Prologue

"Yuuno, that's a great idea! Of course you should do it!"

Hayate was a very excitable person at times. Eyes gleaming, she eagerly grasped Yuuno's hand and began babbling animatedly.

"I'll help you in any way that I can of course, and I'm sure the others will as well. Oh, this is going to be so much fun! Well, actually, some of it won't be, but you know, mostly it'll be fun! Naruto will say yes of course, and Nanoha is on an extended leave, so it's the perfect time to do it!"

"Ah, yes, actually, that's why I want to start it now. I've been thinking of doing this for-"

"Of course you thought of it! Well, you are a genius Yuuno." Hayate beamed radiantly at him, and Yuuno could only chuckle nervously. He honestly hadn't expected Hayate to be so gung-ho about this. "I think Garaa is away on a bit of an extended mission, so you'll have to wait a bit for some parts. Sakura and Sasuke are both taking vacation leave on Lattice, but I don't think they'll mind you dropping by for this, and you can even talk to some of the others while you're there. Oh, Yuuno, this is so exciting!"

Obviously, Yuuno was glad Hayate was being so supportive, but he really wasn't one for dealing with hyperactive women, or hyperactive anyone, for that matter. There was a reason Yuuno loved working in the library so much – it was quiet and peaceful, just like him. So, Yuuno found himself simply nodding along with Hayate's ranting until she shooed him off to talk to Naruto about his idea.

It was something that Yuuno had been thinking about doing for quite some time now. Of course, almost everyone in the Time-Space Administration Bureau knew the gist of what happened – the most influential people in the whole TSAB were directly involved, so it would be strange to not know it. However, Yuuno had always wanted to get the full story behind the meteoric rise of Uzumaki Naruto and his companions, and he assumed most of the people in the administrated worlds felt the same.

"Yuuno! What brings you here? 'Bout to give the boss an excuse for getting out of the office?"

"Toru, you know he doesn't need an excuse. Honestly, he barely has to do any work as it is." Toru smiled slyly at Yuuno.

"He still likes to have one though. Go on in – he's not busy."

Naruto's office was always very relaxed. Not being a fan of work in general, Naruto was an astoundingly excellent delegator. On the outside, this presented an incredibly organized and streamlined picture, one where every worker was given exactly what they needed in order to do well. On the inside, Naruto's work-phobic nature was hilariously present – which, of course, found Yuuno as he walked in to Naruto's office proper.

"I feel like ten dozen isn't enough. And is there anything more expensive than roses? Like, I dunno, MEGA roses? Oh, do you think they make rainbow coloured flowers? Im sure those would be expensive."

"Honestly Boss, I think Shari has already gotten enough flowers from you." Naruto's personal aid, Runa, adjusted her glasses exasperatedly.

"Runa, you EXIST because of Shari! I don't have to do paperwork because of Shari! PAPERWORK, RUNA! Oh, thank you God, for smart people, so that us explodey type people can explode things, while still being able to not do paperwork!" It was with stars in his eyes and an extremely conspicuous ocean sunset backdrop that Naruto exclaimed this.

"Naruto, it's great to see you in such high spirits." Naruto finally noticed Yuuno's presence, and his face lite up considerably.

"Oh, awesome! Yuuno, you have just saved me from sitting at my desk for the rest of the day. Runa, I'm going out!"

Runa's (and Yuuno's, for that matter) protests fell on deaf ears as Naruto dragged Yuuno out of the office and into the surrounding gardens. The placement of the office was not by chance – or rather, the placement of the office was where the head office of the Ground Armaments Services division of the TSAB had always been, whereas the garden was wholly Naruto's doing. The drab, militant setting which had always characterized the administrative quarters of the Army's top brass had been turned into a year round garden, almost exclusively tended to by Naruto himself, because 'Grey SUCKS!', according to Naruto, of course.

"Sorry to drag you around like that Yuuno, but every once in awhile I just gotta get outa there, ya know? Feel too cooped up 'n all." Naruto stretched his arms into the air and let out an explosive breath. "Fresh air is freaking awesome. So yeah, what brings you to the single most coolest dude in all of the dimensions?"

"Honestly Naruto, you'd think you'd have learned how to speak properly by know – most coolest?"

"Pfft, boring stuck up grammar rules. I only talk like that when I hafta."

"I'm sure. But as to the reason I came to see you. I want to write a history of sorts, and I need your help and input."

"History? Sounds kinda lame." Naruto's face scrunched up in distaste. Yuuno laughed, and Naruto began to pout. "Eh, it's not that I don't like reading, it's just that history is boring, ya know?"

"Naruto, I don't think it'd be possible for this history to be boring. I want to write the story of how you met Nanoha, and how you came to become one of the most powerful people politically, militarily, and in terms of straight up destructive power that any of the worlds have ever seen."

"Eh heh, stop it Yuuno, you're gunna make me blush." Naruto scratched the back of his head sheepishly. "But yeah, that does sound pretty awesome. I'm totally game."

"Excellent. I'll be getting statements and information from as many people as possible, but you and Nanoha will probably be my main sources. I still have to talk to her, though. Well, actually, I have to talk to a lot of people, which hopefully you can help me with." Yuuno gave Naruto a look that clearly said 'You will need to work, sorry', but Naruto brushed it off.

"Don't worry Yuuno, this is actually interesting – I've got no problem doing work for something as cool as this. I'll do whatever I can for ya, buddy." Naruto threw an arm over Yuuno's shoulder and cracked a wide grin, which very quickly turned sheepish. "Except I can't do anything tomorrow – no wait, to give me that look, there's an actual reason! Hinata is getting out early tomorrow, so I said I'd take her out to lunch. Ha! See, that was a legitimate reason, right?" Yuuno, could do little more than sigh and agree. He could already tell that this was going to be an...interesting experience.

Honestly though, considering everyone involved, Yuuno expected the best case scenario would result in some kind of small scale disaster.

He was trying very hard not to think about the worst case scenario.

Very, very, hard.

A/N – Plot bunny has struck. I've been thinking about this crossover for quite some time now, and I decided to just go with. I've got a lot of time on my hands right now, so I figured I might as well do something with it, eh? Obviously this is only set up, so don't worry if it isn't interesting in any way other than as an idea – that's the point! Hopefully the next chapter wont take all that long. See ya then!

I have no BETA, and I haven't gotten into this fully enough to really start looking for one – please excuse any minor mistakes here an there – I always make sure I do numerous combings of chapters, and usually within an hour or two cleaner edits will replace any rougher drafts you might read.