Chapter One: The Black Widow

The boy opened his eyes, finding himself resting on driftwood being carried in the middle of the sea. How did he get here? He doesn't know. The boy was like an infant entering this world. He was this blonde haired boy, and why was he drifting through the seas? Why was he in raggety clothes, why was he thirteen? The blonde haired boy hardly knew a thing about himself, he didn't what happened earlier that caused him to drift to sea.

Amnesia as some may call it.

The blonde haired boy blinked, staring at the figure sailing towards him. A ship? The boy was too weak to move.

"Captain!" he heard a voice shout, "We found a castaway!" the voice said.

"Bring 'em on deck!" he heard another.

The next thing Naruto knew he was being carried by a giant fishnet. He did nothing, he didn't struggle just stared blankly at the net.

As he landed on the ship, he stared at the crew members who was about couple years older then he was, and the girls stared back at him.

"Poor lad," a raven haired girl came over to him and felt his forehead, "He has a high fever."

Naruto spoke as the girl let go of her hand, "Who," he said, "Who are you?"

"Well, boy," another girl said.

The boy waited for an answer but never got one as fast as he hoped. Footsteps. Naruto heard footsteps tapping against the deck. Was footsteps his answer? Of course not.

"Welcome aboard The Black Widow," the Captain said behind Naruto, with her arms crossed.

The boy blinked, "The... Black Widow?" he said confusingly.

The female crew laughed.

"You don't know anything about The Black Widow and it's crew?" a blonde haired crew member asked, smiling at Naruto.

Naruto thought about it for awhile thinking he heard anything about it, "I—don't remember," he said calmly, "That's a spider, right?"

"Well the lad's bright," another black haired girl joked.

"Jillian," the captain said sharply then led Naruto to the side of the ship and pointed to the words engraved on it, "That's her, The Black Widow, our ship," she said proudly, "Daralis!" the captain ordered, "Take care of the lad."

"Aye," Daralis replied and lead Naruto to her room, Naruto sat on her bed, "It's pretty rare for people like you to be out there in the open," she said, "What were you doing out there anyways?"

"I don't know," Naruto replied, "When I woke up, I didn't know what happened."

"Like a baby entering the cruel world," Daralis said.

"Exactly, but I don't think 'cruel' was necessary."

"Sorry, lad," Daralis said, "But there are things in this world, this that a thirteen-year-old boy shouldn't see—horrible and cruel things..."

"Thirteen?" Naruto asked, changing the subject, "Am I thirteen years old?"

"Well are you?" Daralis asked him, "Everybody's gotta age and you look thirteen to me."

"I guess," Naruto replied, "I guess I'm thirteen... I don't know."

"Lad, you couldn't of just fallen out of the sky," Daralis felt the heat from his forehead, "I'll let Audrey check on you, she'll know what to do, while I'll ask Gytha to make some medicine for you."

"Wait," the boy said, "You didn't tell me you're name."

"Daralis," she said, "Daralis Holly Carrington."

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Daralis handed Naruto the homemade medicine, "Here you go lad."

Naruto thanked the girl.

"Lad, you never told the crew your name, boy."

"I don't remember that either," Naruto said, "Audrey said that I have memory loss."

"Ah, I see," Daralis said, "Until you retrieve your memory, how about we call you..." the girl paused, "Naruto."

"Naruto?"

Daralis shrugged.

"Right," Naruto said, "My name well be Naruto."

"We'll introduce your name to the rest of the crew, you'll know everyone member, you might even become a widow yourself, mate."

Naruto smiled at the pirate.

"You better get some rest, mate," Daralis said as she was about to close the binds of her window, then she paused, staring at the ship with the words engraved on it: The Red Cloud.

"Daralis?" Naruto said.

"Scarlett! Katherine!" the Daralis screeched, "Hide the Rum!"

A/N: 'Hide The Rum' is a term used by The Black Widows signaling the other shipmates that the enemy is approaching, there's actually no rum involved.