"So this is the underworld" Naruto said as he appeared out of a teleportation circle, scrutinizing his surroundings.
The new area completely different from the one he was used to. The walls and ceilings looks like a bloody flesh, giving him the feeling that he was inside the belly of some monster rather than the underworld. The pungent smell of blood here was also nauseating. The dark and gloomy environment was really worthy of the underworld.
Dante however was unfazed by all this. After all, this wasn't his first time here in the underworld.
"Don't let your guard down kid. We are not here to sight see."
"Hm" Naruto nodded seriously. Remembering the reason why they were here in the first place.
After taking another quick look around Naruto followed Dante to an high opening in one of the fleshy walls which leads into a pulsating corridor. Naruto was incredibly creeped out when he saw the walls squirming around like it was alive.
Eventually he decided to add it to his ever growing list of the most crazy things he had ever seen.
They walk down the corridor leads to a door blocked by a pulsing red membrane: these blockages simply need to be struck with a an attack to get rid of them.
After getting rid of the membrane, Naruto and Dante walked into another area with a Divinity Statue. However aside from the Divinity statue, a pair of Frosts strutted around in the area. They promptly dealt with them and break through the huge pulsing red membrane blocking the door on the other end of the room, quickly moving on to the next area.
They had little time to waste right now. The next area they walked into was like a cave with numerous stalagmites and stalactites.
"What it that?" Naruto pointed at the numerous red kanjis glowing ominous on the ceiling on the cave. He noticed it the moment they stepped into the roof.
Truthfully, It was hard not to notice since it was glowing so brightly, it light illuminating the entire cave. Not only that but a few circular glowing formations are scattered around the cave.
While they were still glancing around they heard a familiar voice shout in their direction.
"Dante!"
That voice!_ Almost like a magnet Naruto and Dante turned towards the source of the voice lying on the ground in the far end of the cave.
"Dante! Help me!"
"Trish!" Dante shouted the moment he saw her figure. Before he knew it he was already running towards her.
"Wait, Dante!" Naruto hurriedly ran after him to stop him but it was already too late.
The moment the two of them reached the middle of the cave a circular formation formed around them keeping them from proceeding forward.
Naruto frowned when he saw the pale green dome surrounding them. 'What is this? This is my first time seeing something like this'
He turned to Dante to inquire if he knew what the barrier was. However before he could, he caught sight of something moving in the corner of his vision.
'That's...' Naruto tensed up when he saw the black liquid substance oozing out from the ground and gradually forming into a familiar figure.
'Nightmare' Naruto frowned when he saw the nightmare slowly taking form in front of him. He hurriedly unsheathed purgatory from his back and took a ready stance. Dante also noticed the nightmare.
"Sorry, Trish. But you'll have to wait a little" Dante said to Trish with alastor in hand. His gaze locked onto the nightmare.
"Naruto!"
"I'm way ahead of you!" Like a gale Naruto blasted off towards the nightmare. The red chakra of the Ninetails bubbled out of his body and formed the five tailed cloak enveloping him like a caterpillar in a cocoon.
Immediately the cloak formed naruto's speed increased drastically and he flew towards the nightmare like a missile.
Dante followed behind him with alastor crackling with lightning shredding the air apart in it wake.
Seeing them charging towards it, the nightmare unleashed all it attacks on them trying to hinder their momentum but Naruto and Dante avoided the attack as if they could predict it path of trajectory.
The two of them seamlessly maneuvered around the nightmare's attacks even when it attacks started to become unorthodox at one point they were still able to break through and get within reach.
Immediately they reached the nightmare, all hell broke loose. Like loose cannon the moment they three of them engaged each other the area inside the barrier was became chaotic.
'What is this?' Trish couldn't believe her eyes when she saw Naruto engaging the nightmare on equal footing. It wasn't that long ago when she met Naruto. The reason she allowed him to tag along was that she didn't see him as a treat and thought it would be better to get rid of anyone related to Dante.
But not long after the reached the castle, that unassuming kid not only managed to survive but defeated and killed the nightmare as well.
Soon after that her interest in the kid named Naruto grew, pushing her to dig deeper but the more she digged the more questioned she had. Or to be more specific, the more she started to question the nature of the demonic cloak that enveloped him as well as the source of it power.
From what she has seen so far, the more tails the cloak possesses the more power Naruto got.
But a demon with that ability or appearance does not exist in all the archives, books or tomes in the demon castle's library. Which puzzled her.
'Just what are you, Naruto?'
Boom!
A loud explosion occured in the battle field snapping trig out of her thoughts. She looked up to the middle of the barrier where the battle was taking place to see the nightmare shooting out beams from different part of it body.
One of the stray beams hit Naruto and sent him flying backwards. Naruto only came to a stop after crashing into the barrier.
'Now is my chance' Trish thought when she saw Dante standing with his back turned to her.
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