Miraculous Fox

by The Swordslinger

In a world different to his own with no idea of who he was, there are things one can't expect to be normal. Taking a career as an action star capable of doing all his stunts is one thing, joining up with superheroes to save Paris from crazy villains is certainly a lot more fun. Though things can get weird when the villainesses are after your butt. Naruto x possible harem.

1. Chapter 1

I OWN NOTHING

No, you're not seeing wrong or misreading anything. After a lot of stress and a very bad situation I don't want to talk about regarding my personal life, I needed a break. Thus, my best friend and beta for this story The Lord Of Pages and I agreed to watch this to see what the fuzz was about in order to riff it RiffTrax style.

Miraculous Ladybug is cheesy, filled with clichés, and is your everyday typical Saturday morning cartoon with magical girls… and we loved every second of it. See, in an era where the norm is to have edgy characters, Marinette was a breath of fresh air in the cynicism of life and Capt. America being a nazi. I needed this show after many bad things bummed me.

The Lord Of Pages and I will write and continue this whenever we feel like it, so don't expect it to be something big or change your life, or for it to be regularly updated. It's just a fic for the both of us to just relax, kick back and… be silly. All we want is to have fun and avoid anything serious.

Now I leave you with a few words of his.

The Lord Of Pages: This is just something we both needed to write after the stress and issues we've faced in daily life, and it's a fun little romp through an adorable series where it doesn't take itself seriously, has a cheesy over the top villain, two wonderful heroes, and a charming easy to watch show that is just pure and lovely in an era where cartoons have to be complex or deep to be critically acclaimed. In essence, it's a Noblebright show in a world that thinks Grimdark is the ultimate expression of art, and it stands out despite being so cliché riddled it could serve as a modern Hero of a Thousand Faces.

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"Relax Marinette, you won't be late." said a red, black-dotted, small fairy-like creature as her miraculous holder threw objects around her room at her parents' bakery's attic. Shoes and combs flew as she hastily grabbed any she needed to somehow be ready before she grabbed her bag.

"What?" Marinette momentarily stopped before panicking. "Being late isn't the issue, it's not being early that'll kill me! It's Adrien's first time on screen!"

"Yeah, but it may not even be that good." the girl's companion replied, "Far as I've heard, he ain't even a starring role. He's there to get more people interested in the franchise. Alya said so herself, right? And even she thinks the show sounds boring."

Speak of the devil, "Hey there!" exclaimed Marinette's best friend as she walked in, getting Tikki to yelp and fly right into her partner's bag, "Ready to see your charming prince in front of a camera getting every frame for you?"

Marinette giggled forcibly as she put her bag behind her, "S-Sure thing! I can't wait to see him in… um… what was it called again?"

"Something Japanese sounding." Alya said with a wave, "Apparently, it's all the rage there. They're trying to move the franchise overseas. And I've heard the main actor is quite good and perhaps quite the catch."

"Perhaps?" the pigtailed girl asked confused, "You're missing info?"

"Hey, I only get what I know will interest you. If it isn't going to get the eyes of the public, how am I going to pay for good clothes as an adult?" the spectacled girl countered.

"Still, what's it all about?" she asked, "Will Adrien have to… uh… you know… dress up or…"

Her best friend and wing-girl gained a catty grin, "Girl, you getting any weird ideas in there?"

"J-Just answer, please!" the heroine pleaded, blushing madly.

"Far as I've heard, it's a show with a masked superhero. Let's see…" she pulled out her phone, "Main actor's got a… name I don't think I can pronounce. Anyhow… Show's about a male actor who uses his show's outfit to face monsters who change reality to battle in all kind of crazy scenarios. Huh, sounds like he could take some pointers from Ladybug."

"Tell me about it…" Ladybug's helper whispered under her breath.

"Oh, here's something juicy." Alya noted, "He does all his stunts, all of them. No doubles or extras needed. He's quite good at martial arts, too. Perhaps they'll have Adrien show off his fencing lessons with this guy."

Marinette imagined it, "Oh, that will be awesome!" she shivered in excitement, before an idea hit her, "Wait, will Adrien be a bad guy?"

"Only one way to find out." Alya said as she motioned to the door.

And as the two made their way, someone else was lost.

Running through the streets of Paris was a blond teen. "Alright, where to!?" and he was lost. Deep cerulean eyes, a tanned skin tone, and a spiky mane combed backwards like a porcupine's spikes made him stand out. What really had him get attention besides a lean face were the birthmarks on it resembling whiskers. He wore an orange button-up shirt with the sleeves rolled up to his elbows, brown slacks, and red and white sneakers.

After running past a bus stop, he stopped and looked around, taking a moment to sigh in relief, "Help!" which had to be halted when hearing a cry for help.

A girl with bucked teeth and overalls was trying to get down a tree at a park, "Ugh…" he looked at the street, trying to decide if he should continue or help the girl, "I've got to be there at five, so… just five minutes…" he clenched his teeth and threw down his backpack.

"W-Who are you?" asked the girl as he walked near.

"Name's Naruto." He said with a noticeable Japanese accent while extending his arms up, "Come down, I'm not biting."

"You talk weird." She said, eyeing him curiously.

He groaned, "Trying to help you here. You could be nice."

"And you look weird too. Why do you have lines painted on your face?" she asked, still curious.

"I'm leaving, then." He said flatly as he turned around.

"No, wait, please help!" she begged.

After taking a deep breath, the blond raced to the tree, jumped to a nearby bench, used it as a step to jump even higher, and latched on to the trunk beside the girl. She was more than a little awed at his dexterity while he merely wrapped an arm around her. Quickly and without any warning, he jumped down and set her on the floor.

"Now please don't do anything like that again, not everyone can help you." He said seriously, "Why did you even climb that tree?"

"I wanted to be like Ladybug." She pumped up her fists, "She climbs and jumps around like you, but better."

He smiled, "Heh, so you're trying to be your hero, then? I can respect that." He crossed his arms, "Did you know I'm a hero too?"

She shook her head, "Nah, you're not. You're a weird but funny nice guy."

Containing a growl, he shut his eyes and spoke flatly, "I wanted to impress her, but then again, kids here are different from the ones in Japan…"

"Why're you talking to yourself?" she asked, staring cutely at him.

Ruffling his hair, he sighed tiredly, "Doesn't matter. Go back to your mama, scamp. I must be somewhere else. Just take care, ok?"

After turning to run off, he heard her talk again, "Hey!" she called out to him, "I'm Manon, next time you come around, let's play! You can even be my boyfriend!"

He took a few steps back, "W-Wait, wait, wait! Do you even know what that means?"

She nodded, "Yeah, boyfriends are boys that girls really like."

He let out a breath of relief, "Glad to hear it…"

"So come back and I'll give you my most important treasure, ok?" she said bluntly, shocking him.

"Wait, y-you got some odd idea on what that means, don't you!?" he basically implored her to say so.

"It's as a sign of love, right?" she answered innocently, worrying him.

"I…" he started, robotically raising a hand up, "I gotta go! See ya later, Manon!"

"Bye!" she waved as he ran off, picking his backpack as he dashed off.

It was then that the whiskered boy finally arrived where he wanted to be at, a large enough park to hold a hundred bystanders standing on half of it while the other was barricaded. As it dawned on him that the cameras, microphones and the staff were getting ready, something was off. Mainly because the crowd was mostly girls and the staff was busy taking care of another blond. Said other boy was wearing a typical fencing outfit while the spiky-haired teen approached.

"Did I-" he started, only to get a megaphone to the ear.

"Late!" shouted a photographer Adrien knew. "I thought you were a professional! Do you want our help? Show us how good you are and pose for pictures!"

"Blew the wax outta my ears…" the whiskered boy mumbled, stunned from the shout.

"Get moving, vamos!" the photographer instructed him.

"Sorry about him." Adrien told the other blond, "Uh, we'll be working together, right? Name's Adrien. I… well, I tried to tell them not to take pictures, but my dad arranged it."

His sheepish smile made the other boy sigh, "Worry not, the director was willing to go through with this to get our show more views. And name's Naruto."

"So, what am I supposed to do after the pictures are taken?" the secret hero asked.

"We fight." The other teen replied, "We'll see how good you are with your moves, show you a few of mine, and see what to do as we go along."

"Is it really that laidback?" Adrien thought it'd be exhausting both physically and mentally, "Aren't directors supposed to record many times until it is perfect?"

"With TV shows you don't have that much time. Besides, once I get into the flow…" here the boy grinned, "Well, I hope you're as good as they say."

Adrien felt like he could be cocky, "We'll see, then."

"So, um, quick question." Naruto started as he put down his backpack and pulled out some clothes, "Is it true you French have the strongest cheese? We only have the stuff when it comes in cheeseburgers or pizza back in Japan… Never really tasted it myself."

"Wow, talk about missing out." Said Plagg from inside Adrien's bag.

"You said something?" Naruto asked, his head tilted to the side as he scratched the back of his cranium, "Because, uh, sorry if I insulted you. I'm just curious."

"N-Nothing, I just have some here." Adrien chuckled as he held up some Camembert, much to his partner's protesting, "It's an acquired taste, though."

After giving the stuff a whiff from a distance, the other blond agreed, plugging his nose, "Oof, you're right." he took a couple steps back, "Then what about pasta? I'm a noodles kind of guy, and the Italians are somewhat close, right?" he scratched his head again, "Sorry again if I'm putting my foot in my mouth… I suck at geography. Too many places here."

"I'm surprised your French is this good, accent and all." The cat boy retorted.

Shrugging, Naruto answered, "I had no choice but learn it for the flight here."

"As Americans say, touché."

"Everyone ready!?" asked the photographer.

"Shoot!" Naruto cursed as he unbuttoned his shirt, revealing an upper that made Adrien look at his own with some self-awareness.

Lean frame, but strong marks from muscles underneath. Under a black muscle shirt Naruto had a six-pack, strong pectorals, and arms many martial artists trained endlessly to achieve. It was clear for the other boy that if Cat Noir fought the blond, the feline superhero would have to avoid getting punched.

"Oh my…" a few girls who had been there to watch Adrien whispered when seeing the other blond, who was quickly getting dressed.

Naruto then put on a white military jacket with a hoodie and a collar that covered the lower half of his mouth from the nose down. Said hood had two fake orange fox ears on top. He finished it off by putting on some white cargo pants, a pair of white greaves with orange highlights, matching gauntlets, and an eye mask that resembled the top of a kitsune mask.

Then he struck a standard kickboxing pose, both fists up with the left one further ahead, "How do I look? I'm the Steel Ninja: White Fox." He said, pronouncing the English name with a heavy Japanese accent that reminded Adrien of a few times he watched anime.

"So, what do you do?" the other boy asked.

"Fight inter-dimensional beings who shift reality in their favor and take me to crazy adventures." Naruto answered, "The latest arc sent me from Japan here to France to fight my arch-nemesis, who'll finally be revealed now. But before that, I have to get through one of his top lackeys: you."

"Will I get a cool suit, too?" Adrien asked with a smirk.

"Well, you kinda have to when in these shows." Naruto answered and shrugged, "You'll be Dark Star Blade." He said with more of his thick Japanese making Adrien hold back snickers, "Get in your outfit once the shoot's over."

"Oh, it won't be over like that." The photographer said, annoying Naruto with his grin, "Cari, we need you to get along Nene Adrien in his. Make him look good, alright, Cari?"

"Cari… Nene?" Naruto echoed, rubbing the back of his head.

"Spanish for a playful way of saying darling and baby respectively." Cat Noir's alter-ego was already used to his photographer's lingo.

The photographer had a massive smile, "Alright everyone, get in position, por favor! Now, Cari and Nene, look fabulous! Chop-chop, yeah?"

"I think I died a little inside." The white-clad blond whispered.

"Get used to it." Adrien said with some sympathy.

XXXXXX

"Finally made it!" Marinette cheered as she skidded to a halt to see Adrien uncomfortable in a black knight suit with red stars on the nipples and moons with grinning faces as shoulder pad. She was obviously disappointed, "What are they even making him wear?"

"It's a superhero show for kids, did you expect villains to look normal?" Alya asked with a grin.

"Couldn't they have given him something dashing like the guy in white?" she asked her best friend.

"Lemme see…" Tikki peeked to look at said white clad figure, "Hmm, is he the main actor?"

As if she had heard the tiny creature, Alya answered, "Oh, that's the guy who's name I can't pronounce… I know it starts with an n…"

"And go!" both girls and fairy-like being were taken out of their thoughts when Naruto raced at Adrien.

Said other blond had a fancy rapier with a red blade and a golden scabbard shaped like a sun. Naruto went in for the offensive, to which Adrien replied by stabbing at his shoulder. It was making Marinette squeal, until the white-clad blond swatted aside the attack by backhanding the swordsman's wrist to throw a punch of his own. She gasped, worried for Adrien, until the boy who secretly was Cat Noir tilted his head back and kicked Naruto on the side.

"Good." Naruto said, taking a moment to reveal his face, his mask hanging around his neck. "I'm glad you can fight, this'll make it easier."

Seeing his smile, Alya stared, eyes half-lidded behind her specs, "Damn… And here I thought blond boys weren't my type…"

Marinette turned to her friend, confused, "That guy looks a lot like those anime superheroes, especially with that super-form hairdo."

"Oh, sorry." Alya gulped, "But admit it, he looks to be in better shape than Adrien. And those pants hug really well that cute, tight little pair of-"

"Alya!" Marinette exclaimed mostly shocked.

"What? A girl has her tastes." She retorted with a shrug and an unapologetic smile.

As for Naruto, he was instructing Adrien, "After the kick, keep coming after me. Anything you can do with your sword? Like fancy tricks?"

"When it comes to fencing, there's a few." Adrien answered, but had to note something, "You're really in charge of this, aren't you?"

"I know my ways around a fight." Naruto shrugged, "That's why the studio gives me this much freedom. Anyway, we'll have the cameras fixed with wide angles so nothing shakes and the viewers can see everything. People want to know if a movie's good or bad, so we'll make this show's fights great so they can always remember it."

"Sounds fun." Adrien said as he took a stance, "So, what happens once I strike you again?"

Naruto kicked the air twice, one at his chest level and the other over his head with one leg, "That's my comeback. Got it memorized?"

"Sure. So I have to counter you?"

"Go nuts. We'll see what happens and what we cut out." He turned to the cameramen while the photographer filled his camera's digital memory with every frame he could.

The two boys repeated the same motions again, with Adrien stepping back when Naruto's leg lashed at him. The swordsman stepped forward for another slice, and Naruto took a moment to jump, spin around, and slam his foot on the blade to pin it to the floor.

"What now?" Adrien asked.

"Punch me here." Naruto replied. Rather than being shaken, Adrien punched his fellow blond to push him away. "Good… You'll have the upper-hand from the start to the middle. As we go, we'll have to get quicker." He rubbed his chin, "Let's see, if people are going to cheer up for the hero, what could be a good challenge after that."

"A death beam from my sword?" Adrien asked, "It's like everything Ladybug and Cat Noir deal with, there's always stuff like that to try to liquify heroes in an-"

"Alright, that works!" Naruto was pumped, "We'll see how we move to set where to plant the explosives and edit the shot for that."

"You're really pumped." The fencer commented.

"I love looking good and having people cheer me on, sue me." Naruto said with a playful grin before putting on his mask. "Now get ready. I'll hit you once your combo's over. I'll really hit you, though, so be prepared."

"What!?" the photographer exclaimed along Marinette.

"Absolutely not!" said the man as he approached the two, "To harm Adrien's beautiful features… I thought you never hit anyone in these shows!"

"We try to make it realistic, as much as possible." Naruto answered, "That's why every time I get hit and hurt on camera it's all real."

Adrien had an idea of what style Naruto followed, "Like Jack-"

"Barbaric!" the photographer snapped, "You can't harm beauty! My camera is meant to capture beauty, not this… this much fealdad!"

Naruto turned to Adrien, "It means ugliness." He gave the fencer a thumb up before turning to the photographer again.

"Adrien, nene, we're leaving."

"But we already agreed to this." The model argued, "And it's actually fun and-"

"Nonsense, I'll make sure your dad calls off this deal now!" the photographer said.

"You can't change your plan like that!" one of the cameramen shouted.

"What if I still help him, then?" Adrien crossed his arms, "I just have to go out every time I have a break and see him for a shoot, right?"

"Heh, you got guts if you're willing to get punched for this…" Naruto grinned, "Fine, we'd still pay y-"

"No!" the photographer screamed before storming off, holding his camera furiously, "I will find a way to make sure you put no filth on the face that makes millions smile!"

"Oooh, drama…" Alya said as she recorded it with her phone, "This'll go great in my blog along pictures of this cutie with your cutie-pie."

"If Adrien's that willing to help him, I guess the show must be worth a watch now." Marinette commented.

XXXXXX

As a shutter opened in a large attic filled with white butterflies, the soul-twisting Hawkmoth looked at the window with a smile.

"For you to try to prevent ugliness from staining your image of beauty, anger and pride make a delectable landscape for your next picture." He took one of his butterflies, giving it his evil power, "I am Hawkmoth, and I will give you the power to stop that foolish charade sullying your desire for wonderful pictures. All I ask in return is for you to give me Cat Noir and Ladybug's Miraculous. Now, go forth, Frame Shutter, and teach them the meaning of dedication and art by capturing them into the perfect picture… of despair."

As the photographer held his camera, he grinned as the dark butterfly corrupted it and him, "Of course, nene."

"Please don't call me that." The evil man said flatly.

At the park, people were observing the newest take. Finally, the cameras were rolling and Adrien had to put on a black helmet with a red star mask on it, complete with angry eyes. He aimed the rapier at the blond and the two started. As scripted since Adrien was supposed to be a new and very powerful enemy, he had the advantage and Naruto had to take a couple steps back when punched. After his double kick retaliation and Adrien's counter, the blond stepped forward and threw a right hook at his helmet.

"Whoa…" he muttered under his breath as he stepped back but returned to his stance.

Naruto got into character, doing the typical ninja hand-sign seen in movies as he stood straight, "Dark Star Blade, I know not who your master is, but I shall stop evil from corrupting the people of this world whether it be here or back home." He spread his arms as he made his left side face his opponent, left hand aimed at him and right palm backwards in a kabuki pose, "I shall protect their hopes and dreams, for I am the Shinobi of Light, the Steel Ninja: White Fox!"

"And cut!" the director called, clapping, "Great work everyone, thank you very much for your help!"

"Well, that was fun. Short, but fun." Adrien said as he took off the helmet.

"You helped, which surprises me. For a fencer, you knew your way around a fist fight." Naruto said as he took off his mask and hood.

"Ah, you know, just going with the flow…" Adrien blurted out, trying not to seem suspicious.

"You better keep it up, we'll redo the take a couple times to see what parts look best, and after that it's more fighting." Naruto said.

"Wait, you mean it wasn't good enough?" Adrien arched a brow, "Man, you actors have it rougher than us models."

"Don't get comfy just yet, the next shoot will start soon."

"Everyone into position, from the top!" the director called as the boys put on their gear and returned to the start.

Naruto acted shocked again, "Another devil here? Is their reach extending so far?"

Adrien didn't say a word, for an actor was meant to say his lines, all to give Dark Star Blade a powerful evil voice, "Address me as Dark Star Blade, White Fox." He aimed his rapier at him, "For the master has summoned me specifically to finally end you. It's time his little games with you stop."

"Games?" Naruto clenched his fists, "You mean to tell me all those people whose lives he ruined and I tried and even failed to save… They were all games to someone!?" he took on a pose with his hands at his sides like claws, "For all the smiles you've taken, I can't let whoever your master is go unpunished! I took this mask to protect good and destroy evil, and your master's actions are nothing but evil's embodiment! Dark Star Blade, you will tell me who he is and where to find him!"

Adrien stepped closer as the deep-voiced actor continued his lines, "Why should I when you're about to lose your breath forever?"

"This is so cheesy it's oddly entertaining." Marinette commented.

"And the way he moves in those pants is amazing." Alya was having a good time taking pictures.

But just as Naruto and Adrien were about to fight, someone else appeared, "Say cheese!"

"Wha-" the director started, only to be frozen with his entire body and clothes turned black and white like an old picture.

Understandably, people were already running away, screaming their heads off while the cameramen tried to help their director, "Boss, move, wake up, say something!" one of them shouted, still holding his camera and filming while the guy with the microphone stand shook the man.

"Not now." Adrien grumbled as he stepped back, already knowing what'd happen, "Naruto, run! We need to get help! Get everyone who's still here to safety!" he shouted, hoping it'd break the white-clad blond out of his thoughts so he could help the audience staring in awe as the secret superhero raced the other way.

"You do so!" Naruto shouted back, cracking his knuckles, "I'll buy you some time and deal with this guy myself!"

He raced at the director's frozen body, looking for the attacker while Adrien felt unsure, "Dammit, what do I do? If he gets hurt…" he ground his teeth, "Not now, if it gets bad, Ladybug can help him. She'll be here any second, I know it." He took off the helmet and ran off, taking off the armor as he called for his feline friend from his bag.

"Already in trouble?" Plagg asked after popping his head out of the bag, half a cheese in his mouth.

"You know what to do. Plagg, claws out!" Adrien called, transforming into his alter-ego.

Meanwhile, Marinette used the chaos to get behind a tree, looking at her partner, "Time to get into the spotlight. Tikki, spots on!"

For his part, Naruto was alerted of who the attacker were when they landed in front of him. The cameraman and the mic guy turned to one another, shrugged, and started filming. A very bizarre mime was in front of the blond. He had the typical outfit, pencil mustache, and a red beret. However, he had a visor covering the top half of his face designed as a camera. It zoomed in on the boy while the man grabbed one of the many rolls of film on the suspenders of his suit, which acted like grenade straps.

"Who're you?" Naruto asked, fists up.

"Name's Frame Shutter." The mime said, grabbing a roll, "And you're not needed in this picture, cari!"

Recognizing who the man was, Naruto barely had time left from that distraction to see he threw the roll at him. Hesitating wasn't his thing, thus he jumped forward, rolling under the small projectile, and watched it blow up behind him like a grenade that turned the ground gray. He turned to the mad photographer carrying three new picture bombs in each hand.

But seeing the camera and mic on him, the blond got back into his role, "I am the Steel Ninja: White Fox!" he took on his pose, "After coming to this city to find the evil corrupting it, I shall bring you to justice! Prepare yourself, devil!"

Hawkmoth spoke to his newest pawn, "Frame Shutter, dispose of this meddlesome boy and get me the Miraculous. He isn't worth a second glance."

"Sorry, nene, he's the reason my future pictures of beauty would be tainted. He pays with a perfect picture of pain!" the madman shouted and jumped at the blond.

Seeing him throw three grenades, Naruto ran forward, jumped over one, rolled under the other, and kicked the third up into the sky. They blew up, turning a tree, a bench and even part of the sky black and white. Failure angered the photographer further, and he threw the other three only for Naruto to reach into his back and pull out a white tanto dagger. Dull edge and a lack of guard made it an ideal tool for acting and looking cool, but the stainless steel was real enough for the blond actor to fight.

Frame Shutter laughed, "You think your butter knife will help you!? You better butter me up for mercy, cari! Not that I'd give you any." He venomously said the last sentence.

Acting on guts and mostly a half-baked plan, Naruto threw the dagger up and kept charging, arms thrown back in a ninja dash. Frame Shutter ignored the dull tanto and acrobatically jumped at the blond, skipping from one side to the other like a frog with grenades in hand. He threw two more bombs at Naruto, jumping after him as the blond dodged them. With the single goal of making him pay, he wanted to at least punch him before freezing him…

It was when the dagger started to fall that he realized the blond foresaw a reckless attack. Naruto swatted aside the punch, delivered a jab that sent the possessed man backwards, and jumped up. Spinning his body in the air, he showed an insane amount of dexterity and flexibility by lifting his foot over his head to slam his heel on the dagger's pummel. Frame Shutter grunted with a sore jaw, and yelped when the dull blade pierced his camera's lens.

"Empty words from an empty-hearted devil." Naruto said as he landed, posing with his hands clasped in the traditional ninja hand-sign, "Let this evil pass away from this world."

As the camera rolled, the photographer's mask broke, returning him to normal as a black butterfly flew out… and it was then that Ladybug and Cat Noir arrived.

"You saw that, right?" the male hero asked the girl, a clawed finger aimed at the actor.

"I'm having trouble believing it." She retorted before seeing the small butterfly. "I got something to do first, though."

With the akuma taken care of and the city returned to normal, she and Cat Noir observed Naruto before the attacker.

As the photographer held his head, he asked the boy in white, "What happened?"

"Evil corrupts many, but it's mankind's job to move forward." He handed the man the remains of his camera, "Beauty isn't something we can see without the ugly. Without struggles to keep us moving forward to be better, we can't really be beautiful."

"I… I guess." The man said as he sighed, "Cari, I got a lot to learn…"

"And cut!" the director shouted after he returned to normal, "Perfect! This will be the ideal footage and… now… can someone get me an aspirin?"

"Seems like we finished that sooner than expected…" Naruto sighed in relief as he took off his mask and hood, "Who are you two?"

The director slapped the cameraman's head to make him film as the two heroes answered, "Cat Noir and Ladybug, at your service." The boy in the catsuit answered.

"I heard about you." The maskless Naruto said, "So this is the kind of stuff you fight here."

"You're no slouch either, White Fox." Ladybug answered, "Can I call you Fox for short or do you prefer your real name?"

"Whatever you choose works." Naruto smiled softly, "Thanks for showing, I don't think I could've dealt with that butterfly."

"Hey, we may call you to get the dirty job done for us sooner or later." The cat boy said with a small grin.

"And cut!" the director shouted, rushing at them, "And please do call, boy!"

"Wait, what just happened?" Ladybug asked.

"How about you two join the show?" he asked with a beaming smile, "This could help it at long last to get more fame! The Steel Ninja: White Fox, fighting along the heroes of Paris! If it isn't the best crossover ever, I don't know what is! Think about it, people would be able to appreciate your heroics more and our star would help you two fight these guys."

"What!?" Cat Noir was slack-jawed.

"Wait, is that in my contract?" Naruto asked.

"Naruto, you're made for this! And the more realistic the fights, the better! Plus, we'll save up a lot on special effects, costumes, casting, and explosives!"

Ladybug hummed, "He is strong, though…" she turned to Cat Noir, pointing a finger at the cameraman.

"Yeah, I'm still not sure about the whole camera thing if we get into trouble." Cat Noir pointed out, "Secret identity and all."

The director grinned, "I'll keep your identities secret. Besides, it's only for the fights, you two can get out before anything happens and I'll delete any footage you don't like."

"If he's this competent, it's better than your lines." Ladybug said flatly to the cat boy, Naruto wincing a bit.

"Harsh, aren't ya?" he turned to the director, "Now then, what to do with Adrien…? We did promise him a role for this."

"Forget him!" the director cheered, hugging Naruto single-armed, "With this footage, we needn't him!"

"We still made a promise, and I had fun." Naruto said as he stepped back, arms crossed, "Besides, we could still use his popularity."

"Uh, fine…" the director conceded, making Cat Noir frown.

"Suddenly I feel like chopped liver." The black clad teen whispered to himself.

On his lair, Hawkmoth wasn't happy, "So a new star is born, hoping to shadow my plans with his incandescent light." He clenched his fist furiously, "Let us see how bright you burn as I snuff that flame, White Fox. All he'll be is a third milestone in my path to get the Miraculous."

XXXXXX

"Now class, I want you to give a warm welcome to our exchange student, Naruto Uzumaki. He's a professional actor and stuntman, but even he has to go high school when not on a shoot." Marinette was shocked even more when at school the next day, the guy she met the previous day walked in with a dry wave at the school.

He was clearly used to the proceedings, and yet she felt a degree of bitterness to him. A sad truth about his life, he never got to stay long enough to form connections to the kids he met. She wasn't stupid, and she was good with people… Adrien and her feelings notwithstanding. Plus, she was a quick thinker, and she quickly figured the reason why he was so embittered about being here was that he didn't have time to make friends.

"Pleasure to meet you." He said with a polite bow, earning some odd stares from the other students.

Of course, the gossip mill started already, a corner stone of high school educations. Ranging from topics concerning his obvious Japanese name and features, as well as the thick Japanese accent he had. To what he did as a living. As classes begun, it became clear that the gossip wouldn't stop. Notes were passed, and before he knew it, Naruto had a crumpled piece of paper in his hand.

Reading it, he gave off a small groan, as it asked, "Are you the guy who posed with Adrien on that film set yesterday?"

Forcing a grin to his face, he turned around to look at a timid redhead with glasses who looked away suddenly. Turning his head back to the teacher to make sure she wasn't looking his way, he turned back and gave her a thumb up. He probably shouldn't have encouraged this. He'd regret it. Absolutely. Why did he do that? The day was off to a flying start already.

When lunch occurred, he plopped down on a seat and begun eating his lunch. Rice, chopped up fish, and a green salad. A thermos flask of Miso soup was next to him, and as he begun eating, his keen ears pricked when he heard an obnoxious girly voice speaking about him.

"Sabrina, you useless toadie! Why didn't you totally tell me that this new kid was on a set with my Adrien? UGH! You're like so useless! Guess I'll need to deal with this myself!" he turned his head around, his keen eyes spotting the stereotypical valley girl walking towards him. "Hello there, got a minute? We so need to talk about what you and my Adrikins did."

Rubbing the back of his head, Naruto examined the tables, "We asked him for help with a shoot for the show, that's all."

"When does it air?" she asked, impatient.

"There were problems, and his role had to be changed, so-"

"Ugh, why did I bother?" she groaned, "What good is a show if my Adrikins won't be seen on it the moment I turn on the TV?"

Turning on her heel, she left, to which Naruto sighed with a shrug, "Certainly can't envy the guy now."

"Tell me about it." Adrien said as he sat before him along a dark-skinned boy with glasses.

"Yo, you're that super-karate star, right? Name's Nino." The newcomer made a finger gun gesture at the new student, "Heard from my main man Adrien you got some sick moves."

"My style's a free one in general, not karate." Naruto responded calmly.

"What other black belts do you have, then?" Nino asked, curious, "Can you break bricks with your bare hands and the likes?"

"Sure." Naruto answered still calm, "I've also got some tricks to keep up the ninja act for the show."

"Ninja?" Nino was intrigued, "Do you use sweet swords, fight in the shadows, and stuff?"

"More like a dagger and broad daylight…" Naruto scratched his cheek, looking at Adrien for help.

"Come on, give him some room to breathe, Nino." The model told his best friend, "He just got here, after all."

"Ok, ok, ok, I can see he's like you in needing his space." Nino grinned and crossed his arms, "Hey, you ever need to know what's in with music, hit me up. Any friend of Adrien's a pal of yours truly. Hey, I actually think it'd be good for him to have more pals and a real party."

"There you go again." Adrien chuckled.

Naruto grinned, "Doesn't sound so bad."

"So, what part of Japan you from?" Nino asked, "Because, no offense, but you look mostly American, perhaps a bit European."

"Couldn't tell, I could never ask my parents if I wanted to." The spectacled boy looked as if he had accidentally kicked his favorite puppy, "No worries, some people say it's best to not know and never have it than know and lose it… Or something like that."

"I can see why…" Adrien whispered to himself before shaking his head, "So, how'd you make it as an actor? Especially an action star."

"Long as I can remember, I was good at fighting." Naruto looked up, "Bullies targeted me for looking foreign. It was during elementary school that I met a kid getting bullied by some. They broke his nose, so I broke theirs back. The kid was some producer's son, and told his dad how good I was fighting. From then, well, as it's said, the rest is history."

"Wait, so no formal training?" Adrien was shocked.

"I just fight with what I got, but it seems natural, like I've lived with it before…" the whiskered actor chuckled, "Crazy, huh?"

"Dude, we hear weirder every week whenever Ladybug and Cat Noir are involved." Nino said with an almost boasting tone, leaning back with his arms crossed.

"Like?" Naruto asked and Nino went on to explain him some stories.

Meanwhile, Marinette observed the three boys until feeling Alya's pat on her back, "Girl, relax. He ain't stealing your dreamboat, because I'm gonna steer that dream ship."

"I wasn't-" Marinette blushed when the thought of the two blond boys together entered her mind, "Ugh, I'm not going to sleep with that image in my mind now."

Alya smirked, "In a good or a bad way?" her friend shot her a glare, "Relax, I've got this. Just watch and learn."

"Wait, what are you-" she tried to catch her, but Alya was already moving towards the whiskered boy.

"Hey there, hope I don't bother you, new kid." She waved at him, "Name's Alya, owner of the Ladyblog and longtime searcher of superhero identities."

"Sorry, I can't tell you who Ladybug and Cat Noir are. I promised." Naruto was quick to say, surprising her.

"Yeah, so I've heard, I was there at the shoot to see what you were like as an action sensation." She sat beside him, smiling as she leaned a bit close to feel his strong arms, "Needless to say: mind blown. You stopped a bad guy before Ladybug and Cat Noir. You sure work out a lot."

She poked his biceps, making him blush and getting Marinette to stare in jealousy, "She makes it look so easy."

Her small partner chimed in, "You should take notes."

"So, superstar…" Alya continued with a catty grin, "Any plans? Because I could use your side of the story to make my blog that much juicier. And Adrien's too."

"Are you for real?" the model asked, confused.

"Duh, you where there and even got to fight our big shot here." Alya grinned inwardly as she tapped her chin, "Although, where and when to interview you two? Hmm, not only that, but I could use some help from someone else who was there to get some insight into what you did."

Marinette froze, "She isn't…"

Tikki beamed, "She is!"

"I know, why don't I invited my friend Marinette to see what you three's sides of the story look like."

Naruto shrugged, "Sure, sounds good. Just, uh… what's that Ladyblog?"

"Just my blog which reports and follows your new crime-fighting partner." Alya said, "Must say, you're pretty gutsy taking on those villains along her and Cat Noir. The police are good, but they're powerless with how ridiculously strong those guys are. You must be really excited to fight the bad guys, right?"

Naruto grinned, "Well, I like fighting. Sure, I mostly act, but it's what I'm good for. Besides, I can never go all out on a set. Going all out against those guys as White Fox gets my blood pumping…" he held up a hand and clenched it into a fist, "Fighting is all I have known, so to see how far I can go for a change really makes me look forward to the next round."

"Glad you were holding back on me, then." Adrien chuckled.

"Well, I was told to make you look good under the contract. You knowing how to fight was a decent enough surprise. Perhaps we should spar."

"I'll pass, I get the feeling you can punch through a wall." That feeling came from past experiences as Cat Noir.

And just then, Marinette appeared, "Hey, can I borrow Alya for a sec?" She wasted no time in dragging her friend to a bathroom stall, "What're you doing!?"

"Killing two birds with one stone." Alya shrugged, "We can ask Adrien all about that so you can get close to him and have something better than babbling to start a conversation. And I will have a blast interviewing Mister Ninja and taking some good pictures for the blog… and extra for myself."

"Ugh, I'm so gonna die of embarrassment before Adrien, and now a superstar will see me in my shame."

"Relax girl, we so got this." Alya grinned, "Besides, you get to see more of Adrien, at least."

"But I'm not ready for a conversation, I had planned to wait another… week, you know?" she chuckled sheepishly.

Alya gave her a deadpan stare, "And you said those same words last week. Marinette, you are coming to talk with your love and help me get the future father of my children."

Marinette hung her head low in defeat, "Why do I even bother arguing?"

"So you can be pushed forward, now let's get that interview ready." Her friend cheered.

XXXXXX

As the day came, Naruto was in a small apartment as the director and camera crew were getting ready to follow him.

"You don't have to come, you know?" he told the Japanese men in their native language.

"Don't be silly. We're so going to rock this, boy!" the director cheered, "Besides, the premise of the show was a high school boy who lived a double life as an action star and a hero. We just need some takes from your everyday life, your time at school, and whenever Ladybug and Cat Noir are in action, we film gold! This is a golden cow with endless milk, boy!"

"I agreed to an interview with some classmates, you really don't have to." Naruto argued.

"Nonsense, the more we can show of you as a character interacting with others, the better. Besides, your character as a high-school boy is yourself." The director laughed, too pleased with himself, "What better idea than let you act natural when out of the costume and as a true hero when wearing it?"

"This is going to be a long day." Naruto let out a breath of resignation.

He opened the window, the crew already filming as the director called at him, "What're you doing!?"

Naruto gave them a two-fingered salute, "Sorry, this is so I can relax for a bit. See ya."

Parisians yelled in fear and shock when the blond jumped down, only to grab on to a nearby branch, spin to stand on it on a squatting position, and then jump down. As the crew kept the camera on him, he waved them off as he dashed off at high speed with his bag still on.

"We keep that in." the director said, "And now, to track him down."

Meanwhile, at Marinette's house, the girl could barely hear the news as a woman with pink hair spoke.

"On our main topic, yesterday's shoot of the sensation from Japan, Steel Ninja: White Fox, premiered its second season with a twist."

A male reporter continued, "One of the many villains who terrorize Paris took a step in. However, before Ladybug and Cat Noir stepped in, the main star and stuntman Naruto Uzumaki – an orphaned boy taken in by the studio for his prowess in martial arts – had other plans."

The lady continued, "In a rather bombastic display of skill, he singlehandedly defeated the enemy before our heroes. Well, that's one way to make us want to step up. I've heard my own daughter met him earlier before they started filming. He was enough of a sweetheart to get her down of a tree."

"Wow, he's sure going to make competition hard for us guys, then." The other reporter jested. "Well, if any of you's interested in the show, the director not only gave us footage of the fight and Ladybug and Cat Noir's choice to let this brave actor aid them fight crime. We also got the intro for it."

As Marinette tried to catch little Manon, the girl stopped in front of the TV, "Oh hey, Marinette, that's my new boyfriend."

"Uh, what? Wait, give me the hat back!" she tried to catch her, but fell over the coffee table as the pigtailed girl observed the show's intro.

It began with an epic yet very cheesy 80's rock riff, the heavy strumming of the guitar being heavily inspired by the Japanese rock culture. A lone figure was silently seen walking down an empty street, moments before he began running and then flipped into a flying kick! Revealing himself to be Naruto, clad in his Steel Ninja: White Fox outfit!

A huge white title graphic appeared over the screen, spelling out in English the title of the show. "Hero of Justice, Noble Warrior White Ninja: Steel Fox!" It flashed to him running over rooftops at night, as an intro song began sang in English. By a clear non-native speaker, it was also clear that Naruto himself sang the intro song. Surprisingly good at it too.

"He who fights the darkness, he who stops evil, he is the one we all look to! A heroic Ninja unparalleled by all! A Steel clad warrior of justice! The one we call… WHITE FOX!" his fist impacted the face of a huge monster, shattering it into black shards that flew away, flying into a blade held by an ominous figure. Who threw out his cape to reveal…

"Adrien!?" Marinette cried out with a blush, the opening was a preview clearly, and Adrian was already a member of the show.

As Dark Star Blade, he coldly crossed his arms then threw one out dramatically, a wave of darkness enveloping the screen.

"The hero who never gives in, the hero who refuses to lose! He is the one we all cry for! When he fights, evil flees! A Steel clad Angel of light! A Ninja who fights for the weak! The one we call! WHITE FOX!"

He ran right at the screen, before his legs glowed pure white and formed a pair of fox tails, shooting around in an acrobatic spin kick, his body formed a glowing white fox which roared at the screen and impacted Dark Star Blade's body! An explosion of light and darkness heralded the two appearing on opposite sides of the screen. Their backs turned to each other before they spun about, his leg smashing against Dark Star Blade's sword.

And then, it cut to the white-clad ninja standing on a cliff, overlooking the ocean as the sun set before him, and thus he stole little Manon's heart, "Isn't he cool!?"

"Parents, I think I know what new show your kids will enjoy." The male reporter said, "And yes, that was young supermodel Adrien Agreste as one of the antagonists. Boy, I fear those two will be stealing some hearts in this show. Leave some for the single men, guys."

The female reporter chuckled, "Well, if the intro's anything to go by, our new hero will be a fun one to look up to."

Blinking her eyes, Marinette rose a single eyebrow as she watched this, before she turned around to look at Manon, "I guess he's pretty cool. He does this for a living after all. That's mighty impressive."

"He's way cooler than that silly pretty boy Adrien! That's for sure! Naruto can actually fight rather than look good for the camera!"

It took her a second and a half to understand what Manon just said, "H-HEY! YOU TAKE THAT BACK! Adrien is not a silly pretty boy!" Her words paused when she heard her cell-phone go off, answering it quickly, even while Manon yelled at her.

"Marinette speaking-"

She was interrupted when Alya excitedly talked to her. "GIRL! Did you see what they put on TV just now? That Naruto is a real hunk! He even sings his own TV show theme!"

"Yeah, I saw…" Marinette winced as she pulled her ear away, "…before you blew the wax off my ears."

"So, what're you waiting for?" the spectacled girl asked.

"See, I have an issue. A favor for my mom's friend, whose daughter is…" the sound of something crashing made her wince again, though she forced a smile, "…an absolute angel."

"Say no more, just open the door." Marinette was confused but did as told, finding Alya before her at the other side.

After a quick talk in which Alya convinced her pigtailed friend to bring the small child with them to the park, the two were on their way.

As for Naruto, he had already arrived to see Adrien at a photoshoot.

"This is how you spend your time?" he asked the green-eyed blond.

"Not how I'd like to spend it, but hey, it kills time." The secret hero replied, "Also, it helps kill two birds with one stone."

Naruto saw who the photographer was, who had taken a small break as Adrien talked to him, "Ah yes, cari. I am sorry for that previous outburst… Honestly, I can't recall how it came to be. All I recall is that I was worried sick for Nene Adrien's face, and then… Magia oscura, cari. It had to be."

Turning to Adrien for an answer proved useful, "Dark magic."

Giving him another thumb up, he turned to the photographer, "Listen, you seem to have learned your lesson. So long as you let us do our job, I'm fine. We do need Adrien to work as an antagonist. We already have to find a way to fit the other villains in. If anything, you turning into the first lackey of the Conqueror of Darkness, Dark Star Blade worked out well."

"Wait, that's my title as a villain?" Adrien arched a brow, "Couldn't you have found an outfit better fitted for that name?"

"We work with what we got." Naruto answered, "Besides, mine's a bit of an odd case. Since I do all my stunts and get hurt a lot, and to avoid getting new suits constantly, mine was customized. It's fireproof, bulletproof and doesn't get any kind of stain."

Adrien blinked twice, "Wait, bulletproof too? Isn't that excessive?"

"Do you know what kind of stunts some actors do?" Naruto asked with his arms crossed.

Adrien nodded, "Point, Jackie Chan himself once let himself fall into real burning coal."

"Ahem, while it's a good break, nene, we have work to do." The photographer said.

"I'll wait." Naruto said as he went to sit on a bench, looking to the street for the girls.

But just as his buttocks touched the bench, he felt a pair of tiny arms hug his neck while a body threw his on its side, cuddling him, "Hey there, Naruto!"

He panicked upon recognizing the buckteeth and pigtails, "Ah, the squirrel girl." He said mostly confused, "What're ya doing here, scamp? Is your mama around?"

"I came here to play with Marinette and an odd girl." She then whispered all conspiracy-like to his ear, "She says she's a unicorn who can grant wishes, so help me see if it's true, ok?"

He sat up straight with a sigh, setting her on the other side of the bench, "Much as I'd love to, you can't just tackle me and-"

"Oh, I also brought what I promised!" she exclaimed, cutting him off as she looked into a small bag she carried.

'Words go in one ear and out the other with this one… Wait, something about this is bugging me off…' he frowned as she smiled at him with a coy smile.

It worried him deeply, "Promises are meant to be kept, right? Well, I promised you to give you my most important treasure."

'Ah, that's right…' he looked at the sky, and then his eyes nearly popped out of their sockets, 'What am I supposed to do!?' she opened her bag, "Oi scamp, hold your horses! What're you even thinking about just giving a guy something that precious!? Do you even know what you're saying for your age!?"

"I've made my mind, you're my boyfriend now!" she declared as she jumped at him.

"W-Wait!" he implored her, ready to cry at the absurdity of the situation.

"Here." She said, handing him a small doll, "It's my Ladybug doll, my biggest treasure. Keep it safe, ok?"

It was as if someone had dumped water on him, he stood there, holding her at arm's length before staring at the heavens, a serious but relieved look on his face, 'This is fine… I should learn from this to never again think of the worst. Not everything in this world is dark and gritty…'

"So, she your type?" Alya asked with a giggle as she approached.

Our whiskered blond sighed deeply, "You're having a blast, aren't you?" he put down the girl but accepted the doll, "Honestly, kids here are weirder than home."

"Do you really have a say considering you've been kicking bad guy butt in your movies against people twice your age and size?" she asked with a small smile.

"Fair point." He stood up, a hand on his head, "So, what's this interview going to be like? Little scamp here's with you, it seems."

"Marinette isn't the kind of girl to say no to someone, especially when they ask her to take care of little kids." Alya replied with a short sigh, "But since we're here, we may as well see what you can tell us. And…" she leaned close to him, "I've seen you've become fast friends with Adrien."

"More like he's trying to be friendly with the new kid." Naruto replied, not sure what to say regarding that.

"Good for you two, then." Alya said as she sat and scooted close to him, sitting between Manon and the blond, "See that girl with the pigtails? The cute one about to melt down as she stares at Adrien dreamily?"

"Kinda hard not to." He answered awkwardly.

"Best friend of yours truly, Marinette." She grinned slyly, "She's a love, but she's… well, not good when it comes to her crush. If only someone could help her get alone time with her dream boy… Perhaps enough so she can actually do more than become a stuttering mess before him."

"That someone being me, right?" he ruffled his hair, which upon being let go returned to its porcupine state, "You really expect me to just pair them up?"

"Or at least help her start a conversation." She pointed at her friend, "See that? It's the most she can manage when he's around. I've been trying to push her to go for it, but…"

"Crazy thing is that it's exactly like some shows I starred in…" he looked up, "Only that in one of those I was protecting a girl who was secretly an idol from evil aliens."

"Did it have a happy ending for the couple to give her pointers?" Alya asked excitedly, "What about scenes where you show how good you are fighting?"

"See, I'm an action star. People just want me to kick ass. Romance ain't my thing, I haven't even learned a thing about girls despite having some as fans."

"Anything you have on Adrien that could help her?" she asked, remembering she was partially doing it for Marinette.

"Hmm, well, he does need someone." He looked up, "Met a guy yesterday before meeting you, Nino. Long story short, he knows too well Adrien needs to liven up better than Adrien himself. Guy's all lively and laidback, but it scares me how good he seems at reading people like us… Or maybe he just really wants to liven up the place."

"That works as a start, at least." Alya said as she pulled out her phone, "Now, about that interview-"

"I wanna get a balloon with Marinette and my boyfriend!" Manon frowned, "You two are only talking boring stuff. We came here to do fun stuff, right?"

Alya sighed, but bopped the girl's nose with a finger, "Alright, alright, but please remember our deal."

Manon nodded, "Sure." She turned to Naruto and winked with no subtlety at him, "And you do too, ok?"

Without any other words, she pulled the blond while Alya followed, "What deal did you have with her?" she asked once Manon let go of him to get Marinette.

"Finding out if you're a unicorn, or so I'm told." The whiskered actor answered.

"Children in general have odd ideas, like her thinking she can just go and make you her boyfriend." She grinned, 'Besides, there isn't any competition: I'll win.'

Once Manon had her balloon, Naruto turned to Marinette, "So, your friend told me you're crushing on Adrien."

Reactions as instantaneous and spontaneous as the one that happened next would shock anyone, even him, "Don't tell a soul." She whispered darkly after grabbing him by the collar, her eyes looking into his soul.

"Oi, I'm not threatening your mama." He said with a nervous, cold sheen of sweat on his forehead, "Enough with the death stare already, ne?"

"Just don't tell anyone, alright?" he felt her grip tighten.

"Alright, alright, I swear." He whisper-shouted, unaware he had been holding his breath until he was breathing again once she let him go. "I thought Alya was exaggerating."

"Listen, I can't help it." She tried to defend herself, hands on her chest, "Have you ever seen someone you desperately want to be with but… you can never find the right words for it? That's me! Even worse, I think of how nice a life with him would be, but then all possible worst scenarios come at once and… I just… blah…"

Seeing her try to form words was both endearing and worrying, "Oi, I ain't judging. If anything, helping you would be great." He used his mind to voice the real reason, 'Anything so you don't go nuts again.'

XXXXXX

As a contest ended, so did one girl's ambition and hopes… and with them, her sorrow, rage, and frustration grew. "I should've won that contest! I wasn't just more beautiful, I was more popular, I'm better than her in every way! IT! JUST! ISN'T! FAIR!"

She was an attractive blonde in a light blue mini dress with cloud patterns, small shoulder puffs, and a parasol. She slammed her foot on the ground when she was alone in an elevator. This girl's cry of frustration was heard. Miles away, a large room had light shine inside of it as a massive window opened, revealing a cloud of blue butterflies flying around Hawkmoth.

"Ah! The feeling of despair, one who was cheated out of their rightful reward! The frustration of someone who gave their all, only to have their hopes dashed on the cliffs! The rage and jealousy that come from not succeeding when another did! This is the recipe of one who is ripe for akumatization! Go my little akuma, and evilize the one who calls for our aid!"

The man said as he held out both hands, purple and black energy corrupting one of the butterflies and making it turn dark as well. It flew out and through the window. As the girl clenched her fists around her parasol, the butterfly landed inside of it, corrupting it and changing it to a deep black. Her eyes widened and she lowered her head, before snapping them up, a butterfly like aura surrounding her face as it turned.

"Aurore, you have been cheated out of your rightful victory! I am Hawkmoth, and I will give you the power to retake what is rightfully yours! The only condition you have as you rain down righteous judgement, is that you must take Ladybug's Miraculous! And that of Cat Noir! Now rise and bring forth the torrential might of your fury, Stormy Weather!"

Hawkmoth's voice said in the girl, Aurore's ears. "I will, Hawkmoth." She said in a dark tone as her body began to change.

"Now go! AND BRING ME THEIR MIRACULOUS!" his voice echoed in her ear, even as he looked up at the skylight while she begun to transform. "I shall wait patiently with my guest."

Glowing pure silver, a spot on a wall showed the image of a large moon, making him clasp both hands with a sharp inhale.

"Greetings!" A melodic if dark, evil, and powerful voice resonated in the room, making him acknowledge the newcomer.

A single ray of moonlight shone down, illuminating the room in an eerie silvery white light. Inch by inch, a woman materialized inside of its confines. Her arms spread wide in a welcoming if domineering gesture. She was beautiful, astonishingly so, but her entire aura radiated a sense of pure evil and malice that made Hawkmoth smile in acknowledgement.

Her body was flawless and radiant, clad in a pitch white body suit that extended from her shoulders to her lower torso. Said bodysuit was akin to a leotard, made up of silk and opulent materials. Each arm had long, white detached kimono sleeves, each of which hid her hands in their shadowed confines. It still could be seen quite easily that she had very long black nails on each hand. Over each leg were black thigh-high boots, with a crescent moon shaped heel to indicate that she was balancing herself on her feet with a shocking grace.

But it was her head that draw the most attention, two pure white eyes stared madly at him, while a multi-ringed eye gazed at him from the middle of her forehead. Two white horns stood up upon the crown of her forehead, while wild silvery white hair flowed around her like a halo. Her features were hidden by a black mask, shaped like a bunny's head, leaving only her mouth, her ruby red lips, and an emotionless and cold frown on her face visible.

"Salutations. And to who do I owe this pleasant surprise?" he greeted her with a wide gesture himself, the woman smiling slowly. It was a ruthless grin, one that matched his own.

"I am… The Shadow Moon Queen." She gestured towards him magnificently. Her sleeves making sweeping gestures as she moved.

"Hawkmoth, a pleasure to meet you Shadow Moon Queen." he greeted her just as magnanimously.

"We have something in common, Hawkmoth." She said as she motioned a hand, an illusion taking form, "This boy took away my powers in a life he's forgotten. It is my plan to reclaim it and make this world one of peace. Our interests seem to align, though. We need to take something we desire from children for order in this world to happen."

Mimicking his grin was a nice touch, he had to admit, "And what is so important about this child, then? A power comparable to the limitless magic of the Miraculous?"

"No…" she smirked, "That boy dared to steal my heart… I shall steal his and crush it in my hands."

"Truly, a scorned woman's ire is any man's downfall." He stated coyly, twirling his cane before stopping before her. "What good will shall we give the other to make a fair deal?"

She grinned, holding up an orb, "He is still weak and unaware of his powers. They're as limited as mine while he holds my heart. But I still have minions to slow him and those foolish children acting as a thorn on your side, Hawkmoth. All I ask is that you bring him to me alive…" she licked her lips, "My revenge will be slow and last until time's end."

"Oh yes, I know that feeling too well." He grinned back, "This may be the start of a beautiful… revenge."

"I concur, but now, let my little pets help you…" she held up the orb and, just because she could, crushed it in her hand, "Go forth, my pet, and aid our friend."

Dark ooze spilled from the orb and slithered towards where Stormy Weather was, Hawkmoth grinning at her, "It appears you'll have company, Stormy Weather. A perfect crew for a new weather girl like you. And if you see that new star in our city, give him to them."

Aurore grinned, "Sure thing, I'll tenderize him if you want me to."

XXXXXX

"You're a small ton of fun, aren't you, scamp?" Naruto asked as he carried Manon on his shoulders, her hands steering his head while he held her balloon.

"I'm not that heavy, and boyfriends should carry their girlfriends, right?" she asked the last bit curiously, "At least, they do when married…"

"Fun must happen when you're around, then." He jested playfully as he followed Marinette, "What about you?"

"I'm thankful you're being so patient with her, honestly." The secret heroine sighed, "But, uh, did Alya say anything about-"

"Secret's safe with me." he answered, "Worry not, ne? I'll let you two do whatever you want… Uh, Adrien and you, I mean."

"Thanks…" Marinette breathed out an uneasy sigh, "So, uh, um… Anything you could tell me as pointers?"

"Out of advice, sorry." He shook his head, "Why don't you try and talk? Anything works. Or just ask him what his day's been like. Hmm…" he looked up, "Compliments are weird, even if we guys like them. Having cute girls say nice things is weird, at least for me. Try to, I don't know, keep them down."

"Got it…" the girl took a deep breath and took a step forward, only to spin on her toes and return to where she was, "I'll mentally prepare myself for next week."

Before Manon blinked, Naruto grabbed the dark-haired teen and held her up by her collar with surprising little effort, "Alya told me to do this if you said that."

"Heheh, you look like a puppet, Marinette." Manon giggled.

With a resignation sigh, the teen buried her face in her hands, "Could you just let the ground eat me before Adrien sees me?"

"Oi, you're cute." He bluntly affirmed her, "Matter of fact, if he said no, I'd pummel some sense into him if needed."

"Wait, don't hurt him!" she cried, flailing while still midair.

"Fists get the point across better than words." He told her firmly.

Alya soon came running by, "Marinette, they need a girl to pose with Adrien, this is your chance!"

"Heard her, didn't you?" Naruto asked as he carried Marinette to where the shoot was happening, but…

"I wanna go on the merry go round." Manon said with puffed cheeks, "And I wanna go with you and Marinette."

Alya grinned as she picked up the girl, "How about you leave her with me?"

Naruto continued walking, but watched in amazement how Alya quickly made the girl follow her to the ride. He only stopped when he was near the shoot, and turned to Marinette. What he found in his hand was her jacket in his hand. Quickly turning his head from one side to the other, he tried to find her. And it was then that things got weird.

"Ah, I see, so you're the new bothersome face around." Said Stormy Weather, floating over him and hefting her umbrella on a shoulder, "You're actually cute in a dorky way of some guy trying too hard to be cool."

"Uh, thanks." He said, getting into a stance, "What're you here for?"

She flicked her umbrella wrist, creating chilling gales of wind that froze balloons on instant. Recognizing that getting hit by that would be less than ideal, he rolled to the side and was thankful that he had his backpack. But that relief was replaced by shock when his filming crew and director arrived, with several cameramen recording everything from all angles.

"Gold, this city is pure gold for us action fans!" the director cheered ecstatically.

Stormy Weather grinned, posing for the cameras, "I know your shtick, White Fox. I'll let you transform only to look good."

Naruto huffed, "Very kind of you." His voice dripped sarcasm like trees do with syrup.

He grabbed his backpack to get his dagger, but the director stopped him, "Cut, cut, cut!" he raced at the blond and pointed at the villain, "Naruto, you must transform like in the show. She's giving you the chance for the cameras to adore you and your new villains! And letting her hog some of the spotlight may let us know how she came to be to set this villain better. We can't let that footage go to waste when we always did small backstories for the first season's roster of bad guys!"

"Ok, ok, I get it." Naruto grumbled as the director went back to filming, "Please give me a moment."

"Take your time, I actually like your show and binged the entire first season yesterday."

"Only twelve episodes, but thanks." He said and turned to the director, who was counting down.

"And… action!"

Naruto clasped his hands together, his index fingers pointed to his chin while his body was rigidly standing straight, "Hen… shin!" he spread his arms apart, letting his left side face the girl while sliding his left foot forward. With the magic of special effects, it'd look like a white fox spirit burst out of his chest and engulfed his arms, giving him his gauntlets, then his legs to grant him his greaves. And with a final collision against his chest, it'd turn into his white duds while he held the mask in his hands, putting it on casually.

In real life, Stormy Weather waited less than a minute for him to change behind some screens the crew carried. "It's more magical on TV, I'll say."

"I don't have magic items like Ladybug and Cat Noir, sorry." He replied as he got into the same stance right where he was.

"Good job, everyone!" the director cheered, "Now, to resume the fighting… ACTION!"

"Devil of evil, state your name!" Naruto said fully in character.

"Stormy Weather, and I'll deep fry you then drown you in rain before I blow you away!" The girl with the parasol told him, moments before she spun it like a top, creating a huge beam of electrical energy, restraining a yelp, Naruto rolled to the side, and jumped up swinging.

Dashing right at her, or trying to, she pointed the umbrella at him and sent out a huge gust of wind that sent him tumbling ass over teakettle.

"Ugh! This'd be so much easier if I had magic powers! Wonder if there's a Fox Miraculous or something similarly cheesy out there!" he muttered before he got in character, shouting at his opponent, "Stormy Weather, your crimes will not go unpunished! I am the hero of the innocent, the justice seeking warrior of the night! I am The Steel Ninja: White Fox!" he declared moments before he flipped above another beam of energy.

Timing it at the last second so he'd soar over Stormy Weather's head, making her spin about just as he spin-kicked her in the face! Or, at least he tried to until she shot back like out of a jet, wind blowing her away from him. But just as she was about to get too far away, a familiar yoyo strapped itself around her waist and pulled her down.

The cameras focused on Ladybug landing behind the female villain, "Sorry, but you needed to get your head out of the clouds." She said, her confidence as the heroines making her feel powerful.

"Not bad, my lady." Cat Noir said from his perch on a tree, jumping acrobatically and leaning on the blond, "So, I know you got to beat the last baddie, but let the vets give you some pointers. First off, their power source. Care to take a guess where her akuma is?"

"You mean the butterfly she captured last time?" Naruto asked.

"It must be in her umbrella." Ladybug said as she pulled, making Stormy Weather stand on her knees while Cat Noir casually walked to her, "They're usually in very important items to the person who was akumatized."

Naruto nodded, "Careful, you've seen what she can do." He said, but didn't feel too threatened since Stormy Weather couldn't move.

Bad idea.

"Oh, you think I'm alone?" the villainess grinned, "Come do your thing, Lunatics!"

Behind Stormy Weather, a black blob jumped out and burst into several different balls that splashed the floor. Each spot took form as they grew until the heroes were surrounded. The cameramen took every detail as the black matter gained humanoid forms until resembling men in business suits. Coat, pants, shoes, and even vests and ties darker than night with a trendy trilby hat. What really made them stand out were their featureless faces which were akin to a mannequin's head, a crescent moon painted on them.

"What're these guys, her backup dancers? They sure look looney enough." Cat Noir asked, taking a step back as he held her extendable staff, twirling it in case they attacked.

"I thought you knew all about these guys." Naruto told them.

"On our defense, this is new." Ladybug said before the Lunatics lunged at them.

Quickly, Ladybug flipped backwards when one threw a swift punch at her, putting her hands on the ground to right herself, and then smashed him in the face with her yoyo. It wobbled back, but came back for more. Cat Noir used his staff as a spear to ram one end on the gooey mook closer to him, and it worked. He gave a grin, and it vanished when it grabbed his weapon and pulled him closer. Seeing the other hero in trouble, Naruto dashed forward, jumping to kick the humanoid monster in the face to get some distance.

"So, we got extra help but extra bad guys." Cat Noir quipped, "Why can't we ever have nice things?"

"Wait, Stormy Weather…" Naruto saw said girl getting untied by the Lunatics.

"Well done." She said as she floated up, aiming her umbrella at the two male heroes, "Now freeze!"

"After you!" Ladybug exclaimed as she jumped over another punch, putting her hands on the Lunatic's wrist for support and to propel herself at Stormy Weather.

The parasol was kicked off the girl's hands, leaving her vulnerable for Ladybug's attempt to punch her lights out to avoid any more trouble. However, Stormy Weather's bodyguards were quick to react with one of them taking the punch. Ladybug's eyes bulged in disgust as her arm sunk elbow-deep into the humanoid's torso.

"Careful, they're ticklish." Stormy Weather joked as the Lunatic grabbed Ladybug's arm, "And they're huggers too."

"Hissatsu!" Naruto called out an ultimate, killing technique, jumping at the humanoid for a high-jump kick, "Hyper Kick!"

While his thick Japanese was shown in the attack's name, it didn't make the kick any less powerful. In the series, it'd have the special effects coating his leg with blue fox fire. However, in the filming sessions his kicks could still break teeth. The Lunatic was launched back, crashing against two more while simultaneously freeing Ladybug's arm.

"Heads up for a rain of pain!" Cat Noir shouted, twirling his staff like a helicopter's blade as he jumped at Stormy Weather, his staff clashing with hers.

"You're starting to annoy me." Stormy Weather swung her umbrella, sending the three heroes flying back until they skidded to an unceremonious halt.

Hawkmoth was ecstatic, "Yes, with this army of Lunatics and Stormy Weather's powers, the Miraculous are in my hands!"

"Don't let your expectations get the best of you, Hawkmoth." Shadow Moon Queen said, "My cute puppets are good, but they are vulnerable to powerful energy, the likes those two pesky heroes possess in their magic weapons and Naruto has hidden within. With enough damage, they could vanish."

He turned at her with a scowl, "What good is an army if they are easily defeated?"

"Numbers." She said, letting him catch on, "After all, my powers are weak from that boy holding my heart. Yet my lovely minions are tireless. Your generals are the ones who pack a punch. Thus why I allied myself with you, my finely dressed gentleman."

The masked villain held his cane in both hands as he sighed, "I suppose all good things have a limit. But so long as we can get results, I can overlook so many failures."

Both stared at each other, knowing their game before seeing how the heroes were doing. Naruto was face up with his back arched at such an angle the pair of buttocks Alya fantasized about were directly in view over his head. Cat Noir landed on a branch, hanging from it by his stomach like laundry. Ladybug landed face down, sprawled on the floor.

The three groggily got up, noticing Alya there, "Hey, why is there three of you?" Ladybug asked upon lifting her face.

The spectacled girl was still distracted from the booty shot she got – which was already on her phone –, but managed to regain her composure, "Snap out of it, Ladybug! Don't give up! Come on, you're the heroes of Paris, and even have a new ally now!"

Manon worried over the boy she proclaimed was her boyfriend. "Get up, you can't lose! You're a hero too, right?"

Getting into character, Naruto held his head up and clenched his fists, "That's right. I'm a warrior of justice. If there isn't anyone who'd listen to the cries of the innocent, then let me be there! Even if you don't believe in your own hopes and dreams, at least know there'll always be I, the Steel Ninja: White Fox!"

After his cheesy proclamation which the director was giddily getting every cameraman to get in film, Stormy Weather huffed, "How can you say that with a straight face? Hopes and dreams? Don't make me laugh…" she growled as she flew up, gripping her umbrella tightly, "So long as there's two people in this world, someone will be unhappy!"

"Do you believe that, Stormy Weather!?" he clasped his hands in the typical ninja way, both index and middle fingers pointing skywards, "After losing your hopes and dreams, aren't you glad you at least had them to begin with!? People who can't recall what it was like to find joy in those fantasies… are the ones who I, the hero of justice, will save!"

"What are you babbling on about!?" she asked, a dangerous red tint on her cheeks.

Ladybug caught on to what he said, "Your akuma's the one making you talk like this, which is all the more reason to take it from you."

"And today's forecast was sunny, and we're keeping it that way." Cat Noir quipped before turning to Naruto, "Though you were cheesier than Camembert."

"Part of the character." Naruto whispered back, low enough for the microphone to not pick that up and loud enough for the heroes to hear him.

Sadly, the villainess saw the balloon Manon held of the winner of the weather girl contest, "You're just mocking me, like all the rest!" Stormy Weather shouted, "Lunatics, after them! I'll make sure that their defeat is broadcast all over Paris… No, the world!" she cackled madly as she flew away, leaving the heroes to deal with the gooey cronies. "And I'll do so with the person who stole everything from me! Just you watch, heroes!"

"Wait, Stormy Weather!" Naruto called out, only to be blocked my more Lunatics, "Tch, so you won't let us pass no matter what, huh?"

"How do we even beat these guys?" Cat Noir asked.

Ladybug hummed, "If we use our powers, we'll have to recharge them and that'd mean showing our identities. We've no other choice but use them as a last resort only for this fight."

"Then I'll find other ways to impress you, my lady." The black-clad hero quipped with a smirk.

"No, you two go on ahead." Naruto cracked his knuckles and brought up his fists, "I chose to get myself into this, the least I can do is make the job easier for you two."

"And let you have all the fun?" the cat boy stood beside the fox boy, "Not happening. Besides, you know what they say about ladies first."

He winked at Ladybug, who held back a sigh, "You better not abuse your nine lives, Cat. And be careful, Fox."

"We'll be there, count on it." The whiskered blond told her.

"No witty line?" Cat Noir asked, grinning as the Lunatics approached them, "Good, more chances for me to give the audience one-liners."

"Both of you better meet me at the studio!" Ladybug exclaimed as she threw her yoyo to a building, swinging away like a certain arachnid-themed superhero.

Naruto and Cat Noir were surrounded by charging Lunatics, and thus charged back. "How about a little game?" Cat Noir asked as he let one of the Lunatics grab his staff, twirling his body around it to throw the enemy off. "The one who beats the most of these guys wins a chance to kiss our fair lady's hand."

Hooking his arm around one of the slimy humanoid's, Naruto retorted, "What're you talking about, Cat Noir?" somehow he managed to stay in character, and avoid any distraction to pull his enemy so its back hovered over the ground. He slammed his free elbow on the Lunatic's face, sending it down, hard.

"I'm seeing if you got what it takes, newbie." Cat Noir said as he casually jumped over one and kicked it in the face, getting it to stagger backwards. "Besides, I'll show Ladybug I can win her heart fair and square even if there's competition."

Both stepped back to keep some distance between themselves and the remaining Lunatics, and the director approached the boys, "Naruto, go for it! The drama, the mystery romance between a hero of our country and this city's greatest heroic idol would touch all female viewers' hearts! Besides, you need a girlfriend!"

"I'm not sure she even likes me in the first place!" the white-clad blond shouted back, momentarily out of character.

"Way I see it, all you'd do is kiss her hand or try to." Cat Noir said, "She is hard to get, so I'm willing to say you have a snowball's chance in an oven to steal her heart."

Seeing the cameras, Naruto tried to get back in character, "Even so, I have never thought of anyone as a love interest of mine… I haven't even kissed."

"Keep that in, our female viewers will love this." The director whispered to the cameramen and the sound editor.

"Call it friendly competition, one I won't lose." Cat Noir said, and then casually dodged one of the Lunatics' punches with a tilt of the head, "Besides, you'll kiss her knuckles."

"Fine, if it gets you to fight seriously." Naruto pulled out his blunt dagger and got into a very low stance, crouching with his dagger at the side, "Don't complain if I win."

"Fat chance." Cat Noir smirked as he twirled his staff.

Cat Noir faced three at once, smacking the first on the head before using the bouncing to hit the other two's neck and torso respectively. He smirked as he kept twirling his weapon, letting it hit and push the enemies back with quick blows before stabbing one of them in the foot, kicking it down, and lifting his staff. He smashed it quite cleanly on its head, making its body tremble before it burst into a black puddle, which slowly melted away.

With his weapon in hand, Naruto's fighting changed greatly. He went up against five of the Lunatics. Jumping at them, he slashed at three, rolling on the floor to a stop behind them before going at them once again. Gripping his dagger tightly, he swung it in a large diagonal slash on one's torso. Upon sensing another getting close from behind, he cartwheeled back. He slashed the Lunatic before him again to give it a nasty X-shaped cut before he used the momentum to kick the other in the face.

Casually, he threw the dagger at another's face, blocking his view to greet him with a swift punch to the face, followed by that same hand backhanding him brutally. And when it fell, the whiskered boy caught his dagger again, getting into his low stance akin to a fox hunting. Without another word, he jumped at one Lunatic's exposed back, stabbing it.

The creature met the same demise as Cat Noir's enemy, to which Naruto noted, "One point each." He told his ally after getting into his stance.

"Good, seems they can only take so much punishment." The cat boy said with notable relief.

There remained a good dozen more, which charged at the two boys who rushed back into the action. Being careful of the mooks' slimy bodies, the cat boy extended his staff and used it as a pole to jump over them. Naruto wasn't as patient and jumped at the one nearest to him, drop-kicking it in the face with both feet and using the impact to bounce back.

Once he landed behind the Lunatics, Cat Noir smirked as he made his staff shrink into a small baton, "Let's play! Catch!" he threw it, making it bounce off one's head to another, and then to a third before it returned to his hands, "Good boys!"

Playing the part of a stoic hero meant that Naruto couldn't come up with one-liners, but he made up for it by letting one of the Lunatics get close to him. Swiftly, he stabbed it in the gut with enough force to paralyze it. Then, three swift slashes in which he swung his body from side to side right to the humanoid's gut made it lose its balance. And to finish it off, the blond grabbed it by the lapels, lifted it off the ground, and slammed it on the ground in a textbook judo-throw against two more behind him.

All three burst and vanished like the others, making Naruto sigh in relief, "I'm ahead now, Cat Noir. Are you sure you want to keep up the bet?"

"Hey, I, uh, just let you have those three as freebies." The cat lied, trying to keep up his tough act.

XXXXXX

While the boys were fighting, Ladybug had other trouble, "Would you stop chasing me!?" she asked the five Japanese men following and filming her.

As some of them showed incredible parkour by jumping and climbing ledges after her to record her voice and film her, there were others in a van with the sound equipment, "Sorry!" one of the guys at the van said, "Director said to film you! Tough job, but pays well!"

"How are you even keeping up with me?" she asked as she swung over a building, only to be surprised that the cameramen pulled out grappling hooks to go after her.

"Years of following Naruto-kun!" one of them said, keeping the camera firmly in place so it didn't shake even if he followed the girl frantically. "We train every morning to make sure we can keep up when he's running. Also, it is very good for our health."

"Well, Stormy Weather's at the studio, so give it your all." The red-clad heroine said as she lassoed a street light and swung into the main entrance.

Finally in the studio's big lobby, she could see in horror how Stormy Weather had some Lunatics carry a tied up, gagged girl over one's shoulders, "Get her ready for her final appearance on TV live." She cackled, "We must make sure she regrets taking what rightfully belonged to me."

"Not if I have something to say about it." The heroine said firmly.

"Ah, Ladybug, letting your boys play dirty without you?" the villainess taunted.

"I can see why they didn't choose you, your lines are worse than the cat's." the pig-tailed girl quipped.

That made the villainess snap, "Do you know how hard it is to come up with decent quips!? Urgh, I'll turn you into a popsicle before taking your Miraculous!"

With a flick of her wrist, the air was frozen solid. Ladybug's eyes widened as a massive ice wall blocked her way to Stormy Weather and started to move closer, growing. Endangered or not, the cameramen filmed and followed the girl as she raced out of the building, staring at the windows. Spinning her yoyo, she lassoed one of the open windows to get in.

"Missed us, my lady?" Cat Noir asked with a grin as he landed beside her.

"She plans on broadcasting her victory over us with that girl from the contest…" she then realized something, "Where's Naru- White Fox?" she reminded herself to try to follow the script as best she could.

"Right here." He said without his mask or hood, but wearing a helmet as he parked a red moped behind them, "Sorry, it was the best I had to drive here." He told the girl as he put his mask and hood back on before returning to his character, "Ladybug, what's the situation? Has that devil harmed any innocent here?"

"She's got a hold of her rival from the weather girl contest. The way she said she'd show the entire world our defeat along that girl worries me." she crossed her arms, tapping a finger on an elbow, "It couldn't be more obvious that it's a trap. She sealed the lobby in ice to make sure we find another route."

"I heard of ice queen stereotypes, but she takes the frosty, frosted cake." The cat boy grinned for his comment while the heroine gave him a dull stare.

"So, White Fox, do you think you can climb up there?" she asked, gripping her yoyo to swing up.

"I possess my tricks, Ladybug." He took on his ninja stance, hands clasped, "With my mind set on it, there's no obstacle I cannot climb for the sake of the innocent!" he threw an arm forward, a short steel claws shooting out from the palms, perfect for climbing or parrying blades, "My suit isn't just for decoration. Behold the Ninja Claws! Legendary items to climb up any obstacle!" then he whispered, "Sorry for the long description, the camera's rolling."

"Well, aren't you full of surprises?" Cat Noir questioned rhetorically, though he guessed it was a necessary item for a ninja and stuntman.

Back with Stormy Weather, she huffed, "Now, to finish off the job…" she noticed some Japanese cameramen who had quickly gone after her to keep filming, so she grinned at their lenses, "Once those heroes step in, there'll be nothing to stop me from getting their Miraculous…" she clenched her hand as evilly as she could, "Maybe I'll even let that cutie White Fox service me."

One of the cameramen gave her a thumb up for her acting and soon they followed her.

Meanwhile, Cat Noir was surprised to see how Naruto was keeping up with him. The feline hero was using his extendable pole to lift himself into the air while the other blond madly crawled and jumped on the walls. Ladybug got there first, Cat Noir arriving seconds later and then Naruto flipped in acrobatically.

"Tired?" the black clad hero asked the fox-themed actor.

"I do this stuff several times just for my show's trailers." He panted out, but swiftly regained his breath as the filming crew went after them with their own grappling hooks.

"Talk about dedication…" Ladybug commented.

"Makes me wish more action films followed their example instead of shaking their cameras." The cat commented.

"Here for the final cut?" Stormy Weather's voice made the heroes turn to see her floating with a grin on her face, "Because I'm taking you out of the picture!"

Aiming at the ceiling, she fired an energy beam from her umbrella which turned out the lights. Soon the studio was filled with nothing but darkness while she cackled.

However, the cat boy had night vision, "She's getting away!" he was going to try to grab Ladybug, but heard several footsteps behind them, turning to see more Lunatics, "Great, the guys that can't take a hint. Don't you know it's rude to be so insistent on a second date?"

Ladybug stepped close to him, "Cat Noir, we can't see a thing. I'm afraid you'll have to guide us through them, this is obviously still a trap but we can't let her hurt Mireille."

"You mean the cute girl from that contest?" Naruto asked, somehow keeping his voice in a serious tone, "I voted for her, it'd be a shame not to see her on the weather report section." He stared at the dark hallway, wishing his mask had night vision too until he got an idea when seeing a nearby trash can, "Cat Noir, are all the Lunatics lined up?"

"Yeah, why-" the black clad hero asked only to see the whiskered actor race forward.

Ever prepared, the filming crew were filming every detail as Naruto charged like an angry bull. His hand gripped the trash can, which he used to smash a Lunatic on the face. Using the momentum, he spun his body around to deliver another wild swing at the one before him. Rinse and repeat for the others, the blond didn't stop or slow down, he merely used brute force to clear the path like a raging rhinoceros. When got to what had to be the last one, he jumped up with the trash can in both hands over his head and split it in two on its head.

"Did I miss any?" he asked, finally getting winded from the climbing and fighting like a two-ton gorilla.

"Nope, now follow me!" Cat Noir said as he grabbed and guided the other two heroes through the darkness.

They finally found Stormy Weather, who unsurprisingly was exactly where she said she was. She was at the station, with Mireille tied up and at her feet, one foot on her head and pressing down roughly on the girl's face.

"Ohohoho~! I told you all, I'd make this little glory thief pay for her actions!" She said before she pointed her umbrella at the trio who all looked worried for the girl at her feet.

"Let her go Stormy Weather! She has nothing to do with this!" Naruto, not just in character for once, but genuinely furious that she was harming an innocent girl threw out his hand angrily. The cameramen whistled in excitement.

"He's using real emotion to get angry about this! Keep it in! He'll look even cooler!" The director fist pumped.

"Why should I~!? She deserves to be tortured for making me lose! If it wasn't for her… I'd have won that contest! But unfortunately for you all, you can't stop my next move~! Idiots~!" she taunted them, moments before she spun her umbrella around in a circle, a huge tornado forming around the trio and trapping them in its grip!

"Oh come on!" Cat Noir exclaimed.

All three were sent flying and crashing on the roof as an even bigger tornado covered all edges of the studio, keeping them in. Naruto crashed face down on the floor, Cat Noir against an antenna and Ladybug on a panel. The Parisian heroes got up on shaky legs, but Naruto wasn't even given the chance as he was lifted by a Lunatic gripping his shoulders.

It kneed him on the right side, getting him to grunt, then kneed the other side, getting him to growl, and before it kneed him again Naruto stopped the humanoid's knees with a hand. He used the other to grab it by the collar, pull it down, and introduce him to his knee. Sadly, it wasn't the only Lunatic around and both his allies were already busy with their share.

Cat Noir was tackled and tightly bear-hugged by one, getting him to squeak from the air that it squeezed out of the cat boy. Unsure of how much longer he could take the punishment, Cat Noir was quick to bring down an elbow on his enemy's face. He then used the other hand as a hammer, slamming his fist to make the goon let go of him. It made its legs wobble enough for the dark blond to kick it, finally free.

Ladybug was trying to get to Stormy Weather, who had some Lunatics take the terrified Mireille up the panels to the highest point, all the while the gagged girl cried. She narrowed her blue eyes at the villainess, who casually twirled her umbrella before sending her own minions flying. Ladybug would've been confused, if not for the fact the Lunatics had all been thrown her way.

Forcing herself to remain focused, she spun around her yoyo like a flail, getting them and knocking the goo humanoids out of the air, "We need to get to Mireille!"

"We'll cover you, my lady!" Cat Noir said as he delivered a roundhouse kick to a Lunatic to keep it away from her.

"Cat!" Naruto's voice alerted the feline boy to look back, seeing that the fox-themed hero had stopped a punch aimed at the back of Cat Noir's head by gripping the Lunatic's wrist.

Grinning, Cat Noir turned as Naruto took a step forth, both punching it in the face, "Thanks a lot, rookie."

"Don't hold back, you two!" he said, furiously glaring at the Lunatics carrying Mireille to the top of the panels.

Stormy Weather giggled, "Too late, this is a good a distance as any…"

Ladybug felt her heart sink, "Is she…?"

"Lunatics… throw her." Stormy Weather gave them a thumb down.

"Lucky Charm!" Ladybug cried, throwing her yoyo into the air, summoning forth… "A kite!? Really!?" she exclaimed while examining the red, black-dotted toy.

"Goodbye, Mireille. Hope you enjoyed being at the top…" Stormy Weather declared as the Lunatics threw the girl off the edge into the tornado's powerful gales.

Observing everything around her, Ladybug noticed the antenna tower, Naruto's greaves which reminded her of the claws in them, and the panels, "White Fox, go after Mireille! Trust me on this!"

"Like I'd think that twice!" the blond shouted.

"Cat Noir, the panels!" she cried while throwing the kite up and running to the antenna tower.

"You got it, my lady! Cataclysm!" the cat boy called forth dark power to his hand, which he used to rust the panels, making them tilt down.

The Lunatics fell off, getting flung into the tornado while Naruto jumped into the falling panels, running up as he saw Mireille flying in circles in the tornado. Knowing she was moments away from getting flung out, he sped up. Without a second thought, he grabbed the girl with one hand and nailed his other hand's claws on the panel. The pull strained his arms, but he managed to keep a tight grip on her.

It worried Cat Noir to no end, "When will your plan start working, Bugaboo!?" he felt his heart ready to jump out of his chest.

"Now!" the heroine cried as she tied the string to the antenna, raced off, and jumped into the air while holding the kite, using it to glide on the wind.

"What is she doing!?" Stormy Weather cried, but soon found the bug themed girl's heels on her torso.

With that solid hit, Ladybug let go of the kite, which spun around Stormy Weather, the wind propelling it pulling the girl and tying her with the cord to the antenna tower. In a few seconds, the girl was tightly wrapped to the steel bars, her umbrella falling out of her hands and into the floor. Naruto let out a sigh of relief as the wind died down, allowing him to pull Mireille onto the panel, and quickly run back to the roof as he knew the structure wouldn't hold much longer.

Ladybug breathed peacefully, "Alright, time to de-evilize." She walked to the umbrella, ready to stomp on it, but a Lunatic was faster, "Oh no…" she paled as it threw the umbrella back at Stormy right into her hand. The villainess managed to blast the cord tying her, setting her free with an evil smirk on her face.

"Now I see why the Shadow Moon Queen recommended Hawkmoth these guys." She giggled, "Now, time for round two, but wait…" she started cackling, "That's right~! Can't fight for long after using your powers once, right~?" she taunted the heroes, who looked at their bleeping Miraculous, "Alright, take two!"

She turned to Naruto, who held on to Mireille tightly but uselessly. With a flick of her umbrella, Stormy Weather sent both flying apart, "No, Mireille!" he tried to reach the girl, but gravity took a hold of him and painfully embraced him on the floor.

Stormy smirked widely, using the wind to keep Mireille afloat as the girl shook with terrified, tear-stained eyes, "Now, where were we?"

"Time's almost up, what do we even do now!?" Cat Noir asked an equally panicking Ladybug.

"I'm not sure, but there has to be a way…" the heroine felt hopeless as Stormy went away.

Just as she flew off towards the vortex Naruto gained an idea. A dangerous, stupid, insane idea. But it was his best shot at keeping her locked down. He flipped skywards, jumping on one of the panels to climb up like a possessed monkey. Stormy Weather felt cocky at the fact she had all three where she wanted, ready to mock Naruto for trying to get to her.

"Sorry Mireille, just look as your hero tries and fails to save you." She rubbed the terrified girl's cheek, and it made something deep inside Naruto snap, his leg unconsciously glowing a bright blue as he jumped at her. What was shocking was that he cleared a twenty-yard distance with a single leap as he whirled around like a tornado.

"YOU'RE!" his leg shone briefly, a flicker of blue flames erupting along its surface, making his entire body glow for a half second, "NOT!" Stormy Weather whirled around just as he kicked her across the face, "GOING TO HARM ANYONE ON MY WATCH!"

The force of his blow sent her flying back down to the roof, Naruto landing down briefly as the flames disappeared, making him shake his head before he collapsed on a knee.

"W-whoa… what the?" Cat Noir asked, but saw Mireille fall, "Ladybug, the umbrella, I'll get the girl."

He found more Lunatics on his way, but being desperate, tired, and angry, he charged at them and swatted them aside with his staff, extending it to propel himself at her. Mireille's body went limp from both relief and exhaustion in his arms. Ladybug wasn't giving the Lunatics another chance to get the umbrella, she raced at it and split it with her heel.

"No more evildoing for you, little akuma." Ladybug declared as she swung her weapon to capture the escaping dark butterfly in her yoyo. Once it was in, she pressed it to let the small and now white butterfly flutter off into the sky. "Bye-bye, little butterfly."

Seeing how the battle had been won, the Lunatics burst into puddles, disappearing… for now, "Well, glad to see they're not staying for the party." Cat Noir sighed in relief.

"Miraculous Ladybug!" the heroine shouted as she tossed the kite into the air, beams of red light with black spots suddenly fixing every damage that Stormy Weather and even the heroes had caused. It even fixed the trash can Naruto broke on a Lunatic's head. And it all ended with Aurore returning to normal, unaware of what had happened.

"So, got any ideas what those creeps were?" the cat hero asked his partner.

"The fact Naruto's now our partner and that… blue light say a lot." She said, turning to said white clad hero who got up on shaky legs, "Are you alright?"

"I think so. I've never done or felt anything like that until now… What even happened?" he asked tiredly.

"Well, we're short on time, so explanations will be needed later." Cat Noir said before bringing up his fist, "For now, how about you join us?"

"Join you…?" he echoed, somehow sounding still in character due to his exhaustion from using inner spiritual energy to fight for the first time.

"Hold up your fist and repeat after us." Ladybug said with a small smile, all three doing a fist-bump, "Pound it!"

Naruto grinned under his collar, "Pound it."

"Oh that's right, the kiss!" the director exclaimed, "Naruto-kun, kiss the fair maiden's knuckles!"

"Wait, what!? Now!?" he asked in shock.

"You won the bet, you earned it!" the director said.

"Wait a sec, we were even!" Cat Noir said, though felt saddened he hadn't beaten the newbie.

"Just now at the hall Naruto-kun took five more than you, Cat Noir. So, as you agreed, he can kiss Ladybug's hand."

"Wait, don't I get a say in this!?" she asked, before grabbing hear earrings when hearing a beep, "Ugh, we'll talk about this later. Bug out!"

She left, swinging away with her yoyo while Cat Noir sighed with his head hung low, "She's so going to kick my butt…"

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In the room where Hawkmoth's lair was, the man himself clenched his fists furiously.

"Miraculous Ladybug, Cat Noir, and this White Fox!" He threw his hands skyward with a yell. "You may have brought sunlight to the storm I unleashed, but you will not be able to clear the skies forever! You have bested one more akuma, but you will not be able to stand much longer against them! I will obtain your Miraculous… And as for you White Fox, I will let my newest ally take care of you! To the victor after all, go the spoils!"

He turned around, the Shadow Moon Queen silently holding her chin with one hand, her expression intrigued by Naruto's victory.

"To think it was thanks to him unlocking his spiritual power, that he was able to save the day. How… amusing." She said with a cold smile, Hawkmoth looking at her as she slowly lifted up towards the skylight. "I will meet you again Hawkmoth… Until the next akuma is ready, you may simply look to the moon at night when you have need to talk to me. For now, farewell." She intoned as she spun around, her body disappearing into a beam of light as the window slowly closed behind her.

"We will meet again Shadow Moon Queen, and together, we will destroy Miraculous Ladybug, Cat Noir, and their newest ally! This, I promise!" He said as he was left in darkness.

XXXXXX

"I'm always intimidated about meeting the person who pays my bills, my rent, my food, and for my stipend…" Naruto said as he adjusted a stuffy collar and tie.

He hated his monkey suit, but the dark grey professional business suit was what he wore for interviews, press meetings, and in general important meetings when he wasn't on set.

The director patted him on the shoulder with a laugh, "She likes you though! It was her who noticed your innate talent after all! She really respects you and likes your talent. So, go in there and make her proud!" he said as he ushered in Naruto.

After taking a deep breath, he looked at the owner of pretty much every show he worked on, "Ootsutsuki-san." He greeted with a polite bow, even as a woman silently smiled at him. Her hands intertwined together, while she sat at a massive and very rich looking wooden desk.

"Naruto-kun. I've told you its fine to call me Kaguya-san. Have a seat. I assure you, we have so much to discuss…" As he silently took a seat, he looked at his beautiful boss.

She wore a fine silken white business suit, with a skirt and long white stockings. Her long white hair was in an elegant ponytail starting from the top of her head, and had the most alluring white eyes he had ever seen. She claimed she wasn't blind, it was just a genetic quirk she had. A bloodline twist if you would. Ruby red lips were quirked into a smile, a beautiful black bow was worn like a pair of rabbit ears over her head.

Her mature yet youthful form displayed immense confidence and control, so he tried to be polite, "Thanks. So, what am I here for?"

"We're so happy to have you work for us at Usagi Entertainment." Her smile was genuine and her words kind, he never suspected a thing about his boss, "That is why we will keep an eye on your growth and your little, shall we call it, display will be a secret."

"Thanks boss!" he bowed again, "So, uh, do you have any idea what could've happened?"

"I will look into it for you, but if you can learn more of it by fighting these villains, then you'd be a great help for these heroes." She smiled sweetly, getting him to blush.

After that was said and done, Naruto left with a sigh, "That was oddly too easy to walk away from. I guess she's the boss for a reason."

"And because she pays well, too." The director said with a cheery grin.

Meanwhile, the woman looked at Paris' night sky, smiling softly at its moon, "Worry not, Naruto-kun. You will grow, learn, and adapt. And when you're ripe for the taking, all of that power will be mine…" she clenched her fist, before a blush appeared on her pale cheeks, "And then, the fun part of my revenge will start with you as my eternal slave… and lover."

Our blond hero felt a chill run up and down his spine, and knew not what he was getting himself into, but he was ready to face tomorrow's challenges as Paris' new hero.

Thus, the adventures of Ladybug, Cat Noir and White Fox started.

XXXXXX

And that's my rap!

I'm surprised it's this long. I've had so much fun, time flew away. Miraculous Ladybug is so cliché and basic that it's a joy to riff. But truth be told, I enjoyed it for its lack of cynicism. It was a nice change of pace for yours truly.

For me hating the show would be like hating a cat for eating my unattended tuna sandwich. Yes, it did a bad thing, but it did a predictable thing and it did so because the opportunity was right before its whiskers. I can't be mad at it for being hungry, and hey, it did something it wanted.

And that's what gets me hooked to Ladybug, it doesn't need to try anything new or put on dark themes, it's just silly, simple, lighthearted, but well-meaning fun.

I'll take mindless fun every day over stories where something's constantly bashed for being bad or the likes. It's why I don't do bashing stories anymore. It got to a point where I was trying to get angry, but then realized it didn't help me any.

Canon Naruto has many, many flaws, but if I got angry at them, what's the point? It won't make my life better, and it does no harm to me or anyone I love.

That's another reason why I enjoy writing these silly stories even if people like TheRedButcher want me to hate Canon Naruto. I just see the potential that Kishimoto's ideas had, and want to see what'd happen in different settings with them.

Also, yes, I shamelessly like stories where there's goodness and friendship instead of those focused on people seeking revenge and harming everyone around them.

Now I'll leave you with my beta and a few of his words.

The Lord Of Pages: As we said before, this is just a fun little side project we decided to work on after we begun streaming the series together. Every scene Hawkmoth is in this glorious golden villainous storm of clichés, our favorite thus far was in the Chef episode, where he said without any sense of irony, "Revenge is a dish best served cold!" the sheer amount of unapologetic cliché evilness this guy has is refreshing. He has no higher motivations beyond vague evil bad guy things, and in general feels like a wonderful return to the good old days. Where villains could just be puppy kicking jerkbags and we didn't have to sympathize with them. It's a fantastically fun and cheerful series that we deeply enjoy, and we hope you enjoyed this story too.

Swordslinger out!