Hi everyone!

So, some of you may (or may NOT) know that a fellow author (and my friend) pain17ification once tried to make this a Reading story...try his hand and see how well it worked out before deciding to do other Character Reading-type stories. Now...I recall it had a good number of positive supporters, and for those that DID support the idea, I thank you all for that as well as understanding what he did with the story was allowed and being open-minded enough to enjoy his project. Shame he took this down because he was branded a narcissist by nay-saying jerks who bitched and moaned about him breaking some idiotic "unwritten rule" about how you DON'T GET TO DO READING STORIES OF YOUR OWN WORKS ON THIS SITE so badly that he scrapped it. To those who felt my friend did that...YOU ALL SUCK AND RUINED IT FOR EVERYONE WHO ACTUALLY LIKED THIS! He made the story himself, what he chose to do with it like make a Reading out of it was his own business!

That said, he turned to me to ressurect it for everyone who did indeed enjoy this story the first time and he cares about his fans on this site, so...with that in mind and without further ado, here's the return of the "Characters Reading" version of the Naruto/Grayfia story: A Sun's Devilish Maid!

Please Note: I Own Nothing, and that pain17ification informed me he'd keep the base story two chapters ahead of the Reading version.

"Before I send you off to try and deal with Madara," began Hagoromo, the Sage of Six Paths, "I wanted to show you something that I found rather curious concerning you."

"Me?" asked Naruto Uzumaki with a raised brow.

"Well, to be more accurate, it involves a different reality's version of you. Why don't we take a look?" asked the Sage with a cryptic smile as the surroundings changed from a replica of Naruto's seal to a room similar to a Council Chamber. "An acquaintance of mine will bring our other guests. But for your side, I decided to keep the number of people small. So, why don't you welcome your fellow guests from your world?"

The blonde Uzumaki was beyond confused, but he complied and turned around. As soon as he did, he froze with his eyes wide at the sight of his parents. Both looked healthy and alive, as if they had never suffered the fate they had on the night of his birth. Indeed, Minato Namikaze and Kushina Uzumaki looked to be in peak condition, and he showed his excitement at their arrival by bringing them both in for a powerful embrace.

"Mom! Dad! I can't believe you guys are here too!"

"Of course we are!" replied Kushina, matching the grin her son gave. "I wouldn't miss the chance to spend more time with my son, ttebane!"

Minato and Naruto both gave a chuckle at her verbal tic, but she ignored that in favor of her excitement. On the other side of the room, a group of individuals had arrived. Leading them was a petite girl with black hair, gray eyes, pointed ears, and an almost fully exposed chest (save for black x-shaped coverings over her nipples).

"Ophis-san," greeted Hagoromo. "A pleasure."

"Sage," she greeted in return, though it came off as stoic. "I've brought the Faction Leaders as you requested; though we had a couple of extra tag-alongs."

"That's fine." He then turned to the Uzumaki Family. "Your fellow guests consist of the leaders of the Devil Faction," the four Satans, along with a silverette woman in a maid's uniform, all nodded in greeting, "the Fallen Angels," a man with black hair that had blonde mixed in tipped his hat with a smirk, "the Angels," a pair of blondes, one man and one woman, both gave polite bows, "and the Youkai Leader." The woman with kitsune features gave a faint nod while her tails hid a smaller kitsune girl. "With them is the Void Dragoness, known simply as Ophis."

Naruto and his parents all gave simple waves in greeting. "Nice to meet you all," greeted the orange wearing blonde. "I'm Naruto, and these are my folks; Minato and Kushina."

Ophis gave a faint nod. "With me are Sirzechs Lucifer and his maid slash wife Grayfia, Ajuka Beelzebub, Falbium Asmodeus, and Serafall Leviathan of the Devil Faction. The Fallen Angel is known as Azazel while the Angels are Michael and Gabriel with the latter being the woman. Lastly is Yasaka, a Kyuubi and Youkai Leader along with her daughter Kunuo."

"Well, now that introductions are cleared, let's move on to why we're here," Hagoromo declared. "For you three," he pointed to the ninja family, "it's to see how young Naruto's life could have been with certain changes thrown in. For the rest of you, it's mainly to show you that, no matter what version of him it is, this young man can be a crucial factor in obtaining and preserving an elusive notion known simply as Peace."

"Peace?" asked Ajuka with a head scratch. "You can't be serious? Such a thing is impossble, and you expect us to believe that one human could make a big impact on it's discovery?"

"If you don't believe me, then read THIS," a large book with the Uzumaki Swirl surrounded by a snowflake on the cover landed on the sole table in the room. "I'll take my leave for now. I may be able to exist outside of time and space, but it still takes a toll on me to interfere with those who do not."

With that, he faded away while enough chairs for everyone were created thanks to Ophis. "Come. He's always been a cryptic one, even to me," she stated. "The only way to answer all of our questions is to just read this book. Would someone like to go first?"

"Ooh! Levia-tan will do it!" Serafall volunteered excitedly, and the book appeared in her lap in a flash. Floating above them all, as soon as she opened the cover, was a large sphere of smoke that showed nothing. "Okay, the story is called A Sun's Devilish Maid by someone known simply as Pain."

"With an 'e' or with an 'a'?" asked Naruto, confusing many.

"An 'a'. Whoa, look!" she exclaimed, prompting everyone to see the story title in archaic script projecting to them within the smoke. "That's so cool! It's like we can see what we read!"

"Innovative, indeed," Ajuka praised. "Now we won't have to try and imagine it in our minds and can see everything for ourselves."

"Leviathan-san, if you would please read...?" Yasaka requested as Kunou sat in her lap. She absently noted that her daughter had yet to take her shy gaze away from the blonde young man with whiskered cheeks so similar to her species. 'Odd...'

"Okay, here we go, Chapter One: An Act of Kindness..."

He had finally arrived. His heart was racing at how close he had been to getting caught, but he had still succeeded in making it to this place with the Sacred Scroll of the village. Now, all he had to do was wait for his teacher to arrive so that he could finally become a Genin.

"Huh," Naruto cut in. "Guess it really is about me..."

Looking back towards the heart of the village, the young teen hummed thoughtfully. He had been able to get away nearly unseen, having to resort to a cheap – yet strangely effective – tactic against the Hokage. Who knew the kind old man the village looked up to for wisdom and guidance was also a pervert?

"How shameful," Michael commented with a headshake.

"Ah, what's wrong with appreciating the opposite gender and all of their features?" asked Azazel with a grin. "What's wrong, Goldie Locks? So prudish about that because you play for the other team?" he snickered.

Both Michael and Gabriel when red and started sputtering how that WASN'T the case at all, amusing everyone else before Serafall started reading again.

Still, he didn't feel like belittling his good fortune. And it was still pretty early until the allotted time he was supposed to meet his teacher. Pulling the scroll off of his back, his blue eyes looked to it in a scrutinizing manner. What was so important about this particular scroll?

"Well for starters, it's our village's most valued possession," Minato explained.

"And yet your son at such a young age was able to pilfer it so easily?" Yasaka queried in amusement. "How tricky..."

Minato and Kushina didn't know whether to be embarrassed or proud of their son for his "success."

His curiosity got the better of him, and he opened it to take a peek. The first thing he saw was a jutsu; a technique that ninja were able to use. It was a clone technique, and he pouted at the sight. After all, it was a clone technique that he failed to do, which is why he was taking this make up test.

But, he gave it a closer look. Unlike the one taught in the Academy, this clone technique made solid clones and required a greater deal of chakra; the energy that ninja used and everyone had within them. It amazed him that it only required a single handseal, which was in the form of crossed fingers in an addition symbol.

"So chakra isn't just restricted to Youkai in your world," Sirzechs noted. "You ninja must be quite powerful having such an energy source to utilize."

Giving it a try, he copied the illustration of the handseal and concentrated, bringing out his chakra while whispering, "Shadow Clone Jutsu."

A faint popping sound was heard and he kept his eyes closed. He had little hope that it had worked, which was why he had also whispered instead of declaring the jutsu. Cracking open one of his eyes, he took note of a perfect copy sitting across from him. Both of his eyes opened fully as he took in his own copied appearance.

From the feet up, he saw blue ninja sandals, orange pants that were quite large and held together by a black belt, an equally orange shirt with blue on the shoulders and a thick white collar, and the swirled tassel that old man Hokage had given to him when he first started the Academy. On the copy's face, he saw his whisker birth markings, bright blue eyes with a hint of violet in them, and his sunny blonde hair that spiked erratically. The copy was perfect, right down to the smudge mark he had earned earlier that day on his chin.

"I mean no offense to you, Uzumaki-san," Grayfia began, "but I believe that you're wearing an excessive amount of that color."

"None taken, I guess. But, it's my favorite color, and it helped people notice me. I wasn't exactly well liked back then..." replied the young man, getting somber looks from his parents while everyone else, save Ophis, looked concerned.

"Whoa," he gasped. "It worked?"

"Looks like it, Boss," the clone replied, poking the original to prove it was solid. "That was easy."

"But why did this clone come out easier than the Academy one?"

The clone shrugged. "No clue."

"You could blame our Uzumaki heritage for that one," Kushina answered. "We have a more potent chakra than others, so lower ranked techniques are actually harder for us to get since they require a degree of control; one that we can't achieve thanks to our chakra potency."

At that, both Yasaka and Kunuo both nodded. The explanation made perfect sense to them.

They would've continued to speak, but a sudden crashing sound and heavy thud caught their attention. Without a second's hesitation, both the teen and his clone rushed over to where they thought the source was. Once they arrived, both of them had shocked and concerned looks on their faces.

"Wonder what I found," Naruto mused aloud.

"How convenient," noted Gabriel with a smile as she read over Serafall's shoulder. "A line break to show a change of perspective."

Serafall scowled at her rival. While she was seen as a childish girl who always dressed in a magical girl's uniform, before she'd turned into her younger form and started acting cheerful and childlike as a way of dealing with the PTSD of the Great Biblical War, Serafall was the most beautiful devil in the underworld that could even rival that of Gabriel. Furthermore, the two were dead even in battle against one another and it had always ended in a standstill between them. Even now with the cease-fire peace between the three Factions, she still had dreams of snapping Gabriel's wings off, one at a time...

"Stop leaning over my shoulder, Gabriel." she said.

The angelic woman blinked, then leaned back into her seat, "Sorry."

Huffing, the bearer of the title of Leviathan resumed reading.

She winced as she held her side, putting pressure on a gash she had earned from an opposing devil. With narrowed eyes, she sent a burst of power at her opponent, freezing the devil in place before she destroyed the frozen statue it had become.

The Devils all turned to Grayfia when they saw her from the smokescreen. The story had her in it, too?

It was civil war in the Underworld and she had chosen to join the side that held fresh faces. The Four Satans were being pushed back by the younger devils, having grown complacent during their reign. Leading the younger devils was a man named Sirzechs who the woman believed would become a great Satan.

"He did," assured Grayfia before her expression became deadpan. "If only he would focus on his new responsibilities instead of his obsession with Rias-sama..."

Sirzechs scratched his cheek with an awkward chuckle while Ophis decided to clarify for the three humans. "Rias is his younger sister."

The battle was nearly over and all but Lucifer had been defeated. She winced again and stumbled slightly, keeping her balance as she moved over to her comrades. Her vision was growing dim and she couldn't hear what was being said, but she could still feel the energy in the air, and it was growing. She forced her eyes open wider as she saw Lucifer pull out a strange crystal with a glowing core, and she grew concerned at the grin on the Satan's face.

"That wasn't how it happened in our time," Sirzechs informed, frowning at the crystal.

Seeing that everyone else was on their last legs, she knew that the chances of evading whatever that crystal was were dropping. So, when Lucifer finally threw the crystal – his target being Sirzechs – her mind forced her body to act. She summoned her devil wings, having them flap as hard as they could so that she could fly towards the young devil leader and shove him out of the way.

The look of shocked surprise on his face was equal to that of Lucifer, and no one was able to do a thing as the crystal exploded right in front of the devil woman and engulfed her in swirling colored smoke. The swirling grew in force, become a maelstrom that pushed everyone back, and when it cleared…she was gone.

The next thing she knew was being flung across a sea of swirling colors and lights, nearly blinding her while the pull of the space kept her from struggling. A bright light was seen, getting bigger as she approached and her eyes were forced closed as it engulfed her.

Once the light died down, she felt her body hit and break through some tree branches before finally landing on a grassy field with a heavy thud. The rough landing had proved to be the last straw, and she fell unconscious.

"Damn... Sacrificing yourself like that so that your side would win the day," Naruto stated while nodding to Grayfia in respect. "You're definitely a devoted person, Grayfia."

"I do all that I must for my people," she answered simply, though she was a bit pleased at her actions being respected.

The teen took note of the strangely dressed woman that was beaten and bloody lying on the ground, with a particularly deep cut on her side. Wary, he and his clone stood next to her and pulled out kunai knives, scanning the area visually for any sign of an assailant. For a full and tense minute, they kept their eyes peeled before slowly relaxing their guards. Whoever had attacked this woman wasn't around anymore, if at all.

"Looking out for a random stranger?" Azazel asked with a raised brow. "What if it was a trap?"

"I wouldn't have known," answered the Uzumaki, frowning at the Fallen Angel. "All I was worried about was the hurt person in front of me."

Turning back to her, he saw that her breathing was heavy, as if she was struggling to draw breath. His concern grew and it overshadowed his desire to wait for his teacher. However, he couldn't take the scroll with him since it would be taken the wrong way.

"Trust me, son, you're already on thin ice by this point," Minato stated while his son looked sheepish.

"Hey, wait here for Mizuki-sensei to show up," he ordered his clone, handing the scroll over to it. "I'm gonna take this woman back home to try and patch her up."

The clone nodded as it took the scroll. "Don't forget about the extra emergency kit you have stored underneath the floorboards, Boss. You're gonna need it."

"At least the story has that emergency kit in it too. That was useful on so many occasions..." Naruto commented.

Nodding, the original blonde crouched down and hefted the woman over his shoulders, making sure not to jostle her too much. He then made so her arms draped over his shoulders and her head was resting against the back of his while his arms grabbed her legs to support her. Using chakra to keep up his strength, he hurried home to treat her wounds, hoping that she would make it.

To the clone the teen had left behind, the last half hour had been a surreal time of revelation.

"I can see where this is going..." Naruto winced.

To start things off, his Academy teacher, Iruka Umino, had found him and berated him for stealing the Sacred Scroll. The clone had then told the man that he had done so because Mizuki had told him it was part of a makeup exam so that he could become a Genin. He even went further and said that he was a Shadow Clone and that the original was doing something more crucial.

"I'm glad that you put the well-being of someone in need over your own desires, sweetheart," Kushina praised, making Naruto blush bashfully while the adults chuckled.

Before Iruka could've questioned him further, Mizuki had shown up. What followed was the revelation of the Kyuubi, a nine-tailed fox that had attacked the village years ago, was sealed into him.

Yasaka and Kunou both had their eyes wide at that.

The clone couldn't help but freeze at that, but Iruka had grown furious with Mizuki for dropping such a bomb on his student and attacked Mizuki with a level of skill he hadn't used since his days as an active Chunin.

"Well, at least Iruka-sensei didn't take a giant shuriken to the back in this story..." Naruto sighed, relieved.

With Mizuki taken care of thanks to the ANBU arriving on the scene, Iruka and the clone were taken to the office of Hiruzen Sarutobi, the Third Hokage of the village. This is where the clone had found himself now, sitting before the village leader with a new headband resting in his lap.

"I'm sorry you had to find out this way, Naruto," apologized the elderly man to the clone. "I had planned to tell you in a more suitable environment, but what's done is done."

"Something tells me that the old geezer wouldn't have told you until your graduated," Kushina commented with a frown.

The clone of Naruto Uzumaki was silent for a few moments before he asked softly, "Why me?"

Hiruzen sighed at that. "I wish I could tell you. How are you taking this; knowing that you're a Jinchuriki?"

"Dammit," Minato cursed.

"What is it, Namikaze-san?" Michael asked in concern.

"It's the same thing again... Our son won't be hearing how we're his parents and why we had to seal the fox-"

"Kurama," interjected Naruto.

"Right, sorry. He won't know why we had to seal Kurama into him," finished Minato. "He deserved to know, but the truth was hidden from him because of past grudges and fear."

The Angels looked sympathetic at that, having felt the purity the family had in their hearts. For the child to not know of his parents, and to have inevitable thoughts run through his mind...it was depressing at the very least.

"Honestly…I don't know what to feel, old man. I mean, I now know why I'm always getting these dirty looks and whispered insults. I thought it was something that I did; not because I was holding back the being that nearly destroyed our home."

"So that's what you meant earlier," Serafall noted, stopping her reading to make her own comment. "Humans can be so cruel and stupid...you saved their lives just by being born in the first place, you'd think they'd be more mindful of that fact..."

"That may be, but I've forgiven them a long time ago," Naruto explained, earning pleased smiles from the Angels. "It's not in me to hold onto grudges or hate..."

"If you need to talk more about this, then you can always come to me. Alright?"

Nodding the clone was about to leave before he remembered something important.

"You almost forgot about my wife?" joked Sirzechs, earning a fan smack to the top of his head from Grayfia.

"Old man, before Iruka-sensei showed up, Boss and I found this woman unconscious nearby. From what we saw, she was in a really tough fight and crashed through a few branches before we found her."

Sarutobi's eyes widened in surprise. "Did you see who or what did that to her?"

"No, when we got there she was by herself. Boss took her back to his apartment to patch her up before he left me behind with the Sacred Scroll."

The Hokage nodded. "Then we better see how this woman is doing," he stated before he moved over to the blonde teen, placing a hand on his head before both of them disappeared in a burst of smoke.

"I wonder how that human will take meeting a Devil," mused Falbium.

"Dammit," cursed the original Naruto as he carefully wove a needle and dissolvable thread through the woman's skin, stitching up the deep gash. "Whatever cut into your side nearly reached your muscle…"

The Devils frowned at that.

He then grabbed two sturdy pieces of wood and tied them tightly around her left forearm. "Some scrapes and bruises…a deep cut into your side…a cracked arm," he placed the back of his hand against her forehead and cringed, "and a high temperature. By the kami, what the hell happened to you?"

"War happened, Uzumaki-san," Grayfia answered. "It's not something-"

"Trust me, Grayfia; I know all about war, but I wish I didn't," cut off Naruto with a deep frown. "I know the damage it can bring... If there's one thing I could hate, it would be war..."

Minato and Kushina both nodded with understanding frowns while the others had different reactions. The Devils all shared their own frowns at his statement, Azazel looked intrigued with the young man, and the Angels looked saddened that he had to experience something so horrible at such a young age. Ophis merely raised a brow, but did nothing more.

He had been at this ever since he had arrived at his apartment, laying the woman down on a mattress so that he could clean up her wounds and patch her up. Her breathing had gotten worse when he had arrived, and he frantically worked to do whatever he could to help ease her pain.

Thankfully, her breathing had gotten better over the time he worked on her, but her temperature was still above normal, and it was worrying him. He changed the water he had been using to dampen her forehead, making sure it was cold before he dabbed it again.

Once that was done, he sighed tiredly and nearly collapsed in the chair that he had set near where she rested. He rubbed his face in a feeble attempt to stay awake, the lateness of the evening and his dying, worry-filled adrenaline taking its toll on him.

"It's nice to know that you can patch someone up in a pinch," Gabriel noted, smiling at Naruto. "Sometimes even the smallest things make the biggest differences."

Taking this moment, he looked to his "patient" closer, noting her features. She had long and cascading silver hair that would've reached her lower back if she was standing, flawless skin that was a stunning pale (though not sickly), and a gorgeous figure that was being covered by a bodysuit that had been ripped, scorched, scuffed, and torn. The bodysuit itself was black in coloration with blue swirling designs on it, and it had thicker material in certain areas, making him deduce that it was some form of armor.

"I don't remember seeing you Devils wear armor like that," Azazel commented, studying the suit.

Sirzechs however gave the Fallen Angel an annoyed look. "Please stop staring so intently at my wife's image."

While he didn't know what color her eyes were, everything else had shown Naruto that, whoever this injured stranger was, she was a woman who could be the epitome of beauty without even trying.

Naruto blushed at that, sharing the same thoughts as his counterpart.

He was glad that he had been able to stay focused enough to wrap her chest in bandages from behind. Never in his life had he been in a situation where a woman needed to be stripped of her clothing, so it was extremely awkward for him to have to dress her injuries with her chest open for him to see.

"I appreciate you having the decency not to be distracted by my body," Grayfia stated in thanks.

"It would've been hard if I had to do it in my own world," Naruto admitted. "I'm human, so I have flaws that I can admit to; and it'd be hard not to be distracted by a beautiful woman."

Grayfia had a faint smile at the compliment while Sirzechs chuckled at the young man's honest response.

"Just what the hell did you go through?" he asked softly to her resting form as his fight to stay awake ended up in his loss.

Grayfia Lucifuge gradually became aware of herself as consciousness returned. Slowly opening her eyes that were the same stunning silver as her hair, she brought her hand up to shield them from the harshness of the light that was invading them – an act which brought a wince of pain from her side. Bringing her other hand to her side and favoring it gingerly, she felt stitches in the painful area. She looked down to her side, noticing that the sutures were very well-sewn. She also noticed that she was naked, at least from the waist up with her chest bound in bandaged wrappings. Her injured arm had also been treated and a splint was placed around it to keep it straight.

"No doubt I would be concerned with my new location and my treated wounds," Grayfia commented.

She took a look around to get her bearings in this unfamiliar place. She was in what looked like a rundown bedroom if the peeled paint and patches on the walls were any indicator. She then looked downward towards the side where her stitches were, and she saw that she wasn't alone. Sleeping in a chair next to the bed was a young blonde boy wearing an orange track-suit of some kind, his sleeves and hands covered in blood. Seeing no injuries on his person, she could only conclude that the blood was hers.

'Is he the one who helped me? This young boy?' she wondered.

"I'm still impressed that you could do something like this without panicking. Even professional healers can let their emotions cloud judgment during a recovery operation," Michael said.

She slowly rose from the bed so as not to further aggravate her injuries, placing her feet on the floor and standing up. She noticed that she was indeed mostly naked from the waist up, as her panties were still on and the wrappings on her chest were nicely made. It relieved her to know that she had not been taken advantage of, and immediately the level of esteem for her young physician rose several notches. She slowly turned her head to face him, taking note of how deeply he was sleeping, and she couldn't help but smile gratefully.

"I truly am grateful, Uzumaki-san; even if it isn't really me that you aided," Grayfia thanked.

'You really pushed yourself, didn't you? Just to help a complete stranger to whom you owe nothing…' she mused at the blonde teen whose head was rolled back in the chair, asleep with his mouth wide open.

"Aww, such a sweetie...he's all tuckered out from taking care of her!" Serafall teased with a giggle and a wink at the actual boy among the reading group while Naruto fought the embarrassed blush that threatened to show.

She couldn't help but giggle at how utterly cute and adorable he looked, especially with those lovely foxlike whisker markings on his cheeks. She quietly stepped toward him and stopped when she was standing just above him. She brought her uninjured hand to his face, brushing back a few stray locks of hair and caressing his cheek with her fingertips. She bent down slowly, her side once more reminding her that it was injured, and kissed his cheek softly.

"Thank you," she whispered to him softly. "Never before has anyone ever been so selflessly kind to me."

Most of the non-human readers all looked surprised at Grayfia's counterpart's actions. She was usually so professional! She must have really been thankful.

Standing back up, she looked around the room and saw the entrance to his bathroom. She went in there and found a small bucket, some soap and a couple of small towels. Filling the bucket with warm water and soap, she brought the towels and the soapy water back into the bedroom where she proceeded to gently remove the bloodstained jacket that the boy was wearing.

"Let's clean you up before putting you to bed," she said quietly as she proceeded to dip one of the towels into the soapy water and give him a sponge bath to remove the caked blood from his hands and forearms. Once she was done and the blonde was dried off, she removed the blood-soaked linens from his bed and went into the main living area of his dwelling, not paying much attention to the space as a whole while opening closets in search of a change of bedsheets. She frowned when she found none; though she did find a blanket to cover him with.

"Thank you for that," Naruto said to the silverette Devil, to which she inclined her head.

Returning to the bedroom, she concentrated and used her magic to levitate him from the chair and into the bed that she had just been occupying, removing his footwear and his pants, leaving him in just his boxer shorts and an undershirt. Once she had laid him in the bed, she covered him with the blanket she had found. Smiling at him again, she leaned down once more and kissed his forehead gently.

"Sleep well, my savior. Sweet dreams," she whispered softly, wishing him a good night before gathering what was left of her clothing, turning the bedroom light off and leaving the room, leaving the door only slightly ajar.

"Well, she would need to be able to hear if he woke up," Gabriel said in understanding.

She dressed herself as best she could, considering the state her clothes were in, and took a moment this time around to study the rest of the boy's dwelling. It was a small apartment that looked to be only three rooms: a kitchen/living area hybrid room, a small bathroom, and a single bedroom. The living room and kitchen looked to be in as poor a shape as the bedroom was, with damaged floors and walls, tape over cracks in the windows, and dust covering many various spots. But, there were a couple of things that showed that the young man had tried to liven up the apartment: a couple of potted plants and a handful of pictures on a worn out table placed against a windowsill.

"Ah, home sweet home," Naruto commented, though everyone heard his sarcastic undertone. "Though, I can't complain too much, right? At least I had a home, unlike less fortunate people..."

The adults all nodded in agreement at his slightly mature response. However, Kunou frowned cutely. "Kaa-chan, why is Naruto-nii living in that place?"

Naruto choked on his spit at the sudden new title while Yasaka brushed her daughter's head. "Because humans have trouble with moving on."

'Does he live here by himself, and at his age? Does he not have any family?' she mused with a concerned expression as she looked to the pictures the young man had.

"He does have a family!" Kushina shouted, upset at how her son had lived in both the story and in real life.

There were three in total and the first showed him, though younger, with an elderly man inside of an office. The boy was wearing a diamond-shaped hat that was much too big for him, smiling brightly for the camera while the elderly man had a content look on his face.

"I remember that day! Old Man Hokage invited me into his office for the day and I asked to wear his hat," Naruto reminisced with a fond smile. "I had nothing to really worry about back then..."

She had a small smile at the sight, seeing pure happiness in the boy's blue orbs before moving to the next picture. This one was of the young man again, slightly older than how he looked in the first picture, sitting at a small food stand with two other people. The first was a man reaching his middle-ages and a young girl a few years older than the blonde boy. All three of them were smiling and the woman took note of a message written in the corner. "To Naruto, our favorite customer" it said and was signed by the two other people.

"Well, at least you got to meet Teuchi-oji-san," Kushina noted with a smile. "You enjoy his ramen too, Naruto-kun?"

"You kidding?!" he asked back with a laugh. "My blood is probably made of his broth by this point!"

Both of them shared a laugh while Minato shook his head in amusement.

'So your name is Naruto?' she mused, pleased to finally have a name to match him with, before moving to the final picture. This one had the teen in his current age alongside a woman with violet hair styled in a manner that made her think of a peacock's plumes, wearing a large tan trench coat.

"Huh... Guess this version of me met the Snake Lady earlier in his life..."

Both of them were grinning so wide that their eyes were closed as they were covered in splotches of various paint colors. Behind them was a large mountain with four carved faces on it, each one with a different form of painted mischief on it. She giggled in amusement at the image.

Naruto and Kushina laughed at the defaced monument while Minato palmed his face in embarrassment. Serafall and Kunou also laughed while chuckles came from the other Satans and Azazel. Michael shook his head in amusement as Gabriel stifled her own giggle. Yasaka merely gave a smirk while Grayfia and Ophis both sighed at the two pranksters in the story.

Another note was on this one. "Gaki, I had a blast with you. Hope to do it again sometime. -Anko" the note had said, and it showed that the two had a close relationship. The small smile that was on her face never left as she went through the pictures, seeing how happy the teen was in each one.

However, a part of her realized that he was most likely an orphan and these few moments of happiness seemed to be the only ones worth commemorating. Such a realization filled her with pity for him, and she wondered what the rest of his early life had been like.

"I appreciate that you feel that way about my situation, but save your pity," Naruto declared, making sure to direct the final part of it to everyone in the room. "Pity won't do anything for me other than piss me off. I got by in life just fine, so just save it."

No one could respond to that.

Feeling as though she was snooping, she moved away from the pictures and to the kitchen, looking around before she found some cleaning supplies underneath his sink. It wasn't much, but at least it was something, and it provided her with a way that she could begin to express her gratitude to the young boy who had just saved her life.

With a satisfied nod, she grabbed a sponge, the bucket, and the cleaning solution before she got to work.

"A maid until the end, eh Fia-tan?" Serafall said, hoping to spark a reaction. She pouted when the maid didn't even blink.

When Sarutobi and Naruto's clone had arrived, it was right outside of the blonde Uzumaki's apartment. Sarutobi was about to knock to let the original Naruto know he was there, but the clone took the initiative and opened the door before walking in.

What greeted them was the sight of a gorgeous silverette woman in a damaged black and blue bodysuit cleaning up the apartment with a calm face. When she heard the door open, she turned her gaze to it and was slightly surprised to see an exact copy of the blond teen that had helped her along with the elderly man that she remembered from Naruto's first photograph, in his same white and red robes and diamond-shaped hat.

'Is he a twin?' she thought to herself before shaking it off and giving both of them a respectful bow in greeting.

"To someone not familiar with chakra, it'd definitely seem that way," mused Minato.

"Uh, should you be up and about?" asked the clone in concern. "You were really banged up when I found you."

Standing straight with a hidden wince of pain, she answered, "I'm well enough to walk around and clean, as you can see. Your brother did very well to patch me up, and he has my thanks."

"Brother?" The clone tilted his head in query before realization hit, "Oh, you mean Boss! No, we're not brothers; I'm a chakra made clone of him."

'Chakra? This boy can use chakra to this degree?' She was honestly surprised since chakra users were said to be quite a rarity. She then took a closer look at them, and hid her surprise at the sheer level of chakra both humans had. "I see," she began before greeting him once more. "Then welcome home, Naruto-sama."

"Say what now?" Naruto cut in, caught off guard at the title.

"Eh?" the clone asked while Sarutobi cleared his throat.

"Ma'am, I'm Hiruzen Sarutobi, Hokage and leader of this village. Would you mind if we sit down so I can ask you some questions?"

She nodded in understanding, putting down the cleaning supplies in her hands and moving to the table. Sarutobi took note of how she made sure he and Naruto's clone were seated first before sitting down. "I'll answer whatever I can, Hokage-sama, but I must point out now that my answers may seem confusing, if not unbelievable to you."

"No kidding..." the three ninja all commented as one.

"I'll be the judge of that. Firstly, who are you and how did you end up with enough wounds to prompt Naruto-kun to take care of you in his own home?"

She easily detected suspicion in his tone, alongside the look he gave her. Though elderly, for a human, this man was not one to underestimate.

"I learned that firsthand when he helped Jiraiya-sensei get me ready for the Hokage position," Minato noted, rubbing his arm where he remembered a nasty bruise had been made back then.

"I am Grayfia Lucifuge, a devil allied to the New Faction that was formed to usurp the regime of the Four Satans led by Lucifer," she answered calmly and in a serious tone.

Both Sarutobi and Naruto's clone blinked before the blonde asked, "What's a devil?"

"Devils are the inhabitants of the Underworld, and we're seen as enemies of the Biblical God."

"So, you're a being of darkness?" Sarutobi asked with a raised brow.

"Not necessarily," Falbium informed.

"It's not quite that simple, but that is how humans tend to categorize us, yes. However, the New Faction was formed so that we could put an end to such biased thoughts. The leader of our faction, Sirzechs Gremory-sama, was planning on making attempts to come to terms with the other factions as well. Seeing as there'd be unnecessary bloodshed, there was hope for at least a ceasefire between us, the angels, and the fallen angels," Grayfia explained, seeing the clone's interested look while Sarutobi was sitting calmly.

"I'd be interested too if I was there," Naruto confessed.

"I'm assuming then that your wounds were from the battle that was taking place?" Sarutobi asked, to which she nodded. "Then how did you arrive here?"

"Lucifer planned to use something against Sirzechs-sama in a last ditch effort, but I was able to push him out of the way and took the hit from it instead. The next thing I experienced was flying through a strange space of distorting colors and lights before crashing down in a forest. I vaguely recall hitting some branches before passing out. Once I woke up, I saw that my wounds were patched up by Naruto-sama, and he did quite well, I must say," she finished with a nod towards the clone.

"Praise from a pretty lady at such a young age," teased Azazel with a chuckle. "You must be proud of your lady-killer son."

Kushina huffed at the idea of some woman "stealing" her child while Minato chuckled awkwardly. He was just glad that Jiraiya wasn't here with these admittedly beautiful women. Naruto was of the same sentiment as his father; though he also fought down a sad look at the thought of his late master.

"Where is Boss, anyway?" the clone asked.

"He's resting in bed. He had fallen asleep due to exhaustion, so I set him on his bed and admittedly looked around this apartment before I found those cleaning supplies," she answered, taking a short glance at the sponge and bucket. "I thought I might begin to express my gratitude to Naruto-sama by doing some chores on his behalf, and as I was doing that, the two of you walked in."

"Do you have a way to return to wherever it is you came from?" asked Sarutobi, "And how can you prove you're a devil as you claim?"

Instead of a vocal response, she answered his second question by revealing her black leathery wings. Along with this was a small flux of her power, letting both men feel its darker nature.

"Yeah, if that doesn't prove her claim, I'm not sure what would," Naruto stated with a sweatdrop.

"I presume that is proof enough of my claim?" she asked in return, making both of them nod while Naruto's clone looked a bit awed. "As for returning home, I have no means at my disposal and I do not know if I will find any. For all intents and purposes, I'm stranded, here."

"Ouch," Azazel cut in.

The clone felt for her and immediately spoke up before Sarutobi could say anything. "Well, if you need a place to stay, then you're more than welcome to live here."

"Naruto, I'm not sure that-" the Hokage tried to say, but the blonde continued.

"No one else lives in this building, so it's basically mine. You can have one of the rooms to yourself if you want!" The smile on his face showed the other two that he believed that the problem was solved.

Gabriel smiled brightly at the blonde Uzumaki. Story form or not, she could tell that he truly was this kind-hearted and it endeared her to him.

Grayfia gave a grateful smile to him, one that made him blush at the beauty of it. "Thank you, Naruto-sama. I can accept that arrangement."

Sarutobi finally got a word in. "Naruto, you actually won't be living in this apartment anymore."

"Huh?" the Uzumaki Family asked as one.

That earned the elderly man a confused look from his charge while the she-devil silently watched the exchange. "What do you mean, old man?"

"What I mean is this," the Hokage said as he pulled out a scroll that had the blonde's name on it. "This, Naruto-kun, is everything that you've inherited from your parents."

"Wait, so I do learn about you guys early on? Sweet!" cheered Naruto. Kushina and Minato both had relieved smiles on their faces.

"My parents?!" he asked in shock while Grayfia took that as confirmation that he was orphaned. "I thought you said you didn't know them?!"

"I had to say that because that was the terms of agreement the Clan Heads, my personal council, and I made after their death. You see Naruto, you're far more important than you were grown to believe, and not just because of what you hold."

'What he holds?' mused Grayfia before her eyes moved to the slightly opened door of the bedroom. Reaching out, she took a second feel for his power and moved past the chakra he naturally had. What she felt stunned her, for it was a heavy energy that was not his; but alongside that was a bright sliver of power that was deeply linked to the blonde. 'What is that?'

"Wow... You actually felt my connection to Ashura before I could even think about him," Naruto noted in slight awe.

At the confused looks of everyone else, Ophis once again decided to explain. "Ashura was the younger son of Hagoromo and was chosen as his successor due to believing in Love over Power. Naruto-san is his latest reincarnation."

That caught everyone, save for Naruto since he already knew, by surprise.

Unaware of what Grayfia was doing, Sarutobi continued, "You see, your mother was the last member of the Uzumaki Clan that lived in this village. Due to their village's destruction and their near genocide, this makes you heir to the clan here in the Leaf Village."

The clone had a look of utter shock on his face. "I'm… I'm an heir?" he asked softly, disbelief flooding his tone.

"That's correct. In fact, since you've become a ninja, you now have a seat available to you on the Clan Council, alongside Sasuke and the Uchiha Clan's seat.

"Damn... Talk about moving up in life..." Kushina commented, pleased that her son would be in a better position in this story.

Your mother was an active member in many meetings and a lot of her ideas became incorporated into the village's system. As for your father…"

"I don't like that pause," Minato stated with a frown.

"Forgive me for interrupting," cut in the she-devil, "but am I correct to assume that he is related to someone associated with the Hokage seat?"

The two men turned to her, one in confusion and the other in suspicion. "And how have you come by this conclusion?"

She stood up from her seat, moved over to the table that had the three pictures, and brought over the one that had Naruto at his youngest. Pointing to a specific spot in the picture, the two saw her finger directed at a frame at the end of the office wall that held a portrait of a blonde man.

"The similarities between Naruto-sama and that man are practically impossible to miss. The only differences I can see are his whisker markings and the shape of his face; which I will assume matches his mother," answered the woman calmly.

"HA! Try and talk you way outta THAT, geezer!" Kushina exclaimed in triumph.

"Hold on," the clone began, looking closer at the picture. "That's…the Fourth Hokage! The Fourth was my dad?!" he asked in shock. "My dad sealed the Kyuubi into me?!"

'A Kyuubi?!' thought a surprised silverette.

"She has every right to be surprised," Yasaka commented. "Very few kitsune gain enough power to become Kyuubi; and even fewer are born into the position like my daughter was."

"So, if she's a Kyuubi, then she's really powerful, right?" Naruto asked.

"Yes, but I'm teaching her how to better control her power."

"Kaa-chan says that power is nothing if you can't stop it from hurting an ally," Kunou recited, earning a smile from her mother.

'If he holds a Kyuubi, then that would explain the heavier presence within him. But what was that other power that was deeper down?'

Sighing, the Third nodded in confirmation. "Yes, the Fourth Hokage was named Minato Namikaze…and he was indeed your father after Kushina Uzumaki, your mother, gave birth to you." The man then pulled out a small picture and handed it to the clone.

Looking at it, Naruto's clone was already fighting tears while Grayfia, driven by curiosity, stepped up behind his seat to take a look. In the picture, there was Minato without his famous flamed cloak. He was smiling brightly at the camera and hugging a redheaded woman from behind. Said woman was stunningly beautiful, and Grayfia would've mistaken her for a Gremory if she hadn't already heard the Uzumaki name. Her slightly rounded face was matched by Naruto, and in the photo she had a noticeable bump in her stomach; proof that she was pregnant with Naruto at the time the picture was taken.

"Dad…" whispered the clone. When he looked at his mother's beautiful smile, a tear rolled down his face. "Mom…"

Like his counterpart, Naruto had tears form in the corners of his eyes. Even if they were right here next to him, seeing their first "family photo" tugged at his heart. Kushina and Minato took note of this and hugged their child.

Sensing his need for support, Grayfia gently placed her uninjured hand on his shoulder and gently gripped it. He turned to her and she offered him a small smile, one that he returned before he gingerly put the photo on the table, as if it was made of glass.

"Thanks..." Naruto said in a slightly more subdued tone. Grayfia offered a faint smile in response.

"Thank you for giving me this, old man," gratefully stated the Uzumaki. "But, what happens now? The Clan Heads and your council obviously know about my parentage, so what does that mean for me?"

"It means that you're now within your right to live in your parent's estate, which was declared to be the Uzumaki Compound by myself and my council."

"Can Grayfia-chan come with me?" he asked, surprising the woman at both his request and the affectionate suffix added to her name.

"You'd be surprised at how often he did that," Minato commented with a chuckle. "He had either a suffix or a nickname for practically everyone he met in his life."

"I want her to have a place to stay if she's stuck here."

An idea sprang into her mind and she spoke up. "Hokage-sama," she began, getting both of their attention, "I request citizenship here in your village, along with the opportunity to serve as Naruto-sama's personal maid."

"Say what?!" Naruto and Sirzechs both exclaimed in shock; though only the Satan received a bop to the head for the outburst.

That declaration earned her a raised brow from the Hokage while Naruto's clone looked surprised. "Y-You don't need to be my maid, Grayfia-chan," he tried to assure her, not wanting her to feel like she owed him anything.

"I appreciate the concern and care you've both given and offer to me, Naruto-sama, but this is a request I wish to see fulfilled."

"Explain," replied Sarutobi before Naruto's clone could comment.

"The Lucifuge family have always prided ourselves in serving the Lucifer Satan, the strongest of the four. If I hadn't been taken by that strange crystal, I would've made the same request of Sirzechs-sama after he had taken the Lucifer title.

"That's a truthful statement," Grayfia supported. "My House prided ourselves on being able to serve those who had proved their worth in the Underworld."

However, this request goes beyond that form of duty to my family's name," she stated. "Naruto-sama has shown himself to be someone with an incredible level of potential; and I don't mean because of his parentage or the Kyuubi."

The clone was fighting off a bashful blush at the strength in her voice when she said he had potential. Only a handful of people ever showed that kind of support to him. Meanwhile, the Hokage queried, "If not for those reasons, then what is the source of the potential you see in him?"

Standing just a fraction taller, she answered, "Naruto-sama's compassion is where I find that source. It reminds me of Sirzechs-sama, and he proved himself to be an invaluable leader. If nurtured and allowed to grow, Naruto-sama's compassion could lead him to becoming someone worthwhile; a man that you humans could look up to."

Naruto smiled at that. He was grateful at being seen in such a positive light, and hearing it from a complete stranger somehow made it feel more significant,

Now, the strength in her voice, along with the conviction she showed in her claim, made the clone's blush present while Sarutobi was smiling inwardly. 'Finally… Someone else sees just how special you are, Naruto-kun.' Nodding, the man allowed the smile to show as he regarded the woman. "Very well then. I'll provide you with all of the necessary forms and you're free to become Naruto-kun's maid if you wish. This should allow you to become an honorary member of his clan due to the Clan Laws that were agreed upon by the other Clan Heads. I should have the paperwork ready for you tomorrow, so just have Naruto-kun take you to my office."

She nodded gratefully and turned to the clone, giving him a bow from the waist. "I look forward to serving you, Naruto-sama."

Embarrassed, due to never having received such a respectful gesture, the clone rubbed his head bashfully. "I still don't think you need to do anything for me," he began, "but, you say I have potential to be a great person. So, who am I to let you down?"

"I had a similar response when Fia-chan made the same declaration to me," Sirzechs noted with a smile.

His rhetorical question was followed by a bright grin that made Grayfia smile in return. Sarutobi, still smiling, handed Naruto's clone the scroll. "In there are records of your clan's history along with personal jutsu from both of your parents and their combined notes on fuinjutsu. The keys to your new home are also sealed within."

The new Uzumaki heir nodded gratefully. "Thank you, Hokage-sama."

That caught the elderly man off guard for a moment, but he then gained a deadpan expression. "This is gonna be one of those rare few times you ever call me that, isn't it?"

"I have no idea what you're talking about," cheekily replied the blonde with an innocent expression.

"Heh... Couldn't help myself," Naruto said with a chuckle. Kushina looked amused while Minato just shook his head with a smile.

Rolling his eyes with a smile, the Hokage left the apartment in a flicker of speed, leaving the clone and Grayfia alone. The woman then spoke up, "Well Naruto-sama, seeing as how your original self is resting, I'll finish tidying up in here."

"Alright then. I'll dispel in a few minutes anyway since I'm low on chakra. Make sure to let the Boss know what happened tonight, will you?"

She gave him a bow. "Yes, Naruto-sama." And with that, the clone of her new master dispelled and she went back to the cleaning bucket. Once again grabbing the sponge, she resumed where she had left off in cleaning the apartment.

The following day found Naruto and his new maid standing inside of the Hokage's office. Naruto had been able to recall bits and pieces of what his clone had experienced and Grayfia was more than ready to fill in the blanks as needed.

Also, she had inexplicably been able to obtain a uniform fit for a woman in her position. It was a blue and white dress with a white apron and headpiece that held her hair in place. She let her hair flow down behind her, tying it low to keep it from being caught in the breeze. To finish off the uniform, there was a red swirl directly over her heart and a larger one encompassing the back.

"I must show where my loyalty lies, after all," declared Grayfia firmly. This earned her a small smile from Naruto that made her lips twitch upward.

Sarutobi would've asked how she obtained such clothing, but the look he received from Naruto stopped that notion. The message was clear: don't try to understand it because you never will.

"That's the truth," every male in the room stated as one, earning amused looks from the women while Kunou tilted her head cutely.

"Well, as I told you the previous night, here are the forms needed to have you legally become a citizen of the Leaf Village." Grayfia took a moment to fill them out with the necessary information before handing them back to the Hokage. "Now, considering the circumstances, I'm going to ask you to keep your devil features hidden. If they are discovered, we'll explain that it is simply a bloodline under your family's name."

"Great cover," praised Kushina with a nod. "Bloodlines are always unique abilities for ninja, so you could easily get away with saying you had one."

"I understand, Hokage-sama," she replied. "But what about my place of origin? I left that blank since it would be unwise to note I'm from the Underworld."

"I have that covered as well. The Hidden Mist is currently undergoing civil war at this time, so it won't be hard to say you're simply a refugee escaping the war."

"Damn, Old Man Hokage is covering everything," Naruto said with an impressed tone.

"Well, he wasn't known as the Professor just for his immense knowledge," Minato explained. "He was also an excellent strategist and could think of solutions to many different scenarios."

"Thank you for the consideration, Hokage-sama," she said with a bow.

"What about the Clan Heads and your council concerning me?" asked the Uzumaki.

"Good point," Ajuka agreed.

"They are aware of your new status and we're only going to reveal that you're set to lead the Uzumaki Clan to the public. Considering the fact that your father made himself the most hated man in the Hidden Stone, we believed it'd be best to keep the knowledge of his connection to you to ourselves. We don't want to risk the Stone to reignite their old grudge with that knowledge."

"Again, humans can't help but hold onto past grudges," Yasaka noted with a frown.

"Got it. I don't think I'll take his name anyway. I've been Naruto Uzumaki my whole life, so changing it to Namikaze would be too strange for me."

"Sorry dad, but it's true. It'd be weird to just take your name when I've lived so long without it."

"No need to apologize," assured Minato with an understanding smile.

"Understandable. Now, remember that your team placement is set for the end of this week. So, be sure to prepare yourself for that day."

The blonde nodded while Grayfia assured, "I'll make sure that Naruto-sama is well prepared for that time, Hokage-sama."

With that, the two left the elderly man alone to fill in the blanks on Grayfia's citizenship papers. Just as he finished and had his secretary go submit them, a familiar face jumped into the office via the window.

"Yo, old man!" greeted the boisterous voice of Anko Mitarashi, who was grinning at him with a dango stick acting like a toothpick in her mouth.

Everyone save for Naruto and Kunou looked back and forth between Naruto's face and Anko's image. "By everything, it's like his female self," Azazel crowed out, laughing loudly.

No one made any attempt to refute that statement; not even Naruto.

"I'm here about that request I made of you last night."

After the Hokage had returned to his office from his meeting with Naruto's clone and Grayfia, he had been approached by Anko. Her request had surprised him, but he saw the benefits in it; especially for a certain Genin that showed a lot of promise.

"Different sensei this time? Wonder what she'll teach me," Naruto mused.

"Yes, I thought it over this morning and I can see the merit in it. While Kakashi will be disappointed, he'll have to make do with the team I assign him." He pulled out a form from a folder that had been marked with a reminder and stamped it to make it confirmed. Handing it to her, he said, "As requested, I'm going to let you take over Naruto's training with him as your apprentice. You and he have similar problems and can work well together, so I'm expecting great things from the both of you, Anko."

She grinned brightly at him as she read the legal form in her hands. "Don't you worry, old man! I'll make sure to turn the gaki into one of the best damn shinobi this village has ever seen."

"Now I remember her!" Kushina declared suddenly with a snap of her fingers. "She was that little spitfire that Orochimaru took as his apprentice before he went rogue!"

"Yeah," Naruto replied with a nod. "She told me about her time studying under him before the war started. She was a great kunoichi before that Snake Bastard gave her his Curse Mark."

"Good. With you and Grayfia-san in his life, I can't wait to see what kind of man Naruto-kun will become."

She blinked at that. "Who now?"

"Ah yes, you weren't aware. Naruto has earned the trust of a woman named Grayfia and she has volunteered to become his personal maid, making her an Honorary Uzumaki. I believe she will also take an active role in his growth and help him learn to harness his own power."

"Oh really?" she asked with a slowly growing grin.

Said grin made Grayfia frown. "She's planning something for me..."

"Well, I suppose I'll have to pay them both a little…visit."

"That can't be good," Naruto noted with a sweatdrop.

Before Sarutobi could say anything, she was gone. With a sweatdrop, he commented, "I hope she doesn't go overboard with that visit. From what I felt from her, Grayfia could no doubt give myself a lot of trouble…"

"Damn right she could," Sirzechs agreed with a large grin.

"Well, that was the end of the first chapter!" Serafall said cheerfully. "Ne, Sir-tan, you read next!"

The Lucifer Satan shrugged at that and accepted the book. "Fine by me."

"Man, I wonder what my life in this story will be like with all these changes," Naruto mused.

"Just know that, no matter what life you lived, we're still proud of you, sweetheart," Kushina assured while her husband nodded in total support.

While they had a family moment, three of the readers watched on with interest. The specific point of their interest was the whiskered young man seated before them.

There we go! Chapter one of this Reading Story is finished!

Now, I hope you guys enjoyed this and will enjoy future chapters to come. Again, just so you know, this Reading story will stay two chapters behind the actual FanFiction.

One last thing before I sign off, should their be a pairing in this? I don't know if Reading stories normally have pairings, but I think I could work one into this one. If you guys want a pairing, then please choose between Gabriel, Serafall, or Yasaka; but I want VALID REASONS for your decision. If you just give me your choice without any kind of supporting argument, then I'll ignore it in my final tally.

Until next time!