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chapter 2
Bernkastel just stared critically as she watch Naruto try to do something he had been working on for these past a ten years. She said that she would bring him back in two years but Bernkastel never did say she it would be that long where they were staying. They were in a void of space that had nothing but ruins waiting to be filled with something. A place with materials that Naruto could use to make his own mental temple. Naruto had been meditating for about ten minutes now repeating the same mantra in lotus position ",The space which I make my temple my space my world of thoughts that I have made through my own wishes, I command this void that has no claim to become mine to take the shape that I see fit for I am this territories new king."
Naruto visualized what he wanted this plain to be. A field of different colored flowers, trees with luminescent leaves, the blue clear sky shining with clouds that give a faint glow of multi-spectrum light. Naruto opened his eyes finding the world that was in his minds eye in front of him. Naruto heard clapping and turned to Bernkastel who was softly clapping her hands together eyes closed . She opened her eyes and snapped her fingers making a armchair appear behind her. Bernkastel sat on the armchair her hands folded; the deadline for two years is close now. 'That boy is so infectious that he has made me value him a bit more than just entertainment', she thought staring at the glimmering clouds pass overhead.
"Ne ne, Bern-sensei?"
Bernkastel looked at Naruto finding him standing right in front of her smiling brightly wearing his new outfit. He wore red shinobi sandals with three orange anklets on his leg. He wore pants that stopped at mid calf with the right leg crimson red while the rest of the color is a deep orange with a blood read leather belt with a fox head belt buckle. On his torso he wore was similar to his old jumpsuit but the blue of his old jacket's shoulders were a blood red instead. The Uzumaki symbol on the back had changed from red to a spiral of fire. The lining of the collar and zipper was covered by fur the same color as his yellow hair that grew long enough for a small ponytail. All in all Bernkastel had to give her self a pat on the back for picking out his new wardrobe. Even though his choice of fashion was bold and confident, Bernkastel had to change it because it didn't match all that well with her taste.
"BERN-SENSEI QUIT IGNORING ME", Naruto yelled wave his arm dramatically in the air. Bernkastel just gave him a cold look and said one thing ",Zepar Furfur." Naruto immediately froze when he felt two hands grab his arms. He turned his head to the to find the twins Zepar and Fufur holding on to him Furfur has mid-length, curly red hair, icy blue eyes. She had on a yellow sleeveles dress that split around her hip, to her chest to the middle of her thighs the dress was white with maroon buttons and white frills. The collar was white with a maroon white striped bow wrapped around it, there was also another bow colored the same around her waist. Fingerless yellow gloves that reached to mid bicep adorned her hands with maroon frill and white pearls wrapped around the. On her feet were platform green slippers, the yellow stockings went up to the middle of her thighs. The stocking on the right had stripes and a green rose with maroon leaves and pearls around it while the other stocking had one white stripe at the top of it and a green hat.
Zepar had blue waist length hair, the same eyes as Furfur, and the same attire as Furfur except in a different colors. Where Furfur had yellow Zepar had black, where ever Furfur had maroon Zepar had gray, where Furfur had green Zepar had purple, where Furfur, and where Furfur had the striped rose holding stocking on the right Zepar had it at the left.
"Naruto, were you not showing your love for your teacher with that ungentlemanly manner," Zepar said with a disappointed frown. Naruto knew even though Zepar and Furfur were twins one was male and the other was female. "That's right you silly boy you've got a lot of nerve," Furfur said with a glare. Naruto had to think quickly lest he be put through another trial again, "Um uhh, she's not showing her love to me as a student." Bernkastel saw where this was going which is why she already prepared a counter attack, "really Naruto after I have diligently taught you the ins and out of witchcraft, after I helped you learn things that should take a lifetime." Zepar and Furfur looked away from Bernkastel then to Naruto only to find the place Naruto was standing empty. They looked behind to see a red, yellow, and orange dot running in the distance. Bernkastel smirked remembering the first time he met the two demons of love.
"Ano, Bern-sensei?"
"Yes Naruto."
"Am I doing it right?" He asked eyes closed in concentrating facing the broken tea cup with the tea pooled around it. "If your concentrating on me instead of the tea and the cup then no Naruto," Bernkastel announced arms crossed staring impassively at her pupil. "Oh right hihihi," Naruto said sheepishly rubbing the back of his neck. Bernkastel gave a impatient sigh then commanded," back on the tea Naruto remember how it was shaped, today."
Naruto nodded and went back to thinking about how the cup was shaped, how the tea was kept inside of it, and how the handle was wide enough for his fingers to fit through. Bernkastel watched as the cup shards slowly lifted off the ground with the tea. The broken shards fit like jigsaw puzzle pieces with the cracks sealing and the tea flowing back into it. It was a bit slower than it take normally but she expected this much from a beginner. But the fact that he had not spent most of his time training at the tender age of childhood for this proved how much of a natural he was at magic. "Good now we will work on summoning furniture, of course mine will be of use to you apprentice," Bernkastel said though she wondered if it was a good idea to allow him to contract 2 of the 72 pillars. 'Either way this is my apprentice, if he dies while summoning them I'll revive him then kill him again for being so inadequate,' Bernkastel thought knowing how strenuous it is to bring out such powerful beings.
Naurto grasped the cups handle then brought it to his lips taking a sip, he opened eyes in disgust putting the tea down with a loud 'CLANK' and shouted out, " awe man that thing is way too bitter."
"Naruto," Bernkastel said getting the boys attention knowing he had missed what she just said," I said today you will be making your first contract with my furniture." Naruto's eyes brighten up even, Bern-sensei had always told him that witches had furniture that followed there every command. but the way Naruto took explanation he just though he was going to make new friends. Even though he had long been able to summon the goat butlers, but they weren't exactly the talkative types, heck even Sasuke-teme had more of a personality than any of them. Bernkastel just put out her hands and Naruto just grasped it smiling brightly. "Clear your mind," Bernkastel told him making the boy close his eyes as he let go.
Naruto found himself in a blank world of swirling nothing in the background, he looked around for Bernkastel.
"I am right here Naruto."
He turned around to find his sensei sitting on air. "So, now what Bern-sensei?" Naruto asked looking around the empty space looking confused as to how he got there. 'Again with no training he can do thing a adept is capable of without knowing what he's doing,' Bernkastel thought. "Naruto," the witch of miracles said in a commanding voice getting the boys attentions. "Hai," he answered straightening up a but knowing this was something he had wanted to do for a while. Bernkastel just said, " Naruto call them out."
He nodded closing his eyes in deep concentration. Bernkastel waited for him to start calling for the two demons.
And waited.
And waited.
"Naruto…you've forgotten their names haven't you…?"
Bernkastel just watched as her student sweat in fear of her piercing glare, even though he couldn't see Naruto could feel the force of it. Bernkastel's face contorted in annoyance as she geitted her teeth, " Naruto if you forget it again I will personally replace your fingers with gingersnaps and your toes with candy corn then force them down your throat ." Naruto couldn't help but gulp in fear knowing that she wouldn't hesitate to do what she said in a heartbeat. "The names of the twins are Zepar and Furfur now summon them," Bernkastel ordered with a hiss in her voice. Naruto nodded again and concentrated thinking of his teacher's furniture and not getting body parts replaced with treats and eating them. "Demons of the seventy-two pillars, furniture contracted by the witch of miracles Bernkastel…" Naruto slowly put up his hand almost as if in a trance, "…Under the name Uzumaki Naruto the apprentice of Bernkastel I summon you…Zepar and Furfur." With a flood of golden butterflies the two demons of love appeared in all their glory.
Zepar and Furfur stood there staring at Naruto quizzically wondering what the blond was doing there. Naruto looked at the two and couldn't help but think that they were cutter than the girls at the academy. "Wow, their so pretty," Naruto said staring at the two with admiring eyes. Zepar and Furfur smiled.
"Actually ," Zepar started to say," I am handsome."
Naruto just didn't care and decided to actually introduce himself. Clearing his throat and announced while doing a graceful bow, " my name is Naruto the apprentice under the witch of Miracles Bernkastel." The twin demons looked towards Bernkastel in curiosity wondering what type of game she's playing at. The witch just kept her emotionless face. "Well anyway Naruto is here to make a contract with the two of you," Bernkastel said to the two. The two demons of love looked at the boy before nodding. "But just how long has he been your apprentice, Bernkastel?" Zepar asked with his arms crossed.
"In this space in time he has only been my student for three years," Bernkastel answered. Furfur just kept giving Naruto a calculating look making the blonde feel uncomfortable for some reason. "He is such a cute boy, maybe I should teach him a few things," Furfur said with a sultry look that just made Naruto chuckle nervously. "Furfur we shouldn't be rough, especially one so young things must be gentle at first," Zepar said sounding wise made Naruto start twitching, wondering what they were talking about. "You will allow Naruto to summon you both correct," Bernkastel said rather than ask. "Of course this young man may call us but only…" Zepar paused as he and Furfur switched places too quickly for Naruto to pick up, then they put there hands out in a pose then finished with, "for the power that is love."
Naruto gave a look that said, 'are you serious,' to Bernkastel, who nodded a 'yes.'
Bernkastel resisted a chuckle over the few years Zepar and Furfur were always playing with Naruto. She couldn't help but think about him gone, it would obviously feel more empty around when he left to start the show he'd provide her. Bernkastel almost felt bad, almost anyway, it was just mild entertainment in the first place. "Naruto," Bernkastel said just now noticing the struggling blond was being man handled by Zepar and Furfur. Bernkastel didn't know if she should chuckle at scene before her as both parties froze under her gaze.
'How long was I dilly-dallying?' She thought.
"Um yeah Bern-sensei," Naruto said after he finally escaped the grips the two demon sthat were dismissed in crowd of golden butterflies with a wave of Bernkastel's hand.
"Naruto the set time is upon us now tell me when do you wish to leave?"
Naruto stared at his sensei a bit surprised. He couldn't really tell how much time passed in Konoha, especially with spending so much time they spent in Bernkastel's time space equivalent distortion. By calculating the time of two years, Bernkastel divided the time by ten then made a select empty space connected to the divided time. This allowed them to experience the ten years in their space while the two years of the shard Naruto was from passed. For Bernkastel it was simple to fold time to her commands to Naruto it was incredible.
"Um Bern-sensei," Naruto said rubbing the back of his neck looking somewhat sad, "I would like to go as soon as possible if that's okay." Bernkastel nodded passively at his words. Naruto wasn't ignorant to her plans to use him and his home for some entertainment. He knew that to be Hokage he'd have to train his butt off, but he'd gotten smarter and knew that the chances of him doing it were low, incredibly low. Still, he kept his determination to prove his worth. That he wasn't some worthless big mouth brat, but a capable shinobi. Naruto maybe a witch but that won't change his original goal; So if Bernkastel thought it was time for him to go that meant it was time for him to go live his dreams and be of use to her.
"Fine Naruto you are now adept in your ability of witchcraft I acknowledge you as a title less witch or rather a sorcerer although they are the same in the end, though you will and always be my apprentice," Bernkastel was actually having a hard time believing he was leaving. Truth be told she wouldn't have minded if he was her apprentice for eternity.
'So infectious,' she thought.
"Naruto now you are officially a witch my suggestion is finding your own personal furniture," Bernkastel said getting off her armchair. Naruto looked at her in confusion making Benkastel smirk. "Your final task before the designated time is to contract a demon to be your head furniture," she announced. Naruto's eyes started shining like a kid getting half the toys from the store on Christmas. He'd been waiting for this day, to make a contract with one, a powerful entity. Although to Naruto it was just making a new friend in the end. Just like the time with the goat butlers in his second year, even though the thing's were mostly emotionless they seemed more…'chipper' with Naruto around.
"Okay how do we start Bern-sensei?" Naruto asked with enthusiasm. Bernkastel snapped her fingers making a large book appear over Naruto's head. There was a yelp when the big book fell on top of his head. Bernkastel smirked at his pain while Naruto rubbed his head while muttering cuss word under his breath. Before Naruto could ask what the book hitting him on the head was for Bernkastel cut him off, " that book is The Geotia: The Lesser keys of Solomon." Naruto looked at the large book taking in the grey cover with pictures of demons along the borders surrounding the title. Naruto looked at Bernkastel with a curious look and said, " don't tell me you want me to read this entire thing then summon up the demon that I want."
"Naruto I don't expect you to read it," Bernkastel said. Naruto then looked at her with a deadpanned expression knowing what she was going to say," I expect you to memorize it then pick a demon and the procedures to summon it when you choose, consider it your early birthday present." Naruto groaned as Bernkastel disappeared in a flock of sapphire butterflies.
The blonde boy just picked up the book knowing that if he didn't start reading now he would get thirty lashes. Naruto doesn't know how Bern-sensei always knows when he goofs off with the goat butlers to play games of tag and play ninja, but she always does.
In a different plane of existence Bernkastel watched as Naruto read through the book. In all honesty she was curious as to what type of furniture Naruto would choose. He was naturally a blunt stupid-genius in the end so a demon that was strict with respect and poise was out. While she was pondering a presence appeared behind her. A presence that made her feel a twinge of it.
Fear.
"Hello, AuAurora to what do I owe this unpleasant visit?"
Chapter 2 end
I rather not go with generic Naruto starts acting like his sensei thing that everyone started. It's just making an original character or some mary sue then just giving it the same name as Naruto. There will be some moments when he is smarter but only because Bernkastel hates stupidity.
I already picked out a demon for Naruto and the Kyuubi is not going to be it because again too generic. Also people would think that ten years would change person but stay at this level of thinking.
A) Naruto was isolated from any real life experience he would experience from other people other than Bernkastel who treated him as a child B) Naruto only has the thinking process of a twelve year old because his body is still twelve years old C) his mind may have experience ten years but in the end those years were nothing more than knowledge gathering not real life experience gathering and with few interaction with others Naruto hasn't learned much worldly knowledge D) remember magic is something whimsical and childish no mater how cruel it can be in then which is why all witches are usually so peppy (Bernkastel is a exception).