Nevertheless, the fact that a human had such strength was...interesting. Perhaps certain people would love to hear about such information...?
Maybe they could deal with the boy, so that he could get his true prize...
But before he could think on it further, his eyes sharpened when he realized something.
They just returned to the home base of the Old-Maou faction, a large citadel that served as their permanent residence.
It was...quiet.
Too quiet.
"Diodora. Stay here." Lucifer ordered, storming towards his own home with a dark look in his eye.
The high-class devil didn't question his master.
The powerful devil entered the citadel and made for his throne room, looking for any servants or guards along the way.
Nothing. There wasn't anyone there.
He made his way to the massive double doors that greeted anyone seeking to enter the throne room.
He slammed them open, a furious expression on his face.
"...Ah...I was wondering when you would get here. Took your time, eh? No doubt you're like your father...acting so high and mighty that you think that the world revolves around you. But I have my own life to live you know?" a man on Lucifer's throne drawled lightly.
Lucifer glowered at the man, even though he knew for a fact that he should be dead.
This was a man of legend, a man that fought the Original Lucifer to a standstill.
"...How are you alive...Toujou Jin?" the powerful devil questioned darkly.
Jin wagged his finger at the devil leader, shaking his head as if he has done something wrong.
"Now now...I can't reveal my secrets that liberally, don't you think? Instead...why not see if we could rip secrets away from one another, shall we?"
Jin brought forth a large steel broadsword.
While Lucifer materialized a wicked blade, a devil sword.
Both combatants were quiet, studying one another.
Then they charged.
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The Naruto clone gnashed his teeth together as the two devils that he was about to ambush managed to escape via magic circle.
Damn it...he was too late. He climbed up a damn mountain for nothing.
The clone sat down petulantly, frustrated that the bastard got away from him.
...Again.
Toad-like eyes stared at the spot where the two devils have left, one of them was wearing a mask...
More importantly, thanks to the power that was now coursing through him, he recognized the energy signal that the masked devil was giving out.
That bastard that attacked them before...it was definitely him.
'Naruto' sighed, the battle between that fire bird and the boss was already over. So there was no point in giving him the extra power anymore...
The clone frowned for a moment, allowing himself to question something since he had the time and peace of mind for it.
It was a pretty important question too.
...Why did the natural energy feel...off?
It was strange, back at the Elemental Nations, the natural energy felt like water that was seamlessly pouring inside him. Filling him up with new power and strengthening him for any fight.
But this world's natural energy felt like...
Well, it felt greasy, slippery, maybe even darker.
The power derived from natural energy felt the same at the very least. No threats to upend his fun while in this state, but still...
This world's natural energy not only felt weird, it was also harder to take in when compared to his world.
The fight between the boss and the phoenix-thing wasn't a long one, but it shouldn't take five minutes to gather natural energy. By the time the clone was done gathering the natural energy, the boss was already about to finish off his enemy with the rasenshuriken.
It barely took one minute at the Elemental Nations...and he was pretty sure that it had nothing to do with how long it has been since he's used it. Gathering natural energy wasn't something that Naruto could get rusty in.
The clone sighed, just one thing after another.
Well...he better inform the boss at the very least, he would want to know about these thoughts and what the clone has seen.
He glanced down from his elevated perch on the mountain, sensing that the boss was carrying their former opponent towards the castle. He had plenty of time to think about the information he was about to receive.
The clone then made sure to look around, he was pretty far away from the castle when he was gathering natural energy before...but now he was much closer to it. But devils couldn't sense his regular chakra, so hopefully they wouldn't sense him...
With that thought in mind, he internally dispersed the natural energy that was intertwined with his physical and spiritual energy...
Then he dispersed the chakra in himself.
*POOF*
The dome that appeared on the battlefield has finally blinked out of existence, it's oppressive winds finally dwindling to nothing.
To the relief of everyone inside the castle, especially those that came to the party for political reasons.
Many of the noble devils were anxious due to the battle that has taken place so close to them, after all...no one there was expecting such a thing.
They weren't just anxious however, they were also afraid.
These were beings that knew everything about the world around them.
Who was important, who was powerful, who had a name that could cause the bravest of souls to flee in fear.
Yet this...boy...was not known as such an individual.
He came out of nowhere, ended a pure-blood marriage that was vital for the survival of pure-blood devils, and was invited by the Maou himself to attend an important function.
How could this be?
There was no such thing as a powerful individual that didn't have a name attached to them.
Yet this young man was an exception, someone unaccounted for in the grand scheme of things.
That lack of knowledge helped give birth to a fear that every sentient being has, perhaps to devils most of all.
Fear of the unknown.
Devils are beings that can live for thousands of years, they live in a society that has been mostly unchanged for most of that time. It's stable and comforting to stick with what they know.
For many, change in any shape or form is far more terrifying than any enemy.
They know what to expect from their enemies.
They know who's powerful and influential.
They know who can be considered among the top ten strongest on the planet.
But they didn't know about Uzumaki Naruto.
They didn't know what to expect from him.
They didn't know how powerful he was.
They didn't know how to deal with him.
For beings that live life in a society that has stayed more or less the same for thousands of years, that's terrifying.
Sooner or later, that knee-jerk reaction would transform into resentment.
They had names, power, wealth, and influence lapping at their feets. All through the grace of the their circumstances of birth.
They were meant to be important, to be secure in their power in every single way.
Now that security was threatened, in more ways than one.
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