This obviously isn't Part II Chapter 7B. Regarding this, I have been very depressed and stressed about personal things lately. I'll be fine after a few days, but I honestly can't work on FIREBRAND when I am not completely there. Because of this, I am instead writing another preview for the future FIREBRAND/Naruto crossover.

I also want to inform that this won't be the only time the two cross over. The first crossover would be FIREBRAND and Naruto. The second one will be in a multiverse crossover with Rising of the Shield Hero, where Firebrand will have a sort of role to play when 458th Universe Naruto seemingly perished during the crisis, though we all know he won't go down that easy. He will also meet Naruto-Prime, who is canon Naruto. The third and possibly final crossover will involve Narutos of nearly every universe, though the main focus will be six Naruto. One of the Narutos will be one made by NaruHina Chronicles creator mattwilson83, who allowed me to use him as long as he is credited. Naruto-Prime will also be in it, though it will be the Part I version.

Anyways, all you need to know is that I'll be back to writing the next chapter after I get some rest and deal with some things, so please be so ever patient and have a Merry Christmas to all. And don't drink and drive.


Universe-458

Future Foundation Headquarters

Waiting Room

Looking out from the window of one of the headquarters' many waiting rooms, Naruto looks up to see Kushina enter. Getting up, though happy to see her, Naruto's smile fades, knowing she wasn't his universe's mother.

"Hey there..."

"Hey...Kushina..." With a light smile, Kushina told him he could still call her 'Mom', letting him know he was still her son despite being from another universe. "Thanks, it's nice to hear that from you...Ayane...She almost reminds me of Ayano, but with purple hair...Is it alright for me to be attracted to her?"

"Ayane's a pretty nice girl. Naruto, My Naruto, really loves her..."

"...How are you alive, Mom? I read the info on your Naruto, so how are you here?" With a smile, Kushina told him of her Naruto's theory, concluding how a universe-level event involving Moka, who was using the powers of his Six Paths Mode, Issei, and Rias to fight a god-powered vampire named DIO, their clash creating ripples that affected their universe, the ripples bringing her and Minato back to life. "That is very hard to believe, but seeing you talking to me, anything is possible in this universe."

"Your universe's Kushina...She's..." With a sad look on his face, Naruto confirmed the fate of his mother. When asked how she died, Naruto revealed how it happened. "I'm so sorry you had to experience that at such a young age...What was she like?"

"Just like you," said Naruto, smiling after. "She was kind and caring to her children...Very devoted to her husband...Scary when she got angry..." Wiping a single tear off his face, he admits that, after reliving what it was like to have dinner with them again, he wasn't sure if he wanted to return to his universe. In this one, he had his parents, and he no longer had to hide who he was from the world. Kushina only snickered when Naruto told her that, the blond Rook asking her why she was laughing, sounding curious.

"You just remind me of my Naruto. I bet you didn't know he had the same thoughts as you," said Kushina, to Naruto's surprise.

"He did?"

"Oh yeah, definitely," she said. "I observed him using the remaining chakra I had sealed inside of him back then. He had the same thought, only he wanted to leave the Hidden Leaf Village instead of a whole universe and never go back to it. He hated the village due to the way the villagers treated him, unaware of his birth. But as he developed bonds and changed how the villagers saw him, he found himself caring more about the village than he ever knew. One time, he was trapped in a Genjutsu World that responded to his desires. He had everything he wanted there. But..."

"But?"

"With some help, he realized if he stayed in that world, he'd be giving up on the world, the bonds he forged, and everything he fought for. He knew no matter what hardships he endured, and the losses he suffered, he had people waiting for him at home who depended on and cared for him. I don't think you're willing to leave behind all your friends and family back in your universe, and I can never replace your Mom or your universe's Shizune for that matter." Hearing what Kushina had to say, Naruto understood how selfish it was to even think about abandoning his universe.

"I just know, somewhere in your universe, my Naruto is trying to figure out a way to come back," Kushina said, smiling with the blond Rook, who thanked her for convincing him to not abandon his universe for his own selfishness. "It's a mother's job to help her children..." Getting up, Kushina told him she had to go meet up with Hinami at her school, telling Naruto she wanted to see how he was doing before leaving.

"Before you go...Can you promise me something?" Turning around, Kushina asked him what it was. "After I return to my universe, please find your universe's Chelsea and Akame." With a smile, Kushina promised him, telling him Chelsea was her daughter, and she was going to find her and Akame no matter what. "Thank you..."

"I'll see you at home, Naruto." After leaving, Seekvaira enters the room. Recalling the relationship he had with the Seekvaira in his universe during the Rook's interrogation, the Agares King turned red. "Agares..."

"Naruto...Namikaze..." Sitting down with him, the two find themselves in an awkward position. While she wasn't the Seekvaira he knew, everything about her was still the same, the only difference was their peerages, among other things. "You have quite the history, from what you've told us."

"Y-Yeah..." Once again, silence took over. "If I may...What is your relationship with this universe's Naruto?"

"M-My relationship with him?" she asked, sounding surprised before blushing, twirling her right bang with her finger. "We have a professional relationship. I publish, ship, and promote his books at one of my publishing houses in Shibuya, and have a studio make anime adaptions of his work. We've also...fought alongside each other sometimes...He also...used...mouth-to-mouth to resuscitate me..."

"So we have that kind of relationship..."

"Yes, we do...Hate to admit, but I envy your Seekvaira. She is lucky to have you in her Peerage, as her Rook of all pieces." Naruto snickered at this, admitting he was quite a find for her when they first met. "I'll bet...Say...Have you...had sex with her yet?" Naruto's eyes grew wide when Seekvaira asked the question.

"What?"

"You mentioned to Ayane-san how you've had sex with Xenovia, Moka, and Sona, among others, so have you two had sex yet?" Looking away, Naruto told her he hasn't yet. "Why is that?"

"I...have my reasons..." When asked what sort of reasons he had, he chose not to answer. "...If you don't mind...I'd like to try it."

"Tr-Try it?"

"Sex...I want to have sex," she said. "Hear me out...I...like this universe's Naruto, like your Seekvaira liking you. Knowing her, we find it hard to admit it, believe it or not, though you already know that...I don't know if my universe's Naruto feels the same, seeing as how he has Ayane and Moka and so and so...But it's getting to the point where it's hard to bear...Think of it as sex practice for when you decide to take it further with your Seekvaira." Once he heard her out, Naruto thinks about it. She had a point. Not only would he get a good feel of what his Seekvaira's body would be like, but he was also doing this universe's Seekvaira a small favor.

"...Alright, where do you want to-" Once he turned to face her, Seekvaira tackled him to the floor.

"Right here and now..." she said, straddling him as she takes off her top. As she kissed him, Naruto wondered if his Seekvaira would act like the one who was kissing him.