Thanks for choosing this story to read :)
If you are not into Fem/Naruto, then I don't know why are you reading this.
I'm sorry about any Sakura-bashing, I'm actually a fan of Sakura. I just need her to be you know mean, just saying.Please excuse my terrible grammar, lets just face it. Right now it's impossible for me to get rid of my mistakes. It's a habit I need to break later.
I may switch from English to Japanese words.
Did anyone ever notice in FMA, there's no one with red hair. Star of Milos movie does not count. I'm not doing the movie plot.
Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto or Fullmetal Alchemist series.
"..." Bijuus talking
'...' Bijuus thinking
"..." Normal Talking
'...' normal thinking
In front of Naruto are the nine bijuus that joined him. They all stare at each other in curiosity. Matatabi broke the silence, "I think we're in Limbo?"
Shukaku gave the two-tailed cat a bewildered look practically saying "Are you sure?"
The blue giant chakra cat hissed at him, "does it look like I've been dead before?"
Frightened, Shukaku quickly retreated behind Naruto away from the scary cat.
The silence soon broken out an argument among the bijuus. Naruto was still staring blankly at the white space before them. Remembering his last moments.
* Flashback *
Sweat dripped down on the blond's face, all he can think of is "Sasuke!" the whiskered teen yelled.
After beating Madara and Kaguya, the Rabbit Goddess. Then gaining the Sage of the Six Paths blessings. He was able to separate the Juubi into the nine chakra beasts again, but Sasuke turned on them. His old friend still wants to destroy Konoha. Worst of all, Sasuke harmed Sakura!
When Sasuke activated his Mangekyou Sharingan again, Sakura quickly caught the ill intent radiating off of Sasuke. She went to interfere with his plan before he can do anything, but he soon caught her in a choke hold.
Before Sasuke can use his Sharingan to control the nine free bijuus, all nine sealed themselves back into Naruto.
Sasuke lashed out in anger and starts attacking their weaken comrades. He was preparing his Kirin, until Naruto stopped him sending both of them tumbling away from the shinobi forces.
Naruto narrowed his eyes at the dark hair teen, who have blazing red eyes, and covered in a giant looking blue samurai. The blond boy hissed out, "Stop this! Konoha is your home. We already defeated the ones behind the Massacre."
A smirk appears on Sasuke's face, "Dobe. Did you really believe that's enough. I'll raze every shinobi villages to the ground, and give them real fear of the Uchiha Clan!"
Sasuke switch his Sharingan to form the Rinnegan. Endless purple ripples showed on his left eye.
The Uchiha vanish from sight, and reappear in front of Naruto. About to deliver a kick to the blond, but Naruto brought his arms up in time to prepare for impact. The fight commence as both teens tries their hardest to defeat the other.
The dark brooding Uchiha have the upper hand in this fight as Naruto is still holding back.
'Damn, I can't hold back any longer. He'll wipe me out at this rate!'
"Naruto!" The nine-tailed demon fox roar, catching the blond's attention.
"The Uchiha brat is already insane! Just kill him already." Kurama growled.
The teen denied. 'But, I can't abandon a friend! He can still be save!'
All nine bijuus groaned at the naïve boy's reluctance.
Naruto push Sasuke back enough distance to be safely apart.
"Please! Sasuke don't do this. I won't holld back anymore. Got that you bastard! I will beat and bring you back home. Dattebayo!" Naruto half-pleaded, half-proclaimed.
The brooding teen sneered at the spiky hair blond. "That'll never happen. Lets do this Naruto! One shot only, we'll see who is the strongest!"
Sasuke forms a chidori in his right hand, and sped off gaining momentum. Naruto quickly form a Rasengan, powering the chakra orb with whatever sage and spare bijuu chakra he had left. Launching himself towards Sasuke, Naruto closed his eyes, and put all the strength in him to beat Sasuke. Not noticing his chakra sphere did overpower the chidori. Colliding in a huge blast, but Naruto sphere is still active. The direction he continue to aim his Rasengan made impact towards Sasuke head. Blasting him, the last Uchiha became headless with his right shoulder also ripped from the blast.
Naruto still felt pain from the blast wave of the chidori, he hoped he beaten Sasuke. His thoughts were interrupted when a shrill shriek torn the air.
At that instance, Naruto force his eyes open to see what happened. The ghastly image of Sasuke's bloody form greets his vision. Naruto stared, feeling like all his oxygen been vacuumed out of his body. The stilled blond fell down to his knees softly uttering, "S-sas-uke." Blank eyes staring at his use-to-be best friend. A wave of nauseau hit the whiskered blond, he did not want this to happen.
'No! I couldn't have overestimated Sasuke's ability.' There was no way his rival could be dead!
Isobu calm voice finally reach the boy, "Naruto, it is for the best."
Naruto shook his head as the tears fell.
Son Goku also gives his impute to the blond. "If you had paid attention to the Uchiha's body language and tone of voice. He was deadset to destroy everything, nothing would have changed his mind."
A moment of silence passed. The weary blond sigh, 'I know. I only just realize it, but I still can't believe it.'
Kurama snarled, never liking any Uchihas. "Kit. There is nothing you can do now, you saved your village."
Naruto was going to speak more until a scream pried him away from the bijuus.
There within a few meters stood an enrage screaming and tearful Sakura hurtling every obscenities at Naruto. In a murderous glare, the pink head snarled. "How could you!"
Naruto gulped, feeling more guilt and self-loathe. "Sakura, it wasn't like-"
Sakura cut him off. "Save it Demon! You ruin everything!"
He couldn't believe Sakura called him a demon. That's not all Sakura went into a rant how she endure all his stupidity, and used him only to get closer to Sasuke. Her precious Sasuke always ignore her in favor of him. It hurts to know your second bestfriend and teammate pretended, and lied to you for all these years.
All the other surviving ninjas in the Shinobi Allied Forces started gathering, ready to congratulate Naruto, but became quiet when the pinkette shrieked. "I always hated you! You good-for-nothing annoying brat! I-I-I was suppose to marry Sasuke," Sakura wailed.
Everyone in Konoha became shocked and disgusted, then again no one liked Sakura. Tsunade having enough of her student's disgraceful behavior, order her to seize and get her priorities straighten.
Naruto continued to watch Sakura as she became frustrated. "Naruto this! Naruto THAT! Always Naruto, Naruto, NARUTO!"
Her emerald eyes flickered with hatred, having enough, Sakura rushed towards him, and did what she always had done to him in their youth. Except this time, she put enough force to drive her fist through his insides. Missing, almost obliterating the heart, if Naruto hadn't dodge in the last minute when he stopped feeling guilty and heartbroken.
A lot of ninjas broke into a panic, Sakura have been restrained and knocked out by a pissed off, and merciless Hinata. Hinata destroyed Sakura's chakra pathways.
Tsunade has a horrified face, her grandson been attacked by her crazy student. "Shizune! Emergency NOW!" Tsunade screamed.
Both woman scanned his injuries, he have destroyed organs, blood vessels, and a broken pieces of his ribs. Shizune face twisted into worry, "Lady Tsunade, Naruto is not regenerating!"
Tsunade scowled, concentrating more. "His Chakra is dangerously low to the point of exhaustion, and there's no sign of the tailed-beasts chakra. Shizune a few bone fractures are pierce into his heart."
"Lady Tsuna-" coughing was heard coming from the now conscious blond. He reach his hand out and gripped his grandmother figure hands, stopping her from healing him.
"Baa-chan, I told the bijuus to not to heal me." Naruto coughed out more blood.
Tsunade not understanding, cried out. "Why Naruto!"
Still gripping Tsunade's hand in a firm gentle way, "I want to be with Sasuke. We're brothers Baa-chan. Both of us share the same fate, we know in our hearts that we'll die at the same time. One cannot exist without the other."
Tsunade desperately wailed. "No. Naruto don't."
Naruto gave a smile towards both crying medics, "I'm sorry, but I can't live in this world feeling guilt in my heart..." The lights in Naruto eyes vanishes, becoming dull, dread filled in both women's guts until Tsunade cried screaming for Naruto.
The passing of their greatest hero, Naruto Uzumaki-Namikaze, son of: the Fourth Hokage and Yellow Flash of the Leaf, Minato Namikaze, and the second Jinchuriki of the Nine-tailed Fox as well as the Red Hot-Blooded Habanero, Kushina Uzumaki; became the saddest moment at the end of the war. Every shinobi agreed that the trial for Sakura Haruno will not be lenient.
* Flashback Ended*
The Bijuus argument silenced when they heard a familiar voice.
"I'm glad to see my children again."
Naruto and the tailed beasts were surprise to find Hagoromo, the Rikudo Sennin, here in this white space.
The Sage of the Six Paths chuckled, seeing their faces as if they had seen a ghost. Which, technically they are dead, so being a ghost is not far fetch.
"Ah," was Naruto most intelligent way to say a simple "Hi."
The old sage smiled in mirth amusement at the blond. "You know, you'll get reborn to another world soon. Both your parents, that Toad Sage, and the Uchiha who had just moved on, believe you should another chance in life to be filled with innocence and happiness."
This shocks the blond whisker-face teen, the tailed beasts are staying silent knowing whatever decision their jinchuriki makes, they will follow him wherever. The teen was practically speechless, why would Sasuke agree for this?
'Sasuke?' Going wide-eyes, he can't leave without his brother. "W-what about ss-Sasuke?" Naruto sputtered out still feeling guilty for his death.
Hagoromo gave a comforting smile to the young Uzumaki. "He met his family, gotten a long lecture from his mother too. Although he is serving time for a couple of years for his deeds before he can join his family again. He did gave a message, he said "Don't be such a dobe. I know you didn't mean to kill me, you did what you could to protect everyone. You better take the chance Dobe." He's not much of a talker, took me a few hours to get more than a sentence."
Naruto laugh then grew a tic mark. "Hey! That Bastard," the blond growled.
Naruto sighed. "If teme said so, I'll take that chance. He doesn't need to tell me twice."
The white horn Sage smirked, "good, now you won't be reborn immediately, until a few years. We'll take this time mastering the few gift I had given you, and you get to learn and spend time with your parents."
The next few years in the afterlife, Naruto had a chance to bond with his parents. He had a crash course of both Namikaze and Uzumaki clan styles and techniques. The Hiraishin pissed him off to an extreme, but he did enjoy his father's teasing remarks. Learning how to do his mother's unbreakable Adamantine Chains was not that hard as his father's technique, but his mother's way of teaching was to beat the shit out of him. He somehow did imagine once when he learned of his parents, if they had not fell during his birth, that his father teaches in theory and his mother in practical. Well now he knows he's somewhat right, his father is also practical, but he doesn't beat him to the ground. Mothers are insanely scary, he should had listen to Shikamaru.
Now Hagoromo's training is a nightmare! Naruto wanted to bang his head against something. He dislike chakra control exercises, but no! He have to have his control perfect for the sage. Naruto was happy for Shadow-clones, his training with all the elements went faster to complete. Naruto even manage to relearn all of grandma Tsunade techniques that she demonstrated to him once, and failed to teach him a simple palm-healing jutsu. He even learn her super-strength technique.
Hagoromo told the blond that the world have a universal law called Equivalence Exchange. The Sage explain that the world runs on more advance technology, Alchemy and Alkahestry. Naruto was baffled to find out chakra doesn't exist in that world! The Sage went further that Alchemy is the science of understanding the structure of matter, breaking it down, then reconstructing it as something else. "Humankind cannot gain anything without first giving something in return. To obtain, something of equal value must be lost. That is Alchemy's First Law of Equivalent Exchange." The Rikudo Sennin drilled that into his head, the Sage also made Naruto promise that he'll never do any human transmutation unless he wants to lose his life. Then Alkahestry is centered on a concept called the "Dragon's Pulse," The name sound ridiculous to Naruto, unless they have dragons, then it would be awesome seeing one. Alkahestry uses a constant flow of chi from the earth, which the country of someplace called Xing, can use medical alchemy. The concepts seems more like a fusion of nature chakra and Yin-Yang release techniques to Naruto.
On their last week the Sage said it was already bad enough he'll continue to be a jinchuriki in that world. Hagoromo called Naruto extremely expensive as he had to barter with another so called god named "Truth" in order to allow Naruto to have a safe passage, and still be able to keep his memories and chakra. Reasons why he's not allowed to perform human transmutation, the sage won't save his ass in that predicament.
The time finally came to an end, Naruto said his goodbyes to his parents. All the nine bijuus had their last hugs from their father. The Sage beckon Naruto to follow, the group soon approach the "Gate" as the Sage had called it. Their sitting in front of the large door, is a black and white outline of a body containing a creepy smile.
"Hello, is this the person you traded heavily on?" Naruto had to note the creepy childish voice.
Hagoromo laughed, "What do you think Truth?"
Truth smile became a thin line, "Very well."
Then Truth's creepy grin came back full-force. "This is the world's gate. Normally you would have your own gate of truth, but you can't do alchemy or originally belong in this world. The gate contains all the world's answers. You must pay an equivalence for them, but Chakra is not allowed in the agreement. I can always mess your life and form however I see fit in your new life, do you agree with the bargain Shinobi?"
Naruto scratch behind his head, a habit he picked up by Minato. "Do I have a choice?"
Truth again with his big grin, snorted. "No."
Just like that, the conversation ended, and millions of black hands came out of the gate and dragged the blond inside. Truth turns to Hagoromo, not smiling. "You better be right that he can help with my pest problem." The Sage just grin at Truth's comment.
Back to Naruto
While inside, Naruto was having a hard time calming his headache with all the vision he's seeing. No wonder they said too much clones to transfer memories are a terrible idea. A chill ran down on the boy spine, everything went dark.
Naruto escape into his mindscape, all the bijuus are still with him. He's glad that he won't be alone in this world. Sometimes Naruto would drift in and out to see if the darkness had changed. The only sensation he gotten was feeling warm. The bijuus notice Naruto's form is changing, they kept quiet about it though, more for laughs when Naruto finally notice what happen to him.
One day, Naruto feel an unknown force is pushing him out, he counted down a few hours later, no progress happened. He began hearing multiple voices from far away, or was he inside water? Every minute the voices would get louder. "Finally! We're getting out of here." Naruto had told the Bijuus in his mindscape before getting out to see the outside. Naruto knew he was out when a rush of cold air touched his skin. Naruto realize he was a baby again when his complaints turn out into a wail of discomfort. The only thing he was not prepared for was, "Roy Mustang. Congratulations, it's a girl!"
'What the fuck!'
Roy Mustang, a seventeen-year-old, who is attending a military academy. Sat waiting for the news of his suppose child's birth along with his best friend Maes Hughes who came for support.
Sure! This is the first time he will believe the child is his, considering the young girl he slept with, personality and looks did not ring as a slut, or even a person sleep with anybody to begin with. Although Roy hope the child isn't his, he is too young to even raise a child. He also has his ambition to become a State Alchemist, it is a dangerous job. He doesn't plan to be committed to anyone yet!
Mustang eyebrow twitch, listening to Maes rambling about a woman name Gracia that the man is planning to ask out. He wished he hadn't left Berthold Hawkeye, maybe this would had not even happen and he could had learn how to do fire alchemy. Pretty useful for right now, Maes is close to making his ears bleed.
As Mustang ponder how it is not a good time to be a father, especially with the war in Ishval still not resolve. A group of nurses and doctors rush into the delivery room. Both men shared a concern look. Something went wrong during the birth. A few more hours passed, both men became anxious waiting for the result. If this was Roy's child, Roy at least want the child to have a chance to live. Hell! Any child should have a chance in life.
A doctor finally came out looking solemn, but they quickly change their attention towards the nurse holding a pink bundle. "Roy Mustang." The nurse called.
Roy nodded to verify it's him. The nurse smiled sweetly at him. "Congratulations, it's a girl!"
Roy stare blankly at the bundle, thinking the little babe would erupt any second. Taking his chance, Maes gush how lucky Roy was to have a girl. Roy ignore Maes, and gently took the baby from the nurse, with the nurse helping him how to hold an infant.
When Roy peered down to see how the child looks. A huge burst of laughter came out of him, catching the attention of those in the hallway.
Roy Mustang felt relieve, the child doesn't share anything with him or the mother.
"Roy, why are you laughing? Did you finally embrace the cuteness of having a daughter!" Maes gushed out.
Roy scowled at Maes. "No, it's because the child is not mine," Roy pointed out.
Stone-faced, Maes quickly peer down to see the girl. Mustang is right! The baby have six weird whisker marks, three at each cheek. She also had vermillion color tuft of hair with a section at the right having a few tuft of sunshine blonde hair. Hughes can tell the girl is going to have one blonde streak in a jungle of red hair all her life. There was no such thing as red hair! The only hair coloring that are common in this world are shades of: black, brown, blonde, and white, if they count the Ishbalan hair coloring. The most striking feature the child have is the lightest clear cerulean eyes he have ever seen. They're hard to resist, those blue orbs keeps sparkling when you stare straight at them. The child clearly was an alien compare to both of her parents, or in Roy's case, he may not be the father. Looking more closely, she does resemble Roy by having similar eye-shape. Both father and daughter have narrow looking eyes, not to mention the skin color, but he chalked it up as being a newborn.
The doctor still in the hall cut in. "The mother of the child last request was to name her Naruto Mustang. A weird name, but she said she had a feeling before she fell into her death. If the child is really not yours then the girl will have to go to the orphanage."
Both Maes and Roy grew grim at the thought that the woman who brought Naruto into the world died in childbirth, but Roy cannot keep the girl, it's obvious she's not related to him. He can care less if the girl ends up in the orphanage, at least he's not the father of this child.
Before the three men can come to an agreement to send the child away. The old woman felt a slight push for her to do something, so she did. The nurse spoke up. "I wouldn't be so sure if the child is not yours. She could have inherited her looks from anyone of her ancestors. Look! She share the same eye-shape and pale skin as you do."
Roy compared himself and the child in his arms again. They do have the same skin tone and eye-shape, but still that can't verify that he's this child's father.
Maes sigh as he can tell the nurse believe the girl is related to Roy. Glancing at Roy, he could tell from all the eight months of knowing the pregnancy, his friend still cannot believe he might have a kid. "How about doing a DNA test right now!" Maes chirped.
Just like that, Roy was the first to agree half-heartedly, believing this will finally get the child away for good. The old nurse seems ecstatic with the suggestion. "We don't have to wait for days! We have some vacant to do this today." The doctor also agree wanting to get this care over with already.
With that, the old nurse dragged all three men into the DNA testing room. They quickly got a machine and acquired both Naruto's and Roy's blood. They waited for the result, and to all three men's surprise, it came with a match. The old woman was excited that she did the happy dance right there.
Roy couldn't help to stare in disbelief, the little strange girl is his daughter?
Maes was about to congratulate Roy for being lucky to having an exotic daughter, but Roy denied the existing evidence and insisted the machine must be broken. The doctor retorted that their equipment is not broken. So for the future Flame Alchemist sake, they did the test on all the other machines, all of them glaring out that Roy and the little girl matched.
On that day Roy Mustang gave a sigh of resignation, he finally have a daughter name Naruto Mustang. Time, born a few hours past midnight on October 10, 1902.
As a young single father still attending the academy, Roy was worried that Naruto would cause problems. Instead, it turns out Roy was lucky Naruto was a quiet baby. She only makes noises whether she's hungry or needs a diaper change. Roy had contemplated sending the girl to Madame Christmas, the pyromaniac soon felt that was a huge bad idea.
*Months Later*
Her first time attempting to walk towards him, she barely learn to crawl the same day. He did noticed she was mentally developed as an infant. Sometimes he was thankful Maes comes barging into his apartment and helps taking care of Naruto. He had to glare at the man for constantly taking pictures every moment in their lives. Especially that day Hughes took so many pictures taking in everything when Naruto said her first word to Roy, "Daaa-d-da." Mustang just continued reading the newspaper, sipping his hot coffee. Naruto still on his lap hugging him.
"You know Roy, smile so I can take a picture of your FATHERHOOD!" Hughes earn a smack that day, his flashy camera ruined the moment.
Mustang was amuse when Maes complained about the little toddler laze around staring at the sky. Mustang choke back a snort, claiming the baby was probably curious about clouds. Hughes went into a corner, crouching down with dark clouds above his head. "Can't believe it she inherited his laziness." Hughes muttered, then sighed. "Like father, like daughter." Mustang didn't know if that was suppose to be an insult.
In 1904, two weeks after Naruto birthday. Mustang came back to his apartment and saw his daughter already asleep, he went into his study room. He saw many of his books strewn or dropped by him on the floor, they had different page numbers from when he last read. He may be lazy, and a slouch, but he can spot if someone disturb his things. Instantly he knew it was his daughter. The next following week, a bunch of learning books from toddler age to college level was dropped all over Naruto's play room, hoping this would keep the child occupied. In Naruto's bedroom on a small children shelf, Roy placed an introduction to Alchemy book.
During 1905 to 1909, Hughes gave him so many lectures about nurturing a child. Mustang admits he have been ignoring Naruto to an extreme ever since his master had died. That day to go back to acquire the secret of fire alchemy, he left the fiery red head to play outside while he was planning to get Riza cooperation by sharing his goals. Roy didn't want a hyperactive short temper brat making a havoc inside the Hawkeye's residence. He rectify his mistake the next following week for leaving her by taking Naruto with him to view how he'll practice fire alchemy in time for the exams. He was pretty sure she had fun watching him blow things up.
The rest of the year until 1907, Naruto was mostly in the care of Gracia, or if she was busy then the red head is all by herself. One day Mustang recieved a surprise mail from Naruto's birthplace registry that Naruto name had been change with paperwork of an added guardian. The papers read Naruto Namikaze Armstrong-Mustang hereby in joint-custody of her Father/Guardian Roy Mustang and Adoptive/Foster Mother Olivier Mira Armstrong.More statements on what this could entail, and then the official signature from the town. Mustang dropped the documents and rang for Maes quick. How did this happen? He does not remember signing anything about Naruto!?
Maes line been picked up, "Hello?"
"Hughes, I need answers!" Roy demanded.
"Oh, Hey Roy! Are you asking about how my marriage is going? It's going GREAT! When are you-" Roy growled, "HUGHES!"
"What do you know about Naruto getting adopted by a Armstrong? And not just any Armstrong, but the Ice Queen herself!" Roy ordered, then continued. "When did this happen? Wasn't Naruto suppose to be with you?"
On the phone he can hear Maes chuckling nervously, he can imagine the man is sweating, thinking he would flambé his ass. In this case he might. "Well it was November 12, 1906." Okay, that was the day the higher ranks assess the new State Alchemists, and decide whether to be put under their command. Chance for the Briggs general meeting his daughter, probability would be two out of five if both of them were crossing at an intersection.
"I may had lost her for five hours...She wasn't completely lost! The first stranger she met is General Armstrong, you could say they gotten scarily attach to each other..."
On the other side of the phone, Maes can hear Mustang singling him out like a cat waiting to eat him the 'mice' for breakfast. "How long was this going on? Were you in on this?"
Maes signaling Gracia that everything is alright goes back on the phone grinning proudly. "Yup! Almost a year. Naruto needed a mother, and according to her. Olivier Armstrong is a Badass!"
Mustang knows Maes just ended the conversation by hanging up, he can't wait to get his hands on him later. Having a massive headache, he needs a drink.
In the year of 1908-1909, all State Alchemist had been called to join the war with Ishval. Commands wants all Alchemist to reap and destroy a whole race of Ishbalan. Roy Mustang became a war hero, using his flame-based alchemy to destroy everything in his path. When the war ended, he can't bear to look or be near his daughter without remembering the few children he burned in the war. If he include his rise in the ranks, he became a more busier man. With his new goals to become Fuhrer, he thinks it's better to hide Naruto, that way she'll never get involve in his mess.
*Naruto's Turn*
Naruto curse her bad luck, yes, she got use to calling himself a 'she' now. No need to look like a gender-confuse idiot in this life.
Going through puberty as a boy was horrible, living as a girl this time… Naruto wants to end her misery when the time comes to experience what kunoichi have always been ruthless about.
Even shy Hinata Hyuga harmed him when he suddenly ask her one time if she had something called a period. Naruto remember the stuttering girl turning unbelievably red, of course he thought she was sick, and the next moment he was sent sky high. A bright slap mark was shown on his face that day. He was never good with girls to begin with.
This world God "Truth," as the mysterious creepy thing call itself, seems to be keeping its word about messing her life whenever the thing wants. She hung her head down, depressed, no matter how many times she escape into her mindscape. Her spirit is that of a female and well she doesn't mind, in this life she look like a carbon copy of Kushina with a blonde streak at the right side of her hair. She still have her original father's cerulean eyes and spiky bangs that are framing down on her face, at least it's not too spiky, it's actually pretty soft and fluffy.
Feeling like a giant brick fall down on the top of her head, she tried her best bonding with her new father. Her first opinion of Roy or "dad" was that he's too lazy and a womanizer. She can't help falling into depression on how much her father resembles Sasuke, without the duck butt shape hair or the brooding vengeful attitude. Damnit, she wanted to beat the bastard's cocky attitude sometimes.
Even if he had her, her father still chase after "pretty" girls wearing mini-skirts.
She is glad her father is distant, she had time to practice her crappy ninja skills into a suitable control for her physical age. Blessing the Rikudo Sennin and Truth, for allowing her to retain her Uzumaki and Namikaze genes. Training all over to the skill she earn from her previous life could have been hell.
Her new father figured out she was going into his studies, he dumped a bunch of books in her playroom with a note to be proficient in everything if she doesn't want to go to school. Naruto would had said he was the best if it wasn't for "failure is not an option" tone in his note, her eyebrow twitches at all the etiquette books she found. Guess she have to learn them if she wants to survive in this world. Then her father regain some brownie points when she found a book about alchemy in her room, now she's able to learn the basics first. She found another note inside, his brownie points lessen again. She has to learn this last! He expects her math and science to be perfect along with having common sense. Naruto gritted her teeth, "screw you bastard, I can be proficient."
Naruto was two and a few months away to be three, her father took her to his old alchemy master's home, and left her surviving outside for almost a week! Anyway back to why they are at his master's home, well Berthold Hawkeye passed away due to an illness. Since her father left her outside at a sizable distance away from where he went, Naruto is hiding on a tree observing. She click her tongue in irritation, she bet the man is trying to smooch his way into the blonde's pants or try to get the lady to agree letting him see the notes on the infamous flame alchemy Roy always mumble. Naruto soon made a clone of herself, and the clone henge to look like a fly. If she wants to learn fire alchemy, she might as well memorize the notes herself, right?
Naruto let out a low whistle, the blonde lady's father tattooed his formula onto her back. Then again she did seen worse in many of Orochimaru's hideouts. She would feel sympathy for the lady, but she made her father neglectful of her for days. Naruto, like Kushina, she will hold a grudge and deem that person in her "Don't Associate" list. Naruto took advantage of training and her father's flames as cover up for her elemental manipulation. She silently went back to where her father had placed her, and to make the man squirm. She told the bijuus to stop her body from healing any wounds she had acquire. 'Wait till Uncle Hughes hear about this!' The young Uzumaki grinned evilly.
The few months she was with her father was scorching hot. Literally! Her father finally mastered flame alchemy in time for the exam. Behold, his new title is the Flame Alchemist. How simple...she wished the military gives out funny names.
"It was first time I seen dad excited for passing his exam," Naruto softly mumbled to herself.
Feeling sad that her uncle and his girlfriend were the ones around for her birthday. She doesn't know where Roy had went to, maybe womanizing again.
Being a three-year-old is kind of fun than being a baby who stay in a crib feeling their disgusting turd all day till they get changed. Naruto is finally able to go to the park with Gracia, although the young red head shiver being near any unhygienic children. Naruto sat far away from the others on a high branch from a pretty tall tree she manage to find. Until her vision spotted a golden figure with glasses exiting at a shady alley, and then perform alchemy without a circle. Naruto made a clone of herself to keep Garcia busy. Obviously Naruto launch herself at the forty year old looking man, causing him to fall on his face and Naruto landing on his back. "Will you be my alchemy teacher! Dattebayo!" Naruto exclaimed.
Still shaken, the man sputtered out, "what?"
Naruto jumped off the old man, "I need an alchemy and alkahestry teacher. You did alchemy just standing! Please be my sensei!"
The man shook his head "no," "I can't, better find someone else. I need to travel to many places, I'm busy with my work and research to even have time to teach anybody."
"Okay. Then answer this, how come you look young when you're spirit screams approximately more than four hundred years old?" Naruto activated her Rinnegan eyes.
Alerted, the man frown at the child in front of him. The child is not normal, who have red hair the color of blood? Those strange eyes are making his skin crawl. "I can sense something malevolent deep within you, young one."
Naruto had a split second to throw a wind enhance sharp hair clip at the transmuted metal pole coming towards her. She hasn't yet to see the metal behind her, it twisted fast enough to bind her in place. 'Damn, I can't sense alchemy like chakra that well.'
"What are you? You can't be a Homunculi, who created you?" The man lazily sat down staring down at the weird child.
The red reborn kunoichi snorted, "how else old man? When a mother and a father are in a heat of passion together they-"
"Enough," sighing, the man is not very good with children to begin with, his sons are examples to his uselessness.
In a blink of an eye, the strange child disappear. Startled, he look all over the alley, and jumped when he felt a small hand tugging his shirt.
Naruto snicker to herself, she burned a couple of invisible Hiraishin seals on his things and clothing. No way she'll lose the best Alchemy teacher she can find.
Tilting her head up and switching her eyes back to how they were originally, she asked again. "So old man, why are you ancient with million of voices in you?"
Surprised, "You can hear them?"
Irritated, Naruto tried to breathe calmly, except that's wasted. "NO DUH DATTEBAYO! It's like those annoying voices I hear and sense underground, they disrupt the flow of alchemy in this country."
Sensing the child's irritation towards him. "How about we do an equivalent exchange between us. I can tell you whatever you like, and I get to ask something about you."
Going over the pros and cons, Naruto can hold back information. "You have to be my Alchemy teacher and if possible you know any Alkahestry, I need to learn about that as well. You can travel wherever, if you haven't noticed. I have a special kind of alchemy that lets me teleport to any location or person I want." Lie, she had to at least mark her target, but the man doesn't need to know that.
Curious, he was about to ask how she did that. The small child cut in, "it runs in my family, so it's a secret."
After a few more words about their deal, both of them finally agreed. Actually the man gave in to train her, she learn his name is Van Hohenheim, if she wasn't persistent in her last life, she was now. She would train and travel with him every time she have a break, or she can always use a clone in her place back at home.
To make sure her training won't be questioned or disturb. Naruto waited for her good-for-nothing-cocky father to come home. When Roy tiredly came back, he wonder why his daughter is still up.
"Daddy, can I train in alchemy?" Mustang just stared at her, assessing the possibility if she can manage to learn. It's rare for females to be interested.
"I don't have time to train you, and I can't train you in flame alchemy," was Roy's only answer to the girl.
Naruto didn't let this get her down, she already anticipated his reaction. "That's okay!" Naruto said sweetly, "I found a master good enough for my standards."
Did she just said she found a master? "Do you even have alchemic skills? I doubt a short girl like yourself have talent." Better safe than sorry.
His daughter settle a glare at him, to him it looks like she was pouting cutely.
In a speed Roy had never witness before, he stood there eyes wide at how fast her hand is moving. To Naruto, it was completely normal speed for hand signs as a ninja. When she finished and checked her formula, Naruto slammed her hands on the circle. Roy saw she transmuted part of the floor to make a mocking figure of him in precise detail, a tic mark appear on his forehead when he saw the extra details.
How dare she! He would never look like an old pervert over a harem of women. Yes he is a womanizer, but he also have control and standards.
Roy gave a cough, "at least you're not incompetent, still needs work."
Naruto silently fume at the man, why is she stuck with another Sasuke!
Roy sighed, he should just approve with her decisions, despite the young girl being three years old. "Have fun."
Naruto let out a whoop before hugging her father's legs tightly. "Cool! Thanks daddy, you're the best." Roy smiled, resisting from saying that he's always the best. Naruto ran towards her room after yawning, time for her to go to sleep.
Shaking his head, Roy went to his study to swallow down his new brand of whiskey. He have more important matters to attend to.
When Naruto finally became four years old, she already mastered a few specialize alchemy due to her shadow clones. Naruto decided to take advantage in learning for this life, unlike her previous life running around like a knucklehead. Naruto training experience was more effective than going through books this time. Naruto learned that Hohenheim is actually a Philosopher Stone created the same time Xerxes got annihilated. Right now they're going all over Amestris to stop a madman or "dwarf in a flask?" called "Father." Honestly she wants to help Hohenheim, but she is tired of saving the world and only getting more sacrifices in return. Instead, she helped Hohenheim plot against the thing, she won't be active, she will do anything if the people she cared about is harmed by that thing.
He also help create Alkahestry for the Xingese, he questioned her one time about some of her dialect. He said some of the words are similar to Xingese while her name and other random words such as "you" or "shit" were different. Then Naruto shared about her past, being reborn and already had knowledge of the Amestrian language thanks to the "Gate." Hohenheim was curious if she can do alchemy without a transmutation circle if she seen the world's gate. Naruto had a thoughtful expression, she wonder the same thing and tried it out, the results shown that she is able to do without a circle. Naruto became nervous the first time she figured out why transmutation without a circle was bad. Apparently it is a "Look I'm stupid enough to do human transmutation" sign. Hohenheim asked what she had given up, she told him she was exempt from the punishment of losing anything belonging to her body. Her "benefactor" paid some price for her, in order for her to use alchemy, and "Truth" gets to troll her life randomly.
Hohenheim gotten to learn more about Chakra, and all the things she can do. He was stunned that chakra doesn't follow the law of equivalent exchange until Naruto interject that using too much Chakra can lead to death. The old man was thankful his world is not filled with primordial beasts with the ability to wipe out life, the Philosopher stones need souls, but getting killed by a giant beast is more nightmarish.
Naruto was able to influence Hohenheim to prank his sons, it turns out he was a natural troublemaker in his youth. The old man even put a letter to joke with his wife Trisha about finding a wife for his son Edward that can match or surpass his attitude. Naruto even wrote a fake letter how she was happy to be engage to Edward making it more legit looking. What are the chances she'll meet his sons, not like this will backfire on her.
Two weeks later, Hiraishinning back to Central, her father left her with Uncle/Godfather Maes Hughes. Her uncle as usual showered her with gifts and played with her. Naruto couldn't help to pout, why couldn't her new dad be fun like him! Maybe Truth likes to make her life miserable with a forgetful father who didn't care she exist.
After 8 AM, she accidentally separated from her uncle, leaving him chatting with his girlfriend Gracia. She then collided into a scary blonde women with full lips and eyes that stares into the soul. 'Damn,' Naruto can tell this lady is regal and proud showing it if her posture doesn't scream "Bow down mutts!" She have the same tough aura as her mother and Tsunade-baa-chan.
Being prideful, Olivier Mira Armstrong, the first born of the prestigious Armstrong family is about to send someone to the hospital. Olivier was ready to pull out her sword to slice the fool who bumped into her back, but she wasn't suspecting a little girl with unseen long red hair. 'What a weird coloring.' She thought. Observing more with a critical gaze, the girl's eyes almost matched the Armstrong family eye color, except her eyes are a shade lighter.
'Are those whiskers? Can't be injuries, they appear to be birthmarks.' Strange, Olivier can compare the four-year-old appearance to a fox. Honestly the girl is cute.
It's pointless to find the girl's parents, they are the only two around here. Mustering her best intimidating face, ready to reprimand the young girl. "If you don't mind. Where are your parents brat?"
The Briggs General watch the little girl's eyes dim. Olivier can take this either the girl is lost or an orphan. Best going with the former, Whiskers is too well dress to be an orphan.
As the newly christened "Whiskers" shifted a bit, Olivier thinks maybe her intimidation was too much for the girl. Sighing, Olivier soften her expression, still intimidating though. "Well? Can you talk or not."
Naruto nodded shyly not use to strangers in this world without any of the adults she knows with her. "They're not here. Daddy's never around."
Olivier had to strain her ear to catch the last part. The next sound came unexpectedly, Naruto's stomach growled in hunger. The Major General eyebrow twitch, she might as well take the stray to her family's mansion nearby to get something to eat. She can't leave a child alone with lurking perverts around waiting to kidnap the young girl.
Olivier wasted half an hour to get Whiskers to cooperate before she started bringing her sword out. The rouge color kid hastily agree to do anything Olivier ask.
While enjoying their lunch, both females learn each others names. The Briggs General who had to go to a mandatory evaluation meeting wasn't surprise the new Flame Alchemist have a daughter. She had scanned all new Alchemists profile out of boredom and assess them to see if they can fit with her men. None of them were promising, her men are tough as they come, she doesn't need an alchemist. The Flame Alchemist in her opinion, reminds her of a wannabe big shot loser. He's an amateur at best, probably have a silly goal.
She have to admit, he made one tough girl. More like a spitfire when they argue, but damnit the girl doesn't back down too easily. She was even surprise the little four-year-old deflected her sword with a fork. A bloody fork of all things! After their little spar, they became the best of friends.
Sometimes later, that's how Alex Louis Armstrong found his oldest sister spending lots of time chatting in an eerily way, about forms of torture, with a small child also giving tips. Armstrong felt curdling himself on the floor, he can't believe a young youth speaking these things so naturally. How could his sister corrupt the child!
"You know, instead of hiding behind a curtain. Move your large body over here." Olivier growled.
Armstrong scurry over to his sister hoping she won't beat him up. Giving a military salute. "Yes ma'am!"
Olivier just ignored Alex, rolling her eyes. "Naruto. This is my oaf of a brother, Alex Louis Armstrong. The Strong Arm Alchemist."
Naruto gave her version of a charming grin she inherited from the Flame Alchemist. "Hello, nice to meet you. I'm Naruto dattebayo!"
Naruto blinked when the Strong Arm Alchemist suddenly lost his shirt and started flexing his muscle. A mysterious genjutsu appeared, Naruto try releasing silently, surprisingly all the flowery atmosphere and sparkles are still there. He reminds her of Lee and Guy-sensei.
"It is an honor to meet a young lively lady such as yourself. I shall give you the greetings that's passed down through the Armstrong family for generations!"
Naruto's morning was getting to know the Armstrong family. By afternoon, she's hoping her uncle isn't freaking out. She should had paid attention to the time!
No doubt her father will be furious if Uncle Hughes called. Then again since her father learned fire 'or did he called it flame alchemy now?' Her uncle might have not called in order to not be burnt to a crisp. Forgetting her train of thoughts, she was brought back to "...this is how YOU MANLY SPARKLE!" coming from Alex Armstrong. Cue the sparkling effect.
She manage to ask Olivier why she didn't sparkle much like her family. The female Armstrong claimed she didn't need to in Fort Briggs, the snow does it for her. 'What an Ice Queen...' Naruto eyes went wide, surprise she spotted a sparkle from Olivier.
By the time she return to Hughes, she was quickly glomped by the man, torpedoing in her direction. Naruto scratch her head chuckling a bit at her uncle's antics. Good thing Alex Armstrong was able to keep her upright as she laugh when her uncle keep rubbing his cheeks with her. Hughes profusely thanked the Alchemist so much, now Roy wouldn't have to know!
The next year, Naruto stop concerning herself over Roy. She was approaching her fifth birthday, she and Olivier planned how she'll be adopted into the Armstrong family. Most of Naruto's time were spent with her new Aunt Gracia and Uncle Hughes, along with training with her alchemy teacher who also help her make obstacles for her ninja training. Whenever Aunt Gracia is busy, she always dropped off to the Armstrong family. When she does spend time at the Armstrongs, she is almost never seen without Olivier whenever the female Armstrong is around.
They manage to make an unbreakable bond between them, Naruto shared her secret to Olivier and used alchemy to transmute a solid silver bracelet engraved with the Hiraishin. Whenever Roy is not home, and she's left alone. Naruto goes to Olivier's workplace, the Ice Queen even had fun dressing her in a mini-military getup similar to the blonde. The Briggs men love her, they figure she created an alchemy to travel out of thin air, a cover they both use when it was reveal her father is an alchemist.
Both female agreed on a joint custody, Olivier will be her new mother, and Naruto will not be taken away from Roy. There was times they had a father-daughter bonding moment. Technically she was his wingwoman and protector from clingy harlots. Not much of bonding, but Naruto still wants to stick with her only remaining blood-related parent in this world.
Olivier even help getting documents from her birthplace to legally change her name along with the adoption papers.
Roy Mustang was not aware being caught in a genjutsu Naruto casted over him. She made him think he is signing his paperwork, she snatched the papers away once Roy finish signing them. She canceled out her weak genjutsu and hiraishin over to Olivier. An Ishbalan descent named Miles and a Briggs soldier handled the delivery to her birthplace, a town near the border of Creta.
A few business days later, Naruto is now known as Naruto Namikaze Armstrong-Mustang. She figure since she never been called a Namikaze before, why not use the name as her middle name. Everyone will think it's a strange name anyway, even Xing won't know the meaning as Hohenheim informed her. Naruto was busy whooping with the bijuus shaking their heads at her excitement for having an awesome scary mother. She didn't notice Mustang standing at her doorway.
In 1908, all State Alchemist had been called out to join the war in Ishval. Roy Mustang was surprise how Naruto cling to him and bawled her eyes out. She even threaten him with a knife trick he is pretty sure Maes taught her, Roy was going to have a talk with that man later. Mustang wasn't sure what to feel for his daughter demanding him to not die in the war. No he wasn't sure, because all the mix signal Naruto is sending to the man is all confusing. Inside Naruto's mind, she's going to resurrect him and then obliterate him until she's satisfy. Naruto was itching to sneak into the war, but she have a feeling to let humanity take their course. She plans to not have any government attention on her, she will only take action if the corrupt government decided to execute Roy, Uncle Hughes, and Uncle Alex.
The year when the war finally ended, Naruto was relieve her dad didn't gotten any fatal injury. She could tell her father wasn't the same, she had to witness Roy's constant thrashing in his bedroom, he wakes her up in the night. Naruto curse her hyper awareness, but she always end up sleeping curl up against her father to stop his thrashing. At nighttime it's okay to be near him, mornings he's gone, in public with her aunts or uncles. He's extremely distant, and treat her as a normal child he sees that hang with his friend. Her dad was promoted as a Lieutenant Colonel, maybe Naruto believe he did not have time for her, she understood his ambition to become Fuhrer.
Naruto worked herself harder to be close to her abilities despite her body being a decade younger than she originally was. She won't let herself be a burden to her father, her teacher was surprise when she came with her things. Hohenheim is a fast learner to know she left a durable clone. When it comes to Fuinjutsu, although he can't use chakra, her teacher's endless knowledge help speed up the process. His theory of "what ifs" proves to be recklessly fun, Naruto planned to use chakra with alchemy and alkahestry together to create her own specialize alchemy skill.
Scariest thing happen to Naruto, all the adults in her life, including her father, made her learn how to cook! Apparently it's common for young girls to learn to become housewives. Her mother admitted she and all her siblings had to learn, something about it being in the Armstrong generations to never always rely on their servants, or beware of poison? Naruto hadn't really been focusing on the Armstrong's history. Her teacher was the only one not stopping anything for cooking skills, for that, Naruto decided to use the Chakra Transfer Jutsu to allow him to use chakra. Hohenheim is a genius, just a few experiments and lessons. The old man decided to only use Fuinjutsu, Genjutsu, and Medical Ninjutsu. He knows he's not a fighter, well it was about time to give the man a gift for putting up with all her snappish attitude.
Later on, Naruto has to move to East City with her father. Naruto put up quite a fight, that is till her father bribed her with endless amount of ingredients to make ramen.
The general her father is placed under is some guy name Grumman. Being alone in a new city was not good for her health, luckily she burned invisible hiraishin seals to places. She would had gone nuts, whoever heard of an Uzumaki standing still! Namikaze aren't lazy either, they have the urge to keep training or gather knowledge. What does she do in a trap environment without thinking of teleporting to places, she summon a toad. She forgotten they exist in another dimension...oh shit! She forgotten about Tsunade. In a blood seal scroll designated for her grandmother, she wrote everything, explaining how she's alive again and then gave the messenger toad the scroll. Her whole week living in East City was spent messaging Tsunade after getting a berating lecture how she took long, Naruto face-planted to the ground when she read Kakashi is the current Hokage.
Grandma Tsunade send her a few storage scrolls with all her belongings and inheritance she was suppose to receive. Naruto sighed, at least she didn't had to mysteriously sneak into Xing just for probably a lousy kunai, and she did try to transmute, but she's not a weapon expert. Suddenly Katsuya, Ma, Pa, miniature size Gamakichi and Gamatatsu popped up. The slugs had discuss about her being their summoner to the toads, when the summoning scroll appeared, Naruto was shocked that Sakura name been crossed out.
During 1910, Mustang left Naruto at the Armstrong estate before he was about to board a train to East City again where he'll meet up with Riza Hawkeye.
Naruto heard he's going to Resembool for official business, she knows it's part of his job to find other talented alchemist. Naruto feels her face heating up, 'what the hell is he staring at me for?'
Kurama peeking, awaking from his slumber. "I think the worthless human wants you to tell him goodbye etc."
'No way, he's just jealous mom have most of my love than him!' Naruto lifted an eyebrow at Mustang.
Roy nervously picked up his only child and hugged her, this was going to be his first time spending how many days searching for some gifted alchemists by following some rumor. He just hoped Fuhrer Bradley didn't know about Naruto, he tries his best to keep her hidden. This will be the only time both Armstrongs, him, and Hughes are not in the same city with Naruto. He already felt guilty ignoring her. He was about to let go, but Naruto hugged him back.
"Have a safe trip." Naruto whispered. Mustang's heart lighten up when he barely caught her words. Patting her head, he whispered. "Be a good girl."
Roy hold in a laugh when she punched his arm.
Naruto had three days of learning swordsmanship and military tactics from her grandfather, Aunt Catherine showed her how to play piano too. Catherine was excited how she got everything perfect on her first try, Naruto sweat-dropped, ninjas are suppose to have outstanding memories when they are debriefing a mission in front of the hokage.
The strangest thing Naruto witness from Roy once he returned, he set the books explaining about human transmutation on fire. She hears him muttering angrily about two idiot boys who attempted human transmutation. Naruto couldn't help to agree, it was forbidden for a reason. She yelped when her father picked her up, "I love daughters! They're always daddy's girl who listen to everything daddy's says. Right Hughes."
Hughes who is smiling gave a huge thumbs up, "Right Mustang!"
"I know Papa's little princess won't be stupid enough to do any taboos. Girl's have more common sense than reckless annoying boys." Naruto feels awkward, she was a reckless boy who stole the Forbidden Scroll in her previous life.
Why does Naruto feel like her father is holding and praising her just like a puppy?
In February 1911, her surrogate cousin Elicia Hughes is born. Roy, Naruto, Olivier, and Alex all celebrated at Elicia welcome home party. Although Naruto have to be in between both her parents, their rivalry against each other sometimes get out of hand. Alex Armstrong paled when Hughes joked that they need to "do it." The general and newly promoted colonel glared at Hughes for suggesting such things. Naruto thought they would had done worse if they aren't in hers or the baby's presence. In the end of the day, Hughes made everyone take an appropriate family photo, the previous tries were wasted with the Strong Arm Alchemist posing, Olivier about to kill either Mustang or her brother in each picture, Mustang about to use flame alchemy on Hughes or Olivier, and Naruto's parents repositioning her. Gracia snapped at all of them, she gotten out of labor and doesn't want to deal with a crying baby later. Gracia was able to threaten all of them except Olivier if the baby cry, she'll make them pay. Armstrong kept his shirt, Olivier and Mustang sit close together that their thighs are touching with Naruto sitting on top of their thighs.
Naruto still eight years old, in the beginning of October, she was with her mother when they heard the youngest State Alchemist is twelve years old and a genius for his age. It have got to be those boys her father always mention. Imagine her surprise, Olivier decided to have Naruto placed under her in the military. Naruto hesitated at first, but she does want to see how Roy will react if she became an accomplish State Alchemist. Naruto frowned when she remember Roy being more caring towards two boys by pulling strings for them to be in the military. When she asked if she could become a State Alchemist, he denied her and said she wasn't suited for the military. True, she wasn't suited for the military. She was suited to be a leader, she won and led the Fourth Shinobi War. Kakashi and Tsunade said she would had been the next Hokage if only she didn't let herself die.
Still it's promising, but she has no interest in running this country. It's Mustang's goal to become Fuhrer, Naruto's goal was to become Hokage for Konoha. She could just try to be some type of general, Naruto's not that interested to be in the military. She'll just help her father reach his goal and then probably settle down with someone. Naruto has always wanted children.
Sharing an evil gleam with her mother, she'll become the new youngest State Alchemist. Hohenheim does need a spy to monitor all the homunculi, Naruto's sensory skills have improved.
Thanks for reading, I was trying to hurry up the timeline. I know the first chapter is a bit choppy. I'm doing FMA Brotherhood timeline.
Now we have a general idea what Naruto have been doing before she meets the Elrics.
^^ Please review!
Oh I haven't decided on a pairing for any of the characters.