Chapter 3

Woman of all kinds equals trouble

Naruto lolled in bed as he cuddled against something warm and soft, "So warm," he murmured as he snuggled deeper. He felt it twitch slightly his eyes jerked open as he looked at the ever impressive face of the nine tailed fox's human form. "Sorry," he apologized as he removed his hands from her waist.

"Thank you for removing your hands from me," she said in candy coded tone.

"This hard you have a name calling you The Nine Tailed Fox over and over is a mouth full," he asked as he unsealed some fruit and tore into it.

"Name?" she asked with a confuse look on her face,

"You know my names Naruto," said Naruto as he gestured to himself, with an amused look on his face.

"Funny, but I know what you mean it's just I haven't been asked in so long," she trailed as she looked up at the ceiling.

"So what do I call you?" asked Naruto,

"Well until I remember call me Chidaruma," she told him as she looked back at him.

"Chidaruma, A pleasure to met your acutance," he bent his arm in front of his chest and bowed deeply.

"The pleasure is all yours Naruto Uzumaki," she smiled as she looked down at him. He looked up at her from his bow with a slightly confused look on his face. "What?" she asked as she looked down at him.

"You never used my name before is all," smiled Naruto as he smiled at her. Naruto's feet yanked of the ground by his neck.

"Don't look into it too far into it boy I found what we need to leave this pace and head south as soon as were out we split ways clear?" asked Chidaruma as she held him up in the air he winced slightly.

"Fair enough, besides I've spent too much to with you, I think I'm starting to like you," Naruto laughed as best he could.

"So my pet likes his new master?" Chidaruma asked in a baby talk tone as she put a finger to her lip looking up at Naruto. Naruto blushed at the woman,

"The dreaded puppy eyes no jutsu," Naruto answered "I am such a Masochist," Naruto sighed.

"May explain why you fell in love with Sakura," she shrugged as she dropped Naruto done on his ass.

"Well let's go," shrugged Naruto as he whipped of the grey dirt, Naruto was met with an open palm.

"Here, this will allow you to go south go to the eastern continent and find the city of Midgar, start there we may or may not meet again, But I am sick of your face so I am out of here," she winked at him than vanished. Naruto looked down at the object in his hand a harp then nodded and headed south.

Naruto headed south and after quick use of the harp the forest woke up, Naruto looked over the forest taking in the place when he saw something moving in the forest, it appeared a moment then vanished. Naruto blinked a moment then looked around,

"Seeing things," muttered Naruto as he caught sight of it again. The object moved then vanished again Naruto gave the area a confused look. "I so paranoid," muttered Naruto as he created enough clones to comb the area. One of the clones caught the object which turned out to be another Materia only red. Naruto took the Materia out and slipped it into his armor, "A summon, cool," smirked Naruto as he continued his walk. Naruto walked into what appeared to be an excavation site. Naruto slipped through and kept heading south, as instructed. Naruto exited the area when he looked out at the wide ocean he heard a faint whisper. He drew his Kunai but saw nothing he moved on to the ocean. He had little issue with the ocean having enough shadow cones to keep him going he made it across within a few days hearing a faint whisper but had no luck finding a source. Naruto made it to land easily when he finally came across something so amazing he stopped dead in his tracks.

"Huge!" Naruto Whispered as he looked over the city. The city was made out of pure steal and was higher up than the Hokage monument by a long shot. Lights filed the area even in broad daylight. Naruto stood there a while, the city seemed unreal to him something out of a SIFI adventure, Naruto finally remembered to breathe and dashed off to the city. The glow had worn to rust quickly having seen the under belly of the city the closer he got and after jumping a fence found his way into a place called sector 5. The area seemed close to desertion as he entered the area bandits made up the area as well as other such monsters but, where weaker than the one he had encountered before. The pace felt more like a dump for meta scrapings than a sector but Naruto kept a slow pace taking in the area.

"Crazy world this is all sorts of things out to kill you it's a wonder anyone is alive," muttered Naruto as he sliced another attacking creature that looked like a fat red goblin he spun his Kunai a moment and re pocketed it as he picked up some change the creature dropped, the apparent from of currency called Gil. Naruto wondered a bit as his eyes fell on junk and scrap metal. An odd building made of wood and stones an anomaly even without the painted windows, Naruto walked in when he came across a calm sight, pews indeed the sides as he looked straight down at a patch of flowers basking in the sun light. "Cozy," Naruto smirked approvingly as he looked over the place the light entered easily casting rainbows on the floor. Naruto smiled softy as he slid into the front pew and slowly drifted into a well dissevered asleep.

Naruto twitched as he entered the not really awake state, he felt like he was being watched; he twitched his foot a bit,

"Oh it moved," came as small gasp. Naruto opened one bright blue eye as he met a pair of green eyes.

"Well why wouldn't it?" asked Naruto as he looked over the girl staring at him. It was a pink summer dress, with a layered look that ended mid knee, with a strap wrapped around her neck for support.

"You looked kind of death from the way you were sleeping," she giggled as she tried to hide her smile under her hand. Naruto gave a soft smirk

"Fair enough, might I ask where I am?" asked Naruto as he moved over for her to sit down.

"The city of Midgar, in the sector five slums," she answered "May I ask why you don't know where you are?"

"I am the student of a sage been living in the forgotten capital for a while, My master was killed and I headed south," answered Naruto "I have never seen such a place where does the water and food come from for all these people?" asked Naruto they had plumbing but where would they get the water for such a large city.

"A sage?" asked the girl,

"A sage I learned the art of chakra then Natural chakra in a way I connect with the planet and become stronger for it. It takes a lot of training, but the result is a lot of power," answered Naruto. The girl nodded,

"So you aren't up to date on a lot of technology?" she asked,

"Right I know some things but, I am pretty much clueless," smiled Naruto "Well actually I clueless about mostly everything so it's easy for me to live with," joked Naruto.

"Tell you what, you be my body guard on my rounds threw Midgar and I'll explain any questions you have sound fair?" she offered Naruto thought it over and nodded.

"Sounds good my name is Naruto Uzumaki," he smiled as he offered his hand she shook it and smiled.

"Aerith, the local gardener," she greeted,

"Naruto, I well, fighter extraordinaire," shrugged Naruto, she giggled

"All right then let's go," she said as she grabbed his wrist and her basket she dashed out the church.

The city above the slums was much more crowded than the leaf village during chunnin exams. Naruto looked at everything people where crammed in like sardines, the fact everything was made of metal added to that statement. The smell the taste in the air everything was metal the smoke from the cars it was all suffocating. Naruto covered his noise with his black shirt, as they walked the 'sidewalk'.

"People live like this?" asked Naruto as he walked not too far behind her.

"Every day of their life," answered Aerith,

"Why anyone would want to live like this I'll never know," huffed Naruto "This place it fells so lifeless,"

"I bet people would say where you life in not modern enough," countered Aerith.

"Really what's your opinion?" asked Naruto a foxish smile on his face,

"Well I'd agree with you," she smiled. They sold a lot of flowers as she explained the concepts of machines and computers as well as the last war against a far off nation.

"So shinra was a weapon manufacturer, then an electric company because of all reliance on it soon Shinra was in charge of everything, right?" asked Naruto.

"Close enough," answered Aerith, as the two headed to the train, she slipped past a man with spiked hair. Naruto grabbed his wrist,

"Give it back," asked Naruto politely, the man grumbled as he handed Aerith back her Gil. "As well as that kind woman over there," ordered Naruto in a slightly sharper tone. The man grumbled returning the Gil before dashing off. The black haired woman thanked him as well before the two sat down.

"Why granny what a big noise you have," laughed Aerith,

"My sense of smell is much stronger than the average human," Naruto smirked.

"Really, so is your sense of honor," she smirked "With the way that girls dressed it's a wonder she didn't notice.

"Some thieves are that good, the only reason I could tell was that her smell was stronger on the Gil than his,"

"Wait you can smell other people?" she asked truly nervous.

"Not in the way you think, from her I smell alcohol, none in here so a bar tender, I also don't smell a man on her neither region so she isn't a whore," explained Naruto. Aerith blushed a bit remembering her comment.

"Really and what do I smell like?" she asked,

"Flowers you scent is all most bathed in them, I smell a bit of wood so a wood home I bet," asked Naruto.

"You are good and here I thought I would have to start showering more often," she explained when a red light came on.

"What the hell?" asked Naruto as he jumped t his feet,

"Unauthorized id," came a metallic voice two men in red uniforms approached Naruto,

"Oh shoot I forgot to mention ID's," Aerith frowned,

"Any chance you can consider the mistake and let me off with a warning?" asked Naruto as they raised their hand guns at him. "I tried," he grabbed Aerith bridal style and leaped out the window. As soon as he was out he gripped the side f the window and swung up Aerith griped his black shirt as he stuck to the top. Naruto dashed to the back of the train as men in red Shinra uniforms got up to the top. Naruto leaned forward as he ran back word shots opened up the blond head t the back of the train at an inhuman pace. Naruto dashed as he felt bullets cut into his skin two helmets appeared in front of him he stepped n one slamming him down to the railing as Naruto kept running. Naruto stopped as he reached the end he turned three men with rifles pointed at him.

"He just ran the whole train in less a few seconds, he's fast but not fast enough surrender," muttered one.

"You can't let the catch me," she whispered, Naruto nodded as he leaped back he rolled into the metal as he pushed off to keep Aerith one peace. Naruto landed on top both faces near inches apart he leaned in slowly as their lips were about to met he felt a bullet enter his shoulder. He frowned as he got up.

"Wait it said unauthorized license I don't have one," questioned Naruto as he picked her up again. She shrugged as she smirked as Naruto dashed f platforms opened up as turrets appeared and started shooting Naruto tossed Aerith in the air and created a few shadow clones.

"Hey," she shouted as he caught her "I can fight you know," she growled.

"I know but as your body guard it's my job to protect you weather you can fight or otherwise," smirked Naruto as he leaped out into the open of the tracks a helicopter hovered not too far away. Naruto put her down on her feet, "I'll deal with these clowns, I'll meet you back at the church if I can," ordered Naruto she nodded and dashed of as he called on a comet, The chopper swerved away as to men leaped down one had spiky red hair and the other was bald, black, and had a cool pair of shades. Both had the same outfit on a blue casual look. Naruto looked at both of them,

"Any chance you guys are the peace making squad?" asked Naruto, as he drew two kunai.

"Yeah peace makers wear cool uniforms and jump from choppers and all, we are the Turks," explained Red head.

"What exactly do the Turks do?" asked Naruto,

"The Turks, they um," started the black man,

"Don't force it Rude, I know you don't like speech's," said the red head.

"All right then Reno you explain," said Rude.

"We work for the president and under Heidegger we do anything than needs to be done, from being body guards, to eliminating trouble makers," explained Reno.

"Naruto Uzumaki, new guy in town and Sage," replied Naruto as he settled into a defense stance.

"What's a sage do?" Reno asked as he equipped a small poll, Naruto stood completely still. Rude charged with a solid punch to Naruto's head. Naruto opened his new eyes; Naruto hit Rude back he skidded on his ass before slamming against the railing.

"Mean right hook," muttered Reno as he looked over at his friend getting back up,

"Only when sage mode activates," smiled Naruto, Rude got up wiping away a speck of blood from his face. Rude charged Hitting Naruto of his feet and into a back flip, Landing Naruto dashed backwards as Rude aimed for his head. Naruto ducked under the man's swings Naruto blocked and went for a strike Rude swatted it a side. The guy was strong very strong, Naruto leaped high as he looked at the two men, Strong but not very agile. Naruto smirked as he readied his kunai. He charged keeping low he took Rude down with a few well placed Kunai cuts on the leg. Rude gave a small twitch as he nailed Naruto in the face. Naruto back flipped Reno came from the side swinging his rod Naruto easily avoided as he planted his hands and twisted into a spin, landing on his feet a good yard or so away

"I'll hand it to your good," commented Reno As he backed off and Rude regroup Naruto smirked when he felt an electrical pulse.

"Thanks honestly I don't want t kill you just delay is all," smiled Naruto

"Really now you that good?" asked Reno.

"Nah I just, don't want to hurt you, I'm new in this city and was just asked to be a body guard," smirked Naruto

"Really?" asked Rude, As Reno slipped away, to the side

"Really," answered Naruto "Shit I lost track of the, other one," scolded Naruto as he slipped away from the eclectic prod of Reno. Naruto felt the sting of Rude's fist again the blows were comparable to Lady Tsunada as he staggered Back if it wasn't for his sage abilities the damage would be far worse. Naruto held his ground as he struck for Reno he swiped under the electric rod cutting down his arms. Reno growled as he held his arm Reno made a quick motion and Reno's arm healed in a sparkle of green energy. Naruto sighed as he leaped back both had taken a lot of punishment but his basic attacks with the blade did little against them.

"Well time to turn up the attacks," Smirked Naruto "Hope you guys are as durable as you look," Naruto gave a calm smile as the chakra swirled to life in his hand.

"What the hell?" Said Reno, as Naruto charged fast,

"Rasengan!" shouted Naruto as Reno was stupefied Naruto slammed it home as Reno hit the rail. Reno grunted as he got back to his feet his uniform was destroyed and was staggered but could still fight. Naruto frowned it wasn't as effective as he had hoped the people here where much stronger and more durable than the ones back home. "Shadow clone jutsu!" announced Naruto as Five more Naruto's appeared.

"Shit, you're just full of surprises," smirked Reno,

"Well that's a wrap," Naruto smiled as he looked at a fake watch "I am off," All the Naruto's dashed off in separate directions. Reno and Rude nodded and dashed off after two the chopper hovered above as a few infantry stated to put an object together. The two Turks got their targets but the vanished.

The object was put together Naruto looked at the object for a moment, from a far when the barrels where pointed at him, Naruto realized it was bad news and turned to hide The weapon sounded as it made a booming sound The area was destroyed In a hail. Naruto made a wince as the memories of the clones came back to him; all his Clones had made a dash and were killed. Naruto frowned as the weapon went off again tearing up the area; he pressed up against a brick wall as the shower destroyed Naruto frowned as he closed his eyes and waited. Naruto tapped the wall as the hail moved on the brick wouldn't hold it was already unstable Naruto timed it and after a few more shadow clones his eyes returned to normal and he dashed. Naruto's sandaled feet where cut as he dashed through what was called sector six. Naruto frowned as he dashed forward cutting down odd house shaped monsters as he saw the chopper hover towards him, Naruto leaped of a tower and landed into a small gorge the area wasn't smooth as he leaped into a rip in the road he pressed up against the side as bullets hailed down at him. Naruto swallowed as he heard a second rail be reloaded he nabbed the seal from the back of his waist and unsealed a second clone it vanished as his eyes returned to sage mode. Naruto heard a click as he dashed past a arm like metal shape then dived into a hole as the gun went off again Naruto rolled to the side as he waited he recognized the area as he dashed for the church he smirked as he heard nothing a move of rubble Naruto turned his head a built rang off as he felt it enter his arm a second rang of as his eyes were cut from sage mode a bunch of men in blue uniforms swarmed him Naruto growled as he used his remaining arm to fight back as he was soon swarmed in a cruel color of blue. Naruto knocked them all back as a loud noise echoed the air he saw mental darts showering at him to many to dodge the weapons avoided his vitals as bullets ripped into his body at an human rate, Naruto leaped back as his body, stung from the metal objects, most were deflected but the was sage mode gone, a few we lodged in his right arm. Naruto brought out his knifes as the group reloaded. The chopper rang out as the blue man group leaped back the chain weapon went off Naruto focused as he leaped out of the area, his Kunai deflecting as he leaped back the tracks he smirked as he went lower into the slums. The blue uniforms seemed to smile under the helmet; Naruto looked around in confusion an explosion went off. Naruto dashed to the side as rubble fell from the mountains of junk rethinking his plan from before. As he dashed up the tumbling junk his legs felt scrapped badly as blood dripped form his ankles. Naruto kept up his pace as he ran among the derby. Naruto had to stop the chopper echoed in his mind as his vision blurred.

"Blood," murmured Naruto before dropping his eyes perked as saw a man in black shoes, Naruto looked up but couldn't see as he closed his eyes.