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Chapter 11 - Holy Sword vs Cursed Spear
{Next Day, Midnight}
Naruto allowed the two sisters to catch up for all those years of separation. He didn't bother to watch them. It was a very emotional moment for the two. Plus, he knew that Rin never meant to harm him when he trick her to reveal her revealing her feelings for Sakura. Rin is a strong woman that doesn't like to open up a lot. That's why she wore a fake smile in public.
We find our blonde king underground of the castle. Naruto was wearing dark blue V-neck shirt with a high-collared black leather jacket over it. He also wears burgundy jeans with a silver chain drooping down over them and black leather chaps with three bands encircling his right calf, and black shoes with black buckles. He also had a backpack of supplies and Excalibur and Avalon with him by his side. Naruto was finishing packing up.
"Are you going to tell me what you're doing, or do I have to force it out of you?" A woman asked behind Naruto. He froze since he is caught in the act of leaving.
Naruto turn around to find a fair skin woman with waist-length white hair.
"R-Ryūzetsu." He said nervously as he stared at her grey eyes with multiple circular patterns.
Ryūzetsu just kept a stoic face as she waited for his answer.
"(sigh) You caught me. I'm leaving." Naruto said as he put on the backpack.
"Why're you leaving?"
"Ryū, how much do you know of the west?"
She took a minute to think about his question. Wondering where he was going with this. "I know about all the other races, magic, and territory. Why?"
"There is more to the west than that. I know that there are amazing wildlife out there. More reasons for the races to fight each other. Also, the physical energy, Dou Qi. I only hear about how magic is great and what not, but I rarely hear about this Dou Qi that I was told about when I first came here. There is so much to learn about the west, that I can't learn by staying in this castle."
"You're king now. Leaving would put your life endanger."
"Maybe, but I think it's worth it. How can I be king, if I'm not willing to face problems myself. I have to go out there to personally talk to the leaders of each faction and learn for myself. And most importantly, how can I be king if I don't know what it means to be king? Nobunaga was a man of greed, but at the same time a warrior. The Demon King rules with absolute power. The Kages are ruled by a council. There is many way to rule, Ryū. I need to see them all, so I can find out how to the king I want."
"(sigh) You're an idiot." She walk over to him.
SLAP
Ryūzetsu gave him a hard slap.
"OWWW-"
Ryū then pulled him for a deep kiss. After a moment for Naruto to recover from the pain, he kissed her back. After a minute of kissing.
"Promise me that you'll come back alive." She whispered to him lovingly.
"Of course." He whispered back. "I can never leave any of you girls like that."
The two then let go of their hug. Naruto reach into his cloak and handed her a letter. "I need you to deliver this letter to Arturia, Ryū. Merlin and Meliodas are aware of what I'm planning. The letter state that Arturia will be left in charge when I'm not around. Merlin and Meliodas will help her keep the peace when I'm away."
Ryū took the letter. "What if there is a problem that we can't handle without you?"
Naruto took a minute to think about it. He then bit his thumb and swipe it over his other palm. "Summoning Jutsu!"
"Naruto, do you know that it's late. Why did you call me so late at night?" A four feet white tiger appeared and asked Naruto. He seem to be sleeping before Naruto summon him.
"Sorry, Felix. I need a favor from you."
"What is it?" The white tiger, Felix, son of the boss summons, Byakko, asked. A western name on an eastern creature hasn't been done till now. Felix was a newborn and Byakko allowed Naruto to name him. Seeing as Naruto is in a new world, a new name is needed.
"I need you to accept Ryū as a summoner." Surprising the tiger and girl.
"You want me to accept someone that hasn't passed the test?" He asked in a disbelieving tone.
"Yes. I know her. She lost people and fought hard. I have faith in her. Trust me on this." He told him. Ryū was still in a slight state of shock.
Felix just stared into his friend's eyes. Seeing that he didn't have any doubt in his statement. "Fine, but you owe me." He disappeared to get the contract scroll.
"What did you just do?" She asked.
"I just made you a summoner of the fabled White Tigers. Be proud because we're the only two summoners, now."
"I didn't mean that! Why did you do that!?"
"I did it because I know you deserve it. You been through a lot back east and you followed me to the west even after going through all the shit. You did all that alone and you're going to need to work harder when you're here. Besides, this way, we can keep in touch with one another. Of course, the others don't need to know about this." He said with a wink. Causing her to slightly blush and smile.
{One Week Later}
During the week travel around the west, Naruto made little progress in his journey. He travel all around the Kingdom of Camelot and personally assist the towns in his land. Many were dealing with bandits or corruption still lingering after the coup d'etat against the previous king. Of course, Naruto couldn't stay long in the small villages. He would find guards and knight from Camelot itself sent there to retrieve him under his beloved Arturia's order.
'Man she must be piss.' Naruto thought as he walk through the forest that should lead to outside of his kingdom. 'Dropping all that responsibly on her all of sudden (chuckle). I have faith in her to rule in my stead.'
"Your majesty!" A male voice called out mockingly.
Naruto drew out Excalibur and started to search the area until he look up to the trees. Only to find a rough-looking man around twenty years of age. The man wore blue clothing covered with heavy silver armor and a wolf's head holding a crescent moon amulet. The man had blue hair in a pony tail. The most noticeable feature he had is the red spear that screamed danger for anyone with the ability to sense magic (1).
"Who the hell are you, Ponytail?" Naruto question him. Already giving him a nickname. The man didn't like the nickname at all.
"The hell you called me!?" He then jump down from the tree branch. "I heard a lot from you." As he pointed his spear at him.
"What have you heard?" He asked while holding up Excalibur.
'That's a fake.' Naruto thought as he eye the spear. He knew that spear at first glance. 'Gae Bolg. The Demonic Cursed Spear. Created from the demon, Curruid. The spear that will curse whoever it pierces. Also, the weapon that will always strike the heart. A dangerous weapon... if it's real. The design and power is similar, but not the same. I should know, it's in my treasury.'
"I heard that you are the youngest king around. There is also the fact that you killed Nobunaga and most importantly, you're the Once and Future King." He said with a mad grin. "I wanted to test myself against you."
"So you're a believer of the legends?"
"I won't say a believer. I'm more of a man the seeks out strong opponents."
"If you think that a fake Gae Bolg is enough to beat me, than you vastly underestimated me." He said with a small laugh.
The man could only laugh. He then look at his spear and started to spin it around. "You could tell. I guess there are some perks to being the man of legends. My master, Scáthach, made a copy of her spear to give to me as a reward for being her student. She couldn't part ways with the original I guess, but being a fake doesn't mean it weakens me. I can still be a challenge to anyone that I face. Names, Cu Chulainn by the way, so how about it." He got into his stance.
Naruto got into his stance as well. "I guess that I have no choice."
The battlefield was silent. The two stare at each other waiting for one of the other to make the first move. Then the two disappear in a burst of speed and spear and sword clash into each other. Cu Chulainn was obvious the faster between the two, but Naruto had more power and more strength. Naruto manage to block all of the Cu's thrust, but failed at landing a hit. The blue haired man was quite fast and nimble.
This exchange continue on for several minutes as one of them tried to land a solid hit on each other. Unfortunately, both failed.
"Looks like there are some truth in the legend." He said with a grin.
Naruto could only grin back. He quite enjoy the battle, but his speed is getting on his nerve. "You're not bad yourself, but I getting tired of you dodging my attacks. It's time for me to take it up a notch." Cu Chulainn eyes widen when he saw gold ripples appear from Naruto's back with weapons coming out of them. His instinct told him that those weapons were dangerous. He then quickly unhook his armor to gain more speed.
Naruto letting the man un-equip his armor, so he can see his full potential. As soon as the last piece of armor fell, he fired all the weapons he prepared. Cu of course dodge them, but Naruto was able to predict where he would dodge due to him firing at him at a certain angle. Naruto charge at the position that Cu jump to and Naruto finally manage to get a slash at the spearman. The battle went on for hours and Cu took a lot of damage and he was beginning to get tired. Then there is Naruto who seems to heal from everything that Cu could deal against him and his stamina seem to be endless.
'Damn! I didn't see that coming!' Cu cursed in his mind. 'Even with the extra speed, he's able to counter it with more weapons and with proper strategy.'
Cu quickly recover from the attack and manage to land a powerful kick that sent Naruto crashing into a tree. The two then went on to face each other. Naruto easily pressed Cu, but getting close to him, Cu was able to kick him then charge at him for a thrust with Gae Bolg. Naruto was effected by the cursed inflicted by the spear (2).
"(whistle) That's impressive. You manage to shrug off the curse. Even though this spear is a fake, it's a very good fake that Scáthach created."
"I can't take the full credit." Naruto said. He then gestured to his sheath. "Avalon, Excalibur's sheath is my ultimate defense. It provides me protection and amazing healing abilities, but then again, I was born with great healing abilities already. How about we end this once and for all."
Cu Chulainn could only grin at this. He then jump back. "Agreed. I have a feeling that you'll be the first to survive my next attack." He then took a crouching position on all fours. Then he started to dash towards Naruto before he jump up into the air. He arches his back as if drawing a bow.
'So this is Gae Bolg's full potential.' He thought. He was very impress by the amount of power that Cu was building up.
[Master, you won't be able to tank this attack. I recommend using me and Avalon.] Excalibur advised Naruto.
'Naw. I think that the demonic spear deserve to battle against a dragon.'
[Vanishing Dragon Balance Breaker]
Naruto materialize the full white dragon armor, ready to take on the spear.
"Gae Bolg!" Cu threw the spear at him with the intent to kill him and anyone/anything between the two. What shock Cu the most was that Naruto caught the spear with both hands when it was inches away from his heart.
'Damn! That's the rumored Dragon power. The power that earn him the Pendragon name.' He thought. He knew full well how dangerous dragons were, even the weakest, but he never faced one before.
[DIVIDE DIVIDE DIVIDE DIVIDE]
Naruto was dividing the power of the spear, but it seem endless. The spear continued to charge towards Naruto, but Naruto manage to keep it at bay with his own power. The power of dragon and demon collide with each other that eventually caused a massive explosion that sent both Naruto and Cu away crashing into many trees.
{Nighttime}
"(gasp-deep breathing) What the-"
"You're alive."
The man that woke up was Cu Chulainn. He turn towards the sound of the voice. He found Naruto at the campfire roasting a dear and already eating the deer. He then look at himself to see that he was covered in bandages.
"Don't sit there. You were knock out all day." Naruto gestured him to the log that he was sitting. Cu took a minute to think about it. He was wondering why he wasn't dead. He knew that he lost as soon as Naruto caught the spear. He then gave up and listen to his stomach and went over to the campfire to take a piece of that deer meat.
The man enjoyed the roasted dear. Then came the moment of truth. "Why am I alive?"
"Better question is, why should I kill you?" Naruto countered.
"I challenge you to a battle to the death."
"Doesn't matter to me. I saw that you're powerful. It would be a shame to kill you when there is a lot of improvement for a better fight next time." He said with a grin with a puff of cheeks full of deer meat.
Cu could only laugh. It was something that he completely agree with. He may have not given his previous opponents the chance that he was receiving, but he could understand Naruto. He was, in a way, nurturing him for battle next time. "I feel like this is going to be a beautiful friendship!" He said with a laugh.
"I never really introduce myself to you. Name Naruto Pendragon, King of Camelot." He said while offering his fist for a fist bump.
Cu could only smile at his action. He fist bump with him. "Cu Chulainn. Sometimes called, the Child of Light. My friends calls me Setanta!" Deciding to call Naruto his friend.
Jā ne
Author Note
Naruto's Harem: Arturia Pendragon, Rin Tohsaka, Shion, Koyuki, Shizuka, Fū, Ryūzetsu, Temari, Sakura Matou
1: It's Cu Chulainn from the Nasuverse. Specifically, he's Lancer Prototype. F/GO Stage 3.
2: I have no idea what is Gae Bolg's curse.
