Okay, this one I've really been aching to write. I've read some Naruto and Ah! My Goddess crossovers and it has inspired me to write one of my own. Also, we all know Keiichi's life was filled with misfortune, but I think someone needs a Goddess's help more than just him.

Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto or Ah! My Goddess.

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Episode 1

Ah! The Goddess Appears

~oOo~

It was a new day in the Hidden Leaf Village. The sun was burning brightly in the sky, the birds were chirping, and people were going about their own business.

Naruto Uzumaki woke from a peaceful sleep, and stretched while yawning.

"Well, another day closer to the Genin Exams and becoming a ninja."

He quickly got dressed, had some breakfast, and dashed off to the academy.

On his way to the academy, the civilians of the village would send him glares and he had no idea why. He found it best just to ignore them, but that was a little difficult when a random glass bottle was being tossed in his direction. He barely dodged it and picked up his pace.

The person who threw the bottle shouted, "Why can't you just die, demon!"

"What did I ever do to these people?" he thought as he continued to run.

Things like this happened to him every day. Some days would be easier than others like he'd be able to avoid the villagers, and some days they'd manage to catch him and beat him until near death. Before they could finish him off, the Third Hokage would intervene and have them arrested.

~oOo~

Naruto sat in the front row with his head down. He was actually twenty minutes early to class, and he was bored out of his mind. If he didn't find anything to occupy his time he was going to go crazy. Suddenly, a grin spread across his face. What could he do in twenty minutes?

~Twenty Minutes Later~

Naruto was running through the village with Chunnin on his tail. Why? Just look at the Hokage Monument and you'll figure it out. Not only did he have Chunnin after him, but a couple of Jounin as well. The Chunnin and Jounin ran past a picket fence chasing after Naruto, but they didn't realize Naruto gave them the slip when he lowered a tarp blending in with the fence.

"That was a great way to occupy my time," Naruto chuckled.

"Is that so?"

A voice behind him startled Naruto. He slowly turned around and found Iruka Umino standing behind him.

"Hey there, Iruka-sensei," Naruto asked nervously. "What are you doing here?"

"I should be the one asking you that. You were supposed to be in class half an hour ago."

"Time really flew that fast?"

"Time always flies fast with you Naruto."

~oOo~

After getting an ear full by Iruka, he and the rest of the class had to review the Transformation Jutsu. After class had been dismissed, Iruka had Naruto wash the paint off the Monument.

"After you get this cleaned up, we could go get ramen."

That got Naruto motivated, and the Monument was cleaned in time flat.

At the Ichiraku Ramen Stand Naruto had just finished his third bowl.

"Naruto, why did you do that to the Hokage faces?"

"I was just killing time until class started. I had actually gotten to class early, and I guess more time went by too fast," Naruto said starting on a new bowl.

Iruka sighed. "Naruto, you need to think of better ways to occupy your time. You could read a book or something instead of pulling a prank like this morning."

"The town library won't let me in or the academy library, so I'm screwed on that."

"Naruto, the Genin Exams are tomorrow. I could lend you some scrolls so you could study and be prepared."

Naruto's face lit up. "Really! You will?"

"Sure, all I ask is that tomorrow you do your best," Iruka said.

~oOo~

Naruto was at his apartment studying the scrolls Iruka had lent to him. He had been at it for hours on end. It was now well past midnight, and Naruto had finally had enough of it.

"I'd better get to bed, or else I'll be too tired to even take the test," he said with a yawn.

He was undressing to put on his pajamas; when suddenly he saw a white feather fall in front of him. He watched it curiously until he noticed a few more. Suddenly a bright blue light shone above him. He quickly turned around and saw a hole or a portal in the ceiling. He got closer until he was standing directly underneath it; staring in amazement.

He then started hearing faint cries. Of what he had no idea. He kept on staring until he could make out a figure coming towards him.

"Look out!"

A girl fell through the portal and landed on top of Naruto which shook the whole apartment.

"Ow, that hurt," said the girl as she sat up unaware that Naruto was underneath her. She then looked down and saw Naruto unconscious. Her eyes widened and she quickly leaped off him.

"Oh no, I'm really going to get it when this is over! I was supposed to come here to grant him a wish, and I instead came here and knocked him unconscious!" she panicked. She then let out a sigh to calm herself.

"I guess I'll just have to wait until he wakes up," she said. She walked over and struggled to pick him up at first, but she managed to get Naruto into bed.

"This is definitely going to go on my record. "Skuld: Second Class, First Category, Limited License. First known Goddess to knock her first client unconscious." Yeah, that's going to be a real hassle."

~oOo~

The next morning, Naruto woke up to see the sun shining in his eyes. He looked around his room in confusion. He didn't remember falling asleep, so how did he get in bed?

He then remembered last night and looked around frantically. He then sighed.

"I guess I was studying so much that I started hallucinating. Yeah, like a girl would fall from my ceiling. This just goes to show that studying can make you-"

He was interrupted by a light snoring sound. He froze.

He then slowly turned his head to his left and found a girl in him bed. His eyes widened as he realized it was the same girl from last night. She was dressed in a pink outfit that looked angelic, she had long black hair, and blue triangle looking designs on her forehead and cheeks. His scream could be heard throughout the whole village.

The girl, startled by the scream, bolted up. She then saw Naruto standing against the wall across the room.

"Who are you and what are you doing in my house let alone my bed?" Naruto asked.

"I am completely sorry for what happened last night! It was my first time going through and I got the landing totally wrong," she said. "Anyway, now it's time for introductions. My name is Skuld: Goddess Second Class, First Category, Limited License. I was sent down here to grant one Naruto Uzumaki a wish."

"A G-Goddess? " Naruto asked in disbelief.

"That's right. It is my job, along with other Goddesses, to come to those who are deep distress. They are allowed one wish. It can be anything you want from riches unimaginable, to total world destruction. Although, we wouldn't exactly come to those with a wish like that."

"So, what is this like a genie in a bottle sort of thing except you only get one wish?" Naruto asked. "Wait, who cares about that? What do you mean distress? I am not in distress!"

Skuld frowned. "Naruto Uzumaki, up in Heaven we keep files about every human being on this planet. Out of all the files, yours is the largest filled with misfortune. We know why the villagers despise you. However it has nothing to do with what you did, but what you hold."

Naruto's eyes widened. "You know why the villagers hate me? Please tell me."

"You know about the attack of the Kyuubi right?"

Naruto nodded.

"Your Fourth Hokage couldn't defeat the fox, so he knew of only one other way to stop its rampage. He had to seal it away. He sealed it in you, Naruto Uzumaki."

Naruto was in pure shock. The Fourth Hokage sealed the Kyuubi into him? "So, that's why they hate me. It's because the fox is inside me."

"Why? Why did he seal it into me?"

"That information, I'm afraid I can't give away. Even we up in Heaven don't know the real reason why the Kyuubi went on a rampage in the first place. After all, it's an Earth Spirit with an extreme amount of power," Skuld said.

"Wait, Earth Spirit? I thought the Kyuubi was a demon."

"No, the Kyuubi is an Earth Spirit. In fact, all the Tailed Beasts are Earth Spirits that protect these lands. However, I'm not sure what Shukaku's story is. I guess he's naturally crazy. And the Kyuubi is really strict, but he's actually a big softy."

Naruto looked deep in thought, so he wasn't really paying attention. Skuld saw this and frowned.

"Naruto Uzumaki, don't think for one minute that you are the fox itself. You are in no way the fox; you are only its jailor."

Naruto looked up at Skuld; eyes wide with surprise.

"You've been in so much pain that you act the way you are to keep the villagers from inflicting even more pain to you. I know for a fact that you are a lot smarter than you let on. If you wanted to, you could've passed the academy's Genin Exams the two years you failed."

Naruto watched her in shock as she explained. Everyone in the village hates him for the Kyuubi being inside him, and yet this girl, who claims to be a Goddess, is telling him that basically she accepted him for him and not the fox. Inside he was extremely happy.

"Okay, If it's okay I want to ask you a few questions before I make my wish," he said with a smile forming on his face.

"Sure, but I can't stay here for long. I need to grant your wish and quickly get back."

"Okay, first question: what do you think of me personally?"

"Um, you're smarter than you let on, you're funny with your pranks, your determination is something to be admired, and I think you look cute with those whisker marks on your cheeks."

Naruto blushed at the cute comment. "Second question: do you think I can become Hokage of this village?"

"That all depends on you. If you take the easy route, you'll not have all the possible necessities for being a Hokage. But with enough hard work, you can do just about anything you set your mind to."

"Okay third and final question: what would happen if I said that "I wish for a Goddess like you to stay by my side forever"?"

Naruto's answer was her eyes widening and her body glowing with a blue light. A beam fired from her forehead through the ceiling and then into the sky. The light radiating off the beam lit up the village, but everyone was either ignoring it, or was too caught up in what they were doing to even notice it.

Naruto was freaking out. "No, please don't hurt me! I didn't mean to say that if it offended you in any way!"

The light vanished, and Skuld fell back to the bed. She woke up a few minutes later with Naruto sitting by the bed. She saw the hole in the ceiling and gasped.

"Oh crap, don't tell me!" She pulled out a cell phone from out of her shirt and dialed.

"Hello, this is Skuld looking for the results of the wish! ... What do you mean it's valid! ... But, that can't be right! I know any wish can be granted, but I didn't think this applied! … Okay, I understand Almighty One."

She clicked the phone off and turned to Naruto. "Your wish has been granted."

"Are you serious! They actually accepted a wish like that?" Naruto asked shocked.

"That's right, so now I'm to stay here with you, Naruto Uzumaki, forever."

On the outside, Skuld looked like she was a little upset. On the inside however, she was cheering. Truth be told, she developed a little crush on Naruto the more she read and learned about Naruto.

Naruto couldn't believe it. He was going to be living with a Goddess. Of all things to happen, this was definitely not one of them. He didn't know whether to be happy or scared. Happy because he'd be with a Goddess of all things, but scared because he didn't want to upset this "Almighty One".

All his thoughts were interrupted by banging on his front door along with a yell of "NARUTO!"

Naruto cringed as he looked at his clock. Class started twenty minutes ago!

Naruto quickly got dressed and told Skuld to stay at his apartment until he got back. After that, he ran to the door, opened it and found a pissed off Iruka.

"Naruto, what the hell is up? Today's the Genin Exams and you're this late?"

"Sorry, I stayed up until midnight studying. I guess I overslept," Naruto said sheepishly.

Iruka sighed. "Well, let's get to class and finally start the Exams."

As they left, Skuld was watching from Naruto's room window. She reach up to her ear and pulled off a piece of her ear ring off blew on it a bit and tossed it into the air. It glowed and zoomed in the direction Naruto and Iruka went.

~oOo~

At the academy, Naruto was in the middle of the written portion of the exam. For some reason, the questions on the test didn't match anything he studied about last night.

He then noticed something fly in front of his face. He had no idea what it was, but whatever it was, it went up in smoke and a chibi version of Skuld was in its place. Naruto slightly yelped in surprise.

"Hi Naruto!"

Naruto grabbed her and quickly shoved her down his orange jacket. She poked her head out.

"What was that for!" she huffed.

"Skuld, what are you doing here?" Naruto whispered.

"I didn't get to tell you about how the contract works."

"What contract?"

"When a Goddess grants a wish, it creates a magical banding contract. If something were to interfere with the contents of the contract, the System Force would go into effect. It's so powerful, that we Goddesses can't even stop it."

"Well, that's a good thing to know. But I'm in the middle of the written portion of the Genin Exams and none of the questions even compare to what I studied last night," Naruto said.

"Leave that to me!"

Naruto lifted up the paper as if looking over what he had, when Skuld was really analyzing the paper.

"Well, that's your problem right there."

"What is it?" Naruto asked.

"The paper is covered in some type of illusion," Skuld said.

"You mean like a genjutsu?"

"If that's what you call it," Skuld said. She was not really up to date with ninja customs.

"So there's a genjutsu on my test. That could explain why the test seems so hard. But I'm no good with genjutsu."

"I'll handle that." Skuld began saying something in a different language and the paper changed. The questions actually made sense now.

"Wow, thanks Skuld! Now things will go on smoothly," Naruto said as he continued with the exams.

~oOo~

At the end of the written Portion of the exams, Naruto's results on the test surprised everybody for his scores came close second to Sasuke Uchiha's.

"Okay class, now it comes to the final exam. You must perform the Clone Jutsu," Iruka announced.

Suddenly all of Naruto's hopes of passing came crashing down.

"Crap! That's my worst Jutsu! Just great, I'm definitely failing!"

"Just do your best, Naruto," Skuld whispered.

"That's all I can do at this point."

Naruto's turn finally arrived and he stood in front of Iruka and his assistant for the exams, Mizuki.

"You can begin whenever you want, Naruto."

Naruto exhaled his breath to relax. He made the hand sigh and concentrated.

"Clone Jutsu!"

In a puff of smoke, a clone did appear, but it looked dead and was lying on the ground.

"Crap!" he thought as he gazed at his clone.

Iruka looked disappointed. "I'm sorry, but you fail Naruto."

"Why can't I pass? I scored better on the other parts of the exam, why can't I pass from those? I don't know why, but I just can't do the Clone Jutsu!" Naruto said.

"It's required that you need to perform the Clone Jutsu to pass. On the field, if you can't distract you opponent who are ten times stronger than you, you won't be able to escape, and you will be killed. I'm sorry, Naruto, but I have to fail you," Iruka said. He really did want Naruto to pass, but he just couldn't live with himself if he let him off that easy especially if Naruto were to die in the line of duty because of his mistake.

As Naruto left, Mizuki inwardly smirked.

~oOo~

Naruto sat on the swing he would sit at by himself when he was younger. He watched as all the parents congratulated their children of becoming ninja. A couple of adults would see Naruto and send a glare, thankful that he didn't become a ninja.

Skuld poked her head out and watched Naruto with a look of sadness. There was really nothing she could say to comfort him except be there for him. She put her had on his cheek. He looked down at Skuld and she gave him a small smile, which he returned and they sat in silence as they watched the students and their parents leave.

Suddenly Naruto felt a presence beside him. Naruto turned and saw Mizuki smiling down at him. Skuld watched Mizuki with an uneasy look.

Up on the roof tops, Naruto sat by Mizuki as they watched the sunset.

"Iruka really wanted you to pass, Naruto. He's strict but he's not against you," Mizuki said.

"Then why am I the only one who didn't graduate?"

"He wants you to be strong, Naruto. But that won't happen if he goes easy on you."

"But this time, I really wanted to graduate," Naruto said.

Mizuki chuckled. "Then I guess there is one way you can graduate."

This got Naruto's full attention.

"It's supposed to be a secret, but I guess I can let you in on it."

"What, what is it?"

"You have to sneak into the Hokage's Tower and steal the Forbidden Scroll undetected, and then find somewhere to learn a Jutsu out of the scroll. Then you have to show it to either me or Iruka, and if you succeed in the performance you will graduate and become a ninja," Mizuki said with a grin. Though on the inside he was smirking up a storm thinking that it was just too easy to manipulate the brat.

"Really, that's all I need to do?" Naruto asked; his expression lighting up.

"Yes, that shouldn't be difficult for you, since you're able to decorate the Hokage Monument without being detected until it was too late."

Naruto scratched his head in embarrassment. "Oh come on, I was just passing the time until class started."

"Well, whatever the case you better get moving. I'll fine you when I think you've had enough time to master a Jutsu from the scroll," Mizuki said, and then he vanished.

Skuld wasn't so sure about all this. "Naruto, I don't think we can trust this Mizuki."

"Why not?" Naruto asked confused.

"The whole time you were talking, I felt uneasy around him. I think he's trying to deceive you."

Naruto thought for a moment. Then he came to a conclusion.

"Well, if he is trying to trick me, then I think we should go along with it. Just to see where it takes us."

Skuld reluctantly agreed even if she didn't like the idea. After all, the only way to solve some mysteries was to just go along with it.

~oOo~

Word got out about Naruto stealing the Forbidden Scroll and they were out looking high and low for him. Iruka was looking frantically for Naruto. There's no telling what the others will do if they get to him first.

~oOo~

Naruto was practicing a Jutsu called the Shadow Clone Jutsu. He'd been working on it for about an hour and was on the verge of mastering it.

"You're doing great Naruto. You almost have it mastered!" Skuld said happily. She was glad Naruto was succeeding in his efforts to master the Jutsu.

"Yeah, who knows when Iruka-sensei or Mizuki-sensei will get here. So I need to pick up the pace."

~One Hour Later~

Naruto was sitting on the ground panting when he saw a shadow appear in front of him. He looked up and found Iruka scowling at him.

"I finally found you."

Naruto quickly looked around and found Skuld missing. She must be hiding. He let out a small sigh of relief.

"You found me alright. I only had time to learn one technique."

Just then, several kunai flew towards them. Iruka quickly pushed Naruto out of the way and took the blows. Mizuki was standing in a tree in front of them.

"So I guess Skuld was right," Naruto thought.

"Naruto, quickly, give me the scroll," Mizuki said.

"Don't do it, Naruto!" Iruka shouted. "Mizuki tricked you into stealing it, so he could use it for his own gains!"

"I know he did."

This shocked both Chunnin.

"W-What do you mean you knew?" Mizuki asked.

"I had a little help with that part. What you didn't realize is that there was someone else with us when you told me to steal the scroll. She didn't trust you, and so I can see she was right not to," Naruto said.

Skuld was hiding behind the shack that was in the area. She blushed when she heard Naruto acknowledging her.

"What the hell are you talking about?" Mizuki asked. He was looking at Naruto as if the blond had lost his mind.

"Let's just say that I've got a Goddess on my side!"

Mizuki's right eye twitched. This was getting ridiculous.

"I also know that the villagers hate me because of Kyuubi. Turns out the Kyuubi isn't even a demon," Naruto said with a grin.

"Where'd you learn that load of bull?" Mizuki asked getting irritated even more.

"I told you, a Goddess is with me now."

"Okay I've had enough of this! I'm going to kill both of you and take the scroll!" Mizuki yelled as he grabbed a huge shuriken from his back and tossed it. Naruto was about to dodge when suddenly Skuld appeared in front of him, glowed and then turned into her normal form. She stuck her arms out in front and shouted, "Shield!"

A pink barrier formed in front of them and deflected the shuriken.

Mizuki and Iruka watched in complete shock at what just happened.

"Who the hell are you!" Mizuki shouted.

"Goddess Second Class, First Category, Limited License. I will not let you hurt Naruto or his teacher," Skuld said; her face turning serious.

Mizuki suddenly started to chuckle, then he was full out laughing.

"I don't believe this! A demon and a goddess! I have no idea why you would want to defend that monster, but I guess things just got better for me. I'll just kill you all!"

Naruto, Skuld, and Iruka were ready for Mizuki to attack. He leaped off the tree branch he was prepped on, and charged. He was about to strike, when suddenly a huge gust of wind picked up; stopping Mizuki in his tracks.

"What the hell is happening?" Mizuki shielded his face from dirt and debris.

The gust of wind then turned into a twister and picked Mizuki up off the ground and flung him through the air into the distance. They watched as Mizuki disappeared.

"Was that the System Force you were talking about earlier?" Naruto asked turning to Skuld.

"Yeah, but I have to tell you now, that the System Force can make anything happen. When something or someone is to try and hurt us or try to separate us, it will activate. The only thing is that it can be anything; it's unpredictable," Skuld explained.

Iruka cleared his throat to get their attention. "So, would you mind telling me what's going on?"

Skuld turned to Iruka and smiled sheepishly. "Sorry, sure I'll explain. My name is Skuld: Goddess Second Class, First Category, Limited License. I was originally sent here to grant Naruto Uzumaki a wish because of all the pain and suffering he's endured. We goddesses only appear to those who are in deep distress, and Naruto Uzumaki was at the top of our list. The only thing is, he made a wish that binds me here by his side forever."

"I said that was an accident! I guess I should have been a little bit more specific," Naruto said.

"Well, I don't really mind," Skuld said.

"What do you mean you don't mind?" Naruto asked surprised.

"You're an interesting individual Naruto, and I wouldn't mind learning more about you."

Naruto was at a loss for words so it was quiet for a minute or two until Iruka spoke again.

"Um, I'm glad you've made a friend in a goddess and all, but you said you learned a Jutsu from the scroll, right?"

"Yeah, why?" Naruto asked turning to Iruka.

"Show me."

"…Okay, then you better stand back." Naruto put his fingers into a cross with his hands and yelled, "Shadow Clone Jutsu!"

With a huge puff of smoke, perfect Naruto clones filled the area they were in. Iruka was amazed at how many he created, and that they were perfect copies. Skuld just smiled and cheered in her head.

Naruto dispelled all the clones and grinned.

"Okay Naruto, I want you to close your eyes for a second."

"Why Iruka-sensei?"

"Just do it."

Naruto closed his eyes. "This better not be some sort of prank, because I will get you back if it is."

Iruka didn't say anything as he took off his headband. Skuld figured out what he was going to do, and her smile increased. Naruto was wondering what Iruka could be doing until he felt something being placed on his forehead. He opened his eyes and saw Iruka smiling, but he noticed his headband was missing.

"I've decided that you get to graduate, Naruto," Iruka said.

The sun rising to Naruto's right reflected off Naruto's new Headband. A grin that threatened to split Naruto's face appeared.

~oOo~

Somewhere over the ocean, Mizuki could be seen soaring through the air and plummeting to the body of water while screaming. He hit the water with force that should have killed him, but he rose to the surface.

"Damn that brat! I swear I'll kill him when I see him next! Him and that Goddess!"

He then proceeded to laugh maniacally, not noticing an extra presence in the water with him. He heard a growling sound and froze. He slowly turned to his left, and saw a shark watching him. He paled as the shark gave him a toothy grin.

"Can sharks even grin?"

The shark leaped out of the water and charged at Mizuki. He leaped out of the water, put chakra in his feet and ran for his life screaming like a little girl with the shark chomping at his feet.

~oOo~

Episode 1 End

~oOo~

Well, I actually enjoyed writing this chapter. Bad reviews or not, I'm going to continue writing this story.

Okay, well I'll see you in the next chapter of "Ah! The Ninja and the Goddess".