Chapter 13

Anger, happiness, and sadness. These are words that could define his life. He imagined a large family and as an Uzumaki, he would be able to see his children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren, great-great-grandchildren, and possibly more if he pushed his luck. That notion and dream of a large family came crashing down when the so-called "gods" arrived.

People who he considered family all but in blood. His wife, friends, mentors, all dead at the hands of the invaders. Then he had received a miracle, the ability to possibly save his world at the cost of his sanity.

It was well worth it.

However his wish changed, once he saw the amount of history, culture, and independence the humans had accomplished. They became independent of the so-called "gods," well mostly, and advanced way beyond the technology he had in his world ever.

Then there was his master. His snowflake. His daughter...

If he truly asked for the salvation of his world, then the world he was fighting it wouldn't exist, she wouldn't exist. It was truly selfish, the abandoning if thousands of lives for the sake of one. He even destroyed a city, a city full of tens of thousands, in order to protect his master.

Not even the pure lands would accept him back at this point for what he had done.

Even though he committed all these atrocities, even though his master might be a bit mentally challenged, he would protect her. He swore on his undying ninja code. He would protect her even after the war.

His wish. His wish was that Illyasviel would live the happiest life. A life that was taken by her burning childish desire of vengeance. Yet, he might not be able to wish even for that.

For he might destroy the grail in order to protect Illyasviel.

"Berserker! Destroy it!"

Berserker hesitated, for that was the grail, no matter how twisted it was. The ultimate wish-granting device that could possibly rewrite history. That hesitation resulted in his wish being lost.

"Berserker!" Illyasviel screamed as she was swallowed by the goo.

"Graaa!" he roared as a tailed-beast bomb formed and fired, quickly severing the goo. He quickly grabbed Illyasviel and ran, leaving Leysritt and Sella to fend for themselves.

"Sella," Leysritt said in emotionless agony. She quickly made to her sister who passed out from exhaustion. She embraced her sister tightly.

The goo quickly consumed them.

"Sella! Leysritt!" Illyasviel screamed. Berserker quickly pivoted and fired a weak tailed beast bomb. "Berserker destroy that!"

Berserker quickly turned heel and continued to run before stopping and turning to the quick-moving goo. "Graa!"

This time a full tailed-beast bomb formed and fired. It delayed it but suddenly tendrils burst out from the ground and bounded Berserker but broke down when it made contact with the cloak.

It only delays Berserker for a second, a second that was so precious. Tendrils suddenly grabbed onto Illyasviel and pierced her. "Gae Bolg!"

The tendril lit up with energy and started to repeatedly stab her. Berserker quickly swatted it away and growled. He quickly picked up Illyasviel and broke through the ceiling.

He quickly broke through the wall to escape the castle. That would probably soon be seen by the Japanese authorities, exposing magic throughout the world.

Boom!

Boom!

Everyone was startled as the massive shockwave threw them back a few feet. Archer clicked his tongue, "So it has begun..." He vividly saw Berserker running out of the castle, Illyasviel tightly in his arms.

Kotomine, being the closest to Archer, heard the silent murmur and smirked.

Illyasviel screamed in pain as she felt her life slowly bleeding out. She clutched tightly to Berserker, which slightly stung considering his cloak, and tears streamed down her face as pain coursed throughout her body.

If only... "Berserker!" she spat out blood, "I-I command you to reg- blrghh! Regain your sanity!"

A bright glow consumed her vision and the dill stinging from Berserker's cloak receded. In Berserker's place, a warm body hugged her.

She felt the pain from her injuries slowly healing as a faint golden glow came from Naruto's hands. "Illyasviel..."

That was her 3 command seals... Her original command seals at least. "You know I have 4 seals left right? That's why my lifespan was cut in half..."

A mirthless laugh erupted from Naruto's mouth. "Indeed, though I healed that aspect using my power of Creation of All Things." He put down the snow-haired magus and smiled.

Illyasviel bit her lip at the reminder. "I don't want you to go... I don't want to be alone anymore..."

Naruto's smile waned before he directed his attention to the castle. "Very well." He cleared his throat before looking Illyasviel dead in the eye. "I, Naruto Uzumaki, hereby swear on my ninja code that I will be by your side forever and ever. I do hope this will substitute for me. Shadow Clone Technique." A smoke popped up beside him. "Watch her."

"Yes, boss!"

Naruto had only walked in front of the door when the last opposing servants shot out and immediately engaged him. Of course, already sensing their presence via his honed ninja senses, he was prepared.

"So you're the sane version Berserker?" Saber asked as she tried to press her attack.

"Can't we continue this after I destroy that abomination? A truce maybe?" Naruto immediately disengaged and jumped backward. "In this state, my stats naturally weaker than my insane counterpart. So it won't be a quick victory for either of us. Delaying the possible country destroying thing."

Saber's eyes narrowed. "I do not know what you mean by "thing, " Berserker. You are just delaying your inevitable demise."

"True as I have to stay in this sane yet weaker form. But don't you think I'm more powerful as I am now?" Suddenly his form was engulfed in gold.

Tendrils suddenly burst from the ground and tried to wrap the servants, which they swiftly dodged.

"Go, Saber and destroy that thing, its source is probably in the basement, I'm sure you know where that is," Archer said. Saber tried to protest but stopped when Archer flashed her a kind smile. "Do it for me okay, Saber?"

"Shirou... Very well," Saber then turned heel and quickly headed off to the basement of the Einzbern mansion.

"Luckily, Sakura made a pact with me so I could let loose. I am the bone of my sword."

Chapter 13 End

"The greatest superpower is luck." - Stan Lee.