A few days have passed since the duel between Seto Kaiba and Naruto Muto we find Yugi and his friends dueling against each other, mainly Joey against Tea.

"Come on Joey make a move already." Tristan told Joey.

Joey growled slightly "will you be quiet, Naruto rearranged my deck and I didn't have time to learn how to use these cards" Joey said as he finally selected the card he wanted.

"I summon Gearfried the Iron Knight (1800/ 1600) (AN: I giving Joey his Battle City Deck) then I'll use the magic card Release Restraint to transform my warrior into his more powerful version, so ladies and gentlemen give a warm welcome to Gearfried the Sword Master (2600/ 2200) and I equipped him with Legendary Sword which gives my monster an additional 300 attack points" Joey said.

GSM (2600 + 300 = 2900)

Tea scoffed "so what?" she said.

"Ahh, but because I equipped my monster with Legendary sword, his effect kicks in for you see when he's equipped with an equip card, he can destroy all monsters on your side of the field" he said with a confident smirk.

"Wait what?!" Tea said with a shocked look to her face and a surprised look from Tristian and Yugi.

"Hehehe… and with the direct attack of my monster your life points hit zero" Joey said with a wide grin.

"No way Joey actually won a duel…. Huh well it isn't raining fire so this is happening" Tristan said as he looked out the window.

"Will you shut up and if it wasn't for Naruto my deck would've blown big time… I gotta give him my thanks" Joey said as he collected his cards.

"Ummm you might wanna take a rain check on that Joey" Yugi said with a sheepish look.

"And why's that Yug?" asked the blonde.

"My brother went to see Serenity since he only came home to unpack and rest" the multi-colored hair boy said.

At this Joey was a bit peeved, but nodded "well so long as he doesn't hurt her or make her cry I'll accept him as Serenity's boyfriend" Joey said as he folded his arms and nodded.

"Wow Joey that's very mature of you" Tea said getting a chuckle out of Tristan.

"Will you two knock it off and if those two do end up in a serious relationship, then that'll make Yugi my Brother-in-law" Joey said pointing to Yugi.

"I feel sorry for you Yugi" Tristan said with pity.

"THAT'S IT COME HERE YOU!" Joey yelled as he put Tristan in a chokehold, while Yugi and Tea tried to separate them.

Meanwhile at the Hospital

Naruto walked through the hospital door approached the receptionist desk "excuse me, but can you give me the room number to Serenity Wheeler?" he asked the woman behind the desk.

"Of course she's in room 306 and it would seem that her mother is here visiting" the woman said.

"Thank you Miss" the blonde said as he left to go see his girlfriend, he walks over to the elevator, clicks for the door to open, enters and clicks the 3 button, the door closes and ascends to his destination.

When Naruto arrived to the floor via elevator, when the door opened he saw a woman in her 40's with brown short curly hair and brown eyes. She had slight cresses on either side of her mouth showing her age. She wears a yellow sweater with a pink turtle next underneath and yellow blouse to match her sweater. She also wore light brown dress shows. This was Kawai Wheeler (AN: a mix of her Japanese name and English name) mother of Serenity and Joey.

"Kawai-san, it's good to see you" Naruto said.

"Aahh Naruto-kun it's so good to see you again. I hope your time in Egypt was ok?" she asked.

"Egypt was ok, although I could live without the occasional scorpions in my boots" he said with a cheesy grin making Kawai laugh at the blonde's response to her question.

"I'm sure Naruto-san. I believe you're here for a different reason" she said.

"Yeah, how she doing?" Naruto asked with worry.

Kawai's facial expression took a sudden turn "she's scared, Naruto. The doctors say that she'll lose her sight if she doesn't receive an operation" Kawai said to the blond. Naruto was shocked, but knew he had to be strong for both her and Serenity.

"Kawai-san, is it alright if I can see her?" he asked.

"Of course Naruto-kun, she's been waiting for you ever since you had told her that you came back" she said as she moved to the side to allow Naruto to leave the elevator and find the room of his ill girlfriend. He trekked the corridor until he found the room he was looking for.

He gently knocked on the door, and then waited for a response, which didn't take too long to receive.

"Who is it?" the occupant asked.

"Just someone who wanted to visit his loving girlfriend after coming home from the sands and pyramids of Egypt" Naruto said as he heard some commotion from the room as its occupant was make her way to the door. The person to open the door was a beautiful young girl in her teen years. She had flowing auburn hair, and gentle dull greenish brown eyes. She was also wearing a pair of simple pink pajamas. When she saw his face, her eyes watered and she hugged him.

"Naruto-kun, I've missed you" she said snuggling into his warmth.

"I've missed you too, Serenity-chan" he said as he wrapped his arms around her frail body.

She then pulls away just enough for their eyes to meet and then she tippy toes to kiss him on the lips, which he deepens causing her to moan softly. The two then pulled away for the need for air was greater than their desire to continue making out. The two then entered the room.

Naruto laid next to Serenity who was snuggling into Naruto's warmth.

"I've met your brother the other day" Naruto said getting her attention.

"Joey; how was he?" she asked.

"He's exactly how you'd described him, but I can see that his faults are what makes your brother a good person and he's been hanging out with my brother, so I can tell that those two are more like brothers than friends" Naruto said making serenity smile at her boyfriend's approval.

Serenity then takes his hand and lightly squeezes it as if it were her lifeline.

"I'm scared Naruto-kun" she admitted.

Naruto then brought her closer and kissed the top of her head.

"I know, and I promise you that'll do whatever I can so that you don't have to lose your vision, even if I have to sacrifice my eyes for you" he said with determination.

Serenity was shocked to hear what Naruto would do just for her. She wanted to protest, but knew that his mind was dead set on whatever it would take for her to see. Naruto's determination and his willingness to sacrifice his own wellbeing for others was one of the reasons why she loved him; because he was a selfless individual and would put the needs of others before his own.

"Thank you Naruto-kun" she said as she drifted to sleep in his embrace.

Naruto then fell asleep, oblivious of the events of Maximillian Pegasus stealing the soul of his grandfather.

The Next Day

In Kame Games, Naruto had locked himself in his room, angry that Pegasus would go so far as to steal the soul of his grandfather to lure both him and Yugi to Duelist Kingdom. He was also angry at himself for not being there to prevent it. Yugi and the others were concerned for Naruto especially Yugi, since Naruto remembered the tragic incident that took both their parents from them.

Another thing was that when Joey got home, he had remembered the package Naruto gave him. Turns out it was a video and when he played it; it was a message for him from Serenity.

The video played:

"Hey, there big brother. How've you been?" She asked.

"I really miss you."

"Hahaha… I can't believe it's been six years since we've seen each other. I'll never forget the day mom took me to live with her."

"I'm sending you this video so that you don't forget your little sisters face. It seem like I'm running out of time. I was hoping to see you once more…." She said as tears built up

"Well uh, you understand. Bye-bye big brother. So long and take care, Joey" she said as the video ended.

After viewing the video, Joey had confronted Naruto, by breaking down the door and asking him 'what he was going to do to help serenity?' and told Joey that Pegasus had sent him a box similar to Yugi's and had made plans to go to this tournament even if he had to sneak his way in. With that said, Joey had left the shop to prepare for his way in.

On the same day, Pegasus had sent both Yugi and Naruto an invitation to his tournament on Duelist Kingdom, so Naruto locked himself in his room and started the process of packing some clothes, toiletries, a sleeping bag, some provisions and his deck. When everything was packed, he set it aside and went to sleep.

2 Days Later (AN: The meeting at school is canon)

It was 9:30 pm and there was a huge crowd standing in front of a massive ship its destination Duelist Kingdom. Here we find Naruto carrying his bag on a single sling while the other hand was in his pocket.

'Just you wait Pegasus. I'm coming for you' Naruto thought as he glared with his only visible eye.

"Attention all duelists; Welcome to this event sponsored by Industrial Illusions. You received in you invitation the star chips that'll grant you entry into the contest. You are all elite, invited by us after reviewing your past duel monsters contest. You each have a fair and equal chance to win. It all comes down to how well you've chosen your cards and how well you play. Now duelists cross the ocean and enter the duelist kingdom!" the announcer said as he looked down at all the potential duelist.

"Present your star chips as you board the ship" the security said as Naruto passed them showing his dueling glove and the two star chips he received. He entered the ship completely missing Joey trying to sneak in and Yugi giving him one of his own.

Naruto was on the deck when he noticed both Joey and Yugi. He approached them "Hey Yugi… Joey, I see that you guys made it" Naruto said getting their attention.

"Hey bro, yeah if it means getting grandpa's soul then I'll go" Yugi said.

"Yeah and I'll win the prize money for my sister" Joey announced.

Naruto smiled "hey I'm gunning for them both, since the blank card that I received is for whatever I desire and what I want is to…" he said, but was cut off by a strong smell of perfume. He then saw a blonde woman with a grin on her face.

"Yugi Joey… whatever you do, try and avoid her" he warned the two who then took noticed of the woman as she turned to leave.

"Why what's the matter?" Yugi asked.

"That was Mai Valentine aka my Ex-girlfriend" Naruto said getting shocked look out of both Yugi and Joey.

"WHAT!?" they yelled.

"She's the girl that you dated in High school, the one that…" Yugi said, before Naruto shoved both his hands to Yugi's mouth to shut him up.

"Yes the one that did that, and I would appreciate it that you don't ever mention it again" Naruto said in a threatening tone that made Yugi nodded vigorously.

Joey didn't say anything, other than stare at Mai's rump. (AN: Horn dog)

Later the three arrived to where most of the contestants were congregating, where they met the regional finalist and regional champion Weevil Underwood and Rex Raptor. The two spoke with the trio, but Naruto was keeping a close eye on the pest that was Weevil. Because, seriously, no one who have a name like weevil underwood and not look like a creeper or with something to hide, basically Naruto didn't trust this kid.

Naruto then cut in and gave the worm a predatory stare "as much I would like to continue to listen you're the voice that sounds like a dying cat, I have a room available for us to use, so Yugi, Joey lets go" Naruto said as he left with both Yugi and Joey tailing not far behind.

As they left, Yugi had noticed the scowl on Naruto's face, but decided to keep quiet and just follow his brother to the room.

A few minutes later, the trio arrives to a standard room with two bunk beds with twin size beds, a small table and chair, a dresser with a TV mounted on top, a bathroom and a window facing the ocean.

"Ok make yourselves at home and please do spend your time making sure that your decks are ready for whatever is thrown at you" Naruto said as he set is bag at the foot of one of the bottom bunks and crashed on to the bed with his hands folded behind his head and closed his eyes.

Both Yugi and Joey decided to do what Naruto had suggested and go through their decks to see what strategies they could use. As the trio did their thing, there was a knocking at the door, so naturally Yugi decides to open the door and was greeted by two familiar faces.

"Tea Tristan what are you guys doing here?" Yugi asked getting both Joey's and Naruto's attention.

"We couldn't let you guys go on this on your own, so we decided to come along" Tea said.

"So basically you're stowaways" Naruto said not leaving his spot on the bed.

"Hey don't say it like it's a bad thing and besides you were planning to do the same thing if you weren't invited" Tea argued, but failed to get her point across as Naruto snored lightly indicating that he was asleep.

At this, tick marks formed on Tea's head, and seeing this, Yugi stepped in "Tea leave Naruto alone, he has a lot going through his mind, so it would be best to just get some sleep, because tomorrow we arrive to duelist kingdom" he informed them.

"Yug's right so I call top bunk" he said as he got the bunk over Yugi.

"I got the other top" Tristian said getting the bunk over Naruto's.

"H-hey what about…" she asked, but was interrupted by Naruto.

"Sleep in the bunk with Yugi, it's obvious that you have a thing for him, but choose to just stay in the friend zone" Naruto said getting the two to blush.

"NII-SAN/ NARUTO-SAN!" Tea and Yugi yelled with blushes on their faces.

This caused Naruto Tristan and Joey to laugh at their friends' situation, but accepted their fate and they all went to sleep, well except Naruto who was looking at the blank prize card 'whatever my heart desires….. I want both my grandfather and girlfriend to be in my life…. I won't lose anyone again…. Grandpa… Serenity please hang on for just a bit longer because I'm coming' he thought as he closed his eyes and finally went to sleep.

JOEY'S DECK:

monsters
1 gilford the lightning
1 copy cat
1 fiend mega cyber
1 red eyes black dragon
1 alligator swordsman
1 little winguard
1 rocket warrior
1 gearfried the iron knight
1 saint knight isaac
1 sasuke samurai
1 panther warrior
1 light hex
1 swordsman of landstar
1 time wizard
1 goblin attack force
1 maximum 6
1 baby dragon
1 jinzo
1 command knight
2 marauding captains
2 exiled force
1 Gearfried the Swordmaster

spells
1 question
1 scape goat
1 heavy storm
1 pot of avarice
1 dangerous machine type six
1 warrior returning alive
1 lightning vortex
1 angel dice
1 giant trunade
1 reinforcement of the army
1 cyclone
1 united we stand
1 poly

traps
1 magical arm shield
1 fairy box
1 kunai with chain
1 call of the haunted
1 skull dice

extra deck
1 thousand dragon
1 flame swordsman
1 dragon riding wyvern