I wanted to say this in the beginning before my head gets bitten off. In the FFCC game I don't' remember them ever giving the world a name so in this fic it's going to be referred to as Morroc. Why? Cuz it's cool 3. I don't have much to say after that, so I'm just gonna start the chapter. Please read, review, and enjoy D.
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I do not own Naruto or FFCC this is just a fan fic for the sake of entertainment
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Chapter 2: Yuke? Sounds like a fruit?
Naruto groggily opens his eyes and immediately closes them shut. The blinds on the window were completely open and the sun was stationed right in the center of his window. He tried to open his eyes again but to no avail. He tried to move his body but found he was confined.
"Where am I?" he asked himself
He tried to talk aloud but his mouth was covered, he herd a door open and footsteps coming towards his bed. He tried to open his eyes to see who it was but the blasted sun was beaming all of its mighty rays directly at him.
"Ah! You're awake!" herd Naruto say from the person who had just walked in.
"Hold on let me close the blinds." Said the man, after the blinds where closed Naruto was finally able to see his surroundings. He looked at the old man and saw he had a very warm smile on his face. The man stood about 5'6" and wore a purple shirt with an orange swirling design on its sleeves. He had khaki pants and wore simple sandals. He had a white beard that was neatly kept and his hair was tied back in a small ponytail. Although the man looked sturdy and rough around the edges he had a very warm and fatherly aura about him.
"Let me remove your bandages so that we can talk, I've been very interested in you since I found you." Stated the old man
After undoing Naruto's bandages around his head he started asking Naruto simple questions while he continued to undo the rest of his bandages.
"What's your name?" asked the old man first as he took several patches off of Naruto's shoulders.
Naruto stared at the old man for a bit and answered. "Naruto…"
"Naruto eh? I've never herd a name like that before, where are you from?" he asked
"……" Naruto didn't answer
"Did you loose your memory?" asked the old man
"…..no" answered Naruto
"Ah I see, you must be shy. I don't blame you I am some weird guy who just started talking to you as though we've known each other forever." The old man laughed
"The name's Iku by the way. If you don't want to tell me anything about you that is just fine by me, but I ask that you are at least cooperative in letting me take care of you. You where severely injured and it'll be a few more weeks before you are…." Iku's sentence was lost in itself when he saw no scars or wounds where there had previously been. The only indication of them where the stitches that where used to sew the boy back together and they had been pushed out to just be lingering on by the first few layers of skin.
"Wow, I've never seen healing this fast in my life. That is some strong Clavat genes you got there my boy." Said Iku further evaluating the blond.
"How long was I out?" asked Naruto shyly
Iku smiled at the boy who seemed to be opening up a little. "You've been out for two weeks tomorrow." He said
"Where is this?" asked Naruto
"You are in the town of Tipa" He said unraveling the bandages in Naruto's stomach area and legs. "You seem a little young to have a tattoo." Stated Iku
Naruto looked at the old man questioningly.
"That." Iku pointed at Naruto's naval and Naruto went wide eyed and covered his stomach
"Hey no need to hide it, I was young once two, though I didn't get a tattoo when I was just a little boy." Said the old man
"I'm not a Little Boy!" yelled Naruto taking Iku by surprise
"Oh? I'm sorry Naruto sounds like a boy's name, and your short hair mislead me to believe you where a boy, I'm sorry little girl." Said the old man causing Naruto to glare hotly and was about to correct the old man when Iku started laughing.
Iku just laughed at the boy's antics and apologized for making fun of him. He grabbed all of the cotton bandages and left the room, he returned several minutes later with a bowl of soup, two small loaves of bread, and a tall glass of water. Naruto not realizing how hungry he was took too the bread first, he ate the first loaf of bread in a couple of bites and then drank the soup from the side of the plate, he then finished the second loaf of bread faster than the first and downed the glass of water in one breathe. Iku who had his back turned to Naruto to get the boy some clothes returned to find an empty plate and an innocent looking Naruto with no evidence that he had eaten. Iku smiled at the boy and took his plates to return with the same meal several minutes later.
"Eat all you want there is plenty more." He said handing Naruto the platter and watch contently as Naruto made quick work of this one much like the 1st. when Naruto finished Iku grabbed the plate and started heading off to get the boy some more soup and a couple extra loaves of bread when he heard the boy say. "Konoha."
"Excuse me?" asked the old man
"You asked where I'm from, I'm from Konoha." Stated Naruto
"Konoha? I've never heard of it." Replied Iku thinking as hard as he could
"Well it's in fire country" stated Naruto
"Never heard of that either." Stated Iku still trying to decipher these cryptic names
"I don't know what else to say." Stated Naruto
Iku just smiled at the boy and said "Don't worry about that for now, just focus on regaining your strength and getting better." He exited the room and returned with a much deeper dish of soup and several loaves of bread, and a whole pitcher of ice cold water. Naruto finished every last morsel and sighed contently.
"That's some good soup you got there Iku-san." Said Naruto thanking Iku
"Sure thing there Naruto." He looked at the boy for a few seconds. "What does san mean?" he asked
"HUH?! What do you mean what does san mean, it's what everyone says to people they want to show proper respect to." Stated the blond.
"Hmm, you must come from a very far away land Naruto that custom does not exist here." He said taking all of the plates off of Naruto's bed and taking them to the kitchen.
Naruto sat in bed for several moments when it occurred to him to get up. His muscles where soar from being unused for almost two weeks as Iku stated but he managed. He walked down the stairs and wandered around the house for a bit when he found himself in the kitchen where the man named Iku was washing the dishes.
"So is their anything else you want to ask me?" asked Naruto
"He sure opens up quickly" thought an amused Iku. "Well what bring you here? I saw a large flash of light in the sky the night before I found you, I went in the morning near the River Belle Path to investigate when I found you on the ground bleeding profusely and knocked out."
Naruto stayed quiet for several minutes lost in his own thoughts and then he told Iku the whole story. After the greater portion of the morning was spent listening to Naruto's story Iku concluded that Naruto was either the most creative and unique character in the world to come up with a tall tail like that, or he was telling the truth, but Iku's very limited knowledge of anything outside of any normal person's boundaries could not help the young blond out.
"I have an idea, let's go to Marr's Pass and see what we can find out, but first you need to put on those clothes I gave you earlier." Naruto looked down and noticed he was just wearing a pair of boxers and quickly rushed upstairs and put on the clothes Iku gave him.
Naruto looked at himself in the mirror and didn't like his outfit, it was all green. His shirt was green and had a high collar which he folded down, the shirt was very loose fitting and left part of his chest exposed. The sleeves on the shirt where very round and hovered several inches from his skin if he kept his arms loose. The pants where also very loose and very green. Except unlike his shirt the pants where tucked in under some very thick and tight stockings that reached his knees. The shoes that where given to him where also the same shade of green but where fairly simple, no designs on them, just a simple shoe like shape, but they did seem to have to rather large cotton balls dandling at the back.
"These are some weird clothes." Thought Naruto to himself
But he did find the comfortable and since his clothes he discovered to be torn to shreds, he decided to make due. He walked back downstairs and was greeted by Iku smiling very warmly at Naruto. They both walked out the door and Naruto got his first glimpse of the town called Tipa.
"Beautiful…" he said to himself
The scenery was very colorful he saw very green grass and tall strong trees littering the dirt path in both directions, a fence made entirely of wood with various signs posted on them. Small stones pathed the way on the dirt path and off in the short distance he could see trees and various flowers. It was a very warm and colorful town to grow up in.
"Let's go Naruto." Said Iku walking up the path
Naruto followed behind Iku drinking up the beauty of this small town with his eyes, they walked for several minutes when Iku came to a stop and started talking with a very peculiar individual. Naruto being distracted by his surroundings hadn't noticed until he was spoken to directly.
"Hello, you must be the boy found in the Miasma." Stated the very tall fellow
"Um yeah, I….." Naruto stared at the individual in front of him blankly. He didn't know what to make of him. He stood just above the man's waste. He had brown and white stripped legs that seemed to be made of feathers, his knees where very boney and his shoes looked like smalls sacks tied to his ankles. He wore a grey, and dark grey checkered outfit with a white boarder that looked like a skirt and jacket, and had a purple chest plate. But what really made him awkward to comprehend were his helmet, bat wings, and his arms/wings. His helm was very pointy and didn't seem to be covering his head because it was much too small. His batwings were real; they flapped with enthusiasm when this weird man spoke to Naruto. He had another set of wings that seemed to function like arms and hands, big bulky feathers where his fingers and they seemed to work like anyone else's hands….just made of feathers.
"Naruto this is Amiddaty a member of the crystal caravan from Shella." Said Iku after Naruto seemed to have froze.
"It's a pleasure to meet you Naruto." Amiddaty said extending his hand for Naruto
Naruto slowly grabbed his hand and felt that it was very strong and heavy "guess it's not a wing." He told himself
"What are you?" Naruto finally got out
"Ha! Well I'm a male and I don't blame you for not knowing what sex I am. I myself do not know what sex some yukes are." The man named Amiddaty stated. "Well I must take my leave; my caravan is waiting for my return." The yuke said jogging down the path far to stiff for comfort.
"You shouldn't be so rude Naruto, I know it's hard to tell a yuke's sex but it'd do you well to just figure it out for yourself instead of just blatantly asking them like that." Said Iku
"I knew it was a guy, but I just don't know what he is." Naruto stood silent for a minute "What's a yuke? Is that like a fruit or something?"
"What do you mean?" asked Iku confused "Don't you have Yukes where you come from?"
"No" said Naruto like it was the most common knowledge in the world.
"……." Iku stared at Naruto intensely
"What's a Clavat Naruto?" asked Iku
"You tell me." He said a little annoyed
"How about a Selkie?" asked Iku
"Nope." He stated blandly
"Lilities?" he asked again
"Lil-who?" he asked Raising an eye brow.
"…… (Sigh)" Iku said pinching the bridge of his nose (same gesture as Tsunade) "This will be annoying."
"Ok Naruto, we are Clavats." He stated
"I thought I was a human." Said Naruto
"I guess that is what they call our species in your world, but here in Morroc we are Clavats." Said Iku
"Morroc? What's that?" asked Naruto
"That's the name of the planet." Said Iku
"Well….mines is called Earth." Said Naruto
"Earth huh…..I've never met an alien before." Said Iku jokingly
"I'M NOT AN ALIEN!" Naruto stated/yelled hotly
"Well you are from another planet right? Wouldn't that make you an alien?" said Iku
"….." Naruto stood shut, though he didn't like to think of it that way he actually was, technically an alien.
"Well I don't want to give you too much all at once, I'll tell you more about how this world works on our way to Marr's Pass.
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Naruto wasn't one to mind long walks, but he didn't know that Marr's Pass was over 75 miles away and required a hike through some mountains. But their whole walk to Marr's pass had been informative on Naruto's part, he learned all about the different races that inhabited this planet and the history and origins of miasma and its mysteries. He also was given a crash course on the basics of Magic and the power in each being know as myst (chakra to you and me). Naruto also learned about the magic properties of Crystals and how they negate the effects of Miasma on all beings and the great honor and importance of each towns Caravan. Naruto was instantly mesmerized by the idea of the Caravans. They seemed like the typical hero story that Naruto had grown up listening to in the Orphanage before he was kicked out. Upon seeing Naruto's fascination Iku mention to Naruto that he use to be a part of the Caravan when he was younger and Naruto practically fished for stories. After a couple of stories Naruto officially labeled Iku a liar. Who was he kidding? Giant 2 story crabs? A big green toxic pimple? And an ogre that wields both a two tone hammer and a three tone axe? Needless to say Naruto practically lost all respect for the Caravans as Iku ranted on about his 'adventures'.
"We're here." Stated Iku as the town of Marr's Pass came up into his field of vision.
"FINALLY!!" Naruto screamed in frustration.
"Oh common we haven't' been walking that long?" said Iku
"That Long?! We've been on the road for 5 DAYS now! How is that not long?" asked a frustrated Naruto while Iku simply smiled and laughed lightly
Upon entering Marr's pass Naruto immediately noticed the enormous Crystal in the dead center of town.
"Oye Oye! What's that thing?" asked Naruto pointing out the massive crystal that towered over the whole entire town at a massive 7 stories tall.
"That? Oh that's just the town Crystal that protects this whole area from Miasma and Monsters." Replied Iku
"That's the town Crystal? I thought what we have was the town Crystal." Asked Naruto
"No, what we have is a traveler's Crystal, it allows us to go short distances with out the need to worry about the miasma." Said Iku
"How come I didn't' see one in Tipa?"
"That's because we left as soon as you where up and able, but in truth out town Crystal is much smaller, only the size of a house."
"Ah well First thing I'm gonna do when we get back is see that Crystal!" said an exited Naruto
"Well that may prove to be problematic." Said Iku
"Huh?" asked a confused Naruto
"Well Naruto, you have one of two options now that we are in this town. If you choose you can stay here, and do what ever it is that you please. You can even live amongst the people here and join their Caravan, or you can roam the world if you choose. That is entirely up to you. Or you can come back to Tipa with me. If you come back to Tipa with me you will be taken care of, but only if you agree to help me around the shop." Said Iku. Naruto was taken back by this predicament all of a sudden.
"Oye Oye! What do you mean? You want me to stay here and fend for myself?" asked Naruto
"What I want has nothing to do with this. It all falls down to what YOU want to do. I am not your father, not am I your guardian. So I have no right to tell you, or ask you what to do with your life because that is entirely up to you. So I'll just list your options." Iku said with a smile that warmed Naruto
"Well…I don't know many people here, and I still don't know how things work. sniff so can I stay sniff with you Iku?" Naruto buried himself in Iku's chest and started to wale. He had a flood of memories from his younger days hit him like a ton of bricks. He stood there sobbing into Iku's chest as he remembered being chased around in Konoha by some drunken adults; he remembered not being allowed to play with the other kids as some of the adults would sneer at him just for being around. He remembered the orphanage he grew up in purposely feeding him only enough to keep him alive.
"Please don't leave me alone!" Naruto said in a pathetic sobbing cry. He repeated in a much hushed voice to Iku. "Why does everyone always abandoned me? I'm not a bad kid! I haven't done anything wrong! sniff so why does everyone hate me so much?"
Iku wasn't proud of himself…but he needed to make sure. Not that he got some kind of sick pleasure out of making little boys cry. He just simply wanted to make sure that this boy wanted to stay with him. If he had asked in Tipa the answer was imminent but if he asked somewhere where the boy didn't feel particularly comfortable with he could get the truth out of him. But he decided that weather he was lying or not he would take care of the odd boy from the sky.
"Now now Naruto. Don't' worry." He said smiling and patting Naruto on the head. "You are more than welcome to stay with me if you want too." He said giving Naruto the same warm smile. All Naruto could do was continue to sob into the man's chest.
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(Done)
Sorry for the long wait \ I had a really hard time getting into the flow if it and I can't tell you how many times I've rewritten and edited this chapter. But I can say I did get some good brain storming done and I have a lot of great ideas for Naruto and I've though of his fellow Caravan. I just want to say that this fic is an AU too both FFCC and Naruto so some aspects of both will be incorporated into each other and some thing removed all together. If you have any questions please feel free to ask. I'm planning on having a character BIO at the end of every chapter from now on so everyone can get a better understanding on each OC.
Name: Amiddaty
Age: ??
Sex: Male
Occupation: Craftsman, Philosopher, Caravan of Shella
Residence: Shella
Summary: Amiddaty is the leader of the caravan of Shella and is a very wise man even for a Yuke. He is often seen contemplating the significant in the ordinary and uses his knowledge to his fullest. He is an Amazing strategist that incorporates his teammates to take full advantage of their strengths. He will play as a senior figure to Naruto who will at times give a unique insight on a situation for the young blond.