Notice: To the older readers, in case you didn't know, the double POV in the last chapter has been removed and separated. A little bit more stuff was added as well as such some insights on Gods, Demigods, and Ophis's reaction to Naruto claiming to be human. Minor stuff if you haven't seen it already. Nothing major.

Again, sorry for inconvenience. My excuse is I shouldn't be typing at 4:30 in the morning. Oops?

Thanks goes to: R. J. Niner for beta'ing, FosterFarms for reminding me to work on this chapter, and ShadowRChaos for providing feedback as well as a scene suggestion!

Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto, the cover image, Highschool DxD, or any other elements that I decide to randomly throw in here.

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Issei couldn't help but inwardly groaned as he walked down the street, carrying his bag over his shoulder. He was a 17-year-old teen with short, brown, and spiky hair and light brown eyes. His outfit was a modified Kuoh Academy's uniform consisting of blackish-grey pants and an opened blackish-grey blazer with white accents over an opened long-sleeved white dress shirt. A red T-shirt was underneath it and for footwear, a pair of slightly worn out blue and white sneakers.

He gazed upward, watching as the clouds slowly drifted by and wondering if he could ever catch a break. With his imagination, the clouds transformed themselves to the upper portions of well-endowed women: their sweet, melodic voices teasing and luring him to come closer before reverting back to ordinary clouds. A small breeze came by, causing his hair and clothes to sway. He closed his eyes momentarily, savoring the sense of calmness and letting the wind carry his troubles away. His skin felt cool as the wind brushed against it, fighting to push on through before deciding to simply go around. He still found the sun uncomfortable, however, thanks to one of the side effects of being a Reincarnated Devil.

That's right, Devil. And sadly, that wasn't even where his troubles started.

He still remembered, in vivid details, the event that went down nearly 3 weeks ago. A girl he barely knew, one who went by the apparent alias of Yuuma Amano, had asked him out after school. Being him, he had immediately said yes and then proceeded to brag to his friends about it, after getting over the shock that a girl, a hot one, had asked him.

Seriously. A smoking beauty had asked him out! What was he supposed to do, play it cool? These things didn't usually happen to guys like him so of course he was taken by surprise!

Stupid pretty boys and their charms… Girls threw themselves at them! Why couldn't that happened to him...

Well, it did… and that was where his life changed.

During the date with Yuuma, he took her out and showed her a good time, or at least tried to. Since it was his first date in like ever, he was at a loss at what to do and where to go. Before they had gone out, he had tried asking his two friends, Matsuda and Motohama, for advice but, well, since they were known as the Perverted Trio at Kuoh Academy where the girl to boy ratio was around 3:1, one could easily guess how popular they were with the ladies. Since that option was out, he tried asking his parents.

He was never doing that again. Mainly because they wouldn't stop doubting him!

Thank you parents. I can totally see your faith in me. And why do you keep on thinking I'll end up dying alone?! I'm not that bad am I?

…

…

Back on the topic…

In the end, he resulted in going through his manga collections for ideas. Desperate times called for desperate measures after all. The funny thing was that his manga collections helped him even more than his friends and family did…

It was depressing to think that was how his life was…

Anyways, when the day of the date with Yuuma came, they decided to meet up near the mall district. She was wearing a short black dress which added more to her image of innocence and sweetness as well as a light purple jacket with black accents, hugging her frame and making her much more attractive. He remembered her beautiful smiles, the way she laughed which was music to his ears, and how his heart was beating faster and faster just by being around her as they went on their date.

Near the end of shopping, he bought her a pink bracelet as a symbol of their time together. Afterwards, they went for ice cream and he watched her eyes sparkle to life as she ate, his food nearly forgotten in favor of being mesmerized by the goddess in front of him. Eventually, he managed to snap out of it long enough to finish his serving before it went to waste. With their dessert finished, it was nearly sunset and they headed toward the park for the finale of their date.

As they came closer and closer toward the fountain in the middle of the park, their hands touched and it sent a ting of electricity throughout his body. He remembered taking that leap of faith and holding her hand, delighted beyond belief that she didn't pull away. When the fountain was close, she went forward, her hands slipping out of his grasp. He would have thought about the missing warmth of it if it weren't for how the amber sun almost made her glow as she stood in front of the fountain, casting this divine image of beauty.

She stepped toward him, her violet eyes sparkling from the evening sun and the silky raven locks swaying ever so slightly, asking if he could do something for her using that sweet voice of hers. Of course, he immediately said yes, promising to do whatever she wanted.

And that was when things took a turn for the worst.

The rest of the memory came as a blur due to the shock as well as the short viewing of her naked form when she underwent a transformation. However, he still remembered those words, the words that would change his fate forever.

"Would you die for me?"

Yuuma Amano, or rather the Fallen Angel as they were called as he was taught later on, the girl whom he had liked, created a spear of light and stabbed him with it. He didn't remember what had happened besides laying on the ground and bleeding to death, but he did recall wishing to die in the arms of a beautiful girl. He remembered the flyer he had picked up earlier glowing as a figure emerged from it, almost as if answering his call.

And that was how Rias Gremony, one of the two beauties of the school, showed up and then proceeded to offer him a second chance by reincarnating him as a new Devil.

Issei sighed as he continued walking.

Since then, his life had been one hell-ride (no pun intended) after another. The following week was full of confusion as he wondered why nobody could remember Yuuma, almost believing and agreeing that he had dreamt her up. As he walked into the park where he last saw her, he was attacked, again, by a Fallen Angel and nearly died, again.

After the second time, he got to meet the Devils of the Occult Research Club which consisted of Rias Gremony, Akeno Himejima, Yuuto Kiba, and Koneko Toujou, who were all popular, who then proceeded to explain the whole Devil business he was a part of. From then on, he'd been adjusting to the devil life while also trying, and failing, to earn contracts from humans so he could advance in rank and finally have his harem. Yes, as a Devil, once he'd reached a high enough level, he could form his very own harem!

He couldn't help the perverted giggle that escaped his lips.

"U-um, are you okay?" his companion asked. He had forgotten she was even there. She was a petite little thing that barely reached his chin. She had long blonde hair and green eyes that, coupled with her cute face, radiated an aura of innocence. She wore a dark teal nun outfit with light blue accents, a white veil with a blue trim over her head and a brown satchel slung on her right hip. A pair of brown boots occupied her feet and a silver cross necklace hung around her neck.

"Yeah!" he exclaimed quickly, not wanting her to know what he was thinking about. "Sorry about that," Issei replied sheepishly back to the cute Italian nun whom he had met a couple of minutes ago, one of which he promised he would show her to the Church while getting to know her along the way.

What he did manage to learn was she had a Sacred Gear just like himself: only hers deal with healing others as far as he knew unless his could do something like that as well. She was also a very kind-hearted individual who would treat others nicely, regardless if they were a devil or not which was how she got kicked out of the Church and ended up here in Japan.

Though he couldn't help but feel there was more to the story considering how she looked and sounded while talking about her Sacred Gear, something she claimed to be a gift from god. While he didn't pushed, he did wonder why he felt weird when he caught sight of her holy cross around her neck.

"Look!" her voice snapped him out of his musings as he followed her instruction. "There's the Church!"

Issei nodded as he gazed upon the building. "Yup. That's the Church alright. The only one we have actually…" he trailed off, idly wondering when the Church had opened again. Last he heard of the place was when they were shutting it down. The lights inside were on which meant people so it had probably been reopened recently.

An unknown pressure bared down on him. He suddenly went stiff as he felt his body sweating, warning him something dangerous was nearby. All of his instincts screamed at him to get away, to get as far away from the Church as possible. His left arm started shaking and his spine felt chilly. His throat felt tight as his legs slowly moved backwards on their own.

It was fear, Fear a prey would feel when cornered by a predator. Fear that if he made any wrong moves, his life would be forfeited.

Fear that, as a Devil, if he got any closer to the Church, he'd die.

"I'm so relieved we found it!" the nun exclaimed with a bright smile as her emerald eyes shone with gratefulness, snapping him out of trance.

"I'd better get going," Issei said calmly, trying to cover up and make his exit as natural as possible. The sooner he got away from that building, the better off he'd be. And the sooner his arm would stop shaking.

"Wait!" Sadly, it look like he wouldn't get that chance. "I want to thank you for helping me. Would you like to come in for some tea?" she asked politely, wanting to repay him for his kindness.

A Devil and a Nun walks into a Church to have a cup of tea…

No, just no. He'd likely die before that happen, probably by some random third party interference.

Today was turning out to be a mess and it wasn't even noon yet!

"Sorry," he replied back as gently as he could. "But I really have to get going." He didn't want to deny her, really. But that place would be the death of him if he went in.

She seemed distraught for a moment before brightening up. "It was still very sweet of you to help me. My name's Asia Argento." The smile on her face was simply dazzling.

"I'm Issei Hyoudou. And it wasn't a problem," he replied back easily with a smile. "See ya around." He left with a wave over his shoulder, never looking back. As he continued his way toward school, he couldn't help but think of his encounter with that kind nun.

Things were going to be different from now on.

He could just feel it.

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Two figures floated in the dark space, staring at each other: one with hidden excitement while the other was with confusion. The myriad of colors hummed in the background, moving in irregular patterns. Nothing besides the colors and the two figures could be seen for miles, nor were there any other sounds to be heard in the Void.

Finally, Naruto broke the silence. "What?" He blinked owlishly at the offered hand, wondering what a little girl such as herself would need his help for.

'You do realize she's not exactly normal right?' came the ever-so-helpful commentaries of Kurama.

'Eh.' Naruto mentally shrugged. 'She hasn't exactly done anything to hurt us and we were trespassing on her home,' he pointed out, making Kurama see just why he was considering doing a small task in return. That, and he didn't want to sit around and just wait for some miracle to happen so he could suddenly return home.

Might as well do something in the meantime.

'Besides, stranger things have happened before. What's one more to join the list?' he said cheerfully though he was inwardly crying at his abnormal life.

Let's see, off of the top of his head: he learned he had a demon sealed inside of him, his first C-rank mission turned A-rank, he got swallowed by a giant snake, had to fight a demon, met The Super Pervert, summoned a giant Toad with a drinking problem, fought another demon, and he learned he had a terrorist organization after him when he was still 13 years old!

…

…

Naruto inwardly hung his head.

Kurama rolled his eyes as he felt the exaggerated sadness Naruto was emitting from within the seal. How the idiot had managed to last this long was a mystery he wouldn't be solving any day soon.

"I want you to join me." Came her simple bland voice that reminded him he wasn't alone and snapped him out of his faux misery.

Recovering, "Join you?" Naruto asked the little girl in front of him with a raised eyebrow.

Her raven hair swayed as she nodded. "Yes." She had retracted her hand a few moments ago, after seeing how he didn't jump at the offer.

The blond scratched the back of his head with golden arm. "Sorry," he started off, "but I have no idea who you are or why you would want my help," he said and hinted as to why he hadn't provided a clear answer as of yet.

He wasn't going to help someone without learning who they were or why they needed help in the first place. If it was back to when he was 13 then yes, he would have offered his assistance without asking a single question. However, after witnessing what the real world was capable off, he knew he should at least obtain some information before accepting.

Naruto knew he was naïve, and he still is albeit less. However, nowadays, it was mostly by choice. The one who managed to save the world wasn't someone who allowed realism to control him: no, the one who saved the world was someone who understood how reality worked, how cruel it could be, and would still stick to his beliefs regardless of how idealistic they were.

If sticking to his beliefs, being called naïve, was what it took to save the world and save his friends, he would gladly do it all over again for as long as the world needed saving.

That was just how he was.

Back to the situation at hand, he noticed her gray eyes lighting up in understanding, most likely already figuring out what he wanted from her.

Her posture straighten a bit and her eyes stared into his. "I am Ophis, the Infinite Dragon God."

Naruto nodded slowly as the girl gave him her name.

"Infinite Dragon God?" he mused. 'Interesting… Definitely better than Scarecrow and whatever Orochimaru's henchmen had.' He didn't pay much heed to it because titles were just that, titles. Some had them because they had earned it; others were mostly self-proclaimed. Some could actually live up to their title such as the First Hokage who was dubbed the God of Shinobi. Other people, however, such as bandits being a prime example, couldn't because they chose those monikers for a purpose in mind such as intimidation.

He didn't believe Ophis's title for the moment unless he saw her transform into some sort of Infinite Dragon God or whatever. Plus, she was a little girl! How could a small thing like her be a Dragon God?

Kurama merely rolled his eyes.

You'd think he'd be used to these things by now…

"That's right," the now-dubbed Ophis replied.

Naruto tilted his head, a look of confusion plastered on his face. "But aren't you a girl?" he couldn't help but asked.

"I am a shapeshifter. I can change to any form I want; however, I prefer this form the most," she explained, gesturing to her childlike body.

"So," Naruto drawled out, making a mental note she/it is a shapeshifter, "you like to take the form of a little girl and have been in it the longest?"

Kurama merely raised an eyebrow at his partner's questionings.

Where was he going with this?

She nodded slowly, her eyebrows slightly furrowed together. "Yes."

"So wouldn't that make you the Infinite Dragon Goddess?" Naruto pointed out. It made sense if one thought about it. God refer to a male and Goddess referred to a female. Since Ophis had been in a little girl form the longest and prefer it, she should change her title from God to Goddess so people wouldn't be confused.

"…"

"…"

The duo watched as Ophis became unresponsive and her face unreadable.

'I think you've stumped her,' Kurama pointed out matter-of-factly after not hearing from her for several minutes.

'Oops?' Came his oh so eloquent response.

Was he not supposed to do that?

"…"

"…"

"I see…" she started off slowly after her brain finally rebooted itself.

The duo sweat-dropped.

Shaking her head to clear away that revelation, "Nevertheless," Ophis started, "I require your assistance in completing a personal task of mine."

"And what task is that?"

"To join the Khaos Brigade and get rid of Great Red."

Naruto tilted his head. That answer only gave birth to even more questions. "What's the Khaos Brigade?" he inquired.

"The Khaos Brigade is an organization formed to help me achieve my dream: a world of silence."

He raised an eyebrow in response though he was inwardly frowning. Those words sounded so familiar to him… "What do you mean by 'a world of silence'?"

"To tell you would require me to start from the beginning of where this begun," she stated. After seeing his nod, she continued, "Very well. As you know, this place, the Void, is my home and has been for a long time. Back then, I've always had this place to myself: the vibrant colors, the endless space, and the presence of silence were all mine and mine alone."

"And I suppose this all changed when this 'Great Red' showed up?" Naruto asked neutrally, trying to connect the dots himself like how Iruka, Kakashi, and Granny had taught him.

Ophis nodded. "Indeed. I had left this place for some time: wandering endlessly across many realms in search of anything of interest. From the Great Halls of Asgard to the Ninth Circle of Hell, I searched. But I could not find any." She shook her head at the last part. "When I had returned home after my long journey, I saw my home being occupied by another being: Great Red, the Dragon of Dragons, in place of my absence, had claimed this place for himself," she said with a small frown and tone of distain.

"Could you not have asked him to leave? I mean it is your home after all," he asked curiously. Her face remained impassive but he could has sworn he almost saw her snorting.

"I have tried, but Great Red is nothing more than an immature brat whose only care in the world is to perform ridiculous, aerobatic stunts and have deemed my place as the only suitable dimension for it."

Naruto sweat-dropped.

What the hell did he get himself into this time? Seriously, this sounded like something out of an old fairy tale: a princess requests help from a distant hero to drive the evil dragon off of her home. Only this time the princess is a dragon and the evil dragon that he is to fight sounded like a stunt devil who had yet to reach puberty.

Kurama roared in the background with laughter.

'SHUT UP DAMMIT!'

'Rescue a princess from a literal dragon, check. Bwhahahaha!'

'Put a sock in it you overgrown hairball!'

The kitsune only laughed harder.

Naruto breathed in, then breathed out.

He'd get back at the peanut head later.

"And because he refused, you created this 'Khaos Brigade'?" She nodded. "What can you tell me about them?" he inquired.

Might as well know who he might possibly be working with in the near future if he chose to accept this task.

"The Khaos Brigade is composed of creatures with unique abilities. The organization had been around for centuries with the numbers steadily rising. Devils, Fallen Angels, Angels, and Humans make up the majority of the members there. All have pledged their aid and power in removing Great Red from my home when the chance arises. In return, I granted each person a blessing of my power for them to use as they pleased."

Kurama stopped laughing and joined Naruto in staring at her unbelievably.

What?

Resisting the urge to twitch, "If I may ask," seeing her nod, he continues, "if they have been around for as long as you claimed, then why haven't they done anything about your problem yet?" Naruto inquired as calmly as he could while making a mental note that she is not as young as she appears to be.

'What ever gave you that idea?' came Kurama's snarky voice. He did say the girl in front of them wasn't exactly normal but the idiot ignored him.

You reap what you sow after all.

The blond cut off the mental link while his eye twitched, not wanting to get into an argument with the peanut gallery at this moment.

"It is because they are not adequately strong enough to fight Great Red as they are now," was her simple response.

Kurama sent a wave of disbelief through the seal.

Naruto resisted a facepalm.

Barely.

Even he wasn't dumb enough (not after the sessions with his three tormentors- he means, teachers) to not miss how the so-called Khaos Brigade has only been using Ophis for their own benefits as well as never intending to fulfill their promise to her. While he himself would never break a promise, he knew he couldn't say the same for others. A verbal response could easily be taken back as well as be misleading if done right.

In other words, they knew what Ophis wanted to hear, told her that they were there to 'help', and once they got accepted by her, they would then receive power to do whatever it is they pleased.

And he doubt the Khaos Brigade was full of pure-hearted people.

It sort of reminded him of the Akatsuki before it was disbanded. Nagato, Konan, and Yahiko could be compared to Ophis in a way, being the original leaders of their own respective organizations with a non-evil goal in mind. However, as time moved on, the original purpose of their group change into something more corrupted thanks to certain individuals manipulating them into their bidding, eventually turning the once-pure organization into something akin to a terrorist group.

"You do know they're just using you right?" Naruto asked, hoping she did realize what they were doing.

So imagined his surprise when she nodded. "It does not matter," she started, "I am but a figurehead for them. As long as they fulfill their promise and get rid of the pest, I do not care."

"Even if they might end up betraying you?" he pointed out, hoping she would see reason.

Sadly, she shot that down. "I am one of the strongest beings in existence. They wouldn't dare," she stated blandly as if saying a fact.

He inwardly sighed at how naïve she could be. It was no wonder she was so easy to manipulate.

That really coincided with his childhood actually…

"So will you join me, Naruto Uzumaki?" her voice brought him out of his train of thoughts.

Said blond looked at her with calculating gaze, a touch of sadness and pity within his eyes. He looked around the Void, looking far beyond the myriad of colors. His eyes scanned around as he took in as much details as he could about the place. He listened intensively with his ears, hoping to pick up something. He reached out with his senses, wanting to find something, anything, about the place. And he did find something.

Nothingness, and an endless sea of darkness.

He looked back at her and gave her a sad smile, confusing her slightly.

The way she had no one she had no one but herself to rely on. The way everyone feared her because of her powers. The way they wanted to use her because of those powers. All of it reminded him of Gaara. Gaara at least had his siblings around him before Naruto had changed him. Ophis? She had no one, at least none that he knew off. But with the way she was speaking, he could sort of guess she was never close to anyone. That, and he could tell her experience regarding emotions rivaled that of Gaara when he was young.

She reminded him of himself too; or least, of how he could have turned out. Whereas he rejected the darkness growing up, wanting others to acknowledge him and be with him, Ophis on the other hand embraced it and thrived in it. The darkness was all she had known for a long time, and she was okay with that. She probably left her home because she was curious as to what the world was like. However, seeing that she preferred the silence, she must have grown to hate it.

And that reminded him of Sasuke.

Naruto bit his lips.

This being in front of him, the one who welcomed the darkness so openly, the one who was so used to its presence that she wished for nothing more but for it to return with her, could she have been how Sasuke would have turned out had Naruto not convinced him? Would Sasuke have been like her, alone in the darkness with no one to rely on and be content with it? Was this what Sasuke had wanted? Eternal isolation from everyone?

He looked around at the void, the endless place with no life in sight. There was no light, no air, no trees, no wind, no sun, nothing. All that stretched for miles was a sea of darkness and colors, humming and moving in the background with no real purpose. There was no feel of life in the air, no warmth, no cold, no happiness, no sadness, nothing.

It was… sad. And lonely. Like an orphan who never knew the feeling of parents. Or what it was like to have a friend.

"How about a deal then?" Naruto said from out of the blue as he stared into the colors.

A black eyebrow arched upward. "A deal?" came her usual bland reply with a hint of curiosity in it.

He looked back at her, his yellow eyes from his Kurama Mode piecing into her gray eyes, shining with what seem to be determination and confidence. He raised his hand and extended his index and middle finger up. "Two months," he declared, "I want you to come with me for two months to the real world. If you admit that the world has much more than what your home can offer, you'll have to agree to call me a friend and leave this place every once and a while."

Her single eyebrow returned to its previous state as she stared at him. "And if I don't admit?"

Pointing toward himself with his thumb and puffing his chest out a bit while wearing a wide grin, he declared, "Then I'll agree and personally kick this Great Red character out of your home for good. That's a promise dattebayo!"

Ophis fell silence. Her eyes stayed on Naruto, never leaving his form and him not changing his stance at all. His golden flames licked away at his skin, turning into wisps of fire crackling under the moonlit night. A minute passed, then another. The only sounds heard were the irregular patterns of colors moving in the background and the light sounds of their breathing.

As they reached the third minute mark, she finally spoke softly but her words could be heard from all around. "If I refused?"

Dropping his arm but still smiling, "You sure? I think the deal would benefit us both really."

Raising an eyebrow, "How so?"

"We could both use a friend," Naruto pointed out with a small shrug. He didn't know anyone in this world, for obvious reasons, and the girl/shapeshifter/dragon god/whatever in front him seemed like she could use a friend.

Who was he to leave someone alone in the darkness?

That, and he kind of needed a tour guide anyways.

She frowned. "Friend?" The word tasted foreign in her mouth. She did not have need for friends. "I could just force you into helping me," Ophis stated as she bore a bit of her power onto him to match his level and then slowly increase it.

The smile on his face dropped and a small frown appeared as he started increasing his own power as well, his clothes swaying more and more as the yellow shroud glowed brighter and expanded in intensity to push back her power.

Their power levels were climbing higher and higher with each passing second. The raw power being exuded in the air created mini shockwaves and powerful winds formed from the pressure. The two powerhouses pumped more and more of their power into the atmosphere, their clothes and hair swaying wildly around them. Then, just when it seemed they would stop, a purple shroud engulfed Ophis.

She had touched into her real power.

Naruto widened his eyes as he felt her power rising further and further, becoming more and more potent with each passing second. By the fifth second after she activated that shroud of hers, Naruto changed into his Six Path Sage Mode, unknowingly causing her own eyes to widen in surprise. However, he was too busy to pay any attention.

He tried matching her power: his face straining from the efforts, his teeth clenched, and sweat drenched all over him. His chakra coil burned as they had yet to fully recover to handle the strains from his ultimate mode. He felt his body heating up but he refused to back down.

This was his chance to save someone from the relentless darkness!

With that thought in mind, he pushed himself even further. His yellow aura clashed with her purple over the battle of dominance. He saw her face and felt a slight smug of satisfaction as he saw her struggling to overcome him. Howling winds echoed all around them, their pillar of aura shooting higher and higher into the sky. Gray eyes stared into yellow eyes in a battle of will, neither one willing to back down just yet.

Asura's descendant felt his power reaching its maximum in his current state. He was injured, he wasn't fully recovered to use Six Path Sage Mode without the aftereffect. Had they done this a month or so later, he would have been fully healed, enough that he could match her and possibly exceed her in terms of raw power alone [1].

Naruto couldn't help but inwardly wince.

Looks like her title as Infinite Dragon God wasn't for show after all.

"Enough."

It was Ophis who broke their verbal silence.

And with that, the presence that dominated the Void disappeared as if it had never happened.

XoX

The Dragon God stared at Naruto with newfound respect.

She had only meant for the display of power as a mean to assess whether or not he had to will to back up what he had stated. She had seen so many people stand before her, making demands and offering deals. They came before her wearing a face of arrogance and eagerness, believing they could control her into agreeing to their terms. But the moment she flared her power, they all changed: they grew submissive, agreeing to do whatever she wanted them to do, in fear of facing her wrath.

Never before had someone besides Great Red openly stood against her and not back down. What's more, he had, if she remembered correctly, what was it… Ah, that's right. He had the bite to back up the bark or so to speak.

Ophis knew he was powerful. She had sensed it. However, sensing his power and actually seeing his power were two different things. Naruto Uzumaki had power, and loads of it. Enough that he was able to stand against her while she tapped into her true power.

And he was injured to top things off.

There were actually two reasons to her testing him. The first was as mentioned before: she wanted to see if he had the will to confront her. Had he succumbed to her like many before her, then the deal would have been nulled. He could not have forced her into agreeing to join him in the outside world if he couldn't back up what he claim.

The second part, however, was due to her own curiosity. As also mentioned earlier, she had sensed his power but it wasn't the same as seeing it. Seeing how he was able to match her own while handicapped made acquiring him for her own side that much more interesting. She actually felt quite giddy about it, feeling excitement flow through her body like never before. The feeling was foreign but she paid it no heed as the test actually brought a sudden revelation to her.

Should she try and fight him as they are right now, she might win, yes; however, she would have been critically injured during the process. She might then be able to convert him to her side but they would have to wait weeks if not months before they could face the Dragon of Dragons.

And that was assuming she could win as well as him actually listening to her, which she knew for a fact he wouldn't. Since he openly stood against her with no fear, she could tell he would never obey her should she force him into it. Naruto Uzumaki would have run at the first chance of freedom and then their possible alliance would be nonexistent.

That was not something she wanted, especially from someone with the power that rivaled her own and could help her.

Since the forceful route was out, the diplomatic route was all that was left. He had offered a deal with her, one of which required her to stay in his company for two months while in the real world. Should he win, which was unlikely, she'd have to call him a friend and leave her home dimension every now and then. However, should she win, he himself would personally kick Great Red out of her home.

The options in front of her were this: if she forced him, they'd have to fight and the result could either be him agreeing to help her or escaping at the first opportunity he could. And that was if she won. On the other hand…

"Naruto Uzumaki," she spoke out after a moment of silence, watching as his eyes narrowed slightly. "The terms of your proposal is that I spend two months of my time in the outside world with you correct?"

Two different routes. One offered a chance result; the other a fixed result.

"Yes," he nodded and said cautiously.

"And if I admit I like it better than my home, I would have to agree to being your… friend," she said the word uncertainly. "However," she continued, "if I dislike my time there, then you'd have to uphold your end and promise to get rid of Great Red. Am I wrong?"

Naruto shook his head. "No. That's right."

It was a no brainer.

Ophis nodded.

"I agree to your terms."

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A Western Dragon with a horn on his snout stare off into the distance in the direction the power surge had come from, his yellow eyes boring into the Void. He was a large dragon who was about 100 meters long with red scales on top and white scales running along the underside. Dense scales made for protection covered his entire body from head to tail, even on his wings which he had two sets of. He had four legs, all bulky enough to crush and completely dominate his opposition.

This was Great Red, the Dragon of Dragons, one of the Legendary Duo whose powers made other divine beings tremble.

He was also interested in the two signature which had appeared moments ago. One of them was of course the witch, Ophis. It was hard to forget that signature who constantly bugged him to no end about moving out of her home.

It was his home dammit! There was no other place with so much room as well as isolation as this! He could do anything he would in here and nobody could judge him!

Except her of course.

Stupid witch…

However, it was the other signature that caught his attention. For as long as he could remember, or cared to anyways, only he and the witch had that kind of power. But now, it seemed a third player had entered the field, one who might possibly throw him off his ranking as Top One.

And that irked him. How dare that being challenges him?! Granted his strength was impressive but who was he to come up here and flare his powers like that? Only he, the Dragon of Dragons himself, could do that!

…

…

Anddddd now he was over it.

As long as the witch and her puppet left him alone, he wouldn't care. He wouldn't mind losing the top rank if it meant he could enjoy doing what he does best.

"Speaking of which," Great Red mumbled, his voice echoing through the Void. He craned his neck and flexed his wings, stretching them as far as possible. He stretched out his legs as well as his tail to insure no part was stiff, letting out quiet groans as his bones popped.

"Time to perform a complete barrel roll, and actually stay airborne afterwards..."

And with that, the True Dragon shot forward.

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Ophis couldn't help but feel slightly peeved for some unknown reason.

Oh wait, she knew the reason: that moron was probably doing something stupid and messing up her home, again.

And just as the feeling came, it disappeared, making her face return back to its emotionless self. She glanced toward her side, watching as her… companion? Acquaintance? Equal? Savior? She watched as he walked beside her, hands behind his head without a care in the world and no longer in his power form.

Now that he wasn't glowing like a sun, Ophis had to admit he really did look like a human and felt like one as well. His eyes, which were once yellow most likely as a result of his power up, were now cerulean blue with normal pupils.

Interesting.

"Where are we going anyways?" he asked while observing his surroundings with interest in the forest path they were walking on.

"Since you had no knowledge of this place, and I had no desire to care where we spend our two months, I've decided to pick a random location within one of the realms for us to go to," she explained flatly.

Naruto made a sheepish expression. "Sorry. I know you hate the outside world but I'm sure if you give it another chance, you'll learn to love it out here!" he exclaimed while pumping his fist in the air.

Looking at him out of the corner of her eyes, "And what makes you think I'll change so easily?"

"Because I'm here dattebayo! And I'm going to make sure that for the next two months, you'll learn to enjoy life and have fun like I do!" he flashed her a wide grin.

Eyes lingering on him a moment longer, she then turned back ahead, opting not to comment.

A few moments later, they came across a clearing on top of a cliff overlooking a big city.

"Welcome to Kyoto."

The afternoon sun bore down overhead, illuminating the city as well as slightly irritating Ophis who was not a fan of the light. Towers that surpassed the height of those back home stood before Naruto, all made from unknown designs he was not familiar with. Sounds, which sounded like honks, echoed from within the city and a… silver bird flew overhead, roaring all the while.

Strangely, it seemed the place was divided into two places, as evident that, from where he was standing, further back on the right side were buildings which resembled those back home. Feudal Japanese homes to be exact, if only Naruto knew what that meant since Ophis took the liberty of explaining some stuff to him on the way here. Compared to the city on the left, the right looked… old. Ancient. Outdated.

However, to him, that just felt right. Probably because it reminded him on home but he'll take that over the alien side any day. In the seal, which Naruto had restored the mental link earlier after Ophis agreed to the terms, Kurama nodded his head in agreement.

"Say Ophis," he pointed toward the similar Konoha design, "Can we go over there first?"

She merely shrugged. "Okay."

'You might want to suppress your chakra Naruto,' Kurama advised. 'If what Ophis said was true, the… Youkai or whatever here could sense your chakra from miles away.'

Naruto thought about that. He wasn't here to cause trouble, even if trouble always found him. He was here to show Ophis a good time for the next two months or so. That being said, after hearing Ophis explain how each of the factions in this world had an unstable peace accord, getting caught up in a political shit storm was something Naruto did not want to deal with right now.

Especially since none of his teachers or friends were here to bail him out in case something went wrong. Knowing him, something will go wrong.

That, and he hadn't completed his lessons on politics yet. And they had made it perfectly clear he was to avoid politics until after his lessons were completed, and to also have someone with him at all times which he was totally fine with.

They'd talk, he'd fights. It was a mutual agreement.

'Right,' Naruto said, agreeing to his partner's suggestion. Suppressing his chakra was a good idea.

There was a pause between the two.

'…How'd I do that?'

Kurama facepalmed.

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AN: Naruto enters DxD around the time Issei meets Asia which is one month ish before Riser Arc. Naruto asking if Ophis could help him return home will be in a later chapter.

[1] For those interested in his power level, there. Full strength, beat Ophis in raw power. However, since I'm not planning a lot of major battles between Top Ten beings in Part One (only one I think but that's toward the end of Part One), not all that important honestly.

Since many are curious about the title, I figured I might as well explain now as opposed to later. Have you ever heard of the 'Black Swan Theory'? To make a long explanation short and interesting: back in the good old days, black swans were presumed to be nonexistent until that was proven wrong. When it was discovered that black swans actually existed, it caused a stir within the community (think of how people felt when it was discovered the earth was round. Same concept). It went against something they deeply believed in.

In other words, it's a metaphor. When a 'Black Swan' exist, it's because it doesn't, and shouldn't, belong there, but it does. It also causes a major change in the world and is quite often unpredictable.

Naruto is the 'Black Swan of DxD' precisely for those reasons hence the title because his very presence caused a chain of reactions.

Basically, 'Black Swan' is a Symbol and a Metaphor for change. Kind of like the Butterfly Effect.

No, it has nothing to do with that one movie.

If you want to find out more, just google 'Black Swan Theory'.

Oh, and this is a Naruto x Ophis SINGLE pairing. NO Harems or otherwise. And their relationship will gradually build on itself. Won't be instant or forced. Mostly because you can't expect Ophis to instantly know love when she doesn't have a lot of experience regarding emotions. As for Naruto, in case you've forgotten, he had to actually see Hinata's memories to know she loved him and he her. So yeah, no rushing. Gonna be as natural as anime can be (cue sweatdrops).

And sorry! I have a really bad habit of making slow starts…