It had been a month since Naruto had joined up with the man Bernhardt Rhodes and honestly, it beat working as a waiter. During the day, he worked at the bar/restraint that Tsui-ling operated. But at night, was when the fun began. Naruto had been given the job of over-seeing a bunch of henchmen move various supplies about. Oh, it sounded boring, but the blonde Demon Lord was being paid to, not just watch, but give a show of power whenever the men started lagging behind.

He hadn't been at the Restraunt in a few days, so he hoped that TSui-ling wouldn't kill him, but he was bored with the "Same-old-Same-old" crap. Nothing seemed to happen in this town, and even Bernhardt hadn't seen a stray youma. It was like someone was actively hunting them… And he was sure that lazy-ass Bernhardt wasn't to blaim.

Naruto ears twitched as he heard laughter lightly echo from inside the warehouse. Someone wasn't doing their job. Naruto looked down from the rafter that he had claimed as His Temporary Throne, before disappearing into a tendril of black smoke. He reappeared behind three men, who stood oblivious around an orange water cooler. Naruto merely extended a tendril of smoke towards the water cooler and filled up a paper cone of water. The men stopped laughing and stared at the inky black tendril, before following it towards the grinning man. Naruto accepted the cone of water from the inky tentacle, before downing it in one gulp. He cocked his head to the side and looked at the frozen men.

"I'm sorry, I missed the joke. Was it the one about the three men who stopped working? Because I've heard that one 5 times this week, and I loved the bloody ending. Are you going to tell it again?" he asked in a friendly, but dark tone. The men took the hint and ran back to their posts in fear of the Blonde. He just grinned and went back to his spot in the rafters.

Oh, how I've missed you, "unbridled fear of fleeing men"! He mentally sighed, as he leaned back into a more comfortable position. Now all he needed was a good fight, and things would be even better. Of course, that was the flaw in this job. He didn't do anything. He was here for show. Not to fight, not to protect something, or even destroy it. He wasn't running the show, and he sure as hell wasn't even involved in it. In other words, his prankster side is satiated, but the more aggressive, more deadly, more important side of him wasn't. And that was his Demon side. The one that will kill to get what it wanted.

Naruto yawned and sat up. He stretched his muscles before jumping from the rafters. As he landed, something in the distance caught his attention… Youma. A powerful one. More powerful than Bernhardt. Naruto quickly switched from his laziness and disappeared into the shadows, reappearing outside the building.

Power was radiating from some central point in town, and this "Pandemonium" group seemed to be involved… And they made the mistake of not involving him… It wasn't like he was evil or anything, but he was the Neo-God of Chaos. Kami herself said it. He wanted to be a part of these things.

His black trench coat flailed about in the wind, as he crouched low to the ground. Black tendrils of inky shadow seemed to crawl along the roof of the building towards him as he focused on the feeling. Something wasn't right. The way that the presence radiated was almost sickening. It was crying to be fed blood. Like a newborn baby crying for milk, this entity wanted to be fed.

A real Demon gets what he wants. This bastard is asking for the blood of the innocent, is he? Dumb-ass doesn't get it. Naruto flexed a dark claw as he focused hard on the spot that radiated the most energy. He, himself, was giving off equal energy to the beast, or maybe more. It was his challenge, and it made his heart race in anger, and anticipation. His blue eyes became red slits and his already sharp canines became longer. I'll tear him to shreds.

Naruto disappeared in an angry vortex of dark shadow. The tendrils raced forward at unbelievable speed, trying in vain to follow their source of energy.

XxXxX

"Master, the sacrifice shall go as planned." A hooded man said. He was draped in a dark cloak, meant to conceal any of his features, as to humble himself in front of the man who was his god. It obviously did it's trick, as Bernhardt fumbled around for a name, before just avoiding names altogether.

"This is good, my servant. Please bring the sacrifice to the alter." The alter, as it was called, was actually a large dimensional rift in the floor, that led to his own master. One sacrifice away and he could become a god. He would defeat that Naruto Namikaze and become the only god that this worl would have. His master could easily be taken care of when he was weak, but it was taking his power that would be difficult. Bernhardt combed a hand through his long hair and laughed evilly.

"It is all coming to fruition. Nothing can stop us." He said, laughing as he did. He stopped laughing as a girl was dragged from an open door. The girl was bare of all clothing, waiting to die in a similar fashion as she was born. It was the greatest of humiliation, and Bernhardt enjoyed seeing the young woman look around in her barely conscious state, obviously afraid, but unable to do anything. The rift grew in size, almost sensing the girl's fear.

"Master is hungry. It seems you, girl, are the main course." Bernhardt called down to the girl. She said nothing, as she was place in the rift. Bernhardt felt the hunger from where he stood, and was sure that it could be felt for miles. Now if only that Naruto boy would stay put, then everything would be fine.

Bernhardt cursed as a door opened roughly, slamming against the wall. A young man stood there, fire dancing in his eyes. The man's reddish brown eyes seemed to literally dance with flames. But, the magic was puny as it was unthreatening. Bernhardt merely waved his hand, sending a wave of energy at the young man. It hit hard, sending the young man back into a wall. The drama was intensifying, and Bernhardt found it exciting.

"Did you think you could save her? We both know you're too weak to do it, so give up!" Bernhardt laughed manically, before a sharp cough from behind him garnered his attention. He turned angrily to scold a weak servant, possibly literally. But a punch to the face was all he got. Bernhardt was taken by surprise by the strength of the punch. No one could punch like that. His thoughts began to lessen, as he felt his consciousness fading. When he hit the ground, everything went black.

XxXxX

Naruto socked the sissy masked-man in the face, before grabbing his part-time boss from the rift. He was a little pissed off that Bernhardt had to use a friend of his. It was the Masked-man's downfall. Naruto sprinted over and jumped over the rift, ignoring the crazed expressions on the random grunts that surrounded him. He grabbed the girl from the air, and landed on the other side, nextto the downed Kazuma.

He handed the young woman over to Kazuma, who was recovering from his sudden meeting with the wall. The dark haired male grabbed Tsui-Ling with fervor, Almost crushing her small body with the force of his hug. Naruto rolled his eyes at the two, and looked back at the hole that was still opening in the center of the room. White light was angrily spitting from the portal, causing Naruto to huff.

"You hungry? I can give you more than you can handle!" Naruto taunted. The Light grew even angrier. Naruto grinned before diving head-first into the rift, Leaving many confused men standing around the now closing rift. A few of them scurried away, while the most loyal ran to grab their leader and get him to safety.

Kazuma hugged the Tsui-ling tightly, staying on the floor as people ran around in a panic. He had no idea what had just happened, but it he knew that Naruto rescued Tsui-ling, and that was all he cared about at the moment.

XxXxX

Naruto landed in a crouch, as he surveyed the scene. Everything around him was white. There were no walls, only light that radiated from all around him. The floor he stood on was also white, as he assumed it was there, because honestly, everything around him was white. There was no way to tell distance, as there were no shadows or landmarks. It was just a white prison… All of the sudden, a sewer didn't seem so bad.

Naruto remained alert, as he looked around for his prey. He didn't need to look all that long, because his prey came straight to him.

"Ah… So it was you, boy, who challenged me? Tell me, before I rend you asunder, what it that made you come to me? Was it love? Was it to protect you loved ones? What ridiculous reason possessed you to jump in to my world?" The large creature asked. It was quite a gruesome sight to behold. The creature held the basic shape of a man, but that was where similarities ended. It had a red claw on one arm, and a metal plated arm on the other. The plated armor was intricately designed with images of warfare and torture. The armor went all the way up to his arm, where it abruptly ended at the shoulder. The red arm was definitely odd. The spikes that went up its arm moved in twitches, like they would pop open at any moment to flay an unknowing suspect. The creatures face was melded with a metal faceplate, that burned an eternal frown onto it's face. Long hair draped down its face and fell to the floor, in rough braids. It wore heavy armor on its legs, laced with dark black metal that matched the gauntlet and mask.

Naruto briefly yawned at the stupid devil, before replying. "I was bored." He said. Honsetly, you'd think these demons would recognize someone of higher stature than them. Naruto grinned and popped his neck with a quick movement, before settling into a relaxed stance.

"So are we going to do this, or what? I've waited 7 months for a fight like this, and I'm not passing it up now." He said. The creature roared in anger.

"I am the great demon of the North Gate, Belial! How dare you assume you can beat me?" Belial roared. Naruto shrugged at the odd creature.

"I would say the same to you, but I don't really care about those kind of things." He said. Naruto stood for a second, waiting for the beast to charge him. Seeing that nothing was happening, he took matters into his own hands. Naruto disappeared into black tendrils of smoke, before reappearing in Belials face.

"I also don't take too kindly to the Human insult." Naruto whispered. He kicked the supposed Demon-lord in the chest, sending him far off. But, seeing as how distance didn't seem to be something this world liked, Belial reappeared in front of Naruto, sporting a… Frowning face. Kami, that mask is creepy… Not a good creepy either… Naruto took the punch that was dished out from the Demon Lord as he flew backwards, in his mind, a good distance away. He couldn't really tell, and it was beginning to annoy him. Also, he couldn't use his shadows, because there were none in this realm. Naruto stood up and sent a ball of fire at the demon, who only absorbed it… Yes… absorbed it.

"That was a weak attack… Can't you do better?" Belial asked. It might have been grinning; Naruto wasn't sure because of the mask that was in the way of the beasts face. "I know I can." The beast said. It held up a single palm, before firing a massive ball of black flames towards Naruto. The blonde Demon Lord ducked under the blast, before shooting up his own blast of wind.

He hadn't used his wind abilities in years, so it was a bit of a strain on him, to say the least. The two blasts collided, before the fire blast engulfed the wind one. Luckily, he'd made enough room to duck under the fire. As the storm rolled over him, he looked up to see Belial standing over him with a grin.

"You, human, are lucky to have dodged that." Belial said, smirking all the while. Naruto had his own smirk.

"You, underling, better be happy that I'm out of my element, or you'd be dead by now." Naruto said. Belial's eyes widened in anger.

"I will be called an underling by the like of you!" He yelled, firing off two more blasts of fire. Naruto stared at the two blasts, before muttering a curse.

"Fuck…"