The Legacy of the Most Unpredictable Ninja

23

Harsh blue eyes was staring down at the castle courtyard, unwavering in their target.

The battle between his pawn and the 'Unknown' was about to begin...

"...Lucifer-sama, is this safe? Even with the abilities you've taught me...I don't know if I can hide our demonic energy from someone like Sirzechs-sama..."

The true Lucifer ignored Diodora's doubts, he knew full well what the boy's 'upgrade' was capable of, it would keep them both under the radar of anyone's senses.

Especially since they made sure to transport here at a very...high location.

The two devils were currently on top of a mountain, overlooking the castle. The castle itself was facing away from the mountain, so it was a perfect area to scout out the young man's abilities.

He knew full well that the boy, Uzumaki Naruto, was more powerful than his new pawn...but that wasn't the point.

Information was power, anything he could gain on his future enemy would be a boon. Especially since he stood in the way of getting to Naruse Mio...

The leader of the Old Maou Faction waited patiently, hopefully the young Phenex would at least push the boy hard enough to use more abilities.

"Damn...it's that asshole from before. Does he want to get embarrassed in front of everyone?" Issei asked with an incredulous look on his face.

Naruto beat him easily before, so...what? Does he want another beating?

Masochist much?

The rest of the Gremory group was watching the standoff between Riser and Naruto play out, slight tension in their facial expressions.

"I don't know if this clash will be as easy as last time to be honest, Issei-kun." Yuuto said, a frown marring his handsome features.

The brown-haired boy glanced at his blond comrade, confused. "Huh? Are you serious? You're acting like this isn't the same bastard that Naruto beat up the other day. I'm telling you, this guy may as well as pay for his burial. He's got no shot."

"...Actually, I think that Kiba-kun may be right." Akeno muttered out loud.

All eyes snapped to the queen, the second-in-charge of the entire group.

"You probably can't feel it Issei, but Riser's demonic energy has skyrocketed to new heights...so much that he may be able to actually give our favorite troublemaker some problems." Akeno analyzed with narrowed eyes, although she had no idea how the Phenex managed to get such an increase in strength.

"...Riser has got stronger. A lot. But...Naruto-sempai should still beat him." Koneko pointed out, not seeing any scenario that the Phenex could come out on top.

Issei looked relieved at that. "Oh, good. For a second there...it seemed like all of you were beginning to believe that Naruto may actually lose. Too bad I'm not that strong yet...I'd like to get a chance to knock that bastard's smug grin off of his face."

The other three members of the Peerage glanced at one another, sharing similar concerns.

"...That's just it, Issei-kun. Don't you think that he's a little...too confident? I mean he's arrogant, sure, but he isn't incompetent. So maybe...he has a backup plan, or something like that?" Yuuto eventually interjected, a suspicious stare trained at the far away Phenex.

Issei frowned at that, thinking about the possibility.

"Well...I don't think that I could put it him past him to be honest, he really is just a bad egg." the wielder of the Boosted Gear muttered.