Chapter 25: Chapter 25
Last Time:
The officers and Xiomy quickly made their way to where the Boss had crashed and waited to see if there was any sign of life.
Now:
Naruto groaned as he tried to get up. His head was ringing and his vision was blurry. 'What the hell hit me?' Naruto asked as he tried to get up, only to be stopped by what felt like thirty pounds of leather lying on top of him. "Right.." Naruto muttered as he felt the thin veins through the parchment like skin. He quickly started pounding against them in an attempt to wake the Boss up.
"Come on, Orfeo, get up already!" Naruto said as he crawled his way out from under the massive wing. "What the hell hit me.." Orfeo asked as he stirred and lifted his wing. Naruto quickly crawled out and stood up in front of Orfeo. "Me." He replied as he reached to his back and took hold of a sharp rock buried into his back. He took it out and took a sharp breath. Naruto then walked up towards Orfeo, only to stop when a large, hulking figure landed in front of him.
"What the hell are you trying to pull!" a gruff voice demanded as the figure grabbed Naruto by the vest and slammed him into the floor. Naruto winced as the ground made impact with his body, but otherwise stayed quiet. The figure raised its sharp claws and swung down at him, only to be blown away by Orfeo's large claw slamming him away. "That's enough!" Orfeo exclaimed, getting Naruto's and the group's attention.
"But, Orfeo-sama, he nearly killed you!" The gruff voice said as it expanded its wings in order to stop itself from hitting the wall. "He used his smarts and what he had on hand to defeat me. Not only that, but he actually grounded me. In all of the Bat clan's history, no summoner has ever been able to accomplish that!" Orfeo shot back as it rose on all fours, silencing the figure. Orfeo looked at Naruto as he got up. "You have not only passed the summoner's test, but also exceeded the expectations by managing to ground me. I deem you..worthy!" Orfeo exclaimed.
Naruto smiled as the other officers and Xiomy descended to greet him. "Naruto-sama! You did it!" Xiomy exclaimed happily. "Please, no honorifics. I'm just Naruto." Naruto said as he scratched the back of his head. "Good going brat. My name is Logan." The large figure said in a ruff voice. Naruto saw the bat standing on all fours like Orfeo, but he had dark red hair, almost blood red. He was tall and well built, a fighter if he ever saw one.
"My name is Sara.." The feminine voice called out to him. He turned to see a slender female bat hanging from the ceiling with he wings ready to take off. Her hair was a blood red and her body seemed to be made for speed. "My name is Vlad." The arrogant voice said. Naruto looked up to see the large bat with silver hair looking down at him. Naruto looked at the bat, but this one seemed more relaxed than the others. 'Great, the level headed one is arrogant.'
Naruto thought as Orfeo cleared his throat to grab his attention. "Naruto, if you would please climb on so that we may finish this business in my cave?" Orfeo asked. Naruto nodded and climbed onto the Boss's back and held on tight. Orfeo, the three officers, and Xiomy quickly took off towards Orfeo's cave.
~ Orfeo's Cave ~
Naruto winced as he landed from the jump from Orfeo's back. "Naruto-san, are you ok?" Sara asked him when she saw him reach for his back. "Yes, I'm fine. It's just that I don't usually go around stabbing stakes into my back unless it's Friday." Naruto replied. "Well then Naruto, we won't keep you long." Orfeo said as he clung to the ceiling with his legs and wrapped his wings around himself. "Xiomy, please turn on the light.." Orfeo asked. Suddenly, the lights turned on and Naruto fell back.
He quickly took off his night vision goggles and started blinking rapidly trying to get his vision back to normal. "Are you okay?" Xiomy asked. "Yea, the light just …reacted badly to my night vision goggles." Naruto said. "Well then, let us get on with the introductions, shall we?" Vlad asked in an exasperated tone. "Right.." Orfeo said. "Well, then Naruto, you have met Xiomy. She is the second fastest bat summon around, and the fourth of the officers." Orfeo said as Xiomy waved at Naruto.
"Then there's Vlad, the most well rounded of the officers and third." Orfeo said, drawing attention to the silver haired bat. Vlad snorted and looked away. "Then there's me.." A sultry voice over Naruto said. Naruto looked up to see Sara hanging over him. "That's Sara, the fastest of the Bat summons and the second of the officers." Orfeo said, getting a giggle out of Sara. "Tease.." she said in a flirty tone, drawing a snort from the last figure in the room.
"And I'm Logan, Second in command of the Bat clans and first of the officers." Logan said as he approached Naruto. "Word will spread quickly that there is a new summoner amongst the bats, and even faster since you managed to ground the Bat Boss." Logan said, getting a snort from Orfeo. "Either way, you need to be careful and stay alive, brat. You're no good to anyone dead. Go home and get rested. The Bat clan is backing you up now." Orfeo said.
Naruto nodded and was about to leave, but was stopped by Orfeo. "Wait!" Naruto turned to see Orfeo's long nails by his shoulder. With a quick stab, a burning sensation ran through his veins and he fell to the floor. Naruto looked up at Orfeo, then turned to see the tattoo of a bat silhouette on his arm opposite of his sealing tattoo. "That tattoo is for when you are under fire and have no time to summon normally." Sara said as she looked at the tattoo.
"Just wipe some blood on it and slam your hands on the ground with the appropriate chakra level and a summon will appear." Logan finished. Naruto nodded as a large poof of smoke engulfed him completely. "Things are going to get interesting again, that much is for sure…" Xiomy said with a smile. "Interesting indeed…" Orfeo muttered as he looked at his record of every summoner and wrote "Naruto Romanov" into a new slot.
~ Back in Kumo ~
Samui, Yugito and the others were sitting in the Raikage's office with the Bat summoning scroll spread out in front of them. After Naruto had disappeared in a poof of smoke, Bee had insisted that they go to A. Omoi's paranoid theories didn't help the case either. So here they were, waiting in the Raikage's office. "What the hell is taking him so long!" Samui lashed out, surprising everyone in the room that the cool person had lost it.
"Hey, come on I'm sure he's fine." Yugito said trying to comfort the girl. "How would you know? The Bat clan hasn't had a summoner in years, and it isn't because of a lack of trying." Samui said through gritted teeth. "Come on, show a little faith in him. He's gotten through tougher scrapes." Karui said in an attempt to calm the girls down. However, all she got in return was a death glare from the two Kunoichis. Before either of them could say anything, a loud poof resounded through the room and filled it with smoke.
Samui and Yugito quickly turned and rushed past the smoke to see Naruto standing there, looking like hell. He had a large puncture wound near his back, several small stab wounds around his torso, and a few slashes in his legs and torsos. His clothes were torn and had slashes and his vest had a large puncture in it. "what the hell happened to you?" Karui asked as Yugito and Samui helped him get to a chair. "Summoner's test is a lot more difficult than I expected." Naruto replied, then asked for a glass of water.
A buzzed Mabui in and told her to bring in a glass of water and paramedics, then turned to Naruto. "What happened and where did you go?" A asked in a serious tone. "I need antibiotics and liquids right now. That and a first aid kit to clean my wounds." Naruto said, cutting off the Raikage. A grumbled, but conceded when he saw the large wound on Naruto's back. After the paramedics arrived, they started Naruto on a course of Antibiotics and began treating the wounds.
"Now what happened?" A asked again. "Well, I arrived at the summon world and was greeted by a bat summon, then taken to the Boss." Naruto began, everyone listening intently.
~ One explanation later ~
"You've got to be kidding me. You're telling me you were not only squished by the full weight of the bat boss, but you managed to ground him?" A asked in an exasperated tone. Naruto nodded as the nurse replaced his IV. "Ok, so these officers.." Yugito began. " 4 officers, top dogs in the clan. Only one above them is the boss." Naruto replied. "And you managed to take him down?" Samui asked once again in a doubtful tone. "Yea, you just have to have a plan." Naruto said. "So the bat clan has allied itself with Kumo…" A muttered.
"No." Naruto said, interrupting A's train of thought. "What do you mean, no?" A asked. "They clearly said they are aligned with me, and have my back. Not with my village." Naruto said as he looked outside the window and noticed it was getting dark. Omoi and Karui had left a while ago to their clan homes, leaving only Samui and Yugito behind with Bee and A. "Hey old man, I'm going to get going." Naruto said as he unhooked himself from his IV and slowly got up.
Before he could take a step, Samui and Yugito were at his side helping him. "By your leave." Naruto said. "Dismissed." A said and Naruto gently walked away. As soon as Naruto and the girls had left, A let out a loud sigh. "What's the matter bro?" Bee asked A. "That kid..He's getting to be a major player in the Shinobi world, and soon he will be a great influence." A replied. "Naruto's going to be alright. He's got a good head on his shoulders." Bee said in an attempt to raise A's spirits.
"And if he doesn't, he's got two angels by his side who will.." A mused as he looked out his window. He saw Naruto being supported by the two blond kunoichi's as they walked down the street.
~ With Naruto and The Girls ~
Naruto winced as he took a step. "Ow.." Another step. "Mother fu.." a third step. "..huh.." he muttered in a perplexed tone. " I think I'm better.." Naruto said as he took another step with closed eyes, then stayed silent. "Naruto-kun, are you ok?" Samui asked as she nudged him and his eyes snapped open. "Sorry, I just..passed out for a moment.." Naruto said. "Alright, you're coming with us." Yugito said as they dragged him towards Samui's home.
~ In Samui's Home – Samui's Bedroom ~
Naruto groaned as the girls helped him up the stairs. As soon as they got to Samui's room, they took off his messed up and bloody clothes and let him fall onto the crisp clean sheets. Naruto quickly adjusted himself and grabbed the first thing he could to cuddle with. As soon as he did, he heard a moan and looked to see Samui and Yugito in their underwear climbing into bed with him. "Wh…What are you guys doing?" Naruto asked.
"Going to sleep. Now hush." Samui said as she cuddled to his side and Yugito mimicked the action on his opposite side. Naruto shrugged and wrapped an arm around each of them and drifted off to sleep. 'I'm the luckiest bastard alive…' Naruto mused as he drifted off to sleep.
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