Yeah, I'm on a fucking roll right now. You guys know I'm awesome for churning out these chapters out quickly like a boss. I Really appreciate all your reviews and favs and follows! It means so much to me! I hope to keep satisfying you all!
I'm surprised no one found out who the Archer was... Then again he isn't well known..
I used him because I didn't want to go with the same old same route of Archer being EMIYA or a possible future Naruto... That's just too predictable. Hell I even thought of it being Menma as Archer, but then I thought How the Fuck will I pull that off? what class will he be? Avenger? He can't be Archer...
So I went with a lesser known but workable character for the Archer class for Rin. I really thought the Greek clothes armor and black bow would help... then again he did change his appearance to make himself less recognizable.
And I am gonna make this clear... Naruto will not have the Trace-on abilities or unlimited blade works... why? because the only reason Shirou stumbled onto that magecraft is because he sucked at magecraft and wasn't taught anything. Naruto was taught magecraft and has his own move-set and weapons, I don't want to make him have the same old abilities that everyone gives him for this crossover.
Giving him Shirou's abilities is predictable and boring, if I did, then he might as well be Shirou! Don't you guys want to read something different? Please don't compare my story to others, this is my story. Yes those stories may be bad ass with those powers, but why would I want to copy others? I'm trying to be different then the other stories of this crossover and less predictable.
My Naruto will be strong, yes. Bad ass, to me yes and hopefully to you too, will he be god-like, fuck no! God-like fics are boring! who wants to read a story with no struggle or conflict, where everything gets handed to them. Just because he doesn't have some OP power doesn't mean he won't be bad mother fucking ass! Or did none of you watch Fate/Zero?
Anyway onto the next chapter!
Disclaimer: God don't remind me...I KNOW OK! I don't own these franchises... Excuse me... I'm gonna go cry now...
Chapter 3: The Unpredictable Seventh Master
We find Naruto in his home trying to clean up and repair the scars of battle. That is the last time he fights in his house, repairing bullet holes - from his own guns - sucks! Saber was watching Rin diligently, trying to make sure she doesn't try anything. And Rin was repairing the window he broke when he jumped through it with her magecraft.
"I'm glad you can do this too, I don't have to do all the work now." remarked Rin offhandedly as she watched Naruto fix his floor and walls from the bullets Lancer deflected the same way.
"Yeah well how else can I practice how to shoot without suspicion. Bullet holes attract a lot of attention you know." Naruto said with a slight smirk.
"By the way, guns? What kind of magus uses guns?" Rin said in disbelief.
"A progressive one? A smart one? A deadly one? An awesome one?" he listed cheekily in reply.
"An unnecessary brutish approach before magecraft, such as illusions, paralysis methods, and defensive bounded fields." she replied with narrowed eyes.
In response Naruto blurred in behind her and placed his gun at her head and whispered in her ear, "That arrogance of magi is what usually gets them killed from a single bullet." He then brings his jeweled trench knife up to her throat further freezing her in her tracks, "Or a knife to the throat, and besides..." he then blurs back to his previous position of repairing the walls and finishes "I don't only use weapons, I have my magecraft too."
"Wh-What magecraft was that?! Speed enhancement?" she questioned shakily. Then she realized what was at her throat a moment ago, "Was that a jeweled knife? You use jewels too?"
"Well I don't feel like telling you my magecraft," he replied causing Rin to huff, "And I only use the jewels to enhance my weapons."
"So they become your mystic codes? What is your affinity?"
"Oh? Fishing for information miss school idol?" she asked with a grin "You're gonna have to be more subtle than that!"
"Wh-whatever! Idiot!" said a flustered Rin before she coughed and composed herself, "Anyway, I can't believe a magus like you summoned Saber. You would probably be better off with Assassin." At seeing his blank face focused on her she questioned, "Do you have any idea about the situation you're in right now?"
"Well Saber said something about a war..." he trailed off looking at Saber who nodded, and then continued with a pointed look at Rin, "I would know more if someone didn't decide to come over uninvited and interrupt our conversation."
Rin just huffed, crossed her arms assuming tsundere pose number 2 (seriously though the picture I used to describe the poses is on my profile through a link), and replied "Well excuse me for trying to make sure you were alright!" At Naruto's surprised look, she continued flustered once again, "I-I mean I wanted to make sure that you didn't waste my time for saving you by dying again!"
"You saved my life... Oh back when Lancer stabbed me at school! So this was your jeweled necklace..." he trailed off as he went to go get it from where he left it in his bag. "Yeah here it is," as he handed it to her he smiled warmly, "Thanks you didn't have to do that, but you saved me anyway, thanks a lot! I'm in your debt, so if you need anything you know where to find me!" he finished with his close-eyed grin and consequently didn't see Rin's ever-growing blush from the praise.
"Whatever idiot. I just didn't want to be responsible for a death because someone saw our fight." she finished assuming tsundere pose number 3, causing Naruto and Saber to sweat drop.
"But anyway you have no idea what you got yourself into?"
"I thought we already established that-"
"You got yourself involved in a certain game called the Holy Grail War, which consists of seven masters fighting and killing each other in an attempt to obtain the Holy Grail."
"Why do the battles take place in the city though, wouldn't it be better to fight away from innocents and from those who don't know about magecraft so it doesn't get revealed?" Naruto asked incredulously.
"Because the Holy Grail chooses to reveal the masters and itself in the city. And because you can only summon it in the city at one four major spiritual ley lines."
"I guess its inevitable then," 'doesn't mean I have to like it though.' he finished in thought.
"There should be a Holy Mark on one of your hands, right?" Naruto glanced at his left hand and nodded seeing the strange mark. "The three command spells... Those are the symbols of a Master."
"Once every several decades, seven masters are chosen, and each of the masters is given a servant, so that they fight each other for possession of the Holy Grail. I was chosen as one of the masters as well."
"As long as you have your command spells your servant will obey you. They also give you the right to issue absolute orders, meaning you can make them do what ever you want, if if its against their will and honor."
"I'm sure that they have been abused before huh?"
"Probably, though it will decrease by one every time you use it, so most don't use it for frivolous or selfish means. You only get three command spells, so you should only use two if you must, if you use all three you are no longer a master."
She then turned to Saber and said, "You seem to be in an incomplete condition. It can't be that he is incompetent as a magus..."
As Naruto finished repairing the last of the bullet holes he turned and suggested, "Maybe during the fight, the summoning circle was disrupted slightly?"
"That could be possible, it couldn't be that Naruto doesn't have enough power to materialize me because he does. Never the less, its going to be difficult for me to go into spirit form or replenish my own magic power." stated Saber stoically.
"Don't worry, if you ever need any ask, I got plenty." Naruto said with a smile to which Saber nodded.
Rin sighed however and complained, "If I were your master none of this would have happened..."
"Oi I'm perfectly capable! Our fight just interfered with the summoning is all!"
"Whatever, let's get going." Rin replied haughtily.
"Oi, Oi, you gonna tell me where we are going?" Naruto asked with a tick mark over his twitching eyebrow. God, tsunderes are annoying sometimes, but so damn cute.
"We are going to where the supervisor of the war is."
"Really, a supervisor of a war?" Naruto deadpanned "What is this a sports game? Haa, whatever, lead the way so I can get this over with." he turned to Saber, "Let's go Saber." to which she nodded. But ten he paused and looked at her,
"Hey Saber, do you have clothes other than the armor? We are going to be walking through town and I don't think the armor will work for you." Naruto asked as the began walking toward his door.
"Hmm yes I see your point, subtlety would be better for now." at that her body glowed and her armor dissipated to reveal her new outfit which was a long sleeved white collared blouse with a long blue bow-tie, a blue skirt that went to her knees, black leggings, and brown boots.
"Nice look, well lead the way, Rin."
"Right."
XXX
"So the supervisor is a priest at Kotomine Church?" asked a curious Naruto.
"Naruto, I will watch the perimeter." informed Saber.
"Sure, go ahead. I'll be fine defending myself anyway" he replied patting the gun under his jacket in its holster, to which Saber nodded.
As Naruto and Rin enter the dark church, Naruto asks, "So Rin what kind of person is the supervisor?"
"Well he is my technical legal guardian, and he's an apprentice magus senior to me. I guess you can call him my second teacher."
"A priest doing something as heretical as magecraft and not be in trouble. The church allows that?" said Naruto in disbelief.
"That is why you have to be careful with him. His name is Kotomine Kirei, my father's apprentice. I've known him for ten years, and ten years too many if you ask me." Rin remarked only to finally notice the presence of the man they sought.
"And I did not want an apprentice that does not respect her teacher." states Kirei.
Kirei has not changed much he still wears a casual priest outfit and golden cross necklace, the only difference would be that he grew his shaggy hair out to his shoulders. When he stops in front of Rin and Naruto with his hands behind his back, Rin tells him,
"I brought you the seventh master. He is a capable, if not unorthodox magus, but the summoning went slightly wrong so I couldn't help but watch out for him..." she trailed off.
While Kirei bowed slightly and filed that information for later he asked with a deceptive smile, "What is your name?"
With narrowed eyes Naruto answered slightly strained at the end, "Naruto, Emiya Uzumaki Naruto." That smile really rubbed him the wrong way. It reminded him of the Kabuto from his dreams.
Kirei looked up at him with veiled surprise and repeated, "Emiya... Uzumaki Naruto..." he chuckled to himself reminiscing his fight with an Emiya ten years ago, and continued, "You are Saber's master correct?" Oh, he could taste the irony. It was all he could do not to laugh.
"Yes, I suppose so, though could you explain the Holy Grail War in more detail for me, coming from the supervisor, I should be able to understand it perfectly when we are done."
Kirei chuckled in amusement before answering with that fake smile of his, "Of course, this is the first time Rin has relied on me, so giving me my thanks to you is not quite enough. First of all, now that you are a master you cannot quit being one, that command spell is a holy mark that has thrust this ordeal upon you, are we clear?"
Naruto just scoffed, "Of course, why would I quit anyway. I'm not so weak that I would quit something because it is unfavorable to me, I would just adapt to the situation until it becomes favorable."
"Regardless, there are only a couple ways out of this war, death is the most prominent, but winning the Grail and getting your wish granted is the preferred option." he said with a vile smirk.
"The Holy Grail grants wishes?" Naruto asked in disbelief. 'How is that possible, how could any magecraft be so powerful to grant any one wish?'
"With the Holy Grail, your wishes can be granted; the filth within you cleansed." he answered with his arms raised with a smile, "Yes, you can even start everything all over again. Therefore, covet this chance. If the time comes, you shall be thankful for the fact that you are a Master."
"What if someone abuses its power?"
"I am the supervisor for a reason..." he trailed off with a smile that greatly unnerved Naruto. He felt that he should be greatly weary of the man before him.
"Kirei." Rin interrupted his thoughts, "stop talking in such a roundabout way, all I asked was that you explain the rules to him." she stated in an annoyed fashion with her hands on her hips.
Kirei turned his head to the side and closed his eyes, "Very well. This battle is called the Holy Grail War. A scramble between seven masters and seven servants. We do not voluntarily take part in such killings, it is all a ritual to determine who is the most suitable candidate to obtain the use of the Grail. If you doubt its existence, the presence of these Heroic Spirits should be all the proof you need." he stated while turning his eyes toward Naruto at the end.
"The servants are legendary heroes from either the past or the present, given flesh by the Holy Grail. Essentially they stand by their masters in spiritual form, and you can materialize them and have them fight for you when necessary."
"Yeah well there was a complication with Emiya-kun's Saber, apparently the summoning was interfered and now his servant can't go into spiritual form." she explained haughtily.
"This miracle of near-resurrection can essentially be called Holy Grail having so much power, will be able to grant its possessor infinite power, before this fact its authenticity holds no value." he said amusedly. "Though it will only choose one person in the end. The Holy Grail is responsible for everything, be it choosing the seven masters or summoning the Servants."
He raised his hands up again as if he was preaching to an audience and finished, "This is the Holy Grail War: a spirit-descending ritual whereby you are chosen by the Holy Grail and cross swords for its sole possession."
"Though there isn't a rule that says you have to kill the masters." Rin added which caused Naruto to look at her, "The Holy Grail is a spiritual body. Only servants, who are spiritual entities, can touch it. The war is actually the elimination of all the other servants than your own."
"That's nice I won't have to kill you Rin." he said to her with a smile. "I'm assuming though that because masters have died before, that it is easier to win by killing the masters?"
"The servant won't have a master to give them magic power yes, though that just means they will try to find another master with command spells, because if they were summoned that means they want the Grail for a reason as well. So let me ask you, can you defeat your servant? Servants are very powerful. Not even servants, let alone masters can defeat each other easily. But without masters servants cannot exist on their own, making it as you said easier to kill the masters."
"Though if you were to use all your command spells,that would just make you an incompetent loser of a magus," Kirei continued smirking, "If one were to do that I would ensure their safety, because that has long been the role of the supervisor throughout the Holy Grail wars that have taken place." he said trying to look sincere by closing his eyes and placing his hand over his heart, making Naruto repress the urge to roll his eyes at the fake gesture.
"This is now the fifth time the war has taken place in this city. The previous war took place ten years ago."
"I'm honestly surprised no one has noticed a war taking place five times." said Naruto offhandedly. "The people in charge of covering things up are good, huh?"
"Past wars have been nothing but calamitous. Masters motivated by their own desires had forgotten what they had learned as magicians, and began doing nothing but killing each other indiscriminately. Therefore from the Third Holy Grail war onwards, the Association sent in a Supervisor. That was my Father." with his back turned he raised his hands once more looking up to the ceiling, "I am succeeding his duties."
"With all do respect. This is one fucked up 'ritual'." Naruto said firmly with his eyes narrowed angrily.
"Oh?" Kirei looked to Naruto in amusement.
"First off, you have a seven potentially dangerous and powerful magicians, and you have incredibly powerful servants fighting in the middle of a city. You are endangering innocents and risking magecraft being known worldwide. Second, what if the Grail falls into the wrong hands and causes destruction? Don't you think an omnipotent wish granter is a bad thing for someone who has no problem killing people and endangering innocents to have?" said an irritated Naruto.
"Regardless of what type of personality ends up possessing the Grail, the Magician's Association will not intervene. All we regulate are the rules. If you don't like it win yourself. A much better method then relying on others, yes? Wouldn't you want to prevent what happened ten years ago?" Kirei questioned.
Naruto narrowed his eyes as Kirei continued, "At the end of the previous war, an unsuitable person touched the Holy Grail. We don't know what that master's desire was; the only thing we do know is the mark left behind by that disaster." At Naruto's wide eyed look, Kirei smirked and continued, "That's right the large fire with an unknown cause was a result of the last Holy Grail war."
"What's wrong Emiya-kun?" asked a concerned Rin at seeing his troubled face for a spit second before he went stoic.
"It's fine, don't worry. So what happened after what was the result."
"There was none. Like I said an unsuitable person touched the Grail. Another person touched the Grail before that too. However, that man kept evading battles, and the Holy Grail could not be completed. Once all seven servants are present, the Holy Grail will appear by itself once enough time has passed by. But the Grail did not acknowledge the man who kept running from battles as its possessor." Kirei answered.
Rin then said, "In other words, even if you obtain the Holy Grail without fighting the other masters, it will be meaningless, right? The master that got the Grail first was just a naive person."
At Kirei's silence Naruto smirked at him and said, "You were that master, huh?"
"To a certain point."
Naruto just raised his eyebrow, "To a certain point?"
"I lost my servant and was protected by my father who was the supervisor. This is the end of our conversation."
'Apparently he is still sore about it' Naruto thought.
"The only people who are allowed to obtain the Grail are the Masters who have control of their servants. When the last of the masters is left, the Grail will appear before the winner."
"So then, Emiya Uzumaki Naruto do you have the will to fight in this war?"
Naruto's eyes were shadowed and he had an unreadable expression on his face. Kirei looked at him curiously, before naruto's head looked up showing his determined visage and his nearly glowing eyes filled with power and determination. It almost made him step back in surprise. Almost. He has more backbone than that.
"Don't underestimate me! I will fight! And I will win, if nothing else to protect others in case it falls into the wrong hands."
Rin was taken aback at first before she smiled and began to walk to the exit saying, "Then its settled, let's go back now."
Kirei though said in a booming voice to Naruto's back as he turned to walk with Rin, "Rejoice, young man! Your wish will finally be granted! Without a clear presence of evil, your wish cannot be granted. Even if it is something you can't accept, there is a need for evil to oppose justice." saying this caused Naruto to turn to him with narrowed eyes.
"Your most noble wishes, and your most disgraceful desires hold the same meaning. But don't worry, you don't need to amend them. The dilemma you possess is righteous for a human."
Naruto just scoffed and as he turned and walked away said, "Keep telling yourself that. I'm sure that speech helps you sleep at night."
As Naruto left the church closing the door, Kirei gritted his teeth seething at the blond teen for his words. He would enjoy killing him. But not yet, he still has a fight to finish from the last war and another Emiya to replace the dead one should be fine.
"Good luck Emiya Uzumaki Naruto, I look forward to the finale."
XXX
"I have finished my duties for now." stated Rin later on when they were on their way to their respective homes.
"Yeah thanks for helping me so much today Rin, you not only saved my life, but you helped me understand my situation. Thank you." he said with a warm smile causing her to blush and assume tsundere pose number 3.
"Y-Yea-Yeah well I won't go easy on you even if you flatter me!" she exclaimed.
Meanwhile Saber on the side noticed a master and servant heading their way. When they were finally in view she exclaimed, "Naruto!"
He turned over to Saber and then looked to where she was looking and saw the monstrosity of a man towering over the giggling little girl from yesterday walking toward them. He is over Eight feet tall and his body is extremely defined and bulging with muscles, he has long wild black hair, his skin is a dark grey, he has pale yellow eyes, though his left is constantly gleaming and glowing a red or yellow light. He is bare chested and footed, though he wears a Greek tunic and belt that are both covered with leather that has metal plates sewn on to it. He also wears Greek metal bracers on both his wrists and his ankles. he also has strange protrusions coming out of his forearms. Lastly he wields a massive club/axe/sword.
"Good evening." she said in a happy tone that was betrayed by the dark look on her happy face. as she curtsied. "This is the second time we met!"
Rin worriedly said, "This isn't good this servant's power is incomparable!"
"Pleased to meet you Rin," she curtsied again, "I am Ilya, Ilyasviel von Einzbern... understand?"
"Einzbern..." Rin trailed off with a bead of sweat rolling down her forehead.
"I don't think anymore salutations are necessary... since you'll all be dying here." she said with a small smile. "Alright I'll be killing you now! Do it Berserker!"
The giant monstrosity of a man leaped in to the air. Roaring as he reared back his weapon to strike it down.
Saber sprung into action summoning her armor and invisible sword and exclaimed as she ran forward, "Naruto stay back!"
"Saber!" Naruto exclaimed surprise evident in his voice. He wasn't used to people telling him what to do in a fight. Well he wasn't going to hold back now. This guy looked tough, mindless as he clashed with Saber, but tough. He might have to pull out all of the tools out of the woodwork for this one.
After seeing Berserker counter Saber's expert swordsmanship with brute strength and raw yet unrefined speed, Rin commented, "He is handling that huge sword, like a toy!" she said with a worried frown.
Ilya though seemed to be having fun if her happy cries for Berserker to "Go" were any indication.
Saber used her superior agility to run up the surrounding telephone poles and wires to get a better position to strike at Berserker, but he wouldn't make it easy for her. He easily caught up to her and slashed at the wires she was running on.
Naruto though was impressed, Saber's agility and grace reminded him of the ninja of his past self and their tree and water walking via chakra.
Saber simply jumped from post to post before landing in front of Ilya and stared at her. She was thinking of her uncanny resemblance to Irisviel. They even had similar names! Was she a homunculus? She was debating on whether to question it or not as Ilya cutely glared at her until Berserker came and swung his sword at the distracted Saber who just barely brought her sword up in time. Only to be sent flying into a pole.
"Damn it!" exclaimed Naruto as he ran forward.
"Now Berserker! Finish her once and for all!" she said giddily.
Berserker slammed his sword into the ground causing a mini fissure forcing Saber to jump and clash swords with him once more. He pushed her back though, and as Saber readied her stance to clash once more, Rin began firing magic bullets at Berserker but he took it all without a scratch.
"Damn it! His body is absurdly tough!" she complained.
That is when Naruto came in. Sprinting behind Berserker as he jumped he brought his Jeweled Trench Knife down toward his cervical vertebrae, hoping for a quick kill. Berserker though isn't a heroic spirit for nothing though, he brings his elbow around and slams it into Naruto sending him into a wall.
"Naruto!" both Saber and Rin yelled. Ilya was confused though. Why would a master try to help his servant fight and protect them?
"Well fuck that hurt." he groaned as he got to his feet with blood falling down his forehead.
"There is no way you can win, my Berserker is the strongest hero from Greek Mythology."
As Naruto leaned back and moved his neck around, popping and cracking his bones back into place he remarked, "That would mean... He is Hercules? Or is it Heracles...?"
"How can you be so calm right now?" exclaimed Rin.
"Hmm? Oh I have taken worse before, besides I heal quickly." he remarked offhandedly before narrowing his eyes at his opponent in front of him.
"That's right he is Heracles, He is incomparable to any servant you could have summoned, he is the most heinous monster."
"Continue Berserker finish Saber!"
"Not so fast asshole I'm not done with you yet!"
He sprinted forward even as Berserker readied his sword to swing at him. He ignored Rin and Saber calling for him and simply ran forward. He switched his Trench Knife to his left hand quickly and braced himself before muttering as his veins bulged,
"Time Alter: Square Accel!"
To Rin and Ilya it was almost instantaneous, to Saber and Berserker he was moving fast enough to still see, but both would have been too surprised to react in time.
Naruto rolled under the sword and under Berserker's legs, he quickly planted his feet and jumped once more toward his cervical vertebrae. Only this time he wasn't charging with his knife. Instead, he had his right hand open and reared back, and inside that open palm was a basketball sized orb of swirling pure prana. And in that instant he slammed that orb of swirling destruction into the back of Berserker's neck, letting it grind into him, forcing Berserker onto his knees, before yelling and letting it explode outward and further forcing him face down into the ground.
"Rasengan!" he yelled as the force of the blow left a small crater around Berserker's body.
As the dust and debris from the attack cleared, Naruto was on standing hunched on Berserker's back panting heavily, before he slowly started to catch his breath. He walked off his back and toward Rin and Saber.
They both had a look of pure disbelief and surprise on their faces. A human wasn't supposed to be able to do that to a servant! Ilya had similar thoughts though hers was more along the lines of 'He took one of his lives! But he won't be able to again!'
Naruto kept walking toward the shocked duo enjoying their response.
"Heh, I know I'm awesome and all, but women shouldn't let their jaws hang open like that, neh?" he joked. They both blushed though Saber's was less noticeable than Rin's, however when they saw that Ilya was still calm and Berserker hadn't faded away yet, they were suspicious.
Naruto noticed their change and turned around. He did just in time to see Berserker twitch and then move on to his knees while growling and popping his neck into place before finally springing to his feet with a roar. He charged forward and swung his sword at Naruto.
Naruto tried to lean back and dodge it but he still got a slash across his chest forcing him to jump back and fall on his knees. He held a hand to the wound and pulled out his grey M9 with the other.
"Naruto!" Both Rin and Saber yelled again. Though Saber charged forward with new determination clashing with Berserker once more. Meanwhile Rin was trying to tend to Naruto.
"Berserker has twelve lives, for each of his twelve labors, you have to defeat him eleven more times if you want to win!" exclaimed Ilya. She still hadn't expected for this to happen though.
"What in the world were you thinking! I can't save your life every time!" Rin yelled at him.
Naruto just looked at her for a moment before looking back to Saber and Berserker clashing back and forth. "Whatever, its just a scratch and this is a war right? People get hurt if they fight."
"Yeah but servants are supposed to do the fighting, Idiot!" she yelled at him again. Honestly what a stubborn guy! Pot, meet kettle.
"Was I just supposed to stand by here when I can fight?" he demanded angrily.
Rin was surprised by his outburst, she was also surprised when he got up again and took off the school jacket leaving him in his black shirt showing the leather harness he had underneath. He had the black silenced M9 in the right holster, the left one for the grey M9 was empty since it was in his hands, there was also the pockets attached to hold the extra clips of ammunition. And in a bandoleer fashion on of the straps above his left holster near his heart, holds six large bullets in their sleeves. Those bullets are a caliber of .30-06 which is 10% stronger than the .308 Winchester rifle bullet, and even surpasses the hand cannon class of a Magnum bullet. They are for a special gun of his that is in the third holster he attached to the harness before he left his house under the left one.
As he kept his eyes on the battle before him he put his knife in its extra sheath on his harness, and pulled out the special gun. He popped it open to make sure its loaded, before flicking it up with his hand and cocking it. He pulled up the sentimental gun up and pointed it at Berserker.
"Idiot! What can that gun do! My magecraft couldn't affect him what makes you think that will!" yelled a frustrated Rin.
"Because this gun is anything but ordinary." he replied simply as he pulled the trigger.
The bullet zoomed to it target and actually pierced Berserker right in his chest where his heart should be. Saber turned toward where the shot came from only to widen her eyes in shock seeing Naruto holding a very familiar weapon. In his hands was his father's still smoking Thompson Contender.
Everything was silent. Nobody was moving. Berserker suddenly began to shake and convulse, however. Finally he roared in pain. Ilya was shocked, Berserker never acknowledged his pain to such a degree before, he usually has a huge pain tolerance!
'The Origin Shot.' Naruto thought 'Dad's old mystic code. Bullets made of his ground up ribs that contain the Severing and Binding traits of his origin. They truly are a magician's worst nightmare. Good thing he still had extra.'
"You should retreat." Naruto's statement broke everyone from their state of shock.
"His mana along with his ability to absorb more has been disrupted severely. Extra lives or not, if you do not recall him to recover, he will die and you will lose." he finished in a cold tone with narrowed eyes.
Ilya flinches slightly before huffing and saying, "Fine! Retreat Berserker!" With a final roar of pain, Berserker dissipates. Ilya then stops as she walks away and says as an after thought "Next time we will kill you all."
As she leaves Naruto finally holsters his guns. With a deep and tired sigh he turns to the two girls and says, "Well I don't know about you two, but I am exhausted... Three fights in one night and i technically died in one! Ah, fuck me I'm about to pass out... let's go home before I do..." They nodded and as he bent down to pick up his school jacket he fell forward, "Shi-!"
"Naruto!" was the last thing he heard before things went black.
XXX
"What the hell is going on out there!" demanded an angry and desperate Naruto.
Iruka looked at him worriedly before hardening himself and replying, "War, Madara is making his move."
...
Naruto stood sheathed in yellow flame-like chakra shroud with numerous black markings before the Raikage and his Hokage and Baa-chan. Next to him was his fellow Jinchuuriki Killer Bee.
"I WON'T LET YOU PASS!" roared the Raikage A.
"Brother! let us pass, Naruto has to whip some ass! I promise to keep an eye, on the guy!" Killer Bee... rapped.
"What are you morons saying this war is to protect you two! If you two are caught..."
"The enemy's jutsu will be complete! I heard about what they are doing from Iruka-sensei!"
"And you still want to fight? Are you Morons?!"
"I can't stand by while everybody fights this war for me! If we win at the cost of everyone dying I'll be the only one left!" Naruto angrily yelled. "There's no meaning in that! I WON'T ALLOW THAT TO HAPPEN!"
...
As Naruto charged down as fast as he could in an attempt to make it past the Raikage, the Raikage charged at full power, exclaimed "I am coming Naruto!"
Naruto with a firm face replied, "I was left too many things to do..."
The Raikage sped next to him, lightning armor crackling giving him amazing power, his big fist bearing down on his face threatening to crush him. The Raikage struck causing debris and dust to explode outward from the punch. Only for Naruto to appear behind him unscathed stunning his Baa-chan and fellow Jinchuuriki comparing him to his Father in speed. With his back turned he said,
"I won't fail. As you said Raikage, a savior doesn't make mistakes. So I won't. Exactly like my father. Exactly like I learned from him!"
...
After a moment of silence and a tired sigh, Kiritsugu looked up and said, "The moon is really beautiful, isn't it"
Nodding absently and humming agreement Naruto stated firmly with a slight teasing tone, "Yeah, well since you couldn't become a hero and my past self was a hero, what kind of guy would I be if I didn't try to be one as well?" Then the teasing tone stopped as he said firmly, "I'll be the hero for you, the hero you couldn't be. I have to live up to my name Emiya Uzumaki Naruto after all!" he finished with a wide grin.
Kiritsugu then turned to him in slight surprise as Naruto continued, "Leave it to me, I'll accomplish both of our dreams." he finished with a determined smirk.
Kiritsugu then faced forward again and let out an amused, but happy breath, and said somewhat happily, "Yeah, that's a relief"
And so the famed Magus Killer, Emiya Kiritsugu, died at the age of thirty-four.
Naruto could only watch as his teacher, mentor, and above all father of five years, peacefully die after having his dream passed on to his son. Unknowingly tears were silently streaming down his face as he stared up at him. He turned to face the moon and let out a choked sob and tried to smile.
"Yeah, the moon is really beautiful old man."
Naruto woke with a gasp from his futon only to immediately hold his head in pain. He looked down and Noticed he was shirtless, but had bandages around his chest. He knew he might be healed by now, but just in case he kept them on. As he got dressed and went in to the living room, he noticed Rin sitting down drinking some tea.
"Good morning, I made myself comfortable without your permission Emiya-kun." she said with a smile.
Naruto could only stare at her incredulously, "Wh-Why are you here?"
"Man you should get better tea here, even the tea bags; get some of the triangular packs at least!" she said with a mock-angry face.
"But why are-"
She interrupted him raising her hand, "Hold it!" She then smiled sweetly in a way that promised pain if you didn't comply, "First, express your gratitude for carrying you all the way here."
Naruto raised an eyebrow before remembering he passed out from exhaustion after the long night. "Oh that's right I passed out from exhaustion." he said bumping his fist into an open palm.
"When we were wrapping your slash from Berserker, it was already healing by itself. My guess is that since Saber has the ability to regenerate, the ability must have passed onto you."
Naruto just waved her off and started picking at his ear with his pinky before saying, "Nah, I have always healed that fast." he looked at his pinky and wiped it on a nearby napkin making Rin wrinkle her nose in disgust, before she registered what he said.
"What?! You have always regenerated like that?!" she exclaimed in disbelief.
"Yeah... Is that so hard to believe?"
"Yes!"
"Well I do!" he huffed crossing his arms with a pout.
"Well we have an impossible master... For a master to go out and fight with his servant... That's unheard of! If you die, Saber would disappear too, right?"
"Whatever you saw what I did yesterday, I have the skills to at least fight with her and damage, if not kill servants. I may not be over powering, but I am definitely surprising! And with everyone underestimating me and Saber and you by my side, we can't lose." Naruto finished his reply with a smirk.
Rin blushed a bit but composed herself and asked, "What are your plans from now on, Emiya-kun?"
"Honestly, I'm not sure I have a wish. Maybe to end this stupid war." he bitterly chuckled here before continuing, "I just don't want what happened ten years ago to happen again."
"I thought you'd say something like that, look Servants don't serve the master gratuitously, they have wishes as well! They get summoned by the grail because they want to obtain they grail. So how do you think Saber will feel if her master doesn't really have a wish?"
Naruto sighed and said, "She would probably be upset."
"Yes she would be upset."
"Look if you just sit here thinking about what you could do, you let the other masters do what they want and innocent people will die!" Rin exclaimed surprising Naruto. She continued, "A servant's fuel is Mana, the more mana they stock, the more abilities they can use from their former lives."
"What are you saying?" Naruto asked with Narrowed eyes.
"Because they are spiritual bodies, if they eat our souls, they can gain nutrition from us." Rin said gravely. "This means that there will be Masters who will use their servants to assault humans and eat their soul's to replenish their mana."
"What..." said a stunned Naruto. That was just too much. Assaulting civilians to suck out their souls for greater power?
"So what will you do? Are you just going to watch and standby letting the other masters do what they want?"
"I'll stop them then." Naruto said gritting his teeth.
"I give up. You won't go out and attack masters of your own will, but when they are doing some bad deeds you will go fight them. You are contradicting yourself." She said with narrowed eyes as she prepared more tea and served to Naruto.
"Look I'm still new to this so I don't really have another plan alright? But I'm not gonna sit here and drink tea if I know innocent lives are in danger."
"So you are going to be reactionary? That is stupid. That master from last night will come to find and kill us. Do you want to be caught off guard?"
"Of course not!"
"Look, you have to figure this out, we aren't on the same team remember?"
"Yeah."
As Rin went to leave his house Naruto stood by the door waiting for her.
"You know you don't have to see me out." she said offhandedly looking up at him as she put on her shoes.
"Yeah, I know. But I wanted to." He said warmly causing her to look up at him with a small blush "I never did thank you by the way." He smiled warmly and finished, "So thank you for helping get home Rin. I really appreciate it."
She turned away and began walking out before she turned around with a serious face, "Look from now on, its better you don't see me as human anymore."
As she closed the door Naruto sighed and closed his eyes in thought, 'Tsunderes... So I have to defeat every master in the war. From last night's battle and what Rin just told me, it will be inevitable before innocents become involved.' he sighed and began to walk away. "I should check on Saber." 'Regardless, I will do my best to protect not just the innocents, but my precious people.' he finished determinedly thinking about his Taiga-nee, Sakura, and even Saber and slightly Rin.
After searching throughout the house for Saber, Naruto finally decided to check the dojo where he found her in the far corner, eyes closed sitting on her knees. Just the epitome of graceful elegance. When Naruto walked over to her and stood a few feet away, she opened her eyes and stood up,
"I see you have awaken."
"Yeah just recently."
She got into his personal space and looked up at him, "You do not look well."
"Well I just woke up and I'm not really a morning person." 'Not to mention the dreams I had.' "But I'm fine now!" he finished with a grin.
"I see. Then I will advise you on your actions last night."
"What not you too?" he groused in reply
"It is troublesome for a master to take such actions." Naruto blinked remembering the Shikamaru from his dreams always saying that word before he realized what she said and narrowed his eyes at her.
"Combat is my domain of expertise, and you must carry out your own role. There is no necessity for a Master to fight with his Servant, and there is neither a reason to do so." she said firmly
"Now listen here, combat is my domain of expertise! I have been fighting since I was eleven, and training before that! Don't you tell me not to fight! And just because it isn't a 'necessity' doesn't mean it isn't impossible or illegal!" Naruto said angrily making her eyes widen. If there is one thing Naruto doesn't like its being told not to fight when he can. "And if I need to prove it to you that I can fight with you, and I can win with you even after last night, then something is wrong with that head of yours Arturia!" he exclaimed angrily making her wide eyes even wider as she remembered his feats last night and the fact that he used her real name.
He then took a deep breath and sighed before saying, "Arturia, I trust you. Even though its been a day, I trust you. Can you trust me?"
Saber closed her eyes before sighing herself, "You seem honorable so far in your want to defend the innocent, and you genuinely wish to fight along side me. And to do that effectively we do need to trust each other. So yes I will trust you."
Naruto smiled before taking out his hand for her to shake. "So partners?"
She smiled herself and took his hand, "Yes, partners."
"Alright we will win this war together!" he said with his other fist in the air.
A loud rumble echoed throughout the dojo shaking the windows comically.
Naruto held his stomach with a slight sweatdrop and Saber looked stoic though she had a small blush and Naruto said, "Maybe we should have breakfast first."
"Empty stomachs are our enemies. Let us eat Naruto."
Naruto just sweatdropped more at hearing her reply before they walked out the dojo and toward the kitchen.
"What is the matter, Naruto?" Saber questioned without turning toward him.
Naruto scratched his head while smiling sheepishly saying, "I was just wondering with you being from Britain, are you okay with Japanese dishes for breakfast?"
"Yes. As long as you can eat it I do not mind."
"Extravagance is our enemy."
Naruto sweatdropped, "We got a lot of enemies... don't we."
"Perhaps" Naruto just face faulted.
Chapter 3 end
Yeah my insomnia really helped me roll this out. I was writing this while watching the Heat win and go to the Finals last night!
So yeah, let me know what you guys think of this one! Review!
Peace out
Markus-Antonius