The Hands Of Fate Turn Once More Chapter 8

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(Five Years Later)

Kuoh Academy said to be one of the grandest schools in the country, formerly an all girls school until it recently when coed. Once that particular update reached the ears of the male population in the area, the results were instant. Many males from all around the area transferred over with one main objective in mind. Picking up as many girls as they could, but it was not a very well hidden fact that this illustrious academy housed many beauties that anyone would find appealing to the eye. A shallow goal for those males who would rather chase skirt rather than work towards their future.

A pair of Onyx coloured eyes stared at the school with a cool gaze, that final fact had apparently made him somewhat of a beacon for the females who were passing by as many shot him flirty and suggestive winks with their cheeks stained crimson. The guys glared at him with gritted teeth as they practically oozed out jealousy. "Fools! Rather chase tail for a few years and become nothing for the rest of them." He mused internally, resting his fist underneath his chin.

Seeing no point in delaying his fate, he strode forward at a brisk pace with his hands buried in his jean pockets, as he passed through the gates he felt that more attention was being directed at him. Normally he wouldn't have minded a chat here and there, but he had somewhere more important to be at this present time. The student council office and if the information he received was correct, an old friends headquarters.

The inside of the building was clearly well designed, and made for the students to no doubt feel this establishment was better than most of the other schools throughout the country. To him though this building could sure use a lot more work, but that was to be expected after some of what he had been before coming here. As he continued to look around, he could feel all eyes of every individual on him, not wanting to appear too anti social he approached the closest female to him.

"Excuse me miss?" He asked politely tapping her on the shoulder. As she turned around he took a split second to analyse her, standard female uniform of Kuoh academy. Beautiful light brown hair flowing down to the tip of her shoulders, her hair was held in twin tails with red ribbon accessories. When the student finally turned with a frown on her face before she took in her grabbed her attention and oh boy the reaction. The student dropped her books as she stared at the raven haired Adonis with a mega watt blush.

"Oh my he's even better than Kiba-kun!" Were the rampant thoughts running through her mind.

The crowd that had practically gathered around them were shocked to see the normally aggressive head of the kendo club act so… different, especially in regarding a boy. The guys around them couldn't believe some new guy had managed to practically turn a girl to mush by speaking three simple words. Simply put they were jealous of this new bloke and wanted his secrets.

"Yes, I am new here and would like directions to the student council's office so I may pick up my uniform." He answered with a charming smile as many girls around them squealed. "But where are my manners Uchiha Sasuke." He stated, holding out his hand, as she looked into his fetching onyx eyes that were starting to make her feel hot under the collar.

"Allow me to show you also my names Murayama." The captain replied meeting his hand. Finally noticing her books on the ground by her feet, she was going to bend down to retrieve them, but Sasuke was quicker on the draw.

Sasuke who was now kneeling, looked up at her making sure not to take an accidental peek under her skirt. "I apologise, but with so many males around here it wouldn't be proper of me to allow you into a position where any of them could take a peak underneath your skirt." Speaking those words right there was enough for all males present to cement their hatred of him. The females, however were swooning at his thoughtfulness and mentally thanking God for him not being a pervert.

The kendo captain smiled in approval at his actions before she began to lead him to his desired destination. Sasuke would have followed before he felt a certain pair of eyes on his person. Looking in the direction his instincts directed him, he instantly locked onto a familiar pair of blue-green orbs.

"So that's what you look like now Rias-chan. I must say you have indeed grown into quite a beautiful young woman." He thought with a concealed smile. Choosing now to catch up with his escort he left, but not before flashing a wink at our favourite redhead.

Once he caught up with Murayama he decided to engage her in small talk, not a lot, but enough to get a general feel for the school. As the two chatted they failed to notice they had pretty much covered the distance from the lobby to the student council office. Once outside Sasuke handed her back her books and made sure to thank her, but she waved it off with a smile before heading for her class.

Sasuke watched her retreat before using his sensory abilities to get a feel for inside the room and one of them indeed felt familiar, so without further ado he knocked on the wooden door.

The door opened after a moment to reveal a young bespectacled young woman with long black hair that reached down to her knees with split bangs. The young woman was also wearing the standard Kuoh Academy female school uniform, Sasuke had to stop himself from staring at her breasts that almost looked ready to pop out. Looking at her glasses which were light blue and semi-rimmed with square lenses. The most appealing factor were her heterochromatic eyes that reminded him of a certain cat. One shade of violet on the left with light brown on the right.

"Yes?" The voice was clean and curt.

"I believe I was informed to come here and retrieve my uniform." He responded with an even tone. This was the second energy he had picked up in the room and while it wasn't the main one he was looking for it was connected in a way. This caused him to come to the conclusion that the woman standing in front of him was a peerage member or something.

"Yes, I believe you were, my name is Shinra Tsubaki." With nothing left to be discussed between them, Tsubaki stepped aside and opened the door to allow him access. He smiled briefly at her before stepping inside.

Sona who was reviewing some of the exam scores from last semester abruptly stopped her work when she sensed something… vaguely familiar. Yet when she turned her head, she couldn't see anything except her queen and a person she didn't recognise. Narrowing her eyes with two thoughts in her mind.

"Why does he remind me of Naruto-kun? Maybe a lead has finally presented itself?"

Popping down her pen she decided to get a good look at the man. He had raven coloured hair much similar to a fallen angel wings, the style sort of resembled a… ducks butt to her. He was wearing a black jacket that was over a plain black T-shirt, a pair of ocean blue jeans and a pair of black and white trainers.

Overall Sona had a feeling this guy had a fetish for the colour black.

"Good morning, I hope you are enjoying your time at our academy. My name is Shitori Sona." Sona said, standing to her feet and walking forward until she stopped in front of him, extending her hand towards him. Shooting a quick glance at the offered appendage he mentally smirked. Sona truly had not changed much from the last time he had seen her, only grown sterner, but he would attempt to change that in time. He wanted to see the girl who would shy away from his attention years ago.

"Uchiha Sasuke." He addressed himself with a grin, meeting her hand. Sasuke wanted to test her and see if she was capable of determining who he really was, channelling a little bit of his unique chakra to get his message across. The grin only widened when he picked up that she was looking at him sharper than before.

"Well then Sasuke why don't you take a seat?" The president gestured with her hand to the table that had a spare seat opposite from the one she was sitting in previously. Sasuke nodded his head before walking around the table, when his back was turned Sona shared a quick glance with her queen who nodded stiffly at the silent message before discretely placing a silencing spell over the door as it quickly took effect over the entire room.

Sasuke for his part kept acting like nothing anything was wrong, he hadn't kept any tabs on the girls as he wanted to see how much they had changed in person for himself. He was impressed with how Sona was handling the situation, clearly she had an idea of who he was from the sign he had given her. He could see the mental walls inside her slowly starting to crack, her breathing was starting to pick up and that look in her eyes showed she wouldn't let him leave this room until she knew the truth. So either way he knew she was going to find out the truth and he could only hope she would keep it from Rias and Akeno for the time being.

Sona took her seat once she saw her guest had taken his, that burst of chakra was very familiar to her and she knew he knew that he was baiting her. Purple eyes stared intently into Sasuke's onyx orbs, he stared at her with that knowing grin that resembled a man she hadn't seen in five years.

"There isn't much known about you Sasuke." A sigh left her lips as she used it as a cover in an attempt to control her breathing and calm down her heart. Staring down at the picture of Sasuke with the very same knowing grin he had plastered on his face right now. An image of Naruto when she last saw him appeared next to the picture of Sasuke and they were almost identical, sparing one last look at Sasuke who's grin widened when he thought she connected the dots, she moved the paper away from her and entwined her hands.

"I suppose it's now or never." Sona internally remarked, sending a glance to her queen who instantly moved to stand beside her king with a cold and stoic expression on her face as she looked at the mysterious youth. "I think it's time we got down to business, I know you aren't who you say you are." Sasuke leaned forward over the desk as he waited for what she was going to say next. "So who are you exactly?"

"Well, I only have one question to ask first?" He said as Sona leaned forward and stared into his eyes with the same seriousness he was displaying. "Do they serve ramen here?" He asked with a deadly tone that he thought would make them laugh, but something unexpected happened. Sona eyebrow twitched at the ridiculousness of the question before she slammed her hand on the table with enough demonic magic to shatter it to splitters and her paperwork scattered throughout the room. The reactions from the other two occupants were instant, Tsubaki was looking concerned at her king who had finally broken her composure, Naruto was the only subject for her king to even consider throwing rationality out the window. Having been the first one to be reincarnated as a devil had given her some perks that none of the other members had, such as knowing about Naruto Uzumaki. A human from what Sona had stated, but one with more power than to rival all four Satans. She knew he used chakra to such a degree that this world had never known before or that's what she had been told.

"No bullshit! Tell me who you really are?!" Sona eyes widened when her words ran through her brain and she laughed. Not a happy sounding one, but one full of sorrow. No one had managed to get her to act like this and she was so sure that this was Naruto in front of her, a shame her pain was easy for him to see.

The game had gone too far now, Sasuke only wanted to tease her like he used to when they were younger, but when he saw the genuine pain in her eyes. "How strong is that spell on the door?" He asked out the blue as both their eyes widened, Tsubaki was wondering how he knew she placed a spell while Sona was looking at him hopefully. "Don't answer, I will give Sona-tan definitive proof that I am who she thinks I am." He said as he allowed his voice to return to normal. Sona was too busy staring at him to recognise her sister's pet name for her being used and him saying it out loud in front of her servant, moisture began to build in her eyes after an ink set appeared in his hand after he pressed what she assumed was a seal on his wrist. Tsubaki suddenly started to feel uncomfortable as if she was going to be intruding on an intimate moment in a minute and something her master would want kept secret, but she couldn't find it in herself to move.

Sasuke cleared a space on the floor of any rubble before dipping the small brush in the pot and gracefully began to drag it along the floor to form a silencing seal. Smirking as he finished another beautiful seal before he pressed his hand over it and channelled chakra into it as the seal extended around the room before blending in as if they were never there.

"I guess it is time for the moment of truth." Dropping his henge as a poof of smoke clouded their vision until it faded away and the tears Sona had built up began to fall. A dashing young man stood before them, standing just a little over six feet. The clothes he had been wearing before had vanished as well to reveal him wearing a pure white T-shirt that clung to his form to show off his sculptured muscles, a pair of light blue jeans, a pair of white and blue trainers. In his left hand was an orange bomber jacket with a red spiral on the back.

The same sun kissed hair that stood to attention proudly, she also noticed the bangs he had when she was younger had grown significantly as they now reached just below his chin. Deep cerulean eyes stared at her in a way that made her feel warm just as she did when she was a little girl. Sona had seen more than enough to confirm it, her body acted on its own as she stood up from her seat and moved until she stood in front of him. Naruto couldn't put into words how good it felt to see one of his childhood friends in his own image, he smiled softly at her when she raised her hand to his cheek. The moment didn't last long before she slapped him with enough demonic energy to send even him crashing into the wall.

"Fucking hell that actually hurt!" He groaned as he massaged his cheek until he felt Sona's hand drag his hand away and he looked at her questionably. "You're not going to hit me again are you?" Sona couldn't help, but smile at him in that moment. Surprising both him and her queen, she knelt down and wrapped her arms around his neck while burying her head in his chest.

"No…" She answered after a moment of silence, she had missed him dearly and to have him back was like a breath of fresh air. Naruto was the type of person that when you were with him all other troubles seem to wash away, even if only for a time. "You're never disappearing for that long again, you hear me?" Naruto nodded his head furiously as to not become the victim of femine fury.

While the two were having their moment, Tsubaki watched the scene with a smile. Ever since she had been reincarnated by Sona as her queen, she had always known her as strict and stoic with the rare glimpses of compassion. Don't get her wrong, she never thought Sona was heartless as she loved her peerage in her own way, but to see her now. Sona's smile was breathtakingly beautiful. From what she could tell only Naruto seemed to have the gift of shattering her mask. Tsubaki from having heard some stories of Naruto could now see why many valued his friendship and even she hoped to be one who could earn it.

After a few minutes Sona had gotten off of Naruto and sat back in her seat while Naruto took his one opposite her. "I guess we can now start to catch up." Naruto said with a smile, Tsubaki took her spot behind Sona as the two friends eagerly listened to Naruto as he told them about some of his adventures. While they were talking, Naruto conjured up some clones to clean the room and make it seem as if nothing happened. When classes were ending Naruto eventually left after getting her to promise that she wouldn't speak about his reappearance until he was ready to make himself known again.

The Hands Of Fate Turns Once More

A few hours had gone by since Naruto or as he was calling himself Sasuke left the council's office. Sona was now continuing on with her work with a smile on her face instead of that thin line expression she usually wore. Today was honestly one of the best day for the Sitri heiress, her favourite blonde had bounced back into her life and while she was happy it brought up many questions.

Where had he been? What had he really been doing? What influential people did he meet along the way? Sona knew for a fact that a being like Naruto would have had run-ins with many people from the other factions. While these questions plagued her thoughts, she didn't let them stop herself from finishing her work. Another thing that bothered were was the aura around Naruto earlier, he still acted like a goof, but he carried himself more professional… and the look in his eyes. They were the eyes of someone who had killed. She had never noticed them before, but something must have happened when he was away for him to become colder in a sense.

The main question that stood above all else, was what happened. Knowing from experience in dealing with Naruto was that he kept his cards close to his chest so she wouldn't be getting anything out of him for a while. It irritated her as she knew that when he wanted something kept quiet, he would bury it for as long as he could. Putting down her pen she moved to the window for a brief escape from her work. Gazing at the sky while her queen and bishop continued their work, the other members of her peerage were sent home after fulfilling their contracts.

Sona turned around as her two remaining members turned their attention to her. "Listen up, tomorrow we will be having a new student so I want you to be on your best behaviour around him as he is an… old friend of mine from the human world." The words were more directed at Momo who gave a stiff nod, Tsubaki looked at her king as if they were having a silent conversation, after a moment she nodded and stood up from her seat.

The heterochromatic girl cleared her throat as Momo looked at her then. "I have already met him today when he came by to retrieve his uniform and as Kaichou stated, you all will be on your best behaviour when meeting him. We'll have to make sure everyone is aware of him as I believe he said he'll be coming to for lunch." Tsubaki said the last part looking at her king who's face grew a genuine smile.

"Any questions Momo?" Tsubaki asked to make sure her fellow peerage member understood the importance of this task.

Momo was a very beautiful girl with snow white hair similar to Shirone, her hair reached past her shoulders and stopped around the midpoint of her back. Her blue-green eyes were also similar to a certain crimson haired heiress. The outfit she was wearing was the standard female Kuoh Academy uniform.

Momo smiled as she then looked at her Kaichou. "Are you thinking of adding him to your peerage, it sounds like you respect him quite a bit?" The bishop inquired with genuine curiosity. That was an unrealistic dream Sona held close to her heart, when she first met him and his body rejected the evil piece she wanted to conquer the mountain that was Naruto so she could invite him to her peerage, but as time went by she was happy with just having him in her life. That was the problem with dreams is that even some cannot be accomplished, her sister couldn't achieve it so what hope did she really have.

Sona then decided to give them a bit more information about the enigma that was Naruto Uzumaki. "No, I won't reincarnate him." That drew an inquisitive look from Momo while Tsubaki already had an idea on what was coming next. "He is a very special case, after all my elder sister could not even reincarnate him." Momo's eyes widened to dramatic proportions at that piece of information, she wanted to say something, but decided on waiting as she wanted to get home and rest before meeting the new student tomorrow.

"You both can retire for tonight, well done by the way." It felt odd to compliment them without her usual cold and stoic persona active, but that was a price you paid for having someone in your life like Naruto. Not that it was bad in any case. Momo left the room after saying her goodbye's, but the queen stayed behind. "Yes?" Sona asked as she looked outside again.

"I want to say for the record that this is my personal opinion, but you are aware that Naruto left out a great deal earlier as he was explaining where he had been the past few years?" Sona narrowed her eyes, but didn't say anything. "I am just wondering what critical information he decided to keep to himself on where he had been or what he had been doing. I have nothing against him, but I can't help but feel worried about his sudden appearance."

"I can see your points and while they do have merit, I can safely say Naruto would never deliberately put us in harms way." Sona bit her bottom lip as she gathered her thoughts. "Honestly, I never expected him to open up about what he had been doing all this time, things have changed for all of us and while there is still warmth in his eyes he has changed. The only thing I can do is hope he tells me in the future." Rubbing her forehead, the Sitri heiress sighed. "It's not like we can do anything even if push came to shove, the reason why my sister couldn't reincarnate him is because he possesses enough power to match all the Satans." Tsubaki eyes widened dramatically at that little piece of information.

"T-that shouldn't be-be possible?" Tsubaki managed to get out after stuttering a few times. A single human, one which she had met earlier had enough power to tackle the monarchs of the underworld and still maybe come out on top. It was absolutely ridiculous, it shouldn't be allowed.

"That is just how things are." Sona replied with a dismissive wave of her hand, she had long since given up on determining how it was possible. "That is why and I really hate to say this, but we must leave this in the hands of fate." Sona then bid her queen goodnight as she left in a teleportation circle, her queen followed a second later.

Once the coast was clear, a beautiful woman stepped through the door. Her purple orbs looked around the room before she smiled. "I guess Buchou will be pleased to know our Naruto-kun has returned and is somewhere in Kuoh." The beauty then left to report to her king the new information.

The Hands Of Fate Turn Once More

Naruto had applied his henge before leaving the student council's office after his reunion with Sona and he could happily say the young girl he had known had become a mature young woman in his absence. He could only wonder on how Rias, Akeno, and even Shirone turned out, but from the quick look he got at Rias earlier. He could definitely say she filled out, but he would need to check her mental state at a later time.

Since he left just before school officially finished after retrieving his uniform he took to wandering around the new place he would call home. He liked the style around here so he just kept walking until he then decided to head home, so now we found Naruto looking at what appeared to be an open field on the outskirts of the city.

He took a few steps forward before placing his hand on what appeared to be nothing, channelling his chakra into his palm a blue seal shone brightly before his hand, a moment later the air distorted in front of him to reveal a modest two storied house. The seal was a countermeasure to make sure no one discovered his home before he was ready to reveal himself to the rest of his girls.

The house itself was surrounded by a cobblestone wall that were laced with enough seals to make his home a fortress as well as alert him to any threat. He had only one entrance into his property and had a blood seal placed on it that would only react to himself or anyone else's blood he programmed into the matrix. Biting his thumb hard enough to draw some of his blood, he smeared it over the lock as both doors soon opened and he began to walk the pathway to his home.

As he walked, he admired the garden. The grass had been freshly trimmed a few days again and it gave a tantalising aroma to wash over the grounds. Money was not an issue in procuring this land, nor furnish it. After he set out for Kyoto all those years ago, he re-published the Icha Icha series again and surprisingly enough it took off flawlessly. Who knew this world had as many perverts if not more than his old one.

Naruto suddenly halted in his steps before a fountain, a fountain that was dedicated in the memory of a departed friend. The fountain was a dedication to Shuri, another he had failed to save. He still didn't know why her death still plagued him after all these years, but this was something he could do to honour her memory. The centrepiece was an exact replica of Shuri in her maiden outfit, water was coming out of her ears to keep the fountain rejuvenated.

"I wish I could have done more for her." Naruto thought with a grim expression.

This might not have been the best thing he could have done, but nothing else sprung to mind at the time. The place was very special to him and he made sure to pay his respects here every morning since he had it built. After a few minutes of silence he walked around the fountain and stood in front of his home, pushing the heavy oak door aside before stepping through the threshold.

The room was spotless, as the seal worked day and night to remove every spec of dust as it clings to anything within the confines of his home. The tiled flooring glimmered as it reflected the moonlight. The house upon its completion had every type of seal place all around it so that he would never have to worry about keeping it maintained, only bringing other objects from outside to furnish it.

Naruto hadn't decorated it with any pictures and only one or two bedrooms had anything in it really. The table he bought and sealed on his body had to be given away as a replacement for the one Sona shattered earlier, he chuckled as he remembered her reaction to a table coming from his wrist. The house while it was only two stories had many rooms, an idea of his for when he made himself known to Rias again as he would offer them the chance to move-in. So furnishing the other rooms, he put to the back of his mind for now. The house had an outdoor pool, a gym and also an underground training ground with much higher grade seals to fix any and all damage. A feature he had tested out perfectly to make sure of its authenticity.

Sighing to himself, he hoped the idea of this house would be enough to placate the girl's, Sona strike to him earlier stung like a bitch and she was always the calmest one of the three. So Rias and Akeno would without a doubt use their magic on him, while he would easily be able to dodge had a feeling it would only frustrate both young women. Better to think about the situation later as he had yet to see his house guest, speaking of which where was she? "Kuroka-chan?!" He called out and for a moment there was nothing but silence until he shot forward when he felt something about to latch onto his back, sending her an amused smirk which brought a pout to her lips.

"Naruto-koi, Nya~!" Kuroka whined as she stamped her foot on the ground hard enough to crack the tile beneath only for it to fix itself not even a second later.

"You were closer, but still not fast enough." The smirk on his face deepened her pout before she sauntered over to his side before giving him a hug, wrapping her arms around his neck. He returned the hug with as much vigour, picking her up, he spun her around as she giggled.

To Kuroka it had felt as if she hadn't seen her favourite blonde in days, even weeks when in reality it had only been since this morning. After they set out after the massacre and her being forced to leave her sister, which she heatedly said it was not something she wanted to do, but surprisingly her sister was the one who put the final nail in the coffin, but she asked for Naruto to seal away her memories of that night until they were ready to come back and explain everything.

To see her younger sister act so mature despite her clearly shaken state, she had to question what would force her to make this decision. Shirone spoke about how the only times she had seen happy was when they were spending time together or when she spoke about Naruto which got him to blush slightly. Kuroka cried for leaving her sister that night, her little sister was growing up and it tore at her heart.

Naruto watched the two sisters have their moment before he asked if Shirone was ready and when the younger girl nodded, a smile broke his face before hugging her and then applying the seal. It broke his heart yet again to see another family torn apart, but this one had a chance to come back together and he would make damn sure it would.

"So Kuroka-chan, done anything interesting today?" Naruto inquired as he put Kuroka down onto her feet, the raven haired woman shook her head in a negative before she latched onto his arm, raising an eyebrow at her action before he shrugged it off. "So anything you want to do for the rest of the evening, I'll need to go bed in a few hours as I got school tomorrow." He said with a slight chuckle, he still hated sitting in a classroom, but he wanted to be close to his girl and with his training complete then he wouldn't need to be far apart from them ever again.

"D-did you see my sister, Nya~?" Kuroka asked softly, leaning her head on his shoulder as her eyes closed and she waited for an answer that would hopefully good news.

"I didn't see her in person, but I did feel her energy so Rias recruited her into her peerage, what piece I don't know yet but I'll find out tomorrow when I speak to Sona." Naruto ran a hand through her hair gently as she purred at his attention, her sadness pushed back a little bit, but still present. "Now come on, let's get some food." Leading her to the kitchen, only then did she detach herself from his arm as she then sat down on the ground in the corner of the decent sized kitchen.

Naruto opened a cabinet and retrieved some instant ramen before walking over to the fridge and picked up a small tub of tuna for his… in all honestly he didn't really know how to regard Kuroka anymore. Travelling around together for five years had definitely changed his perspective from a simple friend, the feelings he had were stronger for her now, almost as if they were directing him down a one way road. Kyoto had been the highlight of his training trip as when he arrived, he finally reunited with the one whom he made a promise with so long again. That night was the night he lost his virginity and also took one himself, the night was animalistic, no preparation. They just acted, but it was once it was over and they got to talking and caught up on what they missed out over the years and he said that maybe he would bring the Uzumaki clan back to this dimension. He had said it as a joke, but she took it seriously and proposed that he would get a harem, Naruto himself didn't know if he could love that many women, but kept it in the back of his mind for another day.

Snapping himself out of his thoughts, he glanced over at Kuroka who was staring outside in a dream like state. "Tuna sandwich alright?!" He called out to her, glancing over her shoulder, she flashed him a smile to which he returned and then prepared to get work on their food. Once he was finished he brought her food over on a plate and handed it to her before he sat down next to her.

The duo ate in silence, only being disturbed by the occasional purr from Kuroka or slurping sounds from Naruto as he practically inhaled his dinner. Once they were finished Kuroka put her plate in the sink and threw away Naruto's previous ramen container before returning to his side as they both then continued to stare outside at the peaceful scenery, the lights of Kuoh could be seen in the distance as if acting like a beacon.

Their silence didn't last long as Kuroka asked a question that had been on her mind for the past few years. "Do you regret it?" Taking a chance she tilted her head to the side to study his reaction, although her eyes were starting to dip, a clear indication that sleep would be coming for the Nekoshou soon.

Humming to himself, he then turned his head towards her. "Regret what exactly?" He had done many things since coming here and it only got bloodier as he left the underworld half a decade ago.

"Murdering all those devil's to save a bunch of people you didn't even know. A few still died before you arrived, but you did manage to save most of them." Kuroka's ears drooped as she thought about all the innocent lives lost. "They think of you as a hero, but do you ever believe your actions were worth the problems they will no doubt bring us in the future?"

Naruto picked up a specific word there and thought to act on it. "Oh is it 'us' now? Oh my how bold of you." He teased to try and lighten the mood, but when her ears didn't even twitch he scooted closer to her. When she was within arms reached, he wrapped her in a gentle one arm hug. "Don't worry, Kuroka-chan, whatever happens, I'll deal with it." He smiled down at her and was surprised when she glared at him.

"You dummy!" She screamed at him, but before he could respond she beat him to it. "I have been by your side for the past five years, I've trained under you, I am more than capable of taking care of myself." Naruto blinked in shock, he truly never thought she felt that way. "Now anyway stop being stupid, we'll face them together. Whatever happens, as long as I have my Naruto-koi by my side, I can deal with it." She finished with a grin that he soon matched, the two then drifted back into a peaceful silence until he heard her snoring lightly. He couldn't help but admit she looked absolutely adorable right now, gently scooping her up in his arms he took her to her bedroom, but odds are she would most likely wake up in the middle of the night and crawl into his bed… again. He never complained because it was nice to share warmth with someone else.

Once Kuroka was taken care off in her double bed, that was something that was a must when it came to the beds. Every bed he bought had to be a double to allow more room for if any of his friend's moved-in in the future and they wanted to bring someone else over. He wasn't a prude, people tended to get an itch they needed to be scratched and he for one was one of those people.

Once Kuroka was taken care off, he left the room silently as if he was a ghost. As he walked down the stairs and into the kitchen, he headed for the door that lead into the garden. Pushing open the wooden door as a fresh breeze hit him point blank range, making his bangs flop around his face until he brushed them to the side. Reaching into his jacket pocket and retrieving a familiar packet that one of his old friend's always used to carry around, he pulled out a cigarette and held it to his lips before channelling a small piece of Matatabi's chakra into his finger tip on his other hand to light his prize, inhaling the device that would be hazardous to other humans, but not to him because of his superior life-force and healing factor, he then proceeded to exhale as the smoke from his lungs mingled with the fresh air.

As Naruto enjoyed his cigarette he began to ponder about the question Kuroka asked earlier. No, he definitely did not regret saving her species, but he did regret just how much life he had to take in-order to preserve those lives. Ever since he came from to this world from the elemental nations, more blood had stained his hands than ever before.

He had wondered what stayed Sirzechs hand from defending her species, he always looked up to Sirzechs for everything he had done for him, but when he heard and saw the slaughter his respect for the Maou had dropped significantly. Another thing that had pissed him off was what happened to Kuroka, being labelled as a criminal and even having a sizeable bounty placed on her head, anyone foolish enough to come to claim for it would be killed on sight, simple as that. Eventually he would need to have a talk with the crimson haired Satan and lay everything out on the table, and answers would be rewarded to both sides.

Naruto had only been made aware of the massacre because after he purified the corruptions in nature, it sort of acted like a guide and it was only because of its assistance that he managed to arrive in time to have a chance at keeping some of them alive. He gave the devil's a chance to surrender and back away and he remembered them laughing in his face, everything went red in that moment and he proceeded to slaughter all of them without any mercy. Once all the fighting was over and done with, he took them all to Kyoto, where that earned him a meeting with the Youkai leader and a person whom he had a sort of… interesting relationship with, but that's a story for another time. Finishing off his cigarette and flicking it onto the floor, never having to worry about it because the seal had already done its job and eradicated any traces of the foul instrument.

Heading to his room where he would try to catch a few hours before Kuroka snuggled up to him again and just like earlier, he never reprimanded her because it was nice to wake up next to someone. Tomorrow would sure be fun or maybe complicated, but then again, nothing was ever easy in his life.

Hello all and we are back (although never really left)

I just want to point out that this is the first story I have taken seriously and thus don't have hardly any experience in 'painting the picture' as I like to call it which dictates to describing many things, but I will get better obviously as things progress anyway enough with that let's get to the main pointers.

As you can see Naruto has returned and decided to speak with Sona first, he has grown up and likes to play jokes on people, but he went too far this time which is why he revealed himself to Sona although another part was the fact of seeing Sona has matured, but that won't be the case very well with Rias and Akeno. He decided to let her in on a few things, but not everything because of what he has experienced so he keeps secrets now from most people, but they will find every dark little secret he is hiding in time and it's not like they can force him to reveal anything anymore. Does he regret what he did after he saw the pain in her eyes? Partially, but because of his new abilities gifted by the sage then he will last as long as they will, so he figured he could spend years earning their full forgiveness.

The second point was the conversation between the three girls, Sona and Tsubaki have struck true to their words and not given 'Sasuke' true identity, but he won't remain hidden for long, another person will find out after the incident at the church and you can probably already guess who and everyone will find out after the eventual fight between Naruto and Riser, people can guess how that is going to go, but I shall give you some hints. 'Naruto takes off the kid gloves', 'Makes a show of power and a declaration that anyone who comes for his head will be dealt with swiftly and not even the Maou will stop him from delivering' so yes I have seen many stories on where Naruto is mindful of other people even those who come for him, but not this story because of Shuri death he is tired of being a soldier and it's not like he is a single man anymore he is already in good terms with many other factions so declaring war on him will only force the other hand on him and in simple terms with destroy all the devils, fallen angels and pure ones are also on good terms with Naruto except for a few members in the fallen who are obvious, but anyway I'm getting off topic.

Next we see that Kuroka has decided to stay with Naruto and she will for the duration of this story as that is my will for it. Kuroka is a definite confirmed for the harem and her destiny has been closely entwined with Naruto's and has given him a new power and some backstory that will be addressed later. In regarding to her feelings I would say she practically loves him, but doesn't quite know how to take that next step yet, but she will soon. Shirone will be different in this story as she has had her memories sealed away from that night, but when she gets them unlocked there will be serious backlash as she will experience all them murders again, so she won't hate her sister in this story and will begin training in Senjutsu shortly after.

Last point, obviously Naruto has no problem with taking lives now, not something he enjoys, but see's it as necessary sometimes. The problem is that it is causing him nightmares and slowly breaking down his sanity so for the first few arc's he will be more violent in his approach to certain things, but the only spoiler I shall give in regards to him finally over coming it. It won't be until the shalba incident only this time a few girls besides Asia will be sent away and that will shatter what little sanity he has left and a mega sized battle will take place involving Naruto, Sirzechs, Ajuka, Falbium, Serafall and finally Kurama.

Might be more than a little spoiler, but gives you something to look forward to, anyway normally routine R&R and I shall see you all soon.

p.s if I don't post for a little while I haven't abandoned this story, it will mean I am writing a few chapters ahead so I can focus on other things, as writing too much is what puts you off of continuing. Anyways later!