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Previously…
Naruto watched as her face came closer and closer. "Hey! What are you doing?!" he exclaimed. But Louise took no heed, as she inched closer, her eyes closed, her soft, pink lips slightly widened. He could see every detail of her face, her soft pink locks, and the few stray strands of hair that tickled his nose. His eyes widened as he felt her soft lips landing on his own.
Louise sat on her bed, staring at her new familiar that passed out after she completed the contract with it. Was it from the pain when the runes were engraved onto its hand? Or was it from the embarrassment of her kissing it? But then again, it's just a familiar, how can it even be embarrassed? She snorted, as she fell back to her bed, cursing her luck for getting a commoner of all things, as her eternal familiar.'Geez, why can't I get something cool like a dragon or a griffin?'
A groan from the figure lying on the pile of hay at the corner of her room alerted her.'About time' she thought, as she got up and prepared to lecture her familiar.
'Not again! How did I faint this time?' Images of the loud, pink haired girl that kissed him flashed through his mind, bringing up a strong flush to his cheeks. 'Was that a dream?' Looking around, he discovered that he was in a rather cozy looking room, with a comfy looking bed. He turned around, only to be met with the face of an annoyed Louise.
"Ahh! Its you! So it wasn't a dream after all! Where am I? Where have you abducted me to?" screamed a hysterical Naruto. "If I don't get back Tsunade baa-chan is gonna kill me!"
"Shut up! Shut up! Shut up! You are so noisy!" screamed Louise, annoyed at her familiar's babbling. Drawing out her wand, she mumbled a few words and chanted, "Immediately hold your silence and answer my demand!" She sighed as yet another explosion answered her calls, filling the small room up with smoke. 'This is so strange, I'm sure I did it correctly…' She thought as she looked at her slightly singed familiar.
"I see stars…" muttered a swirly-eyed Naruto. Shaking away his dizziness, he sprung to his feet, shaking his fist at the pink-haired girl. "What did you do that for, you bitch?"
Louise gaped. "I understand! I understand! Wait! Did you just call me a bitch?!" Gritting her teeth angrily, she brandished her wand and pointed it at Naruto. Having seen the prowess of the object, Naruto leaped out of the way, and just in time too, seeing the newly created hole in the wall. So began the chase.
After several minutes, both parties finally calmed down and talked things out.
"So, what's your name?" Louise asked, still somewhat sullen at her familiar's disrespect.
"I'm Uzumaki Naruto, and I'm gonna be the next Hokage! You better believe it!" Naruto boasted, giving his usual introduction.
"Uzumaki Naruto? Hokage?" Louise was perplexed at his rather weird name and the unfamiliar term, but she decided to cast it aside in favor of getting more information. "Okay, so, Uzumaki Naruto, where are you from?"
"Well, I'm from Konoha! What village are you from? I don't think I've seen this village before? Are you a ninja too?"
"I've never heard of Konoha! And this is not a village; it's the Tristain Academy of Magic! Lastly, I'm a mage, there's no such thing as a ninja, you must have been reading too many stories." Louise huffed at the idea of her living in some village, the audacity of this familiar.
Naruto fell silent. The truth had finally dawned on him. So this was what the Kyuubi meant by 'new place'. Still somewhat caught in disbelief, he questioned Louise. "You…you mean this isn't the Elemental Countries? There are no ninjas here?"
Louise stamped her foot, "First, you are my familiar, and I'm your master. I shall not allow you to address me with such disrespect. My name is Louise, but you can call me 'Master'. Secondly, there are no such things as ninjas or Elemental Countries. This is the continent of Halkeginia." It was then, Louise realized that she was talking to the wall, or rather, her familiar had vanished. Looking at the swining door, frantic thoughts flooded her mind. "It ran away? My familiar? You got to be kidding!" Dashing out of the door, she saw the distant orange figure leaping down the stairs, and wasted no time in pursuing him.
Doubt, horror, disbelief. Those were the only thoughts in Naruto's mind as he raced down the ivory tower, his fists clenched tightly, his teeth gritted, trails of sweat rolling down his head. 'I have to see it for myself. I won't believe it until I see it for myself. It has to be a lie!' Ignoring the various outcries from the students around, he sped through corridors after corridors, stairs after stairs. Then, he came to an abrupt stop as someone stepped into his path. Looking up, he recognized the person as one of the students during the summoning ceremony. His wavy blond hair, his holier-than-thou gaze, and the sparkles that seemed to surround his face made him a pretty unforgettable person.
"Ah! You are the familiar Zero no Louise summoned. Do you know you caused me much trouble by fainting during the ceremony? You made me dirty my hands for you. Do you have no gratitude?" He asked haughtily.
'What an annoying bastard!' The exit was near, he could see it just round the corner. "I have no time for you now!" he exclaimed, as he rushed towards the exit.
"How rude," scoffed the blond pretty boy. He turned around to loud footsteps and saw Louise running madly in his direction, her hair tangled in a mess. "Whatever is the matter Louise? Your familiar -"
He got cut off as Louise shouted, panting at the same time. "Guiche, Catch it for me! It ran away!"
"Ah! Your familiar ran away? Oh well, it is no surprise, being your familiar, I expect it would defy common sense and all," exclaimed Guiche, clapping his hands together in mock amazement. "Alright, alright, I'll help you," he said, looking at Louise's furious face. Even he did not want to deal with an angry Louise.
"There!" shouted Naruto as he burst through the door that bounded him from his freedom. Running onto the field, he suddenly felt his body lightening, and started to float in the air. "Ahh…Ahhh! What the hell? I'm gonna fall!" He gaped, as he stared into the night sky covered by a carpet of twinkling stars. But that was not what caught his attention. It was the image of the moon, or rather, the moons—two perfect spheres, one of pearly pink, another bigger one of acid green. He could no longer deny the truth. He was no longer in the Elemental Countries. It could be his imagination, but he could have sworn he heard a faint laughter deep within his head.
'Tsunade baa-chan, Sakura-chan, Kakashi-sensei, Sasuke…Everyone…'
"This is the second time I had to levitate you, you ungrateful boor!" Guiche's voice brought Naruto out of his trance.
"Let me down!" cried Naruto. At once, he was unceremoniously dropped from the air, landing painfully on his butt. "Why you…" Naruto growled, as he reached into his kunai pouch, only to find that it wasn't there.'Shit! It must have dropped out during my fight with Sasuke!' Abandoning all common sense, and contorting his sadness to anger, he charged at Guiche recklessly.
"Oh, so the commoner wants to fight," remarked Guiche. With a swing of his rose-like wand, a petal dropped onto the dropped onto the ground, raising a large amount of earth before it contorted into a humanoid shape. It was a bronze golem. "My secondary name is Guiche the Bronze, this is why!"
"Stop it Guiche! Stop, Naruto! You're going to get yourself killed!" screamed Louise, but both parties paid to heed to her cries.
Naruto charged forth, fist raised, only to be sent flying back by Guiche's golem. "Well then, take this! Kage Bunshin no Jutsu!" Four clones popped into existence, charging at Guiche in synchrony. 'Shit! It took almost all my chakra to create those clones. Why? I should have created much more clones than those.'
"Oh? What's this? It seems that your familiar has some tricks, Louise," remarked Guiche. "But nonetheless, I shall crush him." Louise stood speechless; she had never seen magic that could create copies before. What is Naruto?
Naruto could only watch as the golem dispatched two of his clones with quick efficiency; the clones did not even have time to dodge. Calling back his last clone, he made his last attempt. Gathering chakra into his palm, and using his clone to contain it, he forced it into a spherical shape, but it looked different from the normal rasengans he created. This one was crudely made, unstable and probably less powerful. But Naruto didn't care; he lunged forwards towards the golem, thrusting the ball of chakra towards it.
The golem wasn't quick enough, as the spiraling sphere impacted its body, grinding into it, cracking his armor. Naruto grinned, it seemed as though this rasengan was enough. But his eyes widened in horror and shock, as the ball of chakra began to dissipate. Lighter and lighter, until there was nothing but air where the sphere used to be. Shocked and frozen, Naruto didn't have the time to react as the golem delivered a devastating blow towards is abdomen, sending him sprawling to the ground.
"Stop it Naruto! Enough already!" Louise cried in desperation, but to no avail, as Naruto stood up again, a look of utter defiance blazing in his cerulean eyes.
"I'm not going to give up so easily!" claimed Naruto. He rushed towards the golem once again, leaping into the air, ready to crush his heel into the golem. But in an instance, he found that he was hanging in mid-air, his leg grabbed tightly by the bronze golem, which proceeded to swing him in an arc, before slamming him fiercely to the hard earth.
"Perhaps you should give up now. You do not even have a weapon to use against me. If you apologize now, I'll still let you off," mocked Guiche.
"He's right, Naruto, just apologize and it'll be okay!" Louise screamed, not wanting to watch her familiar being treated like a punch bag.
"No…never!" yelled Naruto as he forced himself up, blood dripping from his bloodied mouth and the numerous cuts all over his body. "I won't give up to someone like this! My fist is enough of a weapon for people like you!" The arrogance of the blond was seriously pissing off Naruto, it felt like talking to Sasuke, only twice as bad.
"Well then, I suppose I should finish this. Go! My beautiful golem! Show him the power of Guiche of the Bronze!" With that order, the golem dashed forth, his only intent to crush Naruto.
Naruto stood still, already too tired to move, waiting for the strike to come. Is this really going to be the end? No. No!
"NO!" shouted Naruto as he clenched his fist. A feeling of warmth rose up his body, as the runes engraved onto the back of his hand started to glow brightly, surrounding him in an impeccable aura. Adrenaline rushed through his body, as he side stepped the golem's attack, before driving his fist through the golem's body, watching as it dissolved to dirt that fell to the ground in a heap.
He sprung at Guiche, who had a look of utter chock adorning his face. Taking the opportunity of Guiche's state, Naruto sent Guiche into the air with an uppercut powered by his rage. Watching the heap lying on the floor that was Guiche, he turned to leave, only to be consumed by his own fatigue and numerous injuries, sinking into a peaceful slumber.
Deep within Naruto's mind…
'hm…this is an interesting development. Perhaps this was why he was brought here. But for him to be one of them…'
The Kyuubi's crimson eyes shone with a hellish glint as it contemplated the incident that just happened.
Naruto awoke in a pool of sweat. He pushed himself up, and the wet towel placed on his forehead fell to his arms. He realized he was once again in Louise's room, and lying on her bed too, it was as comfy as it seemed. But where was Louise? Turning, he saw the pink-haired girl at the table, using her arms as a makeshift pillow, sleeping soundly. 'She must have taken care of me while I was out…' A ghost of a smile made its way on to Naruto's face, as he took the blanket and draped it over Louise's shoulder. 'She looks kinda cute when she sleeps, maybe it won't be so bad staying here after all…'
He leaned in closer, staring intently at her. Before he knew it, two big, pink eyes were staring right back at him. "What…what are you doing?!" screeched Louise. "Anyway, why are you even up? The doctor said you'll be out for at least a week!"
"Well, I'm a fast healer," replied Naruto quickly. He was not about to let her know about the Kyuubi just yet. If it got out, he would surely be thrown out of something. "So you took care of me?"
"Don't get the wrong idea! The master is responsible for taking care of her familiar, so I'm just doing my job!" muttered Louise. "Anyway, today is a free day for the second years to get to know their familiars, and since you are well, we might as well go to the dining hall to have some breakfast. Follow me."
Naruto followed silently as Louise lead him through the academy. Using this time to observe the premises and the students, he noticed that the students wore different capes; there were brown, black, and purple ones. Deciding not to voice it out, he continued to follow Louise as she lead him into the dining hall.
"Wow! Look at all the food!" exclaimed Naruto loudly, and almost every head in the dining hall turned in his direction. "Ow…ouch!" Louise grabbed his ear and pulled him along with an exasperated look on her face.
"You seat down there," she ordered, pointing to the floor. "And this is your breakfast." She continued, tossing a bun onto a cracked plate, before passing it to Naruto.
Naruto looked at his pitiful meal, and sighed. 'Well, beggars can't be choosers I guess.' He thought miserably, before chewing the bread slowly, savoring its taste and making it last as long as possible.
After the breakfast, the two made their way to the courtyard, where most of the second years and their familiars were, trying to converse and understand each other better. "Wow! Look at all the creatures! Hey, hey, Louise, what's that? It looks so cool!" asked Naruto, pointing at a purplish eyeball thingy.
"That's a bugbear, now shut up! You are so noisy!" complained Louise.
"Stop right there!" At the sound of a new voice, both Louise and Naruto turned around, only to see Guiche. A distinct bruise had already formed at his chin, and there were scratches all over his body. "Uzumaki Naruto, I want a rematch with you!" There was a twinge of damaged pride hidden within his voice coated with his arrogance. "If you are brave enough, meet me at Vestri Court!" With that, he stormed off.
Naruto felt a hand on his shoulder and turned around. "Don't go," whispered Louise, concern apparent in her eyes. "He was going easy on you last night, if you go today, you would seriously die. You can never win against him."
Naruto waved her off. "Don't underestimate me." Memories of his childhood materialized in his mind. All the jeers, discouragement, failures.
"You can never succeed!"
"How can the Hokage let that thing become a ninja?"
"I'm sorry, Naruto. You failed again."
"You should just quit as a ninja!"
"Where is Vestri Court?" Naruto demanded from a random student.
"It's that way!" He pointed. Without a second's hesitation, Naruto approached the place, finding a crowd of students, all eager to see the match between Guiche and him. He stepped into the centre of the crowd, where they made a space for Guiche and Naruto to fight. Loud cheers and wolf-whistles came from all sides, but Naruto ignored them, concentrating solely on his opponent.
"I applaud you for not running away. But I must warn you, this time, I shall not go easy on you!" Guiche brought out his rose-like wand, and pointed it straight at Naruto.
"Heh, I can kick your ass anytime!" exclaimed Naruto, as he got into a fighting stance.
"Very well then." Guiche waved his wand, and bronze golems started to rise from the ground, formed by the dense earth. "Attack!" commanded Guiche, and the golems rushed towards Naruto at once.
Binging his hands to the familiar cross sign, Naruto yelled, "Kage Bunshin no Jutsu!" The smoke cleared, revealing ten clones. 'Good, I'm getting better control of my chakra.' The runes engraved on Naruto's hand started to glow again, and he felt the warm feeling encompassing him once again, giving him a surge of power unlike the tainted one of Kyuubi.
Charging forth with his small army of clones, he landed punches after punches on the golems, but it seemed harder to destroy them than it was last night. Calling out to four other clones, he started his combo: The four clones charged towards the golem from different directions, and just as it looked like they were about to sink their punches into the golem, they duck and kicked the golem, sending it sailing into the air. Using another clone to launch, the original Naruto rocketed into the air, before somersaulting, and driving his heel into the golem devastatingly, sending it crumbling into dust.
Cheers erupted from the students watching the fight, even Louise looked in awe at her familiar. "Hey Guiche, you're getting your ass kicked!" shouted one student, followed by the thunderous laughter of the other students.
Guiche gritted his teeth in anger. "It seems…I have to use my secret weapon!" Waving his wand another time, the remaining golems gathered together in a ball of earth and mud. Naruto watched curiously as the big ball of earth slowly took form. Emerging was another golem, but this one was twice as big as the others, and wielded a spear. "Hmph, now you stand no chance against me, commoner!" taunted Guiche. "Go my beautiful golem! Destroy him!"
Naruto smirked, before sending four of his clones again. But this time, the result was far different. The four clones tried to sweep the golem off its feet, only to be pierced by its spear in mere seconds, puffing into clouds of smoke. Using the time the golem got distracted by his remaining clones, Naruto dashed forth, using all his chakra to empower his fist and landing a solid punch onto the golem.
For a second, nothing seemed to happen. Then, "Ouch!!!" Naruto leaped back, cradling his hand. 'Shit! That hurts like a bitch, and now I have no chakra left to even create a clone!'
"Ohohoho…did you think for a second that your weak punch can even affect my perfect golem?" laughed Guiche. "Perhaps I should show the difference between us! "
The golem charged forth at speeds that did not seem possible for its size, and Naruto, despite putting up his defense, was sent skidding back a few meters from the ferocious punch of the creature. Before he could retaliate, the golem was once again upon, him, raining punches, and attempting to spear him.
Caught off guard, Naruto felt blood gushing out of his body as he was slashed by the razor-sharp spear, before a powerful punch impacted his body, lifting him off his feet and sailing through the air, before landing on the ground with a painful thud. "Do you want to bow down and apologize now?" asked a gloating Guiche. "Its your last chance."
"You know, I hate arrogant people like you! But you know what? I hate to give up even more! I shall fight you to the end with my pride at stake!" shouted Naruto, barely standing in on the puddle of fresh blood that leaked from his numerous wounds. He felt consciousness leaving him, and the darkness once again approaching. Even with his vision blurred, he saw the approaching figure of the golem, presumably to finish the job.
He closed his eyes, preparing for the last strike, but it never came. Opening his eyes slowly again, he found him yet again in the sewer that was his mind, and in front of the cage with Kyuubi giving him a malicious grin.
"Little one, it seems you have some potential after all. It is not your time yet. I shall give you something to even the odds. Use it well." The Kitsune growled in its usual booming voicesending Naruto out of its domain again.
Back in Vestri Court, Naruto's eyes sprang open, as a flaming white aura engulfed him, much more powerful than the last. The white aura raged like a wild flame, consuming Naruto, and at the same time, driving the golem back.
Slowly, the flame faded away, leaving a pale glow that enveloped Naruto. But that was not what everyone was gaping at. Grasped tightly in Naruto's hand, was a claymore almost as tall as Naruto. Its long silver blade shone brightly under the sunlight, its hilt golden and glowing. Feeling the power rushing through his body, Naruto pointed his sword at Guiche. "It ends now!"
It was over in a flash. Naruto leaped into the skies, bringing down the claymore onto the golem, slicing it cleanly in half, before flashing in front of Guiche, the tip of the blade at his throat.
Guiche fell to the ground, astonished and terrified. "I..I yield!" Naruto smirked, as he swung the claymore to his back, where it was held by a leather belt that was swung around his shoulder.
Cheers erupted once again from the frenzied crowd. It was something that has never happened before! A commoner had beaten a Noble! This was an incident that would go down in the history of Tristain Academy of Magic.
In the Headmaster's office…
A wizened old man with a head of silvery hair stared intently at the dusty, yellowed book that Colbert had so urgently wanted him to see. "Hm…this is the runes that belonged to the familiar that only existed in legends. This concerns the lost fifth side of the pentagon. Regardless whether this is true or not, do not repeat this to anyone, Colbert!"
"Yes, I understand," replied an amazed Colbert.
The Headmaster nodded gravely, an intense look of concentration rarely seen on the man's face. 'It seems like this year is going to be unlike the previous peaceful years…'
Well, that's the end of the second chapter. I hope it meets the expectations of the readers. Anyway, it doesn't have much changes from the anime yet, but I have some ideas, though the probability of them not working is extremely high.
On the other hand, you readers (assuming there are people who read this fic) can also provide your valuable suggestions.
Praise, criticisms, flames. I accept them all so please feel free to express your thoughts.
