For people who still don't know: I am also writing another story called 'Fate of a Kitsune (Alternate Version)'. So I suggest you guys to check it out, too. For now, enjoy the story.
I don't own Naruto.
I don't own Fate/Stay Night, too. :)
Published: 6/2/2019
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Chapter 2: Settling In
Their swords were already in their hand, trying to find a chance to stop the blond boy.
When the blond boy said something, they didn't understand what he was saying. They were wondering what he was talking about. Can he even speak English?
[Where am I?] The blond repeated the same.
The old man then thought it might be some other language from the eastern countries. And decided that force won't solve the problem.
"We have to calm him down, first. And,..." the old man started giving instructions to his children.
'What the hell is this old man talking about?' thought Naruto. 'I am sure I am not in Tsukiyomi or some kind of genjutsu.'
"Naruto, I think you should let the old man go. They might have treated you from the wounds." said Kurama.
'Maybe you are right, bandages don't automatically come and wrapped around my wounds.'
When Naruto looked at the two in front of him. They were lowering their swords. It seemed like the old man was telling them to do so.
Naruto thought what he was doing was wrong. And, he retracted his hand and released the old man and stepped back. The two came running to the old man.
[Sorry.] said Naruto.
The three looked at him confusedly. They didn't seem to understand what he was saying.
'What's happening, Kurama? Why are they acting like they don't understand me?'
"It's pretty obvious. Cuz they don't actually understand you."
'But, how can it be possible?'
"Come on, kit. Don't be stupid. Anything is possible."
'So what about my friends!? What will happen to them!? How can I return!?'
"I don't know, kit. We're in the same situation. For now, we should focus on where we are first. Panicking won't help."
'Right, right' He calmed himself down.
The old man then walked towards the blond boy, who was standing idly. He seemed like he was lost in thoughts.
"Father." said Kay.
"It's okay. Do not worry. He was just a little bit scared." replied the old man.
When he reached him, he said "Boy, I am going to teach you our language." said the man.
But Naruto just confusedly looked at him.
"Maybe he is trying to tell you something." advised Kurama.
"Why not we sit down first." said the man as he sat down.
Naruto also followed his action.
"Now, I will tell you our names. Ector." he said as he pointed himself.
[Ector] the boy repeated confusedly after him.
The old man nodded.
'Ector? What is Ector?'
"It's probably his name." explained Kurama.
'Oh, I get it.'
"Kay." the old man as he pointed at the boy, who was sitting beside him.
[Kay] repeated Naruto.
The old man nodded again.
"Artoria." he said again as he pointed at the blond girl.
[Arto ia] said Naruto.
This time the man shook his head and repeated the name again "Artoria".
[Artoria] this time Naruto said correctly.
The old man then pointed at him.
[Naruto, Naruto Uzumaki] said the blond.
"Naruto Uzumaki, such a strange name." commented the old man.
'Well, he said something about my name. But, I will just take that as a compliment.'
In this way, they started to teach him one word after another. This went for about 2 hours until the blond fell asleep. They just wrapped a blanket over him and left him.
Artoria then went to her room. She was feeling really sleepy. She has never stayed that late before.
"He seems friendly." said the man.
"Father, he just aimed his weapon at your throat." said Kay. He didn't like Naruto.
"Yes, I know that, son. But, did he killed me?"
"No."
"That's the point. If he really wanted to, we all would be dead by now. Besides, you also know how hard it is to sneak up on me. But I didn't even sense he did it."
"Whatever it is. I don't like him, father. He is dangerous. He can become a threat to our country."
"Then we will teach him not to become a threat. Besides, what we know about him is just a little. We can't judge a person because of his weapons and his stealth skill. Like I said before, he could have killed us, if he wanted to. But, why, why didn't he kill us?"
"But-"
"I know you are worried, son. In time, we will know about him. We will know what his true intentions are. For now, we can only wait. Be patient, son."
"..."
"Well, I am going to sleep, now. You should, too. It's pretty late. We can talk about him tomorrow." said the man as he walked past his son.
It was a nice morning. The air is fresh and clean. Birds singing in tune. We could hear the wind rustling through the leaves. Naruto was still asleep. But a sound was annoying him, something was encouraging him to get up and see what that sound was. So he got up from the place he was lying.
He walked in the direction of the sound while yawning. His eyes were half-closed. It was too heavy for him to lift his eyelids. When he reached the place, he rubbed his eyes and looked at what it was.
It was no other than the blond girl, named Artoria. The view in front of him widened his eyes. She looked so graceful, swinging her sword under the sunlight.
She felt that someone was watching at her. So, she suddenly turned around, pointing her sword at his throat.
Naruto raised his hands up.
"Oh, Naruto. I'm sorry. I didn't know it was you." she apologized as she lowered her sword.
"That ... okay." replied Naruto as he lowered his hands. He is still not friendly with their language. So, it took him awhile to think the correct word.
"So, what are you doing so early in the morning, Naruto?" asked the girl as she sheathed her sword.
"Nothing. I .. heard .. sounds .. when .. I .. woke up." said Naruto.
"Oh, I was just having my morning practice." said the girl.
"O..kay." said Naruto.
"Father is going to be back soon. Come on, let's go back inside." said Artoria as she walked inside her house.
"Your English is pathetic, kit." mocked Kurama with a laugh.
'Shut up, you old fox!' Naruto shouted back. He then followed the girl.
It was just a regular day for a regular person. But for Naruto, it was special. He had a lot of experiences in the new world he was in. He became friendlier with Artoria, too. She showed him around the village. And, it was quite pleasant.
There were no cries of horror. No shouts of pain. Only the waves of laughter of the kids, playing around the village, can be heard.
Now they are back to their house. Artoria was having her evening practice while Naruto was just sitting against a tree, feeling exhausted. He was deep in thought.
'Kurama, have you thought of any ways?' he asked.
"Actually no, kit. From my years of experience, I think we won't be able to return back." said Kurama.
'Kurama, it's not the time for jokes. My friends need me. I and Sasuke need to seal Kaguya.' said Naruto.
"I know that, kit. To open dimensions, we need to have a Sharingan like what your sensei had, and an enormous amount of chakra, which you already have. However, there are millions of dimension. If we chose the wrong one, we will end up in another world just like this time."
'So, what about my friends? ... if I can't return, we can't seal Kaguya..'
"Ya know, kit. There is something that is bothering me."
'Huh?'
"Why did the sun symbol fade away from your palm?" asked Kurama.
"NANI!?" he shouted.
Artoria heard that and looked at him with a questioning face. The blond said something in his language. So she couldn't understand the meaning.
"Sorry, sorry. It's nothing." apologized Naruto.
She then continued her practice.
Naruto quickly checked his palm and found that Kurama was right. The symbol was gone.
"Kit, you don't need to shout."
'Wha-What happened?'
"Calm down, kit. There are only two possible things that could've happened."
The blond focused more on Kurama.
"First, Hogoromo transferred your powers to one of your friends and sealed Kaguya."
That relieved Naruto.
"But, the second is, Kaguya won and succeeded in ruling your world."
"How can 'she ruling the world' be connected with the symbol disappearing?"
"That symbol was formed by Hogoromo's chakra. If she won, she might have absorbed all the chakra from your world. That also includes Hogoromo's. So, the symbol disappeared."
'I just hope that Kaguya didn't win.'
'Me too, Naruto. If Kaguya succeeded, it means this world is connected to our world somehow. And she will eventually reach here. And everything will be chaos.' thought Kurama.
"Naruto, let's go. It's already time for dinner." reminded Artoria.
"Hai, hai," said Naruto as he stood up.
"Hai, hai?" asked Artoria confusedly.
"It means 'yes yes' in our language." explained Naruto.
"I see."
"Come on, let's go. We might have missed your father's delicious cooking if we don't hurry." said Naruto as he started to walk.
"How can you English talk so fluently just in a day?" asked Artoria as she followed him.
"Well, let's just say I am a fast learner." he replied. The truth was he made clones, where people can't see, and told them to talk to each other or to villagers while disguising, to practice English. He was feeling exhausted because of all the memories he just received.
The dinner was quite delicious. He enjoyed the old man's cooking. It was even better than the Ramen he had his whole life.
Naruto was sitting under the tree. He was looking at the stars twinkling across the night sky.
The old men came walking towards Naruto. He then sat next to Naruto.
"So, Naruto, how do you like the village? I heard that my daughter showed you around." asked the old man, Ector.
"Well, the village is really pleasant. I like the weather here, too."
"I am glad you like the village, Naruto." said the old man.
"Of course I like it. But there are lots of things different from mine."
"Yours?" asked the old man.
Naruto nodded. "I came from a village called 'Konoha'. It means 'Village Hidden in the Leaves'. I grew up there as an orphan. The villagers weren't nice to me since I was born. They sometimes torture me. Sometimes beat me up. They thought I was some kind of evil spirit. I cried every night."
The old man was saddened by the boy's story. He could see the pain in the boy's eyes.
"But I don't hate the village? I want to protect it."
"Why do you want to protect them even though they treated you so badly?" asked the old man.
Naruto smiled at this question. "There were a few people who cared about me, who helped me when I needed them the most, who filled me up when I am hungry. I want to protect those precious people. No matter how few they are, I will even risk my life to protect the village for them."
The old man was surprised by his answer. He never thought the boy had such passion for his friends.
"But now, I can't. I don't even know how I get here. I don't know how to return. I am stuck." Naruto said disappointedly.
"Do not worry, boy. We will find a way to get you back home. For now, you should sleep. You will need a lot of energy for tomorrow." said the old man with a smile as he stood up.
"Good night, Naruto." the old man said his last words as he walked inside his room.
"Good night, old man." mumbled Naruto as he closed his eyes...
Author's Note:
Well, how do you guys think? Is it good? I don't know myself too. Well, anyway, I am going to write chapter 3 of both stories. Oh, oh, there is one more thing. If you have some questions you want to ask me or about this story, you can ask me from the reviews or PM me. Hope we meet again.
Ja ne!
