This is a non-canon chapter that is meant to inform.
Namikaze Residence
Living Room
"Hello everyone! It's me, Xenovia Quarta, former exorcist of the Church, Naruto's first Knight, and a first-year at Kuoh Academy. As you know, today's Valentine's Day. It also happens to be my birthday! To celebrate Valentine's Day..." Making sure that no one else was around, she informs those listening that she made special hand-made chocolates to give to Naruto after the announcement. "As for my birth-"
"Our birthday." Xenovia freaks out when Archer enters out of nowhere. "You forget, since I am you from an alternate timeline, we share the same birthday. And like you, I too have special hand-made chocolates for Naruto.
"You...You don't say..." Xenovia's right eye twitched in annoyance as Archer gave her a smirk.
"I'm sure Naruto has something special planned for-"
"Us..." Xenovia tells the Servant to not forget they were the same person. "Anyways, let's not turn this into a fight to see which of us he prefers. We're here to tell everyone something important." Xenovia tells Archer that they need to tell the others about the hiatus for FIREBRAND. This served to surprise the Servant, who was not informed of the hiatus.
"HI...HIATUS!?" Archer yelled. "Since when!?"
"Since the writer decided to take a bit of a break from it," Xenovia told her. "Yes, it was out of the blue, but he insisted that he focus on other stories to write."
"Like what story?"
"Like my story..." Out of nowhere, Ayane appears, surprising the two. "Hmm...Japan's the same, but there's a whole lot missing in this universe. Pretty weird when you see it for yourself..."
"Who are you!?" yelled Xenovia and Archer, getting the attention of the Hajinmon kunoichi.
"Oh, hey Xenovia, happy birthday...Who is the white-haired girl?" Xenovia responds with, "Never mind that, how do you know me? I haven't even met you until now!"
"Oh, that's right, I know the Xenovia from my universe..." Ayane tells them her name before adding the part where she couldn't give them any other information at the moment, and to not dig into it since there were plans to have their universes cross over in the future, and that she would be out of here soon. When asked how she knew of the crossover plan, Ayane sighed before she told them not to dig into it once more, and that they'll know more once FIREBRAND has enough chapters to guarantee a crossover.
"What can you tell us about this story involving...you?"
"Only that it was inspired by a rather...intense, dark, and probably revenge-driven story Writer-san came across (ART OF WAR). He was visually disturbed and intrigued by it, and when it came to giving me a chance to..."
"To what?"
"Finally put me with the one I'm in love with...he took it. At first, it was supposed to have a plot involving Mortal Kombat, but it felt ridiculous. So recalling "that story", he decided that adapting my story based on that one would be the best choice since it was deep enough to help bring me closer to..."
"Closer to who?" asked a curious Xenovia.
"None of your business! Now, back to the original topic, Writer-san wanted to focus on a story involving me, mainly so he can try his hand on telling a series of connected stories in a non-linear fashion. He's been wanting to do it for quite a while now."
"He has?" said Archer, surprised by the announcement.
"Of course. The guy didn't expect FIREBRAND to do so well," Ayane adds, resting her arms under her breasts. "I mean, Writer-san was horrible at writing fics, due to his ridiculous script style. Because of that, several damn projects were let in development hell. DEVELOPMENT HELL! Do you know how frustrating that is!? Now he finally feels like writing my story after 10 years of waiting and hesitation..." When Xenovia asked what made her story so important that Writer-san had to put FIREBRAND on hiatus, Ayane asked them, "Who do you think got him into writing fics in the first place?"
"You mean..." Ayane points at herself, telling them she (Ayane) was the reason FIREBRAND exists.
"If it weren't for me, Writer-san wouldn't have been a fan of playing the Dead or Alive series and the Ninja Gaiden series, and he wouldn't have had a passion to write fics and more. Be grateful to me for giving him his passion for it."
"Oi, Ayane, what are you doing stealing the spotlight from Xenovia?" Ayane turns red when Naruto (458th Universe) enters, surprising Xenovia and Archer. "That's a bit mean, don't you think?" Ayane tells Naruto, "It was mean of you to keep me waiting for five years, more when you add the years Writer-san has been writing fics."
"Well, Writer-san was dealing with some things outside of writing, and when it comes to what fics to focus on, it's hard to pick and choose," he responds, "Just give it some time. After all..." Hugging Ayane, he told her she was top priority at the very moment. Xenovia and Archer turned red as Naruto appeared behind Ayane and had his arms wrapped around the now-embarrassed kunoichi.
"I-Idiot, what do you think you're doing!? Hugging me in front of those two...and..." The blushing Ayane says nothing as Naruto told her he loved seeing her embarrassed side. "I don't think I'll need any chocolates from you this Valentine's Day. After all, you're already 10x sweeter than chocolate could ever be."
"That...That sweet talk was horrible...but...thank you..." All three girls produce steam out of their heads when Naruto kissed the top of the kunoichi's head. "Happy Valentine's Day, Ayane."
"Who the heck are you?" Turning to their left, they see FIREBRANDverse Naruto enter. "And who is she?"
"Oh, I'm Naruto Uzumaki. The girl in my arms is my stoic but sweet girlfriend, Ayane." The purple-haired kunoichi turned red from being called his girlfriend.
"U...Uzumaki?"
"Oh, I'm spoiling a bit. While I'd love to stay here and talk with you, Ayane and I should go before we reveal too much. See you guys two to three arcs from now." When Firebrand asked him what he meant by that, Naruto and Ayane immediately left through an interdimensional portal.
"That was an interesting couple," said Naruto (Firebrand).
"That chick with the purple hair was pretty fucking hot. I also like to point out that her breasts are 6 cm bigger than Xenov-"
"Fuck off Infernus..." Turning to Xenovia and Archer, Naruto smiles at them as he tells the two to finish things off. After all, this was their (birth)day.
"Right...To wrap things up, while FIREBRAND is in hiatus, we will offer you some information about what arc is being focused on in Part II. The next arc will focus on parents visiting students at the academy, hopefully, more Akame moments, and a cleaning the pool scene. After that, we'll focus on the treaty between the Angels, Devils, and Fallen Angels. This will all happen after Writer-san finishes a story involving the two who just left," said Xenovia.
"He also plans on writing a Deleted/Extended Extra involving the ending of the last chapter. Details are very important for him," Archer adds. "I also think that Writer-san will include something steamy in the next chapter. Question is...Will he do it? If so...who's going to receive it?" Xenovia and Naruto turn red when Archer said that. "Makes me wonder if there'll eventually be a scene where I kiss my younger self, or maybe..."
"A-Archer...I...I'm not sure if the readers would like that sort of stuff, or be ready for it...It's very...daring, and very controversial..." said Xenovia, avoiding eye contact with the Servant as she turned cherry red. "You're curious, aren't you? How about we try it-"
"Okay, that's all the time we have! Make sure to say "Happy Birthday!" to Xenovia and Archer, and to be patient for when Writer-san notifies you on his return to writing FIREBRAND! Happy Valentine's Day to everyone!" Naruto yells, frantically waving his arms up and down.
