Original Posted On: August 17, 2020

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Harem:

Kunou (When she is 16), Koneko, Ravel, Kuroka, Xenovia, Irina

OKAY, LETS READ THIS SHIT! I DON'T OWN NARUTO, ONE PIECE, OR HIGHSCHOOL DXD!

"Hey" = Speaking

'Hey' = Thinking

'Hey' = Memory

"Hey"= Sacred Gear/ Communication link

Chapter 40: Praise the Sun

"I am here to train Naruto." Sengoku replied, making Naruto's eyes widen.

"What?" said werefox asked dumbly as he looked at he Buddha.

"I am going to be your master for the next few weeks." Sengoku restated.

"Hm, I see." Naruto said as he sat down next to Ravel and Xenovia while Lee, Kakashi and Kuroka sat across from them.

"I plan on training you, Ravel." Sabo said as he sat down.

"Really?" Ravel asked, surprised.

"Yep, but it won't be easy, so be prepared to get hurt." Sabo stated as he started to drool at the food that was placed on the table.

Skip, Evening, Gremory Territory…

Koneko and Irina sat at the table, with Rias and the rest of the peerage at the heads of the family, Zeoticus and Venelana Gremory.

"I am very surprised." Zeoticus said as he looked at Irina. "When Rias told us that one of her Knights had one of the Seven Swords of Kyoto, I was shocked."

"Is it really that big of a deal, sir?" Irina asked curiously.

"Of course." Venelana said with a smile. "The Seven Swords were created centuries ago by yokai blacksmiths. So, it is interesting that you have a sword like that."

"Well, I wouldn't have got it if Naruto wasn't such a nice person." Irina replied nervously, scratching her cheek.

"Naruto? Sairaorg's Pawn?" Venelana said in surprise. "Hm…"

Venelana stood up, an idea having sparked in her head.

"Excuse me, I have to make a call." Venelana said politely before she left the room.

No one questioned this, why should they.

"Now, Azazel is going to be helping us train…" Rias started before she was interrupted.

"Actually," Lucci said as he entered the room with Hattori on his shoulder. "I am going to be training the cat."

He sat down, Hattori fluttering to the table, and accepted some wine that was offered to him before he fed Hattori, much to Rias's ire.

"Why would you do that?" Koneko asked, before Rias could say anything.

"Yasaka ordered me to train you." Lucci said with grit teeth. "She said she saw your skills in Rokushiki and ordered me to complete your training. Azazel objected, wanting you to focus more on weight training, but he relented when he found out about what I was going to teach you."

Lucci started to eat his own food, ignoring the looks he was getting.

"Irina," Venelana said happily as she re-entered the dining room. "You have a special trainer coming for you tomorrow."

Dinner proceeded with fruitful conversations and hopes of what the peerage wanted to accomplish during their training.

After dinner, the peerage separated into their respectful genders and entered the devil-style bath house.

Azazel and Lucci sat at the edge of the bath, a bottle of sake and cups in a tub floating between them, with Lucci's leopard's ears and tail out as he relaxed in the water while Hattori cleaned himself in a bucket with a small amount of water.

"Hey, Issei." Azazel called out as said devil looked at him. "Have you ever poked a girl's nipple in?"

As this… conversation happened, Koneko was scrubbing Irina's back as the two girls prepared to bath.

Irina was washing her hair with shampoo.

"Thank you, Koneko." Irina said as Koneko poured water over Irina, cleaning the shampoo suds off her. "Let me scrub your back."

"Sure." Koneko said, her cat ears and tail out as she swapped places with Irina, washing her hair, ears and tail while Irina scrubbed her back.

However, Koneko was slightly irked.

Reason?

Irina's breasts were squashing against Koneko's back as she scrubbed the nekoshou's back.

"Something wrong, Koneko?" Irina asked, not really noticing this as she poured water on Koneko, rinsing her clean.

Koneko turned and grabbed Irina's boobs.

'Holy shit these are soft!' Koneko thought, eyes widening as she groped Irina's soft flesh.

"KONEKO!" Irina shouted in surprise, not expecting Koneko to do this.

"Irina…" Koneko asked as she looked in Irina's eyes as she continued to grope her. "Can I suck your nipples?"

"WHAT?" Irina shouted before Koneko latched onto her left nipple, causing her to get aroused from the suction of Koneko's mouth on her nipple.

As this was happening, Issei had heard this and was crying blood as he wanted to think of Irina and Koneko being dirty, but clawed his eyes out, using the pain to take his mind off of them as they were with Naruto.

He may be a pervert, but he respected women in relationships and didn't think of them perversely as a way of respecting their relationship.

He wasn't always like this, and it was still a work in progress, thus clawing his eyes.

"KONEKO~" Irina shouted in shock and pleasure as she tried to pry the tiny Rook off of her, but failed due to the lack of strength.

"That's enough Koneko." Rias ordered, causing Koneko to whine and release Irina, who moved away and covered herself from Koneko's eyes, huddling next to Asia, who comforted her fellow Christian.

"Why?" Irina asked shakily as she looked at the Rook.

"Its going to be the last time we see each other, so I decided to get one last piece of action before training." Koneko answered honestly before she entered the bath, sighing as the warm water caressed her body.

Irina was blushing red at those words.

"So, Koneko," Akeno purred as she moved towards Koneko. "How far have you gone with Naruto?"

"We fucked." Koneko stated proudly, not ashamed to state this to a virgin, which Akeno was.

"Oh, that's cute, but seriously, how far?" Akeno asked, her fake smile twitching.

Koneko smirked.

'I finally have something this bitch doesn't.' Koneko thought as she leaned back. "I went all the way. Irina did too."

Irina came close to passing out while Issei nearly bit his tongue off with jealousy.

"I don't believe you!" Akeno shouted, truly showing her unwillingness to believe Koneko's claims.

'Little bastard!' Issei thought enviously. 'THIS IS BULLSHIT! ITS MY DREAM TO BE HAREM KING!'

Meanwhile, Phenex Mansion…

Naruto was sitting in Ravel's lap, in fox form, as she brushed his fur with Ameyuri and Gilga, in their bigger normal forms, laying across the floor, snoozing next to their Mama Ravel.

"There, all done." Ravel said as she finished brushing and ran her hand through Naruto's soft fur, making him very happy he was groomed after a shower.

"Thank you Ravel." Naruto said as he snuggled with her.

*KNOCK, KNOCK*

"Come in." Ravel said as Ameyuri and Gilga moved and had their heads up, looking towards the door as it opened.

"Good evening, Young Mistress." A maid of the Phenex house said as she entered with a small cart.

She had short black hair that went to her shoulders with green eyes and tan skin while she wore a standard maid uniform, with the Phenex clan symbol on it.

It had crumpets and a pot of freshly made Earl Gray tea on it with the appropriate dishes, along with a pitcher of milk and two bowls.

"Good evening, Nana." Ravel said to her personal maid.

Nana had been working for the family ever since she was born, so she was very close to Ravel.

"Seems the little one fell asleep." Nana pointed out to Ravel.

Ravel looked down and noticed that Naruto indeed had fallen asleep in her arms, making him look cuter.

Nana smiled as she set up the cart and poured Ravel a cup of tea.

"Thank you, Nana." Ravel said as Nana poured milk in the bowls and placed them before the grim, who barked happily before they drank it. "Oh, hm…"

Ravel couldn't drink her tea.

Correction, she didn't want to risk spilling and burning Naruto.

"Uhm, I can hold him for you?" Nana asked sheepishly and nervously as she stood next to Ravel, anticipation on her face with a smile.

"Sure, please be careful." Ravel said quietly.

Nana smiled even brighter as she pulled a chair up and took Naruto from Ravel.

'He is so soft.' Nana thought in happiness as she ran her hand through Naruto's fur.

Naruto purred in his sleep, snuggling into Nana's embrace, making her want to verbally gush at how cute and adorable he is.

Though as a professional, she was able to keep it to a simple smile and petting.

Ravel eventually finished her tea and took Naruto from Nana and went to go to her room with Naruto, intent on sleeping together.

"Ravel, nya."

"Yes, Kuroka?" Ravel said as she turned and dead panned.

Kuroka was wearing a bathing kimono, since she had finished bathing, and was still partially wet, thus the kimono didn't hide anything. Also add to the fact that it was just barely past her crotch. If she kicked her leg up, Kuroka would expose herself.

"Kuroka, dry yourself off and change!" Ravel said through grit teeth and in reduced anger.

She didn't want to wake Naruto.

"Why though, nya?" Kuroka asked as she used magic to finish drying herself. "Anyway, I want to snuggle with Naruto, nya."

"No, I am." Xenovia, wearing a tank top and shorts, declared from behind Ravel, making the poor girl jump.

"It seems you are at an impasse." Layla chuckled as she walked through the hall, not disturbed by Kuroka's state of dress. "Why don't all of you sleep with him tonight? I mean, you guys won't see each other after tomorrow morning."

'She has a point.' Ravel, Kuroka, and Xenovia thought at the same time before they entered Ravel's room and got in her bed, Naruto nestled in Ravel's breasts, Xenovia on her left with Kuroka on her right, both having an arm over Ravel and Naruto.

Meanwhile, Bael Territory…

Sairaorg sat alone in Misla's room, having finished one of her favorite books.

'Mom.' He thought as he closed the book and touched her hand.

It had been five years since she had fallen into her coma.

'When should I tell him?' Sairaorg pondered, remembering Ravel's words. 'He deserves to know this, but it won't do any good for his mental health. At best he will blame himself and hate himself more.'

Sairaorg shook these thoughts from his head before he stood up, put the book back and closed the window and blinds.

"Good night, mother." Sairaorg said as he kissed Misla's cheek. "Sleep well."

He made his way to the door, and as it closed, Draegoon appeared and looked at Misla.

Draegoon didn't make a move as he stared at her.

'Hm, so this is the one gramps fought so hard for?' Draegoon thought as he reached out for Misla.

He stopped as he heard the door handle move, vanishing before Sairaorg reentered, having forgotten something.

Draegoon cursed silently as he reappeared at home.

"Fei-Long?" A voice said as Draegoon turned.

"Mom." The actually named Fei-Long answered.

A familiar kitsune with nine tails appeared, wearing a shirt and pants. She had a very voluptuous figure. Her hair was golden in a very familiar pig tail.

"Were you messing with the past again?" His mom said with an unapproving tone, hands on her hips.

"No, I wasn't… not this time." Fei-Long replied, looking away, sweating a bit.

His mom's stare intensified.

"Okay, I wanted to see Granny Misla!" Fei-Long shouted.

His mom stared a bit longer before sighing.

"I know you are an adult, but please don't let these desires to help your dad get in the way." His mom asked with a sad tone. "I don't want to lose you, any of you."

Fei-Long nodded in defeat.

"I'll be more careful." Fei-Long replied.

There was an uncomfortable amount of silence between the mom and son as they walked through their home.

"Look, I know you want to help, but we don't know for sure if these small changes will affect us." His mom said as she took his hand in hers. "If you do something big, I could… they might not even be here."

Fei-Long looked at the door they stopped in front of.

On it were several names in not so good hand writing.

Clearly a shared room of children.

"I know, but it hurts knowing they don't know anything about dad." Fei-Long stated as he and his mom entered the room to see nine children of the age of eight to twelve years old in sleeping bunk beds.

They all had various hair colors, but there was a constant factor that tied them together.

They had two whisker marks, fox ears, and tails.

Next Morning, Gremory Mansion…

"GYAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGH!" Issei screamed as Tannin grabbed him and took flight towards the Dragon Mountains.

"Bye Issei!" Asia, Akeno, Rias, Gasper, and Kiba shouted as they waved.

"Later Pervert!" Koneko shouted as she waved both arms.

Irina was to exhausted from the night before to say anything so she settled for waving to the poor pervert.

All of the Gremory peerage were wearing their gym uniform, with Gasper wearing the female version.

"Now, Irina." Azazel said, getting the tired Devil's attention. "You, like Koneko, are having a special teacher from Kyoto coming in… speak of the devil."

Walking towards the group was Lucci, who wasn't alone.

Besides him were two people.

One of them was a beautiful woman. She had ankle length auburn hair, one bang covering her right eye, revealing her left eye to show they were green. She had a top knot on her head. She had a well-developed figure, even though she was more on the plump side. She wore a blue, long-sleeved dress that went past her knees, the shoulders were revealed and she wore combat sandals. Under these were some mesh armor. On her left ring finger was a neon blue ring with a sapphire on it.

Before her, she was a man in a wheel chair.

He had short, pale blue hair, a very defined chin with some blue stubble. He had thick goggle glasses and wore a striped shirt. On his left ring finger was a neon blue wedding band. Above his legs was a blue and gray cow print blanket, hiding them from view as Lucci and these two made their way to the group.

"Koneko, you are with me." Lucci said uncaringly before he entered his hybrid form. "Keep up if you can."

With that, Lucci took off with Moonwalk and Shave.

Koneko blinked before she took off to follow him.

"He is so rude." Rias stated, getting a nod from her peerage.

"I would agree, but I want to keep my life." The wheelchair bound man chuckled.

"Sorry, who are you?" Irina asked in confusion.

"Oh, I'm sorry for the late introductions." The man said nervously before he bowed, well, bowed as much as he could since he was in a wheelchair. "I am Chojuro Terumi, former member of the Seven Swordsman of Kyoto. This is my wife, Mei. I'll be your instructor for Hiramekarei, since I used it before you did."

Irina went wide eyed.

"Oh… OH, I humbly accept your training, sir." Irina replied politely with a returning bow, feeling stupid.

"No need for that." Mei said with a laugh. "Follow me, I'll show you to your training grounds."

Mei turned Chojuro and Irina followed them to the woods before Azazel gave orders to the rest of the Gremory Peerage.

Meanwhile, Phenex Peerage…

"GAI-SENSE!"

"LEE!"

"Okay that's enough of that." Kakashi said as he stepped between Master and Apprentice. "We don't need to see or here you yelling so early in the morning."

Lee and Gai became red with embarrassment and apologized.

Besides Lee, Gai, and Kakashi, Kuroka, Ravel, Naruto, and Xenovia stood with Sengoku, Sabo, Jonathan, and Layla.

All the peerage members had small bags filled with provisions and necessities, curtesy of the Phenex family.

"So, why are we all out here, nya? Especially at five AM?" Kuroka asked tiredly as she cutely wiped her eyes.

Like the Gremory Peerage, the Phenex Peerage (Minus Kakashi and Kuroka) and Naruto were wearing their gym clothing.

Kakashi wore a modified jumpsuit, fit to work with his body type. He wasn't wearing his headband, opting for an eyepatch, letting his hair/fur be in its natural wild state and defying gravity.

Kuroka wore a training GI. It wasn't as restrictive as the gym uniform, so she preferred it.

"We just wanted to say goodbye before you all left for training." Layla said happily.

"And we made the bags ourselves to show you our support." Jonathan stated with a smile.

"Thank you." Was echoed through the peerage and Naruto.

"Now, enjoy your training, and if you survive, we will whip up a feast." Layla said cheerfully before she and her husband returned to their room, to go back to sleep.

"Xenovia, you are training with me." Kakashi stated, grasping the girl's shoulder before using shun shinning away with her as leaves fell from where they were last standing.

"Ravel, you are coming with me." Sabo said happily as he took Ravel's hand, letting him teleport her and her grim to their training destination.

"Lee, we are going somewhere special." Gai said enthusiastically before he and Lee ran off, literally, into the woods.

"YOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOTH!"

"YOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOTH!"

"What about you, Kuroka?" Naruto asked as he, Kuroka, and Sengoku were the only ones left.

"Oh, I am going to train by myself, nya." Kuroka said with a chuckle. "Though, before I leave, can you do something for me, nya?"

"Depends on what it is." Sengoku stated. "We need to leave, every moment counts."

"Oh, it's simple, nya." Kuroka replied to the Buddha. "Naruto, can you show me the Rasengan?"

"Why?" Naruto asked, head tilted in confusion, making Kuroka want to cuddle with him from how damn adorable he looked.

"Because I haven't seen it before up close, nya. I always wanted to see the technique the Great Minato Namikaze created, then taught to Kakashi and the Gallant Jiraiya, nya." Kuroka explained.

Naruto faltered ever so slightly as Jiraiya appeared in his mind.

He smiled sadly as he held up his hand, a Rasengan spinning to life in his palm.

Kuroka looked at it in awe, no words to say.

"It's beautiful, nya." Kuroka said as he cancelled the jutsu. "Thank you, I'll be on my way. Later, Naruto."

Kuroka vanished, taking her bag with her like everyone else.

"Alright, Sengoku-sensei." Naruto said respectfully to the Buddha. "May we start our training?"

"Not here, let me fix that." Sengoku stated as he touched Naruto's shoulder and when Naruto blinked, he and Sengoku were in the Human world, specifically an island that he didn't know.

"Where are we?" Naruto asked as he looked around and noticed the geography was uniquely different from normal.

He saw a few animals and to say they were big was an understatement.

"This is Rusukaina Island, the Isle of Forty-Eight Seasons." Sengoku explained. "At the start of every week, the season changes, judging from the humidity, we are in Spring right now."

"I never heard of this island… what is that one, over there." Naruto said as he pointed off to a seemingly small island south east of Rusukaina.

"That is Amazon Lily, where the Kuja Tribe live." Sengoku explained. "It is a tribe of only women and they are the Origin of Greek Amazon and the Medusa and Gorgons. Don't go there, unless you are willing to die as no men are allowed on the island."

"Understood sir." Naruto said with a salute. "What are you going to teach me? A new technique? A new…"

"Naruto." Sengoku interrupted, stopping the boy before he could get to involved.

Naruto went silent and listened.

"What do you know about senjutsu?"

Skip…

"This is a good spot." Chojuro said, causing Mei to stop moving him and allowed him to face Irina. "So, what can you do with Hiramekarei?"

"Oh." Irina said as she summoned the sword. "Well, I know how to use Hiramekarei's storage ability."

Irina demonstrated this to Chojuro and Mei.

"And then I know how to release it." Irina stated as gripped the two handles. "Hiramekarei: Release."

As expected, Irina's stored magic flared up and extended into a long sword, her magic spewing out and around the blade.

"Hm, you are pretty good." Chojuro said happily as he clapped at the display. "But you are sloppy."

"What?" Irina asked as she ended the technique.

"How do I explain this?" Chojuro muttered as he rubbed his chin. "Hm, well, you aren't precise with your storage and you could learn how to dual wield."

"I'm not precise?" Irina questioned, not understanding what her teacher was trying to say.

"Here, let me show you." Chojuro said, holding his hand out for Hiramekarei.

Irina handed her weapon to him, and saw a look of nostalgia wash over his face.

Chojuro smiled weakly, memories of fighting with his partner flooding back.

"Hiramekarei: Release." He whispered.

Like Irina's magic, Chojuro's stored chakra burst from the sword, but instead of constantly spewing and dripping from the blade, it was calm and he wasn't wasting power.

"See?" He asked as he swung Hiramekarei before ending its technique.

"Yeah, it felt stronger and it wasn't all over the place." Irina said in surprise.

"My husband had decades to master this." Mei said fondly, making Chojuro blush. "But you are young, so you don't have to put pressure on yourself while training."

"Understood, but you mentioned dual wielding?" Irina asked.

Chojuro said nothing as he separated Hiramekarei.

"Oh, I saw Naruto do that when he was fighting Griselda and the ice guy with Lee." Irina stated. "I thought I was seeing things."

"Nope, Hiramekarei can split in two." Chojuro said as he reconnected it and handed it to Irina. "So, with what I have seen, we will focus on helping you control your magic storage ability and maybe dual wielding if we have time."

"I accept your training, master." Irina said politely, ready to learn from a master.

Chojuro smiled.

"Alright, then we can begin right now." Chojuro said as he motioned for Irina to sit. "We shall start with meditation."

Meanwhile…

"Lee, I haven't been fully truthful with you." Gai admitted as his apprentice sat before him, the both of them sitting alone in the woods.

"What do you mean, Gai-sensei?" Lee questioned, confused on what his master was talking about.

"I told you that Oni have the ability to access the Eight Inner Gates." Gai continued. "But this was a half-truth."

Lee gasped dramatically.

"I taught you how to activate three gates, but there are five more." Gai stated. "However, you are very special. You are descended from Kaido and Shuuten Douji."

"What do my ancestors have to do with my training?"

Gai became serious.

"Lee, you and I are apart of a special clan. The Oni clan we belong to have the ability of Alcohol Energy Convergence." Gai said calmly.

"What does that mean?"

"It means if we drink, we get stronger." Gai explained. "The Eight Gates are a way of unlocking our true power as the limiters we unlock undo some limitations our bodies naturally have to protect us. However, even with that, our body still has some protection from the first Seven Gates. However, with Alcohol Energy Convergence, we can break those limitations to truly become forces of destruction at the cost of being drunk and possibly killing ourselves from liver damage."

"Are you going to teach me this?" Lee asked, sort of on edge.

"Of course, that and to do Armament and Observation parts of Senjutsu." Gai stated cheerfully, the serious mood broken as he laughed before he pulled out a bowl of whiskey candy. "Now, we will start with your alcohol tolerance as I watched your fight against Kuzan and Griselda with Naruto, and you were able to use this ability, but it ended to quickly, so we will make you a seasoned drinker to lessen energy consumption for your trump card."

"ALRIGHT, GAI-SENSEI!" Lee shouted as he grabbed the candy and ate it.

"NOT ALL AT ONCE!"

"SHUT UP, YOU ARE LOUD!" a drunk Lee shouted as he was a complete light weight and was super drunk already.

Meanwhile…

Kuroka walked alone, a bag with camping gear on her back before she found the place she wanted to train.

It was a small clearing next to a stream with a waterfall.

'Alright, this is perfect, nya.' Kuroka thought as she put the bag down, and summoned some shadow clones to set up camp.

She was training by herself so why should she sleep without a sleeping bag and tent.

"Okay, so Naruto spun his chakra to make the Rasengan, nya." Kuroka said aloud, which was to help her as she fished out some water balloons from her bag. "And according to mom, Minato Namikaze created this jutsu after watching members of the werebeast tribe using the Werebeast Bomb, nya. So, it involves spinning chakra and power condensing, nya. Shouldn't be too hard."

Kuroka proceeded to fill a water balloon with water and once it was tied off, she spun her chakra.

However, it didn't do much but move the water.

'Hm…' Kuroka thought as she remembered the way the complete Rasengan looked when Naruto showed her. "From what I could see, it seemed like it was spinning in multiple directions, nya. So, maybe two hands?"

Going with that thought, Kuroka spun the water with her right hand and chakra in her left hand before she added bursts of chakra into the water balloon.

Within seconds, the water balloon popped, causing her to smile brightly.

'I completed the first part.' Kuroka thought happily as she was riding out the 'I did great' high. 'Now I'm one step closer to surpassing Kushina, nya.'

Meanwhile…

"How is that, Kakashi-sensei?" Xenovia gasped out as she and Kakashi took deep breaths.

They had been fighting for about an hour, Kubikiribocho and Durandal in their respected owner's hands.

"You are a brute force fighter." Kakashi stated as he recovered faster, not having exerted himself as much as his student had. "You rely on your sword's destructive capabilities to much. It isn't bad, and I'm not here to make you master a different fighting style."

"So, what are we going to do?" Xenovia asked as she sent Durandal away and sat down.

"Question: If you were in a fight, and your opponent was able to disarm you of Durandal, what would you do?" Kakashi asked seriously as they sat down, drinking some water.

"I'd try to get Durandal back?" Xenovia replied unsurely, knowing this was a test of sorts.

"That is what your opponent will think and they would do what they can to keep you from getting your sword back." Kakashi stated. "I will teach you how to do basic taijutsu, so you can fight with your bare hands, making use of your Rook Piece."

"I already make good use of it." Xenovia stated. "Durandal is a heavy sword, but ever since I became a Rook, it isn't that heavy."

"Yes, but as a Rook, you are much slower." Kakashi countered. "Also, were you trained to dual wield?"

"Yes, Griselda taught me."

"Then give me your left hand really quick." Kakashi said as he pulled out a brush and ink.

Xenovia extended her left and watched as Kakashi drew a Kyoto summoning seal, the same one he used to summon Kubikiribocho, on her left palm before it dried and vanished into her skin.

"With this, you can summon Kubikiribocho." Kakashi said as he eye-smiled at his student's shocked face. "Congrats, you are now a partial user of one of the Seven Swords of Kyoto."

Xenovia's smile out shone the sun.

But this quickly vanished as Kakashi proceeded to teach her taijutsu.

Meanwhile…

Koneko and Lucci, with Hattori on his shoulder, landed on the ground, far from anyone in the middle of the forest.

"Alright, this is good enough." Lucci said coldly with Hattori giving an agreement hoot.

"Lucci-sensei, what are we going to do first?" Koneko asked as she gasped for air.

They had been using Moonwalk for hours, and her reserves were starting to run low, despite having mastered Moonwalk and Shave.

"You did good in keeping up with me, for a novice." Lucci said as he powered down from hybrid form. "Now, you already know Moonwalk and Shave, so that will save us some time. Now, I stated I would finish your Rokushiki training, but there is another set of things I will teach you. You willing to undergo training from Hell? Know that once you start, I won't let you back out."

"Naruto trained under you, so I can too." Koneko stated confidently.

Lucci smirked.

'I like this girl. She has spirit, unlike Naruto.' He thought as he walked before Koneko. "Alright, you already know about Rokushiki, but what about Haki?"

Meanwhile…

"What do I know about senjutsu? Is this a trick question?" Naruto asked as he looked at Sengoku.

"No, please answer." Sengoku replied.

Naruto took a few seconds to think.

"Well, senjutsu is when a yokai takes in nature energy and merges it with their chakra in a three-way balance, making senjutsu." Naruto recited. "It grants sensing abilities and enhances all physical aspects of the yokai."

"That is true, and you described two aspects of what I am going to help you with." Sengoku replied. "You know the basics of Armament and Observation Haki."

"Haki?" Naruto asked in confusion.

Before Sengoku could respond, a giant red elephant appeared, angry as it stared down at Sengoku, who was calm while Naruto started to panic.

"Naruto, attack this beast with all you have." Sengoku ordered.

"What?" Naruto asked before he saw the elephant charge.

Naruto entered his hybrid form and promoted to Queen.

"Shave." He said as he vanished. "Moonwalk."

Naruto reappeared above the elephant, a Rasengan spinning to life.

"RASENGAN!" Naruto shouted as he slammed his attack against the elephant's hide, dealing very little damage, much to Naruto's shock and the elephant's annoyance.

It let out a battle cry before its trunk rammed against Naruto and sent him into the ground, causing him to return to normal.

The elephant was about to charge, but stopped when Sengoku stepped between it and Naruto.

"Yes, senjutsu is a broad term, but we divide it into three categories." Sengoku explained as he looked around. "Firstly, the sensing ability is called Observation Haki. The ability itself was called Mantra by our ancestors. It bestows a sixth sense of the world to its user, and limited precognition abilities to predict attacks of an opponent. It allows one to sense the presence, strength, emotions, and intentions of anyone. I know one person who strengthened their Observation Haki so much that they could glimpse into the future."

Sengoku closed his eyes.

"MASTER, WATCH OUT!" Naruto shouted as the Elephant prepared to swing its trunk down.

"It will attack from the left." Sengoku replied calmly before he simply side stepped the attack. "Then from the right."

He moved with such simplicity that Naruto was unable to believe it.

The elephant was angered greatly by this before it stood on its hind legs, intending to stomp on them.

"Armament Haki…" Sengoku said as he raised his hand, his eyes still closed.

The elephant brought its full weight down, focusing its force into its foot to squash Sengoku.

"Allows one to clad themselves in chakra to defend from attacks…" Sengoku said as he shot Armament Haki from his hand the moment the elephants foot was three inches from his hand, not even touching it, before it was blasted backwards, spinning twice before it hid the ground. "Or make attacks more potent, be it weapons or jutsu. Advanced Armament, like I demonstrated, can be shot from the body a short distance or be forced into an opponent's body to destroy them from within."

"Amazing…" Naruto said in awe before he saw the elephant get back up, its eyes showing it had snapped and was enraged.

"But there is a third, and most rare, variant of Haki, Naruto." Sengoku replied calmly before he opened his eyes and looked at the enraged elephant, causing it to stop dead in its charging tracks.

Naruto felt it too.

Both Naruto and the elephant felt Sengoku's presence.

His dominance.

His will.

He tamed Naruto and the elephant.

The elephant's eyes rolled into the back of its head before it collapsed while it foamed at the mouth as Naruto was barely hanging on to his consciousness.

"And this third Haki is called Conqueror's Haki, Naruto." Sengoku explained as he looked at his student. "It is the ability to overpower the will of others. This can result in the victims being knocked unconscious, or become temporarily subservient to the haki user. It is a rare form of haki that one in several million yokai are born with. And you, Naruto, were born with this power, like me, your mother, and grandfather."

"Mom had this ability?" Naruto shakily asked as Sengoku helped sit him up. "Wait, you said people whose will are over powered can be knocked out, right? Then that means the people at the court room who feinted was…"

"Because you unconsciously activated your haki." Sengoku explained.

"But… but… then this means…" Naruto started to say as he hyperventilated as he thought of Misla. "I… I put Granny in a coma…"

He gripped his head, which was pounding in pain.

However, it ended when he felt a hand on his shoulder.

"Naruto, Sairaorg didn't tell you, so I will." Sengoku said sadly, knowing this wasn't the best time, but it had to be done. "You caused Misla Bael to enter her coma, but it was an accident. I am not going to hold your hand, but if you can't overcome this, then I can't train you. Either harp and beat yourself over this now, and gain nothing. Or push it to the side for now and gain control."

Naruto took several deep breaths.

"I… I want to train." Naruto said weakly.

"Alright, then we shall begin now." Sengoku stated as he released Naruto. "I can sense all the animals here on the island. There are one thousand here, and only five hundred can you defeat with your current senjutsu use."

"What do these animals have to do with my training?" Naruto asked.

"They are going to be your sparing partners." Sengoku replied.

"A bunch of animals?" Naruto questioned, not believing Sengoku… until a massive rabbit four feet taller than he was appeared.

"We will refine your Armament and Observation haki." Sengoku stated before the rabbit kicked Naruto outside the head. "We will work on your Armament first."

Meanwhile…

Kiba stood by himself, his trainer nearby.

His trainer was Sirzechs's Knight, Souji Okita.

However, his training today was focused on attaining Balance Breaker for his Blade Blacksmith.

Meanwhile…

Akeno was angrily glaring at Baraqiel.

"I don't see you as my father." Akeno stated as she swapped to her Miko outfit. "I wear these clothes to spite you and everything you stand for.'

Though this pained him, Baraqiel didn't show it.

"Let us begin your training." Baraqiel said calmly. 'Please, forgive me, Akeno, Shuri.'

Meanwhile…

Gasper watched, from within a box, people pass by the alley way he was hiding in.

His training?

To go out in public to conquer his fear of other people.

'I can't do this.' Gasper thought in a panic as he was overwhelmed. 'I'd rather die than take this first step!'

Meanwhile…

Rias spent her time reading strategies.

'I am both Brain and Brawn, as well as neither.' Rias thought as she trained her mind with old texts from the Faction War.

Meanwhile…

Issei screamed as he fell off a cliff from dodging Tannin's breath attack.

Meanwhile…

Saji screamed in pain as Azazel implanted the rest of the Vritra sacred gears into his body.

Meanwhile…

Sona, like Rias, studied books, but was also running to build up her stamina due to lacking it.

Meanwhile…

Tsubaki practiced with her naginata and her timing with Mirror Alice, along with trying to lesson the summoning of Mirror Alice and the strain.

Meanwhile…

Ravel blinked.

"Where are we?" Ravel asked as she realized she was no longer at the Phenex mansion.

She, Sabo, Ameyuri, and Gilga stood in an ancient civilization.

The architecture was similar to the ancient Aztec or Mesopotamian style, with ziggurat pyramids here and there amongst the small houses and market places.

At the far end of the village, were two mountains facing each other with a pillar in between them with a bridge connecting them and a staircase.

Murals and statues of dragons were everywhere, along with statues of people.

Astrological signs and statues of the constellations were mixed in through their murals.

Among these were the inhabitants.

They wore clothing similar to the Aztec and Incan tribes, with gold, feathers of various colors, auburn fabric to cover certain parts like their genitals and breasts for the woman. They had tattoos of the sun, astrological signs, or dragons on the adults with face paint of red and white.

Some had shaved heads while others had pony tails or full braided hair with strips of gold weaved in it.

The devils and Grim stood before, who Ravel assumed, the Chief.

He wore an ornate headdress and face paint that wasn't replicated with the others.

"It has been a while, Master." Sabo said very politely as he bowed before the chief.

He was a middle-aged man, his body muscled and trim for his age.

"Indeed, Sabo." the chief replied before looking at Ravel. "Is this the one?"

"Yes, Master. She is my little sister, Ravel. I feel like she is worthy of taking the Test." Sabo replied before he looked at Ravel. "Ravel, this is Chief Cadmael. He is the Chief of the Sun Warriors."

"Greetings, Chief Cadmael." Ravel said with much respect, bowing.

Cadmael smiled and let out a belly laugh, causing the citizens to laugh before getting on with their business.

"I am happy to meet you, Sabo wouldn't stop talking about how cute his sister was." Cadmael said as he watched Ravel stand up straight. "I just hope you know what you are getting into. Sabo, we will prepare for the Test. It will be held tomorrow, but tonight, we shall feast."

"Alright, Master." Sabo said as he bowed.

"Excuse me." Ravel said, but was ignored as Cadmael left to get the feast ready, as they did have time to make the massive amount of food.

"Don't worry, Ravel." Sabo replied as he rubbed her head. "I'll explain later. But we need to get ready."

He put his hand on Ravel's back, Ameyuri and Gilga diving into Mama Ravel's shadow as he guided her to a small house.

"Good to be at my home away from home." Sabo said as they entered.

"Sabo, what is this place? Who are these people? And what is going on?" Ravel asked in quick succession as Sabo relaxed.

"This village… it's a sacred place of the Dragons." Sabo said as he took off his hat and coat. "I was guided here after a year of traveling during my training. I was deemed worthy, and so the Masters of the Village allowed me to enter."

"What does any of that mean?"

Sabo sat down and motioned for Ravel to sit, which she did and her grim appeared in her lap for her to pet.

"The Sun Warrior Village is kept hidden on this small island." Sabo explained. "They are the Origin of Fire Magic, and are connected to the Phenex clan for giving us our Immortality."

Ravel gasped.

"No, that's impossible." Ravel said in disbelief.

"I know, I thought it was impossible too, but it is true." Sabo stated as he looked at the ceiling. "Our family history is quite old, so details have been lost. All because one of our ancestors tried to destroy the Sun Warriors."

Sabo took a deep breath.

"But their Masters were able to hide and protect them, and so they protect and hide the Masters from harm." Sabo continued. "I am actually the second Phenex in hundreds of years to find and be trained by the Masters. My personal master was Master Cadmael, but I shall be training you, if you are deemed worthy of training."

Ravel had no idea what to say.

It was all so much to absorb at once.

"Wait, the second, who was the first?" Ravel asked.

"Marco Phenex was the one before me." Sabo confirmed. "It was how he was able to create the Flames of Restoration. Because the Masters deemed him worthy of their training."

"Who are these Masters?" Ravel questioned.

"You will have to find out tomorrow, because I don't want to spoil anything." Sabo said before there was a knock at the door of his house. "Come in."

"Sabo." A female said as she entered. "The whole village has been made aware of the feast and its reasons, so please get ready for tonight."

"Alright, I'll get ready." Sabo said as he got up.

"You, Ms. Phenex," the woman said as she looked at Ravel and the Grim. "Here."

She handed Ravel a female version of the Sun Warrior garb along with face paint.

"Please wear this. It is tradition for us to have our guests wear and bear our customs for them to help their training." The woman said politely.

"Thank you, and please, call me Ravel." Ravel said as she took the clothing and face paint.

The woman smiled.

"You are just like your brother." She said before she left.

'What does that mean?' Ravel thought as she looked at the clothing. 'This is nice.'

"Hm, it's a bit confusing, but its comfortable." Sabo said as he re-entered the room, wearing an outfit of the Sun Warriors.

He wore auburn leggings that went above his knees, with a gold-yellow wrap around his waist. He had sandals on his feet. Around his shoulders was a dull yellow shoulder wrap and had red face paint outlining his chin, cheeks and under his eyes. He had gold arm bands with rubies on them. Around his forehead was a ringlet with a ruby in the middle.

"Wow, that is… awesome." Ravel stated in awe at Sabo.

"Well, it is a cool outfit, so with me wearing it, it works." Sabo said jokingly. "Nah, I am happy I get to wear this again. I like my usual outfit, but can't beat ancient style."

"Hey, Sabo, why did you want me to do this training? Couldn't you have picked Riser?" Ravel asked.

She had been granted this chance, but why her.

"Well," Sabo said as he walked to the door. "Riser wasn't worthy. Mom told me about the Rating Game and how he was cruel during it. Then his humiliation after it at the engagement party. He embarrassed the family. I'm glad he lost, but Riser isn't worthy of knowing about this holy place."

Sabo didn't stay to talk more, having decided to leave Ravel with her Grim to change.

He walked through the town and made his way to an empty courtyard of statues.

On the arches of the courtyard, in ancient text, read 'Hall of Phenex's'.

Sabo walked through the statues, looking at his ancestors.

The first to gain fire, Igneous Phenex.

He found and helped create the Phenex clan, and helped build Solomon's temple, being the first of the clan to be with the very first of each house hold.

Then, several generations later, there was the traitor, Matra Phenex, who sought to destroy the Sun Warriors and their culture.

After him was Marco, who helped protect and restore the Sun Warriors and gave his life to protect the village and the Masters.

And beside Marco, was a statue of Sabo.

He was a recent addition, so his statue was very new.

"Hey, Phenex."

Sabo was snapped from his musings.

"Gham." Sabo said in slight disdain.

Gham was the local gossip hound, and not many people liked him.

Sabo was one of them since Gham always picked fights with him, trying to prove superior to Sabo, despite the fact that Sabo was not trying anything to cause anger from Gham.

"Nothing much, I heard you brought your sister here, and its why the Feast of Fire is going to be held." Gham said as he walked and got into Sabo's face.

Gham was very thin and muscled. He had a shaved head, with a pony tail of long hair. He had light tan skin, similar clothing to Sabo, and face paint in the same style.

"Gham, what do you want?" Sabo asked in an uninterested tone, already knowing what Gham wanted.

"Hm, cocky as ever." Gham spat. "I want to fight you again. It has been two years since you left, so I want to see if you kept up with your training."

'More like you want to show your 'dominance' over the supposed infidel.' Sabo thought as he sighed. "Fine, Gham."

'Yes.' Gham mentally cheered. 'This guy has no idea what I have in store. I have been training very hard these last two years, so while he was at home, living a lavish life style, I was keeping my skills sharp as he dulled.'

Sabo followed Gham to the training grounds, where they could safely fight without damaging the city.

Ravel, now dressed in the Sun Warrior garb, was led to the training grounds by Cadmael.

"You ready to fight, Phenex?" Gham asked cockily as he assumed the Sun Warrior fighting stance.

Sabo took a side step stance, his hands up, and his fingers positioned in a way that looked like he had three fingers.

"I am always ready, Gham." Sabo said calmly and fully relaxed.

Gham stepped forward and with an arching motion of his hands, he shot a flamethrower flame at Sabo who lunged forward, gripped Gham's arm.

"Never forget, Gham." Sabo said before he broke Gham's arm. "My claws can break through everything."

Sabo delivered a single, devastating knee kick to Gham's chest, nearly caving it in.

Sabo, who still had Gham's arm, carefully lowered Gham to the ground.

"We need a healer. His chest could cave." Sabo said coldly as he let go of Gham's arm and started to walk away.

"B-bastard." Gham shouted, his mouth full of blood as he swung his good arm, and a sickle of flames at Sabo.

"SABO!" Ravel shouted in fear.

However, before the flames could hit Sabo, the area where it would have hit vanished and became flames, allowing Gham's attack to move through him, and once it was gone, Sabo's body reformed as he spun around, fist cocked back.

"FIRE FIST!" He shouted as a plume of highly condensed flames in the form of a fist launched from his arm, and struck Gham.

Gham cried out in agony before he was nothing more than a pile of ash, and Sabo stood alone with his fire covered arm extended as it returned to normal.

It was dead silent before the crowed, minus Ravel and Cadmael, erupted into cheers.

"Finally, that loud mouth is gone!"

"Thank you, Sabo!"

"Fuck me, Sabo!"

Sabo felt intense shame.

'Damn it.' He thought as he shook with self-hatred. 'I didn't mean to kill him. Ace… I dirtied your technique.'

"Sabo, don't feel bad." Cadmael said as he consulted his student with Ravel. "Gham had this coming for a long time."

"It still doesn't give me the right to take his life." Sabo said as he took a deep breath.

"Sabo, what did you do?" Ravel asked with enthusiasm, shocking Sabo out of his slump. "I mean, you became fire! How did you do that."

"Oh, that." Sabo said before his body erupted as he became fire. "This is the power I was able to attain from my training here."

He moved his elemental body a few times before he returned to human form.

"And with that, I am able to avoid injury by partially turning into fire." Sabo explained.

"Its like Kuzan the Ice Kupua that Naruto fought with Lee." Ravel compared. "Only he was ice, and you are fire."

"Exactly, I am like a Kupua/Devil hybrid now." Sabo said with a goofy smile before he reached up and tickled Ravel, making her laugh.

Cadmael smiled as he watched Sabo interact with Ravel.

'It had been two years since Ace died, and you are still blaming yourself for his death.' Cadmael thought as he left. 'But you are slowly returning to who you should be, Sabo.'

The day passed, and the evening arrived.

The Feast of Fire was a grand display of Sun Warrior fire techniques and ability as they offered their prayers to the Masters, who Ravel still didn't know, but followed through with Sabo to immerse herself in Sun Warrior culture.

They ate and had fun before retiring for the night.

"Sabo…" Ravel said tiredly as Sabo carried her on his back with the Grim walking next to him. "I had fun…"

"I did too." Sabo replied softly as he arrived at his home. "But now it is time for bed, young lady. You have an early day tomorrow."

Sabo put Ravel to bed, helping her pups snuggle next to her before he went to the other room and slept for the night.

The next day, Ravel stood before the entire village and Sabo, who was holding Ameyuri and Gilga, at the base of the mountains, which were much bigger now that they were at the base.

Cadmael stood in front of her, and behind him was a large flame and next to it was two sets of stairs that led to the top of the pillar.

"Ravel Phenex," Cadmael said as he stood before Ravel. "Do you wish to go through the Trail of True Fire?"

"Yes, Master Cadmael." Ravel replied strongly.

"Do you accept the possibility of failure and death during the Trial?" Cadmael asked, his eyes steeled and cold with seriousness from how serious the situation was.

"Yes." Ravel responded, not looking away.

Cadmael nodded, and he stepped back, his hands held out at his sides.

Drums were struck in a rhythmic beat, humming and dancing was going on by the villagers and Sabo while two villagers danced towards the Eternal Flame and grabbed a single handful of fire and moved their way to Cadmael, placing the flames in his hands before he cupped his hands together, the two flames becoming one as he held the flame out.

"Your Trial of the True Flame starts now." He said as he placed the fire in Ravel's hands. "You must take this flame to the top, and present it to the Masters, Ran and Shaw. However, if the flame goes out, you fail."

"I understand." Ravel said as she cupped the flame, which was the size of a soft ball, and added her own magic to it, feeling the flame get stronger, even if it was a bit.

Ravel took her first step towards the steps, and the Sun Warriors continued to play their instruments.

"Master, do you think she can make it to the top?" Sabo asked his master.

"Yes, I see the Flames of Restoration Marco created in her." Cadmael said as he watched Ravel become smaller and smaller as she walked up the stairs. "You attained True Flame Body, so I can't wait to see what ability she gains from this Trial."

Sabo smiled.

'As cryptic as always.' Sabo thought as he continued to follow his Sun Warrior brothers and sisters in the Trial of True Fire.

Ravel shivered as a very cold wind blew across her body.

'No…' Ravel thought as the flame slightly diminished.

She cultivated the fire carefully, moving at a moderate pace, and even after two hours of walking, she was only one third of the way to the top.

Ravel could barely hear the music of the Sun Warriors anymore.

'I can do this.' Ravel thought as she moved carefully.

Several more hours passed, and when the sun was close to noon, she arrived at the top.

Ravel's magic was nearly out.

Her lungs hurt and her body ached as the lack of oxygen was cut the higher that she had walked.

Ravel looked around and saw no pyre to put her flame.

She saw that the bridge connected to the mountains had caves in them.

Suddenly, drums boomed from the foot of the mountain, and she looked down, and could barely make it out, but she saw the Villagers bowing down.

Ravel heard two distinct growls.

She saw eyes glowing in the caves.

"Now presenting, Masters Ran and Shaw." Cadmael called out, getting cheers from the villagers and Sabo.

As the sun rose to its highest at high noon, Ran and Shaw flew from their caves, revealing a red and blue Chinese-style-dragons, with wings and long whiskers.

They flew around the pillar and bridges several times, causing Ravel to cower, dropping her flame, causing it to be extinguished.

"NO!" Ravel screamed when she realized what she had done. 'I failed.'

Ran and Shaw slowed and hovered on the opposite sides they arrived at, looking at the small Phenex.

She could feel their gaze burning into her flesh.

Shakily, Ravel stood up, and looked them both in the eyes.

Ran and Shaw, symmetrically and in synch, flew around Ravel, beautifully weaving seamlessly between themselves and her.

Ravel took a very deep breath and prepared herself for the worst, closing her eyes.

However, nothing happened.

She opened her eyes and saw the dragons besides her.

They leaned back and expelled flames, merging together in a spire of multi-colored flames.

Ravel was in awe of this as she saw all colors, some she hadn't even seen, and then the flames converged into her, and once the light died, Ran and Shaw once more flew and returned to their respectful caves.

Sabo and Cadmael could not see what had been going on the pillar top after the Masters returned to their caves, so they waited in anticipation.

Two hours passed, and Ravel finally arrived at the bottom of the stairs, and received music and praise as her foot touched the ground.

"Congratulations, Ravel Phenex." Cadmael said proudly. "You have been deemed worthy of the Master's Blessing."

"I don't understand…" Ravel said as she looked at her hands. "Those flames, their colors… I can feel something welling inside me."

"The Masters are the ones who granted Fire Magic to the Dragons." Cadmael explained. "While the gods gave fire to man, they gave it to their kin. We worship them, and protect them, and in return they protect us. We keep the pure, untainted truth of Fire Magic in our culture. Sorry to say, but all other cultures have bastard fire. Fire that is only selfish and destructive."

Ravel had no idea what to say.

"This… is… I feel whole…" Ravel said unsurely on how to explain this. "Like I have found a piece of myself I didn't even know was missing."

"That is normal." Sabo said as he hugged his sister, who he was very proud of. "I had the same feeling. It is just your body adjusting to this new you."

Before Ravel could say anything, Ameyuri and Gilga entered their bigger forms and jumped Mama Ravel, making her laugh as they assaulted her by licking her face and cuddling with her.

"Okay, okay you two I get it. I love you too." Ravel laughed as the villagers prepared to party.

"For the rest of our time here, Ravel," Sabo said as he helped her up. "I am your Master."

"I understand, Master Sabo." Ravel said with respect and a big smile.

Meanwhile, in the human world…

"Damn, so they really left?" Kisame asked Vali.

"For the umpteenth time, YES!" Vali shouted at the fishman.

Kisame chested up.

"Don't take that tone with me, boy." Kisame threatened, Samehada growling in agreement. "Because I am only on your team to kill your grandfather, I have no qualms killing you."

"Feeling is mutual." Vali retorted as he activated his Balance Breaker at the same time Kisame drew Samehada.

"Boys, that's enough." Robin said as she created arms to keep the two from killing each other. "Instead of this, why don't we take a page from their book and train ourselves?"

"Hm, not a bad idea." Kisame said as he was released from Robin's grip. "But this bitch better not think he is my better. Later fuckers!"

And with that, Kisame vanished.

"GOD, I HATE THAT ANNOYING SHIT HEAD!" Vali shouted as he was released.

"I know, sweetheart, but we have to make do." Robin said as she hugged her man, smiling as she felt his hands caress her ass. "Let's do some actual training, Vali."

"Hm, fine." Vali said in annoyance.

"Did you think about getting that upgrade?" Robin asked as she and Vali went to tell Bikou, Arthur, and La Fey that they were to go train for the next few weeks. "The one that crazy snake Orochimaru offered. Beach Boy or something?"

"Yeah, I thought about it, but I am sort of unsure about it." Vali said before looking at Robin. "While it is an awesome power, I feel like it isn't really me."

"I think you should take it." Robin replied as she knocked on La Fey's door. "It will open up more long-ranged attacks."

Vali sighed as he returned to his thoughts.

'The Artificial Sacred Gear: Beach Boy…' Vali thought. 'I think I could make it work, as long as it isn't stupid looking.'

Meanwhile, Valhalla…

"You called us, Lord Odin." The Head of the Valkyrie, Brynhildr asked her boss.

She was a very beautiful woman and had long blue hair while wearing a black business suit, like her fellow Valkyrie.

"I did." Odin said, as he gazed at all his Valkyrie. "I have received an invitation from the Satan's for the Young Devil's meeting, and I plan on going. However, Freya has told me I can't leave without an escort, so I will need one of you to come with me."

No one said anything.

"Fine…" Odin said in slight agitation before closing his eye and pointing at someone randomly before opening his eye. "Okay, Rossweisse, you are coming with me to the Gathering."

"Understood, Sir." Rossweisse responded.

She was a beautiful woman with long silver hair, with two pink side bows, and wore standard business suit like her fellow Valkyrie.

"We will be leaving in a few weeks, but get ready. Devils are a rowdy bunch, and I don't want a useless old hag like you getting in my way." Odin said, taking a jab at Rossweisse, making her want to cry as she kept her composure, but wasn't able to hid the embarrassed face she had. "Alright you are dismissed."

Unnoticed by them all during the meeting was a fly.

It flew around during the small meeting and when it ended it flew out and went to his home.

'So, the All-Father is going to the Underworld for a treaty.' The fly thought as it transformed into the Trickster God, Loki. 'I cannot allow that to happen.'

He appeared at Helheim's gates.

"Hel!" He called out, the frigid air of the realm picking up as his third child appeared before him.

"Yes, father." She said calmly with a respectful bow as she appeared before her father. "What do you want?"

Hel was split in two.

Not literally, but she had two halves.

The right side of her body looked young, and was beautiful. She had pale skin, long pale blonde hair, and an average figure.

The left side of her body shared the same skin and hair color, but it was decayed and gaunt.

She represented the Living and Dead, so her body reflected this.

Loki ignored her as he looked at the Bridge of the Damned.

"I'll be taking… these." He said cautiously.

"Father, you know the All-Father…" Hel started to say before Loki used his magic to bind and gag her.

"There, no calling for Heimdall." Loki joked before he left Hel alone to find a secure and hidden place in Helheim, unseen by Heimdall, who could see all throughout the realms.

"Fenrir, Hati, Skoll, Jormungandr." He called as magic circled appeared and his two oldest children and grandchildren appeared in the Realm of Helheim.

The World Serpent, the Wolf destined to start Ragnarök, and the wolves who would devour the Moon and Sun, looked around and took notice of Loki.

"The time of Ragnarök is upon us, my children." Loki said sinisterly as he looked at the dead monsters he gathered. "And the world of man and gods alike shall perish."

The creatures of Hel roared with cheers of agreement.

'With this army, none shall stop me. Not Odin, not Thor, not Heimdall, no one on Asgard can defeat me.' Loki thought with a fanatical grin and crazed look in his eyes. 'Ragnarök is nigh.'

Chapter 40, DONE!

Wow, a 10K chapter from nowhere. I know, I was feeling inspired.

Just kidding, I just wanted to condense it into one chapter and get past the training so I could focus on the next stretch of the arc.

If you are wondering, the Sun Warriors are from Avatar the Last Airbender. All rights belong to the owners.

I know I focused on Ravel and Naruto the most, and that is because if I went into details, Haki would have been explained like… three separate times.

As for Ravel, it's because her training is the most complex. That is why I focused on her training as much as I did, because it is best to get it done now, instead of screwing up the flow with a LOOOOONG flashback.

So, you may have noticed that I did a lot of… short segments.

I was struggling and lost my sanity trying to get to 10K, so I ended up throwing what I could at it to fill it out.

Besides that, I hope you enjoyed the chapter as I didn't reveal the end of the training, so you don't know what is going to happen.

OH, almost forgot, I posted a new chapter for Ghoul of Gremory if you want to go read it, any old fans can go check it out.