Naruto's grin only widened at the thoroughly flabbergasted response. "Oh yes! I've seen some stupid shit that devils seem to think is acceptable practices, all while pretending that they are so damned deserving of the power and influence that they got. Well I think that someone ought to do something about that! No more of this mob bullshit! No more of this class bullshit! No more of this psuedo-slavery Peerage bullshit! I won't ignore it anymore! So spread the word! Spread the word that Uzumaki Naruto is here to rock your world!"
It was a declaration that would shake the Underworld. One that would be spread through word of mouth, one where many would swear up and down, that they were there to see.
One that would be pointed to down the road...as a major shift in the course of history.
Things were changing...whether people were ready or not.
Sona was staring up at the blond delinquent, who has always foiled her efforts so much at Kuoh Academy with his intractable belief that he didn't need schooling.
Was this...was this really that Uzumaki Naruto? The same one from school?
Did he always behave this way?
Because seeing him now, watching him declare such things was doing wonders for her perception of him.
She let loose a small grin, pushing her glasses back from the tip of her nose, back to the bridge of it.
It looks like she was wrong about him.
Who knows? Maybe she could really get behind such a radical idea...it just might coincide with her goals as well...
Naruto had a large grin on his face as the magic circle finished transporting them back home.
Home. How ironic was that word?
They were back at Kuoh Town, all exhausted and looking forward to some rest.
Mio practically lost knocked out soon after his speech, the stress of the day tiring her out, Naruto was literally giving her a piggyback ride to take her home.
The day was a bust, there was no denying that, his main goal for going to the party was pretty much unattainable by this point.
Partially anyways, but he also learned quite a few new things, and had a new goal to aim for.
Naruto let loose a small chuckle, he should begin to write down a list at this rate, didn't want to lose track of how many goals he had to keep track of after all.
His good humor dampened slightly when he reached the front of his home.
Someone was waiting for them.
"Yo brat, been a while. Kind of hoping that you still don't hate my guts though." an older man drawled lightly.
Shaggy brown hair, check.
Two scars, check.
Messy clothing, check.
Glasses, check.
Cigarette, check.
"...Toujou Jin...you look like shit. More than usual I mean." Naruto retorted smartly, pointedly staring at his bloody left arm.
The hero blinked, glancing at his arm with a raised eyebrow, seemingly never realizing that it was heavily damaged. Then he glanced back at the whiskered teen.
"Thanks, you look pretty spry yourself, where'd you get the suit? At a dumpster?" Jin replied, a wicked grin on his face.
Naruto looked at his sorry state, right...the phoenix.
"Recently got out of a life-and-death struggle, you?"
Jin shrugged. "Same."
Both humans went silent, staring one another down for a moment, before the Great Hero finally scratched the back of his head in exasperation. "Look, there's something I gotta talk to you about, even if you still hate my guts. Even if you hate me, you don't hate Yuki-kun, right? Or all of your friends, right? This is about everyone's safety."
Naruto said nothing for a moment, studying the Great Hero...
Then sighing.
"...Truth be told, I'm still slightly sore about your deception, but I've mostly gotten over it. That and...well...I really shouldn't be pissed at two separate faction leaders..." Naruto grumbled out, looking disgruntled.
Jin raised an eyebrow in interest, before shrugging. Not really his problem.
"Before I tell you, I should make sure that Yuki-kun hears what I have to say as well." Jin explained.
The shinobi nodded, made sense.
...
A long moment of silence passed.
"...What?" Naruto asked, annoyed that the hero was dragging out the conversation.
Jin coughed, glancing away uneasily as a slight pout made it's way to his lips. "Well...you see...I have a favor to ask."
The blond groaned, they were back to this shit again? "...What do you want?"
The Great Hero, the most celebrated and most powerful hero in the Hero Tribe, bashfully scratched the back of his head as he gave Naruto the mission.
"...Can you mediate between me and Yuki-kun? I'm afraid that she's...quite upset at me at the moment.
Naruto rolled his eyes.
This day was getting better and better...
Lucifer was staring at the wreckage of his home base, the home base of his Old Maou Faction.
The citadel...it was...
In pieces.
The entire western quadrant of the massive structure was blown away, the walls giving way to some sort of severe attack which cut it to pieces.
The ceiling was blasted open, with the pillars which once held the ceiling aloft, now alone and left with nothing to hold.
The throne room, which was once filled with opulence and splendor, was now in shambles, with the floor caved in and creating what looked like a bottomless hole on the ground.
Large gashes were everywhere around the throne room, one of which was responsible for cutting down the supports of a tower in the southern quadrant of the citadel.
...Which was hundreds of meters away from the throne room.
So Lucifer was understandably frustrated, blue eyes staring at his own broken sword, before throwing away the weapon with a snarl.
He'd need a new weapon...
It was also official, he needed to draw attention away from his faction, they were simply not ready yet to strike. Several more things were required to obtain before he made his move against the current government...
Patience...he waited more than a hundred years...he could wait a few more months.
His thoughts inevitably fell back onto the strangely powerful human...
...The best way to deal with that...was to get other powerful beings, those that had a vested interest in such individuals.
His eyes narrowed, he knew just who to contact, they were technically 'allies' in the organization that they were both a part of...but also rivals.
Then the powerful devil frowned, no...his involvement wouldn't be enough, he wasn't ready to make his move yet either...he needed someone more...brazen.
A dark smirk made it's way to his lips, yes...
There was another...
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