A Shinobi's Take on this Wonderful World

The Truth

"I thought you said we could trust him, toady-kun!"

Chris complained as they fled down the hallway.

"I thought so too! But something's clearly wrong with him right now! You heard what Aegis said, right?"

Naruto, now back in his Kakashi disguise, grimaced when he looked back and saw the horde of guards chasing behind them. He suddenly felt a presence in front of him and Jiraiya, clad in Aegis, appeared out of nowhere in front of them with a raised fist.

'Invisibility magic!?'

The thieves slid under the massive man's attack, and Naruto proceeded to drop a few smoke bombs.

Upon detonation, the hallway was filled with thick gray fumes.

Multiple copies of Naruto in his disguised form burst from the smoke and engaged with Jiraiya and the guards.

"Let's go!"

Naruto ushered in a hushed tone and led the way towards where he hoped the stairs were.

'Your clones won't last very long, kid.'

Aegis's voice chimed in the back of Naruto's mind.

'Aegis? How are we talking at this distance?'

Naruto asked and silently cheered when he spotted a large staircase when they rounded the corner, along with at least a dozen guards.

"There they are!"

"Don't let them escape!"

The men shouted and charged straight towards them.

'Telepathy, remember? I can easily reach the ends of this mansion. Although I can only speak to one of you at a time if we're not in the same room.'

The armor responded as Naruto picked up his pace until he crashed into guards, taking them down one by one with swift strikes to the napes of their necks.

"Boss!"

"On it, today-kun! Bind!"

Chris stuck her hand out, and a long rope shot forth from within her sleeve. It bundled itself around the men that Naruto had skillfully piled up as they flew down the stairs without stopping.

'Alright... Can you lead us to the basement? Also, do you actually know where that magic mirror is?'

Naruto asked as he came to a stop at the base of the staircase, which led them to the entrance hall. The front door was open, most likely from the guards they had just encountered. Which would be nice so they had a moment to catch their breath.

'Indeed I do. It just so happens to be in the basement, along with your Succubus friend.'

Aegis revealed, earning a grin from the shinobi.

"What is it, toady-kun? Are you hurt?"

Chris asked when she noticed he'd stopped.

"I'm talking to Aegis. He said he can lead us to the mirror."

Naruto replied and gave the girl a thumbs up.

"Great..."

Chris muttered when the very air behind her shimmered and a large figure appeared. Her eyes widened as Escape activated, and she narrowly avoided a blow to her side by rolling forward.

"Neat trick. That's the Escape skill, right? You must have a high Luck stat for it to have activated on such short notice."

Jiraiya mused as Naruto stepped in front of his friend defensively.