Mr. Uzumaki's Maid Dragon「渦巻さんちのメイドラゴン」


Chapter Seven: To the Guild! (Although it's only the shopping district)


It was a normal day today, something that Naruto thought with a sarcastic tone.

Not to say that the weather report this week was wrong – to which they usually were – but Naruto always had to call bullshit whenever it was "predicted" that it would either rain, be cloudy or sunny, or even the occasional thunderstorm. Being attuned with nature, Naruto often corrects the reports by saying the exact opposite of what the weather would often be like. Not to be arrogant or anything, but Naruto would often be the source of weather information from both his coworkers as well as his neighbors.

Being attuned with nature often does that to you, after all.

In any case, back to the story; Naruto had just finished one of his manuscript chapters for one of his many popular books around the world. Letting out a sigh, the blonde leaned into his favorite orange-colored recliner. Staring at the sky, he thought, "Finally finished off a chapter. Now then, how can I get Satsuki to finally look at Ōka's direction without Menma noticing? Hmm, truly this is a plight that requires Hitomi's tsundere-ness to catch Menma's attention. But where can I give Hitomi some way to transform into a pettanko? Why is it always so hard to write yuri anyway? Haaah, what a nice day it is, tod-."

A loud explosion interrupted the blonde.

"And I spoke too soon…"

Naruto thought with soot covering his entire being.

"Tōru…"

"Woops, eheh!"

"Don't you 'eheh' me when you're covered in soot!"


"… but it wasn't heating up fast enough," Tōru tried to form an excuse.

"Then use an ember move, not a flamethrower move. At least the attack power of ember is softer than that."

"Eh?"

"Nothing, nothing, just rambling to myself," Naruto mumbled as the two blondes crossed the street. Turning to the right, the two found themselves in front of the shopping district. Resting an arm on his waist, the literally older blonde sighed, "Now then, what should we get?"

"Hmm… how about fish?" Tōru suggested, having been craving the taste of the ocean's meats. Shrugging, her fellow blonde nodded.

"Sure, I don't see why not."


(Hōzuki's Fresh Fish Off The Boat)

"Oh, Tōru-chan! Welcome!"

"Good afternoon, Kaigetsu-san!" The dragon maid greeted the albino man. Blinking, Naruto could only watch as the two greeted each other like old friends.

Now noticing the other blonde, Kaigetsu also blinked, "Wah, Naruto-dono! What're you doing here!?"

"I work for Uzumaki-san."

"Tōru here works for me."

"Oooh, so you're Naruto-dono's maid," Kaigetsu nodded, as if now solving a puzzle. Thumbing up, the man grinned, "Then you're in good hands, Tōru-chan! Naruto-dono is the perfect man to work under!"

"Hey, hey, enough with the formalities…" The blonde male exclaimed.

Kaigetsu simply laughed, "Hahahahaha, here, take some fish! Have another one on the house!"

"Uwah! Thank you!" Tōru thanked the fisherman as Naruto stared at the amount of mackerel they now have. Looking back at Kaigetsu, the older blonde raised a brow.

"You sure you want to give out one on the house?"

"I'm sure, Naruto-dono! Take it! It's the least I can do for you!"

"Please drop the formalities…" Naruto breathed out.


(Matsuki Bakery)

"Oh, Naruto-san! Welcome!" Takehiro greeted as Naruto entered alongside his maid.

"Sup," Naruto greeted back while mentioning that the baker should drop the formalities. While the blonde began to look around, Takehiro blinked as he stared at the girl who stood behind the blonde.

"Eh? Tōru-chan?"

"Hello, Takehiro-san!"

"She works for me," Naruto interjected before the baker could ask his question. Not even looking back, the blonde plucked a pack of loaf of bread off of the shelves. Chuckling in confusion, Takehiro could only shrug.

"Is that right…?"

"Yup. It's been over a week now, I think," Naruto answered again.

"Well, in that case, here have an extra loaf!" Takehiro gifted as Tōru thanked the man.

"Wha-?" Naruto had to ask as the baker shrugged again.

"Just take it, Naruto-san! Take it as a congratulations for hiring a maid! As well as for Tōru too!" Takehiro explained, packing the loaves of bread into plastic bags. Handing the bags to Tōru, he continued, "And besides, I'm pretty sure Yoshie will scold me if I don't!"

"How is she anyway? Aren't you guys having a baby soon?"

The man shrugged, "She's doing well! I'm sure good ole' Daisuke would be become a handsome young boy!"

"What makes you think it's a boy?" Naruto teased.

"Bah, of course it'll be a boy! Who else would help me around in the bakery?"

"Right…" Naruto thought to himself as he exited the bakery with Tōru in tow.

Waving the man goodbye, Tōru stated, "He's a bit sexist…"

"Well, that's how the world is… fathers want a good son to help around the household and mothers want a good daughter to pamper and model…"

"How odd…"

"Tell me about it," Naruto agreed.

The two walked further into the shopping district before Naruto gazed at Tōru.

"Still…" Naruto thought as he watched Tōru interact with the people of the shopping disctrict. "The one who's odd is you, Tōru. Or, actually, the correct word would be surprising. I didn't think you'd be able to socialize with 'lower beings' like us humans… Hmm… then again, I don't really know much about you. Hah, like I should be talking. Oh well, I guess we can learn more about each other as the days keep going-…"

"Huh? Chief?"

Blinking, Naruto looked to the side to see a familiar face in the crowd. "Yukko?"

"What're you doing here?"

"Right back at'cha," Naruto responded back as he looked over his subordinate's casual clothes. "Today isn't your day off, is it?"

"It is."

Looking sheepish, Naruto let out an "Oh…" before shrugging.

"Hmm? Ain't this your maid?" Yūko asked looking at Tōru who walked towards them carrying an extra plastic bag filled with beef. Seeing her boss nod in confirmation, the girl gained a glint in her eyes. "Can it be? Are you two dating? How scandalous!"

"Why would we be dating?" Tōru asked as Naruto palmed his face.

"Huh? Oh, uhh. Well…"

"Forget it, Tōru. It's just Yukko being Yukko."

"Yeah! It's just me being- Hey!"

"Don't you deny it, Yukko."

"Ok…"

Giggling as her employer berated her fellow employee, for lack of better terms, Tōru smiled, watching Naruto talk. As the two talked, Tōru noticed that Naruto has been greeted by many people who walked passed the trio. In fact, it was as if Naruto was a popular figure amongst the mass as the blonde was treated with either respect, as an old friend, or even as someone to look up to. Gazing at her fellow blonde as he waved back at a little girl, Tōru wondered, "Uzumaki-san sure is popular… I wonder why that is so?"

So into her thoughts, the dragon almost missed Naruto ask, "In any case, you two hungry?"

"Well, I had a hoikoro bento…" Yūko responded as Tōru wondered why he asked.

"I'm thinking about getting some deserts. What'dya guys think?"

"I'm in!"

"Yukko, you're paying your own."

"Aww, c'mon Chief!"

"How 'bout it, Tōru?"

Smiling, the dragon girl answered, "Yes!"


"Let's see, let's see… what should I get? The strawberry shortcake? Or maybe the mont blanc? Oh oh oh, what about the truffle!? Or maybe the tart! Ahhhh, there's so many choices!"

"Just pick one," Naruto deadpanned as he got ready to order, having already chosen a cheesecake with whipped cream and strawberry topping. "What about you Tōru?"

"I'll take the éclair!"

"Oooh! Nice choice, Tōru-chan! In that case, I'll take the coco cream puff, please!"

"That's totally different than the ones you listed!" Naruto deadpanned again.

On the other hand, Tōru struck a conversation with her companions. "Did you know, éclair means lightning?"

"Does it?"

"In French, yeah," Naruto responded.

"Tōru-chan, you're French!?"

"Eh? French?"

"That does explain the maid costume!"

"What she's wearing is simply cosplay. It's not even modeled after French maids," Naruto countered as he paid for the sweets. In her own defense, Tōru cried out that her uniform was authentic and that she was an actual maid.

"That reminds me! Speaking of lighting, Tōru-chan! Are you named after Thor!?" Yūko had to ask. Behind her, Naruto leaned in, also curious.

"Thor? What's that?"

"It's a Norse god who controls lightning," Naruto commented.

Hearing the reason why, Tōru shook her head. "I don't know about any god named Thor, but I was actually named after a character in a book from this world."

"This world?" Yūko repeated.

"Don't worry too much about it, Yukko, it's just role play."

"Hauu, I'm not playing, Uzumaki-san! I really am named after a character from a book!"

"Wow, she's really into it…" Yūko smiled, "Chūnibyō, huh? Haven't seen one since high school…"

"A character named Tōru? Hmm, wonder why that sounds familiar…" Naruto thought to himself. Before he could think more into it, however, a scream suddenly caught his ears.

Looking up, along with Yūko and Tōru, who were also both curious, the blonde watched as a man wearing slightly dirtied clothes steal a woman's purse, running off with utmost desperation and determination. Noticing the thievery, Yūko yelled out, "Ah! Thief!"

"What kind of thief steals in broad daylight and without wearing a ski mask or gloves?" Naruto pondered as Tōru stood up.

"Uzumaki-san."

"Hmm?"

"Do you mind if I catch him?"

Looking at Tōru, Naruto hummed as he stared at the blazing fire inside the dragon's eye. Shrugging, the blonde answered, "Sure, go ahead. Just don't kill him."

Smiling, the dragon girl gave a salute, "Understood!"

Now preparing herself to catch the lousy thief, Tōru dug one foot into the ground before setting the other foot behind her. Her muscles clenching before being released like a spring, Tōru took off like a rocket only to choke on her collar.

"HRRK!"

"On second thought, we can leave it to him."

"On, gehoh, on who-?"

"JUSTICE CRASH!"

The sound of crashing caught the ears of Tōru, who finally stopped choking. Looking up, the blonde girl saw the thief now run over by a regular bicycle that has been thrown against him. Before him, stood an average man in a black suit, wearing armor around himself. His face is somewhat obscured with his helmet and his goggles, but Tōru recognized him as one of the famous so-called heroes around the world.

"It's Mumen Rider!"

"Oooh!"

"Go, Mumen Rider!"

"We're rooting for you!"

"Defend Justice!"

As the citizens around the hero cheered, Naruto deadpanned, "He's only catching a thief…"

"As expected of Mumen Rider! His justice knows no bounds!" Yūko praised.

"You too!?" Naruto played the straight man. He is further surprised when the brunette takes out a signing board.

Looking for a marker to use, Yūko states, "Ooh, I wonder if he'll give me an autograph!? Oh man, Mio-chan and Mai-chan'll be so jealous!"

"Oh forget it…" Naruto sighed, knowing how much Yūko adored heroes. Giving up on a lost cause, Naruto turned to Tōru only to find that she was grinding her teeth in anger. "What the!?"

"Damn you, Mumen Rider! Stealing my spotlight! I wanted to show off in front of Uzumaki-san!"

"Oh geez…" Naruto heavily sighed this time, not sure what to say. Reaching over, the man pats the dragon on the back. "There, there, there'll be a next time…"

"But, Uzumaki-san!"

"Don't worry too much about it; Nakimi is just doing his job," Naruto responded. Grabbing ahold of his maid's hand, Naruto began to lead Tōru away from the commotion, ignoring Yūko who was eager to collect an autograph from a hero. "C'mon, let's get going. I'm starving."

"A-alright, Uzumaki-san."

Blinking, Tōru followed her employer before looking down at her hand that was conjoint with Naruto's. Unfamiliar with the warm feeling in her chest, the girl simply allowed herself to be lead.

"By the way, don't use your tail as an ingredient."

"Ehh!? But that tail is the best part of any balanced meal!"

"That's not the main point…"

"Aww, please, Uzumaki-san!"

"No means no, Tōru! I don't wanna eat your tail!"

"Hauu…!"

As the two blondes walked away from the shopping district, a little girl watched. Her blue eyes gazed upon the dragon girl before glaring at the tall man.

"Tōru-sama…" She whispered.


A/N: Disclaimer's in Chapter 5, in case some of you missed it.

In any case, no, this does not mean that Tōru is gaining a crush on Naruto. Given the fact that Tōru and her father are in some sort of a not so good relationship, I'm assuming that Tōru has never felt someone care for her before (we have yet to see her mom, after all, so I can't say for sure). But to say again, pairing is uncertain, even if there will be one, I will do my damn hardest to keep it as realistic as possible and have it build up rather than it be a love-at-first-sight kinda thing.

Also, just because our favorite bicycle-riding hero has come in as a cameo, doesn't guarantee that there are other of our favorite heroes in this world either. It's just what it is, a cameo. Please don't expect any other heroes to be popping in any time soon! If ever!