Yo! Say hi to my first ever Naruto/Fullmetal Alchemist crossover! Just to clarify, this story starts a few years after the FMA manga ending. Enjoy!
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And... begin! The Sins of the Shinobi: Chapter 2!
"Ok, Naruto." Al smiled and tossed another water bullet at the 8-year-old. "Let's see you dodge this one!"
Naruto smirked and leaned back, letting the bullet pass just above him, before his eyes widened in shock. Al laughed when a second water bullet, having been shielded from view by the first one, smashed into his adopted nephew.
"Not bad." Naruto observed, straightening up and smirking. To his horror, Al noticed that Naruto's body was now almost completely covered in a thin sheet of hard carbon.
"Greed? How are you here?" Al stammered.
Naruto smiled and Al noticed that the boy's eyes were now violet. "Long story, kid."
Ed sighed and rubbed his eyes in frustration. "So you're saying that you and the other Homunculi survived?"
Greed laughed. "Got it in one, Pops. I can call you Pops, right? Seeing as you adopted this brat and all?"
Ed leaned back in his chair. "Do you know if the other six are anywhere around in the village?"
Greed nodded, turning serious. "Pride entered some kid called Neji a year before the rest of us found hosts. I also know that Wrath is in my class. He merged with the young Uchiha brat."
Ed covered his face with his hand. "Great. So Pride takes over the Hyuuga prodigy who has the bloodline to see in every direction, and Wrath takes over Sasuke Uchiha. This couldn't have gotten any worse."
Al stepped forward. "Do you know who the others could be? Also, how do you know the Uchiha boy is Wrath?"
Greed shrugged. "To answer your last question first, the Sharingan punk has the Ultimate Eye instead of his normal right eye. And no, just because he has Wrath inside him doesn't mean he is Wrath. Just like Naruto's not me or the damn fox. As for your other question, I don't know who the others are. I can try to find out, but no promises."
Ed sighed. "Can you give the body back to Naruto now?"
Greed laughed again. "Oh yeah. The boy is certainly amusing all on his own. For now I'm perfectly content to just sit back and watch."
Ed nodded. "Good. Al, take Naruto for another sparring session. I have several new problems I have to deal with."
Naruto, now back in his body, jumped up and down as Al led him out of the room. "Can we get some ramen, Uncle Al? Huh? Can we?"
Ed smiled, before snapping his fingers. Immediately two ANBU appeared in miniature leaf storms.
Ed pointed at the left one. "You. Go keep watch on Neji Hyuuga for one week. He can already use his Byakugan, so make sure you remain undetected. If he does anything that suggests he can manipulate shadows around him, inform me at once."
The ANBU frowned behind his mask at the weird order, but nodded and saluted. "Yes, Hokage-sama!" With that he was gone.
Ed turned to the second ANBU. "Bring me Sasuke Uchiha. I need to see him immediately!"
The second ANBU nodded and left the room.
"You wanted to see me, Hokage-sama?" Sasuke asked nervously, as he faced the blond man.
Ed motioned to the boy's eye patch. "Why is your eye covered like that?"
Sasuke shuffled his feet. "My clan says I have a mutated form of the Sharingan in this eye. It looks different than the normal Sharingan, and it can't copy jutsu, but it spots flaws and mistakes in enemy moves better than the average one does. It can also see any attack that is headed my way, no matter how concealed it might be."
Ed stepped in front of the boy and knelt, so that they were the same level. "Can I see what the eye looks like?"
The boy nodded and hesitantly took the eye patch off, revealing a blank eye with the Ouroboros tattoo in the center.
Ed frowned as Greed's suspicions proved true. "I know you're in there, Wrath." He spoke calmly. "Come out, I need to speak to you directly."
Sasuke chuckled in a voice that didn't match his age. "Ah, so I've been found out. It's certainly interesting to see you again, Mr. Elric. And as the leader of this village too, that's impressive."
"Nice choice of host, Wrath. The Sharingan eye matched with your eye will make you almost unbeatable once it develops." Ed commented.
Wrath frowned in surprise. "You aren't going to do anything about this?"
Ed shrugged. "Why should I? I'm hoping you direct your fury towards the enemies of this village once you're a shinobi. Believe me, there's enough opportunities for you out there."
Wrath grinned. "Ah, so that's your plan. Sate my wrath my pitting me against those who oppose you. Interesting. I suppose, as leader of this village, you have the authority over me. Quite the role reversal."
Wrath laughed. "You've got my co-operation. For now. Know this, though. The boy I inhabit has the potential to be quite wrathful without my assistance, so I currently find myself unnecessary anyway. Till next time, Edward Elric."
Sasuke looked at the Hokage. "Is that all, Hokage-sama?"
Ed nodded and the boy left the office. After he left, Ed sighed and dropped back into his chair. Now I need to figure out where the other four are.
"Hokage-sama, I have not seen a single instance of Neji Hyuuga having any degree of control over the shadows cast around him." The ANBU stated, after his week-long vigil was done.
Ed blinked. "Huh?"
Winry giggled. "He means Neji can't manipulate shadows."
Ed nodded and waved the ANBU off. "Good work. Dismissed."
Once the ANBU left, Ed turned to Naruto. "Come out, Greed, I need to talk to you."
The boy smirked. "What's up, Pops?"
Ed frowned. "Do you have any idea why you can use your shield, but Pride can't use his shadows?"
Greed rubbed his chin in thought. "I do have one guess. There's the possibility that since we took on new bodies which aren't completely our own, we retain only the physical abilities we had previously."
Ed leaned forward. "So you all have your advanced healing factors, you have your shield, Wrath has his eye, Sloth probably has his speed, and Lust can probably do her little fingernail trick. Gluttony and Envy should be unable to do anything except heal quickly, right?"
Greed nodded. "That sounds about right."
Ed waved a hand dismissively. "Great. Now go away, Greed."
Greed laughed before relinquishing control to Naruto, who left with Winry for ramen. Again.
Ed frowned as he regarded the teen sitting across from him. Behind the Hokage stood Danzo and the two advisors.
"It's come to this, hasn't it?" The teen asked rhetorically. "I will do as you ask then, Hokage-sama, Danzo-sama."
"This mission is of vital importance to Konoha. Once it's complete, you will be branded a nuke-nin and forced to flee from Konoha, do you understand that?" Ed asked.
Itachi nodded and opened his mouth to speak. Ed raised a hand, forestalling any arguments.
"You are also to spare Sasuke Uchiha." The Godaime added.
Itachi closed his mouth and nodded. "Thank you, Hokage-sama."
Once Itachi left, Danzo rounded on Ed. "Why did you to choose to let the boy live, Edward?"
"I have need of him." The young Hokage replied evasively.
"It is done, Madara-sama." Itachi bowed before his ancestor.
Madara smirked, before eyeing an unconscious Sasuke. "What of him, then?"
Itachi looked at his brother. "I respect my opponents, and frankly, my brother managed to put up a better fight than most others in my clan. Just for that, he deserves to live."
Madara observed Sasuke curiously. "He is the one with the mutated eye, is he not?"
Itachi nodded. "That's another reason. I am curious as to how far he will progress with his eye. It is certainly something that is worthy of observing further. Wouldn't you agree?"
Madara gave a tentative nod. "Indeed. The unknown is always interesting to behold."
Ed sighed and stood up from his meditative pose. "Well, I'm going for another chat with Truth. He knows a lot about this world and is quite eager to share his knowledge, so it's always worthwhile."
Al frowned. "How can you keep going there without losing parts of your body, Brother?"
Ed laughed. "Truth and I have an understanding. Equivalent exchange: I give him a companion to talk to and he gives me an easy way back here."
Al stared at him incredulously. "And that works?"
"Haven't lost anything yet, have I?" Ed asked rhetorically.
Al sighed. "If you ask me, you're pushing it, Brother. You're lucky enough this world is governed by different rules that let you use alchemy again, but to purposely go to an unknown entity that is basically God to us? You're either very brave or very stupid."
Ed shrugged. "Whatever. Anything you want me to tell him?"
Al grinned. "Tell him you're nuts."
Ed chuckled. "Will do. See ya later, Al." With that, the Hokage clapped his hands, slammed them into the ground, and vanished.
Al shook his head. "You are so lucky to be in Truth's favor, Brother." He muttered to himself.
Author's notes: Ok, chapter 2 is done! Don't worry about the Truth thing, that's... you'll see later what I have planned for that. Some things which you might want to know are those:
Edward Elric – Rank: Godaime Hokage. 25 years old. Chakra nature: Earth.
Alphonse Elric – Rank: Jonin/Clan head. 24 years old. Chakra nature: Water.
Winry Elric – Rank: Jonin/Medic-nin. 25 years old. Chakra nature: None. Also works at the Academy.
Maes Urey Elric – Rank: Student. 8 years old. Chakra nature: Unknown.
Sara Trisha Elric – Rank: Student. 7 years old. Chakra nature: Unknown. A minor prodigy, she entered the Academy a year early.
The Homunculi and their hosts:
Pride the Arrogant – Neji Hyuuga
Lust the Lascivious – Ino Yamanaka
Greed the Avaricious – Naruto Uzumaki
Envy the Jealous – Kiba Inuzuka
Sloth the Indolent – Shikamaru Nara
Gluttony the Voracious – Chouji Akimichi
Wrath the Furious – Sasuke Uchiha
I hope you enjoyed it so far. Don't worry, everything will be explained as the fanfic progresses. That includes the story of how the Elrics got to the Shinobi world and what they are doing there.
See you soon!
