(First of all, thank you to all you just read, subscribed, reviewed, and followed after reading the first chapter. Second of all, I think I forgot to mention this, but this story was inspired by scarface101's The Dollmaker.)

Mizuki, a white haired former Konoha Academy teacher, woke up with a groan. His head spinning, he had a hard time adjusting to his dizziness. When his senses finally came to, he noticed many things.

1: He has tied up onto a table.

2: He was in what looked like a workshop.

3: The room was dimly lit.

4: He was nude.

5: He was not alone.

"Good morning, sensei." A sarcastic, familiar voice seemingly echoed in his head. Mizuki shook it, before his senses returned to normal.

"Naruto?" He said, surprised. "What's going on?"

"Playing dumb, or did the drugs harm your brain cells?" The blonde kid asked. The tone of his voice gave off seriousness and harshness, which startled the adult.

xxx

(4 hours previous)

Mizuki was ecstatic. Not only he was going to leave this stupid village to give the Forbidden Scroll to his master Orochimaru (so that he could gain power), but he was going to kill the Demon Brat too!

And to think that the dumbass got it for me too! He almost shouted out loud. Quickly checking to see if he got all of his things, he left his house.

…

As scheduled, the blonde Demon Kid was sitting behind an old, abandoned shed.

"Alright, Mizuki-sensei! I learned something from the scroll!" Naruto shouted. Mizuki had to hold back a smirk as he approached him.

"Good job, kiddo!" He gave a fake smile. "Now all you have to do is give the scroll to me, and I give you a headband!"

"Okay!" Naruto said, raising the scroll.

Mizuki was enchanted by the scroll. Finally! The power was now his! And now Orochimaru will now make him more powerful!

He was so amazed at the thick scroll that he never noticed another person behind him. He also never noticed the said person shoving a needle into his throat.

...

When Mizuki came to, he was in a cramped room. With horror, he realized that the plan had gone awry, and he was now in prison!

He was about to scream in fury, when a masked figure appeared in the cell door. The figure placed down a bag, before leaving. Curious, Mizuki opened the bag to find a note and a key. The note read:

I understand the plan went awry. While you disappointed me, you have proved to be a loyal servant and thus, I shall grant you a chance. Meet me at the Cafeteria. Don't worry, I've made sure personally that there'll be no one there.

-Orochimaru

…

I think I'm blessed, Mizuki thought giddily. He leapt behind a pillar to escape a beam of light from a night guard. He let out a breath when the said guard left, and he continued on to the eating room.

Here I am, Mizuki thought, standing in front of the two metal doors with the sign that read, "Cafeteria." With that, he pushed open the door.

Once again, he never saw the needle jabbing into his neck.

xxx

(Now)

"Aaand that's what happened." Naruto said. "Well, Mizuki,"

He walked closer to the man. He struggled to get free, but for some reason, he was paralyzed!

Naruto stopped for a moment to push a small, metal table that was revealed to have sharp tools.

"I never did expect you to be a traitor to Konoha. Until I read the note from Orochimaru," He pulled out a small paper, waving it mockingly. "I thought you were just another hater of mine. Well, life grants you many surprises."

He plucked a pencil and a drawing pad, and began to scribble on it.

"You expected to kill the 'Demon Brat', steal the Forbidden Scroll, and sell your soul to the Devil for easy power. Instead, the blame's rightfully all on you, I learned and copied the secrets of the scroll, learned some pretty interesting info, and now, you're going to die."

"Master, your lunch is ready." A soft, dreamy voice came from the doorway.

Naruto stopped in his rant, and immediately began to calm down.

"Ah, thank you Doll." He said. "I see you've prepared cucumber sandwiches with jasmine tea again. My favorite."

"It is my pleasure, Master."

"W-wait." Mizuki stammered. "Who the hell is she? What the hell is she?"

Naruto raised his hand to let him know that his mouth was full. He finally swallowed his bite, before clearing his throat.

"Ah, I suppose it's customary to introduce my guests to my family members. Mizuki, meet Doll. She is my second successful Automaton Doll creation. She is my faithful maid, who assists me in this chaotic life I live in. Doll, meet Mizuki."

"Hello, dear." Her angelic voice seemed to echo in his head. "It is … pleasant to meet you. I'm sorry we had to meet this way. But please, do not worry. Through trials and errors, my master has found a way to painlessly transform you into a doll if he desired."

Fear was the only thing that remained on his face.

"No, please! I'm sorry! I'm sorry for everything I've said. I promise, I'll, I'll make it up to you in any way that I can-"

"Doll."

The said Automaton walked over to Mizuki, pulled out a handkerchief from her pocket, and wrapped his mouth with it, gagging his terrified cries.

"Please, do not be afraid. You'll get a chance to redeem your sins soon enough - just not with your current memories."

She rubbed his head in an effort to calm him down, while Naruto pulled out a syringe, filling it with drugs.

"I promise you, everything will be alright." Was the last thing he heard, before a syringe was inserted into his throat.

Naruto woke up to the sound of a train whistle howl at him. With experience, he pushed the button that stopped the noise. Blinking, he looked at the silenced alarm clock.

6:30 AM

"I suppose I should get up." He said, stretching. Boy, last night's project was tiring!

He walked down the hallway after getting dressed.

"Good morning, master." A newly "hired" white-haired butler said, bowing to him. Naruto looked at his newest creation in admiration. Now dressed in a white tuxedo, with a purple vest underneath, and with a silver rapier by his side, the once Mizuki was now gone, transformed into Ash Landers, a faithful butler to Naruto.

"Good morning to you, Ash." Naruto smiled back. "Is my breakfast ready?"

"I do not disappoint."

"Good." Naruto said.

…

Naruto wiped his mouth with a napkin as he looked at his unfinished creation. While lacking 25% of it's parts, it was clearly a box. But it wasn't just any box. It was composed of many moving parts, both on the inside and the outside. It even had a music box inside, which should play whenever the box is activated.

Sighing, Naruto put down the unfinished box. He checked the time, and he realized that he should leave for school.

"I will be taking my leave." He said out loud, before doing just that.

Just as he left, another figure stepped into the kitchen. The said figure was Ash. He picked up the partially-finished gold and black box, sighing.

"I was warned of young master's messiness." He sighed. Then his purple eyes landed on a forgotten lunch box. "Oh dear, he even forgot to take his lunch with him. Oh well, I suppose I should have Clone deliver it to him, since I have my first assignment to accomplish anyways."

"Hey, Iruka-sensei." He said, waving sheepishly. Iruka looked like he was ready to yell at him for being late, but then closed his mouth, since he remembered how Naruto took down a traitor of Konoha, and thus, decided to give him a pass.

"Hey sensei, how come he's still here!" A random kid shouted.

"Well, long story short, he helped us arrest Mizuki, which was a traitor to Konoha, and for that, the Hokage let him pass."

The class were stunned. Most of them didn't actually believe this, but they weren't willing to question it, so they shrugged it off.

"By the way, this actually brings me to another thing." Iruka said. "Apparently, Mizuki has broken out of prison last night. Due to this, team assignment will be delayed for a few more days until the situation can be made clear. Don't worry, there are plenty of ANBU guards everywhere, so as long as you stay in well lit areas and with others, you should be fine."

…

Annoyingly, they still had to attend class as usual, so Naruto didn't get a few days of vacation. Another thing that was annoying was the fact that he left his lunch at his workshop.

"U-um, Naruto." A familiar, somewhat timid voice said next to him. He turned to his left to see Hinata Hyuga, with a bento box in his hands. "I noticed that you don't have any lunch. I, um, was wondering if you wanted some of mine?"

Naruto, in response, pulled out a squeaky hammer, and lightly whacked her head with it. She eeped, almost dropping her lunch.

"Come now Hinata. There's no need to be shy! Come on, say that again, with more confidence!"

Hinata faltered, before her face turned more serious.

"Naruto. I noticed that you don't have any lunch, so would you like to have some of mine?"

Naruto smiled at this.

"There you go! I don't you that you could be more confident!"

Normally Hinata would've fainted at this, but thanks to Naruto, she was well past that phase … mostly.

"And actually, my lunch would be arriving soon. Thank you though."

"What do you mean by that?"

As if God himself wanted to answer that, the door slid open, and in stepped a beautiful, green haired woman. She wore a steampunk, orange, blue, and white dress, with a corset outside of it. But that most remarkable thing about her was that she had a wind-up key stuck on the back of her head!

"Naruto, you left you lunch at home, silly."

"Sorry Clone." He said, scratching the back of his head. "Thanks for bringing it here for me."

She smacked him lightly on the head.

"I told you to call me mother."

Needless to say, the entire class, Iruka included, was shocked at this.

"Excuse me, but who - or what - are you?"

She gave him a curtsy.

"I am Clone, Naruto's first successful Automaton Doll."

Iruka blinked at that, before his eyes widened.

"W-wait. Did you say you were a doll?"

"Correct."

"By doll, you mean the same one the legendary 'Toymaker' was going to create."

"Correct."

"...excuse me while I go get the Hokage."

And with that, he left.

Naruto bit into his apple. He looked stoic, but on the inside, he was grinning.

That's Step One for the Grand Plan. He thought. Now onto Step Two…

Right on cue, the Hokage with two ANBU guards walked into the classroom. Even though they didn't show it, everyone knew that they were surprised at Clone's appearance. The said doll frowned a little when she smelled tobacco from the old man.

"...so who talks first? I talk first? You talk first?" Naruto asked.

"...where did she come from?"

"Made her. Very difficult. My greatest achievement. Love her to death. Vice versa."

"Can you tell us how she works?"

Naruto pretended to think about it, then shook his head no.

"That's classified information, and even if I wanted to, it would be quite complicated."

"How did you make her?"

"Refer back to my previous answer."

"How many have you made?"

"Is that an important question?"

The Third Hokage sighed. Looks like he'll get nowhere asking questions.

"How much does it cost?"

Naruto sighed at this.

"First of all, she. Second of all, she's not for sale."

"Why not?" The Third Hokage said, with a hint of anger.

"She's my precious doll. On top of that, she's the closest thing to a mother I have right now. And third of all, if you attempt to cut her open, she may explode, due to what I powered her up with."

Everyone backed up when he hinted that she's a walking bomb.

"But Naruto. Can't you at least give us the technology? With your techniques, this village could-"

"First of all, Gramps," He said with a surprising amount of malice. "Why should I just hand over my technology? What exactly has this village done for me? And furthermore,"

Naruto then walked to the Hokage, until he was face to face with the elder man. He leaned his head forward to whisper into his ear.

"I-REMEMBER-EVERYTHING."

His eyes widened.

"Oh yes, even when you ordered a Memory Seal for every time the villagers and some ninja attacked me. And by the way, did you know that the same person used a 'Retardation Seal' too?"

The Third Hokage was in shock. And now in worry. What was Naruto going to do now?

Naruto backed off, until he was next to Clone's side.

"Now, that's not to say that I won't share my technology. BUT-"

Naruto grinned.

"There will be MANY conditions. Then again, I suppose we should discuss this somewhere else, yes?"

(Side Note)

Doll - Bloodborne

Clone - Atelier Escha & Logy

Ash Landers - Black Butler

Unfinished Golden Box - ?