I don't own Naruto, or any of the cross overs I will use in this story. There will be a lot though.

Beta By

Smokin'Oken

Naruto looked over and saw Lara and he asked "What's happening?" as he felt they were moving but all he could see were metal walls and seats.

Lara said "Well, its been about 2 days since you first got here. You left for about 3 hours and popped back yesterday and I knocked you out and kept you sedated until now, but it looked like you had a little excitement in New Mexico. A wanted poster said you killed 2 people."

Naruto looked down and saw he was dressed in a pair of black pants and a black shirt and he held out his hand and concentrated and the cross appeared in his hand and he said "No, just one." as he looked sadly at the cross.

Lara said "Tell me what happened." as she eyed him and the cross.

Naruto sighed and said "I appeared in this little town in the desert. I was naked again and before I had a chance to move I heard a gun click and heard a voice ask me if I wanted him to make me famous. It turned out it was Bonney. After he asked me a few questions about how I got there he said something about me falling out of a saloon window. He then asked me if I wanted a chance to help him get revenge for his friend who was killed so this other guy could still his friends land. It reminded me of a recent mission I had and I agreed since I hate seeing others get hurt like that. He then led me to this store still naked and people were looking at us and when we were inside this woman..." as Naruto eyes began to water as he swallowed.

Lara asked "What happened?"

Naruto closed his eyes and said "We...we had something."

Lara said "So you got close to her."

Naruto sighed and said "I...I don't know how to explain it. She made me feel special and we only knew each other just a little bit. Bonney had left right after we got there and she got me some clothes and then she..."

Lara leaned forward and asked "She what?"

Naruto closed his eyes and said "She told me how she was a widow, her husband had been killed 2 years ago. She told me she wanted to feel alive, like a beautiful woman again. She said her life was worth less than the price of a bullet in that town. She understood me more then anyone ever has, she knew what I was thinking, what I was feeling. It was amazing. I never felt anything like that before."

Lara eyed him and said "So, you loved her."

Naruto looked down and said "I guess you could call it that. She was beautiful and to her, our age didn't matter. For the first time in my life I actually felt like I was somebody and I never wanted to leave that moment. Then the store bell rang and she started getting ready to go out front. I...I don't know why but I knew that something was going to happen so I pulled her close to me again before she left. As I was getting dressed I heard a shot and I quickly ran to the front. I saw her laying on the floor bleeding and a man standing over her with a gun. He started to turn it on me but then I jumped behind him and I..."

Lara said "You killed him."

Naruto nods and said "I was shocked when I did it, I took his gun and shot him with it. I then dropped it and ran to Selen. She was still alive but barely and she asked me to promise her that I would live my life to the fullest, like there's no tomorrow. She then gave me this and she died in my arms...then someone told me to hold it and when accused me of killing her and the guy I did. He called himself a sheriff and when I told him I only killed the guy and I wouldn't ever hurt her he called me a liar and said he wasn't even going to waste time with a trial. I saw him getting ready to shoot and I flashed to the gun I dropped and then the next moment I was back in your place."

Lara asked "And how did you get the cross here?"

Naruto sighed and said "When you knocked me out I entered my mind. I thought it was Kyuubi calling me again so I went to where he usually is but everything was different. All the cloths I had on when I jumped times were there in like a storage and Kyuubi was gone but there was this talking mirror that called itself an Oracle of Time. It explained that my mind is like a storage room now where anything I am wearing or holding when I jump time is pulled to. It then explained how it was the one jumping me through time right now showing me places and told me how to get my stuff out. Then I woke up here and that's all I know."

Lara said "Well did the truth serum work Noah?"

Noah's voice came from a speaker and said "Yeah, we're about 2 hours out."

Naruto asked "Huh, what's going on?"

Lara said "I figured out how you're jumping time and from place to place and I also think I figured out why. You're getting training for later from the best of the best in each of our fields. I think your visit to the new Mexico was to help you emotionally more then anything since it effected you so much. You had an emotional mask on before you left but now its gone. Whatever happened between you and her destroyed it completely. That's your business. I am the best at what I do. I am a Tomb raider. I search for ancient artifacts that could result in the destruction of the world along with other things and ensure they don't destroy our world. I am going to teach you to be one as well but first I need to know you're not going to die in a tomb."

Naruto was listening to her and asked "What do you mean die in a tomb?"

Lara laughed and said "Most of the Tombs I go in are set up with traps that are so amazing and complex they would kill you before you know it. Also most of them have people who would kill to get the item as well. So we are on our way to a place where I train sometimes to keep in shape and I called in a few favors to make it where you can too. For the next year you are going to be stuck here learning from me. If you notice that little watch on your arm right now you will find a little electricity is running through you."

Naruto eyes got wide and he went to open his mouth and Lara said "I had Noah research your Paladins. Turns out that there was information on jumpers and Paladins in an ancient text archive that was in the holy city. It was only telling how during the great crusades they would hunt jumpers during lightning storms because you were vulnerable. I had Noah test how your body handle electric when you were passed out and the skin sample tried to phase out of danger but couldn't. Don't worry about me using that to hunt you. Its just where we are going is a very special place and I don't want you using any special abilities or that chakra you claim to use while were there. You are going to be trained by my home countries version of special forces. They think you are my new apprentice."

Naruto asked "Why are you doing this?"

Lara opened up a folder that was beside her and threw a picture on the ground in front of Naruto and asked "What do you see there?"

Naruto said as he looked at the picture "Funny pictures, why?"

Lara said "That writing is from an ancient tomb in Egypt. Most of it has been worn down by time so we can't figure out what it is talking about but what we do know is something happened during the construction of that tomb and that you're involved in it. What we know about it is the pharaoh who was building this temple suddenly had his entire slave population disappear in a single day. The legend tells of a great weapon of shadow. I figured if you're involved you can help me figure out what happen so if there really is a great weapon of shadows that can kill all those people in a single day. Then I can make sure it doesn't fall in the wrong hands."

Naruto gulps and said "Alright. If I find out what happened, then if I am able to come back here I will tell you."

Lara said "Deal. Now just remember that while your here you do not use any chakra or try to jump. I do this as a living and I don't have your powers. Your going to have to learn not to rely on your powers and you will become stronger."

Naruto thought a moment and said "Your right. I got a friend name Rock Lee, he cant use chakra or jump but he's probably the actual strongest Gennin I know. He carries 2000 lbs of weights on each of his legs."

Lara eyes got wide a moment and said "I see, is he the only one who does that?"

Naruto said "No, his sensei has 3000 lbs on each leg. Both are considered Taijutsu masters."

Lara said "So tell me, what year are you from?"

Naruto said "494 ac."

Lara blinked and asked "AC? whats that?"

Naruto said "After Chakra. That's when they claim Chakra was officially discovered and its method of usage."

Lara asked "What was before AC?"

Naruto said "I don't know. I do know that before that was basically called the demon wars. They say these great demons battled and destroyed most of our world and that most of our history was lost. We have things like TV and radio but not very many. They say a barrier was put up around the elemental nations that made it where none of the demons could ever come there again but the Bijuu still are there so I don't know if thats true or not. We mostly only focused on our village history and even then I was kicked out of class or ignored so I didn't really get to know much and I wasn't allowed in the library."

Lara's eyes narrowed and she said "I see. Well why don't you rest until we get there?"

Naruto asked "What is this thing were in? How are we moving?"

Lara said "This is a private jet airplane. We're flying in the air right now about 30000 ft in the air. Its faster this way to travel great distances."

Naruto eyes were wide and he nods and asked a question that has been bothering him for a while "Do you have a bathroom?"

Lara blinked and said "Yeah, just go down the hallway and its marked on the door."

Naruto nods and gets up and walks down the hall and a little bit later he comes back and Lara is laying on her seat asleep and Naruto quietly sits down looking at her.

Lara whose eyes are still closed asked "Tell me about your adventures, kid."

Naruto said "Well..." and he then told her about the Wave mission, Chunnin exams, snow country, tea country, getting Tsunade, and then Sasuke's defection.

Naruto said "After that last attack I woke up in front of Chaos and you know the rest."

Lara smiled and said "Sounds like you had a lot of great adventures."

Naruto said "Thanks though most of the time I felt like I really didn't do much. The people I wanted to save still all died, jiji, Haku, Zabuza...Selen." as he looked down.

Lara eyes softened and said "You can't save everyone."

Naruto asked as he looked at the floor "Does everyone who make me happy have to die. Am I supposed to live all my life in pain."

Lara said "Our lives are unpredictable. Selen told you to live your life to the fullest, like there's no tomorrow. She's right. If you let the loss in your life take away from what you have in front of you then you will never find true happiness. People die, objects fade away in time and forgotten. The world still goes on...If you really want to find happiness do what you did in wave, in tea, and in snow. Do what you did for Tsunade. If you do those things then people will remember you, people will look up to you, people will want to be with you. If you want to find happiness, fight for it. Don't think about what you don't have and find what you do have. You have friends you made, you have people who look up to you, you are a hero to those people. If you ask them 20 years from now who was the biggest hero in their life they will say you were."

Naruto was looking at her in shock and a small slowly formed on his lips and he said "Thank you."

Lara said "No problem. We should be getting ready to land soon so buckle up like I am." as she showed him what to do.

Naruto nodded and did it and Noah's voice came over the radio,"We're preparing to land Lara."

Lara said "Thanks Noah." with a smirk. Naruto smiled also.

When they landed Naruto followed Noah who came out of the front of the plane and Lara down a small ladder and he saw a group of 3 men in camo all standing there with a jeep and one stepped forward and said "Its good to see you again Croft."

Lara said "And you Rift. You know Noah and the boy's Naruto."

Rift looked at Naruto and said "He doesn't appear to be much."

Lara smirked and said "I think you will find hes full of surprises."

Rift nodded and said "This is Tagger and Butch, both joined up recently."

Lara nodded and said "Right, well let's get going."

Rift said "You have any bags?"

Lara said "Just Noah's. I still have my gear here and Naruto's going to begin like a new recruit."

Rift smirked and said "A greenhorn huh. This is going to be fun. Tagger, Butch, both of you begin his training. Run him back to base."

Both men said "Sir, yes sir." as they walked over toward Naruto and Butch screamed "YOU HEARD HIM MAGGOT, START RUNNING DOWN THE ROAD, MOVE IT, MOVE IT, MOVE IT." Naruto looked at Lara and received a punch in the face from Tagger who screamed "DON'T LOOK AT HER MAGGOT, YOU FOLLOW ORDERS OR YOU GET SHIPPED OUT."

Naruto who fell from the punch rubbed his busted lip and smirked as he used what speed he had and sent a kick to Tagger mouth from a springboard and he jumped in the air to start a barrage on him when a knife hit him in the leg and he saw it came from Lara and she said "FOLLOW ORDERS KID, YOU'RE HERE TO TRAIN." as she climbed in the jeep with Noah and drove away with Rift.

Naruto had landed as did Tagger and he pulled out the knife and Tagger rubbed his jaw and said as he tossed a first aid kit to Naruto "Good kick kid but don't get cocky. I could have killed you before that ever hit."

Naruto caught the kit and threw it back and said "It's already healed, let's go." as he began running.

Both men looked at each other and then shrugged and began to run. Both were surprised Naruto was setting pace with them. A little over an hour later they arrived at a set of gates with a couple of guards who nods as they run pass.

Naruto began looking around and Tagger said "Not bad kid, you have any kind of training"

Naruto said "Basic academy back home."

Butch asked "Where's that?"

Naruto said "Konoha."

Both men looked at each other and shrugged their shoulders, showing they never heard of it and they slowed down as they approached a set of buildings and Naruto said "So what's next?"

Tagger said "Now we get you a hair cut and then get you some gear."

Naruto frowned and follows them as they walk into a building. They first stop at a barber who shaved Naruto head making him wide eyed and thought "my hair."as anime tear appeared in his eyes.

They then lead him to a supply room where another soldier quickly issued him some gear.

Tagger said "Good, now we will get you to your barracks and show you the mess hall and then we will meet up with the general and find out what he wants done with you." as they took him to the general barracks where he changed into a pair of camo pants and a green t-shirt and then the mess hall where they ate lunch. After that they went toward an administrative looking building where they saw the jeep from earlier parked and Rift and Lara both were standing outside and Rift said "So, how's he stand up to our standards?"

Butch said "He's got good stamina and was able to keep pace with us the entire way. He said he had some training from an academy back in his home."

Rift nods and said "Good. Give him basic warm ups for the rest of the day and begin training at 0400 hours tomorrow morning. Give him the full works. Lady Croft wants him up to speed fast so don't give him any time to relax. If he can stand, he can train."

Both men said "Sir, yes sir." with a salute.

Naruto watched as Lara and Rift left and Butch said "You heard them, get down and give me 100 push ups."

Naruto sighed as he dropped and began doing them.

Tagger said "I think this kid is making fun of us doing them that quick. Run back to barracks and grab your full gear kid and run back here. If your not back 10 minutes you will be doing push ups till dark. Move it, move it."

Naruto quickly began running back to the barracks and thought "why can't I just kick their asses?"as he got his gear and ran back to them.

Butch had a watch and said "You took 14 minutes kid, put your gear on your back and begin your push up."

Naruto glared as he put the pack on his back and he dropped and began doing push ups.

Tagger blinked and said "Still to easy for you kid, lets see how you handle a little more weight." as he grabbed the spare tire off the back of the jeep and put it on Naruto back and Naruto kept his pace going the same shocking both men.

Butch said "You've done weight training before haven't you kid?"

Naruto said "Bite be baldy." as he kept pace.

Butch glared and said "Really, let's see how you handle this." as he sat down on the tire.

Naruto glared at him but kept going shocking both men without missing a beat.

Up in an office window 2 people were looking down and one said "Well there's something you don't see every day."

Lara said "I told you the kids impressive. I want you guys to max him out. Give him the gauntlet if you have to but I want you to find his limits and then teach him to break them."

Rift said "Besides body conditioning what do you want him to learn?"

Lara said "Marksmanship and hand to hand combat."

Rift nods and said "You owe me for this."

Lara said "The check is in the mail. I want him ready in 3 months."

Rift said "You told me a year."

Lara said "I want him up to a year's standard in 3 months."

Rift blinked and looked at her and said "You sure he can stand that Lara? I mean that could kill him."

Lara said "Yes. It needs to be done." as she glanced at the wall.

Rift asked "Who is he, really? I mean you're not telling me everything."

Lara said "That's because its not me you should be asking. Ask your brother." as she turned and walked away.

Rift watched her leave glaring at her and he sighed as he glanced at the wall where his last picture of his brother was and he asked "So what do you know about this kid?" as he closed his eyes and looked out the window before walking back toward his desk.

Lara, as she was walking down a hall, thought "I wonder what you were doing there in Vietnam, Naruto."

Naruto by the end of the day was sweating when Butch got off and took the tire off of him and said "You can quit now."

Naruto falls flat on his face and thought "thank god for chakra."

It has been 3 months since Lara left Naruto at the military base. She walks toward a sparing circle where nearly everyone at the base was and she asked "So what's going on?"

A private turned to her and said "Who are you?"

His answer was a slap on the back of the head from someone who said "Idiot, that's lady Croft. Let her through."

Everyone seemed to move out of her way and Lara walked through the crowd and blinked as she saw Naruto panting on top of a pile of 40 men and he said in panting breath "Who's next?"

She then looked around the crowd and then at the men on the ground and thought "damn, those are most of the vets he's taken out. The rest of the grunts here haven't seen any true combat. If hes able to take them out he's progressed faster then I thought"and said "I am."

Naruto glanced at her and blinked a moment and said "You crazy bitch, do you have any idea what these assholes have put me through?"

Lara said "Not as much as I am about to put you through." as she quickly shed her jacket and took a stance.

Naruto leaps off of the men he had beat and he said "I don't want to hurt you."

Lara said "Then lets kiss and make up." as she sent a kick at his head. Naruto ducked and went to punch her exposed ribs when she back flipped. He blocked the flip shoving her forward making her lose her balance as he charged at her.

She dodged his punch and molded her body around his arm as she sent an elbow for his head.

He ducked his head and tripped her foot out from under her. Lara rolled away and then mule kicked him in the chest as he turned to attack her.

Naruto flew back a few feet and he rolled out of a knee driver she tried to give him. As he stood up he smirked and Lara narrowed her eyes and he sent a feint to her face while she went to duck under it only to receive a knee in the chest but she rolled with it and tripped his leg but he grabbed her arm rolling her over and pinning her to the ground with his arm across her throat and said "Still want to kiss and make up?"

Lara smirked and Naruto stiffened and looked down and found her pistol against his crotch and she said "do you?"

Naruto said "I should have known you would use those."

Lara said "It was all out. You should..." he dove his lips on hers shocking her and he used that moment to snap her pistol from her hand and pressed it against her neck and said "It was all out after all." as he jumped back.

Lara glared at him and he slipped her clip out and tossed her gun back and then the clip and she reloaded it and slipped it back on her hip and said "So how good is he Rift?"

Rift said "He's on par with my elites but only because he has a speed advantage. His body adapts to weight training and allows him to increase his speed at 2 to 1 vs anyone else. In one on one hand to hand he will usually come out on top but when he get 3 on 1 he loses his advantage if he doesn't use weapons. If he uses weapons then its around 5 to 1 odds before he gets into trouble and thats not counting marksmanship. Heavy weapons he sucks at but light firearms, he's as good as you."

Lara looked at the men still on the ground and asked "How did he beat them?" as she moved her head toward the pile of men.

Rift said "Oh that. Um..."

Lara said "Yes?"

Rift said as he looked sheepish "Well you see um..."

Naruto said "Give it." as he held out his hand toward Rift.

Rift looked at Naruto and Lara and Naruto said "You remember the bet, give it here."

Rift sighed as he reached into his pocket and pulled out an envelope and handed it to Naruto.

Lara asked "What's that about?"

Naruto smirked and said "Just some negatives of your 21st birthday."

Rift paled and Lara turned her head to Rift and said "You told me those were destroyed."

Rift said "Well you see..."

Lara began shooting the ground at his feet and he began to run away as she chased after him.

Noah who had followed Lara there asked "So what's the big deal about a picture of her on her birthday?"

Naruto pulled out a photo out of his back pocket and said "Enjoy." as he walked away.

Noah looked at it and went wide eyed and thought"happy birthday indeed. I didn't know that was even possible. This will be blackmail for years."as he looked at a photo of Lara passed out drunk with a birthday hat shaped like a cone on her head with her ass sitting on her head with the cone looking like it was going in her ass and both her feet touching the ground in front of her with a wearing a pair of speedos that just barely covered her and a sports bra with a party blower in her mouth.

When Lara came back she held out her hand and Naruto smirked and said as he held the envelope "On one condition."

Lara glared and said "And that is?"

Naruto said "You show me that those photos have not been doctored and that you can really bend like that."

Lara asked "Why do you want to know?"

Naruto said "I got a bet with the cook here. He says that you really are that flexible while I think they've been doctored. If I lose I have to drink his potato whiskey."

Lara smirked and said "Deal but not here."

Naruto pocketed the envelope and said "You name when and where."

Lara said "Follow me and we will go back to my room."

Naruto nods and followed her and when they got back to her room she sighed and fell like she was going to do a push up and then arched her back and rolled until she matched the position she was shown to be in the photo. Naruto said "OK, I believe it." as he tossed the envelope and she stood back up and said "Now lets go see that cook."

When they got to the mess hall Lara said "He lost Rimmy so he's here to drink your whiskey."

A man behind a counter smirked and pulled out a bottle and said "Remember kid, the entire bottle."

Naruto sighed as he walked over and took the bottle and opened it and began to drink. As he finished it he asked "What now."

Both looked at him shocked and Lara said "That should have knocked you on your ass."

Naruto said "One of my old sensei's taught me how to go from piss drunk to sober in less then a minute." with a smirk and said "Not bad taste though, got any more?"

Rimmy shook his head and said "Damn, here I was hoping to make the hotshot captain here make a fool of himself."

Lara blinked and said "Captain." as she looked at Naruto.

Naruto scratched the back of his head and said "You see, there was a sort of rivalry from another unit who stopped by the base here and this one. When they saw me sparring and didn't show any sign that I was enlisted they sort of threatened the entire base so I sort of challenged the Captain to a one on one match and he bragged and said if a civilian can kick his ass he give me his rank and retire. Needless to say he's a civilian now. I thought he was just joking but a couple of generals took his word to heart for some reason and overlooked me being a civilian when they heard I was here under a request from you."

Lara shook her head and said "So your an unlisted Captain. Why am I not surprised?"

Naruto shrugged and Lara said "So you ready to leave?"

Naruto said "Are you going to start training me yourself?"

Lara said "Yes."

Naruto said "Can I get my gear or does it have to stay here?"

Lara said "No, I already paid for it so bring it along. You're going to need it."

Naruto said "Right, I will meet you at the gate in a hour then."

Lara said "Sounds good."

Naruto turned and left and after he was gone she asked "So what's really going on Rimmy?"

Rimmy said "The base is being put on alert. There's been a couple of bombings at some of our other bases around the world. Nothing severe but a motor pool and Radar site were both destroyed. Favor or not the kid still has to go."

Lara nods and said "OK. So how good is he really?"

Rimmy said "From what I can tell he's actually gotten as good as he appears. I can't tell you how many of the guys have had to go see doc to get treated for injuries. He up at 4 every day and crashes about 11 and takes Sunday off to rest."

Lara nods and said "Its good to see you again Rimmy, I still can't believe you handed in your stars for an chefs hat."

Rimmy said "I'm an old warhorse Lara, I been in the military since I was 18 and I'm 50 now. Military was cutting back so I either had to retire or change ranks. The fact I like to cook gave me an excuse to still be around."

Lara said "Well take care of yourself. I got to head out."

Rimmy nods and said "See you Lara." as she turned and walked away.

When Naruto met back up with her she said "You ready."

Naruto said "Yeah, just left a few surprises for the guys back at the barracks."

Lara asked "Do I even want to know?"

Naruto said "Nope." as they left the base.

Back in the barracks a poster of Naruto and the rest of the squad in a group picture all at the victory dinner after Naruto beat the shit out of the captain in the other squad and Naruto was standing on a jeep he drove through the wall when he tried to learn to drive, was plastered to the floor.