Falbium was seen smiling darkly. Everyone in the room got worried because of his out of character behaviour and started to inch away from him.
"You do that, Ajuka, meanwhile I have some work to do," said Falbium and left the meeting room in maniacal glee.
'Yes. I got my chance to prank the blonde,' thought Shikamaru as he walked out of the meeting chambers, laughing like a lunatic.
"Are you sure he is okay, Ajuka?" Asked Sirzechs for confirmation.
"Yes, Sirzechs. Everything was fine when I checked."
"Maybe he is feeling ill," suggested Zekram. They all agreed on that for their own safety and continued to discuss various plans.
Flashback End
He was observing his surroundings when he saw Falbium walk towards him in high spirits.
"Ajuka. Is everything going well?" Asked Falbium with a wide smile.
"Yes, Falbium. Are you alright?" Asked Ajuka doubtfully.
"Yes. Don't worry about me. I just-" he stopped as he saw his target near Sirzechs. He gestured Ajuka towards him and asked him to introduce them.
"Ok, let me get this straight. I don't know why you are acting weird. But if you want to meet Naruto that badly, I'll introduce you and leave. Talk to your heart's content. But don't be like that after this," said Ajuka in a stern tone.
"Don't worry, Ajuka. Just introduce me to him. I'll take care of the rest," assured Falbium. As the blonde approached, he cackled internally.
"Naruto, I got a bad feeling about this," said Kurama.
"Huh, why is that? It's just Ajuka and a new guy,"
"That new guy feels odd to me," said Kurama. As Naruto reached Ajuka, he cut his companion out.
"Yo, Ajuka. How is it going?"
"It's going well. The soil was in the last stage of testing and-" he heard a coughing sound and noticed the murderous glare of Falbium.
"Ah, Naruto, this is Falbium, my friend and one of the 4 Maous. Falbium, this is Naruto," Ajuka introduced awkwardly.
"Ok, gentlemen, you talk, I think someone is calling me," escaped Ajuka. This confused Naruto.
"Hey, how is it going? I'm Naru-"
Splash*
"Hahahahaha. I did it. I finally did it. I won in our bet," laughed 'Falbium' happily.
Naruto was confused by this.
'Bet? What bet and how bet. Why did they include me in their bet,' fumed Naruto?
"That's why I felt weird about him. Could it be?" Kurama said and Naruto's mind kicked into overdrive and his brain remembered something.
"How about this, if you didn't find me in my next life, say, I'll pour ice water, the coldest I could find on you?" Falbium mimicked.
"Bet?"
"I accept,"
It was a gunshot. Naruto remembered what he was talking about.
"Shika?" Asked Naruto.
"Troublesome," grumbled 'Falbium'. Naruto's smile widened at that.
"Damn, it's you," said Naruto in surprise.
"Ya. But why don't you feel any after-effects of those Icicles?" He asked, raising an eyebrow.
"Why would I feel the after-effects for just Ice water?" Asked a confused Naruto. Then he remembered a particular word which sent chills through his spine.
'The Coldest'
"Shit. Do you mean, they are from there?" Asked Naruto, in fear.
"Yup," said Shikamaru smugly and with a puff of smoke, his appearance changed into his Jonin attire. As they moved to a secluded place to talk freely.
"Holy Shit. You went to Cocytus for them?" Asked Naruto in shock. He immediately covered his body in shadows, neutralising any effects the Ice of Cocytus had on him.
Kurama active his Rinne-Sharingan and started to remove the sharp ice shards that cut deep into Naruto and started pumping his chakra into his system for nullifying any poisonous effects on him.
Though Naruto's body won't be damaged because of his 'Eternal Youth', Kurama doesn't want to take any chances.
"That was fun, Naruto. I didn't understand why you would get so much enjoyment from pranks," said Shikamaru as he lit a cigarette.
After making sure that everything was under control, Naruto took a good look at his best friend after a long time.
"This world has changed you, Shika. You wouldn't put such efforts even for a prank in our world," said Naruto, standing beside Shikamaru.
"But it was worth it," said Shikamaru, taking a long puff.
"How did you get here?" Asked Naruto and Shikamaru started explaining everything.
"After that, I heard Jiraiya's name and had to force myself to sleep because of all the questions, then I saw you during the reincarnation event. I was trying my best to stay in character, but I couldn't.
Here we are, talking in another world. With a different name and body for me," concluded Shikamaru.
"So don't know how you got into Falbium's body?" Asked Naruto.
"Nope. I closed my eyes and the next second I heard battle cries and destruction, when I opened my eyes, I was here," said Shikamaru with a sigh, taking a large puff.
"After Hinata's death, I came here with Kurama's help and-" Naruto explained everything from being founded by Azazel and chosen by Skiadrum and joining Kuoh, accepting the experiment, to the present.
"Having an enjoyable life here, I see," said Shikamaru.
"Before you ask, I'm not going to reveal anything about our world here. I'm happy to hear the peace lasted. Let's enjoy here as new ourselves," said Shikamaru with a drink and with cheers, they started talking about other things.
They kept on talking till Sirzechs called everyone's attention.
"Ladies and gentlemen, I thank you all for coming to the announcement and making it successful," he said and with one last congratulatory cheer, the party concluded.
"See you around, Naruto," said Falbium and with a nod, they both went their separate ways.
And Cut.
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