Azure King: Hello all, its finally here, I finally ignore the flames and continued on, this fic will NOT DIE! so long as I get some reviews please. Anyway to be honest, FGO, and its gacha was way to great for me...way too many five stars, I got all three meme casters (Waver, Skadi, and Merlin) just waiting for Castoria...*hides in a bush*...no matter how long...
Anyway as I will wait in this bush, I will also say its my Bday today so you can either send some Saint Quartz or reviews. Choose your pick, and enjoy the chapter rememeber Saint Quartz or Reviews make this fic go on~!
CHAPTER START!
"Ug… hhh…" Naruto grunted as he slowly opened his eyes to see… oh right, a large ring on the clear blue sky. He tried using his right arm but intense pain came the moment he moved it. He momentarily tried to ignore it, allowing him to fall back until his head felt something soft.
"Hey, no more moving. Olga and Tamamo-san were trying to heal your hand for hours." Yukiko said as Naruto's eyes soon saw the orange haired girl smiling softly at him.
"Yukiko…" Naruto muttered slowly. "What… happened? Where are we?"
The young girl looked around, before a sheepish look came to her features. "Uhh not sure, but it seems we're in the woods. After the whole thing of you punching that nun, we retreated before Saber would attack us."
"I see… and then you set up camp after, and I've been knocked out until now." Naruto concluded with a small grunt in his tone.
"Yeah, pretty much." Yukiko laughed nervously.
"Where are Mashu and Jeanne?"
"Mashu is taking a quick search with Atalanta and Oda, the rest are just preparing for the next battle." She said as she pointed to his hand, "One thing to mention… you can't use it for fighting." She sadly said as Naruto tried to make a fist only to stop midway.
"Ergh…"
Yukiko nodded to that bad idea, "Tamamo said that your bones should've turned into fine powder. No one in all the history of the Holy Grail Wars thought punching a Servant, who is supposed to be stronger than any human or creature, was a good idea."
"What can I say? I make the impossible possible." Naruto shrugged with his arm to follow the movement, at least the good one. "So… how long until my arm heals?"
"We can't fix it now." She started showing him a small amount of bloody wraps, "Romani said that we need you to go back to the infirmary when this is over. Tamamo's magic was able to allow you to do minimal tasks until we finish the mission."
"But that would mean slowing you down if I can't use an arm." Naruto frowned. He didn't need to be dead weight, especially in this situation.
"You can use magic and those throwing knives right?" She suggested.
"Maybe, but not in this state." Naruto replied. "Even then, using the Black Keys can only do so much." 'Against normal things… normal supernatural things…' he added into his mind. That was a bad mistake, never in his life he was that reckless when it came to a fight. Yet… it felt no regret for his choice.
"Ahh~!" A over dramatic gasp came from behind them before Naruto was tackled from behind, although with only a small amount of force so he won't fall. He soon felt his body being wrapped around by a pair of slender hands.
"OW~!" Naruto cried out in agony! "Who…"
"My husbando~ I was so worrie-ehehe-ed~!" Naruto turned his head to see it was the residential fox girl that clung to his body.
"Tamamo… I'm happy to see you too… but you're hurting me…"
"Tamamo-san, get off of him!" Yukiko huffed.
"Yada! He needs some luvins!" Tamamo shook her head furiously. "It's my duty as his waifu to take care of him!"
"Can someone pull her off me? My back is starting to feel what my arm is like." He begged in a deadpan voice.
"On it~" A pink blur came from Naruto's front as he felt Tamamo's arms finally detached from his body.
"Noo~! I wanna stay with my husbando!" Tamamo cried out in dismay as she was getting dragged away from Okita, pulling her by the kimono.
"Senpai!" Mashu gasped as she, Atlanta, and Oda had returned from their patrol. "Are you alright?"
"I've been through worse." Naruto winced with a smile, although he hasn't really sustained bigger injuries than this. But it felt like he did take worse, "Sorry to… why is she here?!" Naruto pointed to a Rider he just defeated on Mashu's back. She looked broken as someone cut her strings and became lifeless.
"We-"
"Bonjour~!"
And this was going to be a regular thing wasn't it?
Naruto knew that phrase that he heard Shirou and Rin often use was now an understandable thing to say. The Servant in question was the woman he saw barely before losing consciousness against Rider.
"On top of the first question, who is she?" He asked as the young white haired girl moved towards his side and gently grasped his right hand, oddly not a single spark of pain flared when touching it. He was not going to lie, she was a beauty… and the fact she has white hair was also a plus for him… damn his love for white haired girls… though her chest was left to be desired.
"You did a great job trying not to hurt Martha…" She praised him although it kinda hurt his pride that his best was only enough for her to think he was going easy on the Servant. Oww… yeah there it is…
"That was… admittedly mediocre at best." Naruto winced knowing that he had to tell the truth to this pure woman.
"Oh dear… I apologize…" She honestly said with a short bow of her head.
"Now, now Marie… you're alright, it was rather stupid for a man like him to go toe to toe with a Servant." A male voice said as Naruto watched as another man was entering the scene. The man in question had very pale skin as his face was rather elongated than most males while having angular gray eyes. He had long sporadic blonde hair that fell mid back and wore a stylistic purple colonial hat. He wore a black long-sleeved shirt with gold highlights and green gems at specific areas of his wrists, shoulders, and black pants that also had green gems on his knee pads. Finishing off his look, was a purple scarf that seemed to be tied all over his body and hanging out.
"Hush~ Mozart~" Marie gently chided the man although the cute smile on her face seemed to defeat that action.
"Mozart?" Naruto asked. "As in… the Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart?"
"I know that guy!" Yukiko said with a smile, "My brother, Ritsuka, loves your music!" She said with a smile that only made the man smile kindly at her.
"Is that so? Well, it's good to know there's still someone out there who appreciates my music." He said cupping his chin with a smug smile. "Better than that Beethoven~"
"You and him must really hate each other…" Naruto deadpanned with a sweat drop.
"Oh, that's just the tip of the iceberg," Mozart smiles cheekily. "It goes far deeper than that."
"Do I even need to ask?"
"No need~" He said before lifting his hand, "Unless you have some food to spare…"
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Foooo~
The quiet mood was enough to make the whole scene awkward for them, until Olga finally appeared with the trio, now seeing Naruto talking to two servants they met when they dragged him to the forest was time to get some things done.
"So you're finally awake." Olga said, getting their attention.
"Oh, hey Olga." Naruto waved with a good hand.
She didn't change her face as she saw his bandage arm, "Has Yukiko-san told you what happened to your hand?"
"More or less." Naruto sighed. "Something about my bones turning into powder since I punched Martha and only doing minimal things with it…"
"Good…" She nodded… before swinging her foot to smash into his broken hand! This caused the young man to scream in pain as his servants all held their weapons at Olga's neck, despite her being visibly shaken at the mistake she made.
"What the hell was that for!?" Yukiko screamed moving to Naruto's side to see that the arm wasn't as bad given the fact Olga was most likely weaker than Yukiko herself.
"H-He needs to know that we cannot tolerate any future mistakes like that. Naruto isn't thinking about himself, the Servants are there for the fighting and we are here for the support."
"That doesn't mean you kick someone when they're down!" Yukiko snapped.
"Stop!"
They all turned to see Naruto slowly getting up, "I-I deserve that, I'm pretty sure Kotomine would have done the same thing to me." He said reminding the white haired director on who taught him and slightly deflated from that reminder.
"But Naruto-"
"No buts Yukiko. It's punishment enough." Naruto quickly cut her off. "Alright… can we start on how this happened?"
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"Food is ready…" Arthur said, passing the whole group pan roasted chicken and rice, "Not much but it should be filling." He said as Naruto looked at the man who smiled. "I recovered from the last battle, do not worry about me."
"Here, my husbando, let me feed you~!" Tamamo said, presenting a plate, and then picked up a piece of chicken with her chopsticks. "Hai, ahhh~"
"Not now." Naruto took the plate as the group from Chaldea were facing off against the girl and Mozart. "So may we start off on you two?"
"I am Marie Antinoette~!" She said before giving the peace signs, "What's up my homies~?"
Fooooo~
"My image of Marie is crumbling…" Romani's voice said as the hologram of him nearly facepalm at the sight of a childish girl from the stories of a tyrant of the age of royalties.
"And this here is my long time friend, Mozart," She pointed to the man who was currently licking his plate, before gesturing to Arthur who gave a tired smile and went to refill his plate.
"My image of Mozart is crumbling too…" Romani muttered, his eye twitching at the behavior of the famous musician. "Someone help…"
"I think he was already unsalvageable…" Naruto rolled his eyes as he knew that Mozart wasn't the most well liked guy getting kicked out of pups in his original lifetime. "Anyways, what are you two doing here?"
"Ah…" Marie gushed clutching her cheeks, while Mozart saved her plate when she dropped it. "To be announced so informally by a handsome man is such a nice moment~" She said in utter bliss.
"You're right Romani… this image of Marie is really messed up…" Yukiko sweat dropped, the fact the queen was now acting so… well as Naruto and her brother would say… Yukiko-ish.
"Please splendid people call me Marie~ Like the sheep~" She said sweetly as an aura of heavenly light was behind her.
…
"Pretty sure it was Mary." Olga and Nanruto said in unison, the white haired human teen nodded. "Very well, Marie, I-"
"YES~! Yes, yes, yes~ nice to meet you~! I'm Marie~!" She skipped over the fire separating them and held hands with Olga who was stunned at the action. "I love understanding gentlemen like him." She pointed at Naruto ignoring Tamamo flicking her off. "And I can tell you miss are a big hit with the men~" Marie wink cutely at the director who just couldn't get a word in edgewise.
"I uh…" Olga uttered out.
"Marie, if you please. Allow us to ask our questions?" Naruto asked kindly as the woman blushed at the overexcitement she caused and nodded.
"Oh of course, so sorry~" Marie giggled. "Go ahead, ask me anything. How can I be of service?"
"Thank you. First off, how are you and Mozart here?" Naruto inquired about the flat chested girl. "I doubt that… Dark Jeanne somehow summoned you two on her side and made you two fight her just for a betrayal down the road. It sounds like some Foxy Grandpa's ideas for fun."
Ignoring most of the servants and humans odd looks at his words he continued, "Therefore its safe to say you two are neutral at best." He said letting his training under his father take over, as Priest he had to think logically in the moonlit world considering a lot of monsters and supernatural beings often did the most heinous and illogical things in the world to get a win or kill as many people before dying.
A slightly lowered head shows the Queen and Music genius of his crestfallen mood…
Way too many people died from his lack of logic and hotheadedness from his younger days. It was something he never told anyone… even Caren and Shirou-
"Well, you see… that's a bit of an explanation." Mozart replied sheepishly.
"Can you please take the time?" Yukiko said, giving a cute wide eyed look as the man sighed dramatically.
Woe was him as his weakness in life was women and booze… and lack of money… and lack of kindness… at the fact he also can't help getting kicked out of bars. Ooh! And that time he got into a fist fight with- He shook his head off his 'accomplishments', and started to speak. "We are Master-less Servants, normally for one to appear in a normal Grail War is unheard off… rarely."
"You're… without a Master?" Yukiko looked confused. "That doesn't make sense."
"Never heard of that before." Naruto said knowing the past records of the previous Wars never had something like this before, he turned his head to Olga who only confirmed his thoughts when shaking her head as well. "So you two are able to stay connected here despite not having the skills to do so, like most Archers?"
"Something to that effect, yes." Marie nodded. "Though, to be completely honest, we still don't know why we're here in the first place." She pondered, looking up while having a finger on her lips.
"Wait, Skill?" Yukiko said as her servant, Medusa spoke up.
The long haired woman spoke, "All servants have unique class and skills powers from what they have done and their current class. Most Archers have the ability called the 'Independent Action' which allows them to have no master but still be an anchor to the world for a while. The higher it is, the longer it can stay."
"And yet we have here a Rider and Caster Servant. And they don't have that skill at all." Naruto frowned, while trying to think of how this was possible. They're not Archers, they're Master-less, yet somehow they are anchored to this world. Could they… were they like Jeanne?
"Ah, he has the same face you did Mozart!" Marie pointed out with a sweet look on her young face. "The look you had when we thought the same thoughts!"
The two males gave frowns at benign compared to one another. "We are not like that." They said at the same time.
"You're right, he can only get it up when he hears musical scales~" Marie said ignoring the very inappropriate words she just said.
"…Damn!" Oda said with a thumbs up to the Queen. "That burned so bad I can match it to the flames to my death!"
"My mind is so blown…" Yukiko said wide-eyed.
"How vulgar…" Olga frowned in disgust.
"This is wrong… this is all wrong…" Romani moaned in despair, as if he was rocking back and forth in a fetal position, feeling very traumatized.
"Alright enough!" Naruto said taking the lead again as the three, minus Oda who still chuckled at the burn, mumbled out apologies at their interruption. "Thank you… now then, let me ask you both this. Is it possible that you're like Jeanne? A Servant who has been summoned to counter the Singularity?"
"Huh?" Yukiko looked confused at the boy.
The two smiled as the blonde hit the nail in the head, "Ahh good, it seems we got someone who actually understands the Counter Force rather well."
"Alright, well, that answers one question." Naruto said. "That being said, are there others with you?"
Marie shook her head obviously showing slight disdain on her lack of help, "Sadly we do not know other Master-less servants are with us, outside the Fake Jeanne with her elite force, we are the only two Servants that we know of. But I can offer the identity of one of them, Chevalier d'Eon."
"Chevalier d'Eon." Naruto parroted.
"Oh I know! He's that crossdressing guy in the Seven Years' War!" Yukiko said as everyone turned to her. "…The person who can pass off as a guy or girl, the first famous Why-Boner?"
"Actually that Achilles, he was forced to dress as a girl." Olga declared as Atalanta barely held a stifled chuckled from her location in the trees.
"Ignoring their antics, so that means they can be the possibility of more Master-less servants correct?" Naruto said, as some optimism could be greatly used here.
"Yes, we merely just have to find them so they could join our cause." Mozart answered. "Might be better to find them first off before storming against that hell we're facing off."
"Easier said than done…" Naruto sighed. "That's like finding a needle in a haystack. Or in this case, several needles."
"That is the silver color in said haystack." Romani's voice echoed to say his two cents, "Well I-"
"Monsters are coming!" The green clad archer said from above as the rest were standing ready for a fight. "They're coming from all sides!"
The red haired master stood up as both Arthur and Medusa grouped around her, as they were more ready to defend their Master as Okita and Oda were going to be on the offensive. "Aw c'mon, can't they just leave us alone?!" Yukiko complained.
"Don't worry, I'll handle this." Oda said as her many guns appeared around her.
"You're just going to attract more of them!" Naruto shouted.
"You got a better idea?"
"Yes!" Atalanta stated, "It's called fighting! Try it sometime, in fact now!" She demanded pulling on her bow to shoot out more arrows stabbing into the heads of the wolves coming towards them.
The two nodded as Naruto and Oda went back to back on each other, one throwing black keys as the other shot with her flint rifles. As the others did the same, as the waves of hungry wolves soon realized their mistakes and retreated from the all powerful group. "Great, we survive from a bunch of pups." Oda whined before shooting one of the carcasses, "This is what I died for… to be a euthanizer of dogs…"
Naruto glared at one of the people he respected in his nation's history to be so disrespectful to the monsters she slayed. "Quit your whining, Oda. At least it wasn't a Servant-"
The girl gave a lopsided frown before her eyes widened, "GET DOWN!" Oda yelled at Naruto as a black sword flew into the air! Naruto from his view watched as a black odd sword spun into the tree nearby as it went past, slicing easily right through it!
"What the-!"
"A shame…" They heard a calm and sincere voice, "You would have felt at peace if she didn't stop your execution."
"Who's there? Show yourself!" Arthur demanded as he and Medusa stood by their sides with their master behind them, still trying to take glismp to see how it was.
"An Assassin…" Medusa deducted. "They're using their Presence Concealment…"
But as if to spite her, a single man walked towards them smiling kindly as his hands were in his coat pockets. It was a tall young looking gentleman with short white messy hair, grey-blue colored eyes showing nothing but sympathy and kindness in them. Flexing his fingers the sword that was embedded in the tree immediately flung into his hands! "Although that is my class, I have never thought of myself as one. If we're speaking honestly," He announced as the young adult brought up his sword to inspect it. Smiling softly as he looks forward, "But I will be honest about this, I shall relieve you of the pain of living."
Oda only lifted her flint rifle as she spat out, "I got a quicker way!" Pulling the trigger to pull the trigger to only have the man deflect them with his large sword. He quickly took more steps until Naruto went against him full speed, "I shall give you a quick and painless death!" He yelled, swinging his sword to cut Naruto's head who merely fell to his knees to escape the slash and pulled out a black key to slash his legs. "Oh dear." He muttered jumping to escape the hit, while lifting his sword to once again block the bullets.
"Naruto!" Yukiko said as her servants and Naruto also came around and surrounded him, who he just smiled sweetly still.
The assassin just chuckled at the sight, "Well, it's a good thing I have a cute and good amount of skills for your kind." He said rushing towards Tamamo who 'epped' at his speed, lifting her floating mirror as he attacked it, sending her flying back as the fox maiden nearly fell to her knees.
"Whoa, whoa~!" She exclaimed as the woman looked at the distance that happened, "How did…?" she stopped as dread came into her face when a shadow loomed over her.
Everyone watched as the Assassin stood in front of her, "It's my Skill, Executioner, any Servant that has Evil alignment gets more damage." He muttered to lift his blade upwards, ready to decapitate her.
"Charles stop!"
The man turned his back eyes widened to a large proportion, a bright warmth look came to them. "Maria! Maria!" He said walking slowly to her, tears in his eyes, to his 'Maria', but to everyone else. It was the young queen, only staring at him with pity and pain in her eyes.
"Charles… why did she summon you?" Marie asked, her voice still strong as royalty should be… but you can sense the undertone of pain in her tone. She smiled kindly, "It's been a while, I'd never forget that handsome face after all."
"Maria, you have no idea how long I've waited to see you again." Charles said, with his arms about to be spread and wide, only to lower them and frown. Soon lifting his weapon at her, "But I'm afraid that fate has led us to this juncture, as much as I adore this meeting…" his smile turned into that of an insane killer. "I'd be much more delighted to separate your head from that pale white neck!"
"It doesn't have to be this way, Charles." Marie said as the man tailored his head almost in a childish manner, given his smile was still there. "You could still-"
"It's too late for that." Charles interrupted, causing her voice to be stuck in her throat.
"Unfortunately he is right." Amadeus declared as he walked beside Marie, sighing dramatically as he woefully placed a hand on his chin, "This man is utterly pathetic. Only after a bond in his head."
"Mozart, what are you saying? Surely, we could-"
Charles snorted at that crudely interrupting the Queen, "Amadeus,you have no right. You believe humanity is filthy, but as an executioner I believe all life is precious. Of all people, you don't deserve to stand next to her!" The assassin declared with utter hate in his words.
"Uhh… are we in a love triangle?" Yukiko said slightly a bit annoyed as she and her fellow master were forgotten.
"This is one love drama, I'd rather not watch…" Naruto deadpanned, but quickly went to his Caster's side to pull her away as he realized something. He knows Marie… is an executioner… "Charles Henri-Sanson, Caren told me about him. The one who beheaded Queen Marie Antoinette…"
As if to acknowledge that, the man stuffed his hands in his pockets and nodded, "Correct… a normal man in the long scheme of things. In fact, one might say I was famous due to Maria." He chuckled as the fact never failed to amuse him. To be chosen out of any other equal known executioner just for the death of a Queen. Ludicrous…
"But… Hah!" With a flick of his wrist the man flung the weapon at Naruto, as Tamamo pulled him from the side and took the attack! Slicing into her arm deeply as a large amount of blood seeped from the wound! "Damn, was aiming for the blonde gentleman."
"Oh no you don't!" Yukiko declared before nodding to Arthur, "Go!" The king of knights rushed forward lunging at the white haired man who merely stepped away with each attack. As Arthur tried to cut the man, Charles slowly went to his pockets and shifted around Arthur. The second that Arthur tried to do something was too late, when he felt a sharp pain in his neck!
"Gak," The blonde knight choked out as Charles garroted him with a silver wire, "Ninja wire, from a fellow assassin. I never used it before but surely the fact you can't breath seems to tell me that it's working."
"Dodge this!" Oda said, aiming her rifle at Charles, her finger ready to pull the trigger.
Charles smirked as he pulled the man to take the bullets! "No need when I have a shield!"
"Tch… lucky bastard…" Oda clicked her tongue in annoyance, lowering her weapon. "Ok, blondie, you do us a favor and answer this? Can I shoot you to get to him?"
"Gak, hak, tat!" Arthur gargled out as Oda took a moment to think about it.
"Great~! Glad you agree!" She said taking aim once more- *slap* "Ow!" She groaned when Yukiko hit her Archer's head with a harisen.
She then grabs her red eyed servant shoulders and shakes her violently , "Not cool! Just because we're in danger doesn't mean friendly fire is allowed!"
As this happen Sanson only look on with his usual carefree look, "It seems that you're all at an impasse, so let me make a deal Maria for this-"
"In the name of the Heavenly Father, I say screw that!"
The executioner's eyes widened, turning to see an incoming golden object to his sight! When making impact his grip let go of the wire, releasing Arthur from it as well, "Ahhhhh!" With a painful scream and going through tree after tree, the man finally stopped as he looked to see what caused him to fly like that. "How is that possible, you're supposed to be on our side!"
No one was more surprised than the one who was the one who beat her… Naruto looked as the person turned to his side, smiling gently. "My name...is Martha, just Martha. Thank you for saving, my Master." The once enemy Rider sweetly greeted her new Master.
CHAPTER END
AK: Well I hope you like it and before you say how or why Martha is on their side it will be explain next chapter assuming you send enough reviews haha. Anyway I have a new poll up for new stories to try out, please send your votes in to see which one will be coming up soon. And wish me a happy birthday.