Rise of the Uzumaki Clan

Written By: Rave Rose of Twilight

Warning: I don't own Naruto or HighSchool DxD.

Author's Note: I understand that this may seem like a filler chapter and it does feel like one to me, but I felt like a lot of people wanted to see a wedding chapter since they tend to be so rare in stories like these. Now, onto something many of you might be asking. "Rave, how is it that Kunou is Kurama and Yasaka's daughter when Kurama's been sealed away for so long?" The answer, my friends, is simple. When did I mention how old Kunou is? For all intents and purposes, Kunou was born before Kurama went nuts practicing Senjutsu. The reason Kurama wanted to learn Senjutsu is so that he would be strong enough to protect Kunou. So, let's say that Kitsune (or more precisely Nine-Tailed Foxes) have long life spans. Kunou might be over 100+ years old, but still be physically and mentally a child. Sort of how the Asari were in the Mass Effect series. I mean, Yasaka looks like she's in her early thirties, yet is well over 1000 years old or so I imagine.

Chapter Fifteen: A Wedding To Remember: Marriage of Two Clans, Union of Two Friends, and Journey of One Lifetime

It was a grand morning. A week had passed since Naruto had beaten Riser for Rias' hand in marriage and Rias had already begun to move many of her things from the Gremory Clan's mansion into the Uzumaki Clan mansion. Today was the grand feast before the wedding and many devil clans had been invited to join in the festivities. Naturally, some of the guests had their own objections.

"THIS IS OUTRAGOEUS!"

"WE DEMAND THE GREMORY CLAN TAKE ACTIONS AGAINST THIS MOCKERY!"

Naturally, they were talking about the events surrounding the defeat of Riser Phenex at the hands of Naruto Uzumaki and the controversial use of the power of Kurama, the Nine-Tailed Fox Lord against his otherwise immortal opponent.

Sirzechs Lucifer was standing in the middle of a large gathering of angry nobles who were trying to object to the outcome of the Rating Game.

"Gentlemen, I assure you that nothing in that match was illegal," Sirzechs stated in an attempt to placate the angry nobles before him. "According to the rules, Naruto Uzumaki-Namikaze had defeated Riser Phenex and has won my sister's hand in marriage fair and square."

"How can you say that after he used the power of a Demon Lord," shouted one of the nobles.

"He did not choose to have that power inside of him," Sirzechs stated. "As a matter of fact, would there be any protest if its power were sealed within young Riser and he used it against an opponent in a Rating Game? I'm very curious."

"That has nothing to do with the fact that the boy actively used its power," shouted another noble.

"On the contrary, I believe that Lucifer-sama has a point," called Grayfia as she and Lady Gremory approached the group. "Would you prevent Lady Rias, Lucifer-sama, or Lady Gremory from using the Power of Destruction in their Rating Games? By preventing Lord Naruto from accessing the power he has sealed within him, you would also tell those and others with Powers such as the Power of Destruction to not use their gifts against their opponents during Rating Games. Would you also not allow any member of the peerage of the Phenex Clan from carrying a bottle of Phoenix Tears into a Rating Game or from using their power over fire and wind or their immortality?"

"Of course not," shouted another noble.

"Then why not allow Naruto access to the power his parents died to seal within him," Lady Gremory asked. "Unless, of course, this is simply because it's Naruto that you have a problem with."

"Why should it be any different, Venelana-okaa-sama," called the familiar voice from behind. The nobles spun around and saw Naruto Uzumaki-Namikaze walking in with his arm wrapped around Rias' waist. "After all, I am the last of my family. Maybe they think I should never have been allowed an Evil Piece Set and my family reduced to Low-Class standings simply because my parents passed on protecting Lilith from Kurama's rage. If you nobles want to be honest, I'll be honest with you. Without me being born, Kurama would have burned Lilith to the ground and the Devils would have gone extinct. It's the Power that lies within my blood that prevents him from escaping. It is my Power that keeps Lilith safe."

The nobles quickly grew silent. "I did what any Devil is allowed to do in a Rating Game. I used the power available to me and defeated my opponent. If you have a problem with that, then challenge me to a Rating Game and I will gladly do the same again and again until I get my point through your thick skulls."

"And the Gremory Clan will support the Uzumaki Clan against such claims," called Rias. "As will I as his wife."

"And as his godparents, Grayfia and I will not just standby as he is being accused of doing the same thing Riser and other Devils have done before him," Sirzechs stated, causing the nobles to leave the celebration before anyone could challenge them to a Rating Game for insulting the heir to a High-Class Clan and accusing them of cheating.

Naruto brought Rias closer to him and gave her a quick peck on the lips. "Thank you for supporting me, Rias-hime."

Rias smiled and looked into his eyes. "I can think of another way you could thank me, Naruto-koi."

"Mmm," he hummed. "I think you can wait for the honeymoon before we can think of doing anything like that."

"Don't keep me waiting too long, Naruto-koi," she said flirtatiously before walking over toward where Sona was standing and chatting with her peerage and other guests.

"You sure seem happy today, Naruto," Sirzechs stated with a grin. Naruto returned it with a smile.

"I've been dreaming of this day for so long," he said with a whistful smile as he looked longingly toward Rias.

"You know, you can call me Onii-sama if you want," Sirzechs said with his eyes closed, ready to bask in the feeling of having his sister's husband call him 'big brother'.

"Naruto-sama left shortly after finishing his statement, Lucifer-sama," Grayfia stated, causing Sirzechs to look around for Naruto so that he could finally call him 'big brother'. "Also, he told me to tell you that he'll never call you Onii-sama and will continue to call you ojii-sama or jii-sama."

Sirzechs found himself huddled in the corner as a rain cloud appeared over his head. "I get no respect from my Godson or my cute baby sister," he said before Grayfia snatched him up by his ear.

"You shouldn't act like that when Rias-sama is about to get married to Naruto-sama, Lucifer-sama," she scolded.

Meanwhile, Naruto had been approached by Lord Gremory, Lord and Lady Phenex, and Ravel Phenex, who was busy fussing with the frill of her pink dress and looking at the ground. "Hello, Naruto-kun," called Lord Gremory. "It's good to see both you and Rias in such high spirits."

"It's a pleasure to see you also, Lord Gremory," Naruto replied before turning toward Lord and Lady Phenex. "It's good to see you both as well, Lord and Lady Phenex."

"Indeed it is, Naruto-kun," called Lady Phenex. "I'm happy for both you and Rias-chan. It isn't often that someone like you takes a stand for something they believe in."

"How had Riser been," Naruto asked.

"He's been a poor sport about it, but I think it's about time he doesn't have everything handed to him like he has been," Lady Phenex stated. "He'll get over it eventually and, hopefully, he'll learn a thing or two and become a better person for it."

"Yes," Lord Phenex said with a jovial smile. "Even we can make mistakes when it comes to things like this. Sometimes it takes a young man like yourself to make us see the error of our ways. After all, even we're prone to greed."

Lord Gremory chuckled as he patted his old friend on the back. "Too true, my friend. Too true. I'm just happy that Rias is finally happy."

"So am I, Lord Gremory," Naruto repied.

"By the way, I was wondering if you were interested in a trade," Lady Phenex stated, catching Naruto's attention. "You see, Ravel traded herself to me a few days ago and asked me if she could trade places with one of your unused Bishops. Do you think you'd be interested?"

Naruto looked down to Ravel, who was blushing up a storm and continued to play with her dress. He knelt down and lifted her head up with his hand, looking deep into her bright blue eyes. "Would you like to join my peerage, Ravel-chan," he asked.

She nodded furiously. "Of course, Naruto-sama," she said. "I saw how strong you and your peerage was and...I know that if I joined your peerage, I can become stronger too!"

Naruto smiled and pulled out his unused Bishop. "Then let's trade, Lady Phenex," he relpied. "Ravel Phenex, as per the contract we have agreed upon, you will be my servant until such a time as we both feel the terms of the contract have been fulfilled. Do you agree to these conditions?"

"I agree to the terms and conditions we have set in the contract," Ravel replied. "I shall be your servant until said terms of the contract have been fulfilled. "Please treat me well."

"Very well. Then I, Naruto Uzumaki, accept you as my Bishop. Follow me and may happiness always fill your heart for the rest of your days," he said as the Bishop piece glowed and melted into Ravel's chest while another crimson Bishop piece left from her back and floated into Lady Phenex's waiting hand. Ravel's body glowed and she felt a warmth flow through her chest and enter every part of her body.

The group were surprised when they could hear the ripping of fabric coming from Ravel and saw her bust expand a fair margin, tearing through her violet corset, forcing her to cover herself up. Naruto took off his tuxedo jacket and handed it to Ravel, who quickly took it and wrapped herself up as fast as she could.

"What was that all about," Lord Gremory asked while Lord and Lady Phenex looked at their daughter with surprised looks on their faces.

Naruto sighed and shook his head. "For some odd reason, all of the Mutated Pieces I got in my Evil Piece Set have the odd side effect of doing something like that. I don't know why, but it happened with Yugito-chan and Sakura-chan. The last Mutated Pieces I have are a pair of Pawns seeing as Ravel has my Mutated Bishop."

Lady Phenex giggled to herself as Ravel began to subtly check herself out under the safety and discression of Naruto's jacket. "I wonder what would happen if you ever used one on a male."

The trio of men paled before shaking the thought from their heads. That was beyond disturbing. Lord Phenex turned to his wife. "Don't ever say something like that again," he said with a shake in his voice.

"Well, I believe I'll take Ravel to get her dress stitched up and altered to suit her new shape," Lady Phenex stated. "We should be back within a few moments before the festivities begin."

Naruto nodded and smiled at Ravel. "I look forward to introducing you to the other members of my peerage that you haven't met yet and I'm sure Rias and her peerage would love to get to know my newest Bishop also since we'll be working closely with them."

"Of course, Naruto-sama," Ravel said, her blush still glowing brightly after examining her larger bust and thinking that Naruto had seen her bare breasts in such a public place with other people around.

"No need to call me Naruto-sama, Ravel-hime," he said. "I'd prefer it if you would call me Naruto or Naruto-kun. If you must address me formally, you could call me Master, but I'd personally prefer Naruto-kun or Naruto."

"Of course, Master," she said with a curtsy. "I'll return to your side once Momma and I are done fixing my dress."

As the two Phenex women left, Naruto groaned once they were out of earshot. "I knew I shouldn't have mentioned that Master thing," he said to himself. "It's bad enough that most of my peerage does it, I was hoping Ravel would be different."

The two friends, Lords Gremory and Phenex, laughed at Naruto's expense for a bit before saying their farewells and joining their respective families. As they left, Sona and Rias had decided to make their way towards him. Rias was smiling happily while Sona seemed to try and keep her emotions in check.

"Congratulations on beating Riser in your Rating Game, Uzumaki," Sona said flatly. "I was...admittedly surprised. What was that power you used to beat Riser?"

"During the ten days Riser gave us to train, I called up a couple of friends. Son Goku-sama and his son, Roshi. I wanted to learn how to safely use Kurama's Chakra so that, if I had to, I could use it without being affected by his rage. It took a long time just to get into contact with him, but we managed to come to an agreement. While he may still be incredibly angry with the situation at hand and most of that may still be because he still has a lot of Senjutsu Chakra running through him, he still cares about his daughter, Kunou's well-being. Since Yasaka-sama, his wife, entrusted me with Kunou's safety, he said that he would allow me access to his yokai as long as I promised to protect Kunou and help her become stronger. Before the tenth day was over, I had at least mastered his Chakra Cloak without succuming to his rage, but I can only stay in his One-Tailed Form for an hour before his rage starts to affect me. Once I enter his Two-Tailed Form, I'm completely consumed by rage and become little more than a mindless beast running on instinct."

"That's an incredible amount of progress," Sona said admiringly. "Since it's unheard of for a Devil to be able to use Chakra without having originally been born a yokai, such a feat is incredibly impressive."

Naruto nodded. "Thanks for the compliment, but I still have a lot of work left before he'll even consider teaching me his style of Senjutsu in addition to the typical Kitsune's Fox Fire. I've started to gain his trust and that's as good a first step as anything I was initially hoping for."

Rias and Sona nodded in agreement. "Anyway, what happened with Ravel earlier," Rias asked, causing Naruto to groan.

"She traded herself to Lady Phenex and asked her to trade places with my Bishop," he started. "Unfortunately, the Bishop I gave her...was a Mutated Piece. Rias' and Sona's eyes widened upon hearing that. "Do you remember what I told you happened to Sakura-chan and Yugito-chan when they received their Mutated Pieces?"

Rias' eyes looked somewhat unfocused for a moment before they widened again. "It didn't."

Naruto reluctantly nodded. "It did. So I gave her my jacket until she and Lady Phenex return from getting her dress mended and altered for her new figure."

"So all you have left are four more Pawns until you have a full set," Rias said. Naruto nodded. "Congratulations, Naruto-koi. I can't wait to see who else you'll recruit."

"Well, two of my last four Pawns are Mutated Pieces," Naruto admitted and Rias silently hoped that they didn't have the same breast enlarging effect his other Mutated Pieces seemed to have. Naruto's peerage mostly had C-Cup to Karin's rediculous DD-Cup breasts with Hanabi having the smallest, giving her a Lolita figure. Were it not for the Mutated Bishop, she would have likely been joined in the Lolita category with Ravel.

"Regardless, I'm glad that Ravel got such a good King," Rias stated. "Of course, anyone would likely be a better King for her than Riser."

"So when are you planning your power play on the 72 Pillars, Uzumaki," Sona asked with a smirk. "I mean, you're marrying Rias, you have my sister, Ravel Phenex, the daughters of two powerful Tailed Demon Lords, and the Heiress and sister of a Mid-Class Devil Family in your Peerage. How many more high profile people are you planning on adding to your Peerage?"

"I'm impressed, So-tan," Naruto quipped. "For a moment, I actually believed you wouldn't make a sarcastic remark toward me until Rias and I came back from our honeymoon."

Sona narrowed her eyes at Naruto before pulling an envelope from her pocked and throwing it at him. He raised an eyebrow after catching it. "It's from Serafall," Sona said harshly. "She said you asked her for something the day after you beat Riser. A wedding present, I guess."

Naruto's eyes widened and he opened the envelope descretely before resealing it with a smile on his face. "She came through with it," he said dreamily. "I'll be sure to thank Levia-tan the next time I see her. Thanks, So-tan."

Sona had a sphere of water in her hand, but right as she was about to throw it at him, she changed her mind and allowed it to release itself harmlessly into the air. She shook her head before turning around to go back to her family. "Good luck putting up with him, Rias," Sona said. "Maou knows that I wouldn't be able to."

Rias sighed to herself. "I wish the two of you could just get along for a change," she remarked to Naruto. "I mean, you're friends with Haku-chan and Leviathan-sama. Why is it so difficult to be friends with Sona?"

"Because she's so strict," Naruto replied. "If she were just a little bit more easy going and relaxed, we could be friends. Instead, she takes it upon herself to do everything to the point of overworking herself. She never spends a few moments to just have fun and take things easy."

"I understand what your saying," Rias said. "Honestly, I do. But all you two do when you end up talking to one another is fighting or arguing with one another about some stupid little thing. For example: the Strip Poker game we had to see who would come to the Familiar Forest with me and my peerage."

"Let's not talk about this anymore, Rias," Naruto said with a smile. "This is supposed to be the happiest weekend of our lives. We're getting married tomorrow!"

Rias sighed happily and wrapped her arms around her husband's neck while grinding her body against his. "And we're finally going to make our wildest dreams come true when we walk down the aisle tomorrow."

"Followed by our week-long honeymoon where we'll finally give our virginities to one another," he said before she kissed him tenderly.

"I love you, Naruto-koi," she stated.

"I love you too, my beloved Rias-hime," Naruto replied before leading her to the head table, where their peerages were seated. Rias' peerage sat on her right while Naruto's sat on his left.

In order from their Queens, who sat beside them, to their Bishops, to their Knights, then their Rooks. At the very end of the table were their Pawns. Within moments of them sitting down in their rightful seats, Lady Phenex and Ravel arrived and Ravel sat between Karin and Murayama after Naruto had acknowledged to his peerage that she was his newest Bishop. Hinata, Haku, Yugito, and Kunou seemed to welcome her into the group easily enough, but Sakura, Ino, Katase, Murayama, and Karin were a little bit more weary of accepting her so quickly. Especially after what her brother tried to do.

By the head table was a round table where Sirzechs Lucifer, Serafall Leviathan, Ajuka Beelzebub, and Falbium Asmodeus were sitting in their thrones while Lord and Lady Gremory were sitting down at a table reserved for the family of the bride and groom, though it was widely acknowledged that Sirzechs Lucifer and his wife, Grayfia Lucifuge, had helped to raise him since the death of his birth parents.

Sirzechs stood up and raised a glass before tapping on it with a fork, gathering everyone's attention. "Attention, everyone! Attention!" He smiled as he saw his friends, family, and others in attendance. Even Matatabi and Yasaka were in attendance, both in their human forms. "I'd like to propose a toast! To the soon-to-be happily married couple! To Naruto Uzumaki-Namikaze and Rias Gremory-Uzumaki!"

"Here, here," cried the various devils and yokai in the room as they raised their glasses.

At this point, Naruto stood up and smiled toward those gathered. "All of you have known either Rias or myself for many years. For those of you who knew Rias, I'm sure you all have very happy memories. For those of you who've known me, I'd like to give you all this very belated apology for making your lives Hell." Most everyone in the room began to laugh, including Naruto's peerage. "Jokes aside, I'm incredibly happy to see you all here today to join us before Rias and I become officially married, uniting our two clans just as our mothers had always dreamed. However, this isn't just about uniting the Gremory Clan and the Uzumaki Clan. For the longest time, I've always been in love with Rias. To me, she was more than just the Gremory heiress. She was my best friend and someone I enjoyed spending time with. But those feelings didn't stop at friendship. After Rias left for the Mortal Realm, I was, admittedly, lost. Sure. I continued to train with my peerage and even made friends, but it felt like I was just going through the motions. Like a part of me had disappeared and I had no idea what to do with myself. If not for Hinata-chan, Hanabi-chan, Karin-hime, Haku-chan, and Yugito-chan, I might have simply secluded myself from the world."

"So, last year, I decided to follow Rias. See the Mortal Realm for myself and make new friends. And in doing so, I had indeed made friends and even added them to my peerage, but a part of me still felt lost...until I met Rias again. When I did, my heart felt whole again and that missing piece had come back to me. Rias had become more beautiful than I could ever imagine and she too had made friends. For the longest time, I was happy just to see her and we'd rekindled our friendship, but I wanted more out of our relationship."

"I was so angry when I found out that she was engaged to Riser that I just wanted to find some way to help her," he admitted. "When my Bishop, Karin, had informed me that my mother, Kushina Uzumaki, had arranged for me to be married to Rias with Lady Gremory, I realized just what it was that I was missing and why I had been so lost for so long. I realized that I honestly loved Rias. She was the one who had stolen a piece of my heart and I never wanted her to give it back. So when Riser challenged me to a Rating Game, I knew that I had ten days to get stronger so I could see her smile again. Those ten days, all I could think about was keeping my promise to save her from marrying someone she never wanted to marry. I knew, at that point, that that was all the motivation I and my peerage needed. Every member of my peerage had befriended Rias in some way, shape, or form and they knew what would happen if we lost."

"In that arena during our Rating Game, it wasn't our training alone that won us the game. It was our resolve to save Rias that pushed us to fight and it was that resolve that brought us victory," he said. "And now, here we stand. Our confessions...heard by everyone in the arena. Our love for one another...unquestionable and undying. The bond between us has never been stronger and I couldn't be happier."

Sirzechs stood up from his throne and smiled at the two. "Once again, I congratulate you for your victory in the Rating Game and I am happy that you and my dear sister are with the person you should be with." He dug into his pocket and pulled out a black box, tossing it in his hand before walking over to Naruto and handing him the box. "This...is the last item that belonged to your parents. I was actually waiting for a day like this to give it to you."

Naruto opened the box and his jaw dropped to the floor and his heart skipped a beat. He gently, tenderly touched the item in the box before looking over to Sirzechs, who gave him an approving nod.

Rias stood up, wishing to see what it was that Naruto had received from her older brother. Once she was standing up, Naruto fell to one knee. "Rias Gremory, I know that we're going to get married tomorrow, but I'd like to make this official." He turned the box toward Rias, revealing a beautiful diamond ring. Rias felt her body freeze up. "Rias Gremory, will you do me the honor of being my wife?"

"Yes," she shouted as he slipped the ring on her finger. "Yes! I will!"

As Naruto and Rias shared a passionate kiss, the entire room was filled with joyous cheers.

"To the happy couple," shouted Sirzechs, raising his glass once again.

"To the happy couple," the rest of the room rallied.

The rest of the evening was filled with drinking, photographs of Naruto and Rias as well as a few with their peerages included, gifts from many of the Devil Clans who attended, and offers of members of Low-Class and Mid-Class Devil Clans to join his peerage, which they politely refused.

At the end of the night, Naruto had brought Rias, her peerage, and his peerage to the Uzumaki estates. Even Issei was impressed by the size of the grand home of the Uzumaki Clan when he compared it to the Gremory Clan's home.

"I didn't realize you had such a huge place to yourself, Naruto-sempai," Issei said as he gawked.

Naruto chuckled warmly. "Houses of this size are actually quite common among larger clans. Back when Mito Uzumaki, my grandmother, and Hashirama Senju, my grandfather, had married, the Uzumaki Clan was easily 400 Devils strong consisting of Reincarnated Devils, Half-Blood Devils, and Pure-Blood Devils. However, when Kurama, Kunou-hime's father, was forcibly released from my mother's seal, every single one of my clansmen had died. Those who could use the Power to Subjugate Hatred were using it to try and weaken him...to try and stop his rampage long enough for my father, the only available master of Rune Magic at the time, to prepare a strong enough rune to reseal him. Currently, Karin-chan and I are the only Uzumaki left, as far as we know, and I am the last known Uzumaki who bares the Power to Subjugate Hatred."

"But that won't be the case anymore," Rias said. "The Uzumaki Clan will rise again and the Power to Subjugate Hatred will not end with you. After all, we still have orange-haired children to raise, right?"

Naruto chuckled warmly. "That's right, Rias-hime," he said. "We'll have as many orange-haired sons and daughters as you could possibly want."

"Master, shall I show Rias' peerage to their rooms," asked Haku, who had donned her French Maid outfit sometime after the celebration.

"Of course, Haku-chan," Naruto said. Haku soon led Issei, Kiba, Koneko, Asia, and Akeno to their individual rooms while Rias stayed behind. "Hinata-chan, would you mind escorting Ravel-hime around the estate? Show her where everything is and where she'll be sleeping while she lives here. I'll send someone with her tomorrow to gather her belongings and bring them to her room after the wedding."

Hinata nodded. "Of course, Naruto-kun," she replied before turning to Ravel. "Come now, Ravel-chan. We have several rooms to see and then we'll get you settled in a room of your own."

The young Phenex nodded and followed Hinata's lead. "I greatly appreciate you doing this, Hinata-sama," Ravel stated as she looked down toward her feet.

"It's no problem at all, Ravel-chan," Hinata said with a heart-warming smile. "Our first stop will be the Uzumaki Clan's training grounds located in the basement."

As they walked, Ravel took the chance to look around. Compared to many High-Class Devil's homes, the Uzumaki Clan estates were rather spartan. "Why doesn't Master Naruto have any kind of decorations around the estate, Hinata-sama? Surely he could afford many artworks or high-end decorations if he wanted to, right?"

Hinata nodded. "He could buy things to decorate the estate with, but he wants others to feel at home here. With too many extravagant decorations, it would just be him flaunting his wealth and visitors or newer members of his peerage would be put off. By decorating it sparcely, it allows visitors and his peerage to feel at home."

Ravel nodded in understanding. "That's not to say you can't decorate your room elaborately. It's your room and only you have any say in how its decorated," Hinata went on to explain.

It didn't take long for Hinata and Ravel to arrive to the training room that rested in the basement of the Uzumaki Clan estate. "This is the training room where Naruto's harem will be training while he and Rias are on their honeymoon."

"Ha...HAREM," Ravel cried in shock as a crimson blush lit up on her cheeks. "I...I was unaware that Naruto-sama's peerage was a harem!"

Hinata giggled. "I'm sorry if I offended you, Ravel-chan," she stated. "The truth of the matter is that almost everyone who has joined Naruto-kun's peerage is in love with him with the exception of Kunou-hime, who Naruto-sama sees as a daughter. You see, as the last member of the Uzumaki Clan and the last person capable of using the Power to Subjugate Hatred, Naruto-sama is expected to have an heir or an heiress capable of using the Uzumaki Clan's Power. Even though Rias-hime-sama is about to marry him, becoming his true wife, she cannot hope to help him bring back the Uzumaki Clan from the edge of extinction alone. As people who truly care for him and members of his peerage, it is our duty to help him revive the Uzumaki Clan."

Hinata smiled down upon Ravel. "I know you don't quite love Naruto-sama like we do. To tell you the truth, Sakura-chan and Ino-chan respect Naruto-sama much like you do, but they love one another in a similar way as I and the other members of his peerage love him. So don't worry about falling in love with Naruto-sama. You should mostly focus on getting stronger and helping Naruto-sama with his dream of helping bring the 72 Pillars to where it once was and uniting Devils of Pure-Blood and Half-Blood."

Ravel's blush never left her cheeks. "I understand, Hinata-sama," she said. "Thank you for explaining that to me."

"It's my job as Naruto-sama's Queen to help my friends and newer members to integrate with one another and to take charge of his Peerage when he's away," Hinata stated. "Let's continue our walkthrough of the Uzumaki estate with the second floor where you'll be able to choose from one of the empty rooms as your own." The master suite is on the eighth floor and is currently only accessable by Naruto-sama and Rias-hime-sama."

Up on the eighth floor, Naruto and Rias had decided to get ready for bed after sending their peerages to find their rooms. Rias had gone into the master bathroom to get ready while Naruto had gotten dressed in the bedroom. He placed his tuxedo in the dirty clothes hamper before slipping into the bed naked. It was something he'd somehow gotten from Rias, much like his being an otaku. He just couldn't get comfortable in bed wearing clothes unless it was a simple pair of boxers.

Just as Naruto was getting comfortable, he heard the bathroom door open and turned to see his beloved Rias. She stood in the doorway, her bare breasts bounced and her light pink nipples sat perfectly atop each wondeful mound. Her long, flowing crimson hair was like a curtain as it fell down her back all the way down to her hips. Her body was the perfect hourglass shape that men all over the world lusted for. She had wide child-birthing hips with a firm, yet luscious butt and there was a small tuft of crimson hair dotting her vagina.

To Naruto, this amazing vision was the perfect beauty...and she was going to marry him tomorrow.

Rias gave him a warm smile. "I'm so happy to see the kind of effect seeing me like this has on you, Naruto-kun," she said, causing him to look down at the tent in the thick comforter. He blushed, but did not look away.

"To think that I'm about to marry a woman like you gets me like this," Naruto said. "Seeing you like this...it's hard for me to wait until our honeymoon to finally share our virginities with one another."

"I feel the same way, Naruto-koi," she responded as she sauntered over to him, slipping under the comforter and pressing her body into his back, feeling their bodies fit perfectly together. "I've dreamed for so long about this day. And now my dream's finally come true."

"Not just your dream," Naruto said as he carressed Rias' cheek. "Our dream and the dreams of our mothers. We have united our families like they had always dreamed of doing. I bet Mom would be happy to know that I married a redhead like her."

Rias giggled before snuggling into his body, using him as a body pillow and humming to herself. "You make an excellent pillow, Naruto-kun," she whispered in his ear, causing him to close his eyes, shutting out everything except for the sensation of her body against his.

Within moments, the two friends turned husband and wife with tomorrow's ceremonies had fallen asleep.

The next morning, Naruto and Rias had somehow changed positions throughout the night. Naruto was laying on his back while Rias had her legs entwined with his as her breasts wrapped around his arm. As the morning light entered through their window, Naruto tried to stretch his arms, though was only successful in stretching his left arm over his head. He turned to see Rias sleeping soundly and, truly, wished to just go back to sleep with her, but they had plans and Rias was going to finally see the finished product of her wedding dress. Rias had chosen Akeno as her Maid of Honor, though she had also considered Karin for the position. She had a total of six bridesmaids, including her Maid of Honor. Akeno, Karin, Hinata, Koneko, Asia, and Yugito had all accepted her request.

Naruto, on the other hand, was having a slightly harder time picking out his Best Man and his groomsmen last night. Ruval Phenex had accepted Naruto's request to be his Best Man seeing as the two had been good friends for a long time. His groomsmen ended up being six in total as well. Ruval, Sairaong Bael, Rias' cousin and the Strongest Youth, Kiba, Surtr Second, the ultimate Rook belonging to Sirzechs and his bodyguard as a youth, and Beowulf, one of Sirzechs' two Pawns and one of Naruto's caretakers since he was little, had all accepted their position as his groomsmen. The last spot was up for debate. If he asked Sirzechs and he accepted, he'd have to put up with his siscon antics. If he asked Issei, who would obviously accept just to see so many beautiful women wearing revealing dresses, he'd have to deal with trying to keep him from perving out on the wrong person and wind up on the receiving end of a massive beatdown the likes of which have never been seen before. Just as he was about to resign himself to asking Issei, another name popped into his mind. Someone he'd been friends with for nearly as long as Ruval.

Flashback...

He grinned and pulled out his phone before dialing up a number. "Hey, Bee," he said jovially. "Long time, no see! Listen. I wanted to ask you to do something for me. You see. I'm getting married." He held the phone away from his ear to protect his hearing.

"I can't believe you're getting married, Nine," the voice on the other end of the line said. "What's her name and what's her sign?"

"It's Rias-chan, Bee," he told him. "You know, the girl I told you and Gyuki about when I was hanging out with you and Yugito-chan? Anyway, I wanted to ask you if you'd be my sixth groomsman." He paused and let Bee answer. "You can? That's great! I need you to be here tomorrow morning so we can get you a suit. I should warn you, the wedding's at 8." He paused again. "Awesome! I can't wait! I've got some new friends and added them to my Peerage. Don't groan to me about not picking you to join my Peerage, Bee! I tried to make you my Knight then my Rook when your body refused to accept the Knights, but even with both Rooks, you cost too much for me to reincarnate! If two Rooks, worth ten Pawns, wouldn't work, I couldn't have reincarnated you unless I waited for my own strength to grow! That could have taken years, if not decades before I could even consider attempting to reincarnate you again! I can even tell you why it didn't work! When I tried to reincarnate you, you had already mastered Senjutsu! That alone put your cost too high for me to be able to reincarnate you. If Yugito-chan had mastered Senjutsu when I reincarnated her, I might have ended up using five or more of my Pawns just to reincarnate her!"

He took a breath and allowed Bee to talk while he listened. "Listen, Bee. Even if I couldn't reincarnate you, you're still my good friend and a valued comrade. Just like the other sons and daughters of the Tailed Lords that I've met. Yes. Even Gaara. He's nowhere near as bad as Shukaku as far as his bloodlust and you know it! He's actually calmed down a lot since those days when he would rampage throughout the underworld and killing any idiot who tried to trespass into their territory, thinking they could gain fame by taking down the weakest of the Tailed Lords. If it makes you feel better, I couldn't even reincarnate Gaara as one of my Rooks either, but he agreed to be my ally and would answer my call if I needed his help. Just like you did."

"If you're going to keep bitching at me about not adding you to my peerage, I will call Gaara and ask him to be my groomsman instead," Naruto threatened. "Good. Now be here tomorrow morning at 10 so we can get everything done so we can be ready for the wedding at 8 o'clock tomorrow night."

Flashback End...

Before long, he'd completely lost track of time and Rias was beginning to wake up. Her blue eyes looked deep into his and, before he could react, she initiated a passionate kiss. As he deepened the kiss, she shifted her body to straddle his. Naruto could feel a strange moisture rub against his stomach. Their tongues danced around one another, each one absorbing the taste of their partner. Naruto felt himself become aroused and his arousal was rubbing against her backside when he tried to adjust his body's position on the bed.

Once they seperated to breathe again, Naruto looked up at Rias, who had a mischevious look in her eyes. "Well, that's certainly a wondeful way to wake up," he joked.

"It's only going to get better once we're married, Naruto-kun," she said huskily. As they were about to go in for another kiss, a knock on the door interrupted them.

Naruto sighed as did Rias. "Yes," Naruto called.

"Bee-san is here, Master," called Hinata's voice from behind the door. "He said you and your groomsmen were going to go shopping for a suit for him to wear to the wedding."

Naruto groaned, cursing himself for asking Bee to show up this early. "Give me and Rias a minute and we'll be down there in a moment."

"Of course, Master," she replied before walking back downstairs.

Rias looked at his questioningly. "You asked Gyuki's son to be your groomsman," she asked skeptically.

"It was either him, Gaara, your siscon brother, or Issei, who would have ogled the wrong person and been on the end of a superpowered beatdown the likes of which might scar him for life," Naruto monotoned, causing Rias to pale. She would have killed Naruto if he had asked Sirzechs to be one of his groomsmen. And Issei? He should never be allowed near women wearing revealing dresses and wedding dresses often accentuated ones figure while being conservatively skimpy in certain places. That was just asking for trouble. Between Gaara and Bee, she would gladly take Bee over the former psychopath son of the most insane of the Tailed Lords. At least you could ignore Bee's crappy rapping. Gaara's blank stare would seem to always follow you around and unnerved many people.

"Good point," she replied, knowing he made the least embarrassing choice of the four.

As much as the two of them wanted to continue that morning's activities, they had to get ready for the wedding. With a soft peck shared between the two, they began to get dressed. Naturally, Rias asked Naruto to help her snap on her white lace bra, which he did, though he did get the chance to grope them while kissing her neck, causing her to release a moan that only made him want her more.

"Naruto-kun," she said, releasing another sensual moan. "We've got to get dressed."

Naruto released his gentle grip on her plump breasts reluctantly and sighed. "I can't help it sometimes, Rias-hime," he explained as he snapped the hook on.. "Before we were interrupted, I just couldn't get enough of your beautiful voice."

She spun around and placed her hand on his cheek, stroaking his whisker-like birthmarks with her thumb. "I know, Naruto-kun. Believe me. I want you just as much as you want me, but we agreed to wait until our honeymoon before losing our virginities to one another."

"That doesn't mean I've got to like it," he grumbled, causing her to break out in a fit of giggles.

"You don't have to like it. Just tolerate it until our honeymoon begins," she replied with a heart-warming smile.

"Just go into the bathroom or we'll never leave the room," Naruto said. She kissed his cheek and took her clothes into the bathroom and locked the door shut.

After a few minutes, both Rias and Naruto had finished getting dressed and headed downstairs. When they reached the main floor, they were greeted to the sight of Yugito trying to strangle Bee, who had decided to start rapping as Hinata introduced him to the peerages.

"Hey, Bee," Naruto shouted, causing Bee to stop rapping temporarily and try to fist bump Naruto...

….only for Naruto to knee him in the nuts, sending the tall, horned, dark-skinned man to his knees in pain.

"What was that for, ya fool," Bee groaned in pain. "Why'd ya hit me in my tool?"

"Because you are a cock-blocking bastard," Naruto shouted, catching everyone by surprise except for Rias, who was smirking. "Because of you, the perfect moment was ruined!"

"You bastard," Issei said, summoning his Boosted Gear, ready to dish out his own beating on the muscular Bee. "How could you do something like cock-blocking Naruto-sempai! It's an unforgivable sin!"

"Ara ara," Akeno said with a sensual smirk. "So it looks like our Issei has some morals after all."

Issei looked over to Akeno, his eyes burning with a passionate fire. "I may be an oppai-obsessed hentai, but the Bro Code is clear. A bro does not cock-block a bro for any reason!" Surprisingly, Kiba nodded in acknoledgement. "Besides, Naruto-sempai is my Devil Role Model! Someone who can gather a harem of amazing beauties who love him for who he is and will even be willing to share him with other women! That has always been my dream ever since I could get my first chubby and to see someone who can make my dream a reality...gives me hope that I too can have my own harem!"

Everyone just looked at him flatly.

"No wonder why you asked me to be your groomsman if he was one of the candidates," Bee said as he got back up from the blow surprisingly quickly.

"I could have been your groomsman, Naruto-sempai," Issei shouted. "Why didn't you ask me!?"

"Because I didn't want you to ogle the wrong woman's breasts and end up getting the crap beat out of you by every woman in the room," Naruto offered. "It was either you, Sirzechs, my friend Gaara, or Bee. Rias would have killed me if I asked her brother to be my groomsman. A lot of women would have killed you and chastized me if I asked you. Gaara...unnerves people he's around. And Bee...well, he's the worst rapper in the Underworld. I almost made him my Knight or my Rook, but he cost too much for me to reincarnate."

"Thank the Maou," said Yugito in relief.

"Gaara would have been my Rook, but he cost too much too," Naruto mentioned. "But we're still good friends and they said they would help me out if I ever gave them a call."

"So what kind of Devil is Bee," Issei asked, causing Bee to laugh.

"Bee's not a Devil. He's a Yokai," Naruto said. "Like Kunou-hime and Yugito-chan, Bee's the son of Gyuki, the Seven-Tailed Ushi-Oni, one of the Nine Tailed Lords."

Issei's eyes widened followed by his skin paling significantly. "So how strong is he if you couldn't reincarnate him as your Knight or Rook," he asked shakily.

"Well, the only reason I couldn't reincarnate him, I believe, is because he's actually one of the few children of the Nine Tailed Lords who has mastered Senjutsu," Naruto informed them. "If not for that, I might have been able to get away with using a single Rook to reincarnate him. If Yugito-chan had mastered Senjutsu, I'd have likely ended up using five or more Pawns to reincarnate her instead of the one I ended up using."

"Senjutsu is an incredibly powerful skill," Rias added. "Any yokai who's mastered Senjutsu become worth a lot more to reincarnate because such a skill gives its user a massive increase in their natural abilities. It's for this reason that only incredibly powerful High-Class Devils even try to find Yokai who are capable of learning Senjutsu or have already mastered it. Thanks to his power, any yokai who joins his peerage will be capable of learning and eventually mastering Senjutsu. Yugito-chan was able to beat Riser's Queen, Yubelluna, with the help of Senjutsu and Naruto-kun's Power to prevent her from feeling the Hatred the world's built up."

"Wow," Issei marveled. "Okay. So Bee-sempai's insanely strong and your groomsman. I can still be your Best Man, Naruto-sempai!"

"Actually, my good friend Ruval Phenex is my Best Man," Naruto said with a sheepish grin. "Kiba, Rias' cousin, Sairong, Beowulf-nii-san, and Surtr Second-nii-san are also my groomsmen."

Rias' and Akeno's eyes widened. "You invited Beowulf-sama and Surtr Second-sama as your groomsmen," they asked simultaneously.

Naruto nodded with a smile. "Of course," he said. "Aside from Kiba, I don't know a lot of guys who would be willing to be my groomsmen, so I ended up talking to Beowulf-nii-san first and he agreed almost immediately. Then I called Surtr Second-nii-san and he said he would be honored to be my groomsman."

Rias shook her head with a small, whistful smile. "You always did have those two wrapped around your little fingers when we were kids, Naruto-kun," she responded.

"Who are they," Asia asked Rias.

"Beowulf-sama is one of Onii-sama's Pawns and used to take care of Naruto-kun and I when we were little," she responded. "Surtr Second-sama is Onii-sama's Rook and known as the Ultimate Rook. He used to be Naruto-kun's bodyguard when Grayfia-nee-sama took us to the park. They absolutely enjoyed spending time with Naruto-kun, so he used to be able to ask them for anything and they would cave in and get it for him."

Everyone simply looked at Naruto who was whistling an innocent tune. Who knew Naruto was capable of manipulating powerful people from a young age?

"Anyway, shouldn't we be going to get our tuxedos," Naruto asked.

"But what about Beowulf-sama or Surtr Second-sama," asked Issei, but Naruto just waved him off.

"They were there when Ojii-sama got married to Grayfia-nee-sama," Naruto mentioned. "They won't need a new tuxedo unless they got bigger since then, though I doubt that they did. Surtr Second-nii-san is a giant and Beowulf-nii-san is just a wall of muscles given human form."

With one last kiss, Naruto took the guys to the tux shop while Rias and the girls met up with Grayfia and Lady Gremory to go to the Bridal Boutique where Rias would have her final alterations done and the bridesmaids would get to have their own dresses altered.

As Naruto was putting on his tux while his friends were being sized for their own. "Is everything alright, Naruto-sempai," Issei asked. "You don't look so good."

Bee looked over to his friend and discovered that the pervert was right. Naruto's hands were shaking fairly visibly and sweat was beginning to form on his brow. "What's got you worried, bro? This is your dream, ya know?"

Naruto chuckled dryly and swallowed the lump in his throat. "This whole thing just feels so surreal, guys," Naruto told them. "I mean, I fought Riser Phenex, a virtually unbeaten opponent with numerous Rating Games under his belt, just for the chance to marry Rias-hime and now...I'm excited and terrified at the same time at the thought of marrying the woman I love. What if she's having second thoughts?"

"Naruto-sempai," called Kiba. "I've never seen Rias-buchou happier since the day you beat Riser for the right to marry her. I don't think I've ever seen her smile as much as she has in the last week. Even her...rivalry with Karin-san has turned into a budding friendship. I have to say that you are probably the best thing to happen to Rias-buchou since I've known her."

"Yeah," Issei said, backing up Kiba. "Usually, she gets onto me for not getting a contract signed, but when I came back from one without getting the contract signed, she just smiled and said I tried my best and that I'll get a signature soon. She didn't even scold me like she usually does!"

Naruto sighed. "I only have two things to say about that, Issei," he said calmly. "Number one: the reason you don't get any signatures is because you aren't actually fulfilling their desires. You just end up hanging out with them. Number two: if you don't get any contracts signed, you won't be able to get stronger. By not becoming stronger, you won't be able to train to become even stronger like my peerage. By doing this, you are essentially saying that Rias wasted all eight of her Pawns on a weakling who was lucky enough to carry with him a Longinus-tier Sacred Gear when she could have used them on far more worthy candidates. Though I may not be your King, I will not allow you to tarnish Rias' reputation like that."

Issei huddled up in a corner with a rain cloud hanging over his head. "You're right," Issei moaned. "But I can't help it sometimes. I'm a better human than a devil."

"Actually, even as a human, you're pretty horrible," Kiba threw out. "I mean. You hang out with those two delinquint perverts and openly talk about breasts, raping women with your mind, and being a Harem King in front of women who never hesitate to beat you three into a bloody pulp. Those aren't exactly good qualities for a human to have."

"You know what I mean, pretty boy," Issei shouted angrilly. "I'm only really good at making friends. Besides, what kinds of desires can a guy like me fulfill?"

"Didn't you and Asia go on that one contract to give dating advice to a client," Kiba recalled. "In spite of being a huge pervert, you actually have a way of giving decent romantic advice to people. Maybe that's your niche. Giving advice on how to romance someone. Or even simply being someone's friend since there are a few contracts like that that pop up, though it's incredibly rare to see them."

"Exactly, which is why he shouldn't rely on getting them and actually focus on getting contracts signed," Naruto replied, causing Issei to go into an even deeper depression.

"You sound just like Rias-buchou when you say stuff like that," he cried helplessly while Bee just shook his head in disappointment.

"You should stop thinking with your tool, ya fool," Bee rapped. "Stuff like that just ain't cool."

"You guys are so cruel," Issei wailed as he sank deeper and deeper into depression.

Meanwhile...

Rias and the others were showing off their dresses to one another. As Rias looked in the mirror while final alterations were being made, Karin and Akeno were behind her, both smiling, though Karin had tears in her eyes.

"You look so beautiful," the succubus said. "That dress is perfect on you."

"Thanks, Karin," Rias said. "That means a lot coming from you."

"I'm so glad to see you two getting along, Rias-buchou," Akeno said, placing a hand on Rias' shoulder. However, she could feel just how violently her best friend's body was shaking. "What's wrong? Isn't this what you've always wanted?"

Rias nodded. "Of course, but I can't help but feel nervous," she replied. "We're finally going to share our virginities with one another. We're getting married and starting a new life together as more than friends. It's a new adventure."

"But you're still worried about something," Karin stated, causing Rias to nod again.

"What if he's having second thoughts about marrying me," she asked. "What if I can't satisfy him when we finally give each other our virginities?"

"Rias," Karin practically shouted. "Naruto-kun isn't that kind of person. He genuinely loves you and he would never have second thoughts about marrying you. Besides, I'm sure he's just as worried about being able to satisfy you." She giggled, causing her breasts to bounce slightly. "The fact that your first time is with someone you love rather than just a simple fling makes that moment even more special. I'm actually quite jealous of you and so are the other girls in Naruto-kun's 'harem' of a peerage."

"I must admit that I agree with Karin-chan," Akeno stated. "Watching the way Naruto-kun held nothing back as he fought for your heart and the way he absolutely destroyed Riser got me hot under the collar." She turned toward Karin with a sensual smirk. "And the way you got Riser to scream...was orgasmic, Karin-chan. I just wish I had been able to do the same."

Karin smirked. "It really was amazing to hear his screams," Karin admitted. "He deserved no less for trying to take Rias away from Naruto-kun."

"Oh. I agree with you completely, Karin-chan," Akeno said. "But I doubt I'll ever get the chance to do that to Riser. I would, however, like to hear how you scream."

Karin looked toward Akeno through half-lidded eyes, her smirk still in place. "Maybe I could hear you scream also, Akeno-chan," she replied, causing Rias' Queen to blush at the concept.

"Will you two stop flirting with one another," Rias shouted. "I'm having a personal crisis here!"

"You worry too much, Rias," Karin said confidently. "You should do what Naruto does."

"What does Naruto-kun do, Karin," she practically demanded.

"He goes with his heart. Now, what's your heart telling you to do," she asked.

Rias closed her eyes and let her heart talk to her before reopening them. "I'm going to marry Naruto-kun and I'll do my best to make him happy."

Karin shared a genuine smile with Rias. "I'm glad to hear that, but you do understand that you will have to talk with the rest of Naruto-kun's peerage, right?" Rias looked over to her with a curious expression on her face. "While we have the utmost faith in you to make sure Naruto-kun is happy, you alone can't bring back the Uzumaki Clan on your own. I'm sure you've realized that by now. His heart has an endless capacity for love and many girls in his peerage genuinely love him, myself included. We had initially had a discussion with one another and agreed that, if one of us had married him, we would share him. We never expected you to be in the situation you were in or for him to marry you, though I admit that we should have expected him to ask you to marry him when we conceived this plan of ours."

Rias nodded she wanted to believe that she could help bring back the Uzumaki Clan with Naruto, she knew that others would fall in love with him just as she had. "I understand, Karin. After all, if it wasn't for you, I'd probably be married to Riser instead of Naruto-kun. I definitely think I'll have a talk with you and the others after our honeymoon and I'll definitely be talking with Naruto-kun about it as well."

"I appreciate it."

Later that afternoon...

The wedding was held behind the Uzumaki Clan estate. There were hundreds of Devils, young and old, sitting in their seats while Naruto stood at the alter wearing his tuxedo, his hands twitching nervously as time ticked away. Sirzechs Lucifer was standing by the alter wearing his official armor. Since he hadn't been chosen as one of Naruto's groomsmen, he had decided to be the one to officially marry Rias and Naruto. Though he did throw a fit when he saw two members of his peerage as Naruto's groomsmen. Surtr Second was the largest individual in the area, if not the Underworld. Seeing him wear his tuxedo brought back some happy memories of his wedding with Grayfia. Beowulf was a mountain of muscle and his every movement seemed to strain the fabric of his tuxedo, threatening to tear it apart at a moment's notice.

"It's nice to see you and Rias are finally getting married, Naruto-dono," called Surtr Second with a smile. "I always knew that the two of you would be together for the rest of your lives."

Naruto smiled at the giant. "It means a lot to hear that coming from you, Surtr Second-nii-san," Naruto said. "But I'm just so nervous and anxious. I never thought this day would come so soon."

Beowulf let out a barking laugh. "It's completely normal, Naruto-chan," the man said. "I remember when Sirzechs and Grayfia got married. Sirzechs was so nervous that when Grayfia finally showed up, he almost ran out of the building. If Grayfia hadn't sealed away any possible escape routes, he'd likely be one of those eternal bachelors until Grayfia finished hunting him down and killed him for leaving her at the alter."

Naruto chuckled dryly since he had a feeling he might do the same with the rising tension he could feel. Finally, the organ started to play and Rias walked through the backdoor with Lord Gremory beside her. Naruto's heart suddenly stopped beating. Rias was wearing a strapless, sleeveless white gown with multiple layers that seemed to enhance her natural bust line. From her midriff down to her luscious legs was pure perfection and a white ribbon was wrapped around her waist. Her face was barely hidden by the white veil and her crimson hair was allowed to flow down her back. By the time she was halfway down the red carpet, Naruto knew that this is what he waited his whole life for.

His confidence rose and it was obvious to everyone else that he wasn't about to run. Once she reached Naruto's side, she kissed her father on the cheek. Lord Gremory turned to Naruto. "Take care of my little girl," he said.

"I will, Lord Gremory," Naruto said firmly. "It's a promise of a lifetime."

"Don't call me Lord Gremory, Naruto-kun. You've more than earned the right to call me dad."

"Of course,...dad," Naruto said. Lord Gremory nodded before heading to his seat beside his wife.

As he looked at Rias, he could see her blush light up her cheeks. He couldn't blame her. He could tell that he was blushing too. As Sirzechs began to speak, Naruto and Rias had completely tuned him out and rather kept their focus on one another.

"If there is anyone who thinks these two Devils should be together, speak now or forever hold your peace," Sirzechs stated.

One devil stood up with a furious look on his face. "I object!"

Issei and Sakura ran over, activated their Sacred Gears, Boosted Gear and Twice Critical respectively, and simultaneously punched the devil in the face. "OVERRULED," they shouted as the devil flew away into the distance before disappearing in the horizon.

"Now that that's over, does anyone else object," Sirzechs asked while everyone else sweatdropped. "Good. As Sirzechs Lucifer, one of the Great Maou and Satan Red, I now pronounce you husband and wife! You may now kiss the bride!"

Naruto placed his hand on Rias' cheek tenderly. "I love you, Rias Gremory-Uzumaki."

"And I love you, Naruto Uzumaki-Namikaze."

With that, their lips connected and the devils all cheered for the happy couple. Tomorrow would begin their honeymoon, but neither of them would be ready for what was to come.