[NEW STORY TEASER] NARUTO, THE DEMON HUNTER (A K-POP DEMON HUNTERS/NARUTO CROSSOVER FANFICTION)

The door slid shut behind the Huntrix with a soft, familiar click, sealing in the quiet they had earned after the long, grinding ordeal of dealing with Gwi-Ma and attaining the Golden Honmoon. Muscles still tight from combat and minds dulled by exhaustion, they moved through the entryway on instinct alone, kicked aside without care and jackets abandoned wherever they happened to land, already reaching for the simple comfort of their home and the promise of rest, of finally letting the night come to an end.

That expectation died the instant they looked up.

A man lay sprawled across their couch with the casual entitlement of someone who had always belonged there, his blonde hair bright against the cushions and one arm tucked behind his head in a posture of unguarded ease. Three whisker-like marks cut cleanly across each of his cheeks, unusual and striking without being grotesque, and his presence filled the room with a self-assured calm that made no effort to acknowledge just how profoundly out of place he was.

The Huntrix stopped as one, their fatigue momentarily forgotten as their focus snapped into place.

The man noticed them a second later. His eyes lit up with open interest rather than alarm, and he lifted a hand in a lazy, friendly wave, as though the weapons that suddenly materialized in their hands or the immediate tension in the air was a perfectly ordinary occurrence.

“Hey,” he said cheerfully, as though greeting old friends. “Name’s Naruto Uzumaki.”

Only then did his expression change. The smile softened and slipped away as he glanced around the room, brow furrowing as if finally taking in the surroundings and decor. Then sitting up slightly, he reached back to scratch at the nape of his neck, confusion finally catching up to him in full.

“Uh,” he continued, his voice a little louder now, as if volume alone might clarify things, “so what is this place, anyway? I was somewhere else a second ago, and now I’m just kind of… here.”