Wrath Of Nature

The nymphs gathered around Naruto once they heard him scream, Alice came forth while watching his face.

"Is everything all right?"

"Sorry for making a ruckus but it's okay now." Naruto said as he felt better already with Ella and Gaia's presence

Alice stared at him for a moment and nodded as she left to give him space so that he is ready to listen to their request.

The smaller wind nymphs gathered around him once again an tried to make him feel better as they had know he felt fear and it was something familiar to them.

"Thanks" Naruto said as he saw the little ones cover his body to provide him closure, he felt happy that people cared for him and it was something he liked.

The sun had risen and the light shone over the park as Naruto stretched his limbs and went through fighting exercise to help him heat up and keep shape. After that he picked up the giant axe and tired to incorporate it into his move set but it was proving to be difficult as it felt really clumsy using such a large thing.

"Naruto its okay you are doing well, the feeling only comes from your body which isn't used to utilizing such bulky weapons." Gaia said to encourage him, he was doing all right better than most axe users as he moved with finesse but she knew some people felt uncomfortable with new weapons.

Naruto nodded and continued to try and fix the clunky parts of his move; he could use the axe with either hand while he could use it with both to trick the opponents into believing it.

As Naruto sat down to rest the Nymph leaders gathered in front of him.

"Sorry for disturbing you, Champion" Alice said with formal speech

"It's okay, do you need help" Naruto was used to receiving requests and her presence just screamed that to him.

Alice didn't show surprise at that and nodded, "Yes, we have a big problem and we can't get out of it without sacrifices."

Naruto perked up in attention and narrowed his eyes, 'How big?"

"A dragon" Alice said hopelessly as she waited for him to decline

For the first time Alice showed an unsightly face, it was filled with surprise and followed with hope that her brethren might all survive.

"It is not too big as it is young but the size is approximately 20m, its body is 15m while the tail is 5m." Alice explained as she made the wind take shape of the dragon while Naruto looked carefully and thought how the combat might happen.

"Naruto, you can't defeat it." Gaia threw water over his fighting spirit and the nymphs hope

Naruto just took a breath to calm himself down, "So what should I do, I can't just let them suffer." He asked expecting an answer. To him Gaia had become like Kakashi, who will provide him answers when asked.

Gaia felt that he just thought of something rude but let it go and explained, "With your strength and gear right now, it is highly likely you will die along with Ella or if you used the Nymphs than you might survive but then many of them would be sacrificed."

Naruto and the Nymphs thought on it and nodded in acceptance as they couldn't see it happen without casualties now that it had been put into words.

"But there is a way, we can kill more monsters to gather strength and gather more gear." She said calmly while touching Naruto so that he won't speak, Naruto understood.

"Yeah, this way we can do it. How long do we have Alice?" Naruto showed false bravado

Alice and her companions looked very happy and they hugged each other in joy, "It should be here in two weeks but even this isn't enough for us to get away as the monsters have infested the city." She said helplessly and felt guilty to put so many burdens on a stranger; she didn't want to be like the hated Olympians.

"Don't worry everything will be alright." Naruto said as he touched her hand which felt warm and he let go and walked away

Alice looked at her hand and felt surprised that she was not feeling uncomfortable from a males touch.

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Naruto walked out of the park along with Ella heading towards any clothing shop.

"So what is it?"

"The affect lessens as you take more; you will require higher level beings to feed on to maintain the efficacy. Unless you wish to massacre whole lot of them it is going to be slow, you can become strong but not enough to beat the dragon." Gaia said mercilessly but Naruto didn't lose hope

"So I will just kill more and utilize my skills to do the rest, a dumb monster shouldn't be a match." He said confidently

"It can fly and breathe fire" She said with a dull look

"So I can have Ella cut its wings with the axe while we blast it with projectiles from the ground."

"So what should I do to succeed without a sacrifice?" Naruto said helplessly, he didn't like this feeling and it made him angrier that he had been deprived of his power.

Gaia sat on his head and patted him, "Calm down, there is a sure fire way. We poison it."

"Poison? Where do I get one that strong?" He said in confusion

"The gorgon sisters" She said with a smile

Naruto could feel his mood uplifting with her tone of voice and asked, "And where do I find them?"

"Not very far and at an unexpected place"

Naruto she was just dragging along, "Where?"

"At the convenience store, these girls have moved with the time and found a better way to hunt." Gaia said with smile as she thought of the dumb little creatures

"That was definitely not what I expected but it is smart, I would give it to them for using their brains." Naruto said as he remembered the things about the creatures and their tragedy inflicted upon them by Athena.

"Depends, I will try talking with them first and if it works then no killing. On the other hand if they decline I will kill them as they are not innocent anymore, I will get justice for them but they also deserve punishment now for killing the children who had the unlucky fate of being born to the Olympians."

Gaia felt his determination and conviction, "Good or else you might end you might die because of you bleeding heart. I like that about you but it can get annoying so don't go that far."

"Haha, I will try my best." Naruto said as he thought of the many times he had been told those words.

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On the way to the clothing shop Naruto killed several monsters and fed the pills to Ella who did become strong but the affect was minimal even after taking multiple pills. It had even less affect on him but something was still better than nothing, and he did get some daggers and a round shield.

'These things are random as some games. What did dog like a beast have to with shields?' Naruto thought as he helped Ella put on sports bra and shorts but it was impossible to get them off without him there so they ditched them.

"I know these things are random, so I wish for a pair of shorts which works mentally." Naruto said as he felt annoyed at leaving her n.a.k.e.d on the bottom as her a.s.s and private parts were on show, barely protected by feathers.

"Don't worry Naruto; Ella is happy with just this." Ella said as she looked at him with a smile

"No' we will definitely find a solution but now we deal with our real problem." Naruto said without hesitation and kept his eyes away from her n.a.k.e.d skin.

Naruto felt really annoyed that now that he had calmed down his other instincts were working in order and it seemed they were coming at him with revenge as he had never done any s.e.x.u.a.l thing, not even that.

Gaia didn't like what she was getting from Naruto so she patted his head and concentrated her ability to suppress his d.e.s.i.r.es and as he was accepting of it, the affect took place.

"Thanks" Naruto said as he took in fresh air to cool down his body.

"You are welcome" Gaia said while holding back her annoyance she felt in her heart

Naruto walked along the path of the metropolis filled with more people than he had ever sensed and also the bad they had done to the world, he had a connection with Gaia and was a sage so he could feel it the more he walked in this city that had almost completely ruined Nature.

The people they didn't care and made a mess, smoke everywhere and pollution kept on increasing very second.

"Naruto stop" Gaia said as she felt him losing to the will of Nature, her hate and suppressed d.e.s.i.r.es.

"What is this?" Naruto's eyes were red and still filled with inherent rage of nature as he question what he seen and felt

Gaia sighed sadly, "This is what humans have become, and you said you will be my Champion do you even know what that means. Have you thought on how you can save the world without harming the mortals as even if you heal the planet it would only be temporary?"

"We will talk later; I wish to have peace of mind while handling this problem." Naruto postponed these thoughts to not be distracted and kept his senses to the surface to avoid getting lost again.

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Finally after having killed some monsters that he passed by and becoming stronger Naruto arrived at his destination. He entered the store where he saw two female receptionists who smiled cordially at him in a welcoming manner.

Naruto smiled back and walked towards them directly, when he heard one of them,

"Sister, it's another monster who wants to court us"

"Don't mind it and enjoy the experience Stheno" Euryale said haughtily

Naruto stood in front of the women and said with a friendly smile, "Hello, nice to meet you."

"Do wish to buy anything or just talk"

"Talk, something very important"

Euryale's interest was piqued as the monster was not lost in l.u.s.t or anything remotely close to love seeing their beautiful appearance and he was strong, she could feel it.

"We are listening."

"I can help you get your revenge on those two people from Olympus and even heal your curses." Naruto said carefully while looking at them, any sign of attack and they had to die

"Can you really?" Stheno said with hope and joy as she held his collar with her face close to his

"Yes"

"What do want in return?" Euryale didn't know if she could believe him but it was better than nothing and the gates of death were open, they would return if they died.

"Your blood, the poisonous and the healing side"

"That is very simple, I know you want more so don't dawdle."

"Live by my rule, no killing innocents that is all I ask." Naruto said seriously

Euryale and Stheno both looked at him with surprise, 'What kind of monster is this?'

"This request is simple and we can oblige by it as we won't have any reason to do such a thing. But when can you grant our wish." She asked while getting ready to strike if he was just playing around

"You might think this is an excuse but I need a year at most." Naruto said cautiously getting ready to act but unexpectedly he heard them laughing, his face showed surprise.

"Is that all? We are immortals; 1 year is nothing in our eyes. I was expecting you to say at least 100 or 1000 years, then I might have attacked. You must not have lived long to see the time like mortals." Euryale slithered to his side, he didn't move as he felt no danger

"So pure and you look good now that I look carefully. Do you want this big sister to give you a good time?" She teased while her sister laughed with happiness after a long time of pain and despair along with rage at the world for their accursed fate.

"No thank you, I would like to spend time with someone I love. I don't take these things lightly." Naruto said as she looked at him teasingly

"Such a nice guy, sister would have been a happy girl if she had met you instead of that seaweed bastard." Euryale said with anger and smashed her hand against the table destroying it.

"Sorry, it's just remembering how our sufferings were result of his seducing our sister and the fact she has died many time already made me furious." Euryale said with embarrassment as she was the intelligent one among the sisters behind Medusa.

"It's okay, I understand your pain" Naruto said as he touched her face to take away the tears she let out as she felt hope.

"You really are a nice guy; we will trust you and follow what you have said but just be sure lets all swear on the river Styx." Euryale was serious as this was a hope that she had to latch onto, they had no other choice or they would continue living the same.

"Okay" Naruto was already planning to do that but it seems the women really were more desperate than he had believed.

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"How did it go?" Gaia asked as she was sitting on Ella's head outside the store

"It went better than expected"

"Good, now we hunt monsters to improve your strength and get any other lucky weapon while waiting for it."

"Yeah, let's go Ella. I will teach you how to fight with you claws."

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On Olympus, Zeus walked into his personal palace and sat down on his throne. He looked forward, staring hatefully at a sign which read, 'Sector 67.'

He wished he could burn it down as those words mocked him and his existence but unfortunately he held no such power.

'They do not understand my actions and never will. They have become too fragile like the mortal.'

'I need power and they would never accept my means. I had lost myself in l.u.s.t to numb this pain and hatred but then the world smiled upon me and gave me a way.'

'How can I resist the temptation to free myself from this slavery?'

'How can I, Zeus be a damn slave?' Zeus thought as he broke the arm rest of his throne from the pressure

"Soon, soon, I will have my dreams come true. No more strings on me." Zeus muttered with confidence and his eyes shone with intelligence and madness

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In the evening, Naruto walked back to the park filled with bruises and cuts, which was the same for Ella. The gates of death were open indeed and Naruto learned firsthand what that meant as the city was infested with the creatures who were all bloodthirsty for his life, mortals and the demi's.

'Even then it was very productive, we got some armor for both of us and Ella seems to pick up techniques perfectly with her eidetic memory.' Naruto walked with a painful gait as he had been mauled by countless beasts and had learned the painful way to not carried away in destroying monsters or else many of them would gather to end him.

"Ahh" Ella screamed as she fell from the sky, she had insisted on carrying herself not to burden him but it seems the damage was bad. He quickly moved and caught her, even with the armor that covered her upper body below the neck she didn't weigh much.

"Ella, I will carry you so stop moving" Naruto said gently as he looked at his new friend with worry

Ella looked at him and saw that it hurt him to see her in pain so she nodded demurely.

"If you had just listened and done this systematically instead of getting carried away because of the time limit, you would have been alright. It's not even that close as you still have two weeks and even if it goes down by a few days, it should be enough for you to fight the dragon." Gaia's voice entered his ears and he could feel that she was very annoyed at his recklessness

"Sorry but I need to best I can do with your method I would not have gained as much. This pain is bearable but death of innocent life would haunt me forever knowing that I could I have saved them as such I cannot risk it. Those little one depend on me so I have to live up to their expectations." Naruto replied in a determined tone, he felt the innocence of the nymphs and their pain so he wished to liberate them

Gaia sighed and smiled, "Okay I accept that but please be careful. I do not like to see you in pain."

Naruto could feel the affection in her voice and the pain she felt communicated through her words and nodded.

"I know you will not like this but I wonder if I died would I also be able to walk out through the gates." Naruto asked with a controlled tone while keeping his eyes away from Gaia

"You can but don't ever let that happen as the place you will appear is one of the most dangerous places for you. You will appear on Tartarus who will be able to sense our connection and try to have you killed by hordes of monsters. To make it worse I won't be able to accompany you there so you won't grow stronger to fight them off." Gaia said in a serious tone hoping that day never came as Naruto would most likely perish without getting at least one of his artifacts back.

Naruto felt a chill go down his spine, "Good to know." He said with a sigh as he had lost one more easy way to power and even gotten an actual restriction unlike other monsters.

"Is there any news of the Olympians?" Naruto asked to change the topic

"You are safe as they are being occupied by the Gigantes, my other children that have opposing abilities to the Olympians." She said while looking down in shame as she wished they didn't exist anymore. 'Curse Him, for not letting me do what I want.' She really wished to curse him but was scared he might do something really bad for her and it could be anything.

"So that vision I had of a demi fighting was probably against one of the giants"

"Whose child?"

"Zeus"

"It should be Porphyrion; he is the King of Giants that opposes Zeus." Gaia said thoughtfully knowing they would fail already as the Olympians had heroes on their side to turn the tide.

"He seems to be out in the wild so we can meet him first and see how it turns out after I have tamed the dragon."

"What? Tame the dragon, you didn't mention that." Gaia spoke with accusation in her voice

"Well we need a ride or else how am I supposed to move around. I can't fly and I don't have my speed anymore, this is the only logical route obviously that is if the Dragon surrenders." Naruto said as he looked at the tiny figure floating in front of him. She stared back equally with a powerful gaze and nodded as she understood.

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"Welcome Naruto, how was your outing" Alice came and greeted them at the entrance, she felt filled with hope seeing that the champion was trying his best as witnessed through his many wounds

"Very productive, though if you wouldn't mind do you guys have any fruits to eat." Naruto asked as he really wanted to taste food and the things out there were not natural he could sense impurities in them; he didn't want scavenge the whole city for just some food when he was already occupied.

Alice felt happy that they could be of use and nodded, "The dryads can provide you with healthy fruits as you d.e.s.i.r.e, these can increase your vitality and heal wounds." She explained with smile on her face as she guided them towards the location

She told them to sit down while she went and brought some fruits while they were waiting Naruto put Ella down and started healing her with the remaining energy he had so that her wings don't get crippled.

She moved and m.o.a.n.e.d in pain as the healing set everything right and by the time he was done, he felt completely drained.

"Now I understand how normal people feel, how can they even do so much with such low reserves of energy?" Naruto muttered in disbelief as his new energy was truly just a drop of his real reserves.

"That's what strong people always ask, as they see the weak doing things through ingenuity." Gaia answered as she understood what he meant; she had also encountered such scenes before in her endless life.

Naruto also knew that but he really couldn't see himself getting use to this as he always had such high reserves. He looked at Ella and smiled while messing with her beautiful hair as she rested her head on his l.a.p and giggled when she felt his touch that made his fatigue lower seeing such a pure person.

The wind nymphs had already started gathering around them and enjoyed the feeling of his energy while he healed Ella. Before they could all pounce on the blonde champion, Alice came to the rescue.

"Children, do not disturb them." She said in a maternal tone and they retreated while looking back with sad expressions.

"Sorry about that but they seem to have gotten attached to your presence."

"It's alright, I like it when they gather around me and it makes for a beautiful scene."

Alice nodded and put down some fruits in front served on a leaf, "Here are the fruits as you wished, please enjoy."

"Thank you" Naruto said as he picked one and fed it to Ella

"No problem. I wish to ask, if you would require our service in fighting the dragon" Alice asked as he floated beside them and it didn't seem like she wanted to leave

Naruto took a bite out of the fruit and saw the wandering gaze of Gaia; he smiled and picked up a small treat to feed her. She opened her tiny mouth and nibbled on the treat while his hand held it, the scene was really cute and he could help but smile widely. After she had finished Gaia looked away to hide the happy face while Naruto looked towards Alice.

"I didn't wish to do this but yes, I would require the wind nymphs to cause trouble for the dragon in the air and the water nymphs in case of a fire so they can be ready to douse it out. I will do the rest along with Ella." He said as he his hand picked up a fruit to eat

Alice nodded thoughtfully and she hesitated before saying, "Can I be of assistance? The dragon is an aerial threat and you don't seem to have flight capability and it would hinder Miss Ella if she carried you. So in this case I can help provide flight capability for you." She finished her words with conviction and slight embarrassment

Naruto knew she just wanted to help as Ella would have zero problems carrying him with her increased powers, even then he still asked with curiosity, "How?"

"By combining, a nymph of high level has such a capability. I would become the armor your wear and take flight against our enemies." She said with determination while hiding her embarrassment

"Haha" Gaia couldn't stop herself from laughing which made the scene awkward and out of place

Alice was lucky that she couldn't be seen clearly or else she might have felt worse. Naruto could see that it took courage to consider such thing so he didn't dismiss it but enquired, "Can you show me how it works?"

He said gently while putting Ella's head down on the grass bed while standing up. Alice nodded with excitement as this ability was inherent to them and no nymph had ever done it because it was sacred and not something done with just anyone along with the requirement of affinity which Naruto passed with high marks.

Naruto stood waiting for her to do the thing and she didn't disappoint as she started, the wind picked up and as she extended her hand touching Naruto her body flowed around him. As it moved it started taking shape of a wind armor that had wings on the back and crown on the head made of wind, Naruto felt warm as he was embraced by Alice.

He understood why she felt self-conscious when suggesting it as her body had embraced him and he was lucky that he was wearing clothes. But it was well worth it, he felt power once again and felt that his movements had become smoother and faster.

"You should be able to move like the wind" Alice's voice rang inside his head

Naruto nodded as he took flight and checked if he could move like before, the test was a success and he had no problem moving. His wind attacks had also received a boost making his planned method of attack easier.

'I should make a version of this once I get my powers back, it looks cool.'

Naruto landed near Ella who was looking at him with excitement just like all the other nymphs who felt more willingness to believe in him once they saw Alice give herself to Naruto.

"Do I have a chance now?"

"It really shouldn't be difficult anymore with all our resources unless it brought back up or the parent decided to attack."

Naruto nodded, "You heard it Alice. With your help it became easier to do this task." As he said it Alice separated from him and he could feel that she was fatigued slightly by the fusion.

She smiled happily at being of use and not having to completely rely on someone else.

"Does this cause you to lose energy fast?"

Alice wanted to deny it but she looked at him and knew that he already understood, "Yes but we can definitely go on for an hour." She said desperately as she didn't want him to change his mind

Naruto would have preferred an alternative but it was impossible, "Okay but take care of your body."

Alice nodded and excused herself to rest so that she was in full health for the encounter.

"So why did you laugh?" Naruto looked her accusingly as she almost made the poor woman cry

"Nothing much, it just looked like an out of the way confession" Gaia said with a calm tone and smile

"No such thing, Alice was just trying her best to provide assistance."

"Yeah, provide help" She said meaningfully as she took flight and sat on the tree

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A week had passed by and Naruto had grown strong, his partners had also gotten used to combat. Today he was resting for longer time as too much fighting can strain the mind; he was walking the streets of NY that were far from the monster zone when he bumped into one of the gorgon sisters.

"Euryale" Naruto called out as he jogged to her side, she turned around and her eyes brightened at his presence

"Naruto, it's nice to see you again. I thought you would visit us but it seems you are not that interested." Euryale muttered in a teasing tone, she was quite happy at his appearance

"No such thing, it's just that I am busy right now. Otherwise I love to know new people and make friends. How are you doing now? Any problems?" Naruto questioned as she turned to café and sat down

"We don't have any problems except our old ones, life seem to be looking up but the thought of our little sister suffering sometimes makes me just walk alone or else we don't separate." Euryale muttered in a soft tone which conveyed her sadness and regret that she held deep within her heart

"Don't look sad, it ruins your pretty face. Trust in me, I will help your sister. I have read enough about her to say she had good reasons to go insane so I will try to bring her sanity back." Naruto sat down beside her and touched her cheek as he said in a confident tone, she was a friend and a helper so he didn't wish to see her sad

"Thank you Naruto, you are the first person in 1000 of years to have been so nice to us. It makes my heart flutter, would you take responsibility if I fell in love with you?" Euryale looked at him with her beautiful golden eyes as her l.u.s.trous purple hair moved with the wind

Naruto looked at the woman who stood smaller than him and smiled, "I don't think I qualify for such a position but thank you for considering such a possibility."

"Oh, you don't seem confident now. Why is that?" Euryale was surprised that the man in front of her would think in such a manner for this subject when he held absolute confidence for others subjects

"I don't have any experience as you know and girls don't seem to like me. In my life, I guess only one girl has ever confessed her love for me and I couldn't even reply so I don't expect girls to like me in such a manner." Naruto said in a calm tone as he remembered the fight with pain and the confession, he wished he could have remembered it earlier and maybe he could have understood what love meant

"Is that so? Then understand that you are a desirable partner, don't look down on yourself as I do feel attracted to you. From your appearance to your strength and aura, especially your personality so show some confidence or you will make the people who like you feel down." Euryale said as she kissed him on the cheek

"It was fun talking with you but I need to leave now so see you later." She said with a smile as she left, Euryale could feel the envious eyes of some others on her and she was forced to evacuate

'He seems to already have some people who love him dearly but I wonder if he would accept polygamy as a solution.'

'I wonder why she hurried away.' Naruto thought as he got up and felt Gaia, his face changed naturally to a peaceful smile as she sat down on his shoulder

'Is this how it feels to have family? I wish we could stay together and it feels so natural.'

"Did you have fun, roaming outside alone?" Gaia asked in a calm tone as she smiled, looking at his happy expression brought joy to her soul

"It was okay but I prefer when you are with me." Naruto replied casually as he decided to head back and get ready for more hunting

"Is that so?" To Gaia this was the best thing she could have heard and Naruto didn't seem to be aware of the connection forming between them

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Three days away from the day of battle, it was a peaceful night and the group was gathered in the park. The nymphs had said they should do something fun to liven up the atmosphere especially since it was in their nature and Naruto agreed as he was getting tired of the stifling environment.

Different types of food had been gathered from the human restaurants along with drinks for Naruto and Ella. Naruto was feeling excited to see something like this as it was unique and he liked celebrations.

Lights moved around the peaceful night, flashing in different colors and forming exciting images while the nymphs danced to the music. He would have not enjoyed the music if he didn't understand the words but his body was created by Gaia so he knew all languages.

'Even if it lacks chakra, I do gain the increased connection with the world through this form and when I get back in shape my sage mode should be more powerful.' Naruto thought as he moved his head to the music and enjoyed the show

"So I got my boots on,

Got the right amount of leather

And I'm doing me up with a black color liner

And I'm working my strut but I know it don't matter

All we need in this world is some love

There's a thin line between the dark side and the light side baby tonight

It's a struggle, gotta rumble, tryin' to find it

But if I had you, that would be the only thing I'd ever need

Yeah if I had you, then money fame and fortune never could compete

If I had you, life would be a party, it'd be ecstasy

Yeah if I had you

You y-y-y-y-y-you, y-y-y-y-y-you, y-y-y-y-you

If I had you

From New York to LA getting high rock and rolling

Get a room trash it up 'till it's ten in the morning

Girls in stripper heels, boys rolling in Maserati's

What they need in this world is some love

There's a thin line between the wild time and a flat-line baby tonight

It's a struggle gotta rumble tryin' to find it"

Naruto found it really different and the dance the girls did, looked really exciting and he felt the d.e.s.i.r.e to see them sing more and even join in.

'If I had you' He sang in his mind as he couldn't stop, it was just too catchy. The others also enjoyed it and the place with happiness, especially Gaia who enjoyed the joy on Naruto's face.

"Come on, Naruto dance with us." The little nymphs called out as a new song picked up as they pulled him to the middle and he followed their steps with an amused smile.

Oh don't you dare look back

Just keep your eyes on me

I said you're holding back

She said shut up and dance with me

This woman is my destiny

She said oh oh oh

Shut up and dance with me

We were victims of the night

The chemical, physical, kryptonite

Helpless to the bass and the fading light

Oh we were bound to get together

Bound to get together

She took my arm

I don't know how it happened

We took the floor and she said

Oh don't you dare look back

Just keep your eyes on me

I said you're holding back

She said shut up and dance with me

This woman is my destiny

She said oh oh oh

Shut up and dance with me

Soon Ella joined in as he got passed from nymph to nymph and finally it was Ella who was in his arms as they moved to the rhythm

"Are you feeling happy?" Naruto asked as he looked at her adorable face

"Ella is happy, is Naruto happy with Ella." Ella replied as she stared at him, her life hand changed and the pain of the past was fading

"I am very happy, you are so cute." Naruto said as he bumped Ella with his forehead and chuckled happily

Ella laughed with him and then Naruto was passed to Alice who seemed to be more visible today.

"I hope this is to your liking." Alice asked in a calm tone as she danced in a professional manner, a thing of the past

"It is wonderful and I would love to see it again, and dance with you guys again. When I am done with my quest I am taking you guys with me so that we can all be happy together." Naruto replied in a cheerful tone

"Thank you for the compliment and the little ones would also be overjoyed by your words." Alice replied as she held back her smile as she felt it was too shameless

"You should lighten up more; a smile would look beautiful on your pretty face." Naruto commented naturally with no motive other than to see her happy but his words brought joy to the poor woman

"I will take note of that." Alice replied as she allowed her facial expressions to lighten

"See, it wasn't hard." Naruto said as was charmed by the stunning smile

"I hope I am not barging in but my turn." Stheno muttered from the back as she pulled Naruto to her side

"Sorry, I guess I took too long but you look stunning today." Naruto said as he looked at the gorgon sister who seemed to have dressed differently

"Just for your eyes Naruto, we don't get the opportunity to do this anymore so you can say it is your lucky day." Stheno said in a teasing tone

"I am honored and happy that you joined in." Naruto replied as he moved with her and he seemed to be getting used to it

"We wish we could join the fight as well but we would be burdens so this is the most we can do, moral support." Stheno said as she felt annoyed that once again they could do nothing

"It's alright and without your poison, this would be impossible. So don't look down and you can grow, just find a weapon or start magic. You have the power don't you than learn to use it to the full capacity." Naruto said as he pushed her chin up with his right hand

"Do you think so?"

"I think so; with hard work anything is possible."

"Thanks, we will try as you advised and maybe we can be of use after the battle." Stheno replied with a smile and she took the chance to give him a kiss on the lips

"That was my first and your reward for helping us." Stheno said with a chuckle as she bounced away, the wrath of Gaia might be upon her if she didn't

"You seemed to have a way with the ladies, Naruto." Gaia commented as she stood in front of him and her arms extended so that he could take them

"I am just good at making friends as all my feelings come from the heart, pure and untainted." Naruto replied as he hid his embarrassment and took his hands with his fingers as she was tiny

They all danced merrily and enjoyed the night with no restraints as life could end any time and to drive away the sadness and frustration.

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The day of hardship had arrived, now the fighters could see if what they had prepared was enough or not.

This was his first battle to protect people in the background so he was slightly nervous. Naruto sat on the grass in a lotus pose as he meditated to calm his nerves.

"No need to be so bunched up, we are ready for it" Gaia encouraged him as seeing him so act weak didn't sit well with her

"You should act with confidence like usual or else it will spread to everyone" She whispered into his ear and he opened his eyes that were clear of doubt

"Thanks, it's a first so it had me worried." Naruto said as he got up and stretched his limbs

It was still very early in the morning but everyone was tense as today they might be seeing each other for the last time. All their eyes were focused on Naruto, their hope and savior. If he failed most of them would be killed without resistance but as they watched him show his usual charismatic smile they felt their stress lower.

"Come on, don't be down. The dumb dragon won't know what hit it when the Uzumaki gets a drop on him." Naruto shouted in a cheerful voice

"Alice and I will combine to fight it; there is no way it can win so cheer up and show me those smiles, make the world a bright place." Naruto said as he moved along and using of his energy to help them react as it made them feel better in its presence.

To not let down their champion, the Nymphs gathered around and him, and chanted victory slogans. Naruto felt a lot better after saying those words and seeing the nymphs backing him up.

"Naruto, everything is ready" Alice voice came from behind

Naruto turned around and took in her appearance that had solidified a bit more as she had also eaten pills which strengthened a powers a bit which was enough to make the wind around her strong enough to make her features clearly visible.

"Good, let's move out to our positions. We need to take it down away from the park." Naruto said as he started walking

"Yes, I have commanded the wind nymphs to cause difficulty for its flight while the water nymphs are around the lakes to stop any fire. It should fall without any problem with the planned surprise attack." Alice was full of confidence as she had fused with Naruto 30 times by now and she felt invincible together

"I hope it isn't very powerful as even on ground it will be a difficult battle to occupy it until the poison does its job. Healing powers can be really annoying when they are helping your enemies." Naruto said laughingly

"We will definitely be victorious; the little ones support will make us stronger while it is only alone." She insisted with a confident tone

"Don't let that power get to your head or you might mistakes" Gaia advised as she saw that Alice had gotten drunk on the power after being a weak existence for so long

"Sorry, if I sounded too arrogant" Alice said as she came to reality and understood that he attitude might have been affected a bit too much

"No worries it happens to everyone, even I had felt like that more than once." Naruto smiled at her to make her feel less uncomfortable

"Ella, are you ready?" Naruto said as he saw her perched on the tree

She flew towards him and landed, "Ella is ready for combat, so Naruto has no need to be stressed."

Naruto rubbed his head in embarrassment as even Ella had felt his unease at the start of the day.

"Good, once we are done I will reward you for the achievement"

"Ella looks forward to it" She said as she took off to her position

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"It's coming" a voice transferred to his ears

Naruto was sitting in wait for the dragon's arrival along with Alice, once he heard the signal he fused with Alice. The power flowed through him waiting for release and when he saw the dragon in the sky, he let go. Like an arrow from the bow, Naruto pierced through the dragon's left wing with very low resistance.

He had focused the wind into rotating around his body so it created huge holes in the wing without the dragon having a chance to react; it flailed its wings while roaring in pain.

As it was occupied Naruto didn't let off and attacked from the front hitting its head distracting him. It fell down without much problem as it decided it was the best choice, Ella took the opportunity to slash the on the wounds created by the fall and by Naruto.

Her claws had been smeared with Gorgon poison, "Good job Ella" Naruto's voice was carried to her by the wind

Now that foe had been grounded it was only a matter of time before it succ.u.mbed to the poison but the hard part had just started.

'Keeping it occupied'

Naruto equipped with two axes that were too large for his hands rushed in, moving erratically like a fly. He attacked the dragon with the axes enhanced with wind power while also launching wind blast from different angles.

The body of the dragon was hard and it was big, approximately 30 m from tail to head. It roared in fury and launched a fire breath as it opened its mouth to do so, Naruto rushed in quickly kicking it with full force while being supported by the wind. This caused its maw to shift up from the impact causing some of the flames to be left inside while the rest was harmlessly in the sky.

Ella followed it by cutting it on the eye, this caused it to go berserk and move around wildly trying to hit them. Naruto could see the wounds heal as they caused more, he took the chance and moved in with full speed with both axes at the ready he slashed its throat.

The attack cut through its magic resistant scales and made it bleed; it screeched in pain and flapped its useless wings to make them give space.

'F.u.c.k.i.n.g pests, you will pay for this insult. Making me do something so humiliating' the dragon thought as it turned into a human with scaled hands, legs and a tail.

"Be honored that you came this far" It shouted at them as it rushed towards Ella but luckily she avoided the hit but her right wing was busted. She screamed in pain as she tried to fly away with her left.

The dragon was about to follow through but Naruto intercepted it and slashed down with his axes causing it to block, it used its tail to attack from the side. Naruto had his armor activated so an attack of such low force was unable to break through it, "Interesting".

It muttered as Naruto saw flames boiling inside its mouth, he quickly let go and jumped up supported with the power of wind. The dragon breathed fire straight making the trees burn while following the direction where Ella had moved to, which forced Naruto rush forth.

"Damn lizard bastard" Naruto screamed as he stood in front of the blast using the wind to disperse the flames to the sides but even then his hands felt like they had been burned along with his arms.

The nymphs were hard at work dousing the flames and wind nymphs providing support to his power, the wind came from the back and Naruto charged forth. The dragon had definitely become human to reduce the area of impact but it didn't know how to fight like one so it was quite easy for him to dodge its flailing and punch its face with wind charged fist.

"Boom"

The dragon was blasted sideways as it lost some teeth and the face gained cuts from the impact, he didn't let go and followed it up with an axe kick over the disoriented form of the dragon causing it to be embedded into the ground.

'The poison seems to be working its magic faster as it turned into human shaped being. Stupid lizard, it sucks to be you.' Naruto thought as he took a heavy breath as the transformation took a lot of his stamina.

Naruto walked in closer and sat on its body, and started punching him hard over and over so that the damage will acc.u.mulate and it is too disoriented to continue resisting.

"I know you can feel it the poison inside you, its gorgon poison so if you think that you will get rid of it by dying you are really naïve." Naruto muttered with killing intent

The dragon had gained back its consciousness from the pummeling and gritted its teeth.

"Showing resistance is pointless, the pain will continue increasing and even when you die it will follow you unless you get the antidote"

It wanted to resist but the pain was becoming unbearable and death was getting closer, "What do you want?"

'I will kill you for this, no matter what'

"I want you to serve me as I need a mount"

"Preposterous..."

"Did you forget the poison?"

The dragon struggled with its pride and agreed, "I accept"

"That's not enough swear on the Styx" Naruto said with a smile as he had already won

"Fine" The dragon swore and Naruto gave the antidote which already started taking affect but made sure the dragon was in human form otherwise it would take time.

"You are lucky to serve me as if I am happy with your service you will get rewards beyond your wildest dreams." Naruto said confidently as he hid his fatigue

The dragon sat down to rest and heal from all the damage while thinking, 'Like I would believe some unknown being, Master Porphyrion is the one who can grant our wish as he has the power. You will die soon anyway.'

"So what's your name?"

"Albion"

"That's a nice name I guess" Naruto said as he walked away from him towards Ella who was being looked after by the dryads.

"You did well Ella, rest for now." Naruto said as he poured some of his power into her to heal the damage.

"Ella did good, hehe" She smiled with drowsiness as she fell asleep from the fatigue and blood loss.

Naruto also fell to the ground as he let the fusion go, Alice collapsed in front of him unconscious as she had to absorb a lot of damage.

"That was very much unexpected; I don't remember dragons taking on humanoid forms. Things have started to change without my knowledge" Gaia said as she sat on his head and sounded really sorry that she had not provided such info

Naruto couldn't muster enough strength to even assure her as his stamina was too taxed and he lay on the ground trying to gather his strength back but he did he look at her with meaning.

'I don't blame you as it happens to everyone'

Gaia understood his gaze, "You are sweet even when you are falling apart but you can be proud now as you are dragon rider which is higher title than slayer." She flew to his face and kissed him on the cheeks, "You have done well my Champion. Now is the time to rest so let it go." She murmured gently which caused his already heavy eyelids to close and Gaia took her post, sitting on his c.h.e.s.t.

The nymphs were hard at work clearing up the damage and healing the fighters while they rested.

Gaia would have continued to watch over them but she felt the dragon was real suspicious so she flew over to him.

"Albion, are there more of your kind in the region or will they come if you are not back?" She said in a cold voice

Albion opened his serpentine eyes glaring at the pathetic creature but his instincts warned him along with the conditions set by Naruto which compelled him to comply with her wishes. He gritted his teeth as cursed that one of them was really observant and not too tired, "Yes, there are three more of my kind and they would come check this place if they sense me here."

"What was the point of attacking the nymphs?"

"They are the ones who served the Olympians and all who do so need to die by the command of my master."

"I advise you to stop trying to be smart, Naruto is a being beyond your comprehension" She warned as she flew towards Naruto to wake him up.

'You gone too far Porphyrion, I will not save you again anymore. You all have let me down too many times and it is time for me to clean up the mess.'

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A.N Hope you enjoyed and comment.

First song: If I had you by Adam Lambert I was thinking of the chunbiyou amv

Second song: Shut up and dance with me by Walk the moon

The gorgon sisters look like the ones from Fate grand orde