Disclaimor: I don't own Naruto or Persona 3. I don't support Teen Suicide.
A/N: For anyone wondering what when i'll finally get back to some of my other fics...i don't know. Just had this idea crawling in my head for a while now...wrote it over the course of a few months.
Not for the first time, Naruto looked at the object in his hand…and then back up to the man who handed it to him
Not for the first time, Naruto looked at the object in his hand…and then back up to the man who handed it to him. Then he looked at the object again…then the man again…
This went on for another few moments, before the blonde ninja finally said, "Are you out of your fucking mind!" It was really more of a statement…because frankly, Naruto believed within every fiber of his being that this man was crazy.
The whole situation was freaking crazy. He went to sleep last night after the incident with Mizuki. He woke up, 'inside of his mind' in front of this strange old man with a nose the size of a kunai. The man in question was hunched over a table, sitting on a sofa, within a room…all with a blue décor. The man told him that he was technically still sleeping, but was also inside his mind in a place called, "The Velvet Room".
Naruto remembered Iruka talking about people like this man. The chunin simply said that crystal meth was a horrible, horrible drug.
Unfortunately, that wasn't the end of the man's antics. He handed the boy a pistol and said, "If you should ever need more power…point this evoker at your head and pull the trigger."
Which lead to Naruto's strange behavior and comment. He himself, slightly curled up in his chair, before shooting a look at the woman next to the old man. Elizabeth was a strange blond woman, with an even stranger skin tone. She appeared to be a pale/albino color, yet seemed to have a strange yellow hue to her. Her clothing, like the décor of the room, was blue. She seemed to have a perpetual smile that frankly scared the hell out of him.
Naruto turned back to Igor, the old man, just as he started to respond to Naruto's accusation. "What is it that you wish to ask me?"
The blonde blinked. "You just handed me a gun and told me to shoot myself in the head if I ever needed help!"
Igor smiled, "That is correct."
Crystal Meth must REALLY be a horrible drug.
"When you do this, you will summon your persona- your other self and inner strength- into the battlefield. Oh…but it's not a gun", the old man continued.
Naruto looked back at the item in his hand and then back at Igor, "It's a gun", he said simply.
"It's not a gun."
"It's a gun."
"Believe me, it's not a gun."
"I'm pretty sure that it's a gun."
"It's not a gun."
"Yea it is."
"Trust me, it isn't."
"I don't trust me…your trying to get me to commit suicide."
"Igor…" Elizabeth spoke for the first time, "Perhaps we should continue explaining the rest of his bloodline."
Ahh yes…Naruto's bloodline. The reason that he was in the Velvet Room and absolutely nothing to do with a certain someone –Naruto looks over towards Igor– ODing on drugs.
If someone were to speak with Jiraiya the toad sage, he would be convinced that Naruto's father was Minato Namikaze. In reality Naruto's father is named Minato Arisato…an honest mistake, but it would probably lead to confusion between the toad sage and a certain aged kage.
"The second part of your bloodline directly involves your first", Igor continued, "It involves the bonds you make. With every bond that you make a strengthen…you will be able to strengthen your persona and even create new ones."
Naruto nodded, "Which I summon by killing myself."
"You wouldn't die."
"I don't know much about health…or anything else…but I'm pretty sure a bullet to the head will kill me."
"It's not a gun…"
"Yea it is…"
Elizabeth sighed, this went on till morning…and it was only 11:03 pm
--
By noon, Naruto found himself at the edge of a training field. After his less than standard graduation exam, he received the weekend off. He decided to spend the next few hours, listening to the man who may or may not be a trying to kill him. He probably wouldn't have believed the previous night event actually happened…if it weren't for the fact that he woke up with the gun in a rather…unnatural position. If he didn't believe that the man was crazy then…he definitely believed it now.
So Naruto decided to try this…making bonds theory. His mission…
"You simply need to make some friends…" He could hear Igor's voice in his head.How does he know if this ridiculous idea ACTUALLY works?
"You'll hear a voice in your head. It'll say the phrase Thou shalt have our blessing when thou choosest to create a Persona of the -- Arcana. The black indicating a certain arcana…named after a tarot card."
Sounds ridiculous, but Naruto thought that it was a win-win situation. He got a second excuse to make friends and good motivation…and if it turned out that this man was bull-shitting him…he would still make friends.
He decided to scour the training fields in search of other genins like him and managed to find…two freaks wearing green jump suits. And sadly…the jumpsuits were the most normal thing about these two.
The blond sighed… 'Beggars can't be choosers.'
So the blonde walked over to the duo. He was immediately detected.
"HELLO YOUNG YOUTHFUL YOUNGESTER! A NEW GENIN I SEE. HAVE YOU COME TO CHALLENGE MY YOUTHFUL YOUNG STUDENT, THE GREEN BEAST 'LEE'?
"HAI, A NEW CHALLENGER FOR ME TO TEST MY YOUTHFUL FLAMES OF YOUTH ON. I WILL SHOW YOU THE YOUTHFUL FIRE THAT GAI-SENSEI HELPED ME LIGHT!"
"OH LEE!"
"GAI-SENSEI!"
"LEE!"
"GAI-SENSEI!"
"LEE!"
--five hours later--
"GAI-SENSEI!"
"LEE!"
"GAI-SENSEI!"
"ENOUGH LEE! We must now climb the highest mountain on our hands in knees to prove our youth! Let's go!"
"YES GAI-SENSEI!"
At that, both green-beasts of Konoha took off due south…which had absolutely no mountains.
And Naruto…
Was twitching on the ground…bleeding out of his ears. He heard a high pitched sound in his head and then a voice began saying,
"Thou shalt have our blessing when thou choosest to create a Persona of the FOOL Arcana"
Naruto felt the urge to cry. Five hours…five hours he spent listening to those two freaks…only to make one bond… Naruto reached into his kunai pouch and pulled out the evoker. He placed it to his head and pull the trigger. His eyes glowed blue, the sound of breaking glass hit his ears, and a strange apparition began to materialize above him. He didn't give it a chance. He pulled the trigger a second time, his eyes glowed blue again, the sound of breaking glass hit his ears again, and the strange apparition dematerialized and began to re-materialized again…and he pulled the trigger a third time…and then a fourth time…a fifth time…a sixth time…and it continued on a on like this for a while.
--in the velvet room--
Elizabeth just blinked as she started at Naruto, through a television on the wall. She then turned towards Igor "If he keeps summoning forth his persona, he's going to run out of SP (spirit points)."
Igor just sighed, "I think running out of MP is the least of his worries. He's only on level 1 in the FOOL arcane…and he needs to reach level 10."
What kinds of challenges were next on Naruto's list?
--
Haruno Sakura of the Lovers Arcana
Naruto sighed as he looked at his watch. The only thing he asked was why the pink haired girl liked the Uchiha so much and she started listing off a long list of things…she started thirty minutes ago.
It was funny…any other time that he talked to her…she probably would have hit him. He just mentions Sasuke, as a basis to try and form a friendship with her, and now she won't shut up.
He got the hint from Elizabeth, who happened to be a fan of Game Guides…or whatever that was.
"And then I heard that Sasuke rescued a sick puppy from a river, while battling a group of nuke-nin!"
Turning back to Sakura, Naruto just nodded pretending to listen to the girl.
--
Nara Shikamaru of the Hanged Man Arcana
Naruto blinked a few times. "So we're just suppose to lay here…"
Shikamaru nodded, "Yup…"
"And do what, exactly?"
"Stare at the clouds", the boy said simply.
The blonde Jinchuuriki sighed. 'There has to be a faster way to do this.'
--
Uchiha Sasuke of the Justice Arcana
Naruto just looked at Sasuke. He was punching a training dummy that looked an awful lot like himself, Sasuke not Naruto, though the dummy had a sign that said, "Uchiha Itachi" on it.
Judging from the facts, he would have to spend a total of ten events…trying to figure out why Sasuke was punching this Itachi person. Dealing with Sasuke's ego…arrogance…power trips…the five fan girls hiding in the bushes…
The blonde just turned around, "Not worth it."
--
Haruno Sakura of the Lovers Arcana (Level 4 skit)
Naruto wanted to stab himself. He finally formed a friendship with his crush, Sakura.
Problem?
Everything revolved around Sasuke. Hell, they were both in his bushes, watching the kid train.
Worse of all, people were starting to assume that he had become a Sasuke fan boy.
Naruto sighed… "This had better be worth it."
--
Orochimaru of the Devil Arcana
The snake grinned, "It's so hard to find willing test subjects for my experiments…thank you so much Naruto-kun."
The blonde gulped from his position. Clad in only his underwear, he was strapped to a medical table staring at a bunch of…large…pointy…objects. Sweating somewhat, the boy just laughed to himself, "Yea well…I got a feeling that someone wants us to be friends…" 'DAMN GAME GUIDES!' "…And well what are friends for…" he said still sweating.
The albino ninja just grinned, "Very true." He then turned around, "Too bad Jiraiya-kun couldn't see things my way. Whiny little bitch…doesn't mind when I prescribe medicine to fight off a cold…but when you try to give him the tail of a crocodile-" Orochimaru suddenly tossed his hands into to the air, "Ohhhh…now you've gone TOO far Orochimaru!"
Naruto's eyes widened, 'Ok…maybe I can live without the Devil Arcana.' He didn't think he could deal with this guy for nine more levels; he began struggling against his chains. A few moments later, after giving up, he decided to voice his main question, "So…what kind of experiment is this?", he asked as he stared back at the large…pointy…objects.
"A revolutionary experiment. I plan to give you the honor of being the first Jinchuuriki…with five asses." 'Key word being the first Jinchuuriki'
"AAAHHHHHHHHHH!"
Orochimaru rolled his eye, "Kid is as loud as Dosu." Which would probably explain the bandages, his hunched posture, and the heavy clothing…
--
Haruno Sakura of the Lovers Arcana (Level 10 skit)
Finally…After months of all this shit…he was finally going to max out one of his bonds. The fruits of all his labor were finally-
"I think we should stop hanging out."
Naruto blinked… "Huh…"
"Naruto…" Sakura blushed slightly, "I think you might be IN love with Sasuke."
The blonde blinked. Ok…he was following a girl he had a crush on…and people thought he was gay, just because she was following another guy.
"For now on…" she began speaking again "…we're rivals Naruto-kun." With that, Sakura turned around and walked off…
The blonde blinked again, in his head, he saw the Lovers tarot card do a flip over. In his head he heard…
The lovers social link has gone into, REVERSE. You won't be able to increase this social link further until you fix your bond with Haruno Sakura.
Naruto blinked again.
--five minutes later--
Igor smiled as Naruto walked into the Velvet Room, "Hello Naruto-kun-AAAAHHHHH!" screamed the man as he fell backwards into and over his chair…falling on the floor.
Elizabeth blinked as she watched Naruto throw the evoker at Igor, pelting the man in his face, and turned around and walk off…muttering, "I should've stuck with Kage Bunshin."
A/N: All you Persona 3 fans...that was for you.
I finished writing a Code Geass x-over. Those who enjoy that anime, give it a read. It'll either be out Friday or Saturday, depending on whether i can get a friend to read it.
Future x-over. Soul Nomad and the World eaters: What would the world be like if EVERYONE could hear the Kyuubi speaking.