This next chapter is going to be described from Lightning's eyes; I thought I'd try a different view in my writing skills, via Visual Novel writing. Anyways, on with the fic!

Disclaimer: Fan of Fanfics21 does not own Naruto, Final Fantasy XIII or Fate/Stay Night.

It was already a week. A week since Sakura's sacrifice, Naruto had locked in his room with Jaken being the only one to go in to deliver whatever he needed. I wondered how he was holding up in there. The sounds I heard were that of a hammer against metal as I heard him speaking in a strange language, with a female voice I wasn't familiar with as some sort of sorcery was going on in there. I tried to open the door with many methods from gentle to violent, but it didn't budge. In fact, the door had no dents in its details! I had decided to ask Jaken about what Naruto was doing in there and he told me that he was making his swords. "Is he being stupid?" I asked myself, recalling all the crazy things he's done while I was with him. He was like a kid who wanted to be a superhero like Snow…but unlike Snow, he woke up to a harsh truth.

I had tried a few times calling him out of his room but I had no reply. Sometimes I think he's dead from his grief. But I hear the hammer crashing against metal in that room still as that female voice continues to converse with him. I couldn't make out the words they were saying, but I at least have the name…Arturia. That name sounded familiar, like from some sort of legend or something. But whoever this Arturia was but she was helping with Naruto on his project it seems. I wasn't sure if she is friend or foe, but Naruto seems to trust her as if…they've been together for a long time. I shook my head, trying to get rid of these strange thoughts as something tugged at my heart. I am sure whenever Naruto is ready; he will tell me everything I want to know.

*At the ship*

I observed the ship's designs and noticed an additional location there; a forge was added as a gift from the famous Date Masamune who had left this dimension. It made me question how a man like him had traveled through dimensions without consequence. I should have asked him but he knew how to elude me even when I was shadowing him. It was a disgrace to my skills as a former Guardian Corp. soldier. For now, I was currently going through the drills I had done many times in training when I was still a Sergeant in the military. A training course filled with traps and vicious animal from the Forest of Death. Recalling of how I got them in there was actually a good challenge for me. I current time record for completing the course was 17:53. I had to beat that record; I had to surpass myself since I have been slipping after being sealed in my own weapon for thousands of years. That was then; I noticed I had a visitor.

It was Naruto's teammate; Sasuke Uchiha I believe was his name. "What is it?" I had asked annoyed at the intrusion as I had beheaded a tiger and was working my way out of the course to see what the so called "Lone Uchiha" wanted. "How's Naruto been for the past week?" he asked bluntly, something that surprised me. I heard he cared for nothing but his vengeance on his brother Itachi who had wiped out his entire clan. "He's been locked up in his room doing who knows what. Why do you ask, concerned for him?" I asked as the boy's dark eyes looked at me…what I saw was concern for one saved for those in the family. "Yes," he admitted, something I was inwardly taken aback by, I had seen memories of him and he never truly saw eye to eye with Naruto and the others. What could have changed him so fast?

"He's a team member of Team 7, one of my…" he had trailed off, as if struggling to say the word, as if his pride won't allow him to do it. "…friends." He admitted, that was good, most people hate to admit things, when they do; it usually feels like a ton of weight was removed from his shoulders. My opinion of him has changed; I guess Naruto does have that natural charisma that changes people from the inside. But it looked like something else was bothering him. "Do you want to talk?" I asked, now curious of Naruto's lone wolf teammate and see if I could change him in some way before he does something he'll regret. We leaned on a tree as we both waited silently, waiting for one to start the conversation. A few minutes have passed and he decided to speak up, "Do you…have a younger sibling?" he asked, it was an unexpected one, but I somehow knew it would be related to his older brother.

"Yes, a younger sister named Serah." I replied, planning out what he might say and the best response for them. "…Do you love her so much, that you would even risk being hated by her just to keep her safe?" he asked, with a quiet tone in his words. Ah, I see…He wants to know if his older sibling truly did love him. But what does this mean? I'll have to ask why he brought up that subject after I reply. "Yes, an older sibling will always do what they must to protect their younger siblings from any danger, regardless of what becomes of them. That's what an older sibling's love is. Even if you would hate them for life for what they've done, deep down…they will always love you. Why did you bring this up?" I replied as Sasuke sighed and shook his head. "Because of what Naruto said about his younger twin sister, and my flashback of my clan's massacre." He replied. A look of twisted agony in his eye at the mention of that day, I wouldn't blame him.

"I see, so he told you about her, huh?" I asked as he nodded his head as he looked at the sky. He told me of what happened that night, of how his clan was slaughtered, how he pursued Itachi as he used the Mangekyo Sharingan to send him into a nightmare world, but not without noticing his brother crying. For someone so heartless, he still had a heart. It made me wonder though; did Itachi really kill his clan to test his strength? Or was it all a lie as something bigger was going on? Hmm…this is something I'll have to investigate. Maybe something in the classified files the Hokages use will be of help to me in some way.

"I see," I replied, knowing that he is in a crossroad between vengeance or not. "You must pursue the truth then." I finished as he looked at me oddly. "What I mean is, find out if Itachi really did kill your clan just to test his strength…or it was all a lie just to keep a dark truth that would endanger you if you knew." I explained. I watched they boy beginning to start pondering, as he excused himself as he left, trying to pick up the pieces of a massive puzzle in front of him. I hope that, whatever he does, he does not choose a path filled with regrets.

That was then, Naruto mentally called me, wanting to talk to me in his room. As I made my way towards his house, I looked at the cherry blossom trees and what I saw unnerved me. The cherry blossoms…were blood red. I blinked, and they were the usual shade of pink again, was it a vision? Or was it all a mere hallucination? Whatever it was, it was not a good sign. It just made me run towards the house, ignoring Kushina's surprised expression as Jaken leapt away for me to get through as I entered Naruto's room. In there, I saw him sitting there at his desk, two Gunblades and a katana at his side. He turned his head to the side, looking over his shoulder. "Hey Light, we need to talk." Was all he said to me as he gestured me to sit down.

I followed suit and began to wonder what he wanted as he turned towards me, that was then I noticed something was wrong with his skin. It was tanned, big time. "I believe you are curious of my past…aren't you?" he asked me, in a monotone voice as his eyes were blank, as if waiting for me to reply. "Yes," I admitted, "Because ever since you defeated a powerful demon in the Land of Iron. A demon from a different world and era that even someone like me probably would have trouble with, yet you defeated it alone. Just…who and what are you?" I asked. My curiosity is starting to take over now as the now tanned boy smirked and leaned back. "Compared to other Narutos and Narukos which are versions of me who are born as girls, I am a Naruto born from genetic experimentation." He said bluntly, leaving no tone of joking in his straight forward answer.

Now this was an interesting twist, just what kind of alterations did he go through? I can't help but picture him with something from another creature, maybe a tail from a fox or even giant beaver teeth. "Ha, ha, ha…" he laughed sarcastically at my comment, "No, not even close to that. I was created with cells of a Heavenly Dragon and one of the Ultimate-Class Hell Dragons along with the Original Naruto's DNA." He replied with annoyance in his voice, probably still ticked at my comment earlier.

But now I am confused, how does he know?

"Well what else did you think I did besides creating my swords for a whole week, reading?" he asked sarcastically. "I was also going into my mindscape and began digging away at fragments of my true past and stumbled upon those two dragons in my mindscape. I was almost eaten if it wasn't for Shinryu being there and defeating those two." He replied as he had a nostalgic look on his face, it makes me wonder if this kid is sane. "So after those two were tamed, they explained a bit more of my origins and I had been grateful, though it's a bit crowded in my mindscape with the Kyuubi, Shinryu, Magatsu Arashi, and now those two." He grumbled, with an extremely annoyed look on his face.

Wow, he's practically a living hotel now. I wonder if I could get room service.

"Okay, that was a low blow Light. Now they're all laughing at me and are asking me for foods I don't even know of!" he snapped.

Okay, my bad. But even I needed something to lighten up the mood around here.

"True, but now we're getting off the subject now. And no more jokes." He replied cynically at me.

What's up with him? Oh well, and who is Magatsu Arashi?

"Good question, have you ever heard of Angra Mainyu?" he asked me.

I had never heard of Angra Mainyu before, what exactly is it?

"It's not exactly a creature, it's a dark god. Known to people as "All of the World's Evil", I was exposed to its essence once during the Holy Grail Wars and it became a stain on my soul. It's a terrible curse, I was immune to it but it seemed as if a fragment of it remained in my soul as I was reborn in this world. Plus, with the Kyuubi, my hatred and the L'Cie branding, it had created an evil entity inside of me. It enjoys nothing more than destruction and wants to take control of my body to commit evils beyond imagination. He is my symbiotic power at the moment and the main fuel for my C'ieth forms. But to me, he's nothing more than a parasite bidding it's time for the right moment to gain freedom." He explained to me, showing his L'Cie brand that was on its sixth stage already.

Is it waiting for the brand to fully grow?

"Yes, for the past week when I wasn't working on my blades, I was learning about myself as I learned about how he came to be with Arturia's help. I had regained a good proportion of my memories but not all of them so I can tell you a bit more about myself." He said with a smile on his tanned face. Now I am starting to wonder what kind of madness Nione sent me after sealing me in my blade for all those years.

The simplest question right now I can think of is how he was born. He said he was created with cells of…dragons? And those of the Original Naruto, what did he mean by that? What was the Holy Grail Wars? And who is this Arturia person he mentioned?

"All good questions, I'll start with the basics of my origins first."

And he said it all in a carefree way, as if he wanted to share this story with someone for a long time.

"It all started because Nione wanted to create an anti-world warrior capable of slaying even the greatest of heroes in history and destroying the multiple worlds out there. So he decided to experiment with some of the most famous people in other worlds, most popular of them was Naruto Uzumaki."

The way he said it, it was like he was referring to himself in third person or something. I kept that to myself as I let him continue on with his story.

"Nione need a version of Naruto that was truly powerful than the Original, so he took some of his DNA and started creating hybrids of Narutos with DNA of other creatures of mystic powers like the phoenix-"

Now that would be a nightmare, no matter how many times a Naruto like that is killed, he'll keep coming back from the grave to cause more trouble. I just hope there aren't any like those made by Nione roaming around the dimensions.

She didn't notice that he had finished listing the many hybrids ending it with dragons as he closed his eyes. "The main problem for his hybrids is that the human body couldn't handle the powers of these creatures so they end up…self-destructing in a way."

The way he said it, it was a terrible sight, he must have seen one of them suffer like that when he was trapped in Nione's lab.

"I was born with cells of the Original Naruto as Nione inserted two different dragon cells into the fetus; the side effect was the creation of my twin sister due to the surge of power from the two different dragon cells. But we were both going to die in the end."

He sighed, holding his heart as if to see if it had stopped beating. I was actually unnerved by this; did he actually die in birth?

"I wasn't sure how my sister and I survived, but whatever happened got Nione's interest and for some reason, called us Ciphers. I don't recall what Ciphers are but I can tell they must be the most dangerous beings for what he had in store for the both of us."

His expression was bitter, as he continued to recall everything of that time. Was it…related to the dead Narutos I had seen in a dream? When I asked him that, he looked pretty surprised.

"You saw them…that shouldn't have happened." He grumbled. He was still bitter about killing…well himself. I know I would feel uncomfortable killing someone looking like me, or was me from a different dimension. I'd feel like I was constantly throwing my life away.

"Well since you saw it, yeah, my sister and I had to kill those Narutos. The ones that were in Nione's lab that weren't hybrids anyways…"

The way he trailed off and that sad look on his face made it look like the ones he killed were close to him. Were they?

"No, they were Narutos who had no souls in their bodies. A twisted version of life, a state of living death, usually if there's no soul in the body, the body cannot live. But Nione made it possible as we both killed all of them. That's when things went from bad to worse."

He had an anguish expression on his face, one filled with guilt and remorse. What was it that could make Naruto here look like he was haunted from past sins?

"Nione grew interested in our abilities we had displayed and decided to force us to accelerate our skills in battle. He summoned many Narutos, Narukos, and even their twins if they ever had any from many dimensions with a prize if any one of them were able to kill us both: resurrection of their parents."

The hollow look in his eyes showed nothing but a path of blood in them. Nione is truly something far worse than Dysley when it came to manipulation. To use his powers over the dead, it is possible. And all of those Narutos and Narukos, plus the ones with twins were slain by this Naruto's hands. They wanted to see their parents that badly only for Naruto here to deny them that by killing them. But he didn't have a choice for he and his sister would have died instead.

"After many battles, my sister's body could no longer sustain itself as her powers dwindled. Her body began to vanish as her soul went inside my body. The world I was trapped in relied on beings to have energy in their body, if they could not sustain it, their bodies will be erased by the world's will. My anguish for her being forced to sleep as my body served as a host for her soul; I awoke to my power's true potential as the ones I had slain were brought back to life as wraiths, seeing through my past they acknowledged me as their leader as we waged war against Nione's own army."

From the look in his eyes, I'd say he won that war against Nione.

"Yeah, you're right; I even faced Nione one on one and defeated him. He was going to self-destruct but he tried to take me down with him, I thought I was a goner if it wasn't for Cipher Minato Namikaze appearing and dealing the finishing blow, causing Nione to self-destruct alone."

He had a smile on his face, I do know I have some clues on what a Cipher is, but I only have that from what Nione told me. If this helps knowing what a Cipher is, then we could understand more about what Nione is planning, especially since he's plotting for the destruction of millions of other dimensions with Naruto's death. I recall that this Naruto I have as my pupil is the heart of multiple dimensions where other Narutos live in and if his soul was to be destroyed, then those dimensions will also be destroyed. But Nione said there was an ancient entity inside of Naruto that was connected to something called the "Original Universe" and with Naruto's demise, so will this entity's own demise follow him, creating a paradox on a massive scale that not only would erase the existence of all Narutos and their counterparts, but other worlds and even the world of Fantasy is no exception.

Nione said that the Original Universe was the source of how all worlds of the Fantasy Legends and Naruto's own world originated from. But how exactly, I do not have the answers and Naruto has no memories on what a Cipher truly is. If I don't have all the pieces to this puzzle, then we're all going to die. But I wondered, what happened after the Cipher Minato appeared?

"Well…He took me and my sister away from that hell hole for one thing. And the other versions of me and those twins followed us to a special dimension. We were both adopted by him and the Cipher Kushina Uzumaki as they began training us in the ways of a Cipher. But there was also a coronation for me and my sis for defeating Nione and foiling his schemes."

The way he said it, it was the happiest moment of his life. He and his sister had actually found a family to love them. So, what was this reward he gained?

"Well, for my bravery, leadership, and fighting prowess, I was now called Naruto the Lionheart for my skills I mention earlier reminded the other versions of me and their twins of a lion so the title fitted me well. My sister was known as…the Godslayer."

He had a wry smile on his face for his sister's title, don't tell she actually…

"Yeah, she slayed a god on her own, something considered impossible for many people to perform without a team with the right weapons and items. But she did it with a mere knife and just that alone. If it was anyone else, it'd be suicidal."

Indeed. I am actually starting to like his sister already. And I just noticed something, why was he given the title of Lionheart? I thought it was just the name of a weapon.

"No, it's actually a symbol for great leaders. The Lionheart Gunblade you and Squall have is honors to that name. It symbolizes you for military leadership, and as a warrior. Which both of you have, which makes you warriors worthy of celebrity status actually. Why, if you were in a place that people respect those connected to the name of Lionheart, you'd already have fans at your feet."

I'm not sure, but I'm actually flattered by this comment. I guess Lionheart is a respectable name after all. So what happened next?

"Well, the one thing I do remember is that all the souls of the Narutos, Narukos, and their twin siblings cheering our names and titles. After that, I learned I had the ability to devour the souls of Narutos and Narukos while my sister can devour those of their twins."

…Hold on a second, did I hear right? For a moment I thought I heard him say he had the ability to devour souls.

"It's the truth; all Ciphers have that default ability. For me, if a Naruto or Naruko is willing to be reborn again in the next life, which means dealing with the hardships that come with it, I devour their souls so they could enter the state of rebirth by the Wheel of Fate."

Wheel of Fate…somehow I don't like that name at all. It sends bad vibes just hearing it, but what is the Wheel of Fate exactly?

"It's a cycle that all souls are drawn to, the pattern of birth, death, and rebirth. A continuous loop for all souls at the end of their journey, and that's all I can remember about it."

I know deep down that this Wheel of Fate must be some sort of twisted system used to manipulate life of all living beings. Just like a puppet master using us as pawns or something of the sort, and we are not aware of it until the very end, as they return to the Wheel. Is there anything else he could remember about afterwards?

"Yes, I had devoured all of the souls of every Naruto and Naruko who wanted to be reborn, some went to the afterlife to rest in peace, same thing happened for my sister when she was dealing with the twins that wanted to go. And that's all I can remember about my origins I'm afraid."

He's speaking the truth; I can see it in his eyes. So now that his past is revealed, I'm curious, what did he mean by "Original Naruto" exactly?

"He is the Progenitor of all Narutos and Narukos out there, he came from the "Original Timeline", one that had no "what ifs" that ever took existence like what if the Pulse Vestige was down that ravine I fell in? It never existed there in the Original Timeline which is considered the "True" timeline. Basically he's the "Father of all Narutos" so to speak, if even the most powerful of Narutos would lay in defeat to the original due to a paradox that exists inside of him. If he dies, then all Narutos and Narukos that came into existence after him will die."

…Scary, so if I was a Lightning from a different scenario, then I have an Original out there that is my own lifeline like this Original Naruto huh?

"Exactly, you're pretty smart Light."

Flattery won't get you anywhere, but thanks anyways. Though now that I think about it, how were Narukos born?

"…the Sexy Jutsu paradox. Thanks to the Original creating that technique, it unknowingly created a female Naruto dubbed Naruko that in a different timeline was born. Thus making us Narutos half-and-half so to speak…"

…Ah, I see, like the one version of me in a relationship with Fang we met in the Rift. So he's implying that-

"Don't say it; you'll make the yaoi fangirls wake up." The way he finished it, it was like he was afraid of them or something…this calls for blackmail in the future.

But now that I think about it, how does he know all of this?

"Simple, I was educated in it by Cipher Minato and Cipher Kushina. The most basic for a Cipher to know and the only thing I can remember about Ciphers."

I should have seen that coming. Now that that's out of the way, who is Arturia?

"She's well…um…my girlfriend."

Okay, I admit I did not see that coming. And why is he so flustered like that?

"Well…it's complicated with my love life okay."

…Alright, I won't question that, but who is she?

"Her full name is Arturia Pendragon, I'm sure you can figure the rest out just by her name."

He doesn't say another word, but the name sounded familiar. Wait, Pendragon? Is she related to King Arthur?

"Close, but at the same time wrong, Arturia IS King Arthur."

Now I'm confused, I'm sure the legend of King Arthur had him as a man, not a woman.

"Well, Arturia had to hide her gender to hold up order, because you know…gender issues in a certain era right?"

Now that's an agreement, back in Cocoon there were woman rights being fought during the time people first inhabited it. So basically, Arturia changed her name to Arthur and dressed as a man to keep up order in an era where women had no rights...Cunning. So, how did they both meet?

"During the 4th Holy Grail War, my memories aren't the best, but I knew we were both enemies at the time. During the 5th Holy Grail War…we became lovers."

He smiled at that part, apparently going into bliss of memories, though I wonder…What was his relationship with Arturia like in those wars?

*Bam!*

The way I phrased it was vague, but at least I brought up that question I was now dying to know. By the way, the sound you just heard was Naruto falling from his seat.

"Just for the record, I fell out of my seat because I lost my balance, not because of your question."

Oh, I totally called that.

"Listen Éclair, it is nice and all to know more about me but leave some of the more personal stuff out of it. What if I asked you about your love life?"

…Fine, ruin my fun why don't ya? So anyways, what is the Holy Grail Wars?

"Now you're getting somewhere. The Holy Grail is a sacred relic that summons Heroic Spirits to do battle for the omnipotent relic so their wish can be granted. Heroic Spirits are heroes from legends all around the world in history summoned to the war."

I see, so how do Heroic Spirits work in all of this?

"Well, they are used to acquire the Grail, but they must eliminate other Heroic spirits first in order to get it. In order to summon one, you need to have certain requirements, the ritual circle, the catalyst item, and a lot of magical energy called prana. Then they will tell you which class they are."

I see the summoning I get, but what about class again? Because it reminds me of the various classes like Red Mage, Knight and so on.

"It's similar but different; there is the Saber class, a knight of the sword who is the most outstanding of all of the classes, Lancer, most agile warrior with a spear, Archer is a knight of the bow and has perfect aim, Assassin…well if you let your guard down even for a second you're a goner, a Caster is usually a magic user, Rider, a warrior who uses their mounts to change the tide of battle, and of course…Berserker, a hero who traded their sanity for incredible power, difficult to control, but lethal in battle."

The way he described the Berserker class, he must have had a bad experience with them.

"You're telling me, Lancelot and Hercules were the most lethal of all Berserkers out there. I'm lucky I'm still alive after facing those guys."

I don't know who Hercules is, but I know Lancelot hands down. Better known as Lancelot of the Lake, the perfect knight who defeated even Gawain in battle, his sword Arondight: The Unfading Light of the Lake, legends say that sword is bestowed upon the perfect knight and as a result, was immune to any form of attack. Legends say it would be like attacking the surface of a lake, making it impossible to harm the wielder, and it was forged by fairies, proving to be a lethal weapon not made by mortal hands. For Naruto to encounter an insane Lancelot with Arondight, made me pity him even more than ever, I'm starting to think that Lancelot had nearly killed him a few times.

"W-what's with that look for? Anyways back to the subject. During the 4th Grail War, I was unknowingly summoned as a special Servant for an eighth Master under the title Protector…Oh; a Servant is the Heroic Spirit who serves someone called a Master. They help us sustain our existence during the war, but at the same time commands us in battle and might resort to using Command Seals to perform miracles."

I see, so what are Command Seals? Judging from his frown, he hated it.

"Command Seals force a Servant to do something against their will, even if it's against their beliefs or code. But sometimes can save a Servant from death."

Understood, so what does Angra Mainyu have to do with these wars?

"Simple, he corrupted the Grail when he was summoned in the 3rd Grail Wars. He was defeated and his soul was trapped inside the Grail, tainting the contents within. This allowed the summoning of evil aligned Heroic Spirits. During both wars, he sought for his birth in the world as the incarnation of "All of the World's Evil"."

…I see, so what happened in the Fourth War?

"In the end, a great fire engulfed the city as thousands had died. My Master used up all of her Command Seals to have me save one person who survived. I did my best but he wasn't going to make it as my existence was fading away. The boy gave me something in his dying moments so that I can find out the one who was responsible for the fire…his own existence."

His own existence, what did he mean exactly?

"The boy gave up his own body, his Magic Circuits, his own right to live to allow me to exist in his place as he moved on into the afterlife. I was reverted to a child and lost all of my memories in the process."

Kind of how he lost his memory now, and the Magic Circuits like the Crystarium System, correct?

"Wow, looks like Serah isn't the only one to earn all straight A's in class." He mused as he nodded his head. "Yes, a Magic Circuit is like the Crystarium System. But back to the subject at hand."

He gestured to his left arm, showing weird circuit lines on them, probably showing them off.

"Anyways, when I possessed the body and transformed it into my own, I realized there was smoke in the lungs still as I suffered a bit of a problem. Since I had no regeneration abilities at the time I was a goner until he came. Arturia's former Master, Emiya Kiritsugu, and is my other adoptive father. He taught me their ways of using spells called Magecraft and the time spells he used, which are now part of my Crystarium System that will take…time to unlock again sadly."

He looks at the glowing circuits in his arms with a sigh.

"I had to reawaken these circuits and it will take some time to fully awaken all of them, so I can't show you my full capabilities before I was reborn in this world."

I'll say. I'm actually curious of his full potential now. So how many Grail Wars was he involved in?

"I would say two, but since I saw two Servants in a vision that know me and called me Praetor and Master in a unique way, I would say 4 Grail Wars, in total."

Wow, were they all girls?

"Yes, why do you ask?"

…You're not planning on making a harem, are you?

"Objection, on what grounds?-!"

I think thou dost protests too much. You know what they say; De Nile ain't like the river in the Land of Rivers. Look at him clutching his fists like some sort of cheesy superhero. So, what happened after you were adopted by the man?

"Well, I enjoyed a normal human life for 5 years, he told me of his dream of being a superhero and I decided to be one for him since he couldn't be one. He died that day smiling. And for the next 5 years I would meet Arturia again as her Master in the Fifth and final Holy Grail War. I'm not going into details, but it was chaotic, we finally destroyed the Grail though with her Noble Phantasm and she went to Avalon in the end."

He's hiding something, but I'll let it slide for now. But what is a Noble Phantasm?

"It's usually a crystallization of one's heroic deeds in life, Arturia's Excalibur being the most famous of Noble Phantasms. Known too many as the Sword of Promised Victory. That sword is the very pinnacle of holy swords in existence."

…Wow, I guess the Excalibur in various versions of the Fantasy Legends replicate the effect of the true Excalibur.

"I actually had the Archetype version of Arturia's Excalibur, but since I lost all of my memories, I can no longer summon it. Quite powerful as well…"

…Is he joking? He has Excalibur as well? A prototype one as well…This kid is too much for me.

"Well anyways, I entered Avalon myself in the end, and for a peaceful lifetime we spent our time enjoying each other's company. I was able to go to Avalon since I had her sheath inside me at the time and served as my main source of regeneration during the Fifth Grail War. But it amplified my Origin and Affinities even further. I'm not going into detail with all of those, but I'll leave it to your imagination."

He likes to hide stuff about himself; then again people would love to use his powers for their own twisted schemes. So how did he get into Avalon? I know it's a location in the afterlife so how did he die?

"Well, sometime after the War, I focused on being a superhero at the time. I was pretty darn famous with the people and infamous with certain Associations which led to some of the most dangerous fights in my life. But my last act of heroism left me on every history book when I had to stop a nuclear meltdown. One of the cores had melted down and someone had to stop it, bypassing security at the time was…easy with my methods."

He was saying it like it was no big deal. I'm aware of the dangers of a nuclear meltdown and any sensible person with a brain would've run away…Oh well, at least he got one heck of a tan from it!

"Ha. Ha. Ha. I don't think even Rin Tohsaka is capable of saying something so heartless and cruel. I got like this using thaumaturgy, not because I was toasted by radiation. Are you done insulting me?"

He's pretty angry right now, and now that I see it, his skin was back to normal, not tanned anymore as he wrapped his arms in sleeves of a scarlet shroud. Believe me or not, but I am starting to think he is a real hero, one who sacrificed his own happiness for that of others. He must have made Kiritsugu proud in that world. But now, he walks the path of an anti-hero and he's not afraid to show it.

So, what's his plan this time? With him being one of us L'Cie and all.

"Well, since the Ten-Tails is the source of chakra and all of that. I'm going to destroy it. But I know people won't stop till they get their hands on such incredible power so I'll have to make everyone hates chakra, which in return hate the shinobi system which will also abolish the creating of Jinchūriki. I…am going to create a revolution!"

…He's lost it. Just how is he going to create a revolution?

"You forget Éclair that I created a revolution once, and I can do so again. I'll start in a place perfect for the initial stage…Kirigakure in the Land of Water."

Now that's suicidal at the moment. If I can recall there's a bloodline purge there at the moment and a…he's cunning. I saw the plans he is plotting what he was planning to say to the people in my mind and this kid could easily make Kiri hate the shinobi system instantly and will easily ban it from that place for good. Such cunning and audacity…it's impressive.

"Why thank you Light, I worked on those just a few days ago."

I must admit, I have one interesting pupil with a crazy history. So…what kind of Gunblades and katana are those?

"Ah, you mean Leosaber and Elosaber? Arturia helped me make them and compared to most blades, these are sentient, why don't you guys greet her?"

Sentient blades…He's given his Gunblades life? The grips of the Gunblades were made of electrum that were wrapped in the highest quality of leather, the hilt below the blades were those of lions roaring as the blade looked like it spewed from their mouths as the blades took on a flame design like the Lionheart Gunblade. But what made them different was their color. The one dubbed the Leosaber was a vast white color with orange highlights while Elosaber was pitch-black with blue highlights as the Gunblades transformed.

I'm not sure what he did, but in front of me are two lion cubs, one white with a small orange mane and one black with a small blue mane. "Gao!" they spoke in synch. If I was an ordinary woman, I would have turned into a squealing girl and played with them till I would notice it would be nighttime already, but since I'm a trained soldier, cuteness doesn't truly break me that easily. But he didn't explain the katana though.

"…Oh, that one…is made with the metal Sakura made."

I see…her body was reduced to ashes as her flesh, blood, and bones became one with the metal as it turned into pink color that matched the cherry blossoms in bloom. Does it have a name?

"Yes…Chizakura."

Blood Cherry Blossom, I understand it has her name in it, but why add the "blood" to the name?

"Because when I created that one on my own, it creates a streak of cherry blossoms in the color of blood in the air when swung."

I see. So that must explain why I saw blood colored cherry blossoms earlier today. Will he have the will to draw it out?

"I can draw it out, but I don't want to waste it on unworthy opponents. Compared to the cubs here," he said pointing at said cubs that were rubbing themselves against my legs like cats, "-that need experience, Chizakura is a blade made in the ways the warrior. It would prefer fighting worthy opponents than weak fodder enemies."

Why is he referring the blade like it was alive? Did he…?

"No, because I didn't give it life and I don't want to ruin it in battle against the weak ones, this blade Sakura sacrificed herself to give to me is one for hope, a hope of overcoming the most powerful of enemies."

I see, a blade meant for only the strong. I can respect that. So, when does he plan to create this "glorious revolution"?

"In three weeks' time, for now, I need to get more experience and retrain my old abilities. I'll be heading out now. Let's go guys."

With that, Naruto and the two cubs left the room, taking Chizakura with him as I wondered what kind of twisted plot in the timelines Nione planned.

*With Naruto: his POV*

I walked with the two cubs towards a training ground when I sensed it, a piece of me is calling me out in that location and I must find it. We ran to the source and noticed a distortion in time, locating to a different era and dimension. Leo and Elo, which I had decided to, call them since adding the "saber" part of their names is a mouthful looked at me with curiosity.

"Gao, Gao?"

Yes Leo, we are going on a road trip, plus it's time to give you guys a test drive.

"Gao, Gao!" Elo replied with vigor.

With that, they hopped on my shoulders as I jumped in, letting the hands of Fate guide me as I travel into the depths of oblivion.

Secret Files: Forgotten Paradox

There raise not the dead.

There cannot recover lost things, never again.

Even the greatest miracle can only affect the living.

In the floating utopia known as Cocoon, Naruto walked through the empty train station at night as he faced a man older than him with red eyes and flame-like spiky hair across the train rails. The man smiled at him. "It's been a while, Holy Sword Wielder. Hasn't it been seven days since we last met?" he asked as Naruto scowled at him. "Heh, you sure don't like to talk." He said as he walked to his right with Naruto following him on the opposite side of the station.

"Serah Farron has only three more days to live." He said out loud, surprising Naruto. "My Master told me to simply watch you both as you perish eventually, but…"he trailed off, showing a small vial with a glowing liquid in it causing Naruto to narrow his eyes. They stopped and faced each other again. "If you want it, come get it." He taunted as Naruto stood there staring at his opponent in the eye as a train passed by. Through the windows of the next cart, the man was now wearing golden Mesopotamian armor and when the train was almost past them; Naruto was wearing Arthurian armor as a blade appeared in his hands as he leapt at the man with a roar.

The countdown to my death sentence reached zero.

In a graveyard, underneath a black umbrella stood a young Serah Farron as she looked at the tombstones of her parents and her sister's, ignoring the footsteps heading in her directions.

Today is the death anniversary of my mother and sister.

Serah stood in the old home of her family, cleaning it up as she finished making breakfast for herself.

I had lost them both to a murderer that was about to kill me, but was saved by a mysterious boy.

She had opened a doorway and entered an elegant greenhouse garden she and her family used to play in as she opened a bird cage and pulled out a pigeon, putting it on a cutting table with a cleaver in hand. She was nervous, panting as the knife in her hand trembled as the other pigeons looked on as she brought the blade down.

I had learned of something called the Holy Grail, was capable of granting one's wish…

As she walked with other students, Serah looked at her bandaged finger.

But the requirement was to be a magician, to use magic in order to compete for the Grail. I had to follow a morning ritual of offering blood, but since I couldn't have the heart to kill another living being, I used my own blood instead.

The rain was even heavier now in the graveyard as a figure walked towards her, carrying a bouquet of flowers. "At the stroke of midnight, it would already have been eight years that have passed since the incident." The man spoke in a sad tone, that man was Lieutenant Amodar. "I smell a war brewing, but the problem is where. Be careful Miss Farron, if you get caught in it, you might die, and I don't want to see that happening to you." He warned her in a fatherly concerned tone as Serah smiled gently at his concern, she had decided not to be involved with the Grail but her eyes widened when a ghostly voice whispered in her ear. You have nowhere to run.

With that, the young Farron ran home, locking the doors and windows, placing wards to repel intruders as she hid herself behind blankets, waiting for the day to end. That was then; the windows broke as weird doglike creatures charged at the girl. With a wave of her hand, black feathers emerged from nowhere as they darted towards the creatures, killing them as she ran into the hallways, encountering a man in purple armor resembling a dragon. "Are you the lady of this house?" he asked, with a spear in his hand. "Go away!" she shouted as she created more black feathers that darted towards the man. He swung his spear, causing the air to knock her back as her feathers latched onto the man's spear. "This is old black magic." He noted out loud.

Serah created another barrage of feathers that charged at the man as she dashed towards her only place she could be safe, the garden. She closed the door and with her magic, made the plants grow as they barricaded the door. When she turned, an explosion from behind blew her forward as the man in dragon armor walked in. She got up and walked backwards in fear as the man drew closer, spear in hand as she knew she would die today. "Someone, s-save me…" she thought as she called her parents and sister. Little did she or the man know a figure in another world with whisker shaped birthmarks had a smile on his lips as the spear impaled Serah's chest.

The pigeons within flew out as the man sighed, hating himself for killing the girl, but orders were orders. That was then; there was a bright light at the spot where he stabbed her as he was blown back by a powerful force as the winds tore through the garden as the flowers opened up. When the wind died down, it was as if the Heavens had blessed the girl as a boy around the same age as hers floated down, wearing armor like those of a knight and a face from those of fairytales. She was entranced by him as petals of white danced in the air as the man looked surprised at the boy's summoning as he smirked.

"Hmph, not bad at all Black Mage!" the man called out as he stood, the boy turning as he swung something invisible horizontally as the man blocked a shockwave made of wind as he was pushed back. His spear broke and he looked impressed, the man jumped out of the window retreating under orders from his Master. With the man gone, the boy looked over his shoulder and gave the girl a gentle smile.

So you have the Command Seals...that means you can visit this chapel at any time then.

Naruto and the man in golden armor continued their battle within the train station as it collapsed from their duel, taking it to town of Bodhum as their blades clashed with astounding fury.

Master Degrees the Seventh: Princes

I already said I don't want to fight! Why do you keep pestering me?

"Have you forgotten our pact?" Naruto asked the girl who voiced her dislike for fighting in the Grail Wars. "But, they'll kill me…" she replied as Naruto tried to reassure her.

Master Degrees the Sixth: Powers

"Let's kill these ones, we'll earn enough once their dead." A woman spoke to a cloaked figure with a mask of a smiling skull. "Understood Master." The figure replied as they faded away into the shadows.

Master Degrees the Fifth: Virtues

"I am the most powerful Heroic Spirit in existence!" exclaimed the man in golden Mesopotamian armor as his Master smirked. "Indeed, but the plans for summoning the Maker must be complete. If you help me acquire the Grail and in return summon the Maker, you will be known as the greatest hero of Cocoon."

Master Degrees the Fourth: Dominion

"Farewell my great Master, now for more summoning's to throw this world into chaos for you with the Heavens stained with the greatest COOL!" exclaimed a middle aged man shouted with deranged eyes as demons multiplied in existence as they devoured the people of Eden.

Master Degrees the Third: Thrones

"I never had any friends, but when you came…I was happy." Spoke a boy lying in a hospital bed as he used all of his Command Seals. "But I believe you deserve a second chance at life…please live on for…me…" the boy uttered as his eyes closed as his Servant, bowed his head in grief. "It will be done, but I will win the Grail so you too, could have a second chance." With that, the Servant began on his quest for the Grail.

Master Degrees the Second: Cherubim

"A quickly made spear did not make a good choice so I had no choice but to retreat." The man in dragon armor replied to his Master who sighed, "Who would have thought Kain Highwind was a coward?" the voice of a woman asked. "It's called strategy; I was facing an unknown enemy with mysterious abilities. I might not be alive right now if I faced them without a plan." The legendary dragoon replied.

Master Degrees the absence: Void

"I despise this swarm of vipers. For I am anomalous!" shouted a deranged man as he ordered is Servant to lay waste to Nautilus as he laughed. One thing about him was his clothing, coming from the dreaded place known as Pulse as he laughed at the deaths of thousands of people.

"I will fight, protecting my home and everyone I hold dear." Serah declared as she looked at the deranged man of Pulse with determination in her eyes as she showed her Command Seals that were on the skin of her chest as the light from it blinded the man. "Come forth, Saber!" she called out as everything was consumed in light.

*The battle's conclusion*

Naruto lay on his back in a crater on the world below known as Pulse as his opponent, away in Cocoon looked down at his foe. The man in golden armor smirked as his left eye was closed as blood trailed down his face. "Prepare yourself for this!" the man exclaimed as he combined his two swords into a bow as he laughed. "Face the heavens!" he shouted as an arrow came into existence as he drew his arrow back, "The flames of destruction are filled. This is the moment of reckoning!" he declared as he fired the arrow down onto pulse as it descended down like thunder. Naruto turn his head to the side and avoided the arrow that might have grazed his cheek as a light went up to the sky as a massive glowing sword surrounded by six bolts wrapped around it as it descended from the heavens.

It exploded as a shockwave shook the land as a massive, circuit like design domed the area as the dimension broke as a massive flood devoured Pulse. The man smiled with content and turned his back laughing even though he was tired, "It appears that I am the victor of this match. Serah is mine." He declared. "Don't get cocky!" a familiar voice rang out as in the depths of the great flood, there was a golden glow within as the man turned around in shock. "Holy Sword Wielder?-!" he exclaimed in shock.

In the flood, Naruto gritted his teeth as he wielded the sword radiating with holy light and called out its name.

"Ex…"

The man knew that was bad news if he finished the move and quickly drew another arrow, "Bastard!" he shouted out.

"-CALIBUUUUURRRR…!" Naruto finished as he swung the sword, vaporizing the flood, as a ray of light consumed his foe in its brilliance.

*The Fateful Day*

Once the man with the now broken spear left, the boy dressed as a knight turned around and introduced himself to Serah. "I'm Saber." He said as she looked at him with awe, "A Servant that will protect you." He finished with a smile.

Shinobi L'Cie/Origins

See the Paradox that started it all.

Master Degrees the First: Seraphim

"Just you wait Naruto-kun…" a blue haired girl with white eyes spoke with glee. "We'll be together forever and ever…" she said as she laughed with twisted madness within it as she danced in a field of skeletons.

21: Wow I cannot believe I chose to write this extra. So you see…Naruto was here way before the main story of Final Fantasy XIII started as that world was trapped in the first true paradox of the series. Curious how it's connected to this fic? You'll find out as the fic continues and Naruto regains all of his memories.