Into a New World

Yo, I'm back with another one. It's been quite a while, I know. I was busy with a lot of things; trying to find a job and all(still haven't got one) and also the fact that it's been quite difficult to structure the sentences and everything else as i've mentioned a lot of times before- this type of English is quite difficult for me.

As a heads-up, it's quite slow at this point- we'll be getting into Canon soon. This chapter is all about Naruto's adjustment to things and everything.

Also Big thanks to my Beta RexTheMighty for his help.

Nonetheless, i Present the third chapter.

AN: This is not an update other than chapter3, but i just wanted to confirm that Rias is almost a yes for the harem(I'm thinkingon it) seeing a lot of you guys do want her included...I'll be putting up a poll most probably with Chapter 4...So cheers

Don't flame, yeah.

"I, will bring peace"-Normal Talk

"I, will bring peace"-Normal Thoughts

"You amuse me, human"-Biju/Dragon Talk

"You amuse me, human"-Biju/Dragon Thoughts

Disclaimer: I do not own NAruto-Masashi Kishimoto does and neither Highschool Dxd- Ichiei Ishibumi does.

Chapter 3

It had been over three weeks since Naruto ended up on Earth, and things were going….well for the blond. At least as well as it could be for a person stranded in a new world. Yeah he still felt homesick; the possibility of never going back home to his friends and precious ones was a tough pill to swallow. But he did what he did, knowing death was the outcome, being alive was a gift and, Naruto Uzumaki never stayed depressed for too long. He would persevere and move forward. And as the saying goes, "Shinobi are those who endure"- after all.

Azazel did everything possible to make him adapt to his new home. The man was a leader and was very busy, but he always did try to find some time to check up on the blond. And Naruto was grateful for that. Having someone like Azazel and his knowledge on well…everything was pretty helpful. Naruto did note from what Azazel said, that the humans of this world never really had any special powers, but they were very advanced in-terms of Technology and science; way more than that of the Elemental Nations. He still hadn't ventured into the city, opting to stay in the secluded house that Azazel owned on the outskirts of Kuoh—the place was surrounded by nature, while the forests weren't anywhere near as thick as it was in Konoha; it was the best he could get at the moment. And Azazel didn't seem to mind, stating that he should be near something familiar before moving out.

Then there was Raynare. The first few times that they came across each other was extremely awkward. But Naruto being Naruto, pushed through and tried to strike up a conversation with the girl. Eventually, he succeeded. She was a pretty cool person once she warmed up to him, which still hadn't happened—yet. But, Naruto Uzumaki wasn't nothing but stubborn. She liked to star gaze from what he observed, often gaining a melancholic look when she did so. There were some odd things however; Azazel when he was here, attempted to make the young woman address him more informally, with the young lady promptly refusing to do so. Then there was the look in her eyes when she thought no one was noticing; a yearning for acknowledgement— from who he did not know and a thirst for power—not what one would consider crazy but it was there. Those were two things he was very familiar with; one pursued by himself and the other by his best-friend. Though the latter one wasn't as amplified as it used be for Sasuke.

He got to meet Raynare's teammates as well. They were an interesting group:

Kalawarner was the blue haired woman, who was quite beautiful and… was well endowed and she was damn proud of that fact as well. A point she looked to prove every time he was anywhere near her. She was quite laid back opting to laze around, and watch T.V when not having any mission on hand. The next one was Mittelt, a thousand year old girl that looked no older than a thirteen year old. Unlike Kala, Mittelt was very cheerful not being one to enjoy lazing around. And last was the male member of the group—Dohnaseek. A middle aged looking man, whose attire always consisted of a long trench coat and a fedora. He was like those aged war-veterans, always sitting in the corner of the room and drinking. But despite the differences in character, there was one thing that all three of them had in common— their undying support for Raynare. They always seemed to place Raynare above themselves.

He spoke with Azazel about this, and man responded by saying that, Raynare was not liked by the other members of Grigori; her being a new angel or something —whatever that meant. It was the reason she never went to HQ, opting to stay in the rather spacious home Azazel provided her with. The Fallen Angel seemed uncomfortable with the topic. Nevertheless, he did say that he was grateful that Raynare had people who cared for her and wanted to look out for her.

The situation seemed very familiar to Naruto. One he was all familiar with; a single individual despised by their own kind, having only a few people acknowledge them.

Yup, it was very similar indeed.

So from then on, Naruto took extra effort to interact with Raynare. He understood the pain of loneliness and that was something he didn't want someone else to go through.

A week into his unexpected arrival, the blond had started getting into training again. He would've started even before, but his body felt like shit. Any attempt by him to work on his muscles too much, would result in it being a lot painful for the blond. Kurama explained that it was a result of him travelling between toxic spaces; also adding that he did lose an arm and a leg before Kurama gave in to his exhaustion, the Biju still unsure as to how his jinchuuriki had his appendages regenerated. Anyways the fox advised Naruto to wait for a week as he fully healed the blond.

As soon as the one week mark crossed, the blond was right back at it. Working on his physical conditioning first and continued to work on it, until he felt that he was back in a respectable shape. While he trained his body physically, he observed that once he was fully healed, his body was much stronger than usual. Now he wasn't one to overthink and complicate things most of the time, so he accepted the change and rolled with it.

Once he was back in a physical condition he deemed acceptable, he moved onto incorporating Chakra back into his training regimen. And true to Kurama's words, his chakra was more potent than usual. While with his current reserves, he could barely create a handful of clones, the ones he created were more durable than they usually were. The shadow clones he used to create

would dispel after one or two hits, and the ones he created now were more than capable of tanking a few hits, but it wasn't much. Well, he could take the additional durability and roll with it.

And, then there was the case of the Sharingan. The enhanced vision of the sharinganwas something he really marveled at. He now knew why the eyes were so coveted in the Ninja World. His training with it was also coming along nicely, the memories and knowledge of Madara speeding up that training.

Now, we can see the blond sitting in a lotus position, meditating. He was hidden among the trees that surrounded the house that he lodged at. Azazel owned a good portion of the outskirts near Kuoh City. The house in itself was two storied, having multiple rooms, a kitchen and a large living room. It was surrounded by thick trees, well as thick as it got here anyways. And it was the house he lent to Raynare. The man was beyond rich in his eyes. And he was grateful for it; the cover provided by the foliage being enough, that he could train without being worried about being seen by normal humans, and it sort of reminded Naruto of Konoha.

Back to the matter at hand; the blond was currently meditating. He wasn't drawing in any Natural Energy; he was just breathing-in and out, staying calm, being perfectly still and blending in with the surroundings—just like the Geezer Sage, Fukasaku instructed him to. Letting out a sigh the blond got up, dusting himself. He was wearing a simple burnt orange T-shirt and black pants. It was starting to get dark, so he decided to end training for the day. He'd already been allocating a lot of time for training as it is—and so he started to make his way back to the house.

Reaching the front door, the blond pushed the door opened and was hit with the aroma of ramen. It had to be Raynare considering, she is the only one who knows how to make something edible. And her cooking is fantastic, something Azazel liked to point out at every opportunity he could.

So making his way to the kitchen, he was welcomed by the sight of a now familiar ravenette—very much invested in her work. Wearing a pink top with an apron over it, and black pants that reached just above the ankles. And just as he guessed, it was the raven haired beauty who seemed to be making ramen- something which surprised him; considering she banned him from cooking it himself when she noticed his "Unhealthy obsession" for ramen as she put it herself.

Noticing the light footsteps, the fallen angel looked up to see the blond approach the kitchen; a questioning look etched on his face.

"What?" the ravenette straightened up placing the spatula on the counter.

"You're making ramen." The blond answered pointing at the pot, the ambrosial fragrance of his favorite dish already invading his nostrils.

"Impressive. I didn't think you'd notice." She retorted sarcastically.

Chuckling at her sarcastic reply, the blond placed his palms on his cheeks saying "Nonetheless. I didn't think you'd make it just for me, Raynare. That's just so sweet."

"W-What? Why would I make it just for you?! That's just stupid." a blush now forming on her face, she pointed at her current housemate. "Stop getting stupid and false ideas in your head."

"Eh, but I thought you hated ramen" Naruto pointed out, interlocking his fingers behind his head.

" Hmph. I don't hate ramen, you idiot. I like to eat it every once in a while" she corrected the blonde's wrong assumption, crossing her arms before letting it fall to her sides.

The blond just hummed at her response . Whether she liked it or not, he was getting to feast on the "Food of the Gods" as he termed it. So it was a win in his eyes. He was opting to leave the subject, before deciding to tease the beautiful fallen angel.

"Oh. You don't have to say anything. I understand completely." Naruto goaded, a teasing smile forming on his face.

Feeling slightly irked at the words said by the blond "And just what do you mean by that, Huh?" the raven haired beauty demanded, crossing her arms over her ample chest.

"Well. I understand that you don't like ramen that much, but still you made it just for me…" he sniggered, causing tick marks to appear on the fallen angels head—something that went completely unnoticed by blond.

"…You just don't want to admit it, do you, Raynare-chan"

Reaching boiling point, the young girl nearly lost her cool, but managed to reign herself in "I see what you did there, Uzumaki" she thought, a sinister smirk appearing on her visage.

"Well, maybe you are right. I do hate ramen so much…" she responded icily, her words suddenly making the blond unnerved. Maybe it was the tone.

"…I guess I shouldn't make ramen ever again…seeing as I'm not going to eat it, since I hate it so much. Don't you agree, Naruto?" she finished.

And with those words the blonde went stone still, all sense of teasing leaving his face. Suddenly the blonde crouched down, hands holding his head crying anime tears. It was like the blonde ninja was having a mental breakdown.

"No more RAMEN!" he thought. That sounded like a nightmare. No! No! It wasn't a nightmare. It was even worse.

Meanwhile deep inside the blond ninja's mind, Kurama sighed. His partner was so gullible when it came to ramen. He was glad his enemies were unaware of his ultimate weakness. And he literally got played at his own game.

The transmigrant of Ashura was brought out of his mini breakdown at the sound of giggles, which turned into full blown laughter.

"Hahaha!" the ravenette roared, slowly coming to a halt while rubbing the imaginary tears from her eyes.

"Hey! That wasn't funny, dattebayo!" Naruto declared, still disturbed at the thought of never getting the chance to eat ramen—ever again. Well, it wasn't that he couldn't go out and find someplace that made ramen, it was that he hardly knew this world. From what Azazel said, this world was very different from his; mainly in terms of technology and lifestyle of the people. He preferred not to take any unnecessary chances until he got the OK signal from Azazel. And that meant he was at the mercy of Raynare in the food department; and she hadn't made any ramen since the first few days of his unintended arrival.

"That'll teach you to think before messing with me again." the beautiful girl huffed. Bowing his head, he apologized " I'm sorry. Please don't ban ramen from my life."

The ravenette rolled her eyes at that. It was true that she wanted to mess with him a little bit, but the blonde just seemed to be over reacting, or he actually loved ramen that much. This could be the perfect bribing material in the future.

"Hai. Hai." She waved him off, accepting the apology. " Now go and get yourself freshened up, or else no ramen for you."

"Yes, Ma'am." The blond straightened up before dashing upstairs.

Seeing that the blond had gone off, the ravenette went back to finishing her cooking. As much as she considered ramen unhealthy, she was willing to cook the dish. And she might just cook it a little more often, seeing how much the blond guest loved it. She might not have ever said it out loud, God forbid—she never will; but she enjoyed the blonde's company. The house or estate that her Leader had been kind enough to gift her got very lonely most of the time; Lord

Azazel was rarely present being a very busy individual, and her only friends being involved in mission more often. Granted, she did venture out to town every once in awhile. But it wasn't really helpful. So she was silently grateful for having another presence in her rather excessive abode, however idiotic he maybe.

And, Lord Azazel was already quite taken with him. So she couldn't really do anything as well. Shrugging her thoughts off, she switched her attention back to the pot with boiling noodles.

"You got played…" Kurama voiced from within his mind

"I knew she was bluffing." Naruto responded. He hoped that she was.

"…and did you really have to overreact as you did?" the giant fox asked. "You can make the food yourselves."

"Well, I could... but I enjoy having someone cook me something once in awhile…"the blond answered. "..seeing as I rarely had any such opportunities." He finished silently.

Being an orphan, the Blonde never really had any form of homemade food, and he didn't learn to make any until he got much older during his training trip with the Pervy-Sage. Well, there were the odd moments were Sakura-chan would come over, bash his head for eating too much ramen and cook something herself. As horrifying as it looked; and tasted for that matter, he enjoyed those rare moments where someone went out of their way to prepare something for him. So he was silently happy when there was someone who made him food.

And the Legendary Biju had nothing more to say. His host had led a very isolated life. He knew that, of course, being one of the reasons for that life.

Reaching his room at the far end of the floor; the blond opened door to a spacious room with a single bed in the middle. It had a cupboard and a rather sizable desk with a few blank sheets sprawled on its face, a lot of ink and brushes. It also had a little electrical circuit with a bulb attached to it.

Undressing himself the blond made his way to the bathroom attached with the room. And like the home he currently resided in, the bathroom was way too big and luxurious in Naruto's eyes. He really didn't want to go into detail on it.

Once again, Naruto stood by his point – Azazel had way too much money to burn.

Turning the shower on, warm water cleansed the shinobi's frame; relaxing his muscles. Nothing could beat a warm bath after a workout.

With his bathing over, the blond was currently seated in front of his desk carefully going though few notes left behind by his master. Pervy Sage's notes were passed onto him by the Geezer Toad after his battle with Nagato and his paths.

Fuinjutsu— was one of the most tough and time consuming Ninja art to master. It demanded high concentration and commitment; something at that time he didn't really have. The threat of the Akatsuki was just too large for him to concentrate solely on the Sealing Arts. But, it was something he wished, he'd taken upon during his training trip with Jiraiya—seeing how effectively it was put to use by his father and the Nidaime.

And of course, this time round he didn't have a stupid mad man threatening to end all of existence by summoning a beast of calamity running around.

"Oops"

"You just jinxed it." The Biju face palmed from within.

Chuckling sheepishly the blond went back to the task at hand. He so badly wanted to replicate his Father's and Nidaime's Hiraishin.And who wouldn't want to have a badass teleportation technique in their arsenal. Flashing in and out of situations and battles were quite cool in the Blonde's opinion. Not to mention; even the Teme had a Space-Time Technique now. He wasn't going to let the bastard get one up on him.

So with that in mind, he went back to work but not before glancing at the only piece of his Dad's legendary Hiraishin kunai—silently asking for his blessings.

"You just wait and see, Dad.I won't give up until I have this thing down...Believe It!"

Dinner had gone through pretty nicely. Not many words were exchanged between the two- well that was mainly because the blond was so engrossed in his ramen. Ramen as usual was a big time weakness for him. He was pretty sure that his raven haired housemate was slightly disturbed at the way he was gobbling down the ramen.

Currently, the duo was in the kitchen tidying things up. The blond was doing the dishes while the Raynare did the rest of the work.

The ravenette discreetly glanced at the blond who had insisted quite vehemently in helping her with the kitchen chores, in thanks for cooking him "such delicious ramen" as he put it.

He was an odd one for Raynare; goofy to the point where it seemed idiotic and yet at times completely serious. He was no older than her, and yet their leader seemed to place a lot of trust on the blond. She'd heard Lord Azazel conversing with blond on some of his new inventions, and he'd never done the same with Kala or Mittelt or even Dohnaseek. But she wasn't one to judge. Although she might never speak it, she silently appreciated the companionship the blond offered. The home that Azazel-Sama had gifted was rather lonely when she the only resident, which was becoming the case recently. She couldn't always have Kala and the others here. And although Lord Azazel did drop in from time to time, there wasn't much he could do; the tensions were rising between the factions again from what she heard.

She…did not like being alone. Bad memories tended to resurface. Having the boisterous blond around certainly irritated her at times, but his unexpected arrival was not unwelcome.

The gifted beauty smiled slightly at that.

"Thanks, Raynare." Her train of thought was cut off when the blond spoke up.

Looking at the blue eyed youth, she raised a brow "And why would you thank me all of a sudden?"

"For the food, of course. I really love ramen, ttebayo!" the blond slapped his mouth shut. His verbal tic wasn't some he expected to pop up now. He loved it, and it made him feel closer to his mother. But he was slightly embarrassed at revealing his verbal tic.

"You have a verbal tic" Raynare mentioned, making the blond blush a little from embarrassment. " It's cute." The ravenette beauty's cheeks pinked at her words. She didn't quite expect to say it out loud.

Too embarrassed to respond the blond placed another washed plate on the counter, unexpectedly brushing his hand with Raynare's. Retracting his arm back.

"A-Ah Sorry." He apologized to which she shook and mumbled an "I-I-It's okay." in response

The rest of the tidying up was done in complete silence, both housemates too embarrassed to even look at each other.

The day was almost coming to an end for Naruto. He'd done his basic training for the day, he'd also got to do his study on Fuinjutsu, explored the small forest around the house and of course; he'd got to feast on delicious ramen. Not to mention he was getting ever so closer to earning Raynare's companionship…err trust- he meant Trust. So he'd surmise that it was a day well spent. Well not that he had anything much to do anyways. But he wasn't quite sleepy yet.

"You could go stargazing …" the blond perked up at his trusted partners suggestion. And with that he made his way out of the room-"and I'm sure you might find the vixen, talk some more…"

"That's a great idea, Kurama." the blond responded."

"It might help you gain the vixen's… companionship" the giant bijou teased from within.

"KURAMA!" the bijou had been taking shots at him ever since he called Raynare…an Angel. The events of the day as small as it was didn't help matters in the slightest. He didn't get what his giant friend was getting at.

Deep within the blond mindscape, the strongest of the Nine was lazily lounging, his nine tails swaying quite languidly.

Now the fox wasn't one to know the matters of love and the sort; being an existence of pure hatred- as he put it, and chakra, he never really had the need for love or anything so mundane. However, when it came to his blond idiot of a friend- love is something that is essential, him being a human. But even more than that, love was something that had the blond had been longing for. The boy wasn't able to reach a proper conclusion in his pursuit of the pink haired girl. And then there was the Hyuuga one; she'd come open with her feelings but with the Akatsuki running loose and that Uchiha brat going downhill as each day passed- the boy had to put everything else aside.

But, rather than have a shot at happiness the blond took the decision of sacrificing his life for his precious people. He was the most unselfish person he'd ever seen.

And now, the boy that he'd seen grow up from a toddler was given a new shot at life. Free from being hunted and free from all the responsibilities. The latter of which, he was pretty sure the blond would pickup as he started to explore the new world and make more friends. But that was beside the point. Now, his container had a proper shot at love and everything. He was already in acquaintance with a "very beautiful girl" in the boy's own opinion.

So he'd be damned if Naruto Uzumaki didn't do everything that a boy his age should be doing. Easier said than done- the blond fool was dense as a brick.

He had done the initial push; everything else was left to his partner now.

The fox grunted; he went from a being of mass destruction to an apparent matchmaker now. This was so going to hurt his reputation. But it didn't matter- it was for his one and only friend's case.

And he deserved it.

"Stupid Kurama" the Uzumaki mumbled, cursing his partner for his unnecessary teasing. He did find Raynare to be attractive- he conceded. But it didn't warrant the bijou to bring it up and tease the fact every now and then. With that line of thought he reached the roof and was greeted to the sight of Raynare stargazing- as expected.

The blond subconsciously studied her form. The moonlight reflecting off her pale skin, giving her a light glow, her raven tresses swaying slightly with the night breeze. Her violet eyes staring off at the night sky, supple lips parted slightly. He really didn't want to go any further than that. Yup, he definitely learned more than the Ninja Arts from Jiraiya. She was definitely attractive.

She was very attractive indeed.

Shaking his head to rid the invading thoughts, the blond approached the ravenette.

Sensing a presence behind her, the fallen angel beauty glanced back already knowing who it was but still made no move to leave. This was the first time he'd approached her stargazing. The blond blue-eyed youth sat beside her, silent for a while.

"You really like the stars, don't you?" he asked. The ravenette looked side wards at him before returning her gaze to the night sky.

"It…It reminds me of someone." She quietly replied, her beautiful face now adopting a tad bit sorrowful look.

Naruto opted not to speak up and let her continue

"It reminds me of…my mother" She said. The Fallen Angel pushed her leg up to rest her chin on her knees, wrapped her arms around her leg. She glanced back up the night sky.

"She always used to say that everyone would become stars after death. That God made stars so that the fallen could keep an eye on their loved ones; every night."

The blond stayed silent, trying to find the best way to respond. "Your mother…" he started "… she sounds like a great person"

Raynare smiled at that, but still had a solemn look to her.

"Yes." she responded. "She was the best…Always looking to help anyone in need, always smiling no matter what happened- always. I always come here at night to look at the stars and find the brightest one; because that's my mother- the brightest one out there." And at that point, tears started to leak from her eyes. She was trying to reign it in to no avail.

Naruto didn't really know how to respond to highly emotional things. The Pervy Sage's death hit him like a train and he was a wreck at that time. Only Iruka-Sensei was able to bring him out of his solemn state.

So deciding it as the best course of action, the blond moved closer to the young beauty. Their shoulders were touching. He was sending a silent message to her that he was their if she needed a shoulder to cry on.

Raynare leaned in lightly on the blond until her head rested on his shoulder. She was grateful for the support. This wasn't something that she shared with Kala or Mittelt. They were much older and had seen so many of their loved ones perish. For her, this was still new. She only ever had her mother. Although it had been years since she had died, it still haunted her the way in which she died.

"My Mother…" she heard her current support murmur"… I never got to know her so deeply like you did." The blond now had a solemn smile gracing his face, it didn't quite fit his face- she noted.

"After all, I only met her once…" the fallen angel looked up at the blond, a bit surprised. He had only met his mother, once? And yet, fondness, the affection and the love he had for her was quite clear. And what did he mean by 'only meeting her once'

Feeling the questioning gaze on him, the Shinobi continued" Well some… pretty messed up and stupid things happened when I was born and they died; protecting me…" the blond smiled sadly as he recalled the truly unfortunate events that happened on that day.

"…But they left me with some gifts to make sure that they'd be there when I needed them the most." Tears started to leak as he remembered the first time he met his Mother and Father.

He'd never really had time to sit down and think about meeting the most important people in his life. He was mostly content with knowing that they loved him and believed in him. But now, he was away from the pressure of stopping the Akatsuki and saving his best friend from his own darkness. Now in this new world, he had the chance to revisit those memories. Unconsciously, he cursed his rotten luck.

Her new housemate' revelations gave Raynare a new perspective of the blond. At the start she considered him an idiot; and she still did. Of course, Azazel-Sama did inform her that the blond had faced some harsh and unlucky circumstances before he was found by him, but he didn't divulge further than that. He was more cheerful that most people she'd ever met. She mistook his hyper activeness and cheerful demeanor at face value. Although her opinion on the blond had been changing recently, the new revelations have shown that she was wrong to judge. He'd lost everything far earlier than she did. The pain in his words was quite clear. And yet, he was still moving forward with a smile on his face. He was happy with the fact that his parents loved him.

With the blond sharing his pain and sadness, she almost felt obliged to reveal more about herself to him. And she did

"… I lived alone with my mother for the most part of my childhood years. Never knew my father; Kaa-san never let me feel his absence." The raven head gave a rueful smile. "… Everything was going well and normal; until-

(Flashback) (Years before)

It was hot.

Why was it so hot?

It was night time and it never got hot.

Beautiful violet eyes creaked open and the person let out a gasp at her surroundings.

Everything was on fire. It was too hot. Sweat poured down her forehead as tiny arms pushed the up. She looked around at her surroundings.

Why was there so much fire?

She's scared. Where was her mother? "Okaa-San.!" the little girl called out.

"Okaa-San!" the little girl cried, she was getting really scared.

Just then, the door to her room was burst open and the girl let out a smile at seeing her mother- looking like an adult version of the young girl. But the smile on the girl's face vanished as soon

as it came, seeing the state her mother was in. the beautiful young woman looked haggard with her clothes being covered in blood.

"Yuu-Chan" the woman rushed to her daughter and swept her up, holding her tightly. "Don't worry, baby girl. Mommy will protect you."

And with that said the woman rushed out of the home, constantly glancing behind her for followers.

"Okaa-San, what's happening? Why is our house on fire?" the little girl questioned, but her questions fell on deaf ears as the mother was too focused on running.

Sensing a shift in the air, the woman made a turn and rushed to a nearby store house. Entering the building, she made to hide the little girl before showering her with kisses.

"Yuu-Chan. Everything is going to be okay. Okay." the woman said through her kisses, tears staining her face. " Okaa-San will always love you. Never forget that" she finished, before getting back up and making way for her to leave

"Okaa- San" the little girl made to follow her mother before she pushed back down by her mother.

"No, Yuu-Chan. Be a good girl like mommy told you and wait here ,alright. Don't come out until I return. Ok?" the girl nodded. She was tired.

The little girl watched as her mother closed the door to the store. She heard the sound of a man talking to her. And he sounded angry. He kept asking for something. It wasn't clear to her.

Suddenly she heard her mother choking- hard. The little girl made to rush out, before she heard someone else roaring and then she felt an immense pressure.

But oddly she didn't feel threatened by it.

The door to the building opened slowly as her mother limped slowly towards her.

"Yuu-Chan" her mother called weakly, opening her arms wide and the little girl rushed into her embrace.

"Okaa-San… I'm scared"

"It's alright , my little baby. Everything is going to be okay now." The older woman brushed her daughter's hair in a bid to calm her.

"Now, listen to me very carefully, Yuma." Caressing her daughters cheeks, the woman started "… you are going to have difficult times ahead; but never let that get you down. Try to make

friends; lots of them but also make sure that you trust them and they trust you… And most importantly, never forget; Mama loves you and always will no matter what happens."

The woman hugged her child hoping to give her daughter as much as warmth as she could. She wanted to spend some of her last moments with her little daughter. She still had much she wanted to do, much she wanted to experience, but she was at death's door now. The least she could do now was to make sure her daughter felt loved.

"…If you ever feel like you miss me- just look at the night sky and Okaa-San will be there among the stars; as the brightest one of them all." Not wanting her daughter to get traumatized by watching her die, she cast a magic spell to lull her sleep. And of course, she still had someone she to talk to before she left.

Yuma didn't really understand a lot of things that happened; only that it was bad. But one thing she did understand was that her mother was leaving- to where? She did not know. She had seen something like this in one of the movies she watched with her mother. She wanted to protest, but she felt tired for some reason. She was sure she her sleep was wiped away by the events that happened. But why was she so tired now?

So…tired

"Take care of her." Were the last words of her mother she heard before she closed her eyes to the land of dreams.

Raynare expected to be a mess after recalling the events of that day. She always was whenever she thought about it; until she opted to keep that part of her memory locked away. The only people she revealed it to was; Kalawarner and her other teammates- and that was a long time ago. So to recall the same experience after such a long time, she expected to be a weeping mess. But somehow being in the blond's presence had calmed her; he had a sort of soothing effect. In between everything, his arm had snaked around her- she noted. He was warm- that too she noted.

Naruto opted to stay silent for some time. The girl needed her time after revealing something this personal, and he needed time to process it. He really did not expect the girl to reveal so much- not so soon. Well he wasn't one to complain, he actually wanted her to open up to him; it was just that the magnitude of her opening up caught him off guard.

There were some key things he noted from what Raynare said; it was almost a certainty that her mother was not a fallen-angel from his conclusion, so it had to be her father. But she really

did not mention him at all, not even once. He had to be someone higher up for her mother and Rayanre to be sought out.

" Or it could be something else entirely." Kurama suggested from within.

"Exactly" Naruto concurred. He decided to leave that topic…for now, guessing it would be better to seek Azazel on that.

"You know, there's been something I've wanted to ask you for a while…" the blond trailed off getting his current companion's attention and the girl nodded for him to continue.

"I haven't really seen you use your wings." He merely stated, and it was true. Every Fallen Angel he's seen has revealed their wings and he didn't even see them every day. And that was not the case with Raynare and it was not like she was cooped up in the house every day. She would venture out to the city for shopping and stuff. He was just being curious.

He'd love to have a pair of wings for transportation, though it wouldn't have done his reputation in the village any good in his younger years.

Off all things to ask, she didn't want the blond to ask about that. She had accepted her Fallen Angel blood, but it was not like she had any other option. She was already an outcast among the Fallen Angels; owing to her hybrid status. And she didn't want to be rejected by humans as well; and especially not by Naruto. She'd be lying if she said that she'd grown fond of the blond and even more so after sharing so much with him. And there was also the matter of blaming herself for her mother's death.

"I…I don't like them." She said reluctantly. "Why don't you like them?"

"I told you, I don't like them." She answered, her voice rising slightly.

"It's a part of you. It is who you are. You shouldn't reject yourself." He stated. It was just like his case with Kurama from his younger days. Kurama hated him, he hated Kurama and that made things all the more difficult. Everything changed when they had accepted each other and became a team. And that was what he wanted Raynare to do; only she was rejecting herself, rather than seeing who she truly was.

"It's not a part of me! My mother died because of this!" the girl moved away, tears once again framing her face.

"Your mother didn't die because you were a fallen angel; your mother died because she wanted to protect you." The blond retorted, before adding "…and trust me. I know the lengths to which a parent can go for their child."

Raynare seemed to calm down at the blond's words. "Now…Can I see them?" He asked again.

"You're quite stubborn, you know." She sighed.

"I've been told." Naruto grinned, and in the end the raven haired girl gave in.

A little surge of power and two jet black wings appeared behind her. In Naruto's honest opinion the girl looked even more beautiful now. The moonlight reflecting off her gave her a glow and her wings seemed to shine form it, or was it a natural thing for her. The only thing that was out of place was the tears on her face, and he moved in to correct.

Raynare grew apprehensive seeing the blond approach her. What was he going to say? That she was a freak? That she was ugly? She didn't want that. Her wings bent forward as if to protect her. She closed her eyes bracing for the onslaught of insults, as had happened when she was at Grigori. All her thoughts were brought to a halt as a warm hand brushed her face.

Slowly opening her eyes, she looked at the bright blue eyes of the blond that was wiping her tears away; it was so comforting. She was feeling something different now, a different feeling but it was warm.

"Do you remember what I called you, the first time we met?" the blond asked softly.

Of course she remembered. How she could she forget. It was embarrassing, as well as nice at the same time.

"Well I stand by my point from then…" he continued" You really are an angel. And you should let your wings out more; it adds to you beauty." He complemented with his signature grin.

Raynare felt her cheeks heat from the words. No one had complimented her like that other than her mother. This… This guy really was an-

"Idiot" she muttered. "Oi"

"Perhaps, they aren't so bad after all" she smiled, eyes closed, subconsciously encircling them both with her wings.

And in the night sky a single star shone brighter than any other.

Kurama smirked from within.

Well maybe his idiot container and friend might have gotten more than the hair and eyes from his old man after all. He'd also inherited that obliviousness that would no doubt make things more fun and interesting to watch. Well Madara was also the same from his observation.

Oh Sage did he love life with the blond idiot.

The next few days had gone pretty well for Naruto. His conversation with Raynare that night seemed to be the perfect ice-breaker and now he could say with confidence that she was his friend. She'd make ramen for him now without him begging for it, so all was going smooth.

His training was going pretty well and his chakra levels were reaching an acceptable level; not the monstrous capacity that he had but still enough to retrain on a few higher level techniques he had in mind.

Currently his hands were flashing through a certain set of signs as he recalled a conversation with his sensei.

(Flashback)

Naruto sat beside his silver haired Sensei in Team 7's old training ground. He hardly got to talk with him after the aftermath of Nagato's invasion; with the rebuilding of the village and Sensei's nomination to the position of Sixth Hokage, and of course there was the thing with Sasuke joining Akatsuki.

He looked at the man beside him. Who guessed the porn reading, lazy ass Shinobi would be a candidate for Hokage. He really had to become Hokage now; his old man was the Fourth and now his Sensei was most probably going to become the Sixth.

"So, what can I do for you… Hokage-Sama" Naruto teased, getting a groan from his sensei in response.

"Ah, not you too Naruto" he groaned. He really had no serious ambition to become Hokage or anything. That was more Obito's thing in the past and now his student's thing in the present. He respected the position of Hokage, no doubt and would carry on his duties properly. But it was

slightly uncomfortable for the Copy Ninja to be called Hokage-Sama by all his colleagues and now, his students as well.

His student just laughed in response.

"So jokes aside, let's get to it then…" he said, getting his students to pay attention.

"Wanna spar, Naruto?" the Hokage-to-be eye smiled, getting the jinchuuriki to raise a brow.

"Ehh…That's all, Sensei?" he asked in response. He thought it was something more important. Of course, he guessed it could be to spar seeing he asked to meet at their training ground.

The Elite Jounin gave an eye-smile and nod in response.

Creating space between them, the blond got into his basic Taijutsu stance before rushing at the Jounin-

Kakashi merely held his palm in a stop action making the blond stop in his tracks and give a questioning look.

"I want you to use Sage-Mode, Naruto." He stated. "Are you sure? Sensei"

"Mah Naruto. Don't underestimate your Sensei just yet." He responded urging his student use his newest form.

So getting into a lotus position, the blond began gathering Nature Chakra, once again asking for Mother Nature to support him.

A shift in the air and the orange pigmentation around the blond's eyes notified him of the telltale signs of Sage mode. He couldn't be prouder. His once deadlast of a student has already surpassed him in strength and would only grow stronger from here on out. The silver haired man actually had no interest in sparring with his student; he just wanted to confirmsomething.

The son of the Fourth Hokage got up opening his eyes to show; two yellow eyes with bar shaped pupils. He sensed something off with his increased sensing abilities but made no mention of it.

Seeing his pupil was ready, he ordered" Now come at me as fast as you can…And don't hold back." jumping back to increase the distance between them even more.

The blond complied, crouching before he shot at his silver haired teacher. Suddenly two kunai shot from each side of the surrounding trees towards the blond; something which he anticipated and dodged with ease. His run forward was stopped as another Kakashi shot up from beneath the ground; kunai in hand. Moving his head to the side, the jinchuriki of the Kyuubi caught the

outstretched appendage and heaved him away with ease. Two more Shadow clone's emerged from their hiding spot and engaged the new Sage in Taijutsu.

Away from the friendly contest, Kakashi smiled underneath the mask-having seen enough.

"Mah Naruto, that's enough." Clapping his hands, he dispelled his clones calling off their little session.

Gesturing for the blond to get closer, he placed an arm on his student's shoulder squeezing it lightly" You've really grown stronger, Naruto. Much stronger than I anticipated in such a short time"

Naruto beamed at the praise.

"Thanks sensei. I could've done it without your help." And there it was that humbleness that always seemed to keep the blond grounded. In all actuality he didn't really play a big role in the boy's rise to power. The only noticeable thing he did have a hand in was the nature transformation training. And he wanted to correct that; if only by a bit.

"Ok Naruto. Now watch closely and try to memorize the hand signs I'm going to show" he said going through a set of signs.

Ox…Hare…Horse…Naruto eyes widened in realization. He didn't need to be told what jutsu those signs were for. He'd seen it more times than he could count. But he didn't understand why his sensei was making him memorize them now. Didn't he say something about tunnel vision or something? And he didn't even have a Lightning chakra nature

"But, Sensei…" he started, before Kakashi silenced him telling him to as he told. Hokage's Orders

So he got to work. Trying to memorize the signs and use it as quickly as possible; without the application of chakra of course. In the end he was able to do it fluently without any breaks.

Satisfied, the older ninja gestured for his student to get seated.

"Now Naruto, do you remember what I told you about the drawback of my chidori?" he quizzed. "Tunnel Vision" the blond answered.

"Yes. The first time I used chidori; it nearly cost me my life. Tunnel vision is the drawback of travelling at such high speeds." The Jounin explained "The only reason I am able to use the chidori now is because of the Sharingan that was gifted to me" he gestured to the eyes the was covered by the headband.

Naruto nodded.

" The enhanced vision of the Sharinganis capable of negating the tunnel vision" Naruto understood what his sensei was saying, but didn't get the 'why' part for all of this. He didn't have the Sharingan.

"Lightning chakra is something that you can practice and train on. Just because you're predominantly a wind type doesn't mean that you can't learn to use Lightning manipulation." He continued with his lecture, to which Naruto paid attention to studiously. "And working hard is something that I know you're good at Naruto; more than anyone." He complimented with his signature eye smile.

A cry of "YOUTH" was heard in the distance.

"…Well maybe not everybody" both student and teacher sweatdropped sharing a laugh in the end.

"…And now comes the important part," he said, getting the blond to focus again "While you don't have the sight of the Sharinganto see threats; you have something else now, something that lets you sense them" he finished.

A light bulb went lit up inside the jinchuriki's head "Sage Mode"

"Exactly, Naruto."The elite Jounin confirmed, quite pleased that his student was able to grasp what he was getting at. "From my knowledge and observation on Senjutsu; it gives you an incredible range of threat perception, quite possibly allowing you to evade at the exact last moment possible. Am I correct?"

"Sensei, you're amazing" he beamed in response.

Naruto was truly impressed. Not that he should be surprised mind you. But his Sensei's intelligence always caught him off guard. He managed to discern so much from just watching him and previous knowledge. The only other person he knew with such incredible information dissecting abilities was Shikamaru; and the guy was born into a clan of literal brain geniuses.

" Hai Hai…"Kakashi rubbed the back of his head, in the same manner his student does it " Now you know why I called you here. I'm entrusting you with the chidori and I will also be training you on your speed. I'll give you pointers on Lightning chakra manipulation as well."

Naruto got giddy at the thought of training with Kakashi. No matter how strong he became, there was still so much he could learn from the Legendary Copy Ninja.

"Now, I don't want you going off training on the chidori right now. I want you to take your time with it. It's something I want you to pass it down your family, if you will" he smiled. "There are

other things we have to focus on now." He said in a more serious tone. The Akatsuki along with Sasuke was becoming a bigger threat now.

Naruto understood what his sensei meant, but there was something that he still didn't understand.

"Ano Sensei." he called, getting the silver haired man's attention." Don't I already have the Rasengan. Wasn't chidori supposed to be Sasuke's signature move or something?"

Kakashi shook his head in a 'no' in reply.

"While I did teach Sasuke the chidori because he reminded me of myself and because of the fact that Sasuke was from the same clan as my late friend was… "He said "The real reason I created the chidori was so I could protect my friends. I couldn't protect my friends back then and Sasuke is definitely not doing going to do the same" he finished solemnly.

Naruto grimaced at the final part. As much as he wanted to argue and retort, it was the truth.

"But I know that you will use it for what it was intended for, Naruto" he finished, placing his palm on his student's head. Naruto replied with his foxy grin

"And more than anything and anyone; I owe it to your father. "He thought. "Now" he clasped his hands together."How about we get some ramen,eh?"

"Yatta!"the still genin drooled at the prospect of Ramen" C'mon Sensei, Let's go!" he exclaimed dragging the Older Ninja to his favorite Ichiraku Ramen.

"Slow down, Naruto" he said lazing off behind his Sensei's son.

"Ramen"

"Ramen"

"Ramen"

(Present)

Naruto smiled fondly at the memory. Kakashi-sensei really amped up his training after that. If he wasn't sparring with him, he was giving pointers on chakra manipulation. But with his training to control Kurama's chakra brought all that to a halt and then came the mess that was the Fourth Shinobi War.

But since arriving here, he'd got back to training in Lightning Chakra manipulation. And with the Sharinganat his disposal now, he wanted to put all the techniques his sensei entrusted him with to good use.

Once more going through the hand signs, he concentrated chakra to his palms. "C'mon…" he stressed, focusing more chakra, and finally a glimmer of bluish white sparks

emerged; going on and off until the sound of a thousand birds chirping together was heard through the forest.

The blond grinned in success eyeing the signature maneuver of his Sensei that covered his right palm. He was sure if Kakashi-Sensei could witness this right now, he'd be proud of him.

"Well…Let's test it put then!" he rushed at a boulder, so conveniently placed at a distance from him; the speed of his dash and the intensity of the A-rank assassination jutsu leaving a trench on the ground.

"Chidori" he slammed the lightning encased fist at the boulder destroying it in result. The shinobi smiled.

Kakashi-Sensei would definitely be proud.

With training set and done, the blond hit the couch, opting to take the rest of the day off. He was just ecstatic at getting the chidori down. And not to mention, Azazel was seated beside him; as well as Kala, Mittelt and Dohnaseek. It seemed as though Raynare was finally going on her first assignment as a Fallen Angel. He thought she might have already gone on a few; although he should've thought otherwise considering she was quite passionate about rejecting her Fallen Angel heritage, and was finally coming around that. Azazel, considered the occasion- special. And, Naruto agreed.

From what Azazel said, it was a simple surveillance mission. Observe a human who, Azazel believed was the host of a Sacred Gear. Issei Hyoudou was the guy's name; a second year student at Kuoh Academy. It sounded quite simple and easy.

Observe and report. Yup, quite simple indeed.

What could go wrong?

So that's the third chapter. I hope ya'll enjoyed.

I know that some inconsistencies might be there, here and there. I'm working on correcting those parts of my writing.

And i want your thoughts on me writing another Story- it's not a crossover, but it's one where Naruto is born during the time of Minato, Kushina and the rest. And also another Dxd crossover where Naruto's reborn as an infant devil(with slight elements from the Fate series)

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