She was curious about what he had planned, sure. But she was sure that it was an effective plan.
"...I guess you're right Mio-chan." the Gremory heiress said quietly, she was staring across the forested field that they have moved to.
Naruto and Riser were standing near one another on an open field right next to the mansion. An open area which allowed for freedom of movement.
"HEY! Rias-san!"
The sudden shout made Rias jump a little, despite herself.
The perpetrator turned around and pointed a finger at the red-headed devil.
"You are leaving this to me right!?" Naruto called out with an annoyed look. He even had a little glint in his eye that told her that she really shouldn't answer with anything but a yes.
"O-Of course!" Rias called back, shocked into immediately agreeing.
Naruto grinned and then turned away to face the fire chicken again.
Grayfia rolled her eyes, what a redundant child.
"Hey! Riser! How about we make this more interesting?" the shinobi called out with a grin.
Riser raised an eyebrow, intrigued despite himself. "What could a peon like you ever have that I could want?"
Naruto raised an eyebrow. "Actually, I'm human. Not a peon, what the hell is a peon, some kind of bird...? Anyways, I just figured that since I'm here...that I could break my friend out of an unwanted marriage. So I wanted to make a deal with you about that."
But Riser wasn't paying attention. His eyes were wide as he stared at the now confirmed human in front of him.
Human...
Human...
"...If I could kill you, then I would. I've been shamed by a rotten human...? You can't suffer enough punishment for this...!" the son of the Phenex clan roared out, his eyes blazing with power.
"Ok. You gonna agree to my interesting idea or not?" Naruto asked, bored with the constant talking.
Riser was about to deny him, disallowing him from helping his friend out of sheer spite.
Then he stopped.
He was human. Human. What could he ever do to a high-class devil like him.
More than that, the human's defeat by his hands wouldn't be enough to quell his anger. No...he needed something more complete and elaborate.
A wicked grin spread across his face.
"Oi! Are you scared of losing against me or something? Sheesh...I really do appreciate how highly you look at me...but I was hoping to fight someone with a little bit more balls." Naruto drawled.
Riser turned to face the human teen with a smirk. "Very well, we will play by your rules...if I'm defeated, then the engagement will be canceled. If I win...then you have to be my slave for the rest of your natural life.
The shinobi shrugged. "I'm cool with those terms, I agree."
Riser grinned. Even if Rias gave the human some sort of advantage in order to 'defeat' him...his agreement to cancel the engagement wouldn't matter.
The engagement was seen as something vital and extremely important to all devils. They wouldn't accept something as pathetic as a sanctioned spar against a human to be the catalyst for the destruction of such a celebrated union.
Devils were selfish like that.
He had all of his bases covered and this human was about to get what was coming to him.
Naruto for his part, simply gave his opponent a smile.
Then he raised his hand to Riser, extended for a hand shake.
"Well, may the best man win I guess?"
Riser had his smug air again. Assured of what he was doing.
"Very well human, considering what is about to happen, I will allow you to have your way one last time before I crush you." the older blond agreed, before taking the ninja's hand and shaking it firmly.
It also allowed the high-class devil to prove that this spar was indeed sanctioned, so no one could claim that he was causing unnecessary trouble in the human world.
But he didn't notice the positively evil grin on Naruto's face.
The two then separated and gave each other some distance.
Grayfia glanced at the two opponents and raised her hand.
"The match between Riser-sama and Naruto-sama shall now commence! Begin!"
The second that she announced the beginning of the battle, Riser raised his hand and poured demonic energy into an orange magic circle.
"I'll hold back a little bit to show you the difference between us!" the Phenex declared, before he shot a large fireball towards his opponent.
The human just stood there, staring at the incoming attack without any sense of stress.
Then the attack reached him and enveloped his form, much to the consternation of the on-lookers.
Riser frowned, that was even more disappointing than he thought...
"So. What are we looking at?" whispered a voice behind him.
Riser's eyes widened in alarm as he whipped around him to-
He felt something slam into his torso, knocking him off his feet and into the air. As he was sent flying, he kept his eyes shut due to the pain. But the second he opened them...
He saw that annoying human sailing towards him with a leg raised high.
"Fu-!"
That was all Riser managed to get out, as the enemy blond smashed his foot into his face and sent him crashing towards the ground at breakneck speeds.
Naruto landed gracefully as Riser crashed harshly into the ground, leaving a crater a lot of dust in his wake.
Grayfia's eyes were wide in shock.
This human was...strong.
Grins were exchanged between the allies of the 'Kuoh Pact', looks like they had nothing to worry about.
Large wings of fire exploded from the recently made crater, those flames revealed a perfectly unharmed Riser Phenex.
He wasn't happy.
"So...turns out that you can fight." Riser deduced darkly, he was floating in the air now with his flaming wings.
Naruto shrugged. "Maybe. But I'm surprised that you don't at least have a few broken teeth from that...I hit you pretty hard."
The blond devil simply gave him a smug smirk. "That would be because of my regeneration abilities. Even if you happen to be strong...for a human, you won't be able to defeat me. This fight is mine."
The shinobi didn't respond. He was too busy cracking his neck.
Then he looked up, giving the high-class devil a deadpanned look.
"You know...I'm beginning to think that I could make a business out of beating the shit out of arrogant pricks. It seems to be a theme with me. I'm thinking about opening up a business based on that, what do you think?" Naruto asked, genuinely curious about such an idea.
"Do it! Totally do it!" someone cried out.
Thanks Issei.
Riser didn't look amused.
"Learn your place human!" the older blond roared as he flew straight towards his opponent with a magic circle prepped to fire.
Naruto's face changed not a whit as he jumped away from the fireball that was created from the magic circle. Still considering his own idea when he landed a ways away.
Riser grit his teeth as he created an even larger magic circle and released a heavy dose of fire that was shot like a flamethrower.
This time, the shinobi clearly charged into the attack, not bothering to defend himself.
"Riser-sama! That's going to far!" Grayfia shouted, alarmed that the young man would take the human boy's words seriously.
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