DxD: The Fox and Demons

Admittedly, he wasn't sure what he should expect from these so called 'supernatural' beings. Were they just like humans, where some were good and some were bad?

Or maybe they all fell into some sort of personality category? But so far, if he used her as a benchmark, maybe they all weren't so different from humans at all?

He hoped so, that way, if push came to shove, then he could possibly reach an agreement with some of these people so that he didn't become their target.

At least, that was a possible plan for the future.

"Thank you for your concern, Shitori-san. But I...uh...I have to take care of my younger sister at home! So I have to leave school early." Naruto lied through his teeth.

He was never a good liar to begin with, but this one was so bad that even he had to admit it.

Well, maybe he can just have a clone henge into Naruko or something, in case suspicions arose later...

The president raised an eyebrow, before a small smile grew on her face. "Very well, Uzumaki-san, but keep up with your studies from here on out."

Sona, apparently, approved of his actions, if her more supportive attitude was of any indication.

To her, it was good that he wanted to go home and take care of a sibling, so she didn't want to stop him, but she also didn't want to encourage his lax behavior in regards to his studies.

She, perhaps, had a soft spot for elder siblings, who rushed to take care of their younger siblings.

Now...if only her own elder sister wasn't so embarrassing, then maybe...

"Thank you, Shitori-san! I'll see ya later, alright?" Naruto said loudly, desperate to make sure that he wouldn't be caught lying by getting out of there as soon as possible.

He once more began to run at what he considered to be an average human speed, but what he considered average actually appeared to Sona as speeds that only the fastest human runner in the world; Usain Bolt, could achieve.

Sona was, of course, shocked to see an ordinary teenage boy run so fast.

Either the boy was a naturally gifted runner or...perhaps he was something exceptional among his fellow humans?

Regardless, that burst of impressive talent got her to ponder whether he could be a potential candidate for her Peerage, as she had quite a few opening left to fill.

She decided to look into the matter later, but first, she had to have a conversation with her best friend; Rias, about potential candidates for their Peerages, and how best to divide the spoils between them.

Fair was fair after all.

"Looks like Kuoh Academy truly is a place where potential congregates, right, Tsubaki?" Sona asked, at first to what seemed like no one in particular.

Though it turned out not to be the case, as one of her closest friends, her queen; Shinra Tsubaki, appeared to the right side of the bespectacled girl without prompt.

Tsubaki was a well-endowed young woman with straight-black hair that reached her knees, along with heterochromic eyes with her left eye and right eye being violet and light brown respectively. Her own glasses glinted in the light mysteriously as she regarded her king and responded.

"Yes, Uzumaki Naruto would indeed be an excellent addition to your Peerage, Sona-kaichou. He seems to be a better prospect than Hyoudou Issei at the very least."

The student council president narrowed her eyes faintly, oh yes...the young man that Rias had her eye on, the one with the suspected Sacred Gear.

Neither of them really knew what the boy held within him, and Sona disliked taking chances, especially when she considered that Hyoudou already had quite the reputation throughout the school already.

It wasn't a good reputation.

Which was why, so far, Uzumaki was the better choice for her.

But first...

"Come, Tsubaki, we should be on our way, Rias is expecting us." Sona stated, turning around and heading towards the direction of the Occult Research Club building.

They had much to discuss.

Naruto was jogging his way back home, despite his impatience.

After the run in with Nonaka Yuki, he really didn't want to run the risk of tipping off his abilities to her, lest he incur the girl's suspicion and make a new enemy in the visage of this so called 'Hero Tribe'.

Also, he had to find a place to train in order to prepare himself for what seemed like a probable conflict.

Since he was busy gathering information on the world and the supernatural, he never really registered that he needed to train...what with how noticeable that action would be.

It seemed stupid as a matter of fact, why would he ruin his anonymity by training every now and again when he wasn't in any danger?

...That, and he had no clue where he could find a place to train.

But now, of course, there was at least one faction that knew that he wasn't...'normal', so he needed to get himself back into shape. Just in case.

The only problem that he really had was that he was quite a bit slower; physically, and in reaction speed, than when he fought Pain.

...He was regretting his decision now.

That being said, it wasn't like he was weak or anything, he was more than positive that he was stronger and faster than most of these supernatural beings.

It was more of a...long-term problem than anything else.

So, the best thing for him to do would be to find a nice forest near Kuoh Town, and use fuinjutsu to hide his energy signal.

Fuinjutsu...

Fuinjutsu was something that he recently dabbled in, seeing as he had the tools necessary for it, and he practically had nothing better to do with his free time.

The fuinjutsu scrolls which ero-sennin gave him for his training, which were left in a seal, always accessible to him, if he wanted it.

Never touched while he was back at Konoha, far too concerned with real tangible power and strength than the mysterious art that his master was so advanced in.

His perverted old man of a master forced him to keep it as a precaution, hoping that the blond would, one day, try and do something with it.

Naruto laughed it off at the time, but it turned out that the old pervert was a hell of a lot smarter than he gave him credit for.

The shinobi twitched, becoming more somber at the thought.

But then he shook his head, deciding to exit from that train of thought, knowing nothing good would come from it.

First and foremost, he had to focus on finding a place to train.

...But before he even did that...

He needed a nap, as well as a nice feast of ramen to cool his nerves.

One could not train on an empty stomach after all.

Night was rapidly approaching when Naruto woke up from his nap.

As soon as he was lucid enough, the young man immediately began to gather all of his supplies and tools, aware that he should probably make the best of his training.

Ero-sennin gave him quite a bit of paper slips to practice fuinjutsu on, giving him plenty to practice on if he so wanted.

He has actually learned about fuinjutsu before, so he knew the basics; like how to make a paper bomb for instance.

Though, muffling energy signals were definitely a bit more complicated than that. And something that he, only recently, managed to nail down.