AN: Hey! Here's another crossover that has lately piqued my interest. I would like to thank my awesome beta, Umashido, for helping me write this story and for giving me a few ideas. In regards to my other stories, I have also acquired the services of IzzyLawliet69 to be the beta of 'Naruto: Yokai Chronicles' and 'The Fourteenth Warrior'.

'Naruto: The Tamer Sage', however... I should have never started that.

Honestly, I have no idea what caused me to write 'Tamer Sage' and I truly wish that I hadn't. So from here on out, 'Naruto: The Tamer Sage' has been abandoned for I have completely lost any interest in Digimon.

"Hey look, it's the Zero."

"I wonder what she is going to summon..."

"It'll probably just be another explosion."

'Zero' is actually the nickname of a young girl named Louise Francoise le Blanc de la Valliere, who remained stoic as she heard the comments of her classmates. For most of her life in Tristain Academy of Magic, she had been looked down upon for her poor magical abilities. Even her eldest sister believed that she had no skill in the magical arts, and constantly pesters her to drop out. But still, she didn't let that get to her, and Louise strived to improve so that one day, she can prove that she is not a Zero Louise.

'I'll show them.'"My servant that exists somewhere in this vast universe, my divine, beautiful, wise, powerful servant, heed my call. I wish from the very bottom of my heart and adhere to my guidance and appear!"

Konoha (or what remains of it)

"Welcome back, Naruto!"

The whole village had gathered to see the return of their hero as Kakashi and Naruto entered the now destroyed Konoha. They all had smiles on their faces and cheers erupted from the crowd as the blonde could only stare; stunned at what he saw as his eyes widened. For years, they had scrutinized, and ignored him, and now, they were rejoicing his return.

Kakashi looked over his shoulder at Naruto, who he was still carrying. "They've all been waiting for your return," he said, his single eye softening. Finally, Naruto's wish had come true. The villagers had finally acknowledged him.

"You did good, Naruto."

Slowly, while getting off of Kakashi's back, the villagers broke into a run and congratulated and gave their thanks to the blonde jinchuriki for stopping Pain's/Nagato's invasion. Never having this kind of attention before, Naruto just stood there, frozen in utter disbelief.

"I told them what happened," Katsuyu said as her head popped out of Naruto's clothes. He didn't notice.

"What was he like?"

"Are you hurt?"

The villagers surrounded Naruto and some gave him a pat on the back while others shoved and pushed their way closer to the blonde.

"Ow," Naruto whined. "Don't shove!"

Meanwhile, the toads watched in pride as the young sage was praised for his victory over Pain. He had come a long way, and has now surpassed his predecessors."Do you think Jiraiya-chan could see this, Pa?" The old toad nodded.

"I'm sure Ma. And I know that he's very proud."

As the villagers continued to give their thanks, the whole Konoha 11 beamed as they watched their friend receive the praise he deserved. Hinata was in tears as she thanked whatever Kami was listening that Naruto was alright, while a certain pink-haired kunoichi slowly made her way towards the blonde.

"Sakura-chan..." Naruto mumbled as he noticed the mass of pink hair.

"You baka! You had all of us worried!" Sakura shouted as she bonked Naruto on the head, surprising everyone. Naruto winced as his body was still sore from his fight and from his transformation. But then to his surprise, Sakura had placed her hands on his neck and hugged him tenderly.

"Thank you... Naruto..." Everyone smiled as they watched the two's interaction.

Inside the crowd, Iruka recalled the time in the Ninja Academy when Naruto was still alone and ignored. He didn't have any friends or family, and always looked for attention. He watched as the crowd hoisted Naruto up and threw him into the air. Iruka grinned and a single tear fell from his eye. Now he was a hero.

Suddenly, in a blinding flash of yellow light, Naruto's body began to glow. Everyone's eyes widened as the blonde noticed the looks and brought his hands up to his face. He was horrified to find that his hands were glowing. With silence enveloping the area, Naruto looked at the shocked faces of all his friends before he disappeared.

Akatsuki Headquarters

"Madara-sama, is something wrong?" Zetsu asked as he looked at the Akatsuki leader. A moment before, Madara was giving orders to Kisame about capturing the Eight-Tails' jinchuriki when suddenly; he had stiffened and froze in place. Concerned, Zetsu got closer and looked through the single eye hole in Madara's mask, and noticed that his Sharingan eye had widened slightly.

What he didn't know was that Madara had felt something wrong, very wrong, like a presence had left this world. For a moment, the presence was somewhere in Konoha's direction. Then next, it had disappeared, leaving only a small, barely noticeable trace that, albeit with difficulty, only the best of sensors could track. But Madara wasn't regarded as one of history's greatest shinobi for nothing. Through the years, the ancient Uchiha's sensor abilities had reached a level beyond comprehension. But still, this was something that angered him greatly. Madara then clenched his fist. His plans had now reached a road block, and it would take some time to clear...

For the Kyubi's jinchuriki had left this world.

Tristain Academy of Magic

BOOM!

An explosion promptly erupted from Louise's wand as the short girl finished her chant, causing some of the students nearby to be blown back. A large cloud of smoke appeared as it enveloped the area, causing the other students and teacher to cough.

"I knew it, it's just another explosion," a student remarked as he coughed. Some students moaned as the explosion caused them to hit their heads on the hard ground.

"Montemorency, are you alright?" Guiche asked, concerned. He bent down and tried to help the blonde girl up but he noticed that she was staring at the person Louise had summoned.

"Ugh... what the...?" the person asked as he looked around, rubbing his butt as he landed quite hard on it. He had absolutely no clue where he was. Looking at the people in front of him, he noted that their choice of clothing was rather peculiar. It was some kind of uniform, which looked like the ones that were for expensive boarding schools that nobles and wealthy merchants send their kids to. He guessed that he was probably in the Fire Capital, for only there would he find such a place. But still, just what the hell had happened?

"H-he's... a human!"

"That outfit... he's a commoner no matter how you look at it!"

"Leave it to Zero Louise to summon a commoner."

"Hey Louise! What are you going to do with that commoner now that you summoned him?" one of her classmates yelled out. Naruto had no idea what they just said.

Louise, who grew red in the face, looked down at her summon with her eyebrow twitching in annoyance. He was wearing a bright orange jumpsuit with black extending from around the neck and shoulders, down the front and the sleeves and around the waist, a white swirl with a tassel on the left side, a red swirl on the back, a black collar, orange pants, black sandals, and a black head band that was attached to a piece of metal with a strange symbol on his forehead. He had blonde, spiked hair, cerulean blue eyes, and tanned skin. But his most noticeable trait were the three whisker marks on each of his cheeks.

"T-th-this is the sacred, beautiful, and strong familiar that I summoned?" Louise asked herself. She then turned and yelled back, "This is a mistake! Professor Colbert, please let me try again!"

"Uh... what did you just say?" He was confused as the girl was talking in a language that was obviously not Japanese. Studying her, he noted that she was small girl that looked like a younger version of Sakura, with the same long, pink hair that the kunoichi used to have. She had on a uniform which consisted of a white button down blouse, a black, short skirt that barely reached mid thigh, black stockings and a black cape that was held in place by a button with a symbol that resembled a five-pointed star, or a pentagram.

The professor shook his head. "I can't let you do that. It is strictly forbidden and this is a sacred ceremony that determines a mage's life. When you are promoted to a second year student here in this academy, it is required for you to summon a familiar, even though it isn't one to your liking. If I allow you to redo it, then it would be a desecration to the ceremony itself. Regardless, he has been decided as you familiar spirit, and you have no choice but to take him."

Just then, a busty, dark-skinned girl with long, red hair and brownish-gold eyes walked to the front of the crowd.

"This makes all you said about worth it! I never would have guessed that you'd have summoned a commoner." Louise blushed in embarrassment.

"Sh-shut up! It was just a little screw up!" she shot.

"That's the Zero Louise we know. You never fail to meet our expectations," another student remarked. The rest of the class then laughed.

"Huh?"Naruto said, puzzled. "What's so funny?"

Louise's face grew even redder as she looked down at her familiar. "Who are you?"

"What?"

She sighed. "You don't understand me, don't you?"

Even though Naruto couldn't understand a word she was saying, by the tone of her voice he sensed that she was asking him a question. He nodded dumbly.

Louise turned back to Colbert, her anger flaring. "But Professor Colbert! This has got to be a mistake! I've never heard of someone taking a commoner as a familiar spirit! And this guy can't even speak nor understand our language!" That caused her classmates to laugh even more.

"Well there's a first for everything. Whether it's a commoner or not, there will be no exceptions. Now continue with the ceremony," the professor admonished. She turned back towards Naruto, apprehension in her eyes, and Naruto instantly recognized that look, for it was the same one he had every time he had failed the Genin Exam back in his Academy days...

It was one of failure and rejection.

"Come on, Louise! You can't possibly fail at this, right?" a student mocked.

"Or maybe she can, remember she is the Zero."

The other students continued to taunt and jeer at the poor girl. But surprisingly, she ignored the comments and walked towards Naruto with her head held high but deep down... she felt that she had failed.

And as before, even though Naruto could understand a single word that were coming out of their mouths, he could read Louise's body language and the looks her classmates were giving her and knew that she was being mocked, and it was probably about him.

Glaring angrily at some of the students, causing some of them to jump back, Naruto then turned and gave Louise a gentle, reassuring smile. Not one of those fake ones that he always wore when he was younger, but a genuine smile.

"You can do it."

Surprised at the kind tone her familiar was giving, Louise backed away a bit and blushed. Naruto then grinned and scratched the back of his head sheepishly.

'Please don't let her be like Sakura-chan...'pleaded Naruto in his head to whatever deity that was willing to listen.

"Go for it Louise!"

Ignoring the jeers from her classmates, Louise walked up to Naruto and said, "You'd better be grateful. Normally, someone of your stature would never get this from a noble."

Naruto raised a confused eyebrow as she pointed her wand at him. "My name is Louise Francoise Lu Blanc de La Valliere. Pentagon that governs the Five Great Elemental Powers, give this person your eternal blessing and make him my familiar spirit." Then, much to his shock, she leaned in and grasped his cheeks and brought him closer to her face until her lips gently touched his, a blush present on both their faces.

After a few seconds, she released him and took a step back, the blush still there. Putting a hand on his knee, Naruto slowly stood up before he suddenly felt his body start to burn up. The heat just kept getting hotter and hotter as he felt himself get weaker and dropped back down to one knee. Abruptly grasping his right hand in pain, it felt as though someone was etching words around his wrist with a freshly heated kunai. Combined with the fact that the Kyubi's chakra was trying to repair whatever damage was being done, the pain became unbearable as he looked at the strange markings that were being carved into his skin.

"W-wh-what the h-hell are you doing to me!" Naruto shouted loudly as he felt to his side. Since no one could understand him, everyone looked at him, bewildered, before he quickly fell unconscious at Louise's feet.

That night

"Miso ramen with extra pork ahh..." Naruto moaned as he rolled over with drool dripping from the corner of his mouth.

Louise sweat dropped as she heard her familiar mumble in his sleep. It was already dark and Naruto had still not woken up. Nudging him roughly on the side, the blonde still did not stir as her latest attempt to wake up her familiar had failed once again. Sighing, Louise was about to head for the bathroom so that she may take her bath before-

"NO SAKURA-CHAN I WAS NOT DREAMING ABOUT YOU! Abaheha...?" Naruto awoke with a start, and slowly, he turned his head groggily upward to stare at the pink-haired girl.

There was an extremely awkward silence as the two stared at each other.

"...Soooo... looks like you're finally awake," Louise remarked as she crossed her arms, her face becoming serious. "I've contemplated on this to the point of getting a stomach ache, but I've given up and decided to make you my familiar spirit. You'd better feel honoured."

"Uh... I have absolutely no clue as to what you just said but where the hell am I! Am I in the Fire Capital? And you better tell me now or else! I have to get back to Konoha! All the villagers and my friends are waiting for me and I have to protect them from the Akatsuki! The village is going to need a lot of repairs since Nagato's attack and I have to help! And there's- Hey! HEY! ARE YOU EVEN LISTENING TO ME!" Naruto's outburst caused Louise to cover her ears, as the blonde's loud voice, coupled with the fact that he was shouting in another language, irritated her.

"Ah! You're so noisy!" Louise exclaimed. Then, an idea popped in her mind.

'Hey, there's the Silence spell. The one I learned last year. I could go with that.'

Picking up her wand from the table, Louise placed a finger on her head as she racked her brain and tried to remember the incantation. "Let's see, what was it again? Oh yeah!" She pointed her wand at Naruto, who was now looking at her confusingly.

"Ansul, bel, an. Comply to my order by silence!"

BOOM!

Immediately, the spell blew up in Naruto's face and the blonde was knocked back as Louise's room shook from the explosion. He hit his head on the wall with a loud thump while smoke wafted throughout the enclosed space.

"Goddamn, that's as bad as Sakura's punches…" Naruto muttered as he rubbed his aching head.

"That's odd, it was meant to be a silencing spell," Louise said as she looked at her wand, confused. Then, she realized something, "Hold on. I could understand you."

"Lets give a round of applause to the midget," Naruto said sarcastically as he got to his feet and dusted off his now slightly burned clothes. Louise's face became bright red.

"H-hey! Don't talk to your master like that!" she exclaimed as she pointed an accusing finger at him. "I'm a noble and therefore you should treat me with respect you commoner!"

"Whatever," Naruto said impassively as he put his hands behind his head before he turned away. Suddenly, something was thrown at his face.

"The hell? What gives!" Naruto shouted as he looked at the thing that was thrown at him. A blush crept on his face when he saw that it was Louise's clothes.

"Wash these," Louise commanded as she looked at him with a deadpan expression. "And since you are my familiar spirit, you have to follow your master orders."

"Master? I have no master!" Naruto said defiantly as he threw her clothes on the ground. His face grew hotter when he saw that Louise was only dressed in her underwear.

Louise raised an eyebrow. "Hmm? What are you staring at?"

"Uhm... uh..." was all Naruto said before he shook his head. "NOTHING! Nothing!" He waved his hand in front of him and grinned sheepishly.

"Hmph, well anyway, I want those washed for tomorrow," Louise said as she placed her hands on her hips. "And also I will not have my familiar spirit address me in such a manner. What is your name?"

Hesitant, for he was taught in the Ninja Academy not to give his name to strangers, just in case they were a threat, Naruto scowled and looked away.

A tick mark appeared on Louise's head. "Don't look away from me!"

"I was taught not to give my name to anyone who I don't know. If you want to know my name, then you have to tell me first where exactly am I and what the hell a familiar is."

Her irritation spiking, along with the fact that the blonde kept being defiant and rude, Louise walked over and bonked the blonde on the head.

"Ow! What was that for?" Naruto whined before he suddenly felt a strange sense of deja vu as Sakura had done the same thing not long ago.

"Idiot! You are just a peasant and as a result should use manners whenever you're around me! I am a NOBLE, and should be treated as such!" Louise shot.

"Well I'm a shinobi of Konohagakure no Sato! And the least you could do is show me some respect, not treat me like a dog! If you do that, then maybe I'll be nicer to you!" Naruto shot back.

Sparks flew from their eyes as the two stared each other down, both of their anger's flaring. Neither wanted to back down as one was determined to defeat the other. It was then that Louise truly took in Naruto's eyes, which shone a brilliant, cerulean blue, like the color of the sky and the purest of sapphires. A blush slowly crept up on her face and she immediately dropped her gaze. Smirking in triumph, Naruto watched as Louise pulled back and crossed her arms before she let out a sigh.

"Fine…" she said, resigned. And for the next hour or so, Louise explained to Naruto about the kingdom of Tristain, the other surrounding countries, the nobles, and the Magical Academy.

"Ahhh…that was a lot to take in…" Naruto complained as he rubbed his temples. He was not the type of person who learned from words, but from actions.

"Okay so let me get this straight, I'm in the kingdom called Tristain, and I'm your familiar, which is sorta like a servant or protector, and this is a Magical Academy and you're a second year student?" Naruto asked as he summarized everything she just said. Louise nodded.

"Yes. And as my familiar spirit, I won't allow you to call me 'you'. My name is Louise. Louise Francoise le Blanc de la Valliere. And now that I've given you my name, what is yours?"

"Naruto Uzumaki. And since you summoned me as your familiar spirit, I have to follow you around, right? For protection and whatnot."

Louise nodded once again and let out a sigh. "Why did I have to summon a commoner?"

"Again with this 'commoner' crap, why the hell can't you call me by my name? It's Naruto. N.A.R.U.T.O. Say it with me. N-A-R-U-"

"I'M NOT STUPID!" Louise yelled as she raised her fist.

"Hey hey, no need for violence," Naruto said as he put his hands defensively in front of himself. "And I'm no commoner. I'm the son of the Yondaime and the future Hokage of the Village Hidden in the Leaves!"

"'Hokage'? What's that? And 'Village Hidden in the Leaves'? I've never heard of such a place."

"It's in the Land of Fire." Naruto noticed that Louise got even more puzzled. "You know… in the Elemental Countries? Haven't you ever been there before?"

"No." Naruto sweat dropped.

"Okay fine, I guess I'm going to have to give you an explanation of where Icame from."

And thus passed another hour of information giving, and this time, it was Louise's turn to have a headache, although not as bad a Naruto's since she was a studious type.

"Naruto… I've never heard of the Elemental Countries or the places that you speak of."

It was then that Naruto's eyes widened.

"Wait, so you've never heard of Konoha?" Louise shook her head. "Or the Elemental Countries?" She did it again. "You've never, ever, heard of them? Never in your entire life?" Another shake.

"Oh kami..." Naruto muttered. He then looked down at the ground and stiffened as he let the realization sink in.

"Naruto?" Louise asked, concerned. She walked up to the blonde and shook his shoulder. No response. Then, in a cloud of smoke, Naruto had been replaced by a log.

'What the...' "Naruto!"

Running down a spiral staircase, Naruto was about to pass another hallway when he heard two people talking. Leaning against a wall, Naruto had no choice but to wait and eavesdrop on the conversation until they left.

"I'm good at making souffle," a feminine vice said.

"I'd love to have a taste of that," a male voice remarked.

"Really?" the boy put his hand around the girl's shoulders.

"Of course, Katie. I would never lie to your eyes."

"Sir Guiche…"

"There's never a hidden side of my affection for you…"

'Man, what a playboy…' Naruto thought as he shook his head. Then, he heard the sound of footsteps coming down from the staircase.

'Oh crap!' He then ran down the hallway.

"Hmph? Oh look! It's the peasant that Louise summoned," Guiche said. Katie nodded her head.

"Right, the one at today's ceremony. It was a hot topic between the first years too."

A tick mark appeared on Naruto's head. "Again with the 'peasant' shit! What's with you guys in not calling me by my name! It's NARUTO UZUMAKI!"

Guiche shook his head. "So rude, this peasant needs to learn how to use manners when he is around us nobles." He looked at Katie. "Since he fell unconscious and wouldn't move, we faced a lot of trouble." He then turned to Naruto.

"Hold it," Guiche said firmly. Naruto stopped.

"What do you want?"

"As a commoner who caused trouble for an aristocrat, shouldn't you say a word of thanks?"

"Well… I would, but since you called me a commoner, I expect an apology first."

Guiche was taken aback. Normally peasants would express their undying gratitude to a noble like him.

"Why you…"

Suddenly, the footsteps became louder.

"Kuso!" Naruto exclaimed as he dashed down the hallway. Guiche frowned at the other blonde's direction before he smiled at Katie.

"What a restless guy…"

Then, Guiche turned to look the staircase as Louise arrived at the landing, once again dressed in her uniform. She panted for breath as she stopped at the corridor, looking around for any sign of her familiar.

"Louise," Guiche began. "Your familiar spirit just-"

"Catch him!" she interrupted.

"Huh?"

"He ran away," she explained simply.

"A familiar spirit that you formed a contract with ran away?" Guiche smiled in amusement. "He sure is Louise's familiar spirit. Totally illogical."

"Whatever! Just stop standing around and help me catch him!" Guiche then brought his hand up in defeat.

"Fine."

Meanwhile, Naruto had ventured into the same courtyard where Louise had summoned him. Looking round, he was able to spot a large wall and guessed that this was the barrier that separated the academy from the other side. Pumping his fist into the air in triumph, he was about to run up the side before he felt himself rise into the air.

"Huh? What the hell!" Naruto yelled as he was lifted higher and higher.

"Give me a break. This is the second time I'm levitating you."

Looking over his shoulder, Naruto saw two figures waiting at the entrance of the building he had just exited. One was of a blonde-haired boy who was pointing what looked like a rose at him, while the other was a small pink-haired girl who was glairing at Naruto's back.

Deciding to have a little fun with the blonde, Guiche stared to wave his wand in the air which caused Naruto to swerve from side to side.

"Hey! Put me down!" Naruto yelled as he flailed his arms.

"He's not going to put you down, idiot. You're coming to my room with me. Let's go Guiche," Louise said as she and Guiche marched off to her room, with Naruto levitating behind them. However, much to their shock, Naruto had suddenly pulled out a black dagger from a pouch on his thigh and stabbed himself with it.

"Naruto!" Louise cried as Guiche's eyes widened in horror. But what they failed to notice was that no blood spilled from the blonde, and he subsequently disappeared in a cloud of smoke.

"Huh?"

Flashback

"Okay guys, split up until you find the exit. Once you do, report back to me," Naruto ordered as the looked at each of his clones. They all nodded.

"Hai."

From the shadows, Naruto chuckled quietly at the two's reaction as they watched his clone commit suicide. The looks on their faces was priceless and he just couldn't help himself. Although he had to admit, it was kind of cruel that his clone did that, since he guessed that they had never seen death before. Shrugging his shoulders, Naruto disappeared in a burst of speed.

Meanwhile, in a tower adjacent from where our hero was sprinting at inhuman speeds, a young woman in a maid outfit was carrying out her duties in maintaining the property of the Academy.

She was a natural beauty with short black hair in a 'bob' cut with steel blue eyes. Her outfit was typical of all maids at Tristain Academy, her outfit consisted of a white blouse and a long black dress that went down to her shins. Over which went a white apron. And in the centre of her blouse was an orange cloth held in place by a broach. To add an interesting twist she wore thick feminine leather boots. One of her defining attributes was her rather, ahem, developed figure and friendly, yet quiet personality.

Her name is Siesta and she was a maid that was currently hired by the Academy to do some of every type of work from laundry to kitchen duty. This particular night, she had to stay up late to clean and polish the spare wands in the academy storage room so that the wands wouldn't crack.

It wasn't a particularly interesting chore but a necessary one all the same, just like every other job that people of the lower class had to do.

As Siesta took a break from polishing wands, she took time to look out onto the moonlight courtyard and let out a sigh. How she wished that she could use magic too. She may not have been of been of noble blood, but she could only imagine how much easier her job would be if she could use magic to do multiple things at once. Or if she could even just have a familiar spirit as a companion so she wouldn't be so lonely.

As her eyes roved over the courtyard, a particular patch of ground caught her attention. It was the pentagram where the familiars were summoned for their masters. As she stared at it, a crazy idea came to her mind.

Looking up from the courtyard, she turned her attention back to the stacks of polished wands that she had finished cleaning, back to the pentagram in the courtyard.

She knew that this was a stupid idea. She wasn't a noble. None of her family had ever been able to do magic, so why the hell was she standing here in front of the pentagram with wand in hand, about to chant the one thing that could bring her companionship.

Oh yeah, that's why.

Taking a deep breath, she steeled her nerves before starting.

"My Powerful, kind, passionate familiar that exists somewhere in this universe. Heed my Heart, my voice, and my soul and let them guide you and appear before me."

Siesta expected nothing to happen. She expected nothing. She would go back to the tower, finish polishing the wands, then she would go back to the crowded room she shared with the other girls and sleep and forget this ever happened.

Then again, what people expect, and what actually happens, are often completely different things.

As Siesta finished her chant, a small pillar of light appeared, over top of the pentagram. Winds swept away from the pillar in a moderately strong gust as a figure appeared, floating in the light before is softly died down and the figure was gently deposited on the ground by some unseen force.

Siesta stared on in shock at what had transpired. She had actually did it, she had used magic. She had summoned her familiar. A familiar that looked… human.

The implications of what had happened had yet to sink in as she made her way over to the human figure, still in a state of shock.

The human in question was definitely male, with thick shaggy black hair. He wore a blue and white jacket. His pants were the same predominant colour as his jacket and he wore a pair of white running shoes. His eye colour couldn't be determined as he seemed to be asleep.

Without being fully aware of what she was doing. Siesta began to chant the binding spell of the ritual as she approached the sleeping boy.

"My name is Siesta. Pentagon that governs the Five Great Elemental Powers, give this person your eternal blessing and make him my familiar spirit." A second after she finished her chant, she cupped the sleeping boys cheeks before gently planting her lips upon his own.

It was perhaps merciful to the boy that he was already unconscious as this prevented him from feeling the full effect of having the runes carved into his hand.

As the full extent of what had occurred finally sunk into Siesta, one prevailing thought repeated itself in her head over and over. 'What am I going to do now?'

Unknown to Siesta, a certain blonde familiar watched everything from the top of one of the high walls. 'Well isn't this interesting, looks like I'm not gonna be the only clueless one in this place after all.'

And unknown to both parties, another pair of eyes watched the spectacle from his office while blowing out a ring of smoke from his pipe. 'It seems things are about to get even more interesting.'

AN: And that's the end of the first chapter. I would like to thank Umashido for writing the part about how Siesta had summoned Saito. Couldn't have been done without him.

Anyway, about my other stories, I am now going to update the stories that I have the most inspiration for. 'Tamer Sage' is out of the equation, but 'N: YC' and 'The Fourteenth Warrior' will be updated when I find the inspiration to write for it. Note that I am NEVER going to abandon either one of them until they are finished, for nothing annoys me more than having to read a story that is not completed and left on a cliffhanger. Yes, I know that it's hypocritical of me to say that for the fans of 'Naruto: The Tamer Sage', but that is what I feel.