Summary: She found him on the beach of Besaid when he was on the verge of dying. She sheltered him and nursed him back to health, despite not knowing who he was. What a man like him could do to repay such kindness? Become her guardian, shield her from dangers and blast Sin's head off if it tries to go near her, simple.
Naruto/Yuna
"Naruto" Normal Speech.
'Naruto' Normal Thought.
"Rasengan" Jutsu/Power/Technique.
"Naruto" Demonic/Dragon Speeches.
'Naruto' Demonic/Dragon Thoughts.
A Fishcake Guardian
Arc 1
The summoner and the ninja
Chapter 2
No way back
"Good morning, everyone." Yuna greeted her guardians with a soft smile "What are you talking about?" She couldn't help but ask when she realised they were talking to each other. Her guardians had seen more of the world than her, so their usual conversations about the past, as well as many random things had always got her attention and interest.
"Oh, Yuna, good morning to you too." Wakka turned his head around and smiled at her "We're discussing your new friend, Yuna." He answered, before turning his head to look at the mentioned 'friend', who was sitting by himself at the doorstep of the inn he was staying at.
"Naruto?" The soon to be full-fledged summoner asked in surprise "What about him?" she sat down on her knees next to Lulu and looked at Naruto. Their eyes met, and he smiled at her, a smile that she couldn't stop herself from returning while waving her hand at him.
"As you can see yourself, he's not a normal person, Yuna." Lulu started with the obvious fact, something they all had seen in the past two days "Even with the strongest healing white spell, no one should be able to heal as fast as he was. He was able to survive damages beyond imagination, and get back to his feet not even a day later, with only a few broken bones left inside him." Lulu turned her head slightly to the side and looked at Naruto "And now, this morning, he walks around like a normal as if his life was never on the line like when you found him two days ago."
"Well…"
"Not to mention that he was able to catch a cannonseed with his bare hand, bare hand Yuna." Wakka reminded her "You have to be a skilled fighter to react to one, and yet he caught it without any problem. Also, did you wonder how did he get to you and the kid so fast, ya?" Yuna shook her head "A normal human being shouldn't be able to move that fast, let alone an injured one. Those are some inhuman feats, ya." He finished, folding his hands together behind his head.
"So you're saying that…" Yuna said slowly.
"Whatever he is, Yuna, he's not normal." Lulu nodded her head seriously "He can't just… randomly appear out of nowhere in a state like that. He also speaks a different language, meaning that he's not from here. You should be more careful around…"
"That's it!" However, before Lulu could finish giving her warning to Yuna, she was interrupted by a loud and sudden shout, which belonged to none other than Naruto Uzumaki. Turning their heads around, they saw him standing on his feet, with his fist on the palm of his right hand and a wide grin on his face.
Naruto then turned his head around, searching for a wide area.
"How could I forget?" He voiced his thought aloud before making his way to the outskirt of the village near the forest. Out of curiosity, many villagers decided to follow him, wanting to see what he's up to. Yuna and her guardians were no exceptions, as they all stood up onto their feet and went after him.
"Naruto! Naruto!" Yuna called and quickly caught up to him.
"Oh, it's you. Good morning Yuna." Naruto didn't have to turn around to know it was Yuna, who was surprised when she heard him greeting her in Spiran. She was the only one in the village addressed him as his name, the rest, meanwhile, addressed him differently, but by no mean hostilely. The people of Besaid village were quite friendly, to say the least, especially after he saved Yuna and the kids from getting hurt or worse the day before.
Last night, after everyone had gone to sleep, Naruto created numerous shadow clones of himself and sent them across the country to shove the language problem. Without a proper education, it took him all night and hundreds of clones to learn Spiran, Spiran, the language of the people of Spira, the world he was brought to, but when he woke up in the morning, he could speak and understand Spira's language quite easily. Still, there were words that he didn't understand, and he didn't know how to read, but Naruto didn't mind that much.
"How did you…" Yuna gasped in surprise, an expression she shared with her guardians.
"I'm a fast learner, and you're a pretty good teacher." He praised, causing Yuna to look at him strangely before chuckling while scratching the back of his head "Well, actually, I have my own way, you see."
"Is that so?" Yuna blinked, numerous questions raced through her head "Where are you going?"
"I want to try something." Naruto stopped and double-checked the area to make sure that there was no structure around. When the place was clear, Naruto turned around and looked at Yuna "You and everyone might want to stand back a little."
"Oh, alright." The summoner nodded her head and took a step back.
Naruto turned back to the front and raised his hand to bite on his thumb, which surprised Yuna and the other. He then spread the blood on his open palm before putting his hands together and went through a familiar sequence of hand seals. When he was done, Naruto raised his hand above his head and slammed it down to the ground before announcing the name of the technique he was too familiar with.
"Kuchiyose no Jutsu!"
At first, nothing happened, and Naruto stood there on one of his knees, feeling like an idiot. However, after five seconds of waiting, black symbols spread around the spot where his palm was, and the entire area in front of him suddenly exploded in a giant plume of smoke that seemingly came out of nowhere.
The villagers then cried out in shock when a massive sword was stabbed down to the earth, with enough force to make a huge crack and shake the ground. Yuna, instinctively brought out her magic rod and held it in front of her chest in a defensive stance, while her guardians brought out their weapons and got ready to protect the summoner against the owner of such huge ass sword, whoever or whatever they would be.
Soon enough, the wind picked up a little and it caused the smoke to be blown away, revealing what had just arrived.
"Oops," Naruto said absently when he saw the amount of tree that had been crushed under his partner's weight. He would have to do something about it later, though.
Standing in front of them was a giant toad easily the size of a small mountain with dull, dark orange skin, with purple markings around his eyes, mouth and stomach. He wore a dark jacket, with bandages wrapped around its torso. In addition to this, he also wore a necklace with a large bead and held a cigarette in its mouth.
"Oi! Gamakichi! Down here" Naruto cried out as loud as he could as he waved his hand, trying to gain his partner's attention.
"NARUTO!" The toad thundered happily and spread his arm as if he wanted to hug the tiny young man "You're alive! Where the hell have you been? What is this place?" Gamakichi asked while looking around.
"Dear Yevon…" was all anyone could say as they looked at Gamakichi with their eyes wide in utter shock. They had never seen anything like it in their life. Even Yuna, who had seen a lot of amazing and powerful Aeons in her life, couldn't express what she was feeling at the sight of a giant, talking toad.
"It's a long story!" Naruto answered before turning his head around, speaking in Spiran "Everyone, this is my friend, his name is Gamakichi." He then turned back to Gamakichi, who waved his front limb and greeted the villagers with the usual 'yo' "Gamakichi, these are the people that saved me when I was brought here two days ago. This is Yuna." He introduced, gesturing his hand to Yuna.
"Gamakichi-sama… it's a pleasure to meet you." Yuna spread her arms before making a bowing gesture with her hands put in front of her. The same gesture Naruto's clones had seen a lot from the citizens during their trip around Spira last night. Must be something tradition, he mused.
"Heh, don't know what she is saying, but she definitely has more manner than you." Gamakichi said as he pointed his finger at Yuna, causing Naruto to cross his arms on his chest and huff with a pout "So, where are we again?"
"Spira."
"Excuse me?" Gamakichi asked in surprise "Not on Elemental Nations?" Naruto nodded with his eyes closed. Should he feel surprised because he was brought to a whole different world? The answer was no, he should not, not after he had witnessed Kaguya Otsutsuki created multi-dimensions with her godly power with his own eyes, and learnt that she and The Sage of Sixth Path wasn't someone from his world "When Sasuke Uchiha told us what happened to you, we didn't believe him. He said you had disappeared in a flash of light, guess he was telling the truth then."
"Well, I couldn't blame you. He was a traitor a few days ago. Even I don't know what his true motive is." Naruto responded with a nod of his head "Anyway, Gamabunta, how is everyone?"
Gamakichi crossed his hand on his chest as he began "Through his Rinnegan, combined with the chakra of the nine tailed beasts, Sasuke Uchiha was able to remove Mugen Tsukuyomi and freed everyone from that Genjutsu. He felt guilty for what had happened between you two, but, he was thrown into custody as soon as he revealed what had happened to you to everyone. He didn't resist. Only Sakura Haruno and Kakashi Hatake trusted him, but there's not much they could do."
"I see…" Naruto nodded his head. A small, sad smile appeared on his face as he listened to Sasuke's fate "Guess that everyone is looking for me, huh?"
"You bet." Gamakichi said, the corner of his lips curved up as he said "You're now the hero of the Fourth Shinobi War, so literally the entire world is searching for you now, even the tailed beasts. They're going to be pleased when they hear that you're okay." He then paused for a second before saying "So, did you figure it out how you get her and how to return to your village?"
"Well, I'm about to tell you right now." Naruto nodded his head "Could you use reverse summoning to…"
"Sorry bro, but we have already tried that." Gamakichi shook his head "Fukasaku-sama and Shima-sama have been trying to reverse summon you constantly for the past few days because you've become too powerful for me to summon alone. They refused to give up even after you didn't appear before us."
"Aw man… I was hoping that could return home through that way." Naruto said disappointingly while scratching the back his head.
"Don't worry, now that we know where you are, maybe we can come up with a way to bring you back." Gamakichi gave him a smile and a thumb up, causing the disappointment to disappear from Naruto's face as he sighed and smiled at his partner "I will go back to Mount Myoboku now and tell everyone that you're okay. Call me again if you need anything, okay?"
"Definitely…" Naruto nodded while grinning "And oh, tell Tsunade-baa chan to go easy on Sasuke will ya."
"I will." Gamakichi nodded before disappearing in an explosion of smoke, nearly knocking everyone back.
Line Break
Not even a week had passed and he already felt homesick.
Lying on the doorstep of the inn with his hand behind his head and one leg over another, Naruto couldn't stop himself what everyone was doing. Did Sasuke really feel guilty after everything that had happened? After all, before receiving a royal beating from him and nearly taking their arms away, he had made a promise of placing everyone under his control and ridiculous ideal.
He thought about Kurama, the other half of Kurama. He had a conversation with the Yin half inside of him last night, and since he only knew Naruto for a short amount of time, there was no much of an advice he could give his new Jinchuriki. He could still the chakra of the other tailed beasts inside of him, but he couldn't communicate with them like what Hagoromo had said he could. He was worried that something had happened to them, because the last time he saw them, they were still trapped inside Sasuke's technique, but he heard they were out searching for him too like the rest, he felt relief.
Would the people of Elemental Nations still afraid of them now? Naruto didn't know the answer to that question. After all, Kurama had been of great help during the war. They even fought side by side with the alliance of Shinobi. Surely they would view him and the others differently from this point on.
He thought about his life, his dream. So much had happened…
"Naruto-sama." Deep in thought, he didn't notice Yuna until she was standing right in front of him. Sitting up from his position, Naruto flashed her a small smile.
"Oh hey Yuna, I didn't see you coming." The blond said as Yuna took the seat next to him "What's up?"
"Nothing, Naruto-sama. I just thought that you might need someone to talk to." Yuna shrugged as she smiled at him "When you're talking to Gamakichi-sama, I couldn't help but notice that your smiles were quite sad."
"It's that obvious huh?" The Shinobi chuckled, but then noticed the strange respectfulness Yuna was using to address him "Hold on, what's this '-sama' crap?"
"Eh?" Yuna gasped lightly in surprise "I'm doing it wrong?" She wondered her thought aloud, causing Naruto to raise an eyebrow in curiosity before asking.
"Doing what wrong?" He returned her answer before saying "Yuna, there's no need for you to address me so respectfully like that. You can call me Naruto." Normal wasn't the right word to describe him, but it was convincing enough for him to tell Yuna to drop the suffix which didn't go well with his name at all.
"If you instinct, Naruto." Yuna smiled before looking away from him "Um, Naruto… Gamakichi-sama, what is he?"
"Gamakichi? He's a toad." Naruto answered the obvious, causing Yuna to turn her head back to look at him "Well, you know, from where I came from, we don't have a specific name for them. But I think I can call him a summoning, or something like that."
"Is he an Aeon?"
"Aeon?" Naruto repeated the word, curiosity got the better of him "What's that?"
"Aeons are powerful creature blessed to summoners by the fayth." Yuna said as she pointed her hand to the temple, the largest building of the village at the other side of the street "Summoners from all over the world come here to pray to the fayth in hope of gaining the servitude of an Aeon. There're many temples like that all over Spira, and summoners will come to visit each temple in our pilgrimage and pray for them to receive the power to call forth their Aeons."
"I see… you seem to know a lot about this, is it common knowledge around here or something?" the young woman nodded her head "So… are you a summoner, Yuna?" Naruto asked.
"Me? Oh no no," Yuna shook her head and denied it while smiling embarrassedly "I'm not a summoner, not just yet. I'm only an apprentice summoner."
"That's mean you can become a summoner?"
"Yes, when I pass Besaid Temple's Cloister of Trials and gain my first Aeon, Valefor, I will become a full-fledged summoner and start my own pilgrimage." Naruto nodded his head in understanding. That sounded really cool.
"You make it seem like you're a priestess or something, you know." Naruto grinned before continuing "You see, as far as I can tell, Gamakichi is definitely not an Aeon. He's one of the toads from Mount Myoboku, and we gain their services by signing a contract."
"Mount…Myoboku?"
"Yeah, that's where all the toads live." Naruto explained "In my language, it's also known as Mountain of Bewilderment and the Land of the Toad. It's a very rich and beautiful land, with forest spread as far as you can see."
"It sounds really amazing." Yuna smiled "I wish I could see it for myself someday."
"Well, sorry to say this but, you probably won't. It's not around here, in Spira." Naruto then turned his eyes to Yuna, curiously asking her "You know, I'm somewhat surprised that you trust everything I told you. Shouldn't you… well you know, be a little more careful around me? Since I'm a stranger and all?"
"Um um, you shouldn't think about it, Naruto." She shook her head "I know you're a good person."
"That clearly not convincing enough, you know." The blond chuckled, drawing a soft giggle from Yuna. After a while, their laughter finally stopped, and Naruto said gratefully "Thank you, Yuna, for saving my life." He lowered his head a little to show her his gratitude.
"I-it's nothing, Naruto." Yuna raised her hands and replied "I didn't do anything. I found you, but it was Wakka who took you to the beach."
"Still, I'm in your debt." Naruto grinned "Wakka, Kimahri and Lulu… they're more than just friends for you, right?"
"Yes, Kimahri have been taking care of me since I was young, while Lulu and Wakka grew up with me in Besaid. They're like my big brother and big sister." Yuna smiled fondly "They're also my guardians, warrior tasked with protecting the summoner during their pilgrimage across Spira."
"I see… you know, they don't seem to like me much." It was something he could see as clear as daylight.
"That's nothing you should worry about, Naruto." Yuna smiled in response.
"Well, if you say so." Naruto shrugged.
"Naruto, can you… tell me more about where you came from?"
"You're interested in these stuffs?" He questioned curiously.
"Well, it's just… I have never seen much of the world, you know. All my childhood I have been staying on this island, training to become a summoner and readying myself to go on my own pilgrimage to defeat Sin." Naruto raised an eyebrow at that, but decided to keep quiet for the time. He also decided not to question about her parents. Seeing none of them was around, it might be a sensitive and emotional subject "I have always wanted to travel and see many different places for myself… so when you told me you're not from here, I…" she then smiled at him while waving her hand around "But of course, if it troubles you, you don't have to…"
Naruto smiled.
"Alright…" He turned his body around, facing her before crossing his legs "Where should I start?"
"So you mean…"
"Yep yep, I will tell you everything I know about my home, hell, maybe someday I can even take you there so you can see it with your eyes." A large smile spread on Yuna's lips "However, in exchange, you will tell me everything I need to know about this world. I'm a new guy here, so I will need you to fill me in the basic detail, deal?"
"Yes, Naruto."
"You're supposed to say deal, but… we will take care of that later." Naruto shook his head before crossing his arms on his chest "Now, where should I start? Ah yes, I'm from a village called Konoha …" For the first time in awhile, Naruto had truly felt at peace. What he had experienced in the Fourth Shinobi War and his conversation with Sasuke during their final battle at the valley of the end had changed him in a way not even Naruto could think possible. It made him more mature and gave him a different perspective, a different view of life.
This world… Spira… it had the peace he was seeking all his life. It wasn't his home. It wasn't the world he fought to protect.
But somehow, he felt at peace more than ever. Maybe it was because of the people around him, Yuna, who had no idea who he was, or what he truly capable of. To them, he was just another human being, a man who Yuna and her summoners saved one morning…
…and could heal from fatal damages in less than two days, summon a giant toad, but that was beside the point.
Of course, he should have known better that the peace he found wasn't going to last when he woke up the next morning, he woke up and couldn't find Yuna anywhere.
End of Chapter 2
Yagami's note: That's it for chapter 2. I hope you enjoy this chapter, everyone!
Wow! The first chapter turned out to be a success. I'm so glad that I were able to receive so much feedbacks for my effort of writing this story, and truly, I have had a great time reading all of your comments and reviews for my story.
Anyway, I hope this chapter help you clear out a couple of thing. First, there is no way for Naruto to return, at least, not right now, and second, he will be the only Naruto's character in Spira. I do not, and will never bring another character from Naruto into this story, though, Naruto's friends and his home will be mentioned from time to time, through stories he is going to tell Yuna and her guardians and Gamakichi who's there to support him along the way (Since he's a summoning, him being there to fight with Naruto doesn't count, right?)
In this chapter, Yuna and Naruto's relationship has taken a step forward. From acquaintance, they have become friends. It would be in her Pilgrimage they will fall in love with each other, but it won't happen anytime soon, mainly because Yuna was torn between her growing feeling for our blond haired hero and her duty as a summoner, while in Naruto case, between his growing feeling for the innocent summoner and the need to return to his home, to fulfill his dream he has since he was young.
We will eventually see the tailed beasts again in the future. We all know how important Yin-Kurama is in Naruto's life. Even though he has Yin-Kurama with him, who is basically the same to his other half, I'm sure that Naruto will want to have his most trusted partner back.
Regardless about the Tidus matter, I have decided to bring him into this story, because his background directly connected to the plot. The connections between him and various events are simply too much for me to ignore, or change to suit this story, which will make it unrealistic and drive me into a dead end. In addition, I have decided to pair him with Rikku. I like her characters, but she isn't really my type of girl so I won't pair her with Naruto.
Regardless of the harem matter, I have decided to keep the pairing as it should be for the time being. Maybe I will make it harem in the near future, but Naruto's sole attention will always be Yuna. If harem is made, then the romantic feelings the other women have for Naruto will only be one-side only. It took him nineteen fucking years to realize Hinata's feeling, so a pilgrimage cannot suddenly make him realize the feeling of a woman he views as his friend. This is Naruto right after the Fourth Shinobi War we are talking about.
Anyway, that's all I want to say. Once again, I hope you all come to enjoy this chapter and would really appreciate it if you give me another 100+ reviews like the first chapter XD (IS that too much to ask? Since I got 99 reviews before updating this chapter, I'm allowed to hope, right?)
I will update the Dragon Emperor next, and after that I will return to Fairy Guardian. I have already written 3k+ words for both new chapters for two stories, so you can expect them to get updated tomorrow, and then the day after.
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P/S: I have a test tomorrow so so sorry if this chapter appeared to be in a rush and move at a fast pace.
P/S/S: Is it just me, or Gentiana/Shiva from Final Fantasy XV looks a lot like Hinata? (And damn, she's hot and badass)
