Paradise Lost 2...

Chapter 18.5 - Paradise Lost 2...

-Scene Change-

Under the Fuzetsu within the Maijima town…

"Three Kings of Makai…" Fiore spoke while looking towards Yusuke, Hiei still with cloth wrapped on his forehead to cover his third eye and Yoko Kurama on his red-haired human form. "…what made you ally with the Shinobi, even going as far as fighting together with him against the Generals of Nifheim?"

"No particular reason." Yusuke said with a smirk. "We are just here to protect Ningenkai against threats from the temporal worlds. And it just that the Shinobi has the same objective as that of us… Especially since powerful Demons from Nifheim are now being involved on threatening the balance of the material world…"

"And besides, he is the one closest to the truth among all of us. So I believe that we can trust him and fight with him, especially if Nifheim is moving behind Makai and Reikai's back." Yoko Kurama said.

"And don't talk about Makai and Nifheim's relationship anymore, especially on this kind of situation. It is now clear that the Nifheim's Government is directly involved on the appearance of powerful Weiss in Ningenkai. That will technically mean that Nifheim is planning something behind the Makai and Reikai Alliance' knowledge. So all that there is within Makai and Nifheim is the possible conflicts that may arise after the situation." Hiei said while drawing his sword.

"Thanks, you three." Naruto said while standing behind them with Haqua and Diana still on his back.

"Alright… so it all comes down to this…" Ulquiorra said. He then raised his right hand on the air and flicked his fingers. Nnoitra and Girmmjow grinned while Neliel nodded. "Since all of us will be facing the Three Kings of Makai and the Chosen Child, all of us under this Fuzetsu have been cleared to break our limits and fight at full power against them."

"Finally!" Nnoitra yelled in excitement.

"I've been waiting a hell of a long time for this!" Grimmjow said in barely contained maliciousness.

"At long last…" Neliel said calmly.

"LIFT THE LIMIT!" The three Generals of Nifheim yelled with all their might. And in that instance, powerful demonic energy was released from their bodies, creating a pillar of light that could seemingly pierce both Heavens and Earth. The pillar of light created from sheer demonic energy created massive shockwaves that could be felt within several kilometers and even destroyed some structures near its radius.

"Lift the limit?" Naruto muttered while watching the massive demonic energy from the three Generals reside within their bodies.

"Lifting the limit is the process that was only implemented for the high level beings of Nifheim, just like the Generals." Haqua explained, enough for Naruto and the Makai Kings to hear. "… and it was created in order for them not to create unnecessary ripples in the balance of the material world. The full power of the Generals can strain Ningenkai so they need to restrict their power when arriving in Ningenkai, and only use their full power within Fuzetsu."

"So that's why they said that they are only using 10% of their full power this entire time…" Diana said.

"But why do they need to worry about the strains in reality if they enter Ningenkai in full power? I mean, they do plan on conquering the world… or so I think?" Yusuke asked Haqua neutrally.

"Valhala and Nifheim had agreed to not visibly intermingle within the course of history of the Ningenkai." Haqua stated. Naruto nodded since he already knew that fact from the Norse Goddesses whom he is living with. "If the Generals entered the world on their full power, then their presence might cause some stress on the spiritual balance of reality and might trigger mysterious changes on the natural flow of history. Also, their presence might get detected by Valhala and it might cause misunderstanding on both factions."

"So the Demons and Weiss that were being spawned thru the gaps on human hearts aren't enough to cause stress on the spiritual balance of the world?" Naruto asked once again.

"I think so, since they are weaker than the Generals. And besides, the Weiss are intentionally being revived to mobilize us, the Runaway Spirit Squad, for the sake of locating the Goddesses." Haqua said, still having time accepting the truth about the true colors of New Hell.

"Runaway Spirit Squad, Goddesses, what the hell are those?" Yusuke said in confused tone. "But leave the explanations for later. Because we have a battle that we need to tackle right in front of us…"

"Ignore the Kings. Target the Goddess and the Chosen Child. They are the ones who are needed to be taken care of as soon as possible." Ulquiorra said to his fellow Generals. The Generals nodded and disappeared out of nowhere. They then reappeared right in front of Diana from random directions, each of their sword aiming to kill her in one decisive strike.

However, Yusuke caught Grimmjow's sword with Reiki-equipped palms, Hiei blocking Nnoitra's gunbai-shaped blades with his own sword, and Neliel's short-sword being blocked by Yoko's Rose Whip. The Kings then smirked on their respective opponents…

"You said that within Fuzetsu, you guys can use your full power…" Yusuke smirked. "…then we should thank you… since we cannot also use our powers in a crowded town. Now that we are also within Fuzetsu, we can also fight using our true power against you, freaking Generals." Hiei and Yoko nodded to Yusuke and they also release their Reiki, pushing away the Generals.

The Kings then also disappeared and reappeared right in front of their respective opponents. Yusuke aimed to punch Grimmjow but the General blocked his punch and also attacked with his own punch that Yusuke easily dodged. They pushed each other away after the impact. Grimmjow charged a Cero while Yuske charged a Reigan and fired it towards each other, creating a massive explosion that could level a mountain or two…

"You're aiming to kill that ribbon girl, right?" Yusuke smirked while wiping his nose with his right thumb. "I got no problem with that. That is, if you can get pass through me first."

"The human descendant of the former King, Raizen…" Grimmjow smirked towards Yusuke. "This will be fun… Killing you will be fun!"

Yoko was now attacking Neliel with his Rose Whip from various directions with unpredictable pattern, but Neliel was being able to parry each of them casually with her own short-sword. Yoko then activated a seed on his left hand and transformed it into a plant vine with sharp edge that was powered with Reiki, so he also used it against Neliel's short-sword.

"Yoko Kurama… acquaintance of the former King, Yomi… are you sure that fighting in your human form will be enough against me?" Neliel said in confident tone. "If you let your guard down, the girl that you need to protect will lose her head without you even knowing."

"We'll see about that." Yoko spoke. "But don't you dare try to get pass through me without killing me, or your own head will be the one that will be cut away from your body." He said coldly.

A massive weapon clash echoed throughout the sky as Nnoitra's large gunbai blades rallied with Hiei's sword with blinding speed. Each collision from both weapons created lightning sparks with massive shockwaves that could be felt in the entire Fuzetsu'd town. Nnoitra's weapon has clear advantage regarding reach and power, however, Hiei is using his speed and sword precision to block and attack Nnoitra.

"This is great… This is great! I'll be tasting the blood of the Three Kings along with the Goddess and the Chosen Child! Isn't that what you call a feast!?" Nnoitra said while executing a full swing attack with his weapon. However, Hiei used his speed to dodge the attack and swung his word horizontally.

"So you actually have two weapons… your blade and your talkative mouth." Hiei said with uninterested expression. "However, I wonder how you can use your mouth if your tongue is already detached from it."

Blinding sparks can be seen and massive shockwaves can now be felt above the Maijima town that is still under Fuzetsu as the Three Kings and the Generals started exchanging blows. Naruto watched as his comrades fought with the Generals while not removing his attention to Ulquiorra and Fiore who are still a few meters right in front of them…

"So in the end, it all comes down on killing the Three Kings of Makai and the Chosen Child before we could kill Diana of the Jupiter Sisters and that Devil girl named Haqua." Ulquiorra said, still with emotionless expression. However, Naruto, Diana and Haqua could feel the enormous killing intent from him.

"Ulquiorra-sama. I believe I can handle Haqua and Diana of the Jupiter Sisters on my own." Fiore said to the emotionless General. "However, the Chosen Child is on my way."

"Don't tell me what I already know." Ulquiorra replied sharply towards Fiore, sending shivers to the Devil girl. "I am already here. With the other Generals buying us time, I'll be more than enough to kill these three." Ulquiorra then drew his sword. "SONIDO…"

Ulquiorra literally disappeared and reappeared right beside Naruto (the same goes on what happened during his fight with Ichigo Kurosaki in the Bleach Manga), surprising Haqua and Diana.

"Such speed…" Haqua muttered while sweating coldly.

"…this one is really powerful…" Diana just muttered while thinking of a way to protect Tenri. But she, like the other Goddesses, is powerless within the Fuzetsu.

Ulquiorra then swiped his right hand down in diagonal motion, as if cutting Naruto, and the two girls using his claws in a single movement. The claws created a massive condensed wind that created a trench on the town that could reach the horizon that seemingly divided the town in two. However, much to Ulquiorra's wonder, his three targets are no longer beside him.

Actually, Naruto used Hiraishin to flash away from Ulquiorra using the Hiraishin kunai that he had thrown towards Grimmjow ealier. (from the last Chapter). And he included the girls on it so they won't be killed by Ulquiorra's attack. Naruto then glared towards Ulquiorra, only to see the powerful General disappear and reappear again right in front of Diana and Haqua in an attempt to attack them again. But Naruto was able to react to that attack and block the chopping right hand with his own arm. The impact created a massive shockwave.

"You cannot fight me properly while protecting these girls." Ulquiorra said. "It's better to have them killed than letting me use them as your weakness."

"I'll protect them no matter what!" Naruto replied fiercely. "They are my precious friends!"

"Friends? What was that?" Ulquiorra said as he once again disappeared thru sheer speed and reappeared once again right behind the girls. But Naruto was able to adjust his speed this time and block the General's attack once again.

"Don't bother asking if you don't know anything!" Naruto replied and this time, he retaliated by punching Ulquiorra's head with Uzumaki strength. Ulquiorra was able to cover his face with his arms but the impact still sent him skidding backwards. "These two behind me are my precious friends! Regardless of what happens, I'll protect them! I'll always treasure them deep within me!"

"Hou… so you treasure those you call friends, but yet all they did is to become weaklings asking for your protection." Ulquiorra replied. "Weakness should be eliminated for you to become stronger. That you so called friends are your weakness right now against me. So they should better be eliminated. That way, you can use that as an excuse to fight me… for revenge, that is."

"Shut the hell up!" Naruto yelled as he is the one who disappeared and reappeared right in front of Ulquiorra thru sheer speed. "The reason I was able to made it this far, is because I always wanted to protect those who are important for me! Their feelings fuels and empowers me! That's why I'll protect them no matter what, even against you!" Naruto once again punched Ulquiorra, sending him skidding away for a few meters…

"Naruto…" Haqua muttered after hearing the Shinobi's words. After all, she only met Naruto on few occasions, but yet, he still is doing his best to protect her even if she is from the enemies' side. She just then realized that even if he already has suspicions against New Hell, Naruto still treated her as the same person, not as a Devil. That's why she can feel Naruto's feelings while stating those words… And now she just felt that she is really fortunate to meet this blonde guy who is doing his best to protect her.

"Uzumaki-san…" Diana thought while watching Naruto's back. Diana can feel the Naruto's determination and will to protect her and Tenri. It must be fate that brought them close to the blonde Shinobi since he is the kind of person that they can depend on such kind of situation. "Now I further understand why Tenri fell in love to you…"

"You're good." Ulquiorra spoke calmly while dusting himself. "It's been a while since I got hit like that." He said with still expressionless face. "So it seemed like I'll need to eliminate first then."

"Good to know. I'll let you know what it means when you point your blade against my precious friends." Naruto glared, thinking about maximizing the full power of his Jounin-level. "If you don't lift your limit, I'll be sealing you in no time… Weiss General."

"I have no reason to lift my limit, unless you force me to." Ulquiorra said.

'Of course, there's no way I'll be fighting above Jounin-level if you don't lift your limit.' Naruto thought. 'This time, it'll not be a battle of sheer power, but of skill as a Jounin-level Shinobi. Watch me, Kakashi-sensei, Yamato-taichou!'. Naruto then summoned a retractable Fuuma Shuriken and threw it sharply towards the opposing General.

"Pathetic weapon." Ulquiorra said devoid of emotion. The General easily docked down to dodge the trajectory of the thrown Fuuma Shuriken. However, in a rare chance, he got surprised after seeing another Fuuma Shuriken approaching him in hi-speeds just below the Shuriken that he is about to dodge as if it the latter Shuriken is the shadow of the first Shuriken..

'Let's see how you will dodge the Kage Shuriken no Jutsu with Wind Element-empowered blades!' Naruto smirked. Since the Shurkens are approaching in hi-speed, even with Ulquiorra's speed, the General knew that it is too late to leap above or block the incoming blades with his sheathed sword. So he decided to jump and position his body horizontally to evade the Fuuma Shuriken approaching him from above and below.

However, the moment that the two Fuuma Shurikens are already linear to the airborne body of Ulquiorra, it puffed as a smoke and became Naruto Kage Bunshins, one positioned above and the other clone below Ulquiorra's. Each quickly charged a Rasengan on their right hand and in a fraction of a second, slammed the Rasengan on Ulquiorra's chest and back simultaneously. The impact created a powerful explosion that shook the entire town, dispelling the two clones.

"Amazing… so the two star-shaped blades that he threw are actually clones transformed into that blades… making Ulquiorra-sama caught off guard…" Haqua muttered.

"He can transform his clones into weapons for attacking and distraction purposes… he really knows how to maximize his skills and abilities…" Diana said in awe…

Ulquiorra leaped away from the impact site with two large damages from his chest and back, but his hi-speed regeneration as a Weiss started to take effect. Suddenly, four kunais landed on the ground, surrounding him with exactly 2 meters in distance with each other. The moment that the kunais landed on the ground, it released a weird insignia from the tips of their blades and the insignias from the kunais connected to each other, making Ulquiorra got surrounded by a circular insignia.

Ulquiorra tried to move but he just realized that his freedom of movement has been robbed away from him. The General then took a serious look towards one of the kunais, and saw that it has a special tag attached on its handle that seemingly bind his movement.

"I'll break this bind in a second." Ulquiorra muttered as he released immense demonic energy to shook the ground and remove the bind. The bind got severed however, the insignia on the ground didn't. In turn, the insignia glowed while releasing condensed Chakra, as if it is about to explode. Ulquiorra decided to leap away to prevent himself on being caught on the explosion, but Naruto reappeared right above him to stop him from leaping away.

"FUUTON: SENPUKEN (Wind Release: Tornado Fist)!" Naruto landed his original jutsu on Ulquiorra's back, sending him flying down once again in enormous speed with Wind empowered punch. Then, the after effect of Fuuton: Senpuken took effect. After a split second that the punch landed, a high-density Wind Chakra pumped out directly from the exact body part where the punch landed, as if a shockwave was created as an after-effect of the jutsu. The shockwave transformed into a tornado-like gust with its tip drilling where the punch landed, resulting in a massive damage to the opponent and a large crater where the victim landed. (Naruto first used this jutsu from Chapter 13 of this fic.)

Naruto then clasped his hands while in mid-air right after performing his recent attack and shouted. "BAKU!" In that instance, the combined insignia that was created by Naruto's kunai from earlier exploded along with the after-effects of Fuuton: Senpuken. The combined power of the jutsus created a large, powerful tornado with burning winds due to the result of the explosion that shattered the Fuzetsu'd clouds of the sky.

'That worked.' Naruto smirked while landing on the ground. 'The each of the four kunais actually has two seals: one is the binding seal and the other is an explosive seal. The binding seal in the four kunais will activate together and bind the target within its circumference. Physical strength will not be enough to break the bind from the seal within the kunais. So the target will definitely use some kind of power to destroy the bind. However, if they did so, the explosive seal will be triggered since that seal is created if it sensed massive amounts of power that negates the binding seal. But he had enormous speed so he can easily leap away from the explosion. So all I need to do is to prevent him from escaping away from the explosion.'

The other three Generals, the Kings of Makai, Fiore, Diana and Haqua saw these battle skills from the Shinobi along with the massive burning tornado in the middle of the town that blows anything on its path.

"Ulquiorra… is being beaten around?" Grimmjow muttered while continuing the exchange of blows with Yusuke.

"Heh… That's what he gets from underestimating the Shinobi kid." Yusuke said while attacking Grimmjow. However, Yusuke clearly enjoyed his exchanged of blows with this General since aside from his previous battle with the Shinobi, it's been a while after he experienced Sensui-level battle like what is happening right now against Grimmjow.

"The power from that kid is a real deal. If only Ulquiorra didn't interfere, I should be the one who is fighting with him right now!" Nnoitra said while dodging Hiei's sword. He then retaliated with a powerful kick, only to be blocked by Hiei's left arm.

"Don't look towards another opponent with me right in front of you." Hiei replied while glaring towards his opponent.

"I didn't know that he was this strong. I shouldn't have held back earlier when fighting against that kid." Neliel said with his arms getting caught by the Rose Whip of Yoko.

"The kid is simply maximizing his weapon skills. What you have seen is not yet near the level of power that he is hiding." Yoko said while pulling Neliel towards him thru his Rose Whip. But Neliel was able to cut the Whip with his short-sword and blocked the attack from the sharp vines on Yoko's right arm that attempted to pierce her.

"You may be right. But Ulquiorra-sama is also barely using any of his full powers, just like us. After all, he is yet to lift his own limit here." Neliel smirked seductively towards Yoko.

-Scene Change-

Maijima Campus that is still under Fuzetsu along with the rest of the town…

"This is… Naruto's power…!" Urd said while creating a barrier with her half-Demonic power. She is currently protecting Belldandy, Skuld and Keiichi from the shockwaves of the battle between the Generals and the Kings and also from the powerful burning tornado created by Naruto's combination jutsu.

"This is the first time that I have seen Naruto's power this close… and I can say that he really is a powerful being on his own right." Keiichi said while bracing himself.

"They are under Fuzetsu, so Naruto don't need to hold back, especially since he is fighting against the Generals of Nifheim." Belldandy said while holding her hair with her right hand.

"But I hope this fight will be over as soon as possible! Even if this is not the actual Maijima Town, I can't help but feel worried about what's happening…" Skuld said to her sisters. "Please end this as soon as possible, Naruto…"

On random locations around the Maijima Campus…

The other Goddesses' hosts are also feeling the major battle that was happening around them even if they are frozen and powerless under the spell of Fuzetsu. They very much wanted to do something, but the Goddesses within them don't want them to get involved on this power struggle between powerful beings, especially under the Fuzetsu spell.

"I still can't believe that something like this is happening…" Ayumi muttered to herself while 'frozen' on the stadium.

"What are we supposed to do…?" Tsukiyo said on her head while feeling the immense pressure from clashing powers around the town as she is also immobile on the Astronomy Club.

"It's scary…" Shiori said on her mind, also 'frozen' while sitting beside Tsukiyo.

"Mother… please be safe…" Yui said to herself while 'frozen' on the backstage.

On the other hand… on one random location outside the campus…

"Such power… just what kind of person is generating this kind of power?" Apollo spoke. She is currently controlling Kanon's body with Kanon's permission to move around the Fuzetsu. "Clearly, this is not produced by the Generals of Nifheim and the Three Kings of Makai… however, regardless of the fact, Diana is directly involved on the middle of this battle. I need to find her as soon as possible!"

-Scene Change-

The burning tornado create from Naruto's jutsus died down, leaving a massive crater on its wake. On the middle of the crater is the severely damaged body of Ulquiorra that is now regenerating in hi-speed by transforming his entire body as miasma and rematerializing once again. Naruto threw a sealing tag to Ulquiorra's regenerating body in an attempt to seal the General however, Ulquiorra's hand materialized first and fired a casual demonic energy towards the sealing tag, disintegrating it.

"You have pretty interesting set of skills… Chosen Child." Ulquiorra said, still without any hint of emotion.

"Just why do you keep calling me as a Chosen Child! I am me! Don't call me with other weird names!" Naruto yelled towards Ulquiorra. "But I'm surprised… your regeneration rate is on an entirely different level that the other Weiss that I have fought before!"

"I just tested what kind of powers you actually have. And you didn't disappoint." Ulquiorra said. "And I cannot allow myself to get caught in your pace once again…"

"You should be. Because the next time you get your guard down, I'll be sealing you for real!" Naruto said with full of confidence. "And the only way for you not to get sealed so easily, is to lift the limit of your power, just like what your comrades did."

"You really want me to use my full power against you? Arrogance." Ulquiorra said while narrowing his eyes against Naruto. "It seemed like you have yet to experience the true feeling of despair…"

"Despair…" Naruto muttered, remembering his battles against Madara, Obito and the Juubi that the two wicked Uchihas have created. Those three beings killed many of his comrades and friends during the Shinobi World War… that time… he felt true despair… so this guy don't have any right about telling him something about despair so casually.

"I've already fought a lot of battles with the likes of you… and regardless of what this despair that you have in store for me, I'll definitely break it with my fist!" Naruto said in rage.

"Very well… you have earned the right to face me in my full power…" Ulquiorra said as released his demonic energy… "Lift the limit…" He said calmly. In that instance, suffocating demonic energy enveloped the entire town as a pillar created from black light enveloped Ulquiorra. The ground shook due to the sheer power of the demonic energy that was being released by the General. And after a few seconds, the massive, condensed demonic energy dispersed and resided within Ulquiorra.

Naruto cannot help but smirk while gulping on his throat. This guy really is on an entirely different level than the other Weiss that he had already fought. So he knew that he can fight against this being properly like on how he used to against Yusuke of the Three Kings.

"Now that you have actually forced me to release my full power… are you prepared to die, kid?" Ulquiorra said with overflowing killing intent.

"Who said that I am going to die? Actually, this is the way that it should be!" Naruto smirked confidently. "Regardless of how powerful you are, I will protect Diana and Haqua no matter what!"

It is then that Naruto sensed someone approaching Diana and Haqua's location. Naruto quickly used Hiraishin using the marks that he had tagged to Diana and Haqua to intercept the incoming attack. Using a Hiraishin kunai, Naruto blocked a familiar Scythe of Testament that was aimed to cut down Diana. Naruto observed the figure who attacked Diana, and saw that it is Fiore, the Devil girl responsible for casting the Fuzetsu.

"Chosen Child… you still have room to protect these girls even if you are already facing Ulquiorra-sama!" Fiore glared to Naruto. Naruto quickly parry and included additional strength to push the Devil girl away from Diana and Haqua. Naruto then disappeared in blinding speed in an attempt to neck-slit Fiore, but before he could land the sure-kill attack, someone grabbed his wrist to stop his attack…

"I cannot let you kill Fiore." Ulquiorra said. "If she died, the Fuzetsu will disappear and the Jupiter Sister will regain the small amount of her powers that she was able to regain thru her human host. And that will be a little problematic since she can access her powers to defend herself and gave you possible opening to defeat us." The General said as he tightened the grip on Naruto's wrist that was aimed on Fiore's neck, as if trying to break Naruto's bones.

"Then why didn't you just attack Diana and Haqua while I am after this Devil girl?" Naruto asked.

"You can just reappear right beside them anytime. Attempting to kill them with you around is useless effort. So I need to kill you first." Ulquiorra replied. Naruto twisted his legs in an attempt to kick Ulquiorra, but the General simply leaned backwards and threw Naruto using his gripped wrists away for a few meters.

"Uzumaki-san… Is there nothing that I can actually do…" Diana muttered. She wanted to run away, but that will leave her defenseless against the Generals' attacks. Little does she know, Haqua had the same thinking going on around her mind…

"Can I… simply do nothing aside from watching how these fights went on right in front of me…?" Haqua said. She then remembered everything that happened. She graduated as a proud valedictorian of the Runaway Spirit Squad. She used her built-up confidence to further excel above other Devil girls and became a District Chief with her dream of protecting the image of New Hell with all her might. Then, she just found out that New Hell is scheming something sinister and all the Devil girls of the Runaway Spirit Squad are only being used as tiny pawns for the grand scheme of things…

"All that I ever wanted… is to protect the peace of New Hell… now all these battles right in front of me… is happening because of the dark schemes of the New Hell that I always wanted to protect…" Haqua continuously muttered subconsciously.

"You have already protected New Hell." Diana said, as if consoling the girl. "You have protected me earlier, right? With that, you have already protected the truth. It is true that New Hell might be plotting more sinister plans aside from killing me and my sisters. But with the information that we have acquired from you, we might be able to change things. I believe… that we can still save New Hell…"

"But… even if I believe that I am doing the right thing, nothing goes well…" Haqua said.

"You're not the only one who feels that way." Diana replied. "That's why everyone continues to fight no matter what. That is the very reason why Naruto is fighting to protect us. That's why you must fight… for your own reasons… reasons that you can be proud of…"

"That's impossible. What can I possibly do? What reason should I be fighting for after I have lost everything that I have my pride for?" Haqua said in the verge of tears.

"It is true… you may have lost everything right now… the New Hell that you wanted to protect is now after your life… yet you still love New Hell… and this love made you do your best in everything that you do. You have made it this far thru determination and hard work…" Diana looked directly towards Haqua's eyes. "At first, we Goddesses disagreed to fight for the New Devils during the Almage Machina War since we thought that regardless of which wins during that war, Hell will always be the domain of evil. But you are here with me right now… a Devil girl who clearly destroyed this thought of mine about you Devils… it is then that I realized… that Hell still have a future, with Devils like you who are protecting it…"

"Diana…-san…" Haqua said as she also looked directly towards the Goddess' eyes.

"Now I can firmly believe that Hell can be changed… with your power, we can do it right now… because you are the fresh future of New Hell!" Diana declared with earnest and sincere expression.

Haqua's tears fell, then she wiped it immediately. After nodding to herself, she then looked towards Fiore with full of determination…

Naruto landed gracefully after being thrown however, Ulquiorra reappeared right in front of him with a Cero charged in the tip of his right index and middle finger.

"Try to dodge this." The moment Ulquiorra said those words, a powerful explosion echoed that shook the entire town. Naruto emerged from the explosion with his Sage coat slightly tattered due to the impact of the explosion and small bruises that are now healing due to his Uzumaki lineage. Ulquiorra reappeared right behind him and kicked Naruto with full force, making Naruto skid backward once again. And before he could brace himself to stop his feet from skidding, he felt a sword that was being swung down on top of his head.

Naruto blocked the incoming sword in the last second with his Asuma Chakra Blade with his right hand. However, the force of Ulquiorra's attack created massive shockwave that can be felt in few kilometers, and also creating a crater right below where Naruto is currently standing.

'Damn it! His strength, speed and power increased exponentially after lifting his limit! I can no longer fight him in Jounin-level anymore!' Naruto thought. However, he realized another thing while he is blocking Ulquiorra's attack.

"Thank you, Ulquiorra-sama! This time, for sure, I'll kill Diana of the Jupiter Sisters!" Fiore dashed towards Diana once again with her own Scythe of Testament imbued with pure demonic energy. "No one can stop Vintage! Die, Diana of the Jupiter Sisters!"

"Damn!" Naruto prepared to use Hiraishin once again to block Fiore's attack. However, he can see in Ulquiorra's eyes that once he did so, the General will telegraph his attack and will definitely stop him on protecting the girls. But he doesn't have any other choice…

However, much to his surprise, Haqua stepped forward and parried Fiore's attack with her own spell-imbued Scythe of Testament. The two scythes from Fiore and Haqua clashed with their spells fighting for dominance.

"Haqua-san…!" Diana muttered in surprise as the Devil girl protected her with all her might.

"I am sorry for making you try to protect me, Naruto…" Haqua muttered while gritting her teeth, trying her best not to be over-powered by Fiore's own scythe. "…but this time, let me try to fight on my own!" And with another powerful clash, Haqua and Fiore skid away from each other.

"Do you realize what you are doing, Haqua Du Lot Herminium?" Fiore yelled towards Haqua.

"Yes… very clear!" Haqua yelled in determination. "I will protect Diana… to protect New Hell… with my own power…!" She declared without any doubts on her eyes… symbolizing her unwavering resolution…

"Haqua…" Naruto muttered, then smirked. "Yeah! Let's do this –dattebayo!"

With burning resolution, Haqua decided to push forward and protect what he always tried to believe into… How will these multiple simultaneous conflicts affect the flow of everything…?