Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto or Charmed. If I did, Prue would have come back, and Sakura would either have died, retired as a ninja, or stop being so useless.
A/N: Matthew is an OC. In this universe, Piper had twins instead of just Wyatt, with Matthew being his younger fraternal twin by five minutes. See my profile to see his powers and more of his story.
Naruto ran as fast as he could. He could hear the sound of the villagers' footsteps as they chased after him, shouting at him and howling for his blood.
I didn't do anything! Why are they always chasing me? Naruto thought to himself as he rounded a corner. Unfortunately, he ran right into a dead-end.
"Someone help me!" Naruto shouted desperately, as he searched frantically for an escape.
Matthew Halliwell was sitting in his living room with his brothers Chris and Wyatt watching television when he heard what sounded like a voice.
Someone help me!
"Who's there?!" Matthew shouted, standing up quickly. Wyatt and Chris stood up as well, everyone scanning the room, expecting a demon attack. Not seeing anything, Matthew used his telepathy and scaned the room.
"I don't sense anyone, but I could've sworn I heard a-OWWW!" Matthew shouted, dropping to his knees.
"Matt/Matty!" Wyatt and Chris shouted as they rushed over to him. They see he is holding his head, and a large lump is forming, as if he was struck. Wyatt quickly tries to heal it, but nothing happens.
"Mom, Dad, come quick! Matt is hurt!" Wyatt yells as Piper and Leo run in.
"What happened?" Piper asks as she cradles Matthew's head.
"We don't know. One minute we were just sitting here, then he claims he heard a voice. Next thing we know, it's as if he was hit with a brick, but Wyatt can't heal it." Chris explains quickly.
"Heard a voice…." Leo mumbles, "Matt? Matthew! Listen! Was it a voice asking for help, or in pain?"
"Y-yeah, he sounded really scared and a- AAAHH!" Matthew screams as bruises appear on his arms and legs, and his shirt becomes blood-stained.
"Leo, what's happening to him?" Piper asked worriedly.
"He has a new charge, and apparently, he's in serious trouble. Matthew quick, follow his call, you have to help him!"
Nodding, Matthew orbs out.
When Matthew orbed in, the first thing he noticed was a small child surrounded by a group of angry people.
"Hey, what do you clowns think you're doing?!" he shouted at them.
"We're killing the demon of course!" one man yells over. This was met by cheers from the other adults. They parted and let Matthew see a child, no more than eight years old, lying on the ground barely conscious. He had the exact same injuries as Matthew did, which told him that this boy was his charge, but that wasn't what convinced Matthew of this boy's innocence.
It was his eyes.
His eyes showed deep pain, pain like Matthew had never even seen before. He knew instantly that this child was no demon; no demon Matthew had ever seen could show emotional pain on that level. Matthew scanned the child's surface memories and what he saw made his blood boil. This child, this innocent child had been alone, attacked, bullied, isolated, and starved for his entire life. For what reason, Matthew couldn't see. But he could see one thing very clearly.
He had an innocent to protect.
"Get away from him," Matthew snarled at the villagers, "he hasn't done anything to you!"
"This demon brat nearly wiped out our village! Besides, what are you gonna do about it kid?." The man sneered. Matthew took on a dangerous look.
"Big mistake."
Matthew orbed over next to Naruto, causing a gasp to go up from the villagers. They recovered though and started shouting at him for protecting the demon.
"Oh yeah, pick on a poor defenseless kid, and he's the demon" Matthew retorted, voice dripping with sarcasm. With a squint of his eyes and a wave of his hand, all of the villagers were sent flying away from him. One of them threw a brick, which Matthew quickly blew up. Suddenly, another voice rang across the alley.
"What's going on over here?" A Leaf ninja asked as he saw all of the villagers on the ground.
"That brat is protecting the demon!" One of the villagers shouted, "He teleported and then sent us flying!"
"Oh, so you're a ninja," the Leaf ninja said, "but why are you protecting that filth?"
"Okay, first off, I'm a witch, not a ninja," Matthew retorted, "and secondly I've been facing demons since I was 10. This is just a kid."
The ninja started doing hand-seals, a look of concentration on his face. "This is your last warning kid. Stand aside now."
Matthew stood his ground, the stubbornness and determination from his mother shining in his eyes. "Make me."
"Fine then, I'll just have to take care of both of you!" the ninja shouted, "Fire Style: Fireball Jutsu!"
The ninja brought his hand to his mouth and exhaled a large ball of fire. As it got closer to Matthew and Naruto, Matthew formed his grass-green shield around them, just as another voice rang out.
"STOP!"
Okay then. Matthew thinks as he freezes the entire alley. He then unfreezes Naruto, and looks to see who the newcomer is.
Walking over to him, he unfreezes just the head.
"Who are you?" Matthew asked.
"I could ask you the same question my dear boy, I have never seen you in my village before." The man replied. He was old, judging by his face, and while he had the wrinkles on his face and sparkle in his eyes to show he was a kind man, the young witch also sensed the man was someone of great power, not to be underestimated.
"I came here because my charge called out to me." Matthew explained as he crossed his arms over his chest, "As I got here, they," pointing to the villagers, "were attacking him, and were planning on killing him. Now then, I answered your question, you answer mine."
"I am the Hokage of this village, and I came because I saw the fire," he says, nodding toward the fireball that is still frozen, "although, you seem to be in control. May I ask your name, what jutsu you used to freeze everything, and if you could kindly unfreeze me?"
"Hang on, For those who want the truth revealed, Opened hearts and secrets unsealed, from now until it's now again, after which the memory ends." Matthew chanted. After watching the light fade into the Hokage, he asked, "what is your name, and do you wish my charge any harm?"
"My name is Hiruzen Sarutobi, and I would never think about hurting him." The Hokage states.
"... All right," Matthew finally said. After thinking about it for a minute, Matthew answered the Hokage's question, "My name is Matthew Halliwell, and I didn't use a jutsu, I used magic."
"Magic?" The Hokage asked, shocked.
"Yes, magic. I am one of the most powerful witches that walk the earth. Now if you'll excuse me, I have to tend to my charge." Matthew replies before walking over to Naruto and begins to heal him. Naruto, however, gets scared and flinches away.
"Shhh, I'm not gonna hurt you. I promise." Matthew says soothingly as he finishes healing Naruto. He also notices his own wounds healing.
"Th-thank you," Naruto said before hugging the older boy. Matthew picked him up and walked back over to Hiruzen.
"I'll leave you to deal with them," Matthew said as he orbed out, unfreezing the villagers as he did so.
"L-lord Hokage!" one of the civilians stuttered out before the Hokge had them all arrested and banished from the village.
Matthew orbed into Naruto's apartment and put Naruto onto the bed.
"What is your name?" Naruto asked, curious about this helpful stranger.
"Matthew, Matthew Halliwell," Matthew says as he smiles at the young boy. "And what about you?"
"My name's Naruto, and I'm gonna be the Hokage one day!"
"That's great Naruto" Matthew said smiling, even though he had no idea what a Hokage was.
"Well Naruto, it's been fantastic meeting you, but I have to leave now, okay?" Matthew asked, moving to get up.
"W-wait, don't go, I don't want to be by myself again!" Naruto begs, clinging to Matthew.
Matthew hugged Naruto tightly, "Naruto listen to me. You. Will. Never. Be. Alone. If at any time you need me, just call my name okay? For anything, and I will be there." At Naruto's nod, Matthew got up.
Mom's gonna hate this, he thought as he orbed out.
A/N: I'm really sorry for any mistakes I made, but this is my first fanfiction. I'm going to try to post quickly, but right now I'm on spring break, so it might be less frequent when school starts up again. See ya!
