The Witch's Grimoire Remix
Index:
"Speaking"
'Thinking'
Written words, Flashback beginning/ending, Time skips
Magicks or jutsu
"Demon/summon/crystal ball speaking"
'Demon/summon/crystal ball thinking'
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Chapter 1: The Witch, The Slave, and the plot
Konohagakure no Sato is one of the five major ninja villages in the world. Even though there are many citizens that are civilians, many are trained warriors that will fight, kill, and even die to protect the village. All are bound by the same will of fire that was taught by its founder, Senjuu Hashirama. Even after the tragedy of the attack by a mighty demon called the Kyuubi no Kitsune, Konoha still stands tall. It has been six years since that tragedy. However, this story revolves around a single individual who is at the farthest end of the village in a swampy area.
BOOOM
The explosion came from a small single story hut that was fairly well made. Smoke was rising as a single child came out with golden blond hair and three whisker marks on each face. The child wore a black shirt with an orange spiral leaf symbol on the front and orange shorts with a pumpkin shaped bag strapped around the six-year-old.
"*Cough, cough* I think I used too much powdered frog eyes." Said the blond as a crystal ball rolled out from the door.
"BAKA! HOW MANY TIMES HAVE I TOLD YOU TO BE CAREFUL WITH POTION INGREDIENTS?" The being within the crystal ball shouted, obviously aggravated at the failed potion making experiment.
"Gomen sensei, but could you please not be loud. That explosion gave me a headache." The blond said as he/she rubbed his/her head.
"*Sigh* Why did I take you on as my apprentice again?"
"Because I have talent with Magicks." The blond replied to the being within the ball. The kid dusted him/herself off as he/she went back into the house.
"Next time I'll get it right. I just have to measure five times to make sure."
"You only need to measure twice baka." The figure commented on the blonde's remark as they both heard a ringing. The blonde saw that a pumpking shaped clock was ringing.
"I know that I had that alarm set for something, but what was it?" The blonde said while taking up a pensive look.
"How should I know? You make so many mistakes that it could be for anything. Since the only things you do are train, eat, sleep, and make dolls." The figure said commenting on the many dolls in the house of varying types. Some looked like they came from a nightmare while others could be sold as high-class works of art. The blonde decided to look at the calendar while saying.
"Everyone makes mistakes sensei, and besides, I'm only six. I'm going to make mistakes now and again." The blonde said looking at two calendars. One had strange writings that no one on this earth would know, and the other was in the writing system of the blonde's world. One of the days had a circle on it that said Academystarts.
"OH NO, I'M GONNA BE LATE! SAYONARA SENSEI!" The blond yelled out rushing out the door.
"…I still can't understand how the kid can be a ninja while being so loud?" The entity said before fading from the crystal ball.
RABBIT, FOX, NARU
The Konoha Academy of the Shinobi Arts was a school that taught children how to be ninja of the village. Umino Iruka, a chuunin wearing attire that was typical for shinobi of that village, was looking over the roster that had all the names of potential gennin. The scarred chuunin noticed that there were quite a few from prominent clans. Including a single coal eyed, black haired boy named Uchiha Sasuke. He was extremely happy to be allowed into the academy. He finally would start on the path of the ninja and be able to come out of the shadow of his older brother Itachi. He'd show the Uchiha clan his worth and not just be the shadow of his brother. His musings were interrupted when a blonde came running through the door.
"SORRY I'M LATE SENSEI!" The blonde said apologizing to Iruka.
"You're Uzumaki Naruto correct?" The blond nodded when he asked that.
"You just barely made it. Now, you're seat is right next to Uchiha Sasuke." Iruka finished as the blonde went to sit down next to Sasuke.
'What a wierdo' Sasuke thought as the blonde sat down.
"Alright everyone, welcome to your first year at the Konoha Academy for the Shinobi Arts. For the next six years I'll be your teacher. My name is Umino Iruka, and this is my assistant Mizuki." Iruka said gesturing to the silver haired man next to him.
"Now, even though this is a shinobi academy, you will spend the first three years studying basic schoolwork. For those of you who drop after that, will be sent civilian schools in the surrounding villages or apprenticed to one of the other occupations in the village. For those of you who continue on, you will learn what chakra is, how to manipulate chakra, and other shinobi aspects. This will include the three arts of Taijutsu, Ninjutsu, and Genjutsu." Iruka said before starting the first lesson. Even though they thought differently, both the blonde and Sasuke thought that this is boring.
GHOST, GOBLIN, MIMIC
The day had ended and Sasuke was waiting for his parents. He noticed everyone else except the blonde kid he sat next to.
'Are his parents late to?' He pondered to himself as he kept staring at the blonde. He also overheard some random mothers gossiping to themselves.
"I heard they let that thing in the academy"
"Why would they do that? Everyone knows that it's a threat just by being alive."
"Shh, we mustn't speak about it here." Sasuke heard that they were talking about the blonde.
'Why are they calling him an 'it'?' He wondered as he noticed the blonde started to look at him. He was caught staring and the blonde knew it. Sapphire eyes just looked at him with a look that was either amused or playful, and then took off like a rabbit. That's when a young man with long hair in a ponytail that looked a lot like Sasuke without having his hair looking like a chicken's butt showed.
"Oniichan! Where's okaasan and otousaan?" Sasuke asked his brother, Itachi.
"Mother asked me to pick you up as she was starting to prepare dinner and father is still working at the police station and will not be home till late. So, did you have a good day today?" Sasuke nodded at his brother's question.
"It was okay, but boring. All I did was learn civilian stuff. I think the best part was when a weird blonde kid with whisker marks on his face showed up almost late, but I overheard some people call him an 'it', I wonder why?" Sasuke spoke animatedly as he and his brother walked towards the Uchiha clan compound. Itachi frowned and said.
"That boy is a victim of human stupidity and circumstance." Itachi said with a hint of sympathy. Sasuke didn't know what to think about the fact that his older brother showed pity.
CHOCOBO, WHITE CHOCOBO, BLACK CHOCOBO
Sasuke decided to stalk the blonde kid afterwards. He was careful to not get caught. The only things he knew about the blonde is that his name was Uzumaki Naruto and that people hated him for some reason. The only other thing is that he always carried a book with him. He couldn't follow him very long seeing as they were in school and that he had to go home for dinner and homework afterwards. Today was different as it was a Saturday and he had finished all his homework at the beginning of the week in order to follow (stalk) the blonde. He even got up early and followed Naruto to a swamp on the edge of the village boundary as he went inside a hut. Sasuke took a peek inside and saw stuff that looked like a witch's house from some of the fantasy he read.
"I'm home sensei." Naruto said as the crystal ball started to darken a bit and shifted to an image of a figure with a witch's hat and orange eyes.
"It is good to see you back, but you know I cannot supervise you all the time as I have clients to attend to. So what is it you called me for?" The figure within the ball asked.
"I was thinking of trying some summon magick today. Do you think I'm ready or should I review a bit on potions and such before?" Naruto asked the figure within.
"Hmm, you have gotten better since we first met. I believe some Summoning Magicks may be beneficial for you. I want to see you summon Kirin." Naruto nodded at the request for a particular summoning. The blonde began chanting.
"Oh, bringer of light, harbinger of peace. Heed my summons and come to my aid, KIRIN." At the end of the incantation a horned horse like being showed himself to the blonde and radiated a soothing light that even Sasuke felt. Then vanished. Sasuke stood wide-eyed as the blonde jumped up and down giddy.
"I did it, I did it. I summoned the sacred Kirin." The blonde said happily.
"And on your first try too. Maybe you aren't that bad of an apprentice." The being in the crystal ball said as the blonde turned to it.
"I'm not the apprentice of the witch of the fens for nothing. I'll definitely come and visit one day, but for now, I'm going to be the hokage." Naruto chimed happily as Sasuke was already heading home not hearing the blonde's dream.
'Witchcraft? That has to be a forbidden jutsu of some sort. Ithink I need to do some research.' Sasuke thought heading towards the local library.
PUMPKIN, GHOST, STAFF
Itachi was looking for Sasuke and figured that he would eventually go to the library, as he liked to read, for whatever reason. He started to look in the ninja section expecting his little brother to be looking at the ninjutsu theory and creation, but he didn't find him there. Instead Itachi found him in the fantasy area of the fiction section, an area that he himself liked to visit every now and then. Sasuke was fervently reading up on witches in general. He learned that witches used magic spells to summon the elements and beings from the heavenly or demonic realm, used potions to make people fall in love or become beautiful, but all this was done for a price.
"What are you reading Sasuke?" Itachi asked as he saw the books. Fairy tales, beings of myth, witches and magic, this was all what Itachi would read.
"I was doing some research niichan." Sasuke said embarrassed that he was in an area that many Uchiha would look down upon.
"Reading fantasy? Well, I won't tell father as he disapproves of this, but I'll let you in an a secret." Sasuke listened intensely as he was interested in what his brother was going to say.
"I like to read fantasy too." Sasuke was somewhat shocked, as his brother was considered very emotionless.
"I know mother won't mind too much, and quite frankly I'm glad one of us is getting a decent childhood. Because of the war I had to grow up very quickly, so I read fantasy as an escape." Itachi said as Sasuke started to ponder.
"What would you do if you met a real witch?" Sasuke asked out loud.
"I would probably ask her to send me back in time to kick myself and order my younger self to at least have as much of a childhood as possible. Maybe then everyone would be happier." Itachi answered. Sasuke realized his mistake, but let it go as he was close to his brother.
"Naruto is a witch." Sasuke said and his brother frowned.
"He isn't, just a victim like I said…"
"I know about the demon and hate talk that follows, but he is a witch. I saw him summon a horse like being that had a soothing light, and was talking to a person in a crystal ball!" Sasuke said as his brother pondered. Could Uzumaki Naruto really be a witch?
"Hm, I want to see proof. Show me where you saw him and I'll see what he's up to." Sasuke agreed as now they have an adventure together.
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Sasuke and Itachi walked to the swamp that had the blonde's hut. Itachi had to admit, Naruto set up shop well. No one, even ninja, would ever look in a swamp. Civilians would avoid swamps as they had dangers, and shinobi because it would take time to navigate.
"At least there aren't any bugs." Sasuke said as he walked with his brother.
"It's late fall/early winter. Most of the insects would either hibernate or die off till spring." Itachi said before pushing Sasuke into the bushes and told him to hide.
"Oh, just the man I was looking for. I was going to contact you in the Uchiha clan compound, but this is much more opportune." A voice said. The owner of the voice was in a black cloak with red clouds and wore an orange spiral mask. A single sharringan eye was seen in the single hole.
"Who are you?" Itachi asked ready to fight if need be.
"Me? Just a messenger of war and peace, but enough about me, you know that the Uchiha are planning a coup against Konoha don't you?" The figured said shocking Sasuke. His clan was going to take over Konoha?
"They are talking about it, but I don't think it'll go through. Father doesn't want bloodshed, but there are many in the higher ups that would not believe that outside Sandaime-sama." Itachi said as the man just looked.
"It's too late for the Uchiha. They have already accepted the path of destruction. I know that many suspect that it is the Uchiha that released the Kyuubi six years ago." The masked man said as Itachi was getting closer to battle ready.
"How do you know? That information is not spoken."
"Because I was the one who released it. Konoha had such potential but denied a true leader for a coward. I no longer have such hate, but it is a weed in the garden of peace. You have much potential and have received a part of my plans for true peace." The man said shocking both the brothers as Sasuke started thinking.
'The kyuubi attacked six years ago, but wasn't it killed by Yondaime-sama?' Sasuke thought as Itachi was angered.
"YOU caused the Kyuubi attack? You caused the deaths of many and put the Uchiha in the state they are in. YOU MURDERER!" The masked man quickly stopped Itachi as he attacked enraged.
"So, you won't willingly cooperate. No matter, this jutsu should make you see things my way soon enough." The jutsu was cast and Itachi slumped over.
"Now, to get you somewhere more appealing then this swamp." The masked man said as he picked up Itachi and teleported somewhere. Sasuke was confused. Who was that man, and why did he unleash the kyuubi to begin with?
"Sasuke…" Sasuke jumped as he heard the voice. It was Itachi's, but it was weak.
"Where are you niichan?" Sasuke asked as he looked around where his body once was and saw something strange. A single pale sphere that had a flame was hovering in the area where Itachi had collapsed.
"Sasuke, where are you? I can't see you" the voice came from the glowing sphere and Sasuke grabbed it cautiously. It felt warm and pulsed as if it was alive, but it started to slow.
'What do I do? Naruto might be able to help, but I won't get there in time.' Sasuke thought until he got the most insane and downright oddest plan ever and ate the pale flame.
"Where are you Sasuke? Why can't I see you?"
"You're in my body and I'm taking you someone I think can help." Sasuke said as he dashed through the swamp and towards the hut that blonde was in.
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"La-la-la, pumpkins, pumpkins, I love pumpkins. Dolls and ramen too la-la, now to wash my back." Naruto happily sung while bathing. Then someone crashed open the door and shouted
"I NEED YOUR HELP" It happened to be Sasuke, who happened to catch the blonde bathing and noticed that the body was very feminine for a six year old and lacked a certain piece of a man's body.
"ACK, YOU'RE A GIRL, MY VIRGIN EYES!" Sasuke shouted out as he turned around and knocked himself out.
"My body's not that ugly." Naruto said to herself as she got a towel around her.
"I think he meant that he wasn't supposed to see you naked. I think I'll never understand Hume men, and besides you're both kids. There isn't anything to see until you hit puberty gaki." The Witch of the fens said causing Naruto to be a little happier. Sasuke soon woke up and noticed Naruto in a towel.
"So, ecchi, what'd you come here for?" Naruto asked and Sasuke explained what happened between what he heard from the masked man, and when he was done She put her hand in his mouth and grabbed the soul causing Sasuke to pass out again.
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Sasuke woke up in his bed the next morning with a note in his hand.
Dear Ecchi,
Thank you for telling me what happened, but I need you to do a few things for me. The first thing is to bring me a picture of the person whose soul you sallowed. I'll explain later, but please do so. After school would be preferable as thanks to you he/she didn't turn into a monster. You only gave me a rushed narration, but I need some more details. I'll see you as soon as possible. Also, don't tell anyone about what happened period.
Signed,
Uzumaki Naruto.
Sasuke sighed as he realized that what happened wasn't a dream. He went on about his day and when school let out he left for the marshes.
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Naruto had a lot to think about. Sasuke had arrived soon and told her in a calm manner what happened. The masked man who claimed to be the one who sent the Kyuubi to destroy Konoha had caused her to think.
"So, it wasn't my fault." She said sadly as Sasuke perked up on this.
"What wasn't your fault?"
"I might tell you later, but on the current subject." She quickly answered and looked at the picture Sasuke brought. She then reached into her bag and pulled out a sewing kit and started sewing.
"This man seems to have powerful abilities and plans. I don't know how Itachi is involved, but I don't think it's any good. He obviously didn't know the effects as the jutsu he used created a pseudo soul to replace your brother." The blonde said as she continued to sew.
"The problem comes from the fact that he seems to know what he has planned. I also don't know when he'll make a move, but I have a network of ghosts that can help."
"Where's Itachi's soul?" Sasuke asked somewhat worried that the blonde was an evil witch that wanted to live forever. Naruto finished sewing and put the life-like doll of Itachi down. It was wearing a simple cloak.
"The cloak's okay for now, but I'll sew some different outfits later. Ah, here he is." Naruto said as she grabbed a bottle that had a tag that said Uchiha and various seals and circles over it. She crushed the bottle as it reformed on the floor, but the soul was still in her hand.
"That magicked bottle contained your brother in a soul stasis, or coma, of sorts. If you didn't get him here on time he would have turned into a ghost that would destroy his body in an attempt to reclaim it, but you saved the sould long enough so I can put in the bottle. Pretty strange if you ask me to see a hume with a morpher's ability." She said as she returned to the table, which was by the nest of pillows that made her bed.
"The problem is that most souls reject pseudo bodies like a suit of armor unless they have qualities like them. O soul, accept this vessel as thy new home." She chanted as sparks flew out and magic circles appeared under the doll as the soul entered the doll.
"Ugh, Sasuke, I'm glad you're alright." The doll came to life and spoke. Itachi was back, in a manner.
"Aniki, I brought you here where someone could help." He said as they had a brotherly bonding moment, that was ruined when Itachi said.
"Can you tell me who I am please?" Sasuke glared at Naruto who sighed before saying.
"The soul is the true self. When born the soul and mind work as one with the mind containing the memories and the soul containing the conscious decisions." Naruto said while Itachi was confused.
"Now, I think we have an advantage against the masked man." Naruto said causing to look at her.
"How?"
"The fake soul is malleable, like a newborn's. We might be able to influence it against spiral mask." She said as she took a calculator and punched in numbers.
"So we might be able to beat him without fighting?"
"Not necessarily. We should prepare ourselves in case we need to fight." Naruto answered Sasuke's question.
"Oh, I guess I'll take Itachi home and-"
"NO! Even if he has a body, this is only temporary. We have to exorcise the false soul so he can return, and if the two are in the same vicinity then Itachi will attack the fake to get back what's his." Naruto said interrupting Sasuke as she wrote some things on a piece of paper.
"What are you doing anyway?" Sasuke asked. Naruto had a semi-evil smirk as she handed the paper.
"You're bill." Sasuke saw the many zeros and it was not good.
"NANI! I can't pay this off with my allowance, and people will wonder why I'm giving it to you." Sasuke said worriedly.
"Everything has a price, and don't worry about paying it in monetary value. This is a big problem and I'm willing to cut the price down, but you'll be my slave to pay it off." Naruto happily chimed. Uchiha Sasuke, slave to the dead last. Well, at least he'll have a friend.
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Sasuke walked over to the academy as usual. The day went by pretty well until his fangirls showed up.
"Don't you want to eat-"
"Yo ecchi." Naruto interrupted two of his top fangirls as she handed him a scroll.
"You dropped this when you trespassed in my training area yesterday." Naruto said causing some of the fangirls to get angry.
"Sasuke-kun isn't a pervert." Said a platinum blonde haired girl.
"Aren't they mean Itachi-kun?" Naruto asked the doll Itachi as he wore an outfit with a tan shirt, green vest, shorts, and bandanna with a knife holster at his side.
"Hai, they are very mean." Itachi said. Sasuke noticed that Naruto was smirking wide enough that she looked like a ventriloquist.
"GET HER!" Shouted a blonde as the fangirls attempted to maul Naruto. She simply jumped onto a tree that was near Sasuke and landed on the balls of her feet gracefully.
"I doubt you can catch me, so I'm off for lunch." She said and hopped off elsewhere with the fluid grace of a rabbit.
"Who was that kid?" A boy with two-fang tattoo's under his eyes asked as his dog barked.
"Just a weird blonde." Sasuke said as he looked at the note that was attached to the scroll.
Dear ecchi,
I asked my sensei to help me out and she never heard of a Hume with your abilities. She sent me a scroll with battle styles that will suit you. You'll meet me at my home for training and any other mundane chores I ask you to do.
Signed,
Uzumaki Naruto.
Sasuke knew that his life had just got weird.
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A/N: Yo everyone, this story is another FemNaruto fic and was originally written by Auto-nin. He's been cool at letting me use his fics as long as I give him credit. This is a new record for longest first chapter. If you read his original version then you know what's coming next chapter. One difference is that this will mix a variety of Final Fantasy games. Certain job classes will be subtracted, or altered to work with my story. I hope you enjoy it. Peace.