I decided to add Mine and Kurome in the harem.
So the harem now is: Leone, Akame, Sheele, Mine, Najenda, Esdeath, Kurome, Chelsea, Sayo, Spear, Air, Fal, and Luna.
Also Tatsumi, Ieyasu, and Lubbock with get with the OC's that Ryan L. Spradling provided.
Chapter 2 Joining Night Raid
Naruto and Leone collided their fists together creating a boom before Naruto leaped over Leone and swift-kicked his left leg at Akame who ducked and slashed her katana upward only for Naruto to put his right foot on the blade and backflipped away from her. Mine who shifted her long barrel sniper to a machine gun form shot at Naruto with a barrage of yellow energy shots who bob and weaved through all of them, one managed to get him but he blocked it with his arms crossed making him skid across the ground backwards on his feet.
Lubbock waved his arms around making the threads come out to try and snare Naruto only for him to jump and dodge all over the place being the slippery vermin that he was thanks to all the evasive training he had under his belt. Lubbock managed to entangled his right arm and yank Naruto towards him, Bulat who came beside him readied his spear and thrusted it forward yet Naruto spinned and clapped his hands on the tip stopping it in its tracks. Naruto then swung himself below and kicked Lubbock and Bulat in the chests making them stagger back as Naruto leaped backwards as the threads from his arm came back and backflipped a couple of times before landing on a crouch position as all the members of Night Raid came together.
"You got some fast reflexes." Leone complimented.
"Yeah, not bad man." Lubbock grinned.
"You guys aren't bad yourselves." Naruto chuckled.
"Yeah, duh. We're the best at what we do." Mine snarked.
"But you better get ready, pal." Bulat said.
"Cause this is where things get serious." Akame frowned.
"Well if that's the case." Naruto said getting up and grabbed the hilt of his sword with his right hand and pulled it out before pointing it at the assassin group. "I'll get serious too."
"I'll take point." Akame said rushing as Naruto who rushed at her too and they clashed their swords together trying to overpower the other, they separated before meeting their clash of swords with a endless count of strikes trying to get the other. When they clashed their swords again Akame stepped back and slashed her katana sideways but Naruto blocked it turning his sword upside down. Naruto then manuevered her sword to her right sword and slashed diagonally only for Akame to lean back dodging the swipe. Suddenly Leone jumped over Akame and attacked Naruto with a barrage of strikes from her claws which Naruto meet with his own using his left fist or blocked using his forearm.
Naruto jumped up and kicked his right leg to Leone's face who pulled her head back but was then met with the backkick of his left foot, but she blocked it with her arms crossed. But that didn't stop Naruto who began assaulting Leone's arms with peppering kicks skidding her back. When she got her footing back Leone punched Naruto in the gut with her right fist making him groan but he retallied with his own left fist in her gut making her double over with the pain. When he got on his feet Naruto backkicked her across the face with his left leg, when Leone got her barrings together she punched him in the chest sending him flying.
As he was flying Naruto suddenly got pelted with a barrage of shots that were coming from Mine, he readied his sword and spinned it deflecting the shots away from him, Naruto looked behind him to see a tree so he flipped backwards with his feet on the trunk and leaped towards Mine and meet his sword with her machine gun that shifted back to her long barrel sniper form. He attacked her with strike from his sword and fists which she meet with the gun or her own fists, when their weapons clashed Mine moved her gun to chest to shoot him, but Naruto ducked and kicked her legs making her fall on her back. Naruto reared his fist back to hit her face but Mine rolled out of the way before she ran up to him and swung her gun to hit him in the face but he leaped back.
Suddenly he saw threads all around him making Naruto turn his head to see Lubbock a few feet away with his hands out before he closed them trapping Naruto in his clutches, but Naruto wasn't deterred as he moved his sword into the threads before spinning around and breaking Lubbock's hold on him. When he landed Naruto leaped at Lubbock and assaulted his body with slashes from his swords, punches from his fists, and kicks from his feet, only for his opponents to block or retallied with the threads. Lubbock jumped back and thrusted his hands forwards making the threads strike forward like a slingshot, but Naruto ran through them and into Lubbock's face before nailing him in the chest knocking him down.
Sensing something behind him Naruto turned around and raised his sword sideways with his hand on the blade and blocked something with force, but he didn't see anything before using his senses to find out the foe was invisible. Knowing that he raised his right foot and kicked them away before they showed themselves and revealed it was Bulat, who then spinned his spear in his left hand before charging at Naruto who meet the attack with his sword. Bulat punched Naruto in the face with his right making him spin who got his footing back and uppercutted him under his chin sending him into the air, but Naruto wasn't going to let him off that easy as he leaped after him and slammed him left foot into his chest knocking him and Bulat to the ground before leaping off a few feet away from him.
He turned his lead to see Night Raid regrouping and readied to attack him together.
"This guy's pretty good to be able to hold all of us off." Lubbock said.
"Yeah. The way he fights he doesn't waste a single movement." Bulat said.
"I'm liking the fight so far." Leone smirked.
"I wonder what kind of training he must've done to be able to fight so well." Akame muttered.
"It doesn't matter. We have Teigu, while he just has a plain broadsword." Mine scoffed.
"Oh, you think so?" Naruto smirked lifting the sword up to his face with both hands as the flat side of the blade faced the group. "Screech." A pair of red lips manifests on the blade just above the guard, the mouth opened showing razor sharp teeth and unleashes a small sonic screech that made the Night Raid group cover their ears in pain and making them disorientated.
"W-What the hell is that?!" Mine shouted.
"I don't know, but it's hurting my ears!" Lubbock gritted.
"Well I have it the worst! Being part animal my senses intensify that damn sound!" Leone yelled.
"How is he able to do that?" Bulat groaned.
"That sword must be a Teigu." Akame moaned.
"You're correct. This Teigu is Sound Sword: Whispering Death." Naruto grinned before disappearing and then reappearing in the middle of the group and spun around in a tornado knocking the Night Raid members down to the ground. As they tried to get up and get their hearing back Naruto decided to explain his Teigu. "This Teigu was made from the vocal cords of a super-class danger beast that could release supersonic blasts capable of causing earthquakes, collapsing mountains, and even sinking islands."
"How the hell did you come across a Teigu like that?" Mine asked.
"I'll tell you after our spar." Naruto said.
After finally getting their bearings back the assassin group nodded at one another and charged at Naruto who was ready for them.
While they were fighting, still in the bushes were Tatsumi, Ieyasu, and Sayo watching the battle go with rapt attention and awe.
"Amazing." Tatsumi breathed.
"That guy is going toe-to-toe with Night Raid." Ieyasu muttered in awe.
"I've heard how Night Raid were hard assassins to kill that had great skills. For the Wandering Sage to be able to keep up them, must mean he's strong." Sayo said amazed.
"Speaking of strong, just what are we going to do now?" Ieyasu asked.
"What do you mean?" Sayo wondered.
"Because we were beaten and tortured by shallow and evil people we've seen how terrible the capital really is. So we can't join them or the army if a rich family like that was corrupted. I don't know about you guys, but if we really want to help our village we have to get stronger." Ieyasu said.
"And how are we going to do that?" Tatsumi asked.
Ieyasu looked at the battle between the Wandering Sage and Night Raid and got an idea.
Leaping back into the air Naruto spun his sword around blocking the threads that were coming from Lubbock's gloves, Bulat and Leone suddenly appeared behind and striked with their spear and claws only for Naruto to block the Bulat's spear with his sword and his left hand to catch Leone's right claw. He then swift-kicked them across their faces with his left leg before turning around and swiped his sword to their chests as the pressured air from the sword knocked them to the ground.
When he landed on his feet Naruto ducked down from a energy shot that came from Mine as she had her gun in sniper mode before shifting it back to machine gun mode and she fired a barrage of energy shots at him leading Naruto to run around the area dodging her shots before he started to run right to her dodging left and right jumping and sliding underneath all the shot. When he was in range Naruto jumped over Mine and slashed his sword down, but she retallied by swinging her gun and the two meet in a deadlock when suddenly they lost their footing and tumble to the ground with Naruto on top of Mine pinning her down. Not only that...
But his left hand was on her right breast which his unintentionally squeeze making her blush.
"Hmmm, a solid B-cup." Naruto thought.
"Naruto, how bold. I like it." Matatabi grinned.
"Oh hush!" Naruto shouted.
"Y-Y-You pervert!" Mine screamed swinging her left hand to slap him but Naruto leaped back as Mine sat up and covered her chest. "How dare you grab my chest!"
"Hey it was an accident. Although you have a descent and firm pair on you." Naruto said crossing his arms that had Mine sputter and blush harder.
"When I get my hands on you!" She growled.
Naruto would've made a comment if not for swinging his sword upside down to block a sword strike from Akame before they engaged in a series of sword strikes each one or blocking it, when they locked swords again Naruto and Akame pulled their fists back and slammed them into each others faces making them stumble back before they charged at each other again.
They slammed their swords together before colliding their fists locked in a stalemate before they smashed their knees into one another making a booming sound from the intensity of their strengths before they did it again with their other knee and they just repeated over and over while a crater was starting to form under them. They both then jumped back out of the crater before Naruto swiped his sword at Akame who jumped over him and slashed at him with her sword as he blocked it with his left forearm resulting in a cut.
"It's over for you." Akame stated as she landed on her feet.
Naruto only looked confused before he noticed poison started to spread through his arm quickly figuring out that the sword has lethal poison in it that kills their foes.
But this just made Naruto smirked as he raised his left arm.
"If I was any other person it would be. But since I'm not..." Naruto said before the poison glowed gold and vanished from his body. "I think I'll keep on living."
Akame was shocked that the poison from her sword didn't kill him and he was still alive.
"I-Impossible." Akame stuttered.
And she wasn't the only one as the other members of Night Raid were shocked that Naruto resisted Akame's poison.
"How can that be?" Lubbock whispered.
"He should've been dead." Mine said shaking her head.
"But he immuned himself to Akame's poison." Leone frowned.
"Just who is this guy?" Bulat muttered.
"Let's try to rush him at once." Lubbock suggested.
"Worth a try." Leone said.
"Get him!" Mine shouted as all of Night Raid surrounded Naruto and rushed at him from all sides.
But Naruto just smirked at them.
"Big mistake. Screech Beta!" He spun around like a tornado before a black wave with purple energy bursted from around him and hit the members of Night Raid paralyzing them from the attack and sound.
"This guy is on a serious level." Akame said.
"Well I think I got what I needed." Naruto said throwing Whispering Death up in the air as it spinned before coming down and went into his sheath.
Seeing that he was done fighting Night Raid relaxed and eased their bodies as the paralysis wore off after a couple on minutes.
"I have to say I'm impressed with you people. Your skills are nothing to laugh at." Naruto grinned.
"You're no walk in the park either." Leone laughed.
"Tell me about it. My body is going to be sore tomorrow." Lubbock chuckled rubbing his shoulder.
"I'm impressed that you was able to nulify my poison." Akame said sitting up.
"Yeah, how did you do that?" Bulat asked.
"I have a healing factor. One of the aspects is that I can combat and make antidotes/vaccines for every posion that hits my body. One thing that was special about it is that once I'm exposed to a posion it would never affect me again, which is pretty handy when you lived in a world where there were thousand if not tens of thousands of different types of poison and poison being one of the most common ways to assassinate someone." Naruto explained while laughing on the inside along with the other Biju at their stupified expressions.
"How can your body do that?!" Mine demanded.
"Easy... I'm magic. Ooooooo." Naruto waving his fingers like a magician.
Leone and Lubbock snorted before laughing, Akame smirked in amusement, Bulat chuckled, and Mine fumed in anger.
"So what do you think? Am I good enough to join?" Naruto grinned crossing his arms.
"After what we went through, I would hate to have you as an enemy." Bulat said.
"I second that." Lubbock nodded.
"Hell yeah you're in!" Leone grinned.
"That was an amazing fight." Naruto and Night Raid turned their heads to see Tatsumi, Sayo, and Ieyasu walking out of the bushes towards them.
"You all have skills that are deadly." Sayo said.
"For assassins like us they have to be." Akame said.
"I have a question to ask." Ieyasu said.
"Yeah what?" Mine asked.
"Is it alright if we join Night Raid too?" Ieyasu asked surprising his friends.
"Ieyasu, what are you thinking?!" Sayo shouted.
"Yeah! Us become assassins?!" Tatsumi yelled.
"Look we got off lucky today. And I mean real lucky. If it wasn't for the Wandering Sage me and Sayo would be dead right now. And I can say that if Night Raid didn't kill that rich evil family Tatsumi would be joining us too." Ieyasu said making Sayo and Tatsumi be quite as Naruto and Night Raid were watching the scene in front of them. "After today we saw how corrupt the capital is, and whose to say we'll get into another situation like this and no one to help us. I say if we join Night Raid not only we'll stick it to them, but we'll also help our village."
Tatsumi and Sayo looked down in thought thinking about what Ieyasu said.
"He's not wrong you know." Naruto said getting their attention. "You guys were lucky to come out of this whole thing intact. Next time if you're on your own it won't be. And you might be in a worse predicament than these guys."
"I don't know." Tatsumi muttered.
"Yeah. The whole thing seems sudden." Sayo said.
Naruto and Night Raid suddenly looked at the far direction.
"Troopers are coming to see the commotion." Naruto frowned.
"We have to leave." Akame said as the members of Night Raid got up.
"Hey, what about us?" Ieyasu said.
"We don't have time. Just grab them and go." Leone said.
Bulat grabbed Tatsumi and Ieyasu and put them over his shoulders while Naruto picked Sayo up bridal style making her blush.
"Let's move it people." Mine said.
"You heard her." Lubbock said.
They all leaped into the air and vanished into the darkness as the troopers came.
The next day
Naruto is outside laying against a tree relaxing while talking to the other Biju.
"So what do you guys think of Night Raid so far?" Naruto asked.
"They got some skill, no doubt." Kurama said.
"They can't stack up to us though." Shukaku said smugly.
"Don't get a swelled head, Shukaku." Gyuki sighed.
"I'm sure with you fighting with them the Imperial Capital with fall." Chomei chirped.
"It won't be easy. And I'm sure we'll have many hardship along the way." Naruto said.
"Nothing in life is ever easy, Naruto." Kokuo advised.
"But you can bet we'll kick some major ass along the way!" Matatabi shouted.
"We can't forget to be careful though." Saiken added in.
"Not to mention be on the look out for other Teigu users." Son Goku said.
"Yeah, a battle with experience ones could bring disaster." Isobu warned.
"Don't worry, with you guys, my skills, Whispering Death, and my never give up additude, we'll make it through this thing and end this worlds corruption." Naruto promised.
The Biju only grinned knowing Naruto was right and were with him all the way.
"Here you are." Naruto opened his eyes to see Leone was in front of him only she looked different. Right now she missing her lion ears, claws, and tail and her hair was short that lead to the back of neck. "I was wondering where you were. I was about to go get the other three to see if they wanted to join us. Want to come with?" She asked grinning.
"I don't see why not." Naruto said getting up.
"We never really intoduced ourselves did we?" Leone asked.
"Nope." Naruto said before sticking out his right hand smiling. "Naruto Uzumaki, the Wandering Sage."
"Leone, the Wild Women" Leone grinned shaking his hand with her own right one.
"A pleasure." Naruto brought her hand up and kissed it making her blush but smiled at his forwardness.
The two then went inside the base to look for Tatsumi, Ieyasu, and Sayo.
"By the way, I've meaning to ask someone this." Naruto said.
"What's up?" Leone asked.
"Don't you guys think your base is a little out in the open?" Naruto asked. "I mean it's not far from the capital, and it's pretty obvious once you see it. It practically sticks out like a sore thumb."
"Oh don't worry about that. No one has ever seen this place. I think it's just fine." Leone waved.
Naruto only sweatdropped at that.
"Y'know for being assassins, having a base like this doesn't very well scream hidden and stealthy." Naruto thought.
"Saids you. You use to wear a bright orange kill-me jumpsuit." Kurama laughed.
"Need I remind you I was able to hide and outrun Chunnin, Jonin, and Anbu with that on in broad daylight and nighttime." Naruto grinned smugly.
"He has a point Kurama." Saiken said.
"Yeah. If he was able to outmaneuver season and experinced shinobi while wearing something like that it really speaks alot about his stealth skills." Gyuki said.
Kurama just pouted and grumbled knowing they were right while Naruto chalked this up as a win for him.
Inside the base
Tatsumi, Sayo, and Ieyasu were in the hallway standing near a window having a discussion. Tatsumi was still wearing the same clothes while Sayo and Ieyasu were out of the robes wearing something different. Sayo was wearing a sleeveless dark red dress that stopped at her thighs with a short dark blue jacket that stopped at her ribs over it, and black boots. Ieyasu was wearing a blue shirt with a brown jacket over it, brown pants, and black shoes.
"Come on guys, what's there to think about?" Ieyasu asked.
"I'm just not sure this is the right choice." Tatsumi said.
"I know. I mean becoming assassins and going against the capital." Sayo said.
"Remember what the Wandering Sage told us last night?" Ieyasu said making Tatsumi and Sayo think back on his words. "This is the best choice of action for us."
Tatsumi and Sayo were quite for a minute.
"Found you." The three turned to see Leone and Naruto walking towards them. "So you decided yet?"
"I have, but not my friends." Ieyasu said.
"Well let's see if we can fix that!" Leone grinned grabbing the back of Tatsumi's vest and Sayo's jacket and walked off dragging them.
"This should be fun." Naruto smirked.
"I just hope they'll see reason." Ieyasu sighed.
Naruto and Ieyasu followed Leone to a room where someone was sitting at a table reading a book. Naruto got a good look at the person and was stunned.
The person was a 22 year old pale skinned woman standing 5'3 long purple hair that reaches her back with purple eyes that had square glasses over them along with a scar on her right cheek wearing a sleeveless lilac cheongsam that reached her calves along with having slits on both sides to her hips, a diamond window on the chest that seem to pronouce her D-cup breasts, with detached lilac arm sleeves, white socks that reached her thighs and white boots.
"She's beautiful." Naruto thought.
"On that we can agree, kit." Kurama agreed.
"She does look lovely." Kokuo said.
"This right here is Sheele." Leone introduced getting her attention.
"Hello. Have you decided to join us?" Sheele asked.
"Me and Ieyasu have." Naruto said with Ieyasu nodding.
"But Tatsumi and Sayo here need a little convincing. Can you give them some words of encouragement, Sheele?" Leone asked.
"Well, now that you know our base's location... If you don't join us, you'll be killed." Sheele said with her glasses flashing giving off an eerie feel.
"That doesn't give us much of an option..." Sayo muttered.
"The encouragement's moving me to tears..." Tatsumi said as tears fell from his eyes.
"Not the most persuasive way to convince someone." Ieyasu sweatdropped.
"You should consider this very carefully." Sheele advised going back to her book.
Naruto looked at the book she was reading and was surprised on what it was.
One Hundred Ways to Cure Being an Airhead.
"What kind of a book is that?" Naruto wondered.
Sheele heard him and decided to answer.
"Well you couldn't tell, but I'm a bit of a airhead." Sheele said sheepishly.
"What? That's impossible. You're too beautiful to look like an airhead." Naruto said making her blush.
"T-Thank you." Sheele said shyly.
"Well, aren't you a smooth-talker?" Leone teased bumping her shoulder against Naruto.
"Sometimes I do that without meaning to." He chuckled.
"Some would think that's attractive trait." Chomei buzzed.
"Is it?" Son Goku asked.
"It definitely is amongst women." Kokuo said.
"The kit's last lover can asset to that." Kurama smirked.
"Hey! Wait a second, Leone." Everyone turned to Mine standing in the doorway with her hands on her hips scowling. "Why are you letting those three bedwetters into the hideout?"
"Bedwetters?" Tatsumi said confused.
"I think she's talking about you three." Naruto said.
"Because they're one of us now." Leone said.
"I haven't approved of them yet..." Mine said walking forward and looked at Ieyasu, Tatsumi, and Sayo making them nervous. "Failed." She huffed turning around. "You guys don't seem like you'd be able to fight with us professionals at all... Based on your faces." Mine added smiling smugly at them.
"Hey!" Ieyasu shouted.
"Well that's rude." Sayo frowned.
"What did you say, you..." Tatsumi growled.
"You didn't say anything about me." Naruto pointed out.
"Well you obviously has some skills to be able to handle majority of the members of Night Raid." Mine huffed before she pointed a finger in his face. "But don't let that get to your head! I admit you're reputation is impressive, but we only allow skilled people to join us buster!"
"I'm plenty skilled." Naruto said moving her finger away.
"Hmph!" Mine huffed looking away crossing her arms.
"Are you still mad that I accidently groped you?" Naruto asked.
"You damn right I am!" Mine yelled turning back to him blushing at the memory.
"Aw, aren't you just a little cutie." Naruto grinned.
"Shut up!" Mine screeched blushing more.
"Don't take it to heart. Mine treats everyone this way." Leone grinned. "Come on, I have more to show you around." She said walking out the room with Tatsumi, Sayo, and Ieyasu following while Naruto stayed for a bit looking at Sheele.
"It was nice meeting you Sheele. I hope we become great friends." Naruto smiled.
"Me too." Sheele smiled back.
With that Naruto left to follow the group, but not before winking at Mine.
"He seems like a nice guy." Sheele said.
"Please!" Mine scoffed.
Naruto followed the group outside to a different part of the hideout where Leone said they train.
"Makes sense. Being assassins mean you got to make sure you're in top shape." Naruto said.
"Got that right." Leone grinned at him. She then looked towards someone who was training. "And look over there, seems like Bulat is reeking of sweat."
Everyone turned to see Bulat who was without his armor swinging a staff around. He looked like a tan skinned 25 year old having black hair that is in a combed up, heart-shaped pompadour with blue eyes right now having no shirt on showing off his muscular body only wearing white pants with black boots.
"So that's what he looks like without his armor." Naruto mussed.
"Amazing..." Tatsumi awed.
"Look at that form." Ieyasu breathed.
Bulat then roared and swung his staff creating a stong wind that blew everywhere.
"What incredible strength." Sayo said.
Bulat then noticed them.
"Oh your the kids from the other night." Bulat said walking towards them.
"How do you know that?" Ieyasu asked.
"He's the guy that was in the armor." Naruto said.
"Oh well I'm Ieyasu." Ieyasu greeted.
"I'm Sayo." Sayo introduced.
"Naruto." Naruto nodded.
"And I'm Tatsumi." Tatsumi said.
"I'm Bulat, nice to meet you all." Bulat said sticking out his hand.
"Likewise." Tatsumi said shaking his hand.
"He's gay." Leone decided to say.
Tatsumi pulled his hand back with a look of shock along with Ieyasu, Sayo, and Naruto.
"Hey now, they'll get the wrong idea, right?" Bulat smiled blushing.
"What the hell?" Ieyasu chocked.
"Oh my." Sayo gaped.
"He's not denying it!" Tatsumi screamed.
Suddenly Naruto hid behind Leone and pulled out Whispering Death pointing it at Bulat.
"You stay away from me you fiend! I've heard about what guys like you do to guys like me! You will not take my chastity!" Naruto shouted.
"Oh come on..." Bulat pouted.
"No way man! I'm on a strict pussy diet!" Naruto yelled.
Bulat only whinned while Ieyasu, Sayo, and Tatsumi blushed cause of what he said, Leone snorted finding the whole thing funny, and all the Biju laughing loudly in his head.
After parting ways from Bulat Leone was leading the gang to another member.
"That was the funniest thing I have ever seen!" Leone laughed.
"Make all the jokes you want! It will be a cold day in hell before I get friendly with a gay guy!" Naruto yelled waving his arms up and down.
"But did you have to make that pussy diet joke?" Tatsumi asked as he and his friends blushed.
"Hey, I already lost my virginity. Why should I be ashamed talking about sex?" Naruto shrugged.
"Older woman love a confident man." Leone purred.
"I'm one of those men baby." Naruto growled.
Leone and Naruto laughed at the joke while Ieyasu, Tatsumi, and Sayo blushed darker while the latter agreed with what Leone said.
Leone led them to the kitchen where three girls were just talking.
The first one was 17 standing 5'4 having short bob style orange hair with blue eyes wearing a yellow bikini top holding her C-cup breasts with a black leather jacket over it, blue short shorts, and black high-heeled sandals.
The second one was 17 was standing 5'4 having brown hair that reached her shoulders with green eyes wearing a tight purple leotard pronouncing her C-cup breasts, blue gloves, a red sash tied around her waist with the knot on her right hip, and blue boots.
The third one was 17 was standing 5'3 having long red hair that reached her back with brown eyes wearing a black strapless dress that had a orange obi bow tied under C-cup breasts, matching pull-on sleeves on her arms, red stockings, and black heeled boots.
"Hey girls." Leone said getting their attention. "I'm showing the new people around."
"Nice to meet you, I'm Katie." The orange haired girl waved bubbly.
"Hi there, I'm Miki." The brown haired girl nodded.
"Hello, I'm Betty." The red haired girl bowed.
"This here is Tatsumi, Ieyasu, and Sayo." Leone introduced before gesturing to Naruto. "And over here is..."
"Naruto!" Katie, Miki, and Betty smiled coming to Naruto and giving him a hug as he laughed and hugged them back surprising Leone, Tatsumi, Ieyasu, and Sayo.
"It's great to see you girls again too. I didn't know you guys would join Night Raid." Naruto said as they separated.
"Well duh! We figured we put the skills you taught us to good use to fight against the Imperial Capital." Miki smirked pounding her chest.
"That's right, Nii-san! It was pure luck we got Night Raid's attention and they recruited us." Katie grinned.
"And we still do our training to keep ourselves in top shape." Betty smiled.
"That's good." Naruto smiled at the three he saw as his little sisters.
"Wait you know them Naruto?" Leone asks.
"Yep. Two months I was passing by one day when I saw these three being ambushed by mercenaries that were working for the capital. They were real scum about to do one of the worst things to a woman. So I decided to kill them slowly and painfully for the crime they were about to commit. Katie, Miki, and Betty were so impressed they wanted to fight like me so they could defend themselves. I agreed and made them a force to be reckoned with." Naruto explained.
"Yeah! The training was hellish, but it worked wonders for us!" Katie grinned.
"Nii-san's training gave us the boost we needed to survive and make anyone suffer who dared to try and do evil things to us." Betty nodded.
"It was a good thing Night Raid noticed us, cause now we can take it to the capital like we wanted." Miki smirked.
"Did Naruto's training really do that for you guys?" Ieyasu asked.
"You wouldn't believe the things they've done. They even had some of their elite officers after them and took them down like master to their students." Leone laughed.
"Wow." Sayo said in awe looking at Naruto.
"That alone can tell you that Naruto is one hell of a trainer if he can do that to people he recently meet." Tatsumi said beyond impressed.
"That's right. And I was Nii-san's star pupil to rein these two in if they did something stupid." Miki stated smugly.
"No you weren't!" Katie and Betty shouted.
"Quite!" Miki yelled slamming her fists down on their heads.
"OW!" Katie and Betty exclaimed.
"Hehe, same old same old." Naruto chuckled.
"Well I'm about to show them the rest of our group. I already introduced them to Sheele, Mine, and Bulat." Leone said.
"I can come along. Katie and Betty are going to be busy cleaning their bedrooms after getting into it with Mine." Miki said.
"She started it though." Katie pouted.
"We should've ignored her. You know how she is." Betty sighed.
"Well then let's get moving." Leone said leading the group away as Katie and Betty walked towards their rooms.
The group made their way to a hot spring where Lubbock was laying down hidden in some bushes.
"It's almost time for Leone's bath..." Lubbock snickered before standing up. "I won't be fazed by danger, if it's for a sight of those breasts!" He said passionately.
"Then how about if I break two fingers?" Leone said from behind him making Lubbock go stiff.
"Lub-bock!" Lubbock started to sweat profusley before he turned around to see Miki standing there with her hair shadowing her eyes as they glowed an eerie yellow.
"Miki. Baby, hey..." Lubbock said nervously.
"Trying to see other women naked again, I see." Miki growled making Lubbock whimper.
"AAAAAAAHH!" Lubbock shouted as Miki started to wail on him while shouting at him for being a sleazy pervert.
"S-S-Scary!" Tatsumi and Ieyasu whimpered holding on to each other in fear.
"Whimps." Sayo scoffed feeling it was an appropriate punishment.
"The guy being beat up is Lubbock." Leone said unfazed by what was going on.
"This guy's a pervert isn't he?" Naruto deadpanned unfazed as well.
"Yep. And if you claim to be Miki's brother, then you'll be shocked that she's dating Lubbock." Leone said placing her hands on her hips.
"Seriously? She's dating this guy?" Naruto said in disbelief jabbing his thumb at Lubbock who currently being held in a half nelson.
"I know, but what can you do." Leone laughed sheepishly.
"Love is weird sometimes." Naruto sighed.
After Miki got done disciplining Lubbock everyone followed the water down the stream to a small canyon while noticing the sun was going down.
"Now we get to meet our next member." Leone said.
"I think I've seen enough." Tatsumi sighed.
"I agree. Meeting all these different people in Night Raid is exhausting." Ieyasu grumbled.
"Each personality is way different from a group of assassins." Sayo agreed.
"Yeah, but you forget. Assassins are people too. And like any other person they have emotions are quirks like everybody else." Naruto said.
"Nii-san's right." Miki added in.
"Each member of Night Raid is as strange as the next." Lubbock said with his hands behind his head.
"But the next one is a pretty lady." Leone grinned coming from a corner before pointing to a small camp fire that had a evil bird being cooked over it with Akame sitting in front of it in a chair eating a piece of meat. She was without her coat, her belt with a side skirt, gauntlets and gloves, and her katana. "Over there is Akame. Isn't she cute?"
"How..." Tatsumi muttered.
"Is she eating a evil-bird?" Ieyasu asked.
"She killed it alone?" Sayo breathed amazed.
"They're easy to kill if you have the skill to do it." Naruto pointed out.
"Yeah. Me, Katie, and Betty can do that too." Miki added.
"Despite how Akame looks, she grew up in the wild." Leone said.
"You should also eat, Leone, Miki, and Lubbock." Akame said passing said people pieces of meat who caught it.
"Oh! Thanks." Leone grinned before digging in.
"Appreciate it." Miki and Lubbock said eating their share.
Akame then turned to look at Naruto who looked back.
"Are you still set on joining us?" She asked.
"Sure am." He nodded.
"Then here you go." Akame said handing him some meat.
"Wow. A woman that has great skills, an assassin fighting against the corrupted people, and a great cook? I think I might be in love." Naruto grinned taking the meat and winking at Akame making her blush before chowing down.
"Dude, he was able to make three different women blush." Ieyasu whispered to Tatsumi.
"He must be one hell of a lady killer." Tatsumi whispered back.
"Makes you wonder how skilled he is with women." Sayo thought.
"What about you three?" Akame asked turning to Tatsumi, Ieyasu, and Sayo.
"I'm still on board." Ieyasu said.
"I haven't decided." Tatsumi said.
"Me neither." Sayo said.
"Here." Akame said handing some meat to Ieyasu who thanked her and began eating it before she turned to Tatsumi and Sayo. "And if you haven't decided then I can't give you guys some of this meat." Akame said.
"That's all right." Sayo said.
"Not sure if I want to eat meat from the person who tried to kill me." Tatsumi sweatdropped.
"Anyway it seems like you went all out tonight." Leone said as she and the rest finished their meat.
"The boss has come back." Akame said.
"B-Boss?" Ieyasu, Tatsumi, and Sayo muttered.
"Makes sense. I group like Night Raid needs someone to lead them." Naruto said.
"Oh! Boss!" Leone smiled seeing someone on the other side of the cooked evil-bird.
Naruto, Ieyasu, Tatsumi, and Sayo walked around to see the so called 'boss' sitting in a chair.
The person was a 26 year old pale skinned woman standing 5'8 having short silver hair with a left light purple eye as she wore an eyepatch over her right eye wearing a black suit that shows her D-cup cleavage complete with black shoes, though her right arm was a dark green mechanical one.
"Damn. She's a hottie." Naruto thought. He looked closer and couldn't help but think of one thing. "In a weird way, she looks like a female version of Kakashi-sensei."
"You got that right, kit. It's kinda freaky looking." Kurama added.
"Yo." The woman said raising her left hand.
"This is our boss. The leader of Night Raid, Najenda." Leone introduced before turning to her. "Welcome back! Did you bring any presents?" She smiled waving making her way to the leader.
"Before that, Leone..." Najenda said getting her attention before she raised up her right mechanical hand. "Three days ago, it seems you exceeded the time limit on the job." She grinned menacingly.
"Crap!" Leone sweated before she ran away.
Everyone but Akame was shocked when Najenda's mechanical arm above her elbow shot out like a harpoon grappling hook and grabbed on the back on Leone's scarf and started to drag her back to her on the ground.
"It isn't good to enjoy fighting your enemies too much. You should fix that habit." Najenda grinned.
"I get it, so please do something about the creaking!" Leone whinned.
"Anyway, who're these young people?" Najenda asked as her arm reconnected whole looking at Tatsumi, Sayo, Ieyasu, and Naruto, though the last one she got a little flustered on how handsome he looks.
"Oh well Ieyasu here wanted to join Night Raid after seeing the truth of the capital and we decided to bring his friends Tatsumi and Sayo along." Leone said gesturing said people to Najenda before she walked to Naruto and wrapped her arm around his shoulders. "But get this, boss. This guy Naruto here is actually the Wandering Sage and decided to join us as well. Heck, he manage to defeat me, Akame, Mine, Lubbock, and Bulat in a spar while wielding a Teigu of his own. And if that doesn't impress you, he even survived a cut from Murasame." She grinned.
Najenda was intrigued by Ieyasu wanted to join Night Raid, but when then surprised that the handsome young man Naruto was the Wadering Sage, she turned shock that he was able to beat Leone, Akame, Mine, Lubbock, and Bulat all at once even with a Teigu of his own, and then she was stupefied that he survived a cut from Akame's Murasame.
"This young man is incredible. But for him to be able to do all that means he must be very skilled." Najenda thought before frowning. "However to be able to survive Murasame's poison is impossible. Yet if he did, he must be hiding something extraordinary." She then stood up and put a black trench coat with Night Raid's symbol on the back in red. "Akame, gather the others. I want your report, along with more details on these young people." Najenda said walking off before she stopped and looked at Naruto. "Especially him." Saiding her piece Najenda walked off.
"Think she's suspicious of me?" Naruto asked.
"Any leader would be if you were able to top most of her best soldiers." Kurama said.
"Just be honest with them Naruto-dear, and I'm sure you'll gain their trust." Kokuo encouraged.
"Got it." Naruto nodded.
Later in a Meeting Room
Everyone gathered within their headquarters meeting room. Najenda, sat on a chair in front of everybody. They relayed their mission, as well as taking Naruto, Tatsumi, Ieyasu, and Sayo with them and explaning Naruto's action. The report was quite... interesting to say at least.
"I see... I understand completely." Najenda said. She turned to the Tatsumi and Sayo holding her prosthetic arm to them. "I know already that Naruto and Ieyasu are on board. So Tatsumi... Sayo... would you like to join Night Raid?" she asks them, receiving a frowned from both of them.
"We are dead if we refuse, aren't we?" Sayo ask her, Najenda shook her head.
"No, that's not going to happen. However, we can't let both of you back either." Najenda told them. "Instead, we'll have you both work as laborer in workshops." She pointed out causing Tatsumi too raised an eyebrow.
"So, either way, we are still going to work for you." Tatsumi sums up.
"At any rate, neither of you will die, even if you refuse. Given that... what both of you think?" Najenda asked both of them. Tatsumi looked down in thought, clenching his fist.
Sayo looked down as well, taking all the details and actions that have pass.
"We came here and planned to become successful in the capital. To save our village, which is suffering from poverty." Tatsumi stated. "But, even the Imperial Capital's rotting away!" He says in realization.
"The countryside is poor and suffering because the center is rotten." Bulat spoke across the room causing Tatsumi and Sayo to turn their heads towards him. He was still wearing the same pants and boots but now he was donning a black shirt with green shoulders and chest armor that had a black leather jacket over it. Bulat gave them a charming smile.
"Don't you want to destroy the sources of this rot? As a man!" He says with sparkles going around his face, making Tatsumi sweatdrop.
"What does being a man has to do with killing the sources?" Tatsumi thought.
"Bulat was originally a skilled imperial soldier, however, when he learned the empires corruption and became one of us." Najenda stated as Bulat give a "cool smile".
"After all, we work to eliminate the evil doers in the capital. It's better than working under rotten people." The former soldier stated.
"Indeed. That is why we work hard to get rid of the scum in the capital." Najenda said as Tatsumi looked down in thought and was about to say something, but Sayo beat him at it.
"So what if you kill bad guys little by little, what changes will that bring? There are places in the remote region like our village that can't be saved like that." She says taking the exact words that were gonna come out of Tatsumi's mouth.
"Your right, and that's exactly why Night Raid fits both of you perfectly." Najenda said with a confident smile causing both teens to look at her in confusion.
"How so?" Tatsumi asked.
"Far south of the capital, there is a hideout of an anti-imperial force, the Revolutionary Army." Najenda says.
"Revolutionary Army?" Sayo says in confusion.
"That's right." Naruto said gaining everyone's attention. "It's an organization that is opposed at the capital, it started as a small group, and it slowly grew into a large-scale organization." He explained making Najenda nod her head.
"That's correct, they create units to handle covert jobs as assassinations and information gathering. That's us, Night Raid." She says proudly. "Right now, we exterminated the capital's trash, but in the event that the army takes action, we'll take advantage of the confusion, and take out the root of all this evil... The Prime Minister!" Najenda frowned clentching her robotic fist making Ieyasu, Tatsumi, and Sayo look at her in shock.
"W-What?" Ieyasu stuttered.
"Take out... the prime minister?" Tatsumi asked.
"The root... of all evil..." Sayo frowned.
"That's our goal. There are others, but I'll leave them for now. Although I can't say when they will rise to action... we've prepared a plan to win. And when that happens, this country will change for sure." Najenda says with resolution.
"Man, the capital's fucked up." Ieyasu muttered.
"Will the new country... treat the people well?" Sayo asked Najenda with a serious expression.
"Of course." Najenda nodded.
"Awesome so the killing you people do are bad guys. It's like being called assassins of justice!" Tatsumi smiles in admiration.
Ieyasu and Sayo smiled as well thinking the same thing.
However none of them were prepared when everyone from Night Raid except Akame, who simply stared at them with a blank expression and Naruto began laughing as if they heard a joke confusing the three friends.
"Tatsumi..." Leone start saying, breaking out from her laughter. "No matter how you look at it, murder is still murder." She says with a dark tone.
"There's no justice in that." Sheele stated.
"Every person here... could receive retribution and die any moment." Bulat said.
"Take it from a person who once saw the world in black and white. No matter how you look at it it's still being murderer. To take a human life is different than a danger beast or a animal. You're taking a sentient being's life, it won't matter if it's right or wrong. At the end of the day you have to ask yourself: Will you be alright with taking a life from your own kind?" Naruto explained with a serious look stunning Tatsumi, Ieyasu, and Sayo.
"He's right. Each person here has his own reason for fighting, but they're all prepared. Will your opinion stay the same?" Najenda asked.
Ieyasu, Tatsumi, and Sayo stayed silent before the middle one decided to move the subject.
"Will we get rewarded?" He asked.
"If you work properly, you guys could be able to save your hometown." Najenda answered.
Tatsumi and Sayo looked at one another and grew a resolute expression.
"Then I'll do it! Let me join Night Raid!" Tatsumi said looking at Najenda.
"I'm in as well!" Sayo said looking at Najenda as well.
"You guys might not be unable to freely return to your village though." Mine says but the teens didn't flinch in the slightest.
"That's fine. As long as the village can be happy, I'm satisfied." Tatsumi stated.
"That's right. Nothing will stop me from fighting for what's right." Sayo said firmly.
"Well said you guys. This is the best option for us." Ieyasu nodded.
Mine gave a neutral gaze at them before giving a "hmph!" and looked away.
Najenda smiled at their determination and resolution.
"Well said. Then it's decided." She said and held out her arm at them again. "Welcome to the rod of carnage, Tatsumi, Ieyasu, Sayo, and Naruto."
"Glad to be aboard." The first three said while Naruto nodded.
"Now then Naruto, I have a question for you." Najenda said getting his attention.
"Yes?" Naruto asked.
"What are you? I've heard you have some skills, given that you personally trained Miki, Katie, and Betty and made them strong people in a few months. But to be able to handle my subordinates like you did and surviving a posioned cut from Akame's Murasame makes me belive there is more about you than being some random person killing the capital's forces." Najenda said with a serious face.
That made everyone look at Naruto who closed his eyes and crossed his arms. It was quite til he looked at Najenda.
"I'll tell you." Naruto said.
"Are you sure, Nii-san?" Katie asked.
"I'm sure. If I'm going to be part of Night Raid I want them to trust me." Naruto nodded.
"You know we always got your back, bro." Miki said.
"Absolutely." Betty agreed.
"Thanks, girls." Naruto smiled.
That made everyone else look at them curiously.
"Alright then..." Naruto sighed before turning to everyone. "To start off, I don't really come from this world. I came from an entire different dimension."
Everyone but Miki, Katie, and Betty were surprised by this.
"In order to understand who I am, I have to show you all my story." Naruto said.
"How?" Lubbock wondered.
"Like this." Naruto waved his left arm beside him and greated a large square portal that showed Kurama attacking Konoha. "This is where my memories and my life start.
From there Naruto showed everyone his life, getting Kurama sealed in him and losing his parents, getting kicked out of the orphanage, having to survive on his own, the beatings he got from the villagers, his trails and hardship, the pain he felt, his friends and loved ones, his lover in the old world, the war he partook in, and what he sacrificed to win it to protect his world.
When it was over everyone but his sister figures, who already seen his memories were speechless on what they witness.
"H-How can you keep going after being through all that?" Mine asked.
"By gaining strength through the bonds I formed, protecting my precious people, and keep going to live through a better tomorrow. As long as I never given up hope, I faced any challenge that was thrown at me with my head held high." Naruto smiled.
"Well Naruto, you definately earned my respect." Leone grinned.
"I agree. Though the stuff you went through was hard, it made you into a nice young man." Sheele nodded smiling.
"Yes! So manly!" Bulat laughed.
"You're ok in my book." Lubbock smiled shrugging his shoulders.
"Maybe being teammates with you won't be so bad." Mine smirked crossing her arms.
"Having you on our side just may tip things in our favor." Najenda grinned.
Akame walked up to Naruto and looked at him as he stared back.
"I look forward to working with you." Akame smiled.
"Me too, Akame." Naruto smiled back before looking at Tatsumi, Ieyasu, and Sayo. "And don't worry you three. I'll be sure to make you guys strong to help bring the capital down."
"Thanks, Naruto." Tatsumi smiled.
"We won't let you down." Ieyasu grinned.
"We'll be in your care." Sayo giggled.
"Now that Nii-san is here we have an even bigger chance of winning." Kaite beamed with happiness.
"Damn straight." Miki nodded her head.
"The Imperial Capital is guaranteed to fall now." Betty agreed.
Lubbock suddenly grew alarmed as the gears on his gloves began spinning, causing him to be alarmed by this.
"Intruders!" Lubbock shouted gaining everybody's attention.
"What is their number and location?" Najenda immediately asked.
"According to my barrier's reaction, around twenty-four people!" Lubbock informed. "And they're all close to the hideout!"
"They're good. To sniff out this place, they must be mercenaries from another race." Najenda said lighting up her lighter and holding it's flames close to her cigar. "There's no other choice..." She stated her expression grew seriously dark.
"It's an emergency. Don't let any one of them return alive." Najenda told everyone as every single long-term member and Naruto grew serious and dark. Tatsumi, Ieyasu, and Sayo looked absolutely shocked at the dark atmosphere that came out of nowhere. Everybody started running out of the meeting room to take care of the intruders with the three friends from the village catching up.
Once everyone was out Najenda quickly relax herself back as she took a smoke of her cigar still thinking about the powerful young man that just became a part of their group.
"Naruto Uzumaki, a strong young man who came from a dark past. Yet every struggle he faced he came out on top and it made him a better person." Najenda thought before smiling. "Things are going to be very interesting from now on."
Outside
Everybody went their own ways, Sheel and Mine went together with Sayo tagging along, Leone went with Ieyasu, Lubbock went with Miki, Tatsumi went with Bulat, Katie and Betty went together, Akame went alone as did Naruto.
The new assassin of Night Raid was currently jumping from tree to tree making his way to where the intruders were from what he was feeling. Naruto felt there were six ahead of him.
"So what do you guys think? Should I just use Whispering Death for this?" Naruto asked landing in a clearing that was a small clear field with nothing but grass.
"Yeah, you should. From what I'm feeling these people are not on our level to waste your attacks on them. Plus they reek of evil so you won't need to show mercy." Kurama said.
"Thanks for the heads up, Kurama." Naruto thanked.
"Yeah! Show those baddies not to mess with us!" Chomei cheered.
"Take it down a notch, sis." Gyuki said.
Any other conversation was stopped when the six intruders walked into the clearing and spotted Naruto. They looked dark skinned wearing bandanas tied around their heads, no shirt, white pants, and black boots.
"Shit! A member of Night Raid!" One of them shouted in panic as another one quickly grabbed on to his dagger.
"So what? There's just one and its a kid, while there are six of us, we can take him!" He shouted.
The rest also realized that and nodded as they all brought out their weapons and immediately surround Naruto.
"Cutting me off from all direction so it's easier to kill me? Child's play." Naruto smirked pulling out Whispering Death.
"You can't take us all on kid." One of them smirked.
"Yeah, you're as good as dead." Another grinned.
"And you're outclassed." Another said smugly.
"So just make it easy on yourself." The last one taunted.
"You got it backwards. It is you who is outclassed." Naruto said holding Whispering Death in both hands and held it in front of him. "Screech." The pair of lips manifests on the blade opened the mouth and then screamed unleashing a more powerful sonic screech than the one used against Night Raid making the intruders cover their ears in pain as they began to bleed from the noise.
"AAAAAAH! My ears!"
"Make it stop!"
"I think they're bleeding!"
As they were trying to block the pain out of their ears they failed to notice something connecting with their necks and the next thing they knew is that they are looking at the sky and saw their headless bodies falling to the ground making them realize they are dead.
"That was almost sorely disappointing." Naruto said twirling Whispering Death around and put it back into it's sheath.
"Those guys were cannon fodder at best." Shukaku said.
"Got that right." Naruto agreed before looking behind him and saw Akame standing in a tree looking at him. "Were you impressed, Akame?" He asked grinning at her.
Akame didn't answer but just grinned back at him.
Nighttime
Everybody was in the kitchen celebrating for their job well-done, Bulat was drinking on top of a table while shouting like Tarzan, Lubbock was laughing along with Miki who was sitting on his lap, Leone was yelling at Bulat to take his clothes off while Mine yell him to not do it, Sheele was giggling along with Katie and Betty, Akame was eating meat with Naruto joining her in a friendly competition, Tatsumi, Ieyasu, and Sayo were talking amongst each other, and Najenda was just calmly drinking looking at everyone.
"You three did good work for your first battle for Night Raid. From Mine and Sheele, Sayo took one of the target out with a bow and arrow to the head when Mine couldn't catch him. From Leone Ieyasu chopped one in half with an axe. From Bulat Tatsumi killed one with a clean cut. And from Akame Naruto killed his targets quite effortlessly with ease." Najenda smiled.
"Just doing what I can." Sayo smiled.
"Definately different from what I'm use to." Ieyasu nodded.
"But we're prepared to help any way we can." Tatsumi grinned.
"I have yet to show you guys just what I can do." Naruto smirked.
"Well I am pleased. But if you want to survive any further, you'll need someone to teach you the ropes." Najenda said starting to think of someone to help here... she finally had an idea.
"You all will partner up with Akame to be shown a thing or two." Najenda said.
Sayo, Ieyasu, Tatsumi, and Naruto looked at Akame as Najenda turn to her as well.
"I'll leave them in your care, Akame." Najenda said.
"Got it." Akame answers.
"Too quick!" Sayo, Ieyasu, and Tatsumi thought.
"If they slow you down, you're free to kill them." Najenda smirked.
"Understood." Akame nodded.
"Which part was understood?!" The three friends screamed in their heads.
"Easy there, Akame. I'm not so easy to kill. Underestimate me and you're ass will pay for it." Naruto smirked at Akame.
"We'll see about that, Naruto." Akame grinned at Naruto.
"Heehee I can already tell you two are gonna get along just fine." Najenda laughed at them.
"You might be right." Naruto chuckled.
He couldn't wait to see what hanging with Night Raid would entail.
