Note: I will be posting the next two weeks then the other author, Moonlight, will post about three to four weeks in a row after that. –Lunas13

Also I remembered that Tsunade won't be in a coma long in this fanflic and will probably be waking up to kick Danzo out of power in the next chapter or two. So yay! And yes, Danzo will still die by Sasuke's hands.


Chapter 7

Anko's P.O.V

Anko had to admit that Ed's ability was rather impressive; although she sensed no chakra coming from the boy when he did these stunts or his brother. It was all very interesting and she'd keep an eye on it. Maybe even ask a Huuga to use their byakugan and look at the brothers while they did their alchemy stuff. She snapped out of her thoughts quick enough to catch him when he fell over.

Anko muttered something and saw that Ed hadn't passed out, merely fell over. She supposed that was a good thing. Then she heard his stomach growling and laughed.

"Alright little guy, it seems that you're pushing yourself harder than needed. Plus you did more than you originally said you were going to. Let's fetch your brother and get some food." While Anko said all that, she had no intention of paying; and by the look she received from Ed it seemed he knew that already.

"Stop calling me short! And yea, we should do that." Ed steadied himself and then stood up and looked over at Anko before he started to walk. She looked down at his legs, the weight was still off and she made a note to either ask him about it or just use force to find out. She smirked to herself; force sounded so much funner.

Naruto's P.O.V

Naruto was walking with Al, Shikamaru, Ino, and Choji looking for Edward and Anko. Al was saying how his brother was probably starving and getting all grumpy. For being the younger brother Alphonse seemed more grown up than Edward. Naruto smiled and wondered what it must be like to have a younger brother like Alphonse. He imagined that it was nice.

"So does your parents usually let you two travel around like this? I mean mine would be a bit iffy about me going to an unknown country that was separated by sea. And I'm a ninja." Choji said while munching on chips.

"Uh, I don't know... Our mom might of but… She passed away a few years back… As for our father; he went somewhere when I was a baby, and he hasn't come back…" Alphonse sounded a little sad and Naruto could relate to not having parents, but they had to go through losing their mom and probably father. Naruto frowned to himself thinking of how Sasuke must have felt when he lost his parents. Naruto never had them to begin with so he didn't know how it felt to lose them. It seemed that the entire group fell silent after Alphonse's statement.

Al's P.O.V

"You all don't have to be sad. I mean we miss them but we have other people who care for us. Like Winry and her Granny Pinako." Alphonse said noticing the sad group. He tried to lighten the mood and it worked to a certain extent but not fully. Everyone went into an awkward silence until Alphonse noticed Ed in the distance.

"Ed!" Alphonse started to run, unnoticing his armor clinking and sending a barely noticeable empty echo.

Naruto's P.O.V

Naruto felt sad regardless of Alphonse saying that there was no need for him to. But at least the two of them still had someone. The silence was becoming more and more uncomfortable until Alphonse excitedly shouted Edward's name. Naruto watched him run to meet his brother who walked at a slower pace. The older yet shorter brother grinned at his brother then took notice of the rest of the group.

"Do we seriously have more babysitters?" Ed asked with a sigh. Naruto frowned and looked at the others who snickered slightly.

"No, they wouldn't leave." Naruto grumbled. He hadn't partially wanted them to be there either. He had hoped to learn from Alphonse and figured if it was only the two of them he could persuade him.

"Oh wonderful. More people to bother us now…" Ed grumbled and his stomach growled. Alphonse and Ed began walking away. Al was scolding him about being polite and then the older brother was talking about food.

"Come on guys. Ed and I will treat you." Alphonse said, to which no one argued. Ed sighed but knew they had to know.

"Ramen!" Naruto shouted.

"No way! Barbeque is way better." Choji argued.

"No, Ramen is the best!" Naruto argued.

"We get to choose since we're paying. So we're doing barbeque." Ed put in. Naruto frowned and sighed in defeat. He couldn't argue with who was paying. Choji seemed happy with the outcome and Naruto figured as long as he ate he'd be okay… But next time they had to get ramen. However no one commented on the issue as they walked.

It didn't take them long to get to the barbeque that Choji had suggested. The older Elric's stomach growled and he hurried inside to get a table. They sat down at the table and Edward looked at the grill in the middle questionably as meat was put out by them. Naruto figured that they never did this before and vaguely wondered if they cooked. Regardless Edward began to put meat on it like everyone else; everyone except Al.

"Are you not going to eat Alphonse?" Anko asked. Her eyes were on him and she seemed to be sizing him up a little. Or maybe it was just Naruto who felt like that.

"Ah, well no. I'm not hungry right now." Al answered her.

"Are you crazy? You were doing a lot of work today. I don't know how your Alchemy thing works but you should eat." Ino said.

"Well… You see… It's the meat. I don't eat meat sense I'm a vegetarian." Alphonse answered quickly; perhaps a little too quickly. He seemed rather uncomfortable and Naruto wondered if he was breaking out in a nervous sweat under all that armor.

"Well if the meat is an issue I know that they have tofo here. I can order you some." Shikamaru now joined the conversation as well.

"Um, thank you but…." Alphonse was struggling to come up with an excuse. Naruto opened his mouth to cut to the chase but Edward quickly came to his brother's aid.

"It's training that he's undergoing okay? He can't eat certain things and can only eat at certain times. So please just respect his wishes. He'll eat later tonight." Ed rubbed the back of his head, likely a nervous reaction. Naruto didn't buy the whole "training" thing, and by the looks of it neither did anyone else. Everyone kept their mouths closed anyways and they all ate in silence.

Naruto looked over at Anko and noticed her watching the brothers from the corner of her eye. In fact everyone at the table seemed to be sneaking glances or watching them. Naruto made a note to watch them a little too. Something felt really off about the entire situation. Then before Ed could take a bite a chopstick came flying towards Alphonse's head from Anko. Alphonse happened to be moving slightly and so it missed and impaled Edward's meat.

"Are you serious?! Can't you just let me eat in peace woman?!" Ed asked with clear annoyance. Alphonse seemed confused and Anko laughed. She said something about testing their reflexes. Naruto knew that wasn't true. The empowered that piece of meat to hit Al hard; and he wondered why,

Ed's P.O.V (time skip)

Ed stared at the ceiling fan as he was laying on the bed in the room. Tonight was way too close; one more wrong move and they would have known about Al… The blonde teen growled and hit the bed with his fist.

"Brother…" Ed turned his head at the sound of Alphonse's voice.

"It's okay. Nothing bad happened… Besides they didn't ask questions for the rest of the night." Al said.

"Yea I know that they didn't. But they aren't going to let it go Al. Besides they were all watching our every movie today. It's obvious that they don't trust us. The trust issue isn't even what bothers me; they're nosy." Ed answered.

"They're just curious brother." Alphonse argued a little. He was always a good soul.

Envy's P.O.V

Envy thought the entire plan was annoying. Why should he have to do all of this to get those stupid brothers to behave? A kick to the head would solve that issue to! Regardless he had to follow orders. Luckily he happened to know how to push the buttons of certain people. He smirked to himself.

"Has he gotten on the boat yet?" A mysterious voice came from the shadows.

"Yea, yea. He's on the boat and headed this way." Envy answered. He couldn't wait for their guest to get here; that's when the real fun would start.


Back in Rosembol

Winry's P.O.V

Winry was working on perfecting her automail; but she made time to visit home unlike those two brothers. She sighed and stretched as she sat up in bed. She wondered how Ed and Al were doing overseas… They told her not to worry and that they were going to be fine but she doubted it. What would happen when Ed's automail broke? Or what if they got themselves into a sticky situation? What scared her the most was what if they liked it over there more? She frowned to herself at the thoughts.

Even if they stayed there they would come visit right? No… They wouldn't come visit her while they were in central. They never came home unless Ed managed to break his automail. That happened quite often so maybe he'd break it and have to come back. But she didn't wish for that either. If he broke her automail she'd have to pull all-nighters to make a new arm and possibly leg. Not just that but if he broke his automail then he would have probably been in a dangerous situation…

Winry shook her head to try and rid herself of those thoughts. They would come back and they would come back in one piece. Ed and Al were family to her and they would always come back. What if they came back with a way to get Al's body back or even better with it back? She smiled this time. Al could eat and she would see him. Once Al had his body back they would come home. It was only a matter of time right? Neither of them would give up and she felt like it could happen someday. She prayed that it would happen some day.

Winry was so lost in her thoughts and worries that she never took notice of the person watching the house from outside. She didn't notice when they got closer to the window and watched her. Den barked a little but she ignored him. It was probably a bird or something.


Note: so about the whole chakra thing. Ed does have chakra in him because it's part of his energy, but not at a ninja's level. It's more like civilian's chakra; it's there, but not impressive. Also his Alchemy does not require it because he pulls that energy from the earth not himself. Now he can pull it from himself but he doesn't know how to tap into his chakra to do that. At the same time it is tiring for Ed and Al to use their Alchemy constantly.

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