened her thighs as if challenging him. No effect. He was rock hard, she couldn't do anything to him.

He smacked her butt and kissed her cheek.

"That's enough play for today, our little kitten is waiting for us," he chuckled lightly causing Rias' face to flare up.

"Eep!" Could be heard from outside the door. Good thing he instinctively closed it or that would have been awkward. Well actually, he didnt close it all the way. Which was how he spotted her peeping

So now there they were in Naruto's room, fully dressed with an awkward silence hanging about. Well, both girls were just silent from embarrassment whilst Naruto was lightly snickering at their expense.

"Okay you two, time to get down to business. I am sure Neko-Chan would visit me to check on me but it wouldn't be this late..." He started the topic, hoping to break the awkward silence between the two. They appreciated it.

"Ah... Yes... Umm. Boob brain got attacked by a stray exorcist," she reported causing Naruto to raise an eyebrow in mild interest whilst Rias widened her eyes. "How'd it go? Was the enemy terminated or captured or did he escape?" he asked, looking into the petite girl's eyes.

"He escaped," she lowered her head in shame.

"I see," Naruto nodded before turning to his girlfriend, "I suppose it's about time I make my report." And so Naruto explained the details he had managed to extract from the now-deceased stray exorcist, with each detail causing both Rias and Koneko to frown.

"To think they'd be aiming to steal Sacred Gear," Rias nipped at her lip lightly, "Then why did they move to kill Issei?" she wondered aloud.

"Maybe the boss changed orders from killing Sacred Gear possessors to capture and extract them," Koneko contributed earning a head rub from the blonde.

"That is a very likely scenario, which brings up the question, why would they want Sacred Gears?" Rias placed her fist under her chin in thought.

"Pretty simple really. They must be trying to enhance themselves for a cause. These dudes want to pick a fight with someone," Naruto yawned, putting one of his hands under his shirt and rubbing his stomach. His relaxation lowered the tension that could be felt by the two devils as the news that they were treading close to a battle.

"Another possibility is that they are just rowdy kids who want their superiors to acknowledge them and hence they ended up deciding that collecting Sacred Gears is for the good of their race," Naruto added another possible point.

"But still... They surely realize doing such in devil territory could be perceived as an act of aggression. Things could escalate quickly... And end up as a full-blown war..." Rias frowned, placing her knuckle over her mouth. "Killing our clients and attacking one of our group," Koneko said with an irritated look on her face.

"Well." Naruto clapped, standing up. "Doesn't matter what their agenda is, the fact that they are threatening you and sent some of their people to kill clients and you devils means they are asking for it," Naruto pointed out, "It's now your duty to eliminate them before they cause a full-blown war," he continued.

"True dat," Koneko agreed.

"I see," Rias sighed. Naruto moved behind her and gently rubbed her shoulders and she gave him a look of appreciation. Her expression degraded, looking to the floor, clenching her fist tightly

"Naruto... I'm sorry but... Could you distance yourself from us... Well unless it's an emergency," both Rias and Koneko gained despondent looks.

"Sure," he shrugged, "Not like it's your fault or anything. I'll cheer for you but you better come back without any scars or I'll brutally spank you all. Except for Kiba because that's very gay."

They both nodded and moved to conjure a magic circle.

"Some advice for you two," Naruto called out making them stop and turn to him with curiosity, "Koneko," he addressed the petite girl first. "Don't fight the Fallen, you will be at a severe disadvantage due to their manoeuvrability and range. You are more suited for fighting in small spaces as your cat abilities give you great agility so get some exorcists in one building and attack them. Have Kiba help you with that," he advised the girl who paused before nodding slowly.

"Rias, you have poor hand to hand combat prowess but your strength is your wizardry. The Fallen will prefer staying at range where they'll be at a disadvantage. Avoid using that ball of energy you used against that stray earlier, I feel that it's slow and its charging time will put you at a disadvantage. If you plan on doing a sneak attack, the gravity field it generates will give you away."

"Since the ceremony will occur in a couple of days, it's imperative you attack when they think they have won. Feign ignorance for now and bide your time. That Raynare will be the one to receive the Twilight Healing so she will be occupied in the church. The other 3 will be patrolling the vicinity so set traps and take them out one by one," he continued giving advice ignoring the agape looks they were giving him.

"Well... I am just a low tier human so you can ignore my advice and stuff," he chuckled slightly.

"No... Thanks," Rias gave him a beautiful smile before leaning in to give him a peck on the lips. "Thanks, senpai," Koneko reached out and wrapped her arms around his frame. He smiled and hugged her back before gently stroking her head.

"Show me your ears," he requested. White cat ears appeared atop her head.

"Catgirls rock! Can't believe I won't see these babies for a few days," he whined, getting a light blow to his gut in response. It didn't have enough force to harm even a normal human so it was playful. Naruto looked down and saw the girl giving him a look full of affection.

"You better behave yourself while we are gonna senpai. Or else I won't let you touch them, Nya," she replied cutely. Naruto's cheeks reddened slightly at how adorable she was. "No promises Neko-chan," rubbing her ears a few more times before parting from them. Rias smiled at the scene and called Koneko over.

"Let us go, Koneko."

"Yes."

They waved as a magic circle appeared below them and whisked them away.

"Now then," Naruto moved his bed away from its original position, before moving an intelligently concealed loose plank away. He then stuck his hand into the gap and extracted a case.

He opened it and pulled a vial with a label and had a clear fluid from the case's contents before returning everything where it all was.

"Time for a bit of meddling, hmm," he said as he got his fuin jutsu notebook that only contained completed seals. He paged through the book before finding the page he desired. It had the kanji for storage at its centre and was surrounded by various marks. Naruto took the vial and stripped off the label revealing a concealed pack of what appeared to be blood.

Naruto tapped the pack and all its blood preservation mechanisms ceased to function.

He tore it open and rubbed the blood on the storage seal.

Puff!

A traditional long-sleeved version of the Anbu Black Opps uniform, a black cloak, a pair of pouches and a bear mask with a white wig attached appeared. Naruto immediately changed into his attire and threw the cloaks black hood over his head. He left his apartment and headed for the church.

Naruto stood at a distance, carefully watching and noting any activity occurring in the church's vicinity. He noticed a barrier, and people seemingly entering the church for a night-time service but he wasn't fooled. No Fallen Angels in the air space nor could he detect any traps so he carefully moved into enemy territory.

He stepped in front of the barrier and reached into his pouch and pulled out a device that resembled a flashlight. It was a scientific ninja tool that had helped invent back at home that had his or Bee's chakra sealed into it.

Its purpose was to print seals onto objects, even non-tangible ones, allowing non-fuin jutsu users or non-chakra use capable people to be able to use more common seals. The object worked like a flashlight, instead of light however, it transmitted chakra which would take the shape of the desired seal based on the slip of paper inserted into the slot on its side. Well, the device only worked for certain, less complex seals.

Because chakra required an excessive amount of food to generate for normal shinobi, Madara and his army had targetted their supply lines and caused a famine which caused Shinobi to be far more conservative with how they used chakra which made fighting enemy Shinobi and white Zetsus all the more difficult. (Some minor nations sided with Madara, including the anime only ones)

This lead to Naruto visiting Uzu before the enemy could send Uzumaki descendants to get sealed food supplies left behind by the deceased clan. It turned out the amount of food the Uzumaki's had was profound even for a large Shinobi army. Once the supplies were secured, they needed to be distributed and so the device was created.

Basically, with the help of the sealing corps, Naruto had created a storage dimension that could hold all the supplies and with the use of his chakra or Killer Bee's, he made it so that only Shinobi who fought for the alliance could access it.

Since Naruto and Bee were almost always on the frontlines, they couldn't apply the seals to the Shinobi army themselves and so having the device was godsent.

Naruto's version could do more advanced seals which was the category he needed. He needed an anti-detection seal that suppressed a barrier's detection capabilities.

He flashed the seal onto the barrier and the seal was on top of the barrier. The seal flashed blue before disappearing, allowing Naruto to just walk in without any possibility of being detected by the barrier. Especially one of that level.

Naruto found a spot that would conceal him well and waited there for a short while until the activity died down.

Long story short, Naruto had used his torch-like device to placed delayed ejector storage seals on their food supplies. The seals would release the fluid that was in that vial on the morning of the day of the ceremony.

He also placed exploding tags on weapons he could access. Talk about an explosive surprise. They were set for the night of the ceremony.

He was now in bed, lying down like a person who didn't have school the next day.

"That should make things a little easier for them," he thought as he drifted off to sleep.

-Next Day-

Same old, same old. Arriving late. Falling asleep in class. Lunch alone. Terrorizing the student council only because their new kid approached him to give him a piece of his mind. Naruto didn't like that and so he gave them hell.

The school day was pretty much uneventful that day, as usual. Naruto stuck to his normal routine of hitting up a random Ramen joint and enjoying his favourite dish. Well, today was slightly different in that he had treated himself to an ice pop, relaxing as memories of his time with Jiraiya passed through his mind.

"Fucking old bastard," he smiled fondly, remembering Jiraiya's goofy and perverted tendencies. Jiraiya was both a harsh teacher and a loving father to Naruto, guiding Naruto through some aspects of life and moulding him into an extremely powerful shinobi.

Oh, how he wished he could introduce his new friends to him.

But that was an impossibility because he was dead. The dead must stay dead.

He sighed as he tossed the stick into the can, before leaving the convenience store. Naruto felt like fish again and so he started walking towards his apartment to get his gear until...

"Ho?"

It was Issei and that girl again. "Well... That's not good at all but..." His eyes scanned the area searching for any signs of devils and fallen angels. "That's Ria's familiar," he recognized the bat-like creature that was sneakily trailing the two.

"He is in good hands," Naruto shrugged before walking away inconspicuously.

"Hey... Do I really feel like fishing? Should I just treat myself to some sushi?" he wondered aloud, reaching for his door.

-Next Day-

Same old, same old. Same bullshit as the previous day. Naruto felt that he should really get a hobby. His boredom was getting ridiculous at this point.

Well, the bright side was that today was the night when it would happen. Rias would gain a new piece, Issei would cry like a baby and he'd get to see the effects of his... Liquid. Yay.

Puff, Anbu uniform, ninja tools and anti-scent pills. A drug invented by the Anbu to combat the Inuzuka's senses, couldn't risk Koneko catching him now, could he? They all would be more than mad at him for snooping around. His girlfriend reminded him of his mother in a lot of ways... Never upset Kushina Uzumaki... He feared that if his girlfriend caught him, he would suffer some damage that not even his durability could save him from.

Naruto watched as both Koneko and Kiba wrinkled their noses in disgust. The distinct smell of crap wafted through the air as the priests moaned in discomfort. Their pants stained with brown. The chemical used was both a laxative and a slow-acting poison so the priests were slowly expiring with humiliation present in their hearts.

"Hmm... Might have overdosed there," Naruto sweatdropped, watching Koneko and Kiba distance themselves from the troubled men.

"The hell is wrong with all you fuckers!?" Another priest entered the scene, glaring at his downed subordinates.

-With Koneko Kiba-

"Ah fuck it," the Priest whispered in annoyance before turning to the two with exaggerated delight, "Welcome! It's been so long dear Devil fuckers!" the white-haired man raised his arms, giving an unsettling grin.

"So you came to save Asia? Say where is that other kid? Hey! Don't tell me he is already down there!? What the actual fuck!?" the man couldn't hide his frustration. "Urgh!" He moved to draw his light sword whilst moving his body to dodge the airborne pew.

"You fucking strong for a runt!" he charged at Koneko but was immediately intercepted by Kiba.

Clang!

Sparks flew as Kiba brought his sword down, engaging the priest in a sword fight with the sound of metal ringing loudly as they clashed, searching for dominance. The priest grinned before kicking Kiba in the chest, sending him sailing through the air then ducking under a roundhouse, courtesy of Koneko.

The girl skillfully evaded a multitude of overhead and side slashes, moving closer to the priest as time passed. Koneko then arrested his wrist, clutched it tightly and went to sock him in the face but was forced to disengage with a backflip.

"Take this bitch!" The crazed man roared raising his gun and proceeded to pull the trigger multiple times. Koneko watched his body carefully, predicted where he would aim and in response used her cat-like movement abilities to manoeuvre around and through the Church's pillars and pews.

The priest took a step back dodging a downward slash from Kiba and before raising his gun. Koneko arrested the hand holding the Glock before yanking the man downwards. Kiba then moved to decapitate him but the priest had wisely let go of the sword he and draw the other one and guarded his neck.

He held in a hiss as he received a knee drive to the face from the cat girl.

-Back With Naruto-

His nose captured the scent of smoke and burnt flesh and feathers, "3 Players and a bunch of NPCs have left the game," he chuckled inwardly. "Kiba and Koneko are handling themselves really well so I don't have to worry bout them. Rias and Akeno just eliminated the other player," he nodded in satisfaction.

He waiting till the priest started firing again to mask the sound of his rushing footsteps. The battle was about to conclude so Naruto felt that he should rush home... In case Rias decided to sneak into his bed again. It would be a headache to explain where he had gone out, so he sprinted as quickly as possible. He moved with speeds that would rival people in a High school's track team.

Naruto made it home and immediately re-sealed his ninja outfit, took a shower and slipped into his blue onesie pyjamas and with a hood reminiscent of the silly cap he had back home. He felt comfy.

"Well... I feel like a ninja again," he yawned before closing his eyes. A few moments later he felt a softness he was very well acquainted too push into his back.

"Did you win, dear?"

"Oh sorry... Did I wake you?"

"You did... But I am happy that you are here," he turned and hugged her naked body into his before nuzzling up against the nape of her neck. "I'll be inspecting your form in the morning, I better not find anything," he growled making Rias giggle.

"No scars here man, relax," she snorted, feeling right at home in arms.

"We won... And we got a new family member," she smiled as she felt his arms tighten around her. "Really? Is she cute,?" He was pinched.

"Me, Koneko and Akeno aren't enough for ya aren't we?"

"Whaa?" he feigned ignorance, sweating slightly. "What kind of question is that?" he asked, for the first time in a long time, displaying nervous behaviour.

"We are going to have to have a long discussion about our relationships and how we are going to move forward Mister," she latched onto his ear and pulled. No effect again. Strange. "Yes ma'am..." he sighed a little despondently.

"Hey, Rias..."

"Yeah?" her yawning, muffled voice replied.

"Once upon a time there was this kid. He was poor as shit but go the opportunity to work and earn something for himself. He made a hefty sum and got real nice assets but you know misfortune happened. One of his places got lit on fire and stuff... But he didn't have enough cash to fix it so it fell apart and stuff..."

Light snores invaded his ears.

"Rude girl... Here I am trying to give you a peek at my life," he sighed before bringing his hand up and stroking her crimson hair. "I love you," his eyes closed, taking him into the land of dreams.

A single eye opened in the darkness.

"I love you too, you idiot," Rias smiled before taking a moment to... Think... Just think...

"The route we seem to be getting dragged to... Could it work? Can I trust and believe in him without question? How will I deal with jealousy," a myriad of thoughts floated through her mind? She needed an answer quickly because while she had a lot of time, he didn't. If she never got the opportunity to turn him into a devil then he would die relatively soon. Such was the nature of long-lived races, a human's life was but a mere moment to them.

Naruto always joked about being turned into a devil but would he want to be one when the opportunity came. Of course, he would... Would he really? She wouldn't force him if he refused but instead support him till the end.

But that brought the question... Why was she doubting him so much? Did the scene she came into really shake her core and idea of who Naruto was? The story she had heard bothered her greatly. She just didn't understand what it was, but she asked herself, "Who is Uzumaki Naruto?"

The multi-layered plan he used on the stray exorcist, which was executed perfectly. Extremely uncommon amongst humans and even among supernatural creatures. When he walked into their battle with Viser, he didn't show any signs of fear or worry. The fact that he sometimes acted as their club's life advisor... Almost like he had suffered several horrors and got desensitized to them.

He easily figured out their weaknesses despite only seeing them fight once and advised them on how they could effectively eliminate the enemy. She heard him release a pained whimper. "A nightmare?" she moved her hand and slipped it under his hood and stroked his hair, comforting him.

He was in the heavily depressed state when he first summoned her, his aversion to topics related to war, his ability to quickly assess situations and find solutions... "Was he exposed to the horrors of war as a child?" she questioned, furrowing her brow. There had been no major incidents in the past decade in the US as far as she could recall. Was he really from the US? or was he perhaps engaged in an undocumented conflict.

Between cults perhaps? She was confused.

He was an enigma.

But in the end, she decided to trust her gut. She just knew he was human and could guarantee that he never actually had any real contact with the supernatural apart from witnessing phenomena and creatures.

She remember how cute he was when he bombarded her with all sorts of questions about the supernatural world, magic and the like.

The smile he had when he was with her. With them. It would be protected at all costs, so devil kind and other creatures must stay far away from him so he could maintain as much normality as he could.

Tears began flowing from her eyes, thinking about her engagement.