Hello and welcome to a new chapter of What Makes Us Strong, wow guys I didn't know you liked the story so much that makes me truly happy you know, anyways now the poll is down as promised and you will see the result of the vote in the next time or so I hope, I'm glad you guys loved the part of Rias reaching a breaking point.

Honestly? I was going to do the clichéd part of Naruto saving Rias from her arranged marriage and him wrecking all of Riser's peerage in a single blow… But well, read and find what happens now.

By the way as you know when you see a (!) in any part in the story is when you should play the song suggested if you wish to of course.

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Disclaimer: Refer to chapter 1 for disclaimer.

"Normal talking"

"Internal Thinking/talking"

"Summons/Bijuu/ Sealed entities talking"

"Summons/Bijuu/ Sealed entities thinking"

'Attacks/Spells/Jutsus'

"WHAT MAKES US STRONG"

Chapter 7: You Kidding me right?

* Last time on What Makes Us Strong *

Ahh!... "Le-Leviathan-sama… I-I-I-I'm sorry, everyone please forgive me…" Rias says her eyes opening wide after realizing what she had been doing, so some seconds she bows down showing how embarrassed and sorry she's feeling in that moment.

"We'll continue this discussion at a later time… Something is definitely not right here" Naruto says as he jumps through a huge hole on the front side of the building.

"Well shit-"

"B-But Hinata-san we should-" Asia says looking at Hinata with desperation lacing her voice.

Click… Fwoom… is the only warning both Hinata and Asia get before the room is engulfed in a huge plume of fire incinerating everything around it.

"I mean, yeah he's cute and really packed… hehehehe, but to suddenly well… do that… I mean I'm supposed to be more controlled than act like a teenage girl acting on her raging hormones but… GAH I DON'T KNOW!" "NYA!" Kuroka thinks and lets out a yell of frustration in the end as she turns around and hits the tree dead in its centre making it crack some.

"I'm seriously curious as to what you meant that this attack is related to your boss somehow… Please kindly explain that to all of us." Hinata says as she glares at the downed Kuroka while Asia appears behind her holding a distraught looking Kunou.

*NOW*

Two Steps from Hell - Evergreen Extended (!)

Haa… haa… haa… haa… "No, I don't want to. I will not marry someone like him. I'd rather not have been born in the first place if this is my future… Please someone, anyone help me…!" Are the thoughts that cross through the little girl's mind as she keeps running through the forest without looking back, if one looked closely at her some distinguishable features could be taken into account onto her little form.

First, the little girl looks no older than ten years old and that her clothes look pretty on her like a little princess denoting that maybe she is someone important or that she belongs to a wealthy family.

Second, she has vibrant crimson red hair which falls down below her little shoulders which just confirms that when she gets older she will become a true beauty that will drive many men crazy.

Third, she has the most beautiful blue eyes that express such brightness which only adds to the girls' beauty and make her looks more exquisite altogether.

But all these features that are supposed to make the little girl look beautiful and regal cannot be truly appreciated on her at the current time, because the constant running through the forest at her highest speed from whatever that is troubling her has managed to make her clothes look ragged, her hair dishevelled and her eyes keep letting tears run through on her cheeks.

"I don't want to. I will not marry someone like Riser Phenex I-ugh." The little girl says while she continues running away, but because she passes her arms through her eyes to clean them up from her tears, she didn't notice an uplifted root from the nearby tree she just passed through which made her stumble and fall onto ground and skid a little on it. (!)

Ugh… "Why… why is this happening… Uuuhh… Waaaahh!" The little girl couldn't hold it in anymore and started crying out loud as she kept her eyes covered with both bruised arms thanks to the fall, her wailing being heard through all the forest around her.

Not very far from the position of the crying girl, thanks to her constant wailings she got the attention of a black-purple looking snake that is at least three metres long and has purple glowing eyes.

"Is that a child's crying voice? Maybe I can get a new body for myself, after all the last devil body didn't last me too long." The sinister looking snake thinks as it starts crawling itself closer to its target where it can hear the wails getting stronger thanks to its closeness.

Hmmm… "This is very interesting, if I remember the pillars right this one is from the Gremory clan…" The snake thinks as it finally stops in front of the little girl and keeps looking at her intently.

"Uuuhh… Ugh… Ugh…" The little girl starts to calm down after three minutes of constant crying and rubs her eyes to clean them of any leftover tears never noticing how the snake looking creature approached her and is standing in front of her.

"Have you finally calmed yourself down little one?" The snake asks as it gets onto the same eye level of the little red head and looks at her intently

Gasp… "WHO! WHO ARE YOU!?" The little girl asks as she jumps back in surprise and lifts her right hand allowing a little of her magic come out in front of the distinctive magic rune of the Gremory clan.

"Ho… I was right in my assumption, she indeed is a Gremory… and if it isn't Sirzechs then maybe Zeouticus and Venelana's new kid, the heiress of the Gremory clan" The snake thinks as it looks closely at the little girl and realizing who she is.

Hehehehe… "Calm down little one I mean no harm to you" The snake says as it starts circling round her and getting comfortable with its eyes looking directly at her blue ones. "I heard your crying all the way out where I was, so I came to check and imagine my surprise in finding a young Gremory here in this place."

"How do you know I'm a Gremory?" She says as she looks defiantly at the snake never batting an eyelash in fear.

"Well… who doesn't know about Sirzechs Lucifer former Gremory heir? Which mind you, all Gremorys are vastly known thanks to their unique crimson hair hmmm…" The snake states in a matter of fact tone but gets curious once it notices the little girl's shoulders shaking.

"I just wish I wasn't one… Or at least don't want to be anywhere near my family right now" The girl says holding back some tears and shaking a little after remembering the talk she had with her brother regarding her fiancée.

Hmmm…. "And why is that little one?" The snake asks as it gets comfortable still surrounding the little one and letting a little of its magic start to leak to 'help' the girl.

"I'm not a little one! My name is RIAS! RIAS GREMORY remember it!" Rias says her name while she points directly in the face of the snake, this action makes the snake look directly at her pointed finger making it look kind of funny.

Hehe… "Ok Rias Gremory, my name's Mōryō and I'm a Demon-Dragon a pure blood one at that." The now named Mōryō says with some mirth lacing its voice after regaining its composure from the sudden outburst of Rias "Now can you tell me why you don't want to be with them?"

"They are forcing me to marry Riser Phenex and I don't like him at all, I asked my Onii-sama to help me and he told me that he couldn't interfere because that could be seen as a sign of favouritism to the other clans' eyes…" Rias tells Mōryō and lets out a sigh of tiredness in the end, she then leans against the body of the snake and lets herself fall onto the floor again.

"Interesting…" "I take it you escaped from your family while they were not looking and that's why you are here in the first place, am I right?" Mōryō estates more than asks to little Rias which makes her only nod in response while she looks up at the forest canopy knowing that even if she ran away her 'fate' was sealed.

Sigh… "I mean I wouldn't have a problem at all if maybe he was a nice guy, maybe had some little things that would make him unique in his own way, and the most important one that he looks at me for who I am… and well… Riser Phenex doesn't have a single thing I like and I can't stand him at all." Rias lists off everything that she likes to the snake while she slowly plays with her crimson hair.

"I see… Well, I think I can help you with your little problem" Mōryō says in a 'kind' tone which makes Rias look at it curiously.

"Why do you want to help me? And, what do you gain by helping me?" Rias asks letting a little suspicion lace her voice and her eyes narrowing too, knowing that nothing is free in the devil world.

Hmmm… "You are a sharp one even though you are young, true enough I wouldn't help you if I didn't gain something by it right?" Mōryō says as it starts unfolding itself from around Rias and stands in front of her, making its 'height' be more noticeable. "Honestly, I could have simply taken your body and made your soul be expelled from it but so far all the bodies I've taken possession off in that way have ended up failing and dying."

At the explanation of the snake taking possession of bodies Rias eyes widened a little in fear but soon regained her composure knowing that maybe it wanted to have some kind of pact.

"So… What I'm proposing you is a kind of pact in which we both will agree to 'merge' our powers and we get a new body of sorts…" Mōryō says as it head gets on the same level of the little Rias and looks intently at her waiting for her answer.

"What will happen to us? To me?" Rias asks feeling really curious about her 'fate' at the end. "And even if we do this… How am I going to be able to get free from Riser huh?"

"Well... Basically no one knows about this, but my race is a kind of spawn from Ophis the infinite dragon god… and so we have domain over time and space…" Mōryō tells Rias his 'little' secret which makes Rias eyes widen in surprise not knowing how to react to such information.

"But, but, Ophis can't possibly have any spawns living anywhere near any faction or race itself, because it has never left its domain in the dimensional void before. We have always been taught that!" Rias estates to Mōryō with conviction lacing her voice knowing that Ophis would never leave its domain at all in the first place.

"I have no reasons to lie, it once left its home to discover the world and at that time took the form of an old human male, now it takes the form a little human female... At that time when it was a male, it used some of its powers in the underworld and one of its snakes took a more sentient form allowing my race to spawn, but slowly and surely we were hunted down by the devils and fallen angels to extinction." Mōryō says reminiscing how its race came to be and what happened to them in the end.

"So what you are really looking for is retribution right?" Rias asks Mōryō, her eyes narrowing now knowing what it really wants.

"Yes and No…"

Haa… haa… haa… haa… "Why… Why is this happening… Why won't they stop looking at me like that! STOP LOOKING AT ME LIKE THAT!" Are the thoughts that cross through the little blond boy's mind while he keeps running through the centre of the village, his breath visible through his mouth, his whiskered cheeks a rosy red thanks to the cold weather and snow covering everything around in that moment, all the people around him avoiding his path while giving him room enough to run and just keep looking at him with contempt.

The little kid has always known that a majority of the people in the village where he lives in has never liked him at all, he doesn't understand why they avoid him in the first place like he carries some kind of plague and simply keep staring at him with those eyes.

Always being watched with the same stare, always being denied any sort of comfort he said to himself once long ago that he would not let that bring him down, he got tired of always crying knowing that no matter how much he cried no one would come to help him, but today… Today he couldn't get a break at all and so the only thing left for him was to run away from those stares until finally he reaches his safe 'haven'.

Creak… creak… "I don't get it… Why do they look at me like that? … Why do they not acknowledge me at all?" The little boy keeps thinking to himself while he swings himself slowly on the rope swing that is placed on a particular tree, his sky blue beautiful gaze never leaving the white snow covered earth. In that moment the little boy is donning a cotton jacket that is a mixture of orange with white colours, green lenses keeping his blond hair tamed, a black t-shirt with a white spiral logo in the front, grey short pants, black cotton boots and a long red scarf covering his neck to keep him protected from the cold season at the time.

Sniff... Sniff… "Aahahhahahaha" are the sounds that make the little boy stop his swinging and constant thinking to look behind himself, he notices how three other kids are laughing at another little girl that looks to be his age, she has midnight blue hair cut in a hime style and white-lavender beautiful eyes. In that moment the little girl is donning a cotton pink jacket, a yellow skirt, midnight lavender short pants, deep pink cotton boots and a cream scarf covering her neck to keep her protected from the cold season at the time.

"HEY STOP THAT!" The little kid yells as he jumps off the swing and runs to help the little girl that is being bullied by other three older kids that look to be around the age of eight to ten years old.

The yell makes the other kids stop making fun of the little girl and turn around to watch the one that interrupted their 'fun', the girl herself stops crying and looks at the little blond kid in wonder remembering him from the other times when she has seen him before.

"Eh… Isn't he that kid?"

"Ah yeah! He is that kid, the one that always goes around doing senseless pranks right!"

"Yeah, yeah, he's that kid hahahahaha"

"Hahahahaha"

"I'M NOT THAT KID! MY NAME IS UZUMAKI NARUTO! AND I'M GOING TO BE THE FUTURE HOKAGE, REMEMBER IT!" The now identified as Naruto yells to the three older kids telling them his future goal which makes them look at him incredulously and then laugh out loud in a mocking manner.

"I'll show you not to mess up with me!" 'Kage Bunshin no jutsu' Naruto yells his technique which makes two little clones of himself appear in front of him.

"Get ready to fight!"

"You will regret messing with us!"

Are the squeaky voices of the little clones of Naruto heard while they yell at the bullies that makes everyone present stare dumbfounded at the little copies of the whiskered blond not knowing what to say at all. After some seconds the kids just laugh at Naruto because of the funny situation.

One of the kids getting tired of the situation hits Naruto on the face which makes him faint on the spot.

"Saying he will be the future Hokage… hah! What a joke"

"Yeah, yeah, let's take care of his scarf."

"Yeah!"

The kids take the long red scarf from the fainted Naruto and start vandalizing it by pulling on it, stepping on it and forgetting everything about the little girl they were bullying in the first place.

After some time, Naruto finally wakes up from his 'sleep' "Not yet! I will show you all an amazing jutsu that will…" Naruto yells at the beginning but stops himself after he notices that the three older kids are no longer around which makes him sigh in disappointment.

"Are you ok?" The little girl asks Naruto which makes him turn his head to the side and notice that she is kneeling by his side while his tattered red scarf is resting on her knees.

"Yeah, don't worry" Naruto says as he rubs the back of his head in little comfort.

Uhm… "Your scarf…" She says while she lifts the scarf in his direction trying to give it back to Naruto.

This action makes Naruto look at her again and just wave dismissively knowing that it already is useless "Don't worry about it." He says as he stands and starts to run in the direction of the village again.

Ah! "Naruto-kun!" She yells which makes Naruto stop and turn around to look at her with some confusion marring his face.

"Why... Why do you always keep helping me? Even though I haven't told you my name yet…" She asks Naruto in a polite tone which makes him tilt his head and scratch his cheek.

"Honestly… It's because I don't like pricks at all…" Naruto says while he scratches the tip of his nose with some nervousness "Although, all my 'helps' haven't been useful at all if I remember right…" He says again and looks at the sky with some frustration lacing his young voice.

"No… You've helped me a lot…Never asking anything in return… and I thank you because of that…" She says bowing down in his direction again which makes Naruto blush and smile widely in her direction as he nervously scratches the back of his head.

Yare, Yare… "Don't worry about it really, I do it because it's the right thing to do… and well you are a little cute honestly." Naruto says while looking in another direction, but the last part says more to himself than the girl in a low tone.

Ah… "Yes my name is Hinata, Hyūga Hinata nice to finally meet you in a formal way Uzumaki Naruto-kun" Hinata says with politeness lacing her voice and she bows again.

Hehehe… "Ok Hinata." Naruto says using only her first name which makes Hinata blush and look at another place feeling embarrassed because of the usage of only her name. She blushes because the usage of only the name where they live means that the persons are close.

Hmm… "Do you… Do you… Do you want to be friends with me Naruto-kun?" Hinata asks Naruto with some pink blush dusting her cheeks while she fidgets a little and plays with her fingers nervously waiting for his answer.

Ah! "Truly… Do you truly mean what you are asking of me? You aren't kidding me right?" Naruto asks with hope lacing his voice as he looks and walks with some tremble in Hinata's direction which makes Hinata's eyes widen in surprise and nod at Naruto.

"I'd never make fun of you Naruto-kun" Hinata says as she too walks to get closer to Naruto, this action makes Naruto's eyes mist a little while they stand in front of each other. After some seconds Naruto rubs his eyes with his right forearm cleaning them off from any sign of tears, then looks directly at Hinata and gives her the most brilliant smile he can muster in that moment.

"I'd love for us to be friends."

UGH!... "Ouch! That Hurts…"

-WMUS-

Eternal Senia OST - Track 27 "Silent Love" (!)

"Why... No… Can you please remind me why are we doing this in the first place? I mean… We are supposed to not involve ourselves in the affairs of others and just reach our target, but somehow we end up involving ourselves in this messed up situation… I'm seriously confused as it is." Shizuka can't help but allow some confusion be felt through the link she shares with all the other kunoichis in that moment which makes Shion, Ino and Hanabi hesitate some in taking their next step to help restrain the rampaging Rias.

"Honestly… It's because they are our only chance at finding said target and we really need a place where to accommodate ourselves to begin our search… you know the deal right? Information gathering and those things… Don't you?" Hanabi says with conviction through her thoughts after some seconds which helps in getting rid of not only hers but all the other kunoichis hesitation and make them move again while they raise their chakra again.

"Of course we all know the deal. We are here to search for Naruto and Hinata, then once together we give them the scrolls given to us by Hokage-sama and follow Naruto's lead, but that doesn't matter at all right now because we first need to stop the madness happening right now… Later we can discuss the other details that we haven't come to an agreement yet." Ino says while passing through the huge hole adorning one of the classrooms in that moment, noticing everything quiet she crouches down behind a fallen piece of wall to cover herself and signals to the other girls to do the same.

"Sheesh… Again with that… YOU were there so you can't complain now and it's true we need to complete our goal right now, so what are we to supposed to do now?" Shion expresses with some frustration while she lands besides Ino and crouches down, Hanabi and Shizuka doing the same.

"Rias-sama! Please calm down, this is not like you at all!" Ugh!... The four kunoichis hear Tsubaki, member of Sona's peerage say before they peek from their hiding place and watch how she gets punched on the left side of her face and sent unconscious through a wall behind her into another room, the figure of Rias Gremory replacing Tsubaki's one.

The happening of this is so fast that it makes all the kunoichis eyes open wide in surprise and before they can blink they watch in disbelief how a 'rope' that belongs to the only other blond hair guy in the room wraps itself around the wrist of Rias to 'restrain' her.

Crack… Boom!... But in the end this doesn't work because Rias just grabs the 'rope' and with a quick and swift yank of it, pulls Saji to herself and punches him with a straight right punch that sends him through the front wall of the building, breaking and making a huge hole appear that leads outside of it.

"Ok, this is serious I have to admit… She kind of has the speed of an Jônin right now and that is worrying to a degree… What do you girls think we should do?" Ino asks through their link thinking really hard on the situation they are in that precise moment as she watches Rias punch and knock out the last standing male through the last standing wall.

"Well… It is quite obvious that we can't aim to kill and she isn't going to listen to reasons at all, so our best options are distraction and swift incapacitation." Hanabi says as she scans her surroundings trying to come up with a plan in the fastest way possible, but thanks to the continuous sounds of hard hits and watching all their 'help' get thrashed around it was getting a little difficult.

"I think I can outrun her if I use wind chakra to enhance my speed and normal chakra to reinforce my limbs as to not damage myself too much, but I'll only be able to do so for 5 minutes' top. After that I will need help because my whole body will hurt like a bitch thanks to the strain on my muscles." Shizuka says explaining what she is able to do to help in that precise moment, as she looks everywhere around her to know where she should go to avoid being damaged too much by Rias.

"Good, now if Hanabi is able to immobilize her with the Jūken then I can enter her mind and stop her rampage without problems. Shion, we will need you to try and help Shizuka too." Ino says while looking to each girl and receiving nods in confirmation.

"Wait… Ino-san aren't we able to do the same thing you did with my Onee-sama in the war? A ranged mind control if I remember it right from the written report, You and Onee-sama were able to control Uchiha Obito from a very long distance away using your combined Jutsus." Hanabi asks Ino to try and use the same strategy against the rampaging Rias.

"I thought about it too, but it won't work… At that time, we could pull it off because it was a surprise attack to keep the Jûbi at bay. This meant that Obito was the 'middleman' to keep a rampaging beast in control, but a rampaging person is another story" Ino says as she looks at Hanabi and shakes her head in a negative manner regarding Hanabi's Idea.

"What do you mean? Are they not the same thing? And what are you-" Gasp!... Shion asks trying to get some answers but stops herself in surprise and holds her yell with both her hands when she sees Tsubasa Yura fly past where they are hiding and crash inside the student council room unconscious.

"Be quick explaining, we are running out of people here you know! There are only 5 people left standing…. Never mind, 3 people and then us!" Hanabi says with some urgency, knowing that soon they will be the only ones left standing if they are not quick.

"I… don't want… I will not allow myself to… I don't allow it!" "AAAH!"

Are the only thoughts crossing through Rias mind but they stop altogether with that last yell, because after yelling her power surges out and blasts everything and everyone around her away.

Kya!... Kyah!... Nya!...

Akeno, Momo and Koneko let out a last time in surprise as they are send flying away from Rias by the blast of raw energy she lets out after her final yell of rage, this makes the building shake and creak due to the strain it's suffering, and her appearance start to alter itself.

Her school uniform starts to torn apart in some places showing of the smooth skin of her stomach around her belly button, the right side of her right breast, finally her skirt rips on the left side showing of her long smooth legs, and the purple string thong she is wearing in that precise moment.

But, these are not the things that make Hanabi's eyes widen and Shion freeze up in surprise, no, what makes them be so surprised is that suddenly her body starts to get enveloped in.

"Purple chakra, no wait, it's kind of reddish… How is this possible!"

"It can't be…!"

"What… What is happening Hanabi, Shion? What do you mean with chakra?" Ino can't help but ask worriedly as she and Shizuka can literally feel their hesitation and surprise, this makes Shizuka stop enacting her plan to distract Rias and feel her confidence start to dwindle a little because of their hesitation.

After some seconds Ino can finally sense it, chakra, but not only that, she can literally feel the emotions pouring out of the same source of chakra which makes her freeze up because the chakra feels so vile and raw thanks to its alarming increasing rate, if one looked closer one could actually see a trickle of sweat come down the left side of her head because of this.

"I don't know how, but Rias if I remember her name right suddenly started pouring chakra out of her system and a full chakra coil showed itself too, something is not right here, it should be possible for a full chakra coil like ours to appear in this place at all." Hanabi says, her eyes narrowing in concentration and trying to think really hard on why a being from another dimension has the same coils of chakra that the people of her own dimension has.

"But that's confusing, it shouldn't be possible for someone that hasn't been born in our world to have chakra coils right?" Shizuka says, which makes Ino, herself and Hanabi to stay quiet trying to think why this is happening.

"… I don't know if it's possible, but I think I know why she has chakra…"

They hear Shion's voice pierce through their thoughts after some seconds into their silent pondering but something is really different in her voice, something that makes them turn their heads in her direction and widen their eyes in surprise because they can see Shion shaking while she is gritting her teeth hard with narrowed eyes.

"Shion, what-"

Fuuh…. "Right now it's not that important, we must stop her first then we can get our answers later…" Shion says after taking a deep breath and calming herself down.

Turning her head to her side in their direction she gives the other girls a smile that makes them smile back.

"True enough, but thanks to this development we need to change our plan of action… First let's tone down our chakra, we can't risk ourselves getting spotted thinking that she won't be able to sense us…" Hanabi says as each of the girls take deep breaths and start dissipating their lingering chakra as to not be sensed by Rias at all.

"Good, now that we know that we won't be found at all what do you girls think we should do?" Ino asks not knowing what to do at all, because thanks to Rias new 'power-up' they don't know their chances of subduing Rias now.

"Well… Before this new development she was at Jônin level as we know, but right now if I had to guess she should be a little above Jônin... This is actually ridiculous; I think we can-"

"Ria-tan! Onii-sama is here to help you!"

Hanabi says and tries to come up with a new plan, but she gets interrupted because of the sudden appearance of a voice they don't recognize at all. Each of the girls can clearly hear him introduce himself as her big brother, but in such a childish way that makes them sweatdrop and peek out of their hiding place thanks to their raging curiosity, this in turn allow them to see that the voice belongs to a red haired male that looks a lot like an older Rias.

"Ok… this one is even weirder than Gai-sensei and Rock Lee put together…" Ino can't help but say with a deadpan stare.

"Yeah… First impression, not very bright…" "Agreed" Shion and Shizuka say together with a little sweatdrop

Shiver… "Please don't remind me about those two I still have some nightmares thanks to them…" Hanabi says after controlling her shivering form after remembering the horrors of the sunset jutsu that Gai and Lee can come up with. (!)

"Onii…Sama…"

After hearing one of the reasons why her life is a mess call her name in such a childish and familial way, her emotions couldn't be contained anymore. Her face splits into such a maniacal and mirthful filled visage with her eyes open wide and her mouth set in a bloodlust filled grin, she turns around slowly and looks at her brother.

This simple action makes Sirzechs freeze in place because thanks to the still 'hanging by a thread' light on the top of the room he can see her features clearly after she turns around completely, her hair a mess and starting to move itself slowly thanks to the black energy starting to pour from her, her clothes torn in some places showing her skin that starts to turn black in some places, and finally what makes him shiver and take a little step back is the visage on her face.

AAAAAAHHH!

Without warning Rias leaps at Sirzechs letting out a yell of pure rage and swings her right fist at him which connects with his left cheek. Bam!

Guh!

Is the surprised sound Sirzechs lets out as he stumbles back in shock holding the place that Rias just punched, he could feel it, the sadness, the hate, the sorrow, everything that she is feeling in that moment but above everything he could feel her pain.

Feeling a next hit incoming and knowing he could stop or doge it with extreme ease.

BAM!

Sirzechs decides against defending himself and allows Rias to hit him again, this one feeling heavier than the last one as he sees his little sister tears roll down both her cheeks, each tear falling signifying his failure to protect and help his little sister.

Bam! Bam! Bam! Crack!

Drip… Drip… Drip…

Not even the sound of his own bones breaking against the heavier by each second hits could deafen the roaring sounds of his little sister's tears hitting against the wooden floor as if they were in slow motion, it hurt so much knowing that nothing else matter at all at the moment because his baby sister was hurting more than ever and it was all thanks to himself and their parents.

BAM! CRACK!

This one particular hit makes Sirzechs kneel and bow in front of his little sister as tears start gathering on his eyes, his head touching the cold cracked wooden floor as his sister stands in front of him irradiating power and looking ready to kill him.

"I'm sorry Rias… I'm a failure of a brother… I have not been able to protect my little sister from such pain and sorrow, when I clearly told myself when you were born that I was going to protect you from everything like I promised your nephew Millicas." Sirzechs thinks as his tears fall freely knowing he can't apologize to his little sister thanks to his broken jaw and shaking resolution.

"Well shit."

-WMUS-

"I'm sorry mommy, if only I had stayed where you told me this wouldn't have happened at all. I'm really sorry." Kunou thinks as she watches her mom give herself up to the hero and old Satan faction.

"I will kill you all if you so much as harm a single hair of Kunou-chan you filthy mongrels!" Yasaka states with so much hate lacing her voice as she is restrained by the hero faction goons with some anti-magic seals and ropes.

"Please what will you do to us without your magic? Huh?" A random devil from the old Satan faction says as he approaches Yasaka and rubs her face with his right thumb.

"Mommy! Please let my mommy go! I want to be with mo-ugh!" Kunou yells as she struggles to free herself from her captors, yelling at them to free her but she is forced to stop her yelling because the same devil that just molested her mother appeared in front of her and hit her on her right cheek making her fall to her side.

Ugh… uuuu….

Growl…!

"Wha-?!" The devil that just hit Kunou can't finish talking as he looks down at his chest in surprise and the last thing he remembers before falling limp is a golden fur appendage that belongs to Yasaka through his chest.

"YOU BASTARDS I WILL KILL ALL OF YOU!" Yasaka yells in her mind as the tail that just impaled the devil retracts itself freeing the now fresh corpse from it, her tails start to spread out, her killing intent rising and her whole nervous system filling up with enough adrenaline to make her see everything in slow motion as she gets ready to kill every devil and hero goon around her and her child.

"Any more moves and your child dies!" Another devil yells while it points a sword directly at Kunou's throat which makes Yasaka freeze but not lower her limbs at all. To make his threat more prominent the devil pushes the sword a little more making some blood leak from Kunou's neck, which makes Yasaka growl but lower her limbs in surrender not risking her daughter's safety at all.

"I'm sorry mommy…" Hic... "I'm really sorry"

"Don't worry sweetie, mommy is here and will protect you" Yasaka says in a reassuring manner to the downed Kunou while her limbs get restrained using different talisman and special ropes.

"I wonder about that dear Yasaka-sama, are you really so sure that you will be able to protect her? Hmm?"

Hearing the mirth coming from the voice of a young man Yasaka turns her head in the direction where she hears the voice coming from and is surprised to see not only one but three young men smirking at her in 'victory'.

"..."

"Well, well, not saying a thing are we? Doesn't matter… Prepare the spell for transportation" The 'leader' of the group says and signals to one of his 'underlings' while Yasaka just keeps looking at them.

"Ah! Where are my manners, I'm sorry Yasaka-sama my name's Cao Cao and these are my teammates Siegfried and Georg" Cao Cao introduces himself and his friend as his bows, Siegfried and Georg doing the same.

Cao Cao is a handsome young man with short black hair and blue eyes. He wears a combination of a Japanese school uniform (more specifically, the gakuran worn by Japanese schoolboys in the fall) and ancient Chinese attire.

Siegfried the one to his right side is a handsome young man with silver-white hair and red eyes. He too is wearing a gakuran, and on top of it, a priest's coat. He is also wearing a belt that holds his five Demon Swords and a Light Sword, which are around his waist and legs, forming a sword skirt.

Georg the one to Cao Cao's left side is a young man with black hair and spectacles. Like Cao Cao, he wears a combination of a Japanese school uniform (more specifically, the gakuran is worn by Japanese schoolboys in the fall) and wears a mage-style robe over his uniform with a feathered cape.

Haaaa… clink, clink, clink… "You guys sure do like acting all high and mighty, don't you? Especially when you see you are winning against any supernatural being."

Every single being in the forest clearing they are in that moment turn their heads around in the direction where the voice and sounds of armour clinking against ground come from a beautiful young woman as she glares at her hero 'teammates' making her annoyance noticeable.

"Oh Asuna-san, I thought you weren't going to come at all as per your words and I quote 'I'd rather spar against a 3 headed hydra alone than following any of them at all', what made you change your decision, I wonder?" Cao Cao says as he smirks smugly and ogles Asuna up and down.

Asuna has long, orange-brownish chestnut hair in a mid braid princess style and hazel eyes. She wears a red and white female knight that show off her shoulders, she wears a red skirt that reaches below the middle of her leg muscles which show off her well-toned legs, she too is wielding a teal rapier that is hidden in a long red scabbard, she calls the rapier «Lambent Light».

"That is none of your business, I'm here just to make sure that none of you step out of line at all" Asuna says as she walks to the downed Kunou and after shoving the devil that is holding her captive lifts her up from the ground in bridal style and carries her in the other direction.

"HEY! What do you think you-!" The devil tries to say but stops himself when he sees the sharp edged point of the rapier short of impaling himself in the middle of his skull.

Her point made clear and without uttering another single word Asuna sheaths her rapier using only her left hand, turns around and starts walking while still carrying Kunou out of the clearing where the Hero and Satan faction 'combined' forces have accomplished their goal of capturing Yasaka the leader of the Kyoto faction.

"Ok you filthy devils it wasn't a pleasure working with you, do tell your leader that with this we are even and I hope that we never have to work together again." Cao Cao says as he watches with a frown the devils from the old Satan faction start to teleport themselves away until none are left at all.

"I seriously feel filthy, when we go back I'm going to take quite the few long soaks." Cao Cao says with disgust as he turns around and sees Yasaka glower at him but not able to move at all.

"Where is she taking my daughter?!"

"Do not worry Yasaka-sama, even though we are not on friendly terms, Asuna-san is quite the child smitten person so your daughter is in good hands and will not be in any danger at all."

"I see… I don't know why you are doing this nor what your end goal is, all I know is that you will not achieve success in whichever your plan is." Yasaka says still feeling unsure because of what Cao Cao said regarding Asuna.

Heh! "You say we will not achieve our end goal? I'm sorry dear Yasaka-sama but the moment you got yourself captured our end goal was a total success. Ok, do it." Cao Cao answers to Yasaka with a noticeable smug tone in his voice which makes Yasaka widen her eyes in surprise because of the confession. After hearing Cao Cao give the order Georg casts a mind controlling spell which makes Yasaka freeze up and gain a lost look.

"It is done; she will comply to any given order from now on, we can even undo her binds and there won't be a single problem at all." Georg says feeling confident about the usage of his spell.

"Doesn't matter, it is time for us to get out of here, use the transportation spell." Cao Cao orders in a commanding tone, after some seconds the only thing left in the forest clearing that could confirm something happened was the drying blood of the devil that was killed on the ground.

Some seconds later, a huge plum of fire and smoke can be seeing rising to the sky in the distance.

Kya! Ugh! Thud…

Haaaa… Haaaa… Haaaa… Gasp!

Haa… "Next time… Asia-chan… Please listen to what one is saying for just a moment… Or better yet please, don't charge so recklessly like Naruto-kun does nearly all the time, even though that is something I like about him a lot." Hinata says to Asia as she continues to gasp for air and starting to calm down after the sudden rush of just escaping certain death.

Ah… "I-I-I'm sorry, I'm really sorry Hinata-san, I didn't mean to." Asia says some tears start to gather on her eyes because of the sudden death situation they just escaped thanks to Hinata.

"Don't worry about it Asia-chan just next time be a little warier of things when something like that happens. I know it is shocking the first time one sees that, but one must learn to control the sudden impulses that urge us to act before thinking when something like it happens." Hinata says after regaining her lost breath and checking Asia for any injuries caused by the explosion.

"I'm really glad that I was able to take us out of there completely without suffering much damage other than our clothes"

She says again after standing up and doing some little and light stretches, even though she is a total nervous wreck in this moment she really doesn't want to get Asia more nervous than she already is.

Ah! "Hinata-san your right arm!" Asia expresses with surprise as she covers her mouth with both her hands.

Huh? "What do you mean Asia…!" Hinata says in confusion after hearing Asia exclaim in surprise which prompts her to finally look at her arm clearly without the rush of adrenaline going through her system, this simple action makes her stop and widen her eyes.

GAAH!

Without the adrenaline rush in her system Hinata can finally feel and see it, the 2nd to 3rd degree burn marks that her arm has in that moment and so, she can't stand it and drops onto the floor as she screams from the extreme pain she is feeling in that moment.

"It hurts, it hurts! Why does it hurt so much? I don't get it, why, why, why!? Naruto-kun help, it hurts too much!" Hinata can't stop herself from letting her voice out loud in pain because of the damage she has received but even so she can't help herself but wonder why it hurts so much, because she knows that thanks to their ninja training since they were kids, she shouldn't be hurting so much.

Ah! "Hinata-san don't move too much, allow me to heal you." Asia says while she activates her sacred gear and gets closer to start healing Hinata which she allows even though she wants to scream and trash around because of the intense pain she is feeling in that moment. After some seconds of continuous healing, slowly but surely the pain starts to fade and her skin starts to regain its natural colour again.

"I don't understand… Why…? Why did it hurt so much like that?" Hinata says now feeling a lot better and calmer after Asia's treatment of her wounds.

"I don't know Hinata-san but if I had to guess, maybe it's because of magic?" Asia says after some seconds of thinking it over.

Hmmm… "I know we have told you everything about us and that we know a lot of things about this world now too, but what makes you think magic is the problem Asia-chan?" Hinata says as she looks at Asia with interest wanting to know why she thinks magic is the problem.

"Well as you guys explained and what Naruto-kun explained before, you guys come from a world full of chakra which means zero magic right? Which means that magic from here can be dangerous for your guys?" Asia says after thinking about why she felt so much pain in that moment.

Hmmm… "So what you are saying is that because we are from another dimension not linked to this one altogether, magic can be very dangerous for us… Could it be, that the same theory is applicable in a reverse situation in which our chakra can be very dangerous to you all too?" Hinata says after thinking about what Asia just said.

"Well, it can and can't be, because remember that Naruto-kun himself said that the chakra in this world is starting to change and evolve thanks to him, meaning that yes, it is possible that you guys are able to damage any being in this world, but the same is reversible." Uuuhh!... "Ah! I don't get it this is too complicated!" Asia tries to explain what she thinks is happening but after some minutes she completely gives up and throws her arms up in a surrender motion as her cheeks puff up in a cute way.

Hehehehe…. "Don't worry Asia-chan we can try to rationalize this better after we find Kunou-chan, I too think this matter is a little complicated although I think I can kind of explain it but that will have to wait." "Byakugan!" Hinata says in a kind tone after which she activates her Byakugan again and starts scanning her surroundings again.

"Ok Hinata-san, I understand." Asia says as she stays quiet and watches Hinata scan the area attentively.

"Good… I see Kunou-chan! Come on Asia-chan let's go!" Hinata says until she stops her scanning on a spot and starts running to where she can see Kunou with Asia following closely behind her.

Upon reaching Kunou, both Hinata and Asia kneel down by each of her sides to start checking her physical condition and make sure it is optimal with Hinata using her Byakugan and Asia using her sacred gear twilight healing. Finally, after some tense seconds Kunou starts opening her eyes slowly and once recognizing Hinata and Asia in front of her, she can't help it and starts crying tears of relief which prompts to make Hinata and Asia hug Kunou tighter and be relieved that she is ok.

"Kunou-chan, what happened?! How'd you end up in this place so far away from the main building?" Hinata asks Kunou after finishing their hug and finally be reassured that the little girl in front of her is truly unharmed.

"Mommy… Mommy got captured because of me, if only I obeyed her and stayed where she told me to she wouldn't have been taken" Kunou tells to Hinata and Asia as she holds her tears back knowing that crying again won't do much in their current situation.

"It's ok Kunou-chan we all know that your mommy is very strong, she will be alright! So don't worry!" Asia says to Kunou in a reassuring way which makes Kunou nod as some little tears start to fall from her eyes again.

"We need to move from here, we still don't know if we are truly safe where we are right now." Hinata says as she scans her outer surroundings and watches Kuroka appear in front of the building they just appeared, but what Kuroka says makes Hinata narrow her eyes and start walking in her general direction.

"Hinata-san?"

"Let's go girls, there's someone whom we need to meet up with and get some much needed answers to these sudden questions we have upon us."

-WMUS-

Eternal Senia OST - Track 22 "The Other side of sorrow piano version"(!)

"Well shit-!" Naruto tries to swear but is stopped thanks to a hand grabbing him from behind and dragging him to where Shion, Hanabi and Shizuka are hiding and before he can hit the one that just grabbed him, he notices that it is Ino and that she is holding her index finger in front of her lips in a don't make noise motion.

After making sure that Naruto isn't going to make noise at all, Ino lets him go and looks to where Rias is still looking at her downed brother.

"Ah girls-!" Naruto tries to say but is again stopped from uttering a single word this time by Hanabi whom keeps her Byakugan activated and looking for any sign that Rias has heard Naruto at all.

After making sure that Rias hasn't heard him she looks at Naruto and puts her right index finger in the same silencing motion which prompts Naruto to nod and stay silent still wondering what is happening, he looks from Ino to Shizuka and notices their ragged estate and how nervous they look.

"I know this may be confusing Naruto, but right now we are in a really shitty situation…" Ino says to Naruto using her mind jutsu.

"Well… Honestly if you didn't tell me I wouldn't have noticed it…" Naruto says with some little sarcasm lacing his thoughts and he deadpans in Ino's direction, which prompts the other girls to look at him in a very uncomfortable way.

"Geez! Ok! Ok! I know I shouldn't do that, but come on! Even I know when something is obviously not right!" Naruto can't help but feel uncomfortable thanks to the unnerving looks he is receiving and this make him express himself in a 'I'm sorry' way, even though he knows that he actually hasn't done a single wrong thing.

Pfft… Hehehe… "Yeah he is Naruto alright!" Hanabi, Ino, Shion and Shizuka say at the same time after letting out some mental laughs and confirming that he is indeed Naruto and not just one of his clones or a fake one.

"… I seriously have no comments, yah know" Naruto says after some seconds of silence not really understanding why the girls are laughing at him as a little trickle of sweat travels down the back of his head.

Hehehe… "Whatever Naruto-kun, it really doesn't matter right now." Shion says after finally calming down her laughing.

"Yeah Naruto, it really doesn't matter although what really matters right now is why Rias just keeps looking at that guy that she hit so fiercely" Ino says and wonders which makes all the other girls nod and wonder why Rias is totally pissed off with the guy to simply ignore everything and everyone else around her, knowing that such a thing can mean instant death.

"Putting aside the awareness and reaction timing things, I know why Rias is pissed off at the guy in front of her" Naruto says as he looks up at the ceiling with his arms crossed.

"Really? What's her problem with him? I mean, we know she is betrothed to that Riser guy whom is a total creep and gives me the shivers but..." Shion asks and then remembers Rias' betrothal with Riser as a little shiver travels down her spine.

Sigh… "So… Riser is here too huh… Well… as you girls know Rias is betrothed to Riser and well this engagement doesn't sit very well with Rias at all, nearly every faction knows about the engagement and how she actually doesn't want to marry him at all. It is some kind of big event for her kind as basically they are dying out… Or that's what Yasaka kind of explained to me.

The one on the ground is her big brother Sirzechs former Gremory now Lucifer, he basically is one the few people that 'sold' Rias out." Naruto explains to Shion, Hanabi, Shizuka and Ino as he scratches the back of his head and lets out a sigh of tiredness because he knows this is something deep that he just got involved in.

"So that's why he was spouting such nonsense to us about being his engagement presents and other shits…" Hanabi says and swears at the end which makes Naruto, and the other girls to look at her in some surprise. "What? I seriously hated him saying those things, if Shizuka hadn't had cut his arm off I would have been the one to cripple him forever."

Err… "Ok, so he thought you girls were some kind of engaging present? I'm going to have some man to man talk to this 'person'." Naruto says as he cracks his knuckles silently and a tick mark appears on the right side of his head.

"So cool Naruto-kun!" Shion and Shizuka say with some elation in their speech as they each look at Naruto with a lot of admiration.

"Yeah, yeah, whatever you say oh great white knight in shining armour." Ino says in a sarcastic way as she waves her hand dismissively.

"Anyways… The guy in the ground as I said is Sirzechs, the ruler of the underworld and big brother of Rias Gremory, and… A huge siscon… or so they say but I don't know about that last part honestly." Naruto says scratching his right cheek with his right index finger.

"Ow… That's really bad… Like really, really bad... Your own brother signing your unwanted marriage contract, yeah that's not good at all." Shion says as she grimaces thinking that something like that isn't really good for a healthy siblings' relationship.

"Well, arranged marriages are not all that bad you know… True some, ok a lot of them, ok, ok, ok nearly all of them are not good at all. But some do work out in the end you know! And others can kind of make you meet your true love…" Shizuka says with some vigour in the beginning but after watching the other girls and her loved one look at her with unnerving eyes her resolve wavers some.

Sigh… "Doesn't matter right now… Hanabi, how's it looking has Rias given any sign of moving at all?" Naruto says as he looks at Hanabi to confirm something.

"No she hasn't, and I'm still wondering shouldn't we have like already restrained her thanks to Ino-san and her mind control ability!" Hanabi says with some little irritation in the end as she looks at Ino.

"AND I've told you we need to incapacitate her so I can take a dive into her mind, right now she is too dangerous for me because-!" (!)

"RI… Rias… Ple… Please stop…"

All the shinobis hear a feminine weak voice say which makes them stop their arguing and widen their eyes in surprise.

"This… isn't you Rias… please stop…" Crack! Grunt!...

Naruto appears in front of the panting and dishevelled looking Sona to protect her from the heavy blow that Rias was about to give her, the hit is so heavy that the ground that Naruto is standing on cracks and caves in a little.

"Who…"

Is the last thing Sona says before falling down unconscious again, all the while Naruto keeps holding the still rampaging Rias with his arms crossed in an x shaped position.

"GIRLS TAKE THE ONE BEHIND ME TO SAFETY NOW, WE WILL SEE EACH OTHER IN THE FOREST BEHIND THE SCHOOL, MOVE IT NOW!" Naruto yells to the kunoichis in hiding which makes them move not thinking anything else but to comply to the orders of their 'boss' in that moment, moments later the girls with Sona are nowhere inside the building anymore.

"I'm sorry about this Rias…" Naruto says as he looks at the mad looking Rias in front of him.

"I'm glad you are here Rias-chan!" Young Naruto and Hinata say to the young Rias as they hug her and smile brightly at her.

"Yes I'm happy to be here too." Rias says as she too hugs and smile widely to both Naruto and Hinata.

Well shit... I'm finally done with this chapter! SERIOUSLY GUYS! I have nothing much to say other than I hopefully have the next chapter up before 4 months are up again... Seriously sorry for the mega long wait... I seriously was thinking of dropping the story itself, but after some things and what not I'm truly and intensely up to finish it for the people that follow me and want to continue reading this story. Until next chapter see ya! Remember to leave a good Review! Rickv peace and out!