A/N - Okay, before I say anything, I want you to know that I've been feeling rather under the weather for a while now. Recently, I developed a bad fever, I feel really hot and yet cold enough that I'm shivering regardless. On top of that, I was coughing a lot, I was shaking, I was vomiting...it wasn't fun. I'm feeling a LOT better today with the only problem being a fever.

Also, I had two ingrown toenails. Before you question me or lecture me or whatever else, I take good care of my nails. I think part of the problem is the fact that the toenails on my big toes keep breaking. x.x I don't really know how I got two ingrown toenails on my big toes, but it happened. I had to see the foot doctor on Monday and he numbed my toes and cut off both sides of both of my big toenails. Surprisingly, my toes don't hurt like I expected they would. They're actually feeling a LOT better than they were. Only real problem is that they bled a lot.

Anyways, I was having such a hard time focusing on this chapter because of how sick I've been. I just couldn't concentrate and instead struggled just to get through each day. x.x So if this chapter isn't the kind of quality you were hoping for, I apologize.

And with all of that said and out of the way, I give to you ze chapter! Hopefully you enjoy it! lol

Chapter 12 - The Priestess

People were running around the village of Konoha screaming out in panic. A lot of them were talking about ghosts possessing items in their shops or their homes and wreaking havoc throughout the village. Tsunade had already received numerous complaints about hauntings and supposed attacks on their person. Sighing, she just knew this was somehow Naruto's doing. It was a mean prank that he pulled, but once again there was no evidence to support her theory! Damn brat!

Now here she was in the council chambers, listening as everyone argued about what was happening in the village. Having enough, she slammed her fist on the table and shouted out, "Shut the hell up already! I'm sick of this!"

One of the Civilian Council members looked at her and asked, "But...what do we do, Hokage-sama?"

Tsunade sighed and shook her head. She considered throwing Naruto under the bus as a form of payback for causing this headache in the first place, but she decided against it. He had suffered enough hate and abuse from the village. She didn't want to give them another reason to hurt him.

The Fifth shook her head again and said, "Nothing. Stop reacting to it and let it run its course. I'm 100% certain that this phenomenon will pass with time. I assure you that the village isn't being haunted by ghosts. Something else is the cause of all of this, and I'll have some teams look into what might be causing this. Okay? Let them do their jobs and all of you go back to your peachy little lives. You're all dismissed."

Once everyone had left, Tsunade returned to her office and called for one of her Anbu. "Bring Naruto and his little girlfriends here. I need to discuss something with them."

When the Anbu left, Tsunade leaned back in her chair and massaged her temples to try and soothe her blasted headache. "I feel like I'm suffering from a damn hangover."

When Naruto and his team entered her office, Tsunade looked at them and frowned. "Shut the door." she commanded.

Naruto closed the door behind his family before looking at Tsunade. "What's up, Hokage-sama? Something happen besides these weird 'hauntings' everyone's talking about?"

Tsunade glared at him and said, "Don't act innocent with me, Naruto Uzumaki! I know you're the one behind these strange events! Whatever you did, I want you to undo it. NOW!"

Meru decided to speak up in defense of her future hubby. "Um, Ma'am? Naruto has been with us the entire time. It was kind of a group date deal. We honestly have no idea what you're talking about. Sorry."

The Hokage looked at each member of the team with a stern glare on her face before she finally sighed and rubbed the bridge of her nose. "Either you're all in on it, or, as much as it pains me to say it, I'm wrong and you really didn't have anything to do with this chaos. Either way, it's frustrating for me."

Naruto frowned at her and said, "Y'know something, Granny? I don't like you accusing me every time something weird happens. It's not right, dattebayo!"

Tsunade sighed and said, "Fine. I'm sorry, alright? Things were just…'calm' when you were away on your trip. Then, almost as soon as you came back, weird things started happening again. What did you expect me to think?"

Naruto sighed and shook his head. "Did you ever stop to think that somebody might be setting me up? You know people don't like me, so it wouldn't be too farfetched to think somebody's framing me for everything. Then again, not sure how anyone could pull off this haunting thing. Pretty impressive stuff."

The beautiful Hokage sighed and shook her head. "You would find this amusing, wouldn't you? I'm still not fully convinced you aren't behind this, but I'll give you the benefit of the doubt for now. Regardless, that's not why I wanted you and your friends to come here. I have a mission here that I think is perfect for your team." Handing the file over to Naruto to read through, she said, "You're being sent to protect a priestess by the name of Shion. Her life is in danger due to her unique abilities. There's a group of rogue ninja trying to resurrect a demon known as Moryo, and her power is needed to either seal it away again, or destroy it. Do you understand?"

Everyone nodded in understanding before Naruto asked, "Couldn't one of us just use our magic or something to destroy this Moryo? It's better to destroy something like that than simply sealing it up every time somebody frees the damn thing."

Tsunade nodded and said, "That's precisely why I'm sending your team. With your unique set of abilities, I'm quite certain that you'll be able to kill this thing for good so nobody can pull this crap again. I want you to set out immediately. Keep this priestess safe and kill anyone that attempts to take her life. And, of course, I want you to keep yourselves safe as well."

"Of course Hokage!" Yang exclaimed with a grin. "Nothing will keep us down. We're going to kick some butt and take that demon down! No sweat!"

"I'm glad you're so confident. However, as I said, I want you to be careful. Anything can happen on a mission, and Naruto's missions tend to turn into real clusterfucks. A simple C-rank can turn into an A or S-rank mission. His luck is weird that way." Tsunade said, looking pointedly at Naruto.

Naruto sighed and rubbed the back of his head. "Yeah. I hate to admit it, but you're right. We'll be careful, Hokage-sama. Who will be leading this team? I assume Yamato-sensei is going to be busy elsewhere?"

Tsunade nodded and looked around at everyone. "You seem like a capable leader, Naruto-kun, but I'd like to test the girls with you as well. Blake Belladonna, I'm placing you in charge of this mission. As I said, I want you to think of this as a test of your leadership abilities. However, more than that, I have something of an ulterior motive. I'm interested in seeing you all take on teams of Genin after a while. I know I only recently promoted all of you to the rank of Chunin, but I fully expect you to make Jonin in no time."

Blake was wide-eyed and asked, "Me? I…" Taking a moment to breathe, she steeled herself and said, "I'll do my best, Lady Hokage. I'll see that we each make it through this mission in one piece and succeed in protecting Shion."

"Good. I suggest you set out immediately. Gather your things and get a move on." Tsunade commanded before waving them off.

As they made their way home, Yang smiled at her girlfriend and said, "So, how's it feel to be placed in charge of a big mission like this?"

The beautiful Faunus shook her head and looked a bit depressed. "I'm nervous...afraid even. I...I don't know. I'll just give it my best shot and do what I can. I just hope…"

When Blake didn't elaborate on what she was saying, the others decided to give her her space. They felt it was best not to push her too much and let her try to steel her nerves.

Days later - Land of Demons

Blake and her team were a bit shocked to see the chaos ensuing in the village where Shion and her people were waiting. Frowning to herself, Blake decided to issue her commands. "Alright everyone, we need to get down there, assess the situation, and force the invaders and would-be assassins back! If you can, take them alive. If you aren't given a choice, end them. Move out!"

Everyone nodded before they split up to deal with the enemies within the village. Naruto and Yang encountered their enemy first, a fairly tall man with pale skin, white hair, and red eyes. "We're going to give you this one chance to surrender. I suggest you take it." Naruto said.

The man, a fellow by the name of Gitai, laughed for a moment before he unleashed an Earth technique, attempting to crush Naruto and Yang where they stood. Picking Yang up in a bridal carry, Naruto dodged the attack swiftly and smirked at his girlfriend. "Yang, do your thing." he said with a grin.

"With pleasure my sexy stud." she said with a wink before she turned towards Gitai and fired off a few rounds from her Ember Celica. She knew she should conserve her ammo, but this seemed like a good chance to at least deal some damage to this guy.

Gitai was caught off guard by the attack and took a few bullet wounds to his chest and stomach. Wincing in agony, he soon spat up blood and looked down at his chest, realizing that one of the bullets had nicked his heart and severed an artery. The other bullet had nailed one of his lungs, collapsing it and causing him to begin wheezing for breath. As he struggled to breathe and stay alive period, Naruto came up behind him and severed his head from his body, killing him instantly.

Elsewhere, Blake and her teammates, Sakura and Temari, encountered the only female member of the Gang of Four. Her name was Shizuku, she had orange hair and black eyes. She also had blue lipstick on. When she saw the three of them, she laughed and said, "So, they send three weak young girls to fight me? How pathetic!"

Blake scowled at the woman and said, "Surrender now! I don't want to kill you if I don't have to."

"Awww, such a shame, because I have every intention of killing you." she said before unleashing a wave of fire at them, forcing them to separate or get burned to cinders.

When Blake recovered from the shock of her attack, she soon saw Shizuku moving in for the kill. Eyes widening, Blake took hold of her Gambol Shroud and proceeded to block her opponent's attack. The strength behind her opponent's blow, however, sent her stumbling back, leaving her open for another attack.

Before Shizuku could land her attack, Sakura appeared next to her and slammed her fist as hard as she could in the woman's head, turning it into paste and sending her flying down the way. Looking at Blake, she helped her up and asked, "Are you alright, Blake-chan?"

The cat Faunus looked at Shizuku's dead body and started to shake. "I...I can't do this. I don't want to kill anyone. Not after...not…" Hugging herself, Blake clenched her eyes shut tight and said, "I should never have been placed in charge of this mission! I'm...I'm not ready for this kind of responsibility again."

Temari walked up to her and placed a gentle hand upon her shoulder to get her attention. When Blake looked at her, Temari wrapped her arms around her in a comforting embrace. "It's okay Blake-chan. Nobody will make you do anything you don't want to do. We're a team, so allow us to pick up the slack, alright? As for your leadership abilities, try to have faith in yourself. You're better than you think. I don't know what happened in your past, but I hope you'll share it with us someday. We'll gladly share the burden with you."

Blake simply hugged her back and quivered in her arms as the weight of everything finally got to her and she began to sob, soaking Temari's shoulder with her tears. "I-I'm s-sorry. I don't k-know if I can do t-this."

"Nothing wrong with that, sweetheart. We believe in you though and we'll support you no matter what. Whatever decisions you make, believe that it's the right choice."

The lovely Faunus nodded slowly before separating herself from Temari. Wiping her tears, she offered her friends a smile before they took off in search of Shion so they could keep her safe.

Moebius & Meru

"Seriously? Is this all this world has to offer for me?" Moebius questioned as she stared at their defeated opponent, a man by the name of Kusuna and the apparent leader of the Gang of Four. "You could have at least tried to wound me."

Meru sweatdropped and said, "You do realize you're a goddess, right? Not many people are going to be able to hold a candle to you."

The gray-haired time goddess blinked a couple of times before smiling brightly. "Good point Meru-chan!" Looking at their crippled opponent, Moebius walked up to him and pressed her index finger against his forehead. "Farewell little man." she said before she used her time magic to make him age rapidly. After he was dead and his body turned to ash, she watched as the ashes floated away in the wind.

"Um, Moebius? Weren't we supposed to take him alive?" Meru questioned a bit uncertainly.

Blinking again, Moebius turned to face her friend and tapped her finger against her chin. "I suppose we were. It was so boring though that I just didn't see a point."

Meru could only sigh as she walked off with Moebius rushing to catch up to her. "You're really going to take some getting used to." she said, shaking her head in amusement. "Not that that's a bad thing."

"That's the spirit! Now let's go check on that Shion chick. Gotta make sure she's safe and all that."

Rikku, Towa, and Gaige

"You think they're all that cocky? That guy was awfully full of himself. Actually, he was kind of a moron." Gaige said as she looked at their disabled opponent. Thankfully, they had managed to simply knock him out and had tied him up with ninja wire, keeping his hands apart and ankles and legs bound.

Towa sighed and shook her head. "They were overdependent on their larger attacks and wore themselves out. It's pathetic." she said before she walked over and grabbed their opponent, a man by the name of Setsuna, and began dragging him off towards the shrine where Shion would be waiting for them.

After arriving at the shrine, they saw their teammates waiting for them. They also noticed that the others didn't manage to capture their opponents. "You killed them, huh? They put up too much of a fight?" Rikku asked.

Naruto rubbed the back of his head and said, "Not really. They were pretty pathetic and waaay too overconfident. The one we fought was already dying after Yang-chan attacked him. I just finished the job. As for the others…" Naruto looked at Moebius at this point and chuckled a bit.

Moebius pouted at him and folded her arms across her chest. "I was bored, okay?! You'd think I'd have a bit more excitement in your world. But nooo. All I got was some overconfident dumbass that couldn't fight his way out a wet paper bag. Talk about boooooring!"

Towa shook her head and said, "Moebius, you're a lot more dangerous than a good number of people living in this world. You can probably defeat any of them without much difficulty. In fact, now that I think about it, you would be a great help against the Akatsuki."

"You mean that group that wants to hurt Naruto-kun?" Seeing Towa nod, Moebius scowled and said, "Them, I'll enjoy destroying. Nobody is going to hurt Naruto-kun."

Naruto felt a shiver go down his spine and thought, And suddenly I'm getting yandere vibes. I feel sorry for anyone that pisses her off.

"Excuse me," somebody said, catching their attention. "Are you the team sent by Konoha to protect Milady Shion?"

Looking at the person that had spoken to them, Blake nodded and said, "Yes. My team is here to protect Shion from harm. Will she meet with us now?"

The man nodded and said, "Yes, she is waiting to see you. My name is Taruho, by the way, and I look out for all of Lady Shion's needs. Um, fair warning, but Lady Shion has the ability to see into the future. The, erm...problem with that is that she mostly just sees visions of people's deaths. If she has such a prediction about any member of your team, please do not hold it against her. She doesn't mean you any ill will, but...her visions are 100% accurate."

Naruto scoffed at this and said, "Sorry to burst your bubble, Taruho-san, but nobody here is going to die anytime soon. So if she does predict someone's death, it's not gonna happen. Understand?"

Taruho began to sweat as he nodded rapidly. "Y-Yes, sir. But…"

Naruto glared at him and said, "Not. Gonna. Happen."

"Y-Yes! Of course not! M-My mistake!" Taruho exclaimed before he hurriedly led them in to see Shion.

A short time later, Blake and her team were seated before Shion, who was looking at them almost condescendingly, but not quite. It was almost as if she couldn't bring herself to trust them or something. Shrugging it off, Blake decided to speak up. "Lady Shion, we are the team sent to you by Konohagakure to protect you. We have already dispatched those that wished to do you harm…"

Shion shook her head and interrupted her by saying, "There is another. One that wishes to revive the ancient demon known as Moryo."

Blake nodded in understanding before saying, "We can deal with them both, I assure you."

The pale blonde shook her head and said, "No, you cannot. Moryo cannot be destroyed, merely sealed away again should he be freed. That is an unchangeable fate. Just as it is your fate to die soon." she said, pointing at Yang.

Yang's eyes widened as she pointed at herself. "You mean to tell me you saw my death? Well damn." she said, chuckling afterwards. "Sorry to burst your bubble Missy, but I'm not dying anytime soon. I've got my team with me and we've all got each other's backs. Nothing's gonna bring me down!"

Blake wasn't taking the news quite so well, unfortunately. As soon as Shion said that Yang, her freaking girlfriend, was going to die, her eyes widened and she suddenly found it hard to breathe. So many thoughts were running through her head, all of them negative. Yang? Dying? Is...am...oh Oum. Am I going to screw up so badly I cause her death? What the hell do I do?!

Sensing Blake's distress, Naruto gently grasped her hand and looked her in the eyes. "Calm yourself, Blake-chan. Everything will be fine. Believe in yourself and lead us in the right direction. We'll be here with you every step of the way."

Blake nodded slowly and took a few deep breaths. Looking into her boyfriend's eyes, she said, "T-Thank you, Naruto. I'm just...nervous, I guess. I haven't led a team since…" Sighing softly, she shook her head and said, "I don't want anyone else to die because of me. Especially not you or Yang. I love you both so much it hurts to even think about you two dying."

Before anyone could say anything else, Shion shook her head and said, "Fate cannot be changed. Every death I have foretold has happened exactly as I saw it. I am sorry, but you are destined to die soon, Yang-san."

Naruto glared at her and rose to his feet before taking a few steps towards her. "So you're a defeatist, huh? Fate isn't set in stone! I've changed it before a number of times, and together, we'll make sure to change this so-called 'fate' of yours! But go ahead, believe in your so-called 'fate' and think it's unavoidable. If it can't be avoided, we'll just barrel on through it and show you that fate can be changed. So I suggest you shut up about Yang-chan dying and accept the fact that you ARE wrong. You may have been accurate about people's deaths before, but you aren't right this time. I'll fucking prove it to you!"

Shion's eyes went wide as she looked at him, but after a few moments, she opened her mouth to speak again, only to have Taruho interrupt her. "Please, Shion-sama, let it go. Do not anger those who are here to keep you safe!"

The priestess frowned and looked around at everyone to see them all glaring at her. Gulping nervously, she nodded and said, "I...I apologize. I'm so used to my visions coming true that I never stopped to think about how one might go about changing such a fate."

Yang sighed and rubbed the back of her head. "Yeah, well, it helps when you can inform people about how they're going to die, rather than just telling them, "Oh, you're going to die soon. Have fun!" or whatever. If you can see the way somebody is going to die, you should tell that person how so they can work to change their fate. Kind of cold of you not to think about doing that before now. Unless you still plan to hide the details of my apparent fate?"

Shion frowned and shook her head. "You are killed by one of the stone golems wandering about, wreaking havoc across the land. You exhaust yourself to the point your protective shielding or whatever you call it fails you. You take a harsh blow from behind and die almost instantly. I don't know when or where it happens, and I'm not sure which enemy it is, seeing as they all look identical, so if you want to survive, keep an eye on your surroundings and don't fight so hard you exhaust yourself."

"See? That wasn't so hard." Yang said somewhat condescendingly. "And those stone golem things, huh? Lemme guess, they won't stay down and tend to regenerate? Yeah, that sounds similar to some of the Grimm from Remnant. No worries, we can take 'em!" she declared boisterously.

Shion blinked a couple of times and asked, "Grimm? Remnant? I've never heard of such things before."

Naruto chuckled a bit and said, "That's not surprising. We'd explain, but it's something of a long story. The short version is, Remnant is where she and Blake are from and Grimm are creatures native to their home."

"I...see. How interesting." Shion said before shaking her head. "Regardless, we should get going if we're to stop them from awakening Moryo. I ask that you escort me to the temple where Moryo's body is sealed so we can deal with him. I feel that with your help, there might just be hope yet."

Taruho found himself smiling as he was starting to see a side of Shion he hadn't seen in quite some time. Seeing her smile again, even if just barely, makes me proud to have seen this moment.

Two days later

Before leaving for the temple, Blake and her team interrogated the last member of the Gang of Four that they had captured. It took a little 'persuasion', but he soon confessed everything he knew regarding their plan, who the leader was, etc. Apparently, their leader, a man by the name of Yomi, had already collected an essential piece of Moryo and was on his way to the temple to resurrect Moryo. They would need to reach the temple before he could, or else there was a good chance Moryo would be free to cause untold amounts of destruction.

After learning everything they needed from Setsuna, Moebius killed him and left his body to rot. There was no sense in leaving an enemy alive just so he (or she in some instances) could try again later.

Now, here they were outside the temple where Moryo rested. Sure enough, there were a ton of stone golems standing between them and the entrance to the temple. They couldn't see an easy path to the temple, so they all realized they'd likely just have to force their way through. However, they also realized that Yomi may already be inside, which meant that they couldn't just send Shion in alone.

Sighing, Naruto looked at Blake before standing up and motioning her to follow him. He also sent a look at Yang and, thankfully, she got the message as she stood up and followed the two of them to speak privately about something.

Once they were far enough away from the others, Naruto turned to Blake and said, "Blake-chan, before we even go down there, I need you to tell the two of us everything. You've been a wreck this entire mission and it's got me worried about you. What happened in the past that's shot your nerves to hell like this?"

Before Blake could say anything, Yang wrapped her up in a hug and kissed her cheek. "Sweetheart, you can tell us. Let us in and tell us everything that happened. Is it safe to assume that you led teams when you were with the White Fang?"

Blake nodded slowly and found it really hard to look them in the eyes. "Yes. I was one of the commanders in the White Fang. I...I was placed in charge of a few strike teams a number of times. At first, I thought it would be easy. I was naive. On my very first mission as a leader, my bad decisions got three of our people killed. Adam acted like they were simply 'necessary sacrifices'."

The cat Faunus scowled and shook her head. "He continued to leave me in charge of team after team, and almost every time, there were more 'necessary sacrifices'. I was scared, and I was always second guessing myself. I wondered every time whether I could make the right choices, and I never had a concrete answer either way. When I got to Beacon, I was so glad I wasn't placed in charge of Team RWBY. Ruby made a good leader and I trusted her with my life, as I do you, Yang. I...I had nightmares of my time in the White Fang. I'll always remember the lives I lost. The guilt weighs heavily on me every day, and…"

Yang stopped her girlfriend by kissing her sweetly on the lips. "Sweetheart, that was in the past. Adam was an asshole and he never once tried to support you or listen to your problems. You didn't receive any psychiatric help of any kind either. You were left on your own to suffer in silence. Of course the wound would only get worse the more time you spent in such a miserable state. I'm amazed you were even able to function at all, having suffered like that. You're stronger than you know, Blake. And I'm going to tell you something I once told Ruby."

Blake looked confused for a moment before Yang said, "A good leader doesn't try to shoulder the burden of leadership alone. They trust in their team, in their friends, and work with them to come to the right decision. Evaluating your team and their abilities in order to assign proper roles to everyone helps as well. As I told Ruby, you don't need to try and do everything alone. Include your teammates in your decisions. Talk it out and, when you feel you've come to the best solution possible, give your orders then. Do you understand?"

The black-themed girl nodded in understanding and began to smile. "Yes. Thank you Yang. I love you so much."

Yang smiled and wrapped her up in another hug. "You're welcome sweetie. I love you, and I refuse to let you suffer alone any longer. Whatever problems you have, they're mine too. And I'm sure our hunky boyfriend there feels the same way." she said, winking at Naruto.

Naruto blushed a bit and said, "Of course I do. I love you girls, and I would absolutely do anything for you, all of you. And Blake-chan?" Seeing her look at him, Naruto gave her a smile and said, "We'll gladly listen to any orders you give to us. You're our leader, and we'll all follow you to the end, if need be. Trust me, Yang won't die here. We're going to deal with Yomi and Moryo and disable Yomi's control of these golems. Just let us know what to do, Leader."

Blake smiled beautifully at her boyfriend and hugged him tight, giving him a passionate kiss for a short while. Afterwards, she led them back to the others and looked down at the golems. "Alright everyone, here's what we're going to do. Naruto, I want you to take Rikku and Meru inside with you and Shion. Use your magic to destroy Moryo for good and make sure you end Yomi's life as soon as possible. The rest of us will stay out here and do what we can to keep these golems busy. Destroy them, smash them to pieces, do whatever you have to to keep them down for as long as possible. Yang, Gaige, be careful not to waste your ammo. Use it sparingly because it might be a while before Naruto can open portals to our worlds so we can replenish our supply. Understand?"

Everyone nodded in understanding before they each set off to do as instructed by their leader. As soon as Naruto and his team, plus Shion, entered the temple, the others set about dealing with the golems however they could.

As they fought with the golems, the team watched each other's backs to ensure nobody was taken by surprise. Yang, despite the warning, used jutsu with the help of the seals on her hands. She was using these techniques to destroy as many golems as she could, but it was sadly eating away at her Aura with each technique she used.

Blake noticed this and frowned. The cat Faunus would have moved a bit closer to her, but she was soon surrounded by three golems and was forced to use her clones to get out of a bad situation. She continued fighting the golems, destroying those she could while temporarily disabling others.

Moebius was having the easiest time with the golems as she simply used her magic to destroy them, turning them into small pieces of stone on the ground. However, when they started to piece themselves back together again, she scowled and blasted them into pieces once again. She was starting to feel a bit irritated, so she decided to start using her time magic to do away with them.

Towa realized quite quickly that she wouldn't be able to stop them with her dagger or her rifle, so she resorted to using magic of all kinds against them in an effort to at least hold them off long enough for Naruto to kill Yomi.

Sakura and Temari were having an easier time dealing with their opponents. Yes, they continued to regenerate and pull themselves together, but with Sakura's super strength technique and Temari's wind techniques, they were able to hold the stone golems off for quite some time.

Gaige, on the other hand, decided to forego using her guns and grenades in favor of summoning Deathtrap to the battlefield while she focused on using melee attacks to hold the golems off. Deathtrap was proving to be quite the effective weapon against them, so she felt much safer with her precious friend on the battlefield with her.

After a while of this, Blake noticed Yang looking a tad exhausted and frowned as she remembered Shion's warning. Looking around, she soon saw a stone golem moving up behind Yang with its weapon at the ready to strike. Thinking quickly, she used her Aura to summon forth a shadow clone of the variety Naruto uses. Nodding at her clone, she was thrown towards Yang and ended up tackling her to the ground away from the golems. Afterwards, the cat Faunus stood up and summoned forth a few of her version of shadow clones that proceeded to explode against the golems, encasing them in earth to keep them from moving around anymore.

Sighing softly, Blake hugged her girlfriend tight and said, "Are you okay honey?"

Yang hugged her back and, after taking a moment to catch her breath, nodded. "I'm fine, thanks to you. I'm not out of the fight yet, not by a longshot. Besides, I haven't even made use of my semblance yet." she said with a smirk.

Blake giggled a bit and kissed her girlfriend softly on the lips. "Just be careful, okay sweetheart? I don't ever want to lose you. Not to the likes of Adam. Not to these things. Not to anyone or anything. We're going to be together forever, aren't we?"

The blonde smiled brightly at Blake and said, "Of course we are. And we'll be with our new family forever as well. Especially Naruto." She winked at her girlfriend before standing up again and rejoining the fray.

The beautiful ravenette smiled at her girlfriend before she rejoined the fight as well. She decided to stick close to Yang for the time being so they could truly back each other up if need be.

Naruto

When Naruto and the others saw Yomi for the first time, they were shocked at just how tall this man was. He stood at a height of 6'5" for crying out loud! Shaking that off, the three members of Blake's team proceeded to engage Yomi in combat. Meanwhile, Shion went to begin the process of sealing Moryo again.

Sadly, Yomi had been expecting this and used the seal he had inscribed beforehand to merge Moryo's spirit to merge with his body. Seeing Yomi being possessed like that was disconcerting, but it was made even worse when Moryo burst out of Yomi's body, throwing the carcass into the lava below.

Shion's eyes went wide and she began to shake as she stared at the resurrected demon. Naruto and his girlfriends/fiances, on the other hand, simply prepared for combat against the large beast.

Naruto looked at Rikku and Meru out of the corner of his eyes and asked, "Either of you have some kind of holy magic that could really destroy this thing for good?"

Rikku nodded and spherechanged to her White Mage dressphere and said, "Just keep him off of me for a while. I need time to charge this spell."

Naruto and Meru both nodded and went on the attack. Thanks to Meru's guidance, Naruto had learned how to use a number of her Wingly spells and thusly proceeded to cast a variety of spells. Large stone projectiles appeared around Moryo and shot pieces of rock into the demon from all sides, causing it to writhe around in pain and irritation. Meru unleashed a few fireballs as she floated around with her wings extended.

Moryo, furious at taking the onslaught of powerful magic, proceeded to lash out with its tentacles. It managed to snag Naruto's leg and proceeded to throw him, only for Naruto to vanish in a puff of smoke, revealing it was just a shadow clone. That's when Naruto appeared from behind Moryo and slammed a Rasengan into its back.

After some time had passed, Rikku proceeded to cast a spell called Holy on Moryo. The others in the temple watched as balls of light fell from up above, surrounding Moryo and engulfing it in a powerful column of light magic. When the spell faded away, Moryo had been destroyed, leaving no trace of it ever having been there.

Rikku changed back to her Thief dressphere after this and simply gave her friends/loved ones a peace sign. "Aaaaand donezo!" she cheered.

Shion walked up to them with wide eyes. "Y-You...you really just killed Moryo. That was AMAZING!"

The three heroes blushed a bit, but smiled at her all the same. "We're just glad we could help. You don't need to worry anymore." Naruto said with a smile.

The priestess frowned and shook her head sadly. "I'm afraid that's not entirely accurate. Moryo was created as an amalgamation of sorts of the evil thoughts of mankind. There's a good chance another Moryo could be created sometime down the line. And if you and your friends aren't around anymore when that time comes, if it comes, I mean...well, my powers will be needed. Or at least, someone with powers like mine. The line of priestesses must continue on to the next generation, and I hope that people like you will be around to be there for them. So, think you could help me out, Naruto-kun?" she asked with a small smirk on her face.

Naruto's first instinct was to say 'Yes!', but when he felt the killing intent coming from both Rikku and Meru, he blinked a couple of times in shock. "W-What? Wait, are you asking me to, erm...have children with you?"

Shion sweated a bit at the killing intent pouring off of the girls, but looked at Naruto and nodded. "That I am. It would seem Rikku-san and Meru-san don't like that idea, though. But you are the one I would like to father my children, Naruto-kun. Why? Don't you like me?" she asked, pouting cutely at him.

Damn that look and whoever invented the damn thing! Naruto thought in a slight panic. Looking at his fiances, he sweatdropped and said, "Please, ratchet down the killing intent. It's not like she's asking me to marry her or anything. She just, erm...wants children?" he said uncertainly. Oh Kami, I'm gonna die here! What the hell am I supposed to say?!

Rikku and Meru both shot a nasty glare at Naruto for what he said and the fact that he was defending Shion. So, ignoring him, they grabbed Shion by her arms and pretty much dragged her outside, leaving Naruto standing there shaking like a leaf. That was scary. Really scary.

Outside, Rikku and Meru were glad to see the golems were all gone. They only stopped for a second or two after seeing that. Dragging Shion up to the other girls, they lightly shoved Shion towards them before they decided to explain. "Guess what this priestess here just asked our Naru to do! I'll tell you. She just asked Naru to give her children! Nuh uh sister! I'm having his babies first!" Rikku exclaimed angrily.

The others blinked a couple of times before what she said registered in their brains. After taking a moment to collect her thoughts, Blake asked, "That's what you're upset about? She's trying to get Naruto, our Naruto, to have sex with her and give her children! We still haven't had our, erm…'time' with him yet!"

Yang raised a brow as she looked at her girlfriend. "I think you and Rikku have your priorities mixed up. This girl's trying to take Naru for herself and I don't like it."

Shion raised a hand and looked around at all of them. "Actually, I'm not trying to steal him from any of you. I...I just want to bear his children. I'm not sure if we can really have a real relationship, considering we live so far apart. Though, from what I understand, he'd like to be involved in our children's lives, so...hmm…"

Towa sighed and rubbed the back of her head for a moment. "Nobody's saying you have to stay in the Land of Demons all your life. You could always come with us to Konoha if you really wanted to be with him. But it sounds like you're unsure and only want to use him to give you some children. You're right that he'd like to be involved in their lives, but at the same time, he can't just leave Konoha whenever he wants. What bothers me about this is that you barely know him, and yet you want to bear his children."

"I don't want to use him like that! Besides, it sounds like you all don't want me to be with him in that sense, so...I...I don't know. Would you even accept me as part of the family?" Shion asked unsurely.

Gaige shrugged and said, "They accepted Moebius and me, even though we're not romantically involved with him. If you like him, I say go for it sister. If it doesn't work out for ya, then it doesn't work out. Nothing to it but to do it!"

Meru sighed and facepalmed. Letting out a groan, she looked at Shion and asked, "What do you want, Shion? If you want to start a real relationship with him, we should talk it out some more. But we need to know for certain you aren't just going to hurt him in the end. We all love him very, very much. We don't want some...some hussy coming in and screwing everything up!"

Shion narrowed her eyes at Meru and said, "Don't call me a hussy! If I want to be with Naruto-kun, that's my decision! I want to be involved in his life. I want to be his wife someday. Is that so wrong?!"

Yang grinned and clapped her hands together. "There we go! You said it sister! So that's how you truly feel, huh?"

The priestess blushed as she realized she had just been caught saying something she hadn't meant to say. And yet, now that it was out there, she couldn't help but smile a bit. "I saw...I saw him in some of my visions as well. The two of us t-together...me holding our baby and him with his arms wrapped around me...it was such a nice vision, and I started really wanting that vision to happen. I was so used to seeing nothing but death in each of my visions, but seeing new life in a vision just made me so happy. I can't express it clearly enough in words, but...I was genuinely happy. I know I only know a little about him and all of you right now, but…"

Rikku sighed and nodded her head in understanding. "Gotcha. Can't say I blame you. Naruto has that effect on people, after all. I think I speak for us all when I say welcome to the family. It...may not have been the ideal way to invite another woman into our relationship, but…" Sighing again, she shook her head and said, "Regardless, I don't want to rob that dream from you. If it'll make you happy, you can return with us to Konohagakure and be with Naru."

Naruto walked up and asked, "Um, don't I get a say in this? Then again, I wouldn't say no…"

Shion giggled a bit and walked up to him, hugging him tight. "I look forward to getting to know each other better, Naruto-kun. I swear to you right now, I'm going to make you want me."

The blonde blushed quite a bit at that, and before he could say anything, Shion captured his lips with hers, relishing in the feeling of this moment.

Blushing worse, Naruto slowly returned her kiss and hugged her gently against his form. When they parted, Naruto said, "Wow."

Shion grinned and nodded her head in complete agreement. "Indeed. I could definitely get used to that." she said with a wink. "Now, what do you say we go and get some rest before we leave for Konoha?"

Before anyone could say anything, Taruho came up, finally feeling confident enough to step out into the open from his hiding spot. He had remained hidden safely away while everyone else fought, as he wasn't much for combat. Now, however, he was quite worried about something. "Shion-sama, are you sure about this?"

The priestess turned to Taruho and offered him a small, but genuine smile. "I am. I know you're worried about who will lead our people in my absence, so I'm leaving you in charge. Take care of everything, Taruho. I am going to be leaving with Naruto-kun and his family back to Konoha."

Rather than argue with her about her decision as she half-expected him to do, Taruho offered her a kindhearted smile and bowed to her. "Of course, Shion-sama. Be well and live a wonderful life with your future husband. I'm looking forward to being invited to the wedding. I also want to be there for the birth of your first child. You're quite dear to me, Shion-sama, and I want the absolute best for you. We will miss you greatly."

Shion hugged Taruho tight and said, "Thank you for everything, Taruho. Thank you for standing by me through these hard times. I know it hasn't been easy…"

Taruho patted her back gently and smiled kindly at her again. "Shion-sama, it was my pleasure. All I want is for you to be happy. For now though, let's return to our home and get some rest. I'm sure you all could use some time to relax as well."

"Yes, my team and I definitely need some rest. The battles may have not been too difficult, but we are exhausted. Thank you Taruho." Blake said with a bow.

"Please, I need no thanks. You're heroes and you've brought a smile back to Shion-sama's face. If anything, I should be the one thanking you." Taruho said with a soft chuckle.

Blake simply smiled and said, "This mission has helped me change for the better. With help from my loved ones, I've managed to get over terrible events from my past and I truly believe I'm a better person for it. So I'm pleased with how everything turned out. So again, thank you."

With that said, everyone set out to return to the village that was Shion's home. They were all looking forward to getting some rest before they set out for Konoha the following day.

Later that night

After having a feast to celebrate the success of their mission, everyone had happily gone to their separate rooms to get some sleep. At least, that's what some of them wanted to do. Two young women, however, snuck away to their boyfriend's room for purposes known only to them.

The two of them slowly opened Naruto's door before slipping into his room, making sure that nobody saw them as they did. Shutting the door quietly behind them, the two women made their way to their boyfriend's bed and smiled at each other before they began to disrobe. Once they were in the nude, they slipped under Naruto's covers on either side of him.

Tentatively, they reached up and began to glide their fingers across his bare chest, rousing him from his slumber. Looking at who woke him up, Naruto blushed and asked, "B-Blake-chan? Yang-chan? W-What…? What're you doing?"

Yang grinned saucily at him and asked, "What do you think we're doing Studmuffin? Blake came to me with the idea to sneak into your bed tonight and show you the time of your life. I think it's high time we rock your world."

"You sure you don't want me to rock your world? Because if that's what you're here for, I'm going to make sure you're both screaming my name." Naruto said with a grin as he reached around and cupped their asses with his hands, giving them a nice squeeze and making the both of them moan in pleasure.

"Oh, I don't care anymore. I love you, Naruto. Now take me!" Blake exclaimed shortly before capturing his lips with hers.

"With pleasure." Naruto said as he began to use his fingers to drive them wild. Oh, what a night of pleasure this would be!

A/N - And that's the chapter! I know, evil way to end the chapter, but I couldn't resist. I had to end it somewhere and that seemed like a really evil way to end the chapter, sooo...yeah. :P

Anywho, as you can see, Shion has joined the harem. It was NOT planned, I had no idea it was going to happen, but I figured it worked when I wrote it, sooo...yeah. Ah well, hopefully you like it. If not, ah well. Can't please 'em all.

I'm still feeling crummy, so I'm just going to say I hope you're looking forward to whatever I work on next! I don't know what I'll write next. lol. I never do.