Act 2 part 4: End of Act 2

Rule #8: ''Never leave for tomorrow what you can do today.''

''Finally done…'' Naruto sighed and flopped down on the sofa along with Kaguya, while Roygun sat opposite to them.

Over a month and a half had passed since the team had regrouped, and a lot has happened throughout that time.

Their efforts had been focused on the development and preparation of their planet on Kaguya's dimension, and they found out the hard way that creating a world on their own was tough.

They had named the planet, Auros.

It was a delicate task requiring a large amount of patience, knowledge and time. Thankfully, they had that in spades. The information and knowledge that Naruto had accumulated through studying from the stolen books of the Vatican proved invaluable to their current endeavor.

Everything had its place and role in the ecosystem, even if it meant it was to be food for something bigger. The fragile ecosystem had to have the correct ratio of predators to prey or the whole thing could backfire horrendously.

They worked through trial and error, starting from the bottom of the food chain. They brought the smallest living beings to the planet, sped the time up in relation to Earth and left to wait, then they came back to see if it worked or not, added larger creatures, fixed issues and repeated the process.

Naruto did the planning and oversaw everything, Roygun found the creatures, while Kaguya did the muscle of transporting them from Earth to... their new planet.

Now all that they needed was to meet up with the Maous to seal the deal and begin, which was still a week away, meaning they had some very well earned free time.

''Alright, you two have fun, I'm getting some sleep.'' Roygun got up from the couch and stumbled into the left room.

"Was wondering how long she'd last… guess it's just us now.'' Naruto sighed and closed his eyes. ''What do you want to do?''

''I don't know… I think my telenovela is over.'' Kaguya sighed and picked up the TV remote.

''I see…'' Naruto opened his eyes to see the TV. 'Finally, I thought that thing would never end. But now what am I going to do, I can't visit the orphanage alone, it would be strange to show up now without a wife...'

'That's beyond creepy, nya.'

'Did I ask?'

"Yes you did, nya."

As if somehow sensing something, Kaguya tilted her head in his direction. ''Do you have something to say?''

"I, uh… umm.'' Naruto furrowed his brows in thought for a second. ''Actually, I do. Remember when I was back in the Vatican?''

She nodded.

''So there was a small orphanage there that I used to visit. I want to go back, and visit but it would be strange…''

''Strange?''

''Well, I kinda had to say I was married, and that my wife was away…'' he rubbed his chin for a moment. Thinking about how he could probably use a shadow clone to pose as his wife, but that was just weird.

''I see… it would be strange to go alone after all this time.'' Kaguya said to herself, then blinked a few times. ''Why have you been going to an orphanage? You want to adopt a child?''

''I just wanted to visit" He pouted childishly. ''I was curious about how it's like in an Orphanage, so I went.''

''...''

''...''

The two stared at each other for around a minute.

''Very well.'' Kaguya broke the silence and turned off the TV.

''Hmm?''

''I accept your marriage proposal.''

"EH!?"

''Not the best proposal I've received, but I accept.'' Kaguya got up from the couch and went to pick up her sunglasses for her disguise.''I'll go with you to this Orphanage.''

"Bu-" Naruto got up and she shushed him with her finger.

"No buts. I also want a ring.'' She removed her finger from his lips and then hid her horns.

'Today must be your lucky day, ne?'

'I wouldn't say it like that, Chomei.' Naruto attempted to smoothen the spiky mop that was his hair and sighed. ''Fine I guess, but we should probably leave a note for Roygun, for when she comes back.''

Kaguya's lips curled upwards slightly, as she picked up a notebook and pen on the table and wrote something on it. ''Done.''

''Okay then, let's go.'' Naruto picked up his backpack, walked up to Kaguya, placed his hand on her shoulder, then they both warped away via Kamui.

Kayuga left a note, and Roygun read it after coming back from….whatever she was doing earlier.

''Gone off to our Honeymoon at the Vatican.

Visiting an orphanage, thinking of adoption.

-Kaguya.''

Roygun never laughed so hard in her life.

Two hours later

-Vatican, on the Orphanage-

Naruto had now discovered another side of Kaguya, her vain side.

It took them awhile, but after a lot of window shopping they found a pair of wedding bands that pleased Kaguya.

For a fake marriage, she was taking her role seriously, so seriously in fact that Naruto had trouble realizing they weren't married.

"So this is the place, dear? Seems small.'' Kaguya said to Naruto as they arrived at the orphanage.

''It's larger on the inside… let's go, no point staying out here.''

Kaguya took the lead and they both entered the establishment and went to the reception booth.

"Hello sisters,'' Naruto flashed them a smile. ''We're here to see the kids, this is my wife, Kaguya.''

Now that was something he had never imagined himself saying. It felt surreal, strange beyond description to say it out loud.

One of the nuns got up and greeted them, the same one that had given Naruto his first tour. "Welcome back, Mr. Naruto and Mrs. Kaguya. It is a pleasure to finally get to meet you.''

''Likewise, my husband has told me a lot about this place. We are both very excited.'' Kaguya kissed Naruto's cheek and gave the nun a sweet and radiant smile.

It was another side of her that Naruto had just found out about, she was a very good actress. At least, she was very good in this particular role. She never ceased to amaze anybody she came in contact with.

The nun blushed,"Of course, you arrived at a good time, the kids should be finishing lunch.''

Even with her disguise, and Kayuga still stood out amongst the rest. The combination of her aristocratic features and elegant posture turned heads, no matter what she wore.

The nun guided them to the dining room. The orphanage had improved a lot since Naruto's first visit. The walls had been painted, the floor replaced, the furniture upgraded, and little touches here and there to add a feeling of homeliness that wasn't there before.

It was a good sign, the money he had given was being put to good use.

"We've done a lot of changes in here since the last time you came, Mr. Naruto.'' The nun said, upon noticing how Naruto analyzed the surroundings. ''I'd like to thank you again on behalf of everyone, this wouldn't have happened without you."

''Oh don't worry about it, these kids deserve it.'' Naruto flashed the nun a smile.

She blushed, and Kaguya upon noticing it, hugged Naruto's arm and intertwined their arms and fingers.

Soon they arrived in the dining hall, catching the attention of the children, who flocked to them like moths to a flame.

-Three hours later-

Kaguya and Naruto left the Orphanage with small smiles.

They had a good time. At first, Kaguya didn't believe she'd enjoy the experience, thinking it to be more of a chore than anything else. But she had fun, the kids were nice, she'd gotten to play wife for a bit and see Naruto's playful side.

Memories of Hagoromo and Hamura, painful reminders of a better time, a time where all she was, all she wanted to be, was a good mother. She had done her best, given the two all the love she had, treated them with care; before losing her mind. Her eyes became misty as she remembered her mad quest for power, a quest that cost her her family, a quest that forced her two beautiful sons into sealing her. A quest that had destroyed her happy family.

The mistakes that she had made, the things she should've done, the things she couldn't. She'd never even had the opportunity to watch her grandsons grow. Being with Naruto was bringing down the ironclad control she had on her emotions, it felt strange, but she knew she could trust him.

Kaguya's smile thinned upon seeing a familiar face in a dark alley across the street.

The pair walked over to the devil. ''Roygun, you've found us. Didn't think you'd come here.''

Roygun smirked at their intertwined arms, "The party turned out to be boring, and when I saw the note I just had to come. What's up, you two lovebirds finally together? Didn't even feel like inviting me for the honeymoon?''

''It's a long story… actually, it isn't, but I don't feel like talking about it." Naruto dismissed her claims, much to Kayuga's displeasure. ''Short version, we came here to visit the kids.''

''Ah, I see… you two are interested in the boy's Sacred Gear.'' Roygun nodded at him with a look of approval.

''Pardon?''

''That blond boy, I was watching from over there.'' Roygun pointed backward with her thumb. '' Wait, you two aren't here because of his Sacred Gear?''

''No… I'm not good at sensing outside of Sage Mode.''

''Oh right, had forgotten.'' Roygun clicked her teeth. ''Figured you two had, the boy's Gear is pretty strong.''

''I felt that something was strange about him, but couldn't activate my eyes inside.'' Kaguya pondered, her right eyebrow twitching .

Naruto rubbed his chin with his free hand. ''What do you suggest we do?''

''I think you two should adopt him.''

Naruto blinked and shook his head. ''No, we can't take a kid with how busy we are… ."

''I am fine with adopting,'' Kayuga interjected, pressing her body on his arm. An adoption could be beneficial to bring her closer to Naruto.

''I'm sure between us three, we can make time for the kid,'' Roygun added, inching closer to the blond.

Naruto sighed and frowned. ''No, the village transfer is about to happen. We can't bring him into this mess."

Roygun took his free arm and mimicked Kaguya.

She inched closer to Naruto's ear. ''The boy will get dragged into the supernatural one way or another, such is the fate of Sacred Gear holders, it can't be helped…''

The hairs on Naruto's spine raised as her voice lowered to a sultry whisper.

Kaguya felt like stopping her but figured she'd allow the devil as long as it was to aid their mutual interest in convincing him.

Naruto backed away, meeting with a wall, there was no escape from them.

''By adopting him we can keep an eye on the kid, introduce him into the supernatural on our terms… and besides.'' Roygun nibbled on his earlobe. ''If you adopt, then the marriage becomes legitimate.''

''Woah, woah, okay you two, stop it.'' Naruto shimmied out of their grasps. ''This is a kid's life we are talking about. If we adopt, it's because it is the right thing to do. I, we are not using a child for ANY plan, that is where I draw the line.''

The two women stepped back and shied away.

''With that said… you two seriously believe we can take care of a kid, amidst the chaos of all this work we are doing? We are constantly moving around the world, not to mention dimensions, should we really drag him into this?''

Kaguya faltered and furrowed her eyebrows. Was he right? While she liked the kid, she mostly wanted to use him to get closer to Naruto, but he had seen through that plan already. She couldn't argue in favor of something she didn't believe in.

Roygun however, remained firm.

''I think yes, we should, and while we are at it we may as well bring him into the supernatural with us. The boy has a Sacred Gear, one way or another, like it or not, he will be dragged to the supernatural. It isn't a matter of if it is a matter of when. He'll become a soldier of the church the second they find out about it, that is if a devil doesn't find out first. We have an opportunity on our hands, to introduce him to our world on our terms in the smoothest way possible.''

Naruto rubbed his forehead and sighed. ''Fine, okay then. I can't believe it, we are doing this… ''

Kaguya perked up.

''But we aren't using him. We adopt and he is family… sure you want to do this?''

''Of course, dear.''

''You two go ahead, I'll stay here. No way I'm walking into that place.'' Roygun muttered and retreated into the darkness.

"Can't believe we are actually doing this…'' Naruto scratched the back of his head.

''The old man spoke kindly of her. Made it seem that before the whole Juubi accident, she was a good mother.'' A voice that Naruto recognized as Kurama spoke on the back of his mind

'Hey, if we marry, does this make me your grandfather?'

''Shut up.''

'That's no way to talk to your elders'

Naruto chuckled and Kaguya raised an eyebrow at the seemingly random laughter. ''Do you know how adoptions work in this world?''

''Not at the moment, but there always is a way. Just follow my lead."

The pair then returned to the orphanage.

The nun got up from her desk and greeted the couple.''Mr. Naruto you're back, did you forget anything?''

''That's one way of saying it. We've talked about it, we want to adopt Dulio.'' As soon as those words left his mouth, their eyes sparkled.

''Oh, this is wonderful! A great decision, Mr. Naruto, Dulio is a great kid and he likes you two very much.'' The nun spoke with glee and motioned for the couple to follow. ''Come, I'll take you to the reverend.''

They followed and she led them to an office.

She politely knocked three times on the door and a voice from the other side ordered to come in. Upon entering they saw a middle-aged bald man seated at a table reading religious scripture.

''Reverend Marcos, these are Mr. Naruto and Mrs. Kayuga, they are ready to go forward with adoption.'' The nun said and the man nodded in return.

''Ah right, thank you, Emily." The man said as he placed down his book and then stood up to greet the two. "Greetings, I am Reverend Marcos, the manager of this little orphanage."

Emily left the room and closed the door behind her.

''Please, have a seat. I've been wanting to talk with you for a while now, to thank you for your donation, it helped us immensely.'' The Reverend gave a short bow and gestured to the chairs opposite of his.

"Ahh, don't worry about it. We are happy to help" Naruto waved it off and sat down along with Kaguya. "But let's get down to business, shall we?

The man nodded, "Oh yes, of course. You two wish to adopt?''

''We do, very much. You see, we've been having some trouble and after some thinking, we came to the conclusion that adopting would be best." Kaguya said intertwining her fingers with Naruto's. ''If we can't bring a child into this world, then we may as well raise one as our own''

''And we believe that child is Dulio.'' Naruto completed and the man nodded once more, then smiled.

"Yes, Dulio is a good kid, rather sad past. I like to believe myself as a good judge of character and I think you two would be great parents.'' He smiled and took out a folder from a drawer in his desk. ''Adoption is a long process, but I'll guide you two along the way. In there is a list of documents we'll need you two to bring. You have them with you?''

Naruto took the folder opened and saw the list of documents. There wasn't a single document in the list that he could provide.

''I have these, back home.'' Naruto showed Marcos which on the list. ''But I lost the rest, my Ferrari was robbed last week and they were inside. Insurance covered the car, so no problem there, but you know the system, these documents take forever to get.''

Naruto took out two rather fat envelopes from his backpack and placed them on the table.

''When I first came here, I knew Dulio was the one, and now so did my wife as soon as she met him. She's completely enamored with him. I know that adoption takes a while, and that it is a lot to ask and that it cannot be easy for you to help us in such a way. And for your troubles, we are willing to give this generous donation of a hundred thousand for the kids.''

Kaguya adopted a more fragile expression to fit Naruto's narrative and slid the envelopes to the man. ''Can you help us, Reverend?"

-A few of minutes later-

Naruto, Kaguya, and a very happy Dulio left the orphanage.

"Naruto, Kaguya, where are we going? What are we gonna do?" Dulio asked, running circles around the two.

"Slow down there, Dulio!" Naruto chuckled and patted his shoulder. ''Right now we are going to join up with a friend, then we are going shopping. About time we upgrade your wardrobe.''

As they crossed the street, Roygun popped up beside them.

''So this is the kid, he's so~ cute! Up close he looks a lot like you.'' The disguised devil pulled Dulio's cheek, making the boy blush.

''Uh, this is her, Roygun. Roygun, meet Dulio.'' Naruto pried her hands off of the boy's cheek. ''You can think of her as your aunt. Now we're going shopping, is there anything you'd like to start with?''

''Um, I don't know… I think I want one of those.'' He pointed to a large poster with a large milkshake, hamburger, and fries at the end of the street.

''Right… good call I'm actually starting to feel hungry, what do you two say?''

Roygun gained a seductive smirk. ''Oh I'm hungry alright, but not for f- oof.''

Kaguya jabbed the devil on the ribs with her elbow. ''Food sounds good.''

Dulio led the way to the establishment. The place was crowded and so Dulio and Kaguya secured them seats while Naruto and Roygun went to the line.

''So, how did you do it? You use some kind of spell on them?'' Roygun asked Naruto, using a quiet tone so the people around didn't hear.

''Hmm?''

''That was the fastest adoption I've ever heard about, and I've seen a lot. How you do it?''

''Oh….that, no spell, only kindness, and money… we sweet talked him, then offered a very generous donation to the orphanage in exchange for… assistance with the paperwork, and to smoothen the whole situation. I'll still have to go back when I get all the papers for it."

"Bribing a Holy Man? In the holy city no less? You might be a better devil than me.'' Roygun grinned and then glanced back at Kaguya. ''How did you know he could be bribed?''

''First off, I didn't outright bribe him. We talked, gave the right impressions, then offered a good donation for his help.''

''And how did you know he would accept?''

''I calculated. Kaguya had me run all over the city to find a good ring, and I saw all sorts of things. I am now updated with prices. The combination of his suit, shoes, and watch was over fifteen grand." He shook his head with a half smile.

"Very perceptive, and clever, good job.''

''I still have to get all the documents within the month… if I don't then he will surely get suspicious.''

Their turn in the line came, Naruto ordered and they waited by the delivery spot with the others that had made their orders.

''Within the month eh? The meeting with Maou's is near and there won't be much time. I'd say you have around two weeks to get those documents before we end up buried with work. Which would be a miracle if you account how slow public workers are, even the dirty ones."

"Me? Oh don't worry about it, you're gonna help. And I think I already know how, but we can talk about that later, our orders are ready.

With that said, the two grabbed their orders and joined the others.

''Here we go, this is yours, Dulio.'' Naruto and Roygun gave them their trays. Dulio a hamburger with fries and milkshake, Kaguya, Roygun and Naruto the same of Dulio except for bigger portions and different flavors of milkshakes.

Kaguya was the first to begin. 'Need to be sure to bring these milkshakes to Auros.'

The second was Dulio. His eyes sparkled upon taking the first bite of his hamburger, and the shine seemed to increase upon taking a sip of the milkshake.

In instants, he devoured the meal in front of him, much to the surprise of the occupants at the table

'Reminds you of somebody?'

'Nope, no clue…'

Upon finishing, Dulio burped and the twinkle in his eyes dimmed.

''Something wrong, Dulio?'' Kaguya asked, seeing the change in him.

''Oh, nothing really…'' he shifted around in his seat. ''I don't want to sound ungrateful, but I just wish the others tried this.''

Naruto gained a thoughtful expression for a few seconds before returning back to normal. ''We'll see what can do about them later, Dulio. For now we focus on you.'' Naruto

''Promise?''

"Promise. After and while we get you sorted up, we will see what we can do for them and how we can help." Naruto nodded at the boy. ''In the meanwhile, you still hungry? Want more?''

''If it wouldn't be too much trouble…''

-3 Hours later-

-Streets-

After eating, the 'Uzumaki family' went off shopping, and what a shopping spree it was.

They didn't even have the bare essentials needed to raise a child, and Dulio himself only had a backpack of clothes. By the time they were all done, they had bought a sizable mountain of clothes for Dulio among other things.

They had hired a group of homeless men and women to help them carry all of their bags. They were available, didn't ask many questions and very helpful, perfect for grunt work. Plus they couldn't find anything that offered those services regardless.

With the sun having just set, they've decided to call it a day and head to a hotel to spend the night. One that they had walked past during their spree.

They sure managed to attract a lot of attention with the small crowd of hobos carrying bags following them, but fortunately, that wasn't a problem. One of those people was Griselda, who was shopping with Xenovia, but she never realized who they really were. A good sign, the technique was working better than initially expected.

The Hobos left the bags at the hotel's entrance and were paid and left.

''Hey guys, there's something I have to do. Can you manage without me for a little while?''

''This place required payment upfront, but I can cover that'' Roygun said and then blinked a couple of times. ''Speaking of money, how much is left from that job? You were awfully generous with those hobos, they would have settled for much less.."

''It was a charity, and money isn't a problem for me, it's just a means to an end. Don't worry about it, I know what I'm doing, we can talk about it later if you want. It won't take long.'' Naruto ruffled Dulio's hair and left.

-Elsewhere-

Griselda was frustrated, but she didn't show it in front of Xenovia. With each passing day, it got harder to remember the intruder's description, as it would change slightly with every thought.

It felt like it was a spell of some sort of the likes she hadn't seen before, the effects were too specific to be otherwise.

Arriving back at the convent, she placed the groceries aside while Xenovia ran off to her room to play.

She was just about to begin organizing the groceries, when something caught her attention, a note on the kitchen counter.

Over the course of the week, as supplies ran out she'd write them down on a note to not forget when she went shopping.

'I was certain I took this week's list with me… I think it is still in my pocket.' Griselda narrowed her eyes at it and checked her pockets, and there it was. 'Thank the Lord, I'm not losing my sanity.'

She walked over to the counter and picked up the note.

''The view of the sky is lovely

I spy a family having a dinner

Come keep me company. xo
P.S. Two's a couple and Three's a crowd!"

She crumbled the note in her hands and set it aflame.

'It's him!'

The paced back and forth around the kitchen.

It was suspicious, It felt like a trap, it could be a trap, however... if he were to set one then he may as well have set it inside the house...

She ran to Xenovia's room.

Xenovia was playing with her dolls.

Griselda sighed in relief, seeing that nothing was out of the ordinary. There seemed to be no traps in the checked under the bed and inside the wardrobe. Nothing out of the ordinary, everything was as it should be.

Xenovia was too enthralled with playing to notice Griselda checking and turning the room upside down.

She checked outside and saw that there was no sign of anything dangerous there as well.

Glad that the man hadn't done anything to harm Xenovia, she decided to meet him. But not before putting away the groceries, he could wait, the groceries couldn't.

30 minutes later

On rooftop

"What's taking her so long…'' the disguised Naruto said while releasing a sigh.

He was seated on the ledge, his current appearance was that of his old friend, Sai.

Now that she wouldn't recognize him, he could appear as whatever he wanted to, even a woman. But it was best not to push it, the best lies are the ones with a bit of truth, enough that it satisfied people's curiosity without revealing too much.

No sooner had he asked, Griselda, entered the rooftop. She held a bow along with a quiver of arrows on her hip.

''Hello Griselda, you look well,'' Naruto brought her attention to him. ''It's good you're trying out new weapons, but you won't need that here.''

Griselda stared at him for a few seconds, her grip tightening. Her hands shook, a sign of how unaccustomed she was with her bow, although despite that, it seemed just right in her hands.

''Come, take a seat.'' Naruto patted the spot beside him and she released the string.

The arrow flew straight at him, but faster than her eyes could perceive, his hand moved, catching it a millimeter from his chest. To the nun, it appeared as if his hand blurred, one second it was patting the ledge, the other it was in front of his chest, holding her arrow.

To him, it may as well have been on slow motion.

''As hostile as I remember, I see. Come, take a seat.'' Naruto patted the spot once more, leaving the arrow on it. ''I didn't call you here to kill you, or threaten you for that matter..''

"Then why are we here?"

''I feel like we started off on the wrong foot, and I sort of feel bad from stealing from you guys. Look, I don't have much time, I know that your people put cameras here and if before they thought I was just a civilian, now they know better.'' Naruto looked at his watch and then frowned.''I'd say we have five minutes give or take before the cavalry gets here.''

''Oh? So now you have a conscience? I think it is late for you, but the Lord in his mercy always forgives.'' Griselda lowered her bow and took a few steps in his direction. ''You will return the things you stole, and pay for your crimes?''

''One step at a time. I don't want the forgiveness of your God… but yes I came to return some of the things I took.'' Naruto hopped off of the ledge and sighed. ''Truth is, I finished reading all of the books and scrolls I took, and the money and gold are, ironically, worthless to me. Money is traceable, and while I suppose I could melt the gold, it's too much effort. Plus, I know you are in trouble.''

To him, money and wealth may as well be worthless. It was as if the entire globe was within his grasp, and it may as well have been if it were his objective. But it wasn't, he had no desire for world domination, especially not with all the competition.

Griselda clicked her teeth, ''What do you know?''

''I know your superiors really want to know who robbed them and they can be pretty indiscriminate when they want answers and God doesn't provide any. I also know you tried to help, but you can't say what you don't remember. Even if they understand that it isn't your fault, that mistrust will never disappear.''

''And suddenly you care? What's in it for you?''

''For me? Nothing really, I'm just in a good mood.'' Naruto calmly made his way to the woman. ''I'll do you all a favor and return the books, scrolls, and money that I don't need anymore, just not here, not enough space. I have Excalibur Destruction and Excalibur Mimic and I understand you guys need them. So to not leave you empty-handed, I'll let you pick which of the two you want back.''

''You will return one of the Excaliburs?''

''Sure, I think that's what I said… what's with people repeating what I say all the time?''

''I want Excalibur Mimic… no, wait…'' Griselda pinched the bridge of her nose and furrowed her eyebrows. ''I want Excalibur Destruction.''

''You don't sound sure.''

''I am.''

Excalibur Destruction, as the name were to suggest, was extremely destructive. It pained her to choose between the two, but she couldn't allow him to keep it if she had a say in it. It was too dangerous of a weapon to stay in his hands, it had priority over Mimic.

''Very well.'' Space distorted around his right eye, and Griselda jumped back. Naruto extended his hands and the familiar two-handed sword swished out of the distortion, onto his hands.''It's all yours..''

He slowly placed the over-sized sword flat on the floor, then stepped back and pocketed his hands.

''...'' Griselda inched towards the sword.

''You don't have to be so hostile ya' know. It's easy to hate and loathe me, but I'm not your enemy, it's nothing personal, just business.'' Naruto sighed and turned away from her. ''Afraid my time is up, your friends are here.''

He warped away as a barrier rose and a group of exorcists arrived.

-Back at the Hotel-

-Meanwhile-

''He's finally asleep…'' Roygun flopped down on the couch along with Kaguya. ''Now we can talk.''

''We don't have anything to talk about.'' Kaguya turned on the TV.

''What? Nonsense, we got plenty to talk about! Like for instance now you two are married...ish.'' Roygun inched closer to Kaguya. ''How do you feel? A step closer to finally getting in his pants.''

''...''

Kaguya's cheeks took on a pink hue and she increased the volume of the TV a bit.

''Hey, you can be honest with me, it isn't like you didn't make it obvious already.'' Roygun rolled her eyes and placed her hand on the remote and lowered the TV's volume. ''You're going to wake the kid up like this, can't have that, can we?''

The stain on Kaguya's cheek faded and she turned to Roygun. ''And if I do? What's that have to do with you?''

''Me, nothing. While I'd love to help myself to that slab of man-meat, he's all yours.'' Roygun crossed her legs. "You don't have many friends, do you? It's normal to talk about these type of things.''

''...'' Kaguya stared back blankly.

Once again the Devil was right, that was twice in a day.

''I'm sorry…''

''Don't worry about it, just humor me. I don't have any more 'friends' left and with all the work you guys have me doing, I don't have time left to meet people. You're basically the only person I can talk with… so how are you feeling? Excited? It's hard to tell with that face of yours.''

Kaguya crossed her legs and mirrored the devil. ''I don't know… I guess I am happy? It is complicated between us.''

''Complicated?''

''Yes, very complicated.''

A sigh escaped Kaguya's lips, and she frowned. Complicated didn't even begin to define the two.

''Mmk... but is it really or are you two just making it up?'' Roygun inquired and Kaguya tilted her head. ''What I mean is, I know complicated, I've had my share about that and it used to bother me. That was until I that it was me making things complicated if you two like each other then just fuck. Simple.''

''If only it were… you're a devil.''

''Well duh, but it isn't like I was born fucking everything in sight or with a morality switch. It is one of those things you just realize with time, you know. Even humans know, two women love each other, just be together, same for two men, nothing wrong with that. I like young men, I'm a cougar and I don't care what others think or say about my preferences.''

Roygun tapped Kaguya's head.

''It's all in the head. He is as hard to read as you, but I can tell he likes you too… or at least is attracted. So what's the matter, you like him, he likes you, just fuck and be happy, then maybe think about letting me join.''

''...'' Kaguya stared at her blankly

''Kidding, kidding, geez lighten up will you! Hah, haha…'' Roygun laughed awkwardly and then coughed into her hand. ''Honestly, I am a bit jealous of you two.''

''You are?''

''Yea, what you two have is special. The way you two work, it's like how a puzzle just clicks together… I want that.'' For a brief moment, Roygun's lips curved downwards into a frown, before returning to her normal smirk. ''I still can't believe you two did this in a day. It's only been a few hours since we put the final touches on Auros. What's the deal with that place anyway? What are you two trying to accomplish?'

''We…'' Kaguya stopped and tilted her head to the door.

The knob twisted and in came the familiar blond of the group, Naruto.

He peeked inside and slowly entered. ''Uh… hey, sorry it took longer than expected. Is Dulio still up?''

Kaguya shook her head, ''he fell asleep a few minutes ago. Where were you?''

Naruto softly closed the door behind him. ''I was here and there, cultivating a future asset, returning some of the things I don't need.''

''Asset?'' Kaguya shifted around, making space for Naruto to sit beside her. ''What is this asset? And what was it that you returned.''

She mentally cursed herself, seeing how inquiring her words came out. Now that Roygun had pointed it out, she had begun to pay attention to her manner of speaking.

''It's that nun I told you two about. I believe she will soon be qualified to fill in a position that we will need. I returned things we don't need, books and scrolls I've read, money we can't spend and gold we don't need, oh also an oversized sword. A piece of shit really, completely useless to both of us.''

Kaguya's lips twitched, it was almost the same thing he had said about Roygun. It bothered her, him ''Cultivating a future asset''.

''Oversized sword? The Church has many of those.'' Roygun raised an eyebrow. ''Does it have a name?''

''Yea, Excalibur Destruction. One of the things I took back then along with Excalibur Mimic and a bunch of other cool things. It's pretty useless to me, so I figured I'd give it back.''

Naruto shrugged as if it weren't a big deal. Between the two Excaliburs, Destruction was possibly the least useful for him. His fighting style required him to be nimble and precise, while still hitting hard. Qualities that the sword didn't have, it was cool and shiny, and strong, but so was his fists. Mimic, however, that was another story.

''Huh… okay then.'' Roygun shrugged. To her, it was strange that he'd give up on such a powerful and unique object. But he's supposed to be the smart one in the team so there must have been a reason.

''So what you two talking about before I got here?''

The two women shared a glance.

''We were talking about you and Dulio, when and how we will tell him,'' Roygun answered smoothly, straight out lying through her teeth.

''Mhmm…'' Naruto nodded and glanced at the two. ''Not sure, guess we can tell him tomorrow.''

''And what will you say him? I still don't know what you two are.''

''Oh that's right, we never did tell you. Think it is about time, right Kaguya?'' Naruto turned slightly to Kaguya.

The Otsutsuki matriarch nodded and 'hopped' closer to Naruto so that they were both side-by-side. ''Indeed it is, go ahead.''

''We're aliens.'''

''What?''

Roygun blinked owlishly, and Naruto's face hardened

''We come from another planet on a galaxy far, far away…''

''...''

Silence engulfed the living room, the two stared at one another for are few seconds until Naruto began to snicker, which escalated into a muffled laugh.

Kaguya didn't understand the reason behind the laugh. Roygun whacked him with a pillow and made the laughter cease

''You prick, you're quoting Star Wars.'' Roygun tossed the pillow aside. ''Seriously, Star Wars? C'mon, be serious, I thought we were past the hazing.''

'Okay, okay, sorry, I couldn't resist.'' Naruto sighed and returned to normal. ''Jokes aside, we are aliens. We aren't from this planet.''

''Strange…but it makes so much more sense now. I can see you being an alien, you have horns and a third eye.'' Roygun said to Kaguya, before turning back to Naruto. ''But you seem, human. What's up with that? Or are you in a disguise? Don't tell me you have tentacles hidden.''

''Uhh…''

''Wait, you do have hidden tentacles?''

''Yea, I have hidden tentacles, tails and wings. Not any type of wings, and tails, insect wings and all sorts of tails, even shrimpy ones. I got everything.'' Naruto deadpanned and then scoffed. ''Kaguya is technically an alien even on our planet.''

Even the best lies have a hint of truth in them.

''Okay… anyway, you know what, I'm hungry...'' Roygun got up from the couch. ''I'm going down to the dining hall, see what they have.''

The devil then left the room, giving Kaguya a quick ''OK'' sign along with a wink before leaving. While Naruto took her spot on the couch.

Upon her leaving, the two sighed and slumped together on the couch, Kaguya leaning him, her head on his shoulder.

''That devil…'' he shook his head and looked down at Kaguya. ''What are we doing?''

''Hmm?''

''What are we doing?'' Naruto repeated in a clearer tone, turning his body to her.'' Adopting, I don't know anything about parenting. You think we can be good parents?''

She straightened up slightly to face him. ''Do you want honesty?''

''Always.''

''I don't think you'd be a good parent… I think you'd be the best.'' She caressed his cheek. ''I don't expect you to have all the answers, nor do I expect you to do be perfect. But I'm sure you'll come through. Dulio is a good child, and you've changed a lot ever since we've arrived here. And I believe it was for the better.''

Naruto blinked and gave a half-smile. It was one of the nicest things she'd said to him… and yet, something felt off. She hadn't mentioned herself.

''Hey...I'm sure you'll be great too.'' Naruto's half smile turned into a grin. "You know, all things aside, the bijuu say that the old man always spoke well of you. And from what I talked with him, he still saw you as his mother, despite everything that happened.''

''Idiot, don't bring up Hagoromo.''

''He-mmph''

Kaguya interrupted him with a kiss. His mind blanked out, all of the previous thoughts and reasons about why they shouldn't, had vanished.

All thoughts slipped away upon the feel of her soft lips and the taste of her chocolate lipstick. His body moved on its own, he returned the kiss wrapped his arms around her waist, and brought her onto his lap.

They separated and he kissed her neck, then her collarbone, causing a quiet moan to escape her lips along with a gasp,

Her nails dug into his back and she locked her legs around his waist.

''We really shouldn't do this…'' Naruto spoke while traveling down her neck.

''Just shut up.'' Kaguya locked lips with him again, and he got up from the couch and pressed her against the wall.

''We're going to wake up Dulio.''

''Not a problem...'' Kaguya smiled, and a second later, they vanished.

-Recap of act 2-

(Part 1)
Was mostly filler, to give the group time to adjust.

Roygun joined the group, they carried a case to help a human waitress from cafe they like, Burn Notice style.

They manage to get rid of the drug lord and take his stash of money. All the while studying the languages spoken on the Vatican.

(Part 2)

Roygun and Kaguya had left to train on their planet while Naruto went to the Vatican to try and get more answers.

There at first, he studied how things worked to find an opening to enter the places. While studying the structures and people, he found Touji Shidou, the person who had killed Cleria's boyfriend.

He followed Touji around and got caught by the rookie Griselda.

They fought, he defeated her and instead of killing her he uses a newly developed, experimental technique of implanting multiple tiny chakra rods inside the body to slowly reprogram her mind with different images of him so she forgot his face. (yes I am aware this is a small step away from brainwashing)

(Part 3)

Naruto's mind has sharpened a bit, the headaches and fatigue were still strong.

He visited an orphanage to help clear his mind and met Dulio and some other kids.

He gave a donation to the place at the end, then left to continue planning how to get inside the main Cathedral.

A chance presented itself, an important figure of the church left for a secret meeting with Touji Shidou, Naruto followed and afterward took on the man's identity to infiltrate the place.

Inside he went replacing people that came close to discovering and nearly overtook the place, then stole several artifacts, books, scrolls, gold, paintings and an unfinished machine.

Then he left to meet Kaguya and Roygun so they could begin preparations of their planet, Auros.

(Part 4)

Current chapter

They did the preparations, created an ecosystem, prepared the world and in between that, Naruto studied the things he took from the church.

Naruto and Kaguya go back to the Vatican to visit the Orphans, they have a good time.

Upon leaving they find Roygun, who had followed them to the Vatican, and points out that Dulio has a Sacred Gear. They discuss it and decide to adopt.

They manage to adopt Dulio, then take him shopping.

After shopping, they enter a hotel and Naruto goes off to talk to Griselda.

They speak and Naruto, finding no use for the things he had stolen, gives them back: scrolls, tomes, and money, as well as gave her the option of choosing between Excalibur Destruction and Mimic. Giselda picked Destruction, and he gave it to her, then left back to the hotel.

In hotel Kaguya and Roygun are talking and bonding, Naruto shows up, they talk some more, Roygun leaves the two alone...

Author's Note.

Hey guys, end of Act 2! Finally, guys I am happy with how far I came into this story, and how much I have progressed.

Sorry, I don't write lemons, I just don't have it in me, and it is sort of against the policy in this website to go too deep into those things. I like to be on safe side.

I am working with a few friends on a joint account please do visit! Links and more information on my profile! Do visit my story in there, Asura's Resolution, it is one of my favorite things to write besides this so give it some love :D

Act 3 will focus on the development of Auros and the mercenary groups, along with a few time skips putting us closer to canon.

Thanks to Drake Darkduke for assisting me with this chapter and re-writing the previous ones. Chapter 1 has been re-written and reposted without the mental clones. Chapter 2 will be updated soon. Dangasaur also helped with the chapter and ideas as well.