Rias was the leader of the group when it came to her power it wasn't really anything that he could teach her in that regard it more so came from strategy Naruto would go through Rias's knowledge of battle strategy she definitely had good information on the subject but Naruto applied Shinobi strategies moving in ways and coordinating her in different groups and positions.
He was able to open up a lot of the flaws that rias had in her game plan and showed where if they had gone through with them where they could go wrong but it wasn't a matter of just showing what she did wrong but rather to improve in what she had done write Rias was not a bad strategists by any means it was just that she thought with a limited mindset.
What Naruto wanted to do was expand her horizons to show that she and her group were far capable of doing far much more of course it wasn't that rias didn't have faith in her team but whatever plan she made she made out of genuine concern the last thing she wanted was to lose any of them for anyone to get hurt.
Naruto understood that sentiment but in battle sometimes you have to be willing to take a risk to gain an even bigger reward however the mark of a true leader was learning which risk were and weren't worth taking.
Naruto would tell rias that her peerage had grown alot stronger and her as well there was so much that they could do she just had to have faith that they could do it the training was going well for everyone Naruto imploring his style and merging it with their own was showing them a new way of fighting a new way of thinking.
Putting them on a level that they didn't even know they could get to as the night before they Raiting game came Naruto would be doing some training on his own.
Naruto:(this gauntlet this Sacred gear or whatever this thing is I have no idea how it got this I don't even know how im even going to use it)
Naruto: Oh great so now I have something else sealed in side of me.
Rias: Not sealed per say.
Rias would say as she walked behind him.
Rias: Its more so that the soul of the Dragon is sealed in your Sacred gear and your Sacred gear is a part of you.
Naruto: Oh hey Rias I didn't know you were up.
Rias: Its alright I couldn't sleep very much anyways.
Rias: there are so many things that I have to figure out.
Naruto: Yeah but you know the most important thing you can do is get some rest you have a big day ahead of you.
Rias: I know....Naruto i-i cant thank you enough y-you've done so much for all of us i-i mean going into this fight I had faith but even I had to admit their was so doubt but know I feel like i have a chance we have a chance and it's all because of you.
Naruto: Hmph im flattered but its not because of me I didn't do anything special Rias all I did was show you guys the power you had within you to show yourselves what you're capable of truthfully what happens tomorrow it's going to be because all of your hard work I was just tagging along.
Rias: And you're as modest as ever I see.....so why did you agree to help us I mean you have no reason to at the end of the day you're not obligated so-
Naruto: Come on we've been through alot since we've met and im grateful to you all I like being around you of course i can't say I fully understand everything that's going on around me there's still so much I don't know and so much that i need to know.
Rias: There's something on your mind isn't Naruto.
Naruto: It's just I wonder sometimes why my dad really sent me away I mean sure he says that the sage of the six paths said that he should but I dont know sometimes I wonder if it's because he didn't have faith in me I mean if I had stayed in my own home world would I have a better life would I've gotten stronger maybe I could've done more.?
Rias: You know from what you've said about your mother and father they really loved and cared about you I don't think any decisions they made was because they didn't have faith in their son but I think it's because they have the up most confidence that whatever happens however this turns out you'll be able to succeed they know that you can do anything and just look at what you've done you grown as a young man you've grown as a fighter you've saved many lives more times than you can already count.
Rias: I think they mad the right decision because im happy that I got to meet you she said softly with a small blush.
Naruto: Hmph I feel the same although there is one dream ive always had that I will never get to fulfill now.
Rias: What's that?
Naruto: Well my dad told me stories about the Hokage.
Rias: The Hokage?
Naruto: Yeah you see in my world there are ninja villages each one has a Kage that leads them from my village the village hidden in the leaves the Hokage stands atop as the strongest of them all my Father was the strongest was the strongest Hokage so maybe I could've had what it took to be one myself but now I font think ill get that chance.
Rias: You know maybe you coutbe a Hokage.
Naruto: Really how?
Rias: Well I'm not putting any pressure on you but if you wanted you could just become a devil and I'm not saying you have to join my peerage but you know that the current system there are four devil kings who's to say that there can't be a fifth.
Naruto: A fifth?
Rias: Yes Naruto the underworld isn't some fiery brimstone you think it is it's another dimension a place all I to itself with multiple lands,territories and cities of course not all of its conquered and even still a lot of it is underdeveloped still waiting to be made into a home im just saying I think that you could have the potential to become a devil king and even it would require a title like Gremory or Leviathan or something along those lines who's to say that you can't make Hokage a title all into itself.
Naruto thought this over it was intriguing not necessarily a bad idea but he still had his doubts.
Naruto: Yeah but I mean would I really have the right to call myself the Hokage at that point I don't know when I'd be worthy of that name.
Rias smiled as she walked over and pulled him into a hug.
Rias: From what ive seen I have no doubt you would be worthy and I see to it you were.
Naruto hugged her back and he got a smell of her that same her that attracted his attention when he saw it and that smell that he coming to love he smiled into he neck and internally blamed his dad for his attraction to exotic hair.
He got up bowed and smiled gratefully.
Naruto: If I have the endorsement of the Crimson Haired Princess of Annihilation then maybe im not so bad off he said playfully.
Rias: I agree goodnight Naruto.
Naruto: Goodnight Rias.
And with that everyone would rest that night.
The following day everyone stood in preparation as nightfall soon came Naruto found himself on the school grounds along with the Occult Research Club as they prepared for the Raiting game.
Sona of the House of Sitri along with her assistant Tsubaki come to wish Rias good luck as well as take Naruto to the commentators area were he could watch along with the battle
he wasn't participating but before he left he wished everyone good luck.
Naruto: Don't worry guys i know you can do it i have faith in all of you and your skills.
Before leaving Naruto would take one of his twelve flying raijin kunai's and place it in Rias's hand.
Naruto: For good luck.
Rias: Yeah for good luck i-i hope we impress.
Naruto: You're going to go more than that your gonna win I know it.
With that Naruto would leave with Sona and Tsubaki as they went on and watched as the Raiting game between House of Gremory and the House of Phenex was about to begin.
Naruto watched on as the Raiting game began from the rules he was able to deduce it worked like a human sized game of chess there were two bases and they were going to battling in a dimension that mirrored kuoh academy with the club room being the base for Rias and the principal's office being the base for Riser.
The goal of he can even call it that was to basically infiltrate the enemies base and to defeat the king although seeing it in that way Naruto can understand why Riser was so smug it was mainly because he had the numbers advantage although that was all he had.
Naruto watched as Rias would put her plan into motion it started with Akeno and with Raynare placing illusion traps all around their base with Kiba and koneko going out to the mid point that bring the gym to secure it making sure they fortified their defenses before moving any further.
As expected Riser's group would attempt to go and try to outnumber Rias's own however things did not work in their favor.
For starters the group that went up against Kiba were cut down rather quickly and effectively as well as Raynare using promotioneven if she was just one pawn piece she was able to promote herself to queen and having to queens on the battle field was more than powerful enough to fend off the likes of Riser's even stronger pieces Koneko 's effective use of taijutsu made her a deadly threat and she was delivering swift round house kicks to back of the head and devastating punches to the chest.
They were dismantling Riser's peerage effectively and dominantly much to Riser's dismay.
Riser: Hmm it seems Risers bride has been able to level up her pieces although I doubt this is the work of her its that boy.
Yubelluna: What shall we do Lord Riser?
Riser: Hmph their little power ups and tricks they're cute but you see there's one thing that im afraid that boy hasn't prepared them for its what happens when you come across a power you can't possibly hope to overcome.
Rias's team had made good leeway they had been able to get through many of Riser's pieces a his forces Riser's sister Ravel Phenex was not happy about this at all they had the strength they had the numbers they had everything so why were they losing it made no sense.
She was all but through with this nonsense of a battle her brother was supposed to be a champion they were apart of the house of Phenex the house of Phenex didn't get dominated like this all the same they did have a few trucks up their sleeve that being in the form of Phoenix tears a special vial of serum cultivated from the house of Phenex it was allowed in the Raiting game as such those who had been defeated were able to be healed and brought back they thought this would give them the edge that they needed.
Although this was were Asia's time to shine came in she had been working with Naruto and she had developed somethings of their own they were Phoenix tears but they were useful effective and tasted pretty good what were they food pills of course they were alot of things that had to be changed with the ingredients after all food pills were used to
replenish stamina and chakra and outside of Naruto no one really used chakra but that's the funny thing magic,chakra,ki,nen whatever you want to call it more often than not power is alot similar than you might think at a least how Naruto figured.
If power at least the universal concept of power was one thing you could say that power was like water and you could say that if you take a water hose and you have different nozzles and settings that's basically all that power really was it was just a nozzle in which power can be expressed in different ways just like a water hose nozzle that had different settings when shooting out water in the end of the day was a magic fireball or a chakra fireball any different.
No not really different processes yes but in the end of the day it produced the same result a fireball is a fireball this was something that Naruto had taken into consideration with their training and it was because of this that they were able to create these concoctions as such when it was shown that Rias may have lost her pieces eating a food pill was enough to get them back into the swing off things and even the playing field.
This was something that Riser didn't see coming or what was even more shocking was that they were all making their way to his base Naruto had a wicked grin on his face as he smiled Sona and Tsubaki looked at him.
Sona:Hmph i take it handiwork Naruto.
Naruto: Hmph i didn't do anything all that special i just guided them in the direction they needed to go and now I can't wait until they beat this arrogant jackass.
They watched on as Rias came down from her position the only ones left were Riser his sister Ravel his bishop and his Queen Yubelluna.
Rias still had her her whole Peerage or atleast what she had brought with her ready to fight.
Riser: Hmm you've done well my love Riser is most pleased with your tenacity.
Rias: I'm flattered you should surrender now Riser I've dispatched almost all of your peerage and mine still stands strong you should think twice before coming into conflict with the House of Gremory.
Riser: Yes yes Riser is motst impressed seeing how his soon to be betrothed has been able to level up her peerage truly special pieces indeed but i think you're making one small mistake.
Rias: And what might that be?
Riser: For as strong as your peerage maybe are you truly strong to stand against the Phoenix.
Riser's blazer would set ablaze as if he were wearing a coat of flame as he walked towards them menacingly everyone stood on guard at the ready if they could just take him down they could win this however what y'all next was not for the faint of heart.
Kiba would use his Glacies Edge sword believing it was the best counter against Risers flame it was effective and even cut off his arm but when you the power of the immortal bird regeneration is nothing but the snap of a finger and well Kiba was not prepared for the incinerating flame that shot him in the back.
Both Raynare and Akeno would form defensive shields Raynare using multiple of her Heaven's Piercing Downfall javelins of light as akeno would cost them in lightning their combination attack Heaven's Piercing Downfall Thunderstorm looking to take out riser only for him to raise a barrier of flame destroying their attack as well as breaking down their barrier with his overwhelming force.
Koneko attempted to get in for a quick strike hoping to hit him in his blind spot but Riser grabbed her by the and flung her into the air shooting off a massive fireball that consumed her in the process and she retired also.
One by one the peerage was taking down Naruto was filled with a sense of worry and dread even more so for Rias.
Riser: Hmm tell me Rias where's your strategy has you all sense abandoned you i surely hope you can offer something more than this.
Rias: uh.
Riser: It's over youve done well but now I believe you should-
Before he could finish his statement Rias would strike him in the face with a power bolt of her pod actually leaving a faint a scar and blood trickling from his lip.
Riser: All of that for a drop of blood sigh.
Without saying a word Riser grabbed Raynare off the ground.
Riser: your are the fallen that gave my beloved so much trouble.
Raynare: Yes.
Riser: she has much beauty but she lacks in the way of brains always picking up strays and trash and trying to call it a peerage.
Raynare: gah!
Rias Let her go Riser!
Riser: Oh...did this girl not try to cause trouble for you in your territory and yet what has her punishment been nothing but a slap on the wrist and being given the title of a Gremory pawn something she is indeed not worthy of.
Rias: Riser let her go!
Riser: No my dear your brother and father gave into your pettiness they give into your childish whims but I am not one of them if you are going to be a part of the House of Phenex and you will be the one thing I will not tolerate is you bring trash into my household.
Riser held Raynare by the throat.
Riser: It's time for you to join your other useless Fallen you can all burn in hell.
Rias ran to Riser she grabbed him she punched she begged she clawed and yet all he did was kick her away.
Riser: I'm putting a end to this.
However before he could act his next terror a flash would appear instantly and Raynare would be gone Naruto holding her.
Play the rest of the fight
Rias: sniff N-Naruto?
Naruto It's okay I'm here.
Riser: And here is the crown jewel of garbage its already bad enough that they allow a mortal to be at such a sacred occasion but now you dare get involved with the Raiting game.
Naruto: Shut the hell up picking on people that are weaker than you yeah and you call yourself a big man.Well why don't you try doing that to me!
Riser: Is that a challenge boy you'll be wise to remember your place Riser has no problem wiping trash off the face of the Earth as a mattr of fact that is what I'm going to do.
Heat started come of Naruto body much to the curiosity of the others what he was doing it was something only he could do because he was a Jinjuriki he was heating his body up to 200 degree Celsius and that is were dangerous it could destroy his body if he did it wrong but a red aura veins building he glares at riser with green eyes
Naruto: Come do it then.
Riser held up his hand even Yubelluna looked at him with concern with the amount of force that he compressing he could burn this whole area to the ground.
Yubelluna: My Lord.
Riser: Silence he wants to play the hero well let's see what he'll do against this.
Naruto readied himself as he was about to make a Rasengan he wasn't sure if it was going to be strong enough to combat this but he knew he had to try.
Riser: Hmph still not backing down.
Naruto: Like hell i will.
Riser: Then let those be your last words.
Grayfiya: The match is over winner house of Phenex
Naruto: What?
Riser simple smirked again.
Riser: Mortal ive been playing this game for along time you are good i may even say you are great but you are no master there's no point in you trying to be in my league because you and i are not the same.
Naruto body started to convulse and twitch as the dimension slowly disappeared everything fading away from Naruto until finally there was nothing but black.
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Cliffhanger