DxD: The Fox and Demons

And her other target; the blond troublemaker himself, had just thrown his lot in with them.

This was, simply the worst possible scenario.

Two of her targets were now seemingly allied with one another for whatever reason.

And of all of the possible scenarios that could have occurred over the, internally dubbed, 'unknown variable'...the absolute worst has occurred.

It was one thing to deal with the first Maou Lucifer's final daughter and her guardian, as their abilities were, she figured, not too impressive when all things were considered.

But Uzumaki Naruto on the other hand...

She knew that he had a massive source of power, but she thought that he never really got the chance to learn how to use it properly.

So, initially, he didn't really seem like a threat

At least, before she saw the thorough slaughter that the blond had engineered against the stray devils.

He was, without a doubt, someone to be wary of.

Ostensibly though, if his rush to help the two devils were of any indication, he was probably aware of their relations. Which could only mean that the blond was aware of the supernatural by the time that she talked to him.

This thesis was backed up by his complete lack of surprise by the sight of the many stray devils, as well as his confidence in dealing with them.

Thankfully, Uzumaki's focus on the battle most definitely allowed her to study him, so she had to thank her good fortune.

Because now...she could, mostly, determine how powerful the teenaged boy really was. If that incident was an accurate representation of his skills at least.

Still, what really bothered her...

Even as she was thinking it, her yellow eyes were hardening.

Uzumaki Naruto had broke his word.

He claimed that he wouldn't do anything to harm the normal students in the Academy? Well, now that he's thrown his lot in with those devils, he's effectively done just that.

Devils and humans had never got along. Especially since devils have always tried to control humans for their own gains.

She had no doubt that the two devils in Kuoh Academy were the same.

More than that, she was a warrior with a sense of honor, and Uzumaki had broke that sacred honor. Willingly and irrevocably.

He was trash to her now.

...But he was still very powerful trash, so, for that reason alone, she was contacting her superior.

Her musings ended when someone on the other line picked up the phone and answered.

"Yuki-kun. Anything to report?"

Straight and to the point, good.

"There have been complications with the new targets you gave me. The former Maou's daughter has allied herself with the 'unknown variable' that you told me about...and that variable has turned out to be very strong." Nonaka Yuki stated with a frown, obviously displeased at the turn of events.

The voice on the other end paused, taking in this information, before responding.

"I see...well then, I'll ask you one question, Yuki-kun. If he's truly that powerful, then I'd prefer it if you didn't face this...'unknown variable' by yourself. However, if you think you can, I'll give you the go ahead. So, can you do it?" the masculine voice on the other line asked, serious.

Yuki took a moment to ponder that; both of the devils were weakened after their fight, which left them as nothing more than burdens rather than reliable comrades.

That only left Uzumaki...

He was fast, faster than her no doubt, but from what she saw, it wasn't by much.

She had fought with speed-types before, and she had no doubt that Uzumaki Naruto was a speed-type. More than that, he was a short-range fighter, and heavily depended on those two strange knives that he utilized.

She now knew how he fought, while Uzumaki had no idea how she fought...

The young hero clenched her fist, remembering her duty. Her training.

She was a soldier and she would do her duty.

"I can do it." Yuki claimed with conviction, prepared to eliminate Uzumaki Naruto if he gave her a reason to doubt his word.

"Very well, you have my permission to continue forward." the masculine voice stated in a firm voice. "Your main objective is Uzumaki Naruto, since the daughter of the Original Lucifer is being hunted down by the fervent supporters of the recently made government in the Underworld, so best to focus on watching her. She will probably die in time, but this...'unknown variable' must be dealt with, understood?"

Yuki nodded in understanding, recalling what she has heard about the situation in the Underworld.

Apparently, only recently has the previous Lucifer actually been caught and executed by the Underworld's government after he escaped from his defeat at the hands of Sirzechs Gremory and his comrades.

Now, while the current Yondai Maou don't support the zealots, they really couldn't do much about it, even if they tried to force the issue.

The group was pretty popular with those that wanted to completely prevent any possible counter revolution from occurring.

Many devils who have found themselves at the receiving end of the Original Lucifer's heavy hand in the past now had a perfect scapegoat in his daughter, and, despite how relatively unknown she was, they continued searching for her.

Of course, outlawing such a disorganized group would only draw angry mobs without actually stopping it from continuing it's work, business as usual.

So they didn't, and the Hero Tribe only recently got their hands on such information, but it was definitely valuable in determining who was the more important target.

"I won't fail." was all Yuki said, before hanging up the phone.