Naruto looked at his friends, who couldn't believe what they were hearing. Let him deal with Sasuke alone?! Was he insane?! Sasuke was an international criminal! He didn't deserve mercy or redemption!

Naruto walked away, his hands folded behind his head. "I'm going to Ichirakus." he said dismissively, but they could tell he was just trying to avoid the dicussion any further, a strange rip appeared in the skies above the village, causing everyone to look up in shock, before an object shot out of it like a commit and embedded itself in the ground in the middle of all of the eleven rookies.

It was bright red and at least thirty-six inches in diameter. Suddenly the object pulsed and started glowing before it released a wave of energy that swallowed up the group of young shinobi.

The next thing everyone knew, they woke up groaning, all laying on their backs and groaning.

The Konoha 11 all looked around. They didn't recognize this place.

Thick, red clouds obscured the sky. Along with that, the area they were in had a vast environment, complete with oceans, mountains, forests, and various animal species. Along with that, several villages were built across the landscape, whole mountain towns with block houses. The village was abandoned, but it looked like it survived through a war.

Not to mention, most absurdly of all, a type of feudal castle inside of an artificial sun. They could figure that because the main content was a sun-like orb eye-like structure with double-layered yellow hexagon-shaped pupil (one fixed and one another rotated counter-clockwise) surrounded by an orange-yellow flower-like iris, which currently stored inside the core of the artificial sun and protected with some huge pieces of metal bars, along with floating islands that had temples. The islands and castle all orbited the "sun's core", which was a floating cavern in the shape of an eight-pointed sun ray symbol, along with a crescent moon and a sun.

The artificial sun consisted of two separated parts, its case and the main content. The case is spherical-shaped structure made from gold with an eight-pointed star-like symbol carved, which was currently placed and mounted in a wheeled tower structure with an emblem carved in the front of the tower.

Naruto frowned and sat down lotus position and gathered natural energy into his body, his eyes turning yellow with toad-like, horizontal bars for irises with orange pigmentation around his eyes.

He bolted to his feet a moment later. "Guys...we've got company!" he said, then bolted off in the direction he felt the energy signatures he'd felt.

His friends followed him and they saw an odd assortment of people. Most wore what they guessed was some kind of uniform. The assorted group awoke in much the same way the shinobi had. Naruto and the others helped them up.

"Who are you all?" Naruto asked once the two groups were facing one another.

"Azazel, Michael, Gabriel, Kuroka, Asia Argento, Yuuto Kiba, Issei Hyoudou, Koneko Toujou, Gasper Vladi, Irina Shidou, Ravel Phenex, Rias Gremory, Akeno Himejima, Xenovia Quarta, Sirzechs Lucifer, Ajuka Beelzebub, Falbium Asmodeus and Serafall Leviathan." a new voice said and everyone turned to see a short, young girl with long black hair and she was dressed in an outfit that was fit for Gothic Lolita girls, but her's left her torso bare, save for two black, X-shaped covers over her nipples.

"Ophis!? What're you doing here?!" everyone that wasn't from Konoha demanded.

The girl looked at everyone blankly, "If I knew that, I wouldn't be here. I was placed here same as you, and I can't leave. Something's blocking me from doing so."

"What are you guys?!" Naruto demanded, drawing everyone's attention to him, "your energy didn't feel human when I sensed it earlier."

The red-haired man sighed "I'll explain," he said before telling the ninjas about devils, angels, and fallen angels (fallen for short). How God existed and how the devils had Four Great Satans instead of just the one in religion. Then they went on to explain items known as Sacred Gears, and to ensure there wasn't any disbelief, the non-humans even exposed their wings, nearly giving the ninjas corneas, but Naruto just shrugged. What could he say? He wasn't religious, but he had a demon sealed in his guts. So why would the existence of Dragons, Devils, Angels, and Fallen Angels surprise or bother him?

As soon as the introductions were finished, there was a flash of light and a boom like thunder and a book appeared between them all.

"Where did that come from?" Asia asked.

"Hold on...there's a note." Neji said, picking it up and read aloud.

"Dear assorted Humans, Devils, Dragons, and angels, both Fallen and Non-fallen. I'm sure you're all wondering why you were brought to where you are. As to your location, it is the lunar village of the Ōtsutsuki clan. As to why you're all here, I used my power to bring you here. There are few things to occupy me, so I want to see how you all do, hearing of a mixing of your worlds. As it if this the future or is merely an alternate universe, I'll allow you all to decide that. Also, the seal I created that keeps you all here was set to make it so you can't leave if you harm or kill one another. As for how you can actually manage to leave, I made the tale the key to the seal. You want out, you have to read the book.

Enjoy the story!

"You...you gotta be kidding me! We're STUCK here?!" Kiba Inuzuka demanded.

"Seems that is the case, and going along with this is our only way out. Like it or not, we've gotta do this." Yuuto Kiba said.

"Ugh...can I just point this out, but since you're both named "Kiba", I have a feeling it'd be easier if we all addressed you by your last names." Shikamaru said.

The two glared at him for a moment, eyed one another before the swordsmen sighed. "Fine." he said.

"I'll read first." the crimson-haired Satan said, taking the book and drawing everyone's attention to himself.

"Can we start? I'd rather not be stuck here forever because of procrastination." Kuroka said.

Sirzech nodded.

Chapter 1: Fantasy and Reality

A soft sigh was heard within a building separate from a larger one that was surrounded by young men and women in uniforms. The one who sighed was seated behind a desk, their head in their hands in a manner of despair. The hands slid down, slightly dragging the skin of their face before the identity was revealed.

Blue-green eyes looked around the room before a stray lock of stunning crimson hair fell in front of them.

Rias and the others stared, why was it following her?

Frowning, the young woman blew upward and sent the lock away from her view before she stood up from her desk. She moved away from the main room and went down the hall, stopping at the second door on the right and pulling out a simple gray key.

Unlocking the door, she opened it and stepped inside of a room that gave her a simultaneous feeling of pride and embarrassment.

"Why? What's in there that's so bad?" Ino asked.

Rias blushed and refused to answer. Oh just great...THAT room! She was in no mood for this! Last thing she wanted was to get teased!

Shelves filled every wall, and the shelves themselves were filled with various Japanese manga and anime series; not one of them incomplete or not up to date.

Inuzuka laughed, "So...you're a geek, then?" he asked, then stopped seeing the red-haired man and the rest of the group that were with Rias and her age glare at him with such anger that it was clear that the fact that they were forbidden to do anything to him along the lines of harming or killing that he was still breathing. Akamaru barked at his partner, which the dog-boy knew was telling him to shut up.

It was in this room that Rias Gremory, the devil Heiress of the Gremory Household, escaped from the reality that held all her problems. Here, she escaped into the fantasy that were her collections.

"Eh...well reality can suck pretty bad sometimes, that's why fantasy was invented: make it more bearable." Naruto said with a shrug as he put his hands behind his head, making Rias give him a small smile and mouthed a quick thanks to him for the support.

She made her way to the shelf that held the "H" section and pulled out a book near the end. Inspecting the cover, she smiled at the sight of the main protagonist and the title behind them: The Hurricane Chronicles.

The protagonist was in a destroyed orange and black jumpsuit, his face set in fierce determination that burned in those beautiful blue eyes that she could get lost in. His hair was like a sun, bright gold with spikes that shot in every direction like the solar rays.

At that, everyone stopped before they looked up and grinned at Naruto and Rias. He looked confused, while Rias blushed.

Hinata, however, glared at the red-haired devil girl. How dare this hellspawn act like that toward her Naruto?!

Issie glared likewise towards Naruto. Who did this guy think he was to make Rias so doe-eyed for him?!

Behind him were the images of a ravenette man with strange eyes,

'Sasuke...' the Konoha group thought grimly.

a pinkette woman with a purple diamond mark on her forehead,

'That's me...and I'm actually using Lady Tsunade's Strength of a Hundred Seal...!' Sakura thought, horrified. If she was using that, the situation must have been even worse than she imagined!

a silver haired man with a face mask,

"Kakashi..." the shinobi all said.

and finally a regal woman with three eyes and pure white hair.

"Huh?!"

"Who's THAT?!"

"GAH!" Naruto howled, clamping his hands to his head as he fell to his side. At that, Sakura, Ino and Asia all rushed to the boy's side and he was quickly enveloped in the soft green glow of medical chakra and the power of the Twilight Healing Sacred Gear.

Naruto sat up shakily, nodding to the girls. "Tha-tha-thanks. Damn...I feel like my head was just caught in a vice and someone shoved a cleaver through it!" the orange-and-black wearing teen said. "Something...something about that woman...something bad." he said grimly.

The Konoha group paled. Something that was malevolent even by demon standers?! NOT GOOD! Whoever that woman was, they didn't want to meet her!

This was the final book of the series, and she was on the last chapters. The main character, Menma Uzumaki

"Wait...WHAT?! I'm in a book series?!" Naruto demanded at the sound of his surname.

"No. This guy's named after lactate-fermented bamboo shoots, you're named after the word "fishcake"." Sakura said.

"Still they are both common topping for noodle soups, notably ramen..." Choji said, before he started to drool at the thought of food.

, had just clashed for the final time with his estranged friend and rival, Sasuke Uchiha.

"That IS me, isn't it!?" Naruto said. "No way that's coincidence! There's no such thing!"

The clash had cost the two their dominant arms,

"What...WHAT?!" I get my arm blown off!?" Naruto said, paling. Hinata made a strangled squeak at the though.

"YOU BLEW OFF SASUKE'S ARM?!" Sakura said.

"...I thought you were over him." Tenten said, feeling worried for the blond, even as she pointed that out to Sakura to distract herself.

but they had been able to get replacements for them thanks to the cells of their village's first leader.

Hinata sighed, relieved. Naruto would be ok!

While Menma had immediately taken the replacement, Sasuke refused and chose to travel the world. Before he left, Rias saw that he ran into Menma one last time and finally accepted the scratched headband from three years past. With the promise to see each other again, they went their separate ways.

"YES! THAT MEANS SASUKE GETS REDEEMED!" Sakura shouted, whooping.

Everyone else that knew Sasuke, however, scowled with utter loathing at the thought. Dammit Naruto! Sasuke didn't deserve being redeemed!

Rias kept reading and the story ended with Menma having married Hinata Hyuuga and having two children.

"Wait! Stop!" Ino said, smiling widely as some of the other ninja's jaws dropped. "Can you read that again?"

the story ended with Menma having married Hinata Hyuuga and having two children. Sirzechs repeated.

"Again!"

the story ended with Menma having married Hinata Hyuuga and having two children.

"Again!"

the story ended with Menma having married Hinata Hyuuga and having two children.

"Agai-"

"Okay we get it!" Neji snapped before the devil re-read the sentence. Hinata couldn't take another of that, though he was secretly happy for his cousin. Tenten was beaming. It was no secret that Tenten and Hinata were actually best friends.

The final scene showed him having finally achieved his dream as Hokage and showed the Hidden Leaf Village and Kurama, the Nine-Tailed Fox that had been with Menma since the start.

"Wait...what? The fox has a name?!" everyone from Konoha shouted stunned.

"Gak" Naruto grunted, holding his head, "Yeah...yeah...fox has a name...Ow...damn chakra spike migraines..."

She closed the book and leaned her head back against the shelf she chose to sit in front of. Out of all of the books and anime in her collection, the story of Menma was her favorite.

Naruto and Rias both blushed.

To her, Menma was a hero who fought against his fate and saved his world. She wished she could do the same and escape the marriage she was fated to be in with Riser Phenex, a pompous devil who saw her as nothing more than a trophy.

At that, Sirzechs snarled. He had always hated that about Riser. Damn politics! If it hadn't been for his hands being tied, he would've vaporized that pompous turkey himself! Damn politics! Seeing the looks of outrage on the faces of his little sister's peerage, and even some of the ninjas, he felt a twinge of gratitude. At least the feeling was shared. Praise all things Holy and Damned alike that Issei had gotten his sister out of that. At that thought, the redheaded man nodded to said self-proclaimed "Red Dragon Harem King" with a grateful look.

Sighing, she knew that Menma was just a fantasy and despondently put the book back, returning to the reality that she despised. Steeling herself, she headed back to the main room to await the arrival of her Peerage and her betrothed. All the while, she was desperately wishing for someone – anyone – to save her.

"Nngh," groaned a blonde young man as he felt his damaged nerves connecting with foreign ones. "That wasn't fun…"

"Bet it wasn't..." Naruto muttered, rubbing his right arm.

"Oh, don't be such a baby," playfully admonished the woman overseeing his operation. She had bright pink hair, green eyes, and a purple diamond mark on her forehead. "You faced down Madara, Kaguya, and Sasuke-kun and took more than this."

"GAH!" Naruto shouted, gripping his head again. "What is is about that second name that has...OWWWW!...Kaguya...she's that horned chick...and something about her...like she's something the demon considers a nightmare incarnated!"

"Not the point," grumbled the blonde as he flexed the pale fingers of his new arm. From the elbow down, his tan complexion turned an immediate white and the only thing separating the two skin tones was a dark scar. "Speaking of, where is Sasuke anyway, Sakura-chan?"

"Of course Sakura would know that. Good doggie that she is." Tenten smirked.

"WHAT'D YOU SAY?!" Sakura demanded, bolting to her feet.

"You're Sasuke's lapdog." Tenten said, as though having to enplane that one and one were two. She had never liked the Haruno.

She sighed with a downcast look at the question. "He wanted his own room and requested not to see anyone after I attached his replacement arm. I don't know what's wrong with him, but he's so different from how he used to be."

"Well DUH! The guy was just broody before, now he's completely psychotic!" Kiba Inuzuka snarled, getting nods

"We all are," the blonde commented in hopes of cheering her up.

Sakura smiled at that, as annoying as he could be, there was no denying that Naruto was a good guy and always wanted to keep people he cared about happy.

"Three years changes people. I'm sure he'll come around."

She nodded, though it was hesitant. "I hope so. Anyway, just take it easy for a while, Naruto. The arm needs some time to get better synchronized with your nerves." When she saw him nod, she smiled and hugged him gently. "I'm glad you're alright, baka. You're my best friend."

Naruto smiled at that, feeling warm inside. Even if he would've like it if they were more than that, it made him glad Sakura cared about him.

Naruto Uzumaki smiled and hugged her back. While before he would've wanted to be more than friends, he had taken plenty of time to sort out his feelings. While he still loved Sakura, it was more along the lines of loving a sister; one that he never had before. As for Hinata, while he appreciated all that she had done and how she felt, he couldn't feel the same for her. She was a friend, and she had been one for way too long. He couldn't see her as anything more.

Crushing disappointment filled Hinata's face at that.

"Other him." Tenten pointed out.

Hinata looked at the weapon mistress as if looking for hope. If this book was about how things were going to go in the future, she couldn't bear it.

He sighed boredly and laid back on his bed, raising his new right arm and constantly flexing the fingers to get a better feel for it. He smiled at the generosity of the First Hokage, Hashirama. It would've been very difficult to get used to having only one arm, but now he just had to get used to a replaced arm.

'Note to self: thank the First Hokage.' Naruto mentally thought. Having to get used to having only one arm or a plastic prosthetic would've really sucked, but even if it was the same pale white as that half of that Zetsu guy's, from what the image showed, he would have a fully functional limb.

After the First had made two arms for both him and Sasuke, the four late Hokage returned back to their rest. Before he left though, Minato Namikaze had wished his son, Naruto, nothing but the best.

Naruto smiled softly at that.

The Konoha group all gawked at that, then turned to Naruto, stunned.

"Wait, wait, wait...hold up! he's the Fourth Hokage's kid?!"

"I don't believe this...all you had to do to see the resemblance was draw line marks like Naruto's on the face of a picture of the guy and it'd be obvious! Are you guys REALLY that dense!?" Azazel said, disbelievingly.

The group of Konoha shinobi all look abashed and embarrassed.

Not only that, but the four of them had all said that Naruto was already a Hokage in spirit and that he carried the Will of Fire in him.

Hearing that from his heroes made Naruto grin

Just like he was at hearing that now. It took all his self-control to avoid doing a victory dance. The Senju Brothers, The Old Man, AND his dad telling him that? Damn! He felt GOOD!

and promise to keep the Will of Fire strong.

"Of course!" Naruto said, nodding along with the other Konoha shinobi.

The Uzumaki sighed again as he stood up from his bed and grabbed the clothes that Sakura had left for him. When he was finished, he stood in a pair of orange cargo pants with an ash gray belt, a black shirt that had buttons on the sleeves and orange where the zipper was, a mesh undershirt, and his Hidden Leaf headband sewed on the left shoulder of his black shirt.

"Not bad, but not really my style. Too much black and people could assume I'm emo." Naruto said, looking at the image.

He slipped on his black sandals and the broken necklace that Tsunade gave him years ago, unbuttoned the right sleeve so his wrapped right arm had more freedom, and smiled before he left his room and made his way to the front desk to check out.

His blue eyes blinked when he caught sight of Sasuke already at the desk.

"What's HE doing there?! He deserves to rot in some hole!" the Konoha group, with the exception of Naruto and Sakura, all shouted.

"Man...what's this guy's deal? What'd he do to make these guys hate him so much?" Issie whispered to the rest of Rias' peerage, to which they shook their heads, not having a clue.

He was dressed in a black shirt with a high collar, dark purple pants with his sword strapped behind him, black sandals, and a gray traveling cloak. He turned just in time to see Naruto and the blonde saw that Sasuke's left eye was still active. It was a red eye with rings and three tomoe markings on each ring; the Rinnegan provided to him by Hagoromo Ōtsutsuki when he unlocked the Uchiha's link to Indra.

"NOT AGAIN!" Naruto moaned, gripping as his skull "Sheesh! Damn fox has a mouth on him! Whoever this Indra guy is, he really pisses off the fox! Make it stop!"

Naruto gave the ravenette a warm grin and waved with his new right arm. "Yo, Sasuke!" he greeted as he approached. "Glad to see you're alright! We really let each other have it, huh?"

The blonde chucked good-naturedly like he was reliving a fond memory while the Uchiha flexed his new arm unseen. Truth be told, the Uchiha was still very sore about how even he and the blonde fool in front of him were; even after all the power he had at his disposal. It infuriated him beyond measure.

"Here we go...Sasuke's superiority and inferiority complexes rearing their ugly heads..."

"Well...according to my dad, he's described Sasuke as "Superiority complex and inferiority complex perpetuated by all those who bow to the Uchiha name. A self-proclaimed avenger consumed by the thought of vengeance. An antisocial loner despite having a bunch of groupies." in a psych evaluation." Ino said with a shrug.

Blame his pride or his superiority complex, but Sasuke Uchiha was bitter about the fight. But, he didn't let his emotions show as he replied, "Yea… I suppose we did." His bitterness slowly began to influence his thoughts, making him form a plan in his mind. "Do you mind if we talk privately for a moment, Naruto?"

The blonde tilted his head in wonder at what Sasuke wanted to talk about, but he then shrugged and smiled. "Sure thing. Just let me check out real quick."

"YOU IDIOT!" everyone reading shouted at Naruto all at once. Konoha ninja, angel, Fallen angel, dragon, and devil alike.

Without waiting for the Uchiha to acknowledge the request, he filled out the needed forms and then followed Sasuke to the training field that had belonged to Team 7 so long ago. Naruto smiled fondly at the area and murmured, "Definitely takes you back, doesn't it Sasuke?"

The Uchiha couldn't help but agree as he regarded the three training posts. An image of Team 7 as fresh Genin appeared for a brief moment before vanishing. "It does."

"So, what did you wanna talk about, Sasuke?"

"I want to know why you tried so hard to stop me. Why were you so against my revolution when it was meant to prevent others from living the hell we endured?"

"Revolution?" everyone wondered. What was Sasuke going on about?

The Uzumaki blinked in surprise at the question. "You're asking me that? Come on, Sasuke. You should know the answer to that."

Sasuke frowned at that, showing Naruto that he did not.

Sighing, Naruto elaborated, "Look, you're my friend Sasuke. If you went through with your revolution, you would've made yourself the enemy of the world; no better than Madara.

"Ah...the Nazi bit." Azazel said with distaste.

I couldn't let you do that when I could help you. You've lived by hatred for so long and it hurts to see how much it's changed you. You can't do everything on your own, y'know."

Mismatching eyes turned away from concerned blue ones, unable to look at them. "I never asked for you to help me. I don't need your help, and I never did."

Every non-shinobi in the group rolled their eyes. They'd all seen this guy's type and it never ended well with someone like that.

"That's just your anger talking," countered Naruto. "Let me in, Sasuke. I'm your friend."

"Yea," acknowledged Sasuke. "You are my friend...but you're also the biggest obstacle in my life."

"I don't like where this is going..." Choji said, wincing.

The blonde frowned at the Uchiha's words while, within Naruto's seal, rabbit like ears perked up and a blood red eye shot open. Following that was a deep voice yelling out, "Naruto, watch out!"

"But not anymore," finished Sasuke as he turned back to Naruto, his Rinnegan eye spinning its tomoe rapidly and displacing the air around them. "Kamui!" he cried and Naruto was unable to react fast enough to avoid it.

He tried to brace himself with his chakra, and even called on his Six Paths chakra

"MAKE HIM STOP ALREADY!" Naruto yelped, gripping the sides of his head yet again.

to try and hold him in place. However, the chakra appeared too late and Naruto was sucked away into the vortex while Sasuke fell to a knee from the chakra drain. His chakra hadn't recovered enough for him to do that without any drawbacks, but he had always been an impatient man.

"Understatement about Sasuke not knowing how to wait." Neji said with a scowl.

The next thing he knew though was being surround by Hidden Leaf ANBU before feeling something strike the back of his head. Then, he only knew darkness.

"BUSTED!" Everyone cheered. Oh, they were gonna like this!

"To answer your question, Hyoudou-san," began a silver haired woman in a maid's uniform, "the man standing before you is Riser Phenex-sama, and he is the husband-to-be for Rias-sama."

Rias made a face of utter revulsion.

"Say what?!" cried the brunette teen in anger. The smug look on the blonde's face really set him off.

"No kidding. It felt WAY better than it should have bashing his face in." Issei muttered.

"I'll say this once more," Rias started, glaring at the Phoenix. "I refuse to marry you, Riser!"

The blonde man merely laughed at her declaration. "You and I both know that there's no way this marriage will be denied, my dear Rias. After all, our family lines are growing thin and a merging of the Houses will be a great turning point for the future of us devils."

"I still refuse! I'll beat you in a Rating Game and free myself from this pact between our Houses!"

"And how do you plan to do that with so few Pieces? Do you think a solution will appear out of thin air?"

"Dumb-ass jinxed himself!" Shikiamru smirked, oh let the karma roll in! Judging from the looks one everyone else's faces, they agreed with him on that.

He laughed again and Rias was about to retort before she and everyone else, save for Issei and Asia, tensed. A sudden feeling of immense energy output was felt and the space around the center of the room began to twist and swirl. From the distortion, the devils all took hold of the sight of a blonde man stumbling out and falling to his knees.

Hinata moaned. She didn't want to hear what was next.

Rias blinked at the sight and Grayfia narrowed her eyes in case he was a threat. However, when the man coughed up blood and held his stomach with a wrapped arm, Asia was the first to act. She rushed to his side and summoned forth her Twilight Healing, covering the man in a bright glow.

"Thank you." Naruto told the girl, making her smile, she liked helping people.

"You're a medic?" Sakura and Ino asked the young nun, interested.

"Urrgh," he groaned as the pain slowly receded. When it was gone completely, he took in a deep breath of air before smiling at the nun-turned-devil. "Thanks for that, nee-chan," he said, making Asia blush in embarrassment at the title.

Issei gave Naruto a too-friendly smirk, a glowing green oval appearing on the back of his hand as he did, "Try putting the moves on Asia, and I cut your balls off and feed 'em to to you through a tube!" he said.

"I was just thanking her for fixing me up, not trying anything!" the blond said, causing Issei to calm down.

"N-No! It was no problem at all, really!" she replied, waving her hands frantically.

He chuckled at her flustered face, being reminded of Hinata and how she acted before.

"You know...that's not a bad comparison." Shino said, making his dog-using friend laugh and both Asia and Hinata blushed.

Standing up, he regarded everyone in the room with a critical eye, impressing Grayfia at how he was ready to act in a moment's notice.

"Can someone tell me where I am, please?" he asked politely. "Some bastard sent me here with that damn eye of his, and I'd like to see if I can get back home."

"I believe it would be more prudent to know who you are first," suggested the maid as she stepped forward and stood between the man and Rias.

"Me? Oh, I'm Naruto Uzumaki, from the Hidden Leaf Village."

Rias's eyes widened in shock at his answer before she moved out from behind Grayfia, much to her protest. "Did this man use a red rippled eye that had tomoe around the rings?"

"Yea!" answered Naruto with a grin while the others looked lost. "So, do you know how I can get home, Red-chan?"

"Really? She asks you something like that and you find nothing strange about how she even knew that?" Sakura asked, annoyed.

Naruto shrugged "How was I...er...this other me, I mean...supposed to know this is a different dimension altogether? I...he...whatever...probably thought it's just somewhere in the Elemental Nations." he defended his other, getting the others to nod at his words. Well...Issei fumed at the nickname that Naruto's other just gave the other Rias.

She was silent in shock, not hearing his question while her mind ran at full speed. 'It shouldn't be possible! He was just a character, and his name was Menma! This guy can't be him…can he?'

"I'm sorry, but no. Close though." Naruto said with an apologetic shrug and smile at the redheaded girl.

"Uh, Red-chan?" asked the Uzumaki. "Are you okay?"

"Oh she's fine...just starstruck!" Akeno giggled, making Rias cry out at that in protest.

"Hey!" interrupted Riser before Rias could answer, making Naruto turn to him. "No one knows where your pathetic village is!"

"PATHETIC?!" the leaf loyalists shouted in outrage.

Only Rias and Grayfia saw Naruto's fingers twitch.

"Deck this jerk!"

"...At least let my other get a camera first if you're going to knock him out!" Rias said, knowing that she'd want a photo to preserve the scene of Riser getting beaten on.

"Now why don't you just leave, trash? This meeting doesn't concern you."

"Now, that's just rude," commented Naruto with a pout, fingers twitching again. "I never did anything to you and you're already mad at me. Geez…"

"You interrupted this meeting and you're speaking to my fiancé so freely!" argued Riser.

"I'm NOT his fiancé!" Rias said angrily, her peerage shouting in agreement with her.

"Your fiancé? You mean Red-chan?" He mentally noted how the beautiful black haired woman in Rias's group giggled behind her sleeve.

Akeno blushed at that. Beautiful?!

Issei sent Naruto an ugly look or resentment. This guy was going to get in the way of his goal of becoming a Harem-King!

"Yes! Now stop calling her that!"

'Oh shit...! I'm thinking like Riser! DAMNIT! That's total bullshit!' the brunette thought horrified, dropping his hostility towards the ninja.

He hummed out loud thoughtfully before turning back to Rias. "You don't mind me calling you that, do ya?"

Rias turned to Riser, seeing how he was fuming before a smirk came to her face.

Rias smiled at the image. Undoubtedly this alternate of herself was enjoying seeing Riser get so upset...she knew she was! "Please continue calling me that, Naruto!" she chirped happily, beaming at said blond, making Hinata growl and clenched her fists.

"Not at all, Naruto-kun," she answered, relishing in Riser's growing anger.

"I am!" Rias said with shameless glee.

"But, you should know that he's not my fiancé. He's actually a pompous fool who I'm in an arraigned marriage with."

"And I hated it!"

"Ouch," commented the Uzumaki with a chuckle. "Definitely could do better than him. I mean, with that overgrown stick so far up his ass, I wouldn't be surprised if he played for the same team."

Everyone loyal to the Leaf Village felt their jaws drop while Rias and her peerage all burst out laughing.

"O...o...oh my God! Please...please tell me we're keeping this guy! We're keeping this guy! I NEED to hear we're keeping this guy!" Rias howled, clutching her ribs and ignoring the sudden headache she got at the mention of God.

Naruto gulped. Sure Rias seemed nice, but he didn't like the idea of being her property!

Rias's Peerage, save for the ever stoic Koneko and the innocent Asia, snickered at his comment while Riser was so angry that his demonic power was leaking out and heating up the room. Grayfia stopped him though with a sharp look before she cleared her throat, catching Naruto's attention.

"NO! Don't kill the amusement!" (Yuuto) Kiba shouted, horrified, as Rias's group finally calmed down.

"Uzumaki-san, unfortunately I have never heard of a Hidden Leaf Village before. However, I believe that my [King] should be able to help you. If you would come with me after this meeting, I'll take you to see him."

The whiskered blonde grinned, making a few of Riser's Peerage blush.

"Sheesh...even bird butt's girls are charmed just by him smiling?" Inuzuka asked. This other Naruto was a lucky son of a bitch!

Issei grit his teeth.

"Thanks a bunch, nee-sama."

"Friendly guy, aren't ya?" Sirzechs chuckled.

Naruto shrugged. "Nothing wrong with that, am I right?"

The current Satan smirked and shook his head. He saw no trouble with that at all.

"My name is Grayfia Lucifuge, Uzumaki-san."

"Right, Grayfia-nee!" he answered back, never losing his grin.

The woman merely rolled her eyes, but said nothing. The young man before her acted too much like her husband,

"What's wrong with that?" Sirzechs asked, crossing his arms over his chest and pouting. Rias and her sister-in-law shared a look, both agreeing that was a question that they wouldn't even humor with a response.

but it was a nice change of pace at the same time. "Please wait outside for a moment, Uzumaki-san. This meeting is almost finished."

"Sure thing!" He then turned to Rias and gave her a two-fingered salute. "Well, I'll see you around, Red-chan. Good luck with the lonely nights. All that guy needs is his anal stick."

Rias and her group snickered again. They loved hearing that!

He then made his way outside of the clubroom and ignored the look of pure hatred Riser was sending his way.

Naruto shrugged "Eh...had a lot of people hate me, I can pretty much shrug it off."

Issei sent Naruto a thumbs-up, sure he may not like how the guy was so charming towards the ladies of the Occult Research Club, but he'd be lying if he said he didn't like how easy it was for this guy to get Riser so pissed.

Leaning against the wall outside, he took note of a few people walking around in matching clothes. He deduced that they were in uniforms of some kind and that Red-chan and her group were stationed here.

After some time, Grayfia stepped out and turned to him. "The meeting is over now, Uzumaki-san. I will be taking you to my [King] now."

"So, what exactly are you all?" asked the blonde. "I mean, you're not human are you?"

Rias' peerage shrugged, "Well some of us were. But no, we're not anymore." Yuuto said.

"You're correct. However, I believe my [King] would be able to explain things better than I. He'll tell you all about it while you two talk."

"Right," nodded Naruto. "I'll just ask him then."

"Also," added the woman, "you must understand that it isn't normal for humans to be brought to our world unless we're making them one of our kind. However, your…unique energy will make this an exception. But, if you try anything-"

"Why would I?" Naruto asked incredulously, feeling offended.

"Hey, believe me!" interrupted Naruto as he raised his hands in a placating manner. "I won't try anything; promise! You guys can help me try to get back home, right?" She nodded in response. "Then I won't do anything that could ruin my chances."

"You think I'd blow something like that?" Naruto said.

"Good. Now, please stand next to me." Once he did, she opened up the portal, hiding their presence from the students around the school, and transported the two of them to the underworld.

Hinata paled at the thought of Naruto in Hell. 'Naruto's fine...Naruto's fine...he's just going there to find a way back home is all!' she thought frantically.

Before they fully disappeared, Naruto turned to the window of the clubroom and caught sight of Rias and her Peerage one last time. He grinned at them just as he vanished, missing Rias smile at him.

Issei's jaw dropped. Rias smiled at this guy! No way! Sure he was a good guy and he made a good first impression, but he couldn't help but feel jealous.

"Uh-oh...looks like you've got some competition, ero-Yamori!" Kuroka teased, grinning. At that, Issei gulped at the sudden surges of murderous intent that were directed at him from all the Kunoichi. Pervy Salamander?!

"Ara, Buchou," giggled Akeno, her [Queen]. "You seem to be quite smitten with Uzumaki-kun."

"Indeed you are!" Akeno giggled.

"You're looking too far into things again, Akeno," commented the red haired devil. "He's just very charismatic for a human."

"Suuuurrrrreee!" Akeno and Kuroka both drawled out, grinning knowingly.

"Too carefree," commented Koneko as she took a bite out of some candy. "Not serious enough."

Naruto pouted towards the white-haired girl, "I can be serious, but unless the situation calls for it, I'd rather not be that way all the time." he said.

That was Sasuke.

Kiba gave the white haired girl a smile and commented, "I think he was actually very serious. He seems like the type to have others underestimate them and find out their real strength too late."

"Thank you!" the whiskered male told his fellow blond, nodding to the Knight-piece-carrier.

"But just how strong is he?" asked Issei, crossing his arms. "He just seemed like a goofball."

"Because he is." Sakura said, smirking. Making Naruto protest.

Rias bit her bottom lip, an idea coming to her that seemed too crazy to go through with. "I…think I could answer that. But," she gave them all a serious look, even Akeno, "I need you all to have an open mind about this. What I'll be suggesting will sound crazy; even by devil standards. So, I want your word that you won't judge me based on my theory."

"Rias, you already know the answer to that," Akeno stated, using her friend's name to show that she was serious. Koneko and Kiba nodded alongside her, showing the Gremory heiress their support.

"You showed me enough craziness already," commented Issei with a small chuckle. "I think I can handle some more."

"True that. This whole thing is crazy. We're meeting people from another dimension, all reading a book about ourselves." Issei chuckled.

"I would never judge you, Buchou," Asia promised with a smile.

Rias smiled back at them. "Thank you. Now, follow me," she said before she began to lead them to her collection room.

Rias blushed in embarrassment at the mention of her collection room again.

"I have to say, whatever these things are definitely have high tastes," commented Kurama as he looked through Naruto's eyes. "An actual castle for a home seems a bit much though."

'I think this lady's [King] is pretty high up in this place's political food chain.'

"He is."/"I am." the non-human members of the reading group said.

"…Naruto, you should know that I can barely sense anyone that has chakra to use."

"What?!"

'I know…'

"There's a chance that you-"

'Kurama,' interrupted Naruto as he followed Grayfia through the halls of the Gremory Estate. 'I know…but I can't give up on there being a chance. I just can't…'

The fox was silent after that, knowing that his friend needed a moment to himself. He knew better than anyone that Naruto was never one to give up, no matter the stakes or obstacles. It was what made the Bijuu choose to believe in him.

Naruto's jaw dropped. The fox believed in him?!

So, he would do what he could to help support the man he called his friend.

FRIEND?! The fox saw him as a...Ok, what had HAPPENED to make it so that was how the nine-tailed fox saw him!? Naruto needed to know!

Grayfia stopped outside of a room and turned back to Naruto. "In here is where you will talk to my [King]. I must reiterate that you are a guest here that could be a potential enemy to us."

"I know that," replied Naruto. "And I promised to not cause trouble. Now, can we please go in so that I can speak to him?"

The woman looked him dead in the eye for a few moments before she nodded and opened the double doors, presenting a redheaded man in regal attire sitting behind a desk and going over paperwork. Naruto immediately saw the relation between the man and Rias and assumed that the man was either her father or her brother.

"Brother." the devils all said in unison.

"Sirzechs-sama," started Grayfia with a formal bow, "I have brought the man I messaged you about."

The man looked up from his desk, smiling at the maid. "Grayfia-chan, you don't need to be so formal, y'know. You're not just my maid, after all."

Naruto had to bite back a chuckle as he saw the woman's brow twitch at the man's laidback attitude.

Naruto gave Shikimaru and then Sirzechs a look, "You know...you two and Kakashi-sensei would all get along great."

Shikimaru shrugged. Being a laidback guy himself, he could buy that.

Still, he cleared his throat and stepped forward. "Sirzechs-san, my name is Naruto Uzumaki and I'm from a place known as the Hidden Leaf Village which resides in the Elemental Nations. I was hoping you could tell me how to get back there since I was sent away by someone who I once considered a friend and brother."

The man cupped his chin in thought, going over all the places that he knew. "I'm…not sure I can help you, Naruto-san. You see, I've heard and been to hundreds of different places, and I don't recall anything about a Hidden Leaf Village or these Elemental Nations." He then gave the blonde a concerned look, asking, "Are you sure that these places you've mentioned exist?"

"Of course they exist, dammit!" yelled Naruto, glaring at the man heatedly. "Those places are my home and I've already had one asshole insult it within five minutes of me arriving here!"

No kidding that guy's an asshole." Ino muttered, she and the other female ninja completely got why Rias would hate having to marry a guy like that.

"I meant no offense," placated Sirzechs as he raised his hands up. "I'm just unsure how I can help you when I've never heard of such places.

"Sorry for getting mad then." Naruto apologized.

"No need for that. You didn't know I was unaware of you homeland. No harm done." Sirzechs replied.

But I must ask, how can a human such as yourself have such vast stores of chakra within them?"

"All people in the Elemental Nations use chakra. It's not just an energy to us; it's a life force."

Koneko paled and squirmed a bit. The idea of that making her uncomfortable.

Kuroka on the other hand, looked interested at that titbit.

"I see… Then this makes what I'm about to say even more difficult." He sighed before looking Naruto in the eye, declaring, "No such places exist in our world or in the human one. A whole nation full of chakra users would have been found easily by us or others, and the location wouldn't be unknown."

The blonde grit his teeth and clenched his eyes tightly, tightening his shaking fist to rein in his anger. "Dammit… I was hoping you wouldn't say that," he stated before he started to murmur to himself. "If that's true, then Sasuke's Kamui must have been more potent than Obito's…There's no way I can get home."

Naruto gawked, then he slumped over, depressed.

"I'm sorry, Naruto…"

'Don't be, Kurama. I knew that this could've been a possibility. But seriously; a different world entirely? That's just not right! Fucking Rinnegan and its cheap power boosts…' he mentally grumbled.

"Sasuke gets the WHAT?!" the leaf ninja shouted. That was bad!

"Naruto-san," Sirzechs said, getting the blonde's attention. "Your home may not exist here, but we are able to travel between our world and the human one connected to us at will. If we were to put more effort into figuring out the links between worlds, it could be possible for us to help you."

"Thanks for that!" Naruto said, cheering up instantly, bowing deeply to the groups of devils.

"What are you guys anyway?" asked Naruto, cutting him off before he could continue. "You admit you're not human, and I can tell by the energy you give off."

"That's true. In fact, our energy is seen as much darker than most; especially to those who are religious. You see, we are devils."

"Devils?" asked Naruto with a raised brow before taking a seat in the chair Grayfia offered him. Nodding to her in thanks, he continued, "So what, is this hell or something? Because if it is, then it's not as bad as I thought it'd be."

"Ugh...hate the usual Fire-brimstone-and-eternal-torture rep!" the devils all groaned.

The man chuckled and sat down at his desk. "Yes, this is the underworld, or hell. I hope you're comfortable because this explanation will take a while.

It was around an hour later that Sirzechs finally finished telling Naruto about the devils, angels, and fallen angels (fallen for short). He told the Uzumaki about how God existed and how the devils have Four Great Satans instead of just one in religion. Then he went on to explain items known as Sacred Gears and finally the Evil Piece System; which explained why Grayfia referred to him as he [King].

"Alright, I understand what you've told me," began Naruto as he took a drink of the water Grayfia gave him, "but I have another question. If you're supposedly the strongest devil both politically and physically, then why can't you stop this arranged marriage that your relative seems to hate so much?"

"Believe me, if I could have, I would have." Sirzechs said distastefully.

"You mean my sister Rias-tan?" he asked in slight surprise. "When did you meet her?"

"When he arrived," explained Grayfia, "it was during the meeting between her and Riser-sama. Rias-sama seemed to know about Uzumaki-san some."

"I wonder how and why?" Akino giggled.

Rias gave her best friend a look.

"Is that so?" The man then cupped his chin and leaned back in his chair. "To answer your question, Naruto-san, I can't help because a leader cannot pick favorites; even from their own kin. I can't interfere in this because of that; not to mention how it's meant to save both our Houses from dying out."

"Still…if I were in your position, I'd say to screw politics and help my family. Policy isn't eternal, but family is damn near close to it," commented Naruto, making Sirzechs smile.

Sirzech nodded at Naruto, "Ok...I can very much say I like that! You're alright by me." the Satan said.

"True. However, I never said I wasn't going to help her. The politics in play just make me have to be…sneaky about it. You told me you were a ninja, right?" The blonde nodded. "Well, how would you like to help me out?"

Rias pirked up and Naruto rubbed his hands together, grinning. "Oh...we can do business, Zechs!" he said.

Naruto saw the gleam in the man's eyes and couldn't help the grin that formed on his face. "What did you have in mind?"

A pair of gray eyes slowly opened and a short girl took sight of the Vatican City of Rome. She was dressed in an outfit that was fit for Gothic Lolita girls, but hers left her torso bare save for two black, X-shaped covers over her nipples.

Ophis blinked. She was bought in so soon? The Ouroboros Dragon hadn't expected that.

The girl looked down from her perch atop the main church while a black cat rested on her shoulder.

Kuroka waved at the image "Hello Kitty! Nya!" she said, grinning.

Koneko rolled her eyes at her sister's antics.

"Kuroka," spoke the girl calmly. "I have a job for you."

'And I have a feeling what that job is...' the nekomata thought, eyeing Naruto.

The cat jumped off of the girl and landed on the roof behind her before she transformed into a more humanoid figure. She was a young woman with a voluptuous figure, long black hair with split bangs and hazel eyes with cat-like pupils. Her attire consisted of a black kimono, a yellow obi, a set of golden beads, and an ornately detailed headband. The kimono featured a red interior and it was open at her shoulders, giving view to her large breasts which had plenty of size. She also had a pair of cat ears on her head and two black cat tails.

"Nya~," she moaned as she stretched her arms over her head. "What do you need, Ophis-sama?"

"As if you don't know. Neii-san, how can you miss this guy's chakra levels?" Koneko said, pointing a thumb at Naruto.

Kuroka nodded "Indeed." and broke out laughing.

"Earlier, someone with a tremendous level of chakra appeared in Japan. They then disappeared with one of the higher leveled devils to what I can assume to be the underworld." Turning to the nekomata, the gothic girl continued, "I want you to head over to Japan and observe the person. Sway them to my cause in any way you can."

Naruto didn't much like that phrase. "Sway them to my cause in any way you can" usually meant trouble.

"Any way I can, eh?" Kuroka said, her eyes seemed to glint with playful wickedness, as though they were just itching to cause trouble and she licked her lips. Making Hinata activate her Byakugan and start to stand, but Neji grabbed her wrist and pulled her back down.

"Sure thing, nya!" replied Kuroka before she opened her own portal and prepared to leave. Before she did, she turned back to her boss and asked, "I can check on my little Shirone-chan too, right?"

Koneko winced at the use of her real name.

Ophis shrugged. "So long as you focus on the task I've given you, I see no problem with that."

Ophis didn't look at her as she answered, "So long as you focus on the task I've given you, I see no problem with that."

"No need to repeat yourself." Kiba Inzuka snickered, to which Ophis glared, and the dog-handler froze, the silhouette of a massive creature with glowing eyes and massive wings flashing through his mind, roaring in a way that clearly meant he was going to die.

"Shutting up now." he squeaked, hiding behind Akamaru suddenly.

Ophis nodded, satisfied, while Kuroka laughed and Konkeo nodded. They were cats, after all, they didn't like dogs.

"Thanks boss, nya!" She then left Rome, heading over to Kuoh in Japan.

"You honestly expect me to allow that trash to take part in the Rating Game? He's a human, and a common fool at that!" argued Riser as he stood before Sirzechs, Grayfia, and Naruto.

Naruto growled "And I could STILL kick your ass!" he hissed.

"True, he is human. However, this," the redheaded Satan held up a strange Piece, "will allow Naruto-san to temporarily become a [Pawn] for a devil's Peerage and take part in a Rating Game.

"Wait...what?!" Ajuka said, suddenly interested, how was that possible? Evil Pieces were permanent! He'd have to pay attention to this. He pulled out a pen and pad of paper, ready to take notes.

Besides," the man smiled at the blonde devil before him, "are you saying that one more person fighting you will be that big of an issue?"

"Dammit...what's so special about the Evil Piece?" Ajuka muttered.

"HA! Take THAT, Ego-boy!" Rias cheered, then smiled at her brother.

Riser scowled at the jab at his pride. "I'm not saying that at all, Lucifer-sama!"

"Of course." everyone, devils, angels, dragon, fallen angel, and shinobi said at once flatly in annoyance. This Riser bozo was just trying to save face.

He then turned to Naruto, who was smirking at him, and glared. "Very well, but I want another stake to be added to this game."

"Oh great..." Rias muttered.

"Go on…" Sirzechs said.

"When I win, this fool will forever serve me without question," the Phoenix declared as he pointed at Naruto.

"AS IF! Can I kick this guy's ass now?!" Naruto said, rubbing his knuckles.

Rias and her peerage smiled at Naruto's question. They were definitely liking this guy!

"I'm fine with that," agreed Naruto. "And if you lose?"

"I won't," stated the other blonde firmly.

Issei and the others that knew how the Rating Game had gone all winced.

"Let's just say that you do," continued Naruto. "What happens then?"

"Sheesh...confidence isn't an issue with you, is it?" Yuuto asked Naruto.

Naruto nodded "Nope. Besides, anything can happen in a fight, right?" he asked getting everyone to nod at his words.

Sirzechs and Grayfia watched on silently, though the redhead held back his own smirk at how well his plan was going. Riser then snapped his fingers and a woman appeared from the Phenex family portal.

She was a busty woman with long, wavy purple hair that fell all the way down her back and matching eyes. At the front, the right side of her hair fell over her breast and covered her right eye, while the left side falls near the top of her skirt. Her attire was a dress consisting of a navy blue tunic top with gold accents, a pale blue skirt with open sides, and black shoes over matching thigh-high stockings with garter belts. The top revealed much of her cleavage and was held with a gold choker with blue and red jewels. Over this, she wore a white overcoat with black and gold accents and matching pauldrons. For accessories, she wore a black headband with a red-orange jewel over her forehead to keep her long hair in place, and wielded a staff-like scepter in battle. For cosmetics, she wears purple lipstick, matching her eyes and hair.

"Yubelluna..." Akeno said, recalling her fight with one known as the Bomb Queen. She would have won if Yubelluna hadn't used Phoenix Tears!

"If I lose – which, again, won't happen – I'll offer up my [Queen], Yubelluna," stated Riser, shocking the woman at his statement.

Everyone stopped, stunned. Then the protests started.

"HE WHAT?!"

"WHAT AN ASSHOLE!"

"BASTARD!"

WHO DOES HE THINK HE IS, BETTING A PERSON LIKE THAT!?"

"WHAT A DICK!"

"WHY AM I NOT SURPRISED?!"

"OH, I AM GONNA ENJOY BEATING THE SHIT OUT OF HIM!" Naruto snapped.

"R-Riser-sama!" she cried out in protest, but she then shrunk back when the Phoenix turned to her with a heated look. Bowing her head, she stepped back behind her [King].

"You really are a bastard, aren't you?" asked Naruto angrily,

Everyone cheered and pat Naruto on the back.

making Yubelluna look up from behind the Phenex. It was only then that she realized that the blonde man from before was challenging her [King]. "How could you just offer up your [Queen] like that?"

"She is my Piece to do with as I please.

"Ugh...this sonnova bitch sounds just like Danzo!" Kiba Inuzuka hissed in sheer revulsion, getting the others from Konoha except for Sai to nod in agreement.

Now, do you accept or not, trash?"

"Bet your ass I am, no way am I gonna let that woman stay stuck with you!" Naruto spat, red chakra flaring around him for a second.

The Uzumaki frowned at the other blonde before nodding slowly. "Fine, I accept. Besides, you just gave me another reason to kick your ass."

"Oh?"

"Yea… I'm gonna get Red-chan out of this arranged marriage and I'm also gonna free an innocent [Queen] from the asshole she calls her [King]! You can count on it!"

"GO NARUTO! SHOVE THIS GUY'S HEAD OUT HIS ASS!" all the women screamed in support. No way was Riser allowed to win, not after pulling something like this!

"Naruto! You BETTER make this hurt!" Sakura warned, grabbing her teammate by his collar.

"No need to threaten me! As if I'd let him get away with this kind of crap? Don't you know me better by now?!" the Uzumaki said.

Yubelluna looked to the Uzumaki in surprise at his conviction before a small smile crossed her face. Riser scoffed at the declaration before turning to Sirzechs. "I'll let him fight for Rias. It'll be a privilege to roast him alive on the battlefield."

"You wish, dickhead. Bring it on!" Naruto scowled.

"Excellent!" replied Sirzechs with a smile. "Well, I'll see you in two weeks, Riser-san. Come along, Naruto-san. I need to take you back to Rias-tan so that you can train with her Peerage."

"Right," answered the whiskered blonde before he left with Sirzechs and Grayfia, giving Yubelluna one last smile before he disappeared.

"Reassuring her that everything'll be ok? How sweet." Ino said, nodding in approval.

Riser scoffed again and headed back inside his family's estate, leaving the [Queen] outside staring at where the strange blonde man once stood. The smile from before reformed on her face and she thought to herself, 'I hope you win, Naruto Uzumaki.'

"Hoooo...scheming treason to make sure Riser loses!" Kuroka said, rooting the Queen-holder on with that choice.

She then headed inside with a small spring in her step. Two weeks would be over in the blink of an eye, and she wanted to be ready for the Rating Game that was coming.