Jinchuriki Fate/Staynight
Chapter 4: Demons, Jinchurinki, Servants, Toads and Evil
Naruto was training still with Saber. He had spent all day learning from Saber, as Saber had also learned from him. She already knew Naruto could hold his own. Even without a servant, he was a force to be reckoned with. She also was thinking about how she got roped into training with him with actual weaponry.
Naruto dashed out as Saber deflected him. She was getting more serious due to the energy Naruto was putting on his attacks. He was not going for anything lethal, but it would be an insult to give it her all when he was also helping her grow as an individual.
Naruto gave her a slight cut on her face while she gave him one on his arm. Naruto ignored the pain, just as she did, and attacked.
Saber then remembered her life before this... when she fought against her knights to train herself and them. She mentally smiled at the camaraderie they had.
Saber swung her invisible sword as Naruto had to actually reinforce his kunai with elemental chakra. Naruto felt the powerful and heavy blows, kinda funny considering her slender figure.
Then they stopped...
"Man... I am beat, you want some refreshments Saber?" Naruto asked.
"Yes, thank you" Saber said as she sat in seisa.
Naruto brought some iced tea as they sat down back to the wall.
Naruto was smiling as he rested a bit, he was more tired than he let on. Saber just looked at him... and smiled.
Naruto sighed... and then jumped right back up as a thought occured to him. "Say... you don't happen to have a change of clothes do you?" Naruto asked.
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At School
"Sheesh, fighting against Saber for a whole day? Well... it's not like he's not capable of doing it. That kid breaks the rules like there where none, maybe it will be a good experience for the both of them. After all, he is a trained fighter and has abilities beyond the scope of a normal magi," Tohsaka thought. She then say someone pull in with a bicycle.
"Ah?" Tohsaka said, an eyebrow arched in curiosity. The person turned around, it was Issei... the ONLY person who could see trough Tohsaka's fake personality; a fact that Naruto found ,ore than hilarious.
He turned and saw Tohsaka and then his skin crawled. "URGH! TOHSAKA!"
"Good morning Ryuudou" Tohsaka said.
"Why did I have to meet her so early in my day? Truly an ill omen," he grumbled.
Tohsaka had an annoyed face. "Aren't you being kind of rude? I am still here," Tohsaka said before continuing with a question that came to mind, "Say can I ask you something? Has there been any changes at the Ryuudou temple? A new monk arriving, anything like that?"
"Uhm... I am not sure how to feel about you asking about my home. It's nothing important... but now that you mention it, did you know that Kezuki-sensei is staying at the temple?" Issei replied.
"Kuzuki-sensei? The one who teaches here?" Tohsaka inquired , blinking in mild surprise, "I heard that he's like a big brother to you, so you offered him a room?"
"That is correct," Issei replied, "Well... he's getting married pretty soon. Until then, his fiancee is staying with him at the temple."
"His fiancee? Could it be?" Tohsaka thought.
"Hmm... it looks like he was pretending to be normal," Archer put his two cents in the mental conversation.
"Then that would make the woman staying with Caster!" Tohsaka thought.
"Ryuudou, do you have a moment?" a male voice said.
"Then... her master has to be..."
"Ah, Kazuki!" Issei said as he turned around. It was the teacher with the killer's eyes... the one Naruto first met, and he wanted to attack him. He irradiated a controlled killing intent.
"I would like to talk about this year's budget allocation. Could you come with me to the staff room?" he asked in a calm demeanor.
"Yes, of course," Issei said as he walked away, "I will go ahead, Tohsaka."
"Okay... Could Kazuki-sensei be the master? If so, my plan of attack is simple... we defeat the teacher and then caster will be dealt with," Tohsaka added the last part mentally.
"Hey, Tohsaka!" a girl greeted her.
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Later that day back at the temple
Saber was beginning to think she might been a bit out of her mind to begin attacking her master while unarmed, since she hd almost always seen him fight with his kunai and shurikens and onlt once in hand to hand. She, however, never expected him to be THIS good without his weapons.
Naruto was using his bunshins to give him an edge, due to the fact that Saber couldn't identify the real one from the 3 others. Sometimes the real one stayed back, sometimes he mixed in with the clones... it was a splendid battle formation, confounding the enemy senses.
Naruto stepped inside her range and stopped her swing by deflecting the axis of the swing from the point of origin, using his clones as either stepping stones or meat shields.
"Saber you are amazing! You must have been a real bad-ass, whoever you were back then," Naruto exclaimed as he flipped out of the way of the invisible sword.
"And you live up to your boasts. I thought those were nothing more than the platitudes of someone who loves to inflate their own ego," Saber retorted as she cut a clone in half.
Outside
"We sure bought a lot," Sakura commented as she carried a large bag of groceries, "Do you think is too much?"
"Nah, this is fine, Naruto's got to be starving about now," Fuji-nee said.
"Still, I wonder why he didn't go to school today?" Sakura mused.
"Hmmm... maybe he was just sick, or maybe he was thinking about Kiritsugu. He really liked him and he was like a surrogate father to him. After all, he did leave him all of this" Fuji-nee replied.
In the Dojo
"I'm hoome!" a sing song voice shouted.
"Crap! Fuji-nee is here," Naruto cursed. He was having a lot of fun and failed to notice her.
"Very well, in that case let's stop for now," Saber said.
"Saber... she's such a nice person, fighting and training with me all day. I can't just let her eat by herself. I know how bad she must feel... not eating when Tohsaka and I eat with Fuji-nee and everyone... that's messed up," Naruto thought as he grabbed Saber's hand.
"Eh?" Saber said.
"Naruto-kuun! Are you in here?" Fuji-nee asked with a happy face as she opened the dojo door.
"Ah..." Saber said.
"Wha?" Fuji-nee said, confused as Sakura had a rather complex look on her face: a mixture of anger and confusion. It did not help that they saw him holding her hand.
"Awww crap," Naruto said, the plan backfired. Well, he just had to wing it.
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Moments later in the kitchen
"All right, I think I understand now," said Fuji-nee, "So, a long time ago Saber was in Kiritsugu's care... and she came to Japan at his request. That's the story?"
"Yeah. I hope it's not a problem, right?" Naruto asked with a face as innocent as he could muster.
"WHAT! OF COURSE THERE'S A PROBLEM!" she yelled as she slammed her hands on the table. "At this young age, you're already seducing some blonde beauty!" She was now on the floor crying. "What do I do? Naruto is turning into a delinquent."
"Oi, oi... you got it all wrong," Naruto complained as his eye twitched. Well, at the seducing part at least... he was in all terms of the word a delinquent. He picked fights with Yakuza and local punks for control of the territory around campus and the like... "Anyways... this is my house... I know you are my caretaker but even so... what's wrong with that? You let Tohsaka stay without much fuss over it. What's so weird about letting Saber stay?" Naruto inquired.
"It's totally different! I don't even know this person!" she countered, "Are you really a friend of Kiritsugu's?"
"...Yes, I knew him well. He asked me to look after Naruto in his absence," Saber responded.
"There, from the horse's mouth... so to speak," Naruto said.
"B...but" Fuji-nee stuttered, trying to find a way to refute this turn of events.
"Also, as you saw she is a sword expert. She is staying here, in exchange we spar and I learn from her," Naruto continued.
"Uhmmm..." she was thinking rather deeply. "All right, let's do this!" she exclaimed, an idea coming to mind. She was dressed in a hamaka, a kendo uniform, "It's a duel between me and Saber! If you can defeat me, feel free to stay as long as you like!"
Fuji-nee is a well respected kendo-ka, earning a 5th dan in it as well as her nickname of Tiger...
"You just can't act like an adult can't you?" Naruto deadpanned.
"Oh hush," Fuji-nee retorted.
"This is getting out of hand, right Sakura?" Naruto asked.
Sakura looked rather cross. "Of course Fujimura is upset," Sakura stated.
"Eh?" Naruto said. Yeah... he still had a rather hard time understanding a woman's heart.
"You brought home a girl who none of us have met before. I can't approve of this either," she continued.
"Eh? It's not like that Sakura! Like I said, it was just an acquaintance of pops. Isn't it all right for her to just stay for a while?"
Sakura was angry and turned away from him.
"I am Taiga Fujimura! The Tiger of Fuyuki! The undefeated legend of the modern era! Now let's GO!" she proclaimed as she did a preemptive attack.
"Yare yare... yeah that is a rather dirty method to attack, and took Saber by surprise. However..." Naruto said as he knew what was coming.
Saber side-stepped and lightly tapped her head with the bokken.
"SO lame! She handled the surprise attack like it was nothing!" Naruto mentally deadpanned as Sakura was rather surprised at this.
"Y... your reflexes are pretty good... but you can't keep your composure this easily forever!" she yelled as she charged in again. She began to attack as Saber deftly blocked.
"Uhmm... what should I do? I shouldn't seriously injure one of Naruto's friends," Saber thought as she blocked and dodged the attacks.
"WHY YOU!"
She then moved as Fuji-nee sliced but was avoided. She saw trough her attack pattern.
"That's enough. You should be able to understand the difference between us by now," Saber stated, "Won't you lay down your sword?"
"THERE'S... THERE'S NO WAY I WILL ALLOW YOU TO WIN THAT EASILY!" Fuji-nee yelled, "I don't know who you are.. BUT KITSURUGU ENTRUSTED NARUTO TO ME! NOT YOU!" She took a small bag from her clothes and threw it to the ground a lot of white dust came out.
"Okay... color me impressed. That was a nice tactic" Naruto thought as he smiled. Sakura was coughing due to the chalk powder.
"Tch, using an improvised smoke screen?" Saber scoffed.
Then from behind Fuji-nee came soaring down on her. "I'VE LOOKED AFTER NARUTO SINCE HE WAS LITTLE! AND NOW WHAT? I WON'T HAND NARUTO OVER THE LIKES OF YOU!"She yelled as she slammed hard downwards.
"Naruto, look!" Sakura said.
"Wha?" Fuji-nee said flabbergasted, "What... the heck?" She was understandably confused, her sword had disappeared from her grasp. Saber was on the other side holding both her own and Fuji-nee's bokken.
"Do you understand now? Please admit your defeat" Saber said.
"This.. this is... I..." she said. Then she began to cry. "WHAAAAAAAAH! SOME WEIRD GIRL IS TAKING NARUTO AWAY!" She cried "Even thought I promised Kiritsugu! I promised to protect him"
Saber was feeling a bit uncomfortable about this. "Uh... you don't have to cry like that, soo..." Saber said as she got close.
*clasp*
"WHA?" Saber was taken back as Fuji-nee smirked as she took control of the bokken.
"GET REAL! MUAHAHAHAH! YOU TOOK ME TOO LIGHTLY SABER! LOOKS LIKE I GET THE LAST LAUGHT AFTER ALL!" Fuji-nee said as she swung down the bokken... only to be caught barehanded by Saber.
"What? Wh-wh-what?" Fuji-nee stuttered, shock evident on her face.
Saber smiled darkly. "Heh..." Then she put a rather angelical face. "I thought I saw some kind of dirty trick in the works... but maybe it was just my imagination," she said, her face looked darling and smiling. Then it turned deadly serious, "Or must I educate you in the meaning of chivalry?" she said as she readied herself.
"H-hold on! Time out! Time out! It was just a joke!" Fuji-nee said as she crawled back.
"NO EXCUSES!" Saber yelled.
*WHAP WHAP WHAP WHAP WHAP*
"WAHH! I GIVE! I GIVE! NARUTO! HELP!" Fuji-nee cried.
"You reap what you sow, right?" Sakura said as blue lines adorned her face and Naruto's as well.
"You do indeed" Naruto agreed. He was trying really hard not to laugh.
2 minutes later
"I'm very sorry, Tiaga," Saber apologized, "I got a little carried away..."
"It's okay, I wasn't exactly composed myself. Geez, I totally lost... I have a feeling I can entrust Naruto to you. Take care of him for me, please?" Fuji-nee said.
"Don't get too exited Saber... this is your next opponent," Naruto pointed at Sakura
"I-I will avenge Fujimura!" Sakura huffed.
"Just... just give up already," Saber thought.
Naruto was chuckling because Sakura was adorable...
Moments later
"Huh? So... why is Saber eating with us now?" Tohsaka asked as she came in.
"Because I felt like it," Naruto replied, "And because I think it would be rather rude of me not to let her eat with us."
The next day
"Man, I am all sweaty... Saber really did a number on me today. She is getting used to my tricks, though I still have a lot more in reserve," Naruto mused, "Better take a quick bath before making dinner." He opened the door to the bathroom.
"!"
"Oh? Did you also wish to wash yourself after training?" Saber asked.
Naruto closed the door. "Ah... ah..." Naruto was blushing.
"My apologies but the bathroom is currently in use," Saber continued. She was completely naked. "Would it be all right for you to wait until afterward before using it yourself, Naruto?"
Naruto resisted the urge to pass out or to nose bleed...
Moments later
"Hmmm? Why is your face red, Naruto?" Fuji-nee asked innocently, making Naruto cringe a bit.
"N-No reason!" he said.
"Anyways... Sakura didn't come over at all today, did she?" Fuji-nee inquired.
"Yeah, she didn't say anything about it last night either," Naruto confirmed. "I hope she is not angry with me..." Naruto thought to himself.
"Hey, Naruto," Tohsaka asked, "Why are you wearing your school uniform?"
"Well... I am going to school, it will do no good to cut so much," Naruto replied.
"Also, we have to find Rider's barrier and un-do the seals as you said. I didn't go yesterday so I will make it up today," Naruto said.
"Hmm? You actually thought this through? I am shocked," Tohsaka snickered.
"Hey, hey... I am pretty smart... I just don't like to complicate things," Naruto retorted.
"So, Saber will stay on guard in here," Tohsaka said.
"Is that your plan? Very well, please be careful, the both of you," Saber said.
Naruto then remembered the "incident" he had with Saber and turned around as his nose begun to drip blood.
"No... no way... I am becoming... like... HIM," Naruto thought in horror as a person with long white hair appeared in his mind... his perverted teacher Jiraiya.
"Is something wrong, Naruto?" Saber asked.
"N...no nothing," Naruto replied, "I'm really sorry for what happened earlier!" Naruto bowed in an attempt to keep her calm. He knew that females tended to beat the living shit out of Ero-sennin... but he wasn't about to become a super-pervert like him, at least not if he could help it. "I am so sorry. I was tired and I didn't think that you might be in there," Naruto said, looking apologetic, "I will make sure to knock before opening the door next time."
"Naruto, I'm not quite sure what you're so flustered about, but... there is no reason for you to worry about having seen my body. I am a servant before I am a woman," Saber said.
"EH!" Naruto shouted in shock. "Man, what's up with her? It's like she only thinks as herself as an object! Damn, so irritating... this is reminding me of Haku all over again," Naruto thought.
"Yeah, that's about right. A servant's primary duty is to fight," Tohsaka explained on the way to school, "You should be more careful. You have a tendency to see Saber as being a normal girl. You may not realize it, but it might make her unhappy."
"Well that aside... we should focus on Rider's barrier. For starters, I should fill you in on the school's barrier. There are more magic circles than I thought there were for the barrier than before," Tohsaka stated.
"So... they are rushing to complete it," Naruto asked.
"Yea... and the line 'The barrier is just insurance...' is starting to sound ominous," Tohsaka agreed.
"Well... if it comes to the worst... I will just kill him," Naruto declared almost nonchalantly.
Tohsaka looked a bit unnerved at the bold statement; nonetheless, she respected him...
"Tohsaka, I need to do a quick stop by the archery club. Sakura did not come yesterday and I am worried Shinji did something..." Naruto said.
"Understood, I'll go ahead," Tohsaka stated.
"If anything happens I'll send a bunshin for ya," Naruto said.
*Shoop Shoop shoop *
"Looks like you're doing well there captain," a voice declared.
"Oh! Hey Naruto!" Mitsuzuri said.
"Mind if I come in?" Naruto asked.
"So? What's up? Did you decide to come back?" she asked.
"Nah, I just came because I was worried..."
Sakura then walked by.
"Good morning Naruto," Sakura greeted.
Naruto inspected her, no bruises in any visible areas... apparently his "little talk" with Shinji worked. At least, he hoped it did.
"Morning Sakura! I'm glad you came, I got a little worried there," Naruto chuckled as he scratched the back of his head.
"Yes, sorry for not coming to help this morning. It's just... my brother is getting more and more opposed to me coming to your house..." Sakura explained.
"That's not very nice of him," Mitsuzuri frowned.
"Yeah, that reminds me... I wanted to talk to Shinji. Is he not here?" Naruto asked.
"Sorry, no... he's skipping as usual," Mitsuzuri stated.
"Eh? The teme, how dare he lecture me when he does it worse," Naruto grumbled.
In the woods
Shinji was standing over an erased magical circle. In it, it had a drawing of a face doing a raspberry to him.
"TCH! HERE TOO! DAMN IT! HEY RIDER! WHAT THE HELL IS THIS? WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO ABOUT THOSE BASTARDS ERASING YOUR MAGIC CIRCLES?" Shinji roared.
"Their combat and magical skills should not be taken lightly... especially those of Saber's master," Rider stated, "The erasure of the magic circles does not seem to be a serious problem"
"Hmp, of course not. After all you are a servant," Shinji said.
"In spite of their actions the barrier is still accumulating power steadily. It should be fully prepared in 5 to 6 days," Rider explained.
"WHAT! 5 TO 6 DAYS! DON'T SCREW WITH ME, BITCH!" Shinji yelled as he hit Rider, "THE OTHERS WILL HAVE GOTTEN AHEAD OF ME BY THEN! DO YOU REALLY THINK WE WILL BE ABLE TO WIN IF THAT HAPPENS?" Rider wiped the blood off her mouth.
"TCH... It doesn't look like you get it, so I'll explain again, Rider," Shinji said, "I have to be the one to get the Holy Grail! It's because I'm the chosen one. The Matou family is a long, proud line of Magi. It's only natural that I, their heir, would make the best wielder of the power of the holy grail! So stop making a fool of yourself and start thinking of a way for us to win!"
Rider closed her eyes (not that you could tell). "I am sorry you have such a poor excuse of a person for a master," Naruto had said to her...
"In that case... how about opting for extreme measures?" Rider offered.
"You are just as human as everyone else," Naruto said to her as he healed her with the ointment he used.
"You are wrong... I am a monster... I am Rider... I am Medusa... the gorgon... a horrible and terrible monster of yore," she thought as she followed her master's whim.
"Hold on... someone's coming," Shinji said, then realized who it was, "That's..."
Naruto and Tohsaka walked around, Naruto then sniffed the air.
"They were here not a moment ago. Damn we missed them," Naruto cursed.
"Well... here's a magic circle. Tohsaka, do your thing," Naruto said pointing at the spot a foot in front of him. "How many we done?" Naruto asked.
"This should make the 8th one," Tohsaka replied.
"We're on a roll eh?" Naruto grinned.
"If we keep going at this rate, we should be be able to hold it off until the war is over," Tohsaka stated.
Naruto then pulled Tohsaka close to him, making her blush. "Someone is here... and it's Shinji... act casual," Naruto said, winking.
"Damn you!" Shinji growled as he gritted his teeth.
Archery dojo
"Damn it... they are trying to make a fool out of me!" he thought.
"HEY!, FIRST YEAR! HURRY UP AND GET OUT OF THE WAY! STOP WASTING MY TIME! YOU ARE 10 YEARS TOO EARLY TO TRY TO SHOOT A TARGET! IF YOU ARE WASTING TIME GO HOME! HONESTLY!" Shinji yelled
"That's right! I am the chosen one! I won't forgive anyone who gets in my way!" he thought as he shot... but his anger made him miss.
He grabbed the kid by the collar of his shirt. " I MISSED BECAUSE YOU ARE BEING TOO FUCKING LOUD! BECAUSE OF YOU, I COULDN'T FOCUS!" Shinji yelled.
"That's enough, Shinji!" Mitsuzuri shouted. "You missed the target due to your own incompetence. Keep this behavior up, and I will call Naruto to set you straight" she warned, "If you keep this up... I will have no choice but to kick you out of the archery club."
He shivered in anger, frustration and shame.
Later that day at Shinji's house
"DAMN IT! DAMN IT DAMN IT DAMN IT! GOD FUCKING DAMN IT!" he yelled as he broke vases, ripped curtains, and broke paintings. He was started to foam at the mouth as he continued, "EVERY LAST ONE OF THEM! THEY ARE MAKING FUN OF ME! BUT THE WORST... IS THAT FUCKING BLONDE! NARUTO! I'LL NEVER FORGIVE THOSE BASTARDS! LAUGHING AT ME... TRYING TO PUSH ME OUT OF THE WAY... BUT THE ONE I CAN'T FORGIVE IS NARUTO... I'LL MAKE HIM PAY FOR HIS SINS AGAINST ME!" His eyes where filled with raw hatred.
"hey, Rider... finish the barrier at once... I'll slaughter every last one of them," Shinji demanded.
"That is not possible, as I said more time is needed," Rider replied.
"Shut up! Do something about it! DAMN IT!... hold on... that's right, didn't you say something about extreme measures?" Shinji inquired.
"Yes, the purpose of the barrier is to extract human souls to increase my power. If that's your only goal, then you don't need to adhere to just the barrier. In other words..." Rider left the rest unfinished.
"In that case, I got the perfect target!" Shinji said with a cruel and evil smile.
That night
*STEP STEP STEP STEP!*
Mitsuzuri was running. She was scared and frightened. She then looked back as a stake with chain shot out and tangled her legs and fell to the ground.
"ARG!" She yelled. She then turned around an saw a figure with long flowing hair. "Wh... who the hell are you!" she yelled.
*STEP *
Rider was seen due to the light of the moon.
She glared at Rider. "Wh... why won't you say something!" she yelled.
The chains then snared her arms, making her immobile.
Rider smiled "I am glad you can't see me now Naruto..."
"Blood is the bearer of life... the symbol of the soul, for this purpose, your blood shall be sacrificed," Rider proclaimed.
"N..." she said.
Rider loomed over her and was approaching to her
"W...wait!..." Mitsuzuri said.
Rider opened her mouth, and you could see her fangs... then she bit her.
"NOOOOO!" she yelled.
Later that night
Naruto, Saber, and Tohsaka were eating breakfast and discussing about the magic circles and their opinions over Shinji's possible actions in this. It was then that the phone rang.
"Naruto, the phone," Saber said.
"Yeah hold on... Hey Fuji-nee, what's up? Aren't you still at school? Uh... WHAT! MITSUZURI WAS WHAT!" he hung the phone, obviously furious.
"What's wrong? I heard you mention Mitsuzuri's name," Tohsaka inquired.
"She was found passed out in an alleyway on the way home from school. The police are saying it looks like she might have been attacked," Naruto explained with his eyes as cold as ice.
"Is... is she okay?" Tohsaka asked.
"She is fine, just unconscious," Naruto said.
"I see... could it be that Ayako..." Tohsaka said, "Naruto, I am going to see Ayako."
"I will go with you, she's a friend so I wanna know what happened so I can hunt the one responsible down," Naruto declared.
Hospital
"Damn... visiting hours are over..." Tohsaka commented.
"Heh... who cares, remember who I am?" Naruto grinned as he held her close to him and began to scale the side wall of the hospital and sneak in her room.
"Saber, stand guard in here," Naruto said as they got inside the building.
Naruto and Tohsaka began to move in silently. "You are better than I expected at this," Naruto said, impressed.
"There it is," Tohsaka said as they found the room. They opened the door and got in... "AYAKO!" Tohsaka yelled as she rushed to her side.
She then inspected her... "This is..." Tohsaka said, shocked.
"What's wrong?" Naruto asked.
"Her life force is gradually being drained. Look at the wound on her neck; her soul was sucked out along with her blood," Tohsaka explained.
"Her soul? So this was a servant's doing," Naruto inquired.
"Yeah... Ayako was the target of a 'soul harvesting'," Tohsaka explained.
"Damn it... and she was a person close to us. Don't worry, I will make whoever did this pay," Naruto declared as he lowered and put a small red pill in her mouth.
"What is that?" Tohsaka asked.
"That is a soldier pill... it should increase her chakra, or prana... or whatever you call it and stabilize her. Since she will be powered up a bit, she might be able to last longe,r" Naruto explained. "Just who did this to you?" Naruto asked noone in particular.
Tohsaka had left the room in a hurry to get information from someone.
"I know something you don't know~" said a voice.
"Ah... it's you, how are you doing little lady?" Naruto said as he grabbed a kunai hidden in his sleeve.
"Maybe I'll tell you, Naruto," she said as she hopped out of the windowsill. "I'm happy! You're still alive after all. How did you get better when you almost got split in half?" she asked, her head tilted slightly in confusion.
"Uhmm, how did I indeed..." Naruto replied, trying to imitate Kakashi, "So tell me, what brings you here? You want a rematch?"
"Start something? Like a fight? No, of course not," Ilya answered, "Why would I do that? It'd be a waste of time to come all the way here just to try to kill you. Or... are you asking because you really wanted to fight me?" Her eyes narrowed at her question.
"Eh? You are not here to fight? Okay then... it's fine," Naruto said.
"Then come with me! I've got lots of stuff that I want to talk to you about!" Ilya nearly demanded as she pulled Naruto out of the room.
"Hey Naruto? What is this?" Ilya said, pointing at the vending machine.
"You never seen one of these? Well, you put money and choose what you wish and then it comes out," Naruto explained.
"Hmm," Ilya said surprised, "Okay! I want one!" She pointed at what had caught her eye.
"Eh?" Naruto blinked.
"What? Are you really going to make a lady pay?" she asked.
"You really act high and mighty for someone of your size," Naruto commented, looking at her as he bought the drink for her.
"Waaah! Thank you!" she exclaimed happily, "Hey, let's go to the roof! The stars are so pretty tonight!" Naruto followed and they went to the roof...
"Uwaaah!" she cried out in a childlike demeanor as she looked all around.
"So... care to tell me exactly what you wish to talk about?" Naruto inquired.
"Is being with me really that boring?" Ilya asked.
"Uhmm...it's not boring. It's just... I am worried about my friend," Naruto replied.
"I see... of course, don't worry! You bought me a drink, so in exchange I'll tell you," Ilya stated.
"Thank you," Naruto breathed out in relief.
"Okay, close your eyes, Naruto," she ordered.
"Eh? What?" Naruto asked as she pulled him down to her level, "What are you doing?"
"Don't worry, you have to relax. I'm going to show you using my own cognizance. I'll show you the form of the master who attacked someone in the streets," Ilya explained.
"Uhmm? What's this?" Naruto asked as he saw fragments of images like they where videos.
"You're now seeing trough my eyes, when I was passing through that street," Ilya explained.
"No way... no... rather... I suspected as much," Naruto sighed in his mind.
Shinji was there with Rider as she fed from the blood of people.
"Well... did you see it?" Ilya asked.
He smiled and patted her head. "Yes... you been very helpful Ilya-chan," Naruto replied.
"Uhmm... it's a shame but someone is coming to interrupt our fun. There's lots I wanted to talk about too... well bye bye for now," she said smiling as she jumped off the ledge just before Saber came to the roof.
"I am sorry, I grew worried when you took awhile to come; so, I came after you," Saber stated.
"Saber... I got a clue on who was the culprit," Naruto declared.
Shinji's house
"Damn that Naruto... allying himself with that Tohsaka bitch behind my back," Shinji growled. He threw his glass at the wall.
"AHH!" a voice yelped in fright.
"Sakura?" Shinji asked.
"Ah... I'm sorry, I just overheard the shouting and..." Sakura explained.
"Hmp" Shinji said as he rose and left.
"Uh, Shinji... where have you been all evening?" Sakura asked.
"Shut up... it's nothing you need to be concerned over," Shinji replied.
"Are you trying to get rid of me too? Are you ridiculing me behind my back, too? NARUTO?" Shinji growled in a dark tone.
Naruto's house
"So... you found out," Naruto said.
"Yeah, how did you..." Tohsaka was about to ask.
"Don't worry, Shinji is my problem... leave it to me," Naruto declared as he went to the storehouse and pulled a rather large and old scroll out. Naruto then made 3 kage bunshins and had then hide in the house as they began to meditate. "There... that will be my insurance," Naruto declared.
"What do you plan to do with this?" Tohsaka asked, pointing at the large scroll.
"Saber, I want you to take this. When we are in battle, protect it and give it to me when I tell you to do it," Naruto commanded. Saber nodded.
"What is it?" Tohsaka asked.
"Let's just say... I am planning on making an example out of him... and this is just insurance," Naruto answered as he put a bunch of kunais, shurikens and explosive tags in a pouch on his leg.
"Saber... stand by and be ready. Tomorrow... we fight," Naruto declared as he turned in for the night.
The next morning
Naruto was in his battle attire. He, however, had placed a genjutsu on it so that it looked like he was wearing his school uniform.
"Please... take care," Saber said.
At school
Naruto saw that Shinji's desk was empty... then he felt a pit in his stomach.
Rooftop
"Damn it... they're all making fools out of me," Shinji growled, nursing his face.
Flashback earlier this morning
Tohska punched him when he implied she was as dirty as him...
"Listen to me... I will give you this as a final warning, as a sign of the friendship the Matou family had with mine. I expect to hear your answer tonight... or else... I will kill you... and trust me, I will be more merciful than what he is planning to do," Tohsaka stated.
Back to the rooftop
"Rider... do it... activate the barrier," Shinji ordered.
Rider inwardly sighed.
"Very well," Rider said, "Let's begin." Rider thought, "Forgive me... Naruto."
The barrier activated. "Human seal... BLOOD FORT ANDROMEDA," Rider declared.
Classroom
Naruto felt it... the pulsating power. Then, as he looked around, all the students passed out.
"It has begun," Naruto stated as he walked about and found Fuji-nee. She was weakening fast. "Time I ended his madness..." Naruto declared as he undid the gejutsu.
He was wearing the same clothing he did when he battled Pain. He then disappeared in a whirlwind of leaves.
Rooftop
"Heh... heheheheheheheh! Look at them, Rider! They're dropping like flies! HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!" Shinji laughed like a maniac.
Rider then detected a presence... well it was not hard to detect it, it was radiating blood-lust like you wouldn't believe.
"SHINJI!" Naruto roared as he appeared in a whirlwind of leaves.
"EH? What's with the entrance? Do you think you're a ninja or something?" Shinji sneered.
"Stop the barrier... or else," Naruto commanded.
"Eh... I thought someone was here to interfere... but it was just you. Well... good timing as it turns out. I've got business with you too... I can't just leave you to be killed by the barrier! Don't worry... I'll be sure to personally see that you suffer before you die," Shinji declared, "RIDER! KILL HIM!"
She gritted her teeth. "SIR!" she charged. She went to slash his head in a rush attack, however...
"Get out of the way Rider... my fight is with him..." Naruto growled as he blocked her attack with a kunai. She readied herself...
"AHAHHAHAHAH! What's wrong? I thought you say you were going to stop me?" Shinji laughed. Rider kept trying. However, as much as she slashed she got nowhere... Naruto was still standing.
"MOVE!" Naruto roared as his eyes turned red. His body began to get covered in a red shroud. It had an animal shape... but above all else... it gave a feeling of dread. "ARRRGH!" Naruto yelled as a crimson energy hand grabbed Rider and tossed her into the wall.
She opened her mouth to yell but only blood came out...
She was incapacitated.
Shinji's eyes widened... then a kunai flew his way and slashed his face.
"AAAG! WHAT! WHAT ARE YOU!" Shinji yelled in panic, "Rider! get up! Protect me!"
"You ask... for help? I will let you live... only if you surrender your command spell," Naruto declared with a demonic voice.
"G... GO TO HELL!" Shinji replied.
*THUK THUK!*
"AAAAAHH!" Shinji yelled in pain as kunai pierced his legs.
"I wanted... to protect... Sakura... over and over... we got along well... even though you were a sneaky one... always doing things behind the curtains for Sakura... you where a good person. What made you this twisted? DON'T YOU SEE YOU ARE HURTING PEOPLE WHO LIKED YOU!" Naruto yelled as he pulled him up by the scruff of his shirt.
"Damn it! You idiot! STOP BEING AN ASSHOLE AND SURRENDER! You don't wanna end up like the other idiot who did something like this. The road you are walking... it leads to nothing. Your hatred will grow. You will be all alone. In the end... it will be only you, all alone in the darkness of your own hatred," Naruto proclaimed. Naruto ripped his shirt... but to his surprise...
"No... no command seals," Naruto muttered, surprised at this new twist.
Shinji smirked... good, he didn't know about that.
Naruto then noticed something. Shinji had a book... and he was being overly protective of it. So much that he was trying to hide it. He pulled Shinji and threw him up into the air.
"Fell the pain of those you tormented," Naruto stated as he began to form a ball of blue light in his hand. It was small, the size of a tennis ball.
"RASENGAN!" Naruto yelled as the ball of light turned purple... and Shinji was shoved deep into the concrete floor below.
The book then began to burn.
"No! my... book... it can't be," Shinji groaned as he did his best to move.
Naruto kicked the book further away.
"RIDER! HELP!" Shinji tried to yell... but his vision was blurring.
"Saber... you're here?" Naruto asked.
"Sorry... I disobeyed your commands. I was... worried," Saber stated.
"Apparently Shinji was not the real master of Rider. That book... do you know what it is?" Naruto asked.
"I can shed some light on it," Tohsaka stated with a sickly looking face. Archer was looking at him in a funny way.
"That is the book of fake servants. It will allow the wielder to gain control of a servant," Tohsaka explained.
"Rider... since he is no longer your master... stop the barrier," Naruto implored. Rider then undid the barrier... and took Shinji with her.
"Damn... and I got all my kick-ass gear for nothing," Naruto grumbled. He then released the demon power and turned it off... and sighed. "Man I hate using the fox's cloak" Naruto muttered under his breath. "Well... at least everyone is safe, and best of all... the attack I did to Shinji would take at least months to heal..."
However... he then felt something.
"No way... It can't be! Son of a bitch... he transferred part of his damage to Rider! No wonder she looked more winded than she should be..." Naruto realized when he saw some of the injuries on Rider where similar, if not the same as the ones, he inflected to Shinji.
"Fuck! Saber! Come with me! Tohsaka! You and Archer are welcome to watch this show," Naruto oredered.
"No thanks... I've had enough..." Tohsaka said, looking a bit sick.
30 minutes later
"Saber! Take care of Rider... distract her but don't kill her. I am going to save her from this bastard" Naruto commanded.
Saber was taken back; this was an odd request.
"I know what you think... so I will explain to you. When I was but a fresh out of the academy ninja, my first mission was to protect a bridge builder. I didn't know that the old geezer was in fact hiding the fact ninja were after him. I met him... a young boy named Haku... hated by his own village because he had a power called kekkei genkai. That is a genetic trait that gives people unusual powers. He then was found by another ninja named Momochi Zabuza. I had a fight with them... Haku was used by that guy like a tool, even though he loved him like a child loves his father. It's cruel... too cruel that they died the way they did..." Naruto said, holding back the tears, "That's why I wanna free Rider..."
"I said this, you are my master... I will stand by you no matter what," Saber declared.
Rider then attacked as Shinji was standing in the rooftop smirking. "Come on! Let's finish this!" he said.
Naruto then began to run all the way up the wall of the building. Rider tried to attack him but he just dodged her chains.
"I AM YOUR OPPONENT!" Saber yelled as she dealt a savage blow to her.
"SHINJII!" Naruto roared as he dashed all the way up.
Unknown to them.. a frail girl was watching the scene unfold... it was Sakura.
"I don't know what kind of magic you use... but I WON'T LOOSE TO YOU!" Shinji yelled as he grabbed his book and began to attack him with black tendrils and sonic attacks. Naruto dodged them as though it was child's play. "What's wrong? AREN'T YOU GOING TO STOP ME?" Shinji yelled.
An attack was heading Naruto way.
"ENOUGH!" he yelled as he stopped the attack with his chakra.
"That.. that's insane! How... how can you do all this! You can't be using magic... you can't!" Shinji stuttered, backing away from the jinchuuriki.
"No... it's not magic. It's my own power. I worked my flesh to the bone. I never took anything from anyone, never said something was mine without working for it. This is the result... this is MY power!" Naruto roared.
"What. Did. ?" Shinji said through gritted teeth.
"DON"T FUCK WITH ME!" Shinji yelled as he flared up with dark tendrils, "YOU THINK THIS WILL BE ENOUGH TO STOP ME! YOU STILL DARE TO DEFY ME! YOU ARE A BLIGHT ON MY WORLD! DIE!" He sent the black tendrils careening towards the blonde.
"I heard those same words over and over again ever since I was a child... and just like back then, YOUR WORDS MEAN NOTHING!" Naruto yelled as he dashed forward.
Shinji fired many attacks in succession... one right after the other, some hitting him but Naruto ignored the pain. Shinji then stopped firing. He was sweating and looked tired. He still had damage from the last fight. "Why... why are you the one getting everything that I want! It's not fair!" he yelled... then he began to cough up blood. He was using a power that was not his... this is the price to pay.
"Shinji," Naruto said as he disappeared, "OPEN YOUR FUCKING EYES!" He delivered a skull shattering headbutt to him. "Good... now to take the book away.
"
He found himself unable to move...
"Wh...what?" Naruto said.
"Sorry... but I can't let you do that," Rider sighed as she used her noble phantasm on Naruto.
"DON'T SCREW WITH ME!" Naruto yelled as he sent out as large a pulse of his chakra as he could before diving out of the way.
*BOOOOM!*
Naruto had dodged the attack. He then turned around... and saw Rider on a winged horse... in the air.
"Okay... I got to admit... that is fucking awesome," Naruto whistled.
"Allow me to introduce my friend here. Her name is Pegasus, a mythical beast from the age of the gods, who commands the heavens," Rider explained.
"Saber, what are you doing?" Naruto asked as the blonde knight stepped in front of him.
"What I was summoned her to do Naruto," Saber declared as she brought her hands before herself, clearly grasping a sword that was just teetering on the edge of visibility.
Naruto shook his head at her statement. "You don't have to do this Saber. I can take care of myself, really," he pleaded.
"I know, Naruto," Saber replied, a soft smile adorning her face, "But please, let me do this, even if only this once." The blonde master frowned, but nodded his head in the end. He may not like it, but he would respect Saber's wishes. It was about that time that his eyes nearly popped out of his skull.
The fact that Saber's golden sword was now clearly visible had nothing to do with it, really.
"Bellerophon," Rider nearly whispered as Pegasus started to glow white.
Saber's blade started to glow with it's own golden light as she yelled, "EX!" She brought her sword up above her head, a serious look upon her face.
Pegasus charged at Saber and Naruto at high speed, leaving a trail of light behind them.
"CALIBUR," Saber roared as she swung her sword down, an arc of golden light following in its wake and careening towards Rider and her Pegasus.
The two collided and Rider feel as Pegasus was shattered by the sheer power of the blast.
"You know, I may have seen a lot of bad ass attacks as a ninja... but that was just fucking awesome," Naruto stated in awe, a huge grin on his face. The grin dropped into a frown as he took out a kunai and turned towards the other master on the roof.
Naruto walked towards Shinji... a large blade pulsating with a white energy (Wind chakra) was in his hand. "Yield now Shinji... I don't want you to die," Naruto said as he shivered. This was too similar...it wasn't even funny.
Shinji looked down... then disaster struck. The part of the roof where he stood collapsed. The force of Rider's and Saber's attack were far greater than the stress tolerance of the building.
Shinji smiled... "Well, this was the end fitting for a villain like me," Shinji mused as he plummeted 40 stories down.
"SHINJI!" Naruto yelled as he did a free-fall dive.
"Idiot... he just threw his life away to try and save me..." Shinji thought in a bittersweet tone.
"SABER! GET READY AND HOLD MY FEET!" Naruto yelled.
"YES!" Saber replied.
"KAGEBUNSHIN NO JUTSU!" Naruto yelled.
"YOSH!" they yelled as each one linked to the other by holding each other by the ankles. At the end, Saber held him as they made a makeshift rope.
"DAMN IT! WHY! WHY ARE YOU TRYING SO HARD TO SAVE ME!" Shinji yelled.
"BECAUSE! IF YOU DIE YOU CAN'T REPENT FOR YOUR SINS YOU IDIOT!" Naruto yelled as he grabbed his hand, "SABER! PULL!"
"RRRRAAAH!" Saber yelled as she pulled the clones up. The clones where lifted up in the air as Shinji thought about his past...
Flashback
"Shinji, this girl is Sakura Tohsaka, she will be your new sister," a man said.
I remember when she came to my life... it was like love at first sight. Well maybe not that... but she looked so frail and alone. I wanted to protect her...
"Hey... I know it must be difficult to be in a house of magi... but don't worry, as the heir I will do anything in my power to help you," Shinji declared.
Days later (in the flashback)
"Damn, where is Sakura? I wanted to wish her a happy birthday," Shinji mused.
He then saw a door that was partially open... in it he saw his grandfather and Sakura. "Sakura... you will be the heir of this family. I will impart with you the magic knowledge that we have accrued," the old man said.
Sakura thought she heard something and looked back...
"What is it?" the old man asked.
"Nothing," Sakura said.
Shinji left... dropping the cake that was to be for her.
"I remember... being cruel and mean. I did things... horrible things... in the name of power. I did horrible things... things that I am ashamed of now. What would I have given... to have never known of this accursed lineage... and the secret of our extinct magic," Shinji thought.
End of flashback
Naruto and Shinji where floating in the air... well hovering really. "SABER! I think I fucked up," Naruto said as he overshot his landing... by a yard.
"DAHH!" Naruto yelled as he fell. He was supposed to land on the roof, but because of his clones and Saber's strength he overshot it and slipped from the edge.
"NARUTO!" Saber yelled as she dashed over to the edge.
*SHOOP!*
A stake shot out. The stake was connected to a chain and snared itself around the boys. Shinji passed out... and Naruto looked up. It was Rider; she had saved them both.
"Rider..." Naruto said as she smiled weakly.
He looked down... and saw her... Sakura.
"S...Sakura... you..." Naruto could not believe his eyes. She looked downcast.
"I used the last command spell to save you two," Sakura admitted.
"It's okay... a servant has to obey their master," Rider stated with a bittersweet smile.
"Rider... don't go..." Naruto said, looking sad at what happened.
"I am sorry. I would have like to stay... a little longer..." Rider said as she began to vanish.
"WAIT! Form a pact with me!" Naruto said as he pulled out his free arm.
"There is no way I could... you have a servant... the pact would kill you," Rider said, "It would take a lot of prana from you."
"Don't worry about it, I got more power to spare than anyone," Naruto declared with a smirk.
Rider smiled. She wanted to stay and help protect Sakura... and now Naruto made an offer. However, it couldn't be done. Sometimes, you just can't say no to events out of your control, and fate was a cruel mistress. Yet she can sometimes be nice, like now.
A magic circle encased Rider and Naruto...
"Uhmm... what's going on?" Naruto asked in his ignorance.
"How... how did you do this? It should be impossible," Rider exclaimed, surprised at the pact circle.
"Wait... slow down... what just happened?" Naruto asked.
"Y... you just became my master," Rider explained, her eyes widened in shock even though they were hidden behind her mask.
"..." Naruto said nothing.
"Meh, it's not that big of a deal," Naruto said, dismissing it as another event.
"What do you mean it's not that big of a deal? This has never happened... EVER... in the history of the WAR!" Tohsaka yelled as she arrived with Archer.
"Well... I can summon toads too," Naruto said nonchalantly.
"EH!" Tohsaka said with mild disgust.
"OH YEAH! WHY DIDN'T I THINK OF THAT BEFORE!" Naruto yelled as he slapped his forehead.
"KUCHIYOSE NO JUTSU!" he yelled as he slammed his hand on the ground.
Smoke appeared... and an orange toad the size of a person came out.
"NARUTO! YOU'RE ALIVE!" the toad yelled.
"EHEHEHE! How are ya... Gamakichi?" Naruto said sheepishly.
"You've got a LOT of explaining to do," Gamakichi declared.
"Maybe another time, can you tell the others that I will be out longer. I've discovered a way to get back home but I need time," Naruto stated.
"Fine... sheesh, making everyone worry. I guess we can call off your funeral then" Gamakichi said as he disappeared.
"Stupid toad" Naruto muttered.
he knew if he ever came back he would have hell to pay... oh well... at least his friends are alive and well.
Chapter end