The Shinobi Visitor

Chapter 43 - Day Of Hallow's Eve...

October 31st. The day of Halloween. A day once known in ancient times as the day to ward off evil spirits from harming humans. A time when the barrier between the Human and Spirit worlds is at its weakest, allowing spirits of the past and monsters to roam the Earth.

Now it has turned into a time of enjoyment for all ages; children walking around neighborhoods and asking for candy while adults have costume parties with friends and family.

The time of fearing what lurks in the dark was over.

However, the Exorcists from the island knew that this day was the worst day in the entire year. The day where massive influx of Yokai and angry spirits whether past or present severely drain the twenty-three clans of their power and members as they are deployed everywhere in the world including their agents.

Out of all the countries, the most vulnerable cities due to the massive casualties in history are Paris, London, the entire country of Japan and a few of the Eastern United States cities like New York City.

And unfortunately, he is here in one of those mentioned Eastern United States cities although it is not as bad as Manhattan Island.

"*Sigh* It's that day of the year again."

The waitress nearby heard her customer's words as she approached him from behind and chuckled before making herself known to him. "Halloween. The time for pranksters to up and about commit havoc to those unparticipating." She took a good look at her customer and noticed him to be handsome by her standards.

He was around her age and had messy dark brown hair with a small strand—an ahoge in his country—giving the appearance of a leaf. Unlike most people, he had red eyes which was considered to be very rare in the world and the clearest shade of red she'd ever seen in her entire life.

But the biggest eye-catcher was his costume.

It was a tight black Japanese-style robe with white neon lights around the right arm and parts of his collar and shoulder areas while the left arm was covered with the classical loose sleeve. The streaks of red covered the sides of his upper torso all the way down to the loincloth areas as a small rectangular white compartment was attached to the right side of his white belt.

"Isn't that the truth?" The teenage boy leaned back as he stretched out his back, causing the girl to blush at his defined build behind the costume. He grabbed the necessary amount of money for the bill out and got up from his seat until he noticed the waitress stutter in place. "Something wrong?"

His answer was a note being placed in his hand by the waitress.

"Give me a call sometime." The waitress winked at her customer, only for her mood to shift to confusion when he placed the number-written note on the table.

"Sorry but I have a girlfriend already." The teenage sincerely apologized with a bow as he left the now despondent waitress and café for the cold streets of Boston. "I wonder how Benio is doing right now?"

*Ring* *Ring* *Ring*

"Well, well I wonder who'd that be?" The male thought playfully as he answered his satellite phone. "Hello."

="Rokuro."=

"Benio. How are you?" Rokuro asked since he couldn't shake off the uneasiness. He's worried about his friends and surrogate brother from his home and especially Benio. She and the others are stationed in Tokyo and Osaka: one of the busiest cities during this time of year.

="Everything's fine. For now at least…"=

"Same here." The Exorcist answered solemnly. "Let's come back home. All of us."

="And I will celebrate our safe return with my annual ohagi platter."= Benio chirped happily through the line.

Luckily, she didn't see the lemon-puckered expression on Rokuro's face when she mentioned her favorite dish. In their household, Benio's cooking was famous or infamous for causing him to fear ohagi after eating them for twenty days straight.

"I-I'll cook this time, okay." Rokuro hesitatingly spoke before noticing the sun about to set in the horizon. "Benio, it's almost time."

="Be safe, okay."=

"You too."

Ending the phone call and placing the cellular device in his pocket, Rokuro walked through the busy streets to prepare barrier talismans around the city before the portal is weakened and the Yokai return to their world.

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Uzumaki Manor, Homestead Grounds

Forested Massachusetts

Boston was blissed with peace as its protector, Patronus, was keeping the streets safe with the Boston PD as the organization and the hero cooperated with each other but they had kept stepping on each other's toes as mentioned by Patronus.

One day he was confronted by the sergeant from one of the police precinct about his vigilantism and had vowed to bring him to justice, but Patronus countered that he stayed from interfering in police matters where the situation was in their favor like the two previous bank robberies.

With a little more than half the police force supporting Patronus, the captain had stayed his hand but still promised to bring him down despite his deeds.

But that's for the weekday as it is the weekend for him, meaning time to spent with his family.

"Just another day as it seems, huh."

"Hmm…"

Naruto looked at Rhea who looked somewhat distracted as they were practicing kata of their respective martial arts. Every weekend, they practice their martial arts against each other since they are more or less equal in terms of prowess and physical attributes. "What is it?" He asked.

"*Sigh* I've been thinking." Rhea stopped mid-kata as did Naruto so he could give her his full attention. "I…I…I…"

"You what?" Naruto asked, hoping to help her with anything she needs. "Is this something serious?"

"Yes, it is."

"What is it?"

"I…I…I…"

Naruto leaned forward as he laid his hands on her shoulders. "What is it, Rhea? Tell me!"

"I've never experienced Halloween!" Rhea cried like a little girl who had her doll taken away.

Cue Naruto dropping to the floor like a slump in front of her as he 'gawked' in surprise.

"S-So that's it." Naruto looked up at Rhea to see her blushing in embarrassment after her loud claim. "*Chuckle* Well you're not alone there, Rhea."

"Huh?"

"I never celebrated Halloween too." Naruto admitted sheepishly with a smile as Rhea embraced him with a hug. "What was that for?" He teased while returning the hug.

Rhea slightly giggled as she kissed his cheek to show her affection. "That I'm not alone. I'll never be alone again." She answered as Naruto kissed her back before carrying her in his arms. "Oh! My goodness, Naruto. Our training hasn't ended yet." She said coyly after recognizing the look in the blonde's eyes.

"I've been holding myself after seeing you in your outfit. You tease." Naruto remarked after giving her a pointed look at her outfit.

She was wearing a tight black sports bra with blue gym leggings during the training. Her usual outfit was a jujutsu hakama with a karate top but today she was feeling rather provocative today.

"Oh my~" Rhea giggled coyly before kissing him again. "How about a little—"

"What are you two doing?" The two stopped their make-out session as they looked to find Kuroka standing there in front of them. "Well?" Kuroka asked with her foot tapping as Naruto stopped in his tracks.

"Well…"

"You didn't think to invite me as well?"

"Eh?" Naruto blinked owlishly as he observed Kuroka's face closely. She was panting rather heavily; her eyes were slightly dull and her cheeks blushed vermillion. "Hold on a minute here. As much as I love some heavy petting with the girls, something is definitely weird here."

"You're realizing that right now?" Kurama starkly stated as Ashura nodded his head with his statement. "Rhea isn't like this at all. Something is affecting her and Kuroka as well."

"Eh?" Naruto repeated confusingly as Kuroka and Rhea began to smother him with kisses. So much that it was beginning to overwhelm him and forced Naruto to replace himself with a nearby log, much to the girls' displeasure. "Okay this is really weird even for us."

"Naruto, I think this has something to do with today."

"Halloween? What effect would it have on a Titaness…and a…Nekomata?" Oh right, they are supernatural beings belonging to folklore and legends from two different cultures. Supposedly a full moon in this universe brings out the 'crazy' within humans out of them, causing their behavior to change and cause trouble of all sorts.

Speaking of which, Kurama did mention about the full moon in their dimension having an effect on Gyuki the Eight-Tails and Shukaku the One-Tail's Jinchuriki. Gaara for example couldn't sleep under the full moon due to the heightened risk of losing control to Shukaku and rampaging through Sunagakure as explained by Chief Toad long ago during their battle.

"What effect does it have on me by the way?"

"Your stupidity is magnified 100 times." Kurama bluntly stated, smirking as Naruto shook his angry-veined hand. "Can't handle the truth?"

"Jerk." Naruto muttered with crocodile tears before he noticed Rhea and Kuroka looking confused and worried. "Looks like they snapped out of it." He jumped down to their location, catching their eyes doing so. "Hey girls. Doing okay now?"

"Yes, yes. I-I don't know what overcame me." Rhea answered honestly with flushed cheeks. So, she knows what she had done huh? "I'm so embarrassed."

Her ears curled in annoyance at Rhea's modesty, Kuroka hung her arm on the Titaness's shoulders. "Rhea, you're too mother-like. Let loose time from time like me."

"Kuroka, your robe is undone." Rhea stared at the Nekomata who looked at her open robe, revealing her birthday suit and bountiful breasts.

Smiling at Rhea's annoyance, Kuroka crossed her arms under her breasts to make them look bigger. "Naurto seems to like it." She nudged her head towards Naruto who was staring at her assets as they bounced up and down. "I knew it. He's a breast man."

*Smack*

"Ow!" Naruto clasped his head before looking at the one responsible behind him. "Saeko…"

"Naruto, behave yourself." Saeko told her husband as she twisted the roll of newspaper in her hands, a sign of her annoyance. "Unless you don't want the holiday special today." Kuroka, Rhea and the newly-arrived Medusa perked up with the same twinkle in their eyes.

The ninja blinked owlishly as he tilted his head a little. "Holiday special?" His head tilted a little further. "What do you mean?"

Deciding to let him guess, the girls went back inside the house while Naruto stayed in the same place.

"Girls, what do you mean by that?" Naruto asked before he followed them back inside. "Wait up!"

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Outskirts of Boston

Midnight had struck and the climax of Halloween reached, a party of costumed teenagers were walking through a hiking trail where one of them had rent a cabin for the night. Upon reaching said building, the leader of six opened the door and turned on the lights.

Doing so revealed a rather lavish and spacious living room with two sets of couches, a large fur rug and a spiral staircase leading to a viewable bedroom in the second floor. The pirate-costumed teen AKA Blackbeard did a curtsy as he welcomed his friends. "Ladies and gentlemen, come in please."

The ladies were dressed in the typical witch, Pocahontas, and sexy nurse costumes while his two buddies had chosen the military sort; one was the Air Force and the other as a United States Marine.

"Where's the party, Cal?" The nurse asked her boyfriend who went to the couch and pulled up a six-pack of beer.

"We are the party, Holly." Cal cheekily answered as Holly walked over to him and kissed his lips. "I take it you approve."

Holly kissed him once more before pausing, "Working on it." She looked behind and smirked at the sight. "They already started without us."

Cal followed her line of sight and saw their friends already undressing each other of their costumes while full-on making out. Several minutes went by with the heavy petting until the ground shook slightly, enough to snap one of them out the pleasure zone.

"What was that?" The nurse asked while her boy toy rolled his eyes. "What?"

"I'm sure it was nothing. Perhaps it's just your nerves."

"This isn't my first time." The nurse remarked back, much to the Air Force bearer's amusement.

Smirking victoriously, he locked lips with her as she moaned in pleasure. It lasted a few seconds before he separated from her. "That's because you never met me before."

"What a charmer you are." The girl mentioned coyly before they resumed their passion behind the couch.

*Tat-Tat-Tat-Tat*

This time it was the witch girl who stopped as she was riding on the Marine's rod in the second floor.

"Did you hear that?" She yelped in pleasure when the Marine grabbed her buttocks tightly before helping her hips along the way. "N-Never mind." She said before losing herself in blissful lust.

*Tat-Tat-Tat-Tat* *Tat-Tat-Tat-Tat* *Tat-Tat-Tat-Tat-Tat*

Now it was everyone who stopped as they heard the same noise from the roof and around the house.

"What's going on, Cal? Is this a prank or something?" John the Marine asked bitterly since his time with the witch had ended.

"No, not really." The group gathered their clothing to avoid any onlookers getting a…look before the boys grabbed nearby bats and golf clubs. "Girls, stay out here. We'll teach those messing with us to think twice about their actions."

Cal, John and the Air Force wearer—Casper—walked out of the cabin and inspected the nearby surroundings to find nothing for now.

"Can't see anything." John complained as his eyes tried to adapt to the entire darkness but failed to do so. "Got a flashlight, Cal?"

Cal nodded without looking at him. "They're in the desk near the door." John ran back inside and returned with the flashlights in his arms before giving two to Cal and Casper. "Let's check the rooftop." Cal informed his friends as their lights beamed the pathway clear for them as they made their way to the roof via a wooden staircase.

Upon reaching said destination, their separate beams of light illuminated the entire rooftop and found no source of the sound they heard earlier, much to their relief.

"Perhaps it was a rat."

"Must've been a big rat at that."

"Several of them you would think." Cal mentioned after remembering the noise earlier. "Let's go back downstairs and finish our business with the ladies." He got several nods from his compatriots as they soon went back inside via the door of the roof this time.

The male trio started to unbutton their shirts in anticipation for their interrupted fun until they heard the unsettling sound once more.

*Tat-Tat-Tat-Tat* *Tat-Tat-Tat-Tat* *Tat-Tat-Tat-Tat* *Tat-Tat-Tat-Tat*

"There it is again!" John shouted as he and his friends turned around to run back to the roof, only this time they would teach whoever a lesson of pain as Cal opened the door with their flashlights pointed ahead.

Only to lose their grip and nerves when they saw something entirely terrifying since their childhood fear paralyzed them.

A fear with eight furry legs, a large glowing green sac connected to a small head and eight eyes staring at them.

Make that thirty-two eyes staring back at them.

"S-Spider!"

Casper hyperventilated at the sight of the giant spiders as smaller ones tattered underneath them, their mandibles snapping in glee for the meat in front of them as the trio felt their fear risen to higher altitudes.

"Get inside!"

Chaos ran loose as the spiders charged towards them for supper while Cal shut the door hastily and reinforced it with a toppled-over bookcase before they ran back down to the ground level to escape to society. However, they didn't have a contingency plan as soon they entered the living room, spiders had surrounded the cabin just outside the windows much to their and the girls' reactions.

"What the hell are those things!?" Holly shrieked in fear.

The unmistakable sound of the spiders rattled their ears as they began to thrash against the walls. Holly and her friends shrieked when the windows broke, allowing the smaller spiders to scurry towards them as Cal and the boys stood in front of them while they readied their weapons.

"Now!"

They kicked, stabbed, stomped and crushed the little glowing spiders that approached them as Holly and her friends frantically pressed the speed-dial on their phones to call for help, but they all got the same response that all callers dread the most when in severe danger.

"Why can't we call for help?" Karen the nurse asked frantically as she tried another number.

Cal cursed himself since the cabin was so high up in the mountain, there is no cell reception for their Smartphones whatsoever…except for the landlines.

"Holly, use the landline!" Cal shouted at his girl as he stomped on a spider.

Holly and her costumed friends ran to the nearest phone as she reached out for it but withdrew when a rather bigger spider the size of a small car burst through the wall, crushing their lifeline and only hope for help. The boys stared in shock as they grew terrified with the girls with spiders everywhere.

"AAAHHHHHHH!"

Their screams of horror lasted for several moments before silence suppressed it, the mountain's atmosphere was quiet as if it was so the entire time.

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Fenway Park Neighborhood

Boston, Massachusetts

Naruto looked back when he thought he heard something until he felt a hand on his shoulder. He looked back to see Rhea in a Greek Goddess costume that accentuated her figure as her dark hair was tied up in an elegant bun with real gold brace holding her hair together.

Naruto himself was dressed as a knight sans his headband. As for his whisker marks after using his wind chakra to manipulate the air around his cheeks to render them invisible to the naked eye.

As for the rest of their party, Kuroka wore a red kimono instead of her usual black with her hair done in a long ponytail embroidered with blue flowers she used from the Homestead grounds. A small choker with the tag inscribed 'Naughty Cat' on it was around her neck while her cleavage was hidden much to her displeasure although that didn't stop any onlookers from putting their attention on her.

Saeko was dressed in a female samurai costume while her hair was tied in up in a long ponytail complete with a mask that accustomed to the style. Her bokken hung in the waistline of the costume while a small bag with the kanji 'Tranquility'.

The last of their adult group, Medusa, was a police woman of the Los Angeles Department as her costume was the iconic blue color complete with a fake badge, gun and mountain hat reminiscent of a cowboy from the Wild West era.

"Naruto, is something wrong?" Rhea asked her beloved by his sudden action moments ago.

The ninja glanced at the girls before his eyes laid upon his twin children in the stroller near Saeko. "No. It's nothing." He smiled at his children who were dressed as Things #1 and #2 costumes from Dr. Seuss' 'Cat in the Hat'. His smile widened when they smiled at him as he made a funny face, causing them to laugh at their father. "Everything's fine."

"…" Naruto grew a little nervous when the girls gave him the same scrutinizing gaze, causing him to sweat-drop a moment later. "Okay!" The girls chorused joyfully, relieving the thick atmosphere as Naruto released his breath he didn't know he himself held.

"Onward!" Kuroka pointed forward with one hand on her hips.

The Uzumaki Clan continued onward on their first Halloween outing ever throughout the festive streets of Boston. After the somewhat weird influence on Rhea and Kuroka had worn off, they decided to celebrate the holiday as a family rather than patrolling heroes.

As the sea of costumes such as Star Trek characters, doctors, firefighters, fake monsters like vampires and werewolves passed by them. Ashla and Masaki grew fussy with each passing Klingon and werewolf until they noticed their father stood in front of them with his arms out in a protective manner, growling at each menacing costumes.

Saeko and Rhea giggled at Naruto's paternal instincts while Kuroka and Medusa gazed at him lovingly for what he did for his children.

Their trek took from the Fenway Park all way to the East Boston Neighborhood where they stopped near one of the restaurants famous for the nightly foods as they stopped to take a break.

"Look at all the candy we got!" Kuroka shouted with glee as Naruto held out a comically-sized bag full of delicious sweets.

Ashla and Masaki agreed with her as they stared at the bag of goodies with the adorable baby-gaze and drool from their mouth.

"Oh no, you don't."

Naruto, Kuroka and the twins had gawking expressions after Rhea took the bag away from the blonde, carrying it at arm's reach. "Not now, you four. We still have to get home." She said motherly with a subtle aura of strictness around her.

The Nekomata and ninja gulped in nervousness while the twins simply squealed at the Titaness's behavior which caused her to smile at them afterwards. "Oh kids..."

"I am not a kid!" Naruto and Kuroka shouted with fanged teeth, making Ashla and Masaki laughed at their reactions as they watched the show in front of them.

It was until Medusa and Saeko returned with hotdogs and drinks from a nearby food truck that the scene ceased and everyone began to eat while Naruto fed the twins their milk.

"Ah shoot…" Naruto muttered as Masaki spat the milk out after drinking a little too much. "Sorry, sweetie. Daddy will get you a napkin." Masaki cooed in response as her father walked towards the food truck. "Can I get a napkin please?"

After receiving his desired object, Naruto turned around only for someone to bump into him. And that someone dropped his tray of freshly-made chili-cheese tater tots on the floor.

"Ah! My tater tots!" The person screamed out in pure horror as he dropped to his hands and knees.

Sweat-dropping at his reaction, Naruto raised his hand in a sheepish gesture. "Um…I'm sorry about that."

"You!" Rokuro turned around with a pissed-off expression as he lifted his shaking hand in anticipation. "You ruined the food I waited for four hours tonight!" His arm began to convulse in response to his emotions.

And Naruto sensed it.

"What was that?" The blonde ninja asked internally after the brief glimpse of power ceased. "Was that him?"

Upon managing to calm him down, Naruto bought the sad teenager another round of tater tots with additional bacon bits around it as an extra much to his delight.

"Better?" A nod was he got as the slightly younger teenager with fanged teeth enjoyed the blissful goodness of the tater tots. "Sorry about earlier."

"You bought another round with your own money. You apologized enough." Rokuro stuttered after food got stuck in his throat, coughing a bit as he tried to dislodged the tot and did so. "The name's Rokuro. Rokuro Enmado."

"Naruto Uzumaki." Naruto grinned at the fanged-tooth boy as he offered a hand which Rokuro took with his own and shook them. That's when he noticed the younger teen's outfit. "What are you supposed to be?" He asked after releasing his hand.

"No one." Rokuro answered with a straight face. "This is an original costume!" He proclaimed loudly with his thumb on his chest.

A sweat-drop slid on Naruto's head as he stared at the younger boy. "Of what exactly?"

"I'll leave that to your imagination."

"A toilet plunger then." Naruto answered bluntly, causing Rokuro to face-plant on the ground as he chuckled in response. "Well you did say 'leave it to my imagination'."

"Why you…" Rokuro growled while Naruto chuckled at him.

"Naruto!"

The Konoha ninja and the hidden Exorcist looked at the one who called over him. It was Rhea while she waved him over to their location as they were about to leave for the next trek of their Halloween night. "That's my cue." He stood up and looked at the slacked-jaw Rokuro who was staring at Rhea. "Oh no, you don't." Naruto thought with a tick mark on his head.

He fixed that with a bop on the head.

Rokuro held the area where the pain was hurting him, staring at Naruto who sported a cheeky grin until he realized something. "It hurt? I actually felt that." He thought with wonder and shock.

"Eyes off my woman, bud." Naruto warned while he cracked his knuckles to emphasize his seriousness.

Gulping loudly, Rokuro reluctantly nodded after some time. "H-hai."

His eyes perked up when he heard that word. "You're from Japan." Naruto stated in surprise rather asking. Rokuro nodded once more. "What city?"

"In the Seikai ward of Tokyo." Rokuro answered simply before Naruto nodded as he began to leave towards the beauty who called him over. "It was nice to meet you Naruto."

"You too Rokuro."

The mentioned Exorcist watched the blonde teenager locked arms with the woman who called him as they walked towards a group of beautiful women he had ever seen. He also noticed a stroller near the purple-haired beauty and two pairs of arms stuck out of the opening as if they were trying to reach the woman.

He continued to stare at the departing party until they were hidden among the passing sea of costumes. That's when his pockets shuffled within and that was his cue to leave as he turned north through an alley. His three little Shikigami popped onto his shoulder before the red one pointed towards the forest.

"I see. Well let's get going you three." Rokuro sighed before he ran, his destination too far for him to walk casually.

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Outskirts of Boston

Skillfully jumping from branch to branch, Rokuro landed in a clearing where his three Shikigami stood frozen, shaking in fear if their trembling small frames was any indication.

"Get inside you three. You did good work."

The little Shikigami complied earnestly as Rokuro strolled through the thick forest.

His stroll was later slowed down, causing him to look down to an array of cobwebs attached to his boots before he took a closer look at his surroundings. Cobwebs, spun webs around the branches along with different types were everywhere and as far as as Rokuro could see without the aid of a flashlight.

"I sense a bundle of miasma ahead. This isn't going to be easy."

With a deep breath to calm his nerves, the Exorcist continued onward towards his destination atop the peak of the hilltop until he finally stopped at a cabin. It was covered with vast amounts of webs from ceiling to the bottom that was teemed with a subtle dark purple glow as the entire front portion of the house was missing, allowing the Exorcist to see inside.

That's when Rokuro noticed the glow and traced it to a bundle of gray-dull, web-covered eggs outside.

And good timing too since the eggs had begun to crack.

"Perfect." Rokuro picked up multiple rocks nearby and channeled his spell power as the objects soon levitated afterwards. As soon as the newly-born spiders scurried over to him to quench their hunger. "Rekku Madan!" He calmly said as the 'bullets' fired through the creatures like the rapid-fire Gatling gun.

"…"

Rokuro stared at the dismantled spider parts before they disappeared into the unknown, most likely the Spirit World. The creatures of darkness such as malevolent Yokai of Japanese mythology or other pantheons returns to the Spirit World whenever slain or exorcised in this case by supernatural means.

The teenage Exorcist waited for more to arrive and he didn't have to wait for long as a spider the size of a car burst from underground in front of him, its fangs flared out in anger over the deaths of its offspring before it charged towards him.

Having anticipated this from the get go, Rokuro jumped backwards in the air to dodge its charge and landed on a branch that was high enough for safety. However, it didn't last as the spider lunged at him with ease, causing Rokuro to drop down to the ground and ran towards the half-destroyed house before he jumped onto the ground.

"Pretty fast for its size." Rokuro mentioned aloud before he contemplated something else. "I should get some pumpkin-shaped cookies before going back home."

The Exorcist was brought out of his train of thought when his enemy climbed onto the rooftop and initiated another charge at him and dodged to the side, avoiding its long frontal legs that were trying to stab at his person. To his surprise, the glowing spider pivoted to meet his supposed rally point and suddenly spurt out several purple webs at him.

He managed to dodge most of it but some got on his left hand and that was when he felt it.

"It feels a little numb." Rokuro observed nervously although it didn't last long. The effect had ceased after a few moments as he shook his affected hand and felt the feeling return to his limb. "Got to avoid that now." He declared while making a fist, intending to take this serious.

Especially when he was surrounded by a mass of newly-arrived spiders belonging to both the smaller and bigger size.

The Exorcist grabbed a rectangular paper from its compartment on his belt and held it over his right arm. "Be cleansed, be purified, Kyuu Kyuu Nyo Ritsu-Ryou: Star Revealment Talisman!" Rokuro declared while swiping the talisman over his right limb as it soon morphed into a light red-orange rocky clay version with yellow lines ending in what resembles a demonic face.

The spiders flinched when they saw the arm while the small ones scurried back in fear as the bigger spiders snapped their fangs.

Smirking at them, Rokuro took the initiative and charged the spiders this time and prepared his transformed arm for an attack. He released his arm and connected to the head of one of the large spiders, smashing through it as the creature was sent backwards.

As soon as it was in mid-air, a scratchy-like shining pentagram appeared in front of the spider before it dispersed into yellow-gold particles. The pentagram disappeared afterwards as Rokuro changed his way and continued his onslaught at the remaining spiders.

A glowing row of glowing pentagrams brightened the area around the cabin as Rokuro used the same talisman to seal away his transformed arm. His eyes stayed on the limb for several minutes as he grimaced upon one of his memories about 'acquiring' the power.

Very few people knew about his arm and the tragedy five years ago with three of them being his former master, his surrogate brother and Benio in Japan.

"*Cough* Got to find the source." Rokuro said before puffing up his chest and proudly proclaimed, "I'll make sure this Yokai is vanquished before everyone else does theirs!" He laughed aloud only for his Shikigami stabbed their stubby hands on his cheeks and mouth. "Sworrie."

The Exorcist and Shikigami followed the traces of miasma leading up through a cave where they quietly urged forward towards the major source of the malevolent energy he sensed ahead. "The spiders… the eggs… but it felt like they were led by something or someone."

Rokuro eventually made it to the other side where, to his surprise, a house built in his nation's architecture stood at the peak of the mountain as it was completely covered with webs much like the cabin he noticed earlier. Oddly it resembled one of the castles owned by one of Japan's historical figures but he couldn't remember who it was.

However, his attention was caught to the house after hearing the one word known for aid.

"Help!"

Another voice called out after the first one

"Someone help us!"

This time was belonging to a male.

"Get us out of here!"

With this information registered, Rokuro dashed towards the house while he prepared a couple Talismans and jumped on the several arches of the castle to the top floor where he assumed the voices were located. With a front kick as his option, he knocked down the paper walls and saw the six-man group of terrified teens in his age group.

"Help us quick before they come back!" Cal demanded with his friends hastily agreeing with him.

With nothing more to say, Rokuro ran towards the captives and tugged on the webbing to get them free. However, it proved horrendously strong for him to break as he even struggled to get his hands out of it, moving onto the famous 'Plan B'.

"Prepare thy strength, prepare thy mind, Protectorate Talisman." Rokuro incited the chant as his next talisman glowed before it was absorbed into his left arm, covering it in a soft green glow. He chose to ignore the gawking expressions of the captives in exchange to rip off the webbing. "Come on, we need to get out of here before they come back. Stay close and get ready to run." He ordered gently, receiving nods from the frightened members of his age group.

The party of seven escaped by climbing down the castle in the same way Rokuro used to climb. It took longer than he expected but they made it to the ground level before making their way through the caves again. As they made it back to the cabin, Rokuro suddenly stopped and held his arm out to stop the group behind him.

"What is it?" Holly asked the mysterious stranger with a whimper, only to get shushed by him.

"Quiet." Rokuro whispered harshly as they heard a noise. A familiar noise that will remain within their minds for the rest of their lives.

*Tat-Tat-Tat-Tat-Tat-Tat-Tat*

"No. No, no, no!" Cal repeated frantically as his friends and girlfriend trembled in their place.

Rokuro gritted his teeth when hordes of the spider yokai appeared from around them in all directions before he turned around and swiped across another talisman in front of the terrified teenagers. A red translucent spherical manifested around them while Rokuro unlifted the seal on his right arm, summoning the red lava-colored rocky arm once again.

"Let's do this!" Rokuro declared with a smirk as he met the spiders' charge and released his transformed arm.

The participating Exorcist was so focused on eliminating the horde of spiders and bringing the captives back to the safety of the city and their families that he didn't sensed nor heed his Shikigami tugged the inside of his uniform of the huge miasma from above him.

Nor the subtle giggling that was barely heard except the Shikigami which grew even more anxious after hearing with their acute senses.

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Taigetsuro, Tsuchimikado Island

Sea of Japan

The day was going fine so far. The latest reports he received had shown no causality of any Exorcists throughout Japan and the major cities listed as the danger zones. However, it was those same reports that worried him the most even for someone of his experience.

For his time as head of the house who was entrusted by Abe no Seimei himself to lead the Exorcists long ago, the Yokai had grown relentless in their attempts to cross over to their world and he blamed the Human race for the constant strife such as during the past wars in the 20th century. The bloodshed, grudge and grief of the slain Humans increased the darkness of the Yokai thus allowing them the strength to break through the barrier between the Human and Spirit Realms.

It was also this constant surplus of negative energy that gave rise to the more prominent Yokai from their culture like the Onryoki in New York some time ago. "This year is actually looking prominent for the first time in…forever." Hopefully this night could pass without a major incident.

"Lord Arima!" The door opened as a man in dark red kimono-style battle suit rushed in and kneeled before the shadowed man sighed in resignation. "We have a Code 4!"

"A Code 4?" Arima repeated with surprise as he followed his retainer out of his darkened room.

He was a tall man with long white colored hair and blue ends in a ponytail that reached his back as his glasses slightly reflected the hallway's lights. His attire was that of an Exorcist's battle outfit except it had several rectangular compartments around his belt along with a purple haori over it.

He arrived at the central hall where all the houses on the island and himself conduct meetings whether they be general or emergency. It was a grand hall with twelve banners of the Twelve Heavenly Commanders hung proudly on each ten-foot pedestal-like cubicle arranged in a circle while another eleven banners were attached on smaller pedestals in front of the twelve major houses sans one.

Arima sat in senza position as a hologram projected in a huge square-like screen in the center of the grand hall. Two bars appeared in the upper right corner with the top being green and the other red; the green belonging to one of their own and the red belonging to a Yokai.

Covering the entire left side of the screen was a map showing the entire European continent with several green and purple spots while the red and yellow spots were being decimated afterwards. The green and purple were the several Exorcists from the continent and so far they have no lost any.

"Show me the Code 4." Arima ordered calmly as his assistant complied and waved his glowing hand at the hologram.

The map portion changed its coverage over to the Eastern Seaboard of the United States, zooming into the outskirts of a city whose name appeared in broad Japanese kanji which were translated to two words.

Boston, Massachusetts.

"Who was it we sent to Boston?" Arima asked despite knowing who it was. After all it was him who assigned the Exorcist to that location.

"That upstart mainlander Enmado Rokuro." Arima sighed before pulling something out of his haori as his assistant sighed exasperatedly when he saw it. "I take it you think he can handle it." He got a giggle from the Chief Exorcist as the latter stared at a porn magazine with a perverted look. "Right."

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Outskirts of Boston

Breathing slightly heavy after dispatching the last of the spiders, Rokuro wiped the sweat off his forehead with his non-transformed arm as he turned around to release the barrier protecting the members of his age group. That is until his Shikigami finally caught his attention by tugging on his collar.

"What is it you three?" Their excessive squeaking followed by their pointing stubs of fingers above him caused the Exorcist to look up and his eyes widened greatly upon doing so. "Oh crap."

"What is it?" Holly whimpered out before she along with her friends looked up and all feelings left their legs. "Oh, oh God…"

"Is that—"

Rokuro jumped backwards as a large object crashed on the spot he stood moments before. His Shikigami retreated deep into his combat uniform to hide themselves while leaving him to do the work alone. He couldn't blame them for their feelings though since the Yokai before him wasn't a typical one.

As he remembered whatever he could remember about from his classes due to sleeping, this Yokai was a Code 4. Code 4 labeled Yokai of ancient folklore whose origins and stories were spoken throughout ages and struck fear across all of Japan.

It also meant these Yokai was also seen very rarely so most Exorcists have little to no experience fighting them.

However, that won't stop Rokuro from doing the best he could do. After all he wants to be the best Exorcist in the world. He made a promise to his fallen friends and he would be damned if he failed.

Flexing his demonic-like fingers in preparation for the battle to come, the Exorcist inspected the Yokai enemy in front of them as it sent shivers throughout his body.

It was huge and scaly with the lower portion being that of a spider's egg sac albeit glowing yellow like the rest and the upper body and head of a woman in a dirty yellow kimono. Her hair was messy and unkempt as her smudged pale skin enhanced the terrifying effect of her four red eyes that were directed on him.

"A Jorogumo." Rokuro observed internally as he and the Yokai started to circle around each other. "This sucks!" He shouted in dismay with crocodile tears streaming down his cheeks.

"What incredible spell-power you have~" The Jorogumo spoke for the first time, her alluring ecstasy present in her tone. "I am Aratatsu and I look forward to devouring every drop of your power after having the appetizers." Her four eyes dawned upon the four terrified teenagers after she said the last word.

"No you won't."

With that said, Rokuro applied another Talisman on his left arm to reinforce its defensive capabilities as well as its strength before charging towards the Yokai. The arachnid limbs lashed out at him, causing Rokuro to smack them aside and countered with his demonic arm right at the Jorogumo's human torso.

The attack didn't connect as he intended after the Jorogumi used her personal pincers to block although the force behind it sent the Yokai backwards. Smirking at the delight of being hurt, the Jorogumo inhaled a big gulp of air before exhaling out a spat of purple/light bluish webs at Rokuro who jumped backwards to dodge it.

Or so he thought.

After landing, he felt his left leg completely numb and caused him to fall forward before using his right leg to stabilize his balance. "Damn it." Rokuro cursed after hitting his leg to get some feelings back, only for it to be in vain. "Guess I have to do that."

Dispelling both the spell and the demonic arm back to normal, the Exorcist channeled his spell-power into his affected leg to rid the miasma-inflicted numbness. He began to feel some of his nerves return to him but his enemy wasn't keen about him being at full strength as she jumped high above to crush his body.

Channeling the little spell-power that was not used to rid the numbness, Rokuro's right leg fired him towards the cliff above just as the Jorogumo crashed on the previous spot, causing the ground to cave underneath her massive weight. With a curious chuckle, she looked up at her future dinner as her tongue sensually licked across her purple lips.

"I've had plenty of Exorcists in my time but your spell-power is nothing like I ever had."

Raising an eyebrow, Rokuro pondered "What the heck is she talking about? I kept my distance from her and yet she says she finds my spell-power delicious. Unless…" He looked closely at his left leg and noticed a soft glint flashed across the sky. "A web!"

"Yes and now you're mine!" The Jorogumo gleefully shouted as she tugged harshly on the web, pulling the Exorcist towards her.

With the rushing wind pushing against his face, Rokuro ceased his current activity in favor of using his demonic arm once more and used the momentum of the pull to punch the Jorogumo's face and connected this time as her head recoiled harshly upon impact.

The force was enough for her to release the lone web-line in her mouth and allowed Rokuro to tear it away from his affected leg as he retreated to put some distance away from the Yokai. "Now it's better." He said with relief as he felt his left leg regain its feeling while shaking it out.

"Come here darling~"

"No thanks!" Rokuro answered back as he rolled out of the way to avoid being crushed. While doing so, he had gathered a few rocks and rubble in his right palm and channeled his spell-power into them as they levitated afterwards. "Rekku Madan!"

The shielded teenagers stared in shock as the rocks fired at the Yokai with astonishing speed despite the Jorogumo scurried swiftly to the side while she blocked some to protect her face. However, doing so had left her vulnerable after Rokuro appeared behind her as he waved his demonic fingers in the motion of a pentagram.

The said pentagram grew in size with each passing second as five symbols appeared in each of the shape's angles. Fire. Water. Earth. Metal. Wood. The kanji of each element was adorned with blue flames as the Exorcist recited the specific chant for the Wu Xing technique.

And then it was done.

"Ryusei Sumasshu!" Rokuro shouted as he punched through the symbol and connected directly on the Jorogumo's glowing sac.

The Yokai gasped in pain as the Exorcist's arm dug deeper into the sac while glowing burning red due to the Wu Xing's effect. A shockwave rang from the point of impact as Rokuro shouted once more and sent the female creature crashing into the side of the mountain with the remains of the cabin being utterly destroyed.

"Ah! My dad is going to kill me!"

A sweat-dropped Rokuro stared the one who shouted before redirecting his eyes on his enemy, his fists creaking under the pressure of his strength as the Jorogumo shakily stood up from the heap of rubble. She smiled despite in pain as her legs carried her as best they could while droplets of her miasma-covered blood fell to the ground with each step forward.

"D…Dar…Ling."

That was the last word from the Jorogumo as a golden pentagram appeared on her sac and absorbed her particles after disintegrating.

Upon the pentagram's disappearance, Rokuro exhaled loudly with relief as his mission was less difficult from here on. While walking towards the shielded teenagers, Rokuro waved the Celestial Talisman over his right arm and sealed the demonic transformation once more before he undid the shielding charm afterwards.

"Thank you for very much!" The relieved teenagers shouted with glee as they hugged him with gratitude.

After minutes of awkward silence and unwanted hugging, Rokuro separated from the teenagers and led them down the mountain towards to the nearest park ranger station.

"Hey who are you anyway?" The party stopped when the Exorcist did as he glanced over his shoulder. "How can you do all that stuff? Are you a mutant?"

"Mutants? Who the heck are they?" Rokuro thought curiously before answering aloud, "Nope. Just a Human like you guys." He discreetly pulled out another Talisman although this one was magenta instead of the regular white ones.

The apparent leader of the party, Cal, narrowed his eyes as he processed the statement but chose to discredit it instead. "No you're one of them. You don't belong here."

"Cal/Dude!" Holly and the rest of the teenagers stared at him in shock.

"Despite what he's done for us, I won't accept him."

A loud sigh caught their attention as Rokuro held a glowing Talisman in front of them, causing them to step back in fear. "Actually you won't remember any of this. Farewell." He declared just before the Talisman glowed even more and shrouded the party with its light.

The spell soon ended when the light disappeared and revealed the teenagers and Rokuro as the costumed teenagers looked confused and disoriented. "Wha-what just happened?" Holly asked after rubbing her head.

Rokuro sighed and introduced himself as an undercover ranger who arrived upon hearing their calls for help. They bought the lie and the entire party soon left for the safety of the city that is Boston.

Unbeknownst to Rokuro and even his Shikigami, none of them sensed nor noticed a figure hidden in the trees in the far distance before it disappeared in a shower of leafs.

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Uzumaki Manor, Homestead Grounds

Forested Massachusetts

"AAHHHHHH~" The collective word emanated throughout as the adults relaxed in their own waterfall retreat. "This is heaven!"

"I'm sure it is." Kuroka teased as she sank deeper in the deep bank to enjoy the sensation even more. "Even though I'll probably never be granted to such a place in my dimension or anywhere."

A light slap smacked on the back of her head, eliciting a gawk from the Nekomata as she looked at the one responsible for it. It was Medusa and for why she was the one, the reddish-orange haired was whistling innocently while looking away from her.

"Why you…"

Medusa reacted too late as she was grabbed from behind when Kuroka grabbed her breasts and fondled them quite aggressively. "AH~!" Medusa moaned against her will after Kuroka pressed her breasts together. "Don't do that! Only Naruto can—"

"But Naruto isn't here right now." Kuroka replied cheekily before she blinked owlishly after the last word. Her head searched around for now-missing blonde. Soon the rest of the girls followed suit to search for their unofficial husband. "Where are you?!"

Her answer came from above, at the top of the waterfall. "I'm here!"

A shadowed figure broke the water surface, splashing all over the girls as they cried out happily. The grinning Naruto stood up in the water, grinning at his wives with his hands on his waist. "Sorry about keeping you girls waiting. I had to put the kids to sleep." He then blinked when he received the memories of his clone moments later.

He assigned the clone to patrol the city while Naruto was with his family on trick and treating. Heroes need to be with their family after all.

"You or Kurama?" Saeko asked with a curious brow and a knowing smile. Her hunch was right as Naruto fell on his hands and knees with a depressed cloud over his head. "Kurama then."

"It's those tails." Naruto whimpered with the hidden anger as he imagined a smug Kurama looking down at him. "He stole my children!" He shouted with rage.

"You're just mad they like me better than you." The husband and wives of the Uzumaki Clan looked behind to see the miniature Kurama carrying the twins safely with two of his tails. The Tailed Beast then received dry looks from his companions. "What?"

"I thought you were putting the kids to bed." Naruto said dryly and annoyed at the same time.

Unexpectedly Kurama fell to the ground with his four limbs while his tails expertly threw the twins in the air as Naruto quickly caught them. "Are you crazy?!" He shouted with an angry vein on his forehead at the exhausted fox.

"You're the one who's crazy!" A chibi Kurama barked back with a claw pointed at him.

This confused the clan members while Ashla and Masaki sans their clothing giggled upon entering the bath with their father. Naruto was careful to not let the water reach the infants' heads as they splashed the water with glee.

"What do you mean?" Saeko asked although she had a feeling what the Tailed Beast was talking about.

Kurama sharply turned at both her and Naruto after the latter sat next to her. "Both of you are to blame! You two had constant sex every day until Saeko got pregnant!"

The original husband and wife held their heads down as their cheeks flushed with red while the rest of the femme fatale stared at them with jealousy, especially Kuroka.

"Everyday?" Kuroka gritted her teeth with a twitching eyebrow.

"Oh boy." Naruto thought as he handed the twins to Saeko just before Kuroka bounced on him. "Thanks a lot, Kurama!" He shouted angrily as Kuroka began to undress his boxers. "Hey-hey-hey-hey, Kuroka. The kids are here!"

"I don't care! I want your babies now!" The Nekomata cried out with vigor.

"Oh dear…" Rhea said with a sigh before she bumped Kuroka on the head. And by a bump on the head meant total knockout as the now-unconscious Kuroka floated in the water facedown. "Guess that means bath time's over." She hoisted the naked Kuroka over her shoulder and left for the house along with Saeko, Medusa and the twins.

Soon afterwards the Jinchuriki and Tailed Beast were left to drink a bottle of sake courtesy of a Fuinjutsu Naruto learned from the Sage of the Six Paths like two men enjoying relaxation after a day of hard work.

"AH~" Naruto exclaimed with glee the same time as a now miniature-sized Kurama finished his jug with a loud 'AH'. The ground shook when one of the Kitsune's tails casually sliced through a tree, felling afterwards. "Hey watch it, fox! We don't want to draw any attention and that includes earthquakes!"

"Shut it stupid Human." Kurama barked back, causing a gale of wind that threatened to knock over several trees.

"Why you!" Naruto and Kurama butted heads as they tried to overpower each other.

"Both of you shut up now!" Saeko shouted from the house, effectively silencing the duo as they remembered the last time they angered her. "Now then…What…Oh my God!"

Those words alarmed Naruto and Kurama as they ran back to the brick manor. "What is it, Saeko?!" He demanded to know before they returned to the house to find a sight they never thought to see. "T-th-They're…"

"They're trying to walk/They're trying to walk!" The femme fatale and Kurama exclaimed with surprise as Naruto crouched in front of his children who are currently struggling to stand. Saeko was behind them to make sure they don't get hurt just in case.

Both Ashla and Masaki were about to give up at first and retreat to their mother's arms for comfort until they saw their father at the door. And their vigor was renewed as they shakily stood on their legs, much to the praise of the bystanders.

"Come on…Come on…You two can do it." Naruto whispered barely as he was still in shock and awe. "Come on…"

His words reached his children as they tried to walk but Ashla stumbled a bit until he recovered his balance. Masaki however lost her footing and fell forward on the ground much to the audience's displeasure. The parents were about to help until Masaki helped herself up and continued onward after her brother who was ahead of her.

"That's it, sweetie." Naruto told his daughter who was holding back tears in favor to reach him. Ashla was the first one to reach him and Masaki did the same a second later as their father hugged his children in a warm embrace. "Great job, you two. I love you."

Ashla giggled after hearing his words while Masaki finally cried as Saeko rubbed her head, soothing her to ease her emotions. They soon were joined by the rest of the Uzumaki Clan including the Kitsune Tailed Beast who let the twins grab hold one of his tails.

Naruto, after looking around at the company, smiled with his eyes brimmed with tears. "Mom…Dad…I'm better than ever before." He could see his mother doting on Ashla and Masaki while his father was making funny faces to cheer them up. His one wish was for his children to meet their grandparents and hopefully that day would come once the war with Shinju ends.

Meanwhile outside of the house, upon seeing his master's children walk, Raicho flew to the peak of the tallest tree on the grounds as he flapped his wings with a loud screech while small glazes of lightning arced throughout his body.

It was as if he was saying 'Congratulations'.

Upon looking at the small show of appraisal through the walls via his Kitsune Vision, the head of the Uzumaki Clan was grateful for the good day he spent with his family and with the hope for more in the future ahead.

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