"I didn't want to do this but I guess I'll have to bring you and that criminal in for questioning." Serafall raised her hand and a magic circle formed below Naruto and Gaia.
Naruto wanted to jump away from it but the effect was instantaneous, his body had already frozen to his waist and Gaia too. Naruto tried to break the ice with a Kunai but the edge of the kunai only chipped off.
"It's useless," Grayfia whispered. The ice glueing them to the ground didn't budge no matter how hard Naruto hit it.
With a sigh from Serafall, she breathed out cold air and balled her fist encasing Naruto and Gaia in a block of ice in an instant.
"Naruto…" Kuroka's hands went limp beside her.
"Go retrieve the criminal and wipe that human's memory out."
Beowulf tried to enter the compound but a force field prevented him from doing so. He tried again and met the same resistance.
"It won't budge" He grunted apply effort
Crack
"Too bad, you guys can't enter," Naruto's voice was heard from inside the ice prison they were in.
Boom
The ice cube broke into pieces sending ice shards around. Hot steam came out of Naruto's body before it receded.
"What was that?" Gaia asked.
"It's called Futton: A combination of fire and water Chakra."
"Ah, interesting, you can combine them," Gaia exclaimed.
"Hey, listen. We both don't wanna fight here so why don't you tell me why you are here in the first place." Naruto took a diplomatic approach.
"Last night, did you fight a demon?" Serafall questioned the blonde.
"Yeah, what about it?" He raised an eyebrow, not denying the fact he did.
"Did you kill it?"
"Yeah, what about that?"
"You shouldn't have killed it!" Serafall yelled. "How were you able to kill it in the first place?"
"I wouldn't have if I had known you bats were after it."
"You just made our job much harder," She said, walking up to Naruto with zero fear, she had her guard lowered.
Naruto stared at her small form approaching him. "What do you mean?" Naruto inquired, his anger sated in favour of curiosity.
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"Oh, Hell no! There's no way I'm riding with a bat colony!"
Yep, you guessed it right… One Naruto Uzumaki shot up to his feet and yelled indignantly.
Here is what happened after the little skirmish in the last chapter.
Naruto retold his fight with the demon in a… vague manner leaving important bits about his abilities but he noticed the eyes of the devils widened a fraction when he told them he was able to drag the demon out of the child it possessed.
In that moment, Serafall's eyes glazed over. A certain gleam in her eyes as she stared into the distance. Naruto Uzumaki was undoubtedly the 'unknown factor', he was baffling, to say the least, and now that this opportunity had provided itself, she would take full advantage of it. Hence her proposal and the blonde reacted in a wild… manner to say the least.
Naruto shot up to his feet glaring at Serafall—the couch was even taller than she was—who returned his glare with a calm look. The blonde refused to let them in but relented when Gaia told him to let them in, though he did complain about bats infesting his house or something. After the little outburst, the blonde was already moving, making a beeline to the door. Naruto held his hand on the doorknob and flung the door wide open for the devils... His glare said it all.
A simple unspoken 'Leave'.
Serafall knew he'd decline her offer but she was hoping she wouldn't have to pull the ace up her sleeves but now she had to if she wanted the blonde to cooperate.
"Kuroka's sins will be pardoned," She said, only raising an eyebrow as Naruto's expression faltered.
"W-what?" He stuttered.
"'Kuroka… If you help us fight the demon all her sins will be pardoned… I give you my word."
Naruto turned his body around like a machine, his brain already processing the string of curses perfect for the devil group and as he was about to spit them out, he stopped. Taking a quick glance at Kuroka who was a few feet away from the chair he occupied a moment ago. He held her gaze, which portrayed something that was a mix of worry and trepidation which made him grimace.
Sure Kuroka was as annoying as a housefly buzzing around in one's face, and quite a nosy one at that, but he had come to care about her.
"It's your choice, Naruto." The former Sitri said, looking from Naruto to Kuroka.
Gaia watched it all munching on a cookie besides Martha. "You're poorly misinformed devils but, I wonder, what's he gonna do...?" She said, staring at the devil group like they were lost sheep.
On the other hand, riding with the devils might prove a thrilling experience after all. He could give them a sneak peek of his power level and at the same time send a subtle warning; don't fuck with me.
Naruto sucked in air sharply and exhaled loudly. He raised two fingers and said, "Only on two conditions."
"Do you think you're in a position to give conditions?" Souji asked, glaring at the man who could make him go out of character with his presence alone.
"Do you want my help or not?" He asked, irritation sipping into his voice.
"I'd rather take the peaceful route. Provided the conditions are fair, yes." Serafall said shifting in the chair.
"One, I'll help track and contain it. I won't be doing any fighting. I was this close to defeat and I don't want to die prematurely." Gaia raised an eyebrow at Naruto. That wasn't what he told her. "Two, let's not see each other again when we are done."
"You have a deal then, Naruto."
Naruto sighed for what felt like the millionth time that day.
Fate had fucked with him and trouble had laid in bed with him.
The latest stunt; He just became a posse for devils.
(Scene Change: The Underworld, Unknown Location)
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