AK: I have big rant to say before my usual thing, to the person who keep leaving reviews on my fics to update this, If you keep this up I will not do update this just to spite you. But I won't do that, but know that if you do this again I will postpone my work on future chapters. I think all authors agree that spamming that message on other stories will give the opposite effect to work on the story!
Sorry about that y'all, now time to update this great fic of mine for this birthday and this will start a small sub-arc on what happen to Naruto between the first chapter and now. Hope you all like it
CHAPTER START~!
A certain smell suddenly woke up all the females who lived in Fairy Tail, Cana who first got out of her room, continued smelling the new odor, gracing the dorms. It was something that made her drool… was that, "Chocolate chip pancakes?" She question as the drinker looked around as soon more of the girls started leaving their rooms and tried to find the source of the delicious sweet smell.
She saw her neighbor to her room, slim young woman of average height with straight, pale lavender hair set in a bowl cut-like style, with her fringe covering the left part of her forehead, and the right side exposed. She has also been seen sporting longer hair in other instances, with two bangs framing her face and her forehead being covered by her fringe. Laki Olietta, the Wood Maker mage of Fairy Tail. "I smell chocolate!"
"Where is it coming from?" Cana asked as the girl she saw just shrugged to show her answer.
But the door across from the other side open to see Mirajane walking towards them interrupted both. A clear smile of sweet-smelling treats making her tummy growl in hunger of freed food, "Ah, chocolate chip pancakes!"
"I want some!" A dark-skinned girl sporting an orange cat hat has just kicked open her room door. She is Chico C Hammitt, the daughter of the man who owns Fairy Hills, living there for a smaller amount of the rent.
Following this loud awakening, the other girls started to leave their rooms one by one, the last one who came from Chico room, sniffs the air as well. "I smell pecan waffles too!" She was a rather young, petite teenage girl of a slender build. She has light shoulder-length hair, dark eyes, and cheek marks. She wears a revealing striped black dress matched with long striped gloves and long striped shoes shaped like an animal's feet. Over her striped gloves, she wears another pair of gloves; light gloves with dark symbols on them. She also sports homemade accessory horns, one on each side of her head. She is Mickey Chickentiger another member of Fairy Tail and a roommate of Chico C Hammitt.
They all agreed when looking at each other to keep quiet, "I think it's coming from the lounge." Mirajane pointed to the main living room where the kitchen was located nearby.
All of the girls and Cana crept their way towards the lounge of the girl's dorms, and when they peeked around the corner, lo and behold, there was Naruto cooking pancakes and waffles. There were even plates of scrambled eggs and crispy bacon, along with toast, muffins, fruit, each having a glass of milk and orange juice.
Who would've thought that the girls would be given royal treatment to breakfast early in the morning!?
The young man smiled before turning off the heat, with his magic as he was using it as it source from the start, "Yosh, all done." He nodded to himself, before going to the kitchen sink to wash his hands. After drying his hands with a clean towel, he called out with a loud voice, "Hey- HOLY MOTHER OF LUCA~!" The young former Rave Master stated with a surprised yell as the girls were already behind him, thankfully at the table and not in the kitchen.
"Sorry kiddo. Couldn't help but wake up to the smell." Cana grinned widely mostly at the amount of food.
"Y-Your all up already?" Naruto stuttered, before trying to recollect himself, this is why he made the food. "I… wanted to apologize for leaving here because of the party."
The girls all looked at each other slight surprised, the bikini wearing women wink at her neighbor, "Don't sweat it cutie~ we just thought we scared you."
This made Naruto release breath of relief at that, "l thank you, so anyway I made breakfast. I did some shopping yester- OH NO~!"
"What was that?" Cana quickly question as she swore the oven behind Naruto moved slightly like it was animated.
"Nothing~!" He said taking a step back to lean on it, "I- Oh- anyone needs syrup?" The blonde reached out a bottle of sweet sticky liquid. "Ehehehe… heh… No!"
The girls nodded as they moved forward and it turned causing Naruto to move away to get away from the large group. The drunken woman pulled down the door and-
"OH NO~!"
"GAHHHH!" Cana sat on her behind as she saw a living melon with eyes and a mouth on it! "The hell is that thing?!"
"OH NO MELON~!"
The woman poke it as it jumped back or it least it tried as it was stuck between the metal shelf inside, "Why does it keep- OH NO~!- saying that?!" She said no longer frightened but just disturbed at the sight of it.
The girls looked at the thing, it was a melon, watermelon to be exact. But it was no ordinary watermelon. "Hey, I know those!" A blue haired girl said pointing at it, before pulling out a book, "Ye~up! Just as I suspected! That's a rare Oh No Melon!"
"A… what melon? Levy, what are you talking about?" The drunken girl asked confused, with a raised brow.
"It's one of the most delectable pieces of fruit in all of Symphonia? The kingdom that was torn apart by criminals and hatred until the King, Lucia Raregroove, return and save it? I heard that that they produce a lot of stuff that many counties, including ours, allow trading to happen with low taxes for shipments. Basically Raregroove has been doing extremely well from what it was once." The blue haired girl stated not seeing Naruto smiling at her for saying that. "But why is it here though?"
"No the better question is why is it speaking and blinking!?" Cana jabbed her thumb at the thing as it did blink before saying 'Oh no' but more calm than before. She then looked to the boy, "Did you have something to do with this, Naruto?"
"...Yeah, I was going to make a fruit bowl with it." He said as the fruit started to sweat as it heard that, as it shivered in its spot. "But I thought about drilling a hole to collect the juice instead, or maybe freezing then smashing a hammer on it for make-shift ice for drinks."
"OH NO~!" It said struggling until it popped out of the oven and bounced to the table, thankfully not messing up the food, "OH NO, OH NO!" It repeated before flinging itself towards an open window. "Oh… No…" It said turning back it realized one thing… the floor they were in was on the second floor. "OH NOOOOOOOOOOOO~!"
SPLAT~!
"Aw man!" Naruto rushed to see the horrifying remains of the fruit on the patio, "Why do they tend to be suicidal when I get them?" He questioned softly as the swordsman never understood why they kill themselves when he wasn't looking. "100 jewels down the drain…again."
"I mean…you technically were going to kill it to eat." The blue haired girl pointed out.
"It deserved to die Levy." Cana said still grossed out on talking fruits.
"Amen to that." Naruto agreed before sighing, "Sigh...quick question are there any jobs near Symphonia?"
"I don't see why there shouldn't be any. Why?" Cana asked.
"Because I need to get more Oh No Melons, fresh as they tend to dry out when taken out of the desert." He then raises a finger, "Yes I know the oddity in that reason, but it's talking fruit." None of the girls questioned him as the answer pretty much was convincing.
"You've gotta be kidding me…" Cana deadpanned with a sweatdrop. "Why?"
Naruto turn back to look at them…
THUMP~THUMP~!
Nearly all the women blushed as the way the morning light glistened on his body; he actually looked more like a prince than his androgynous looks usually does. "Because… I wanted to eat one with you all…" He scratched his cheek in slight embarrassment.
ZOOP~!
Cana grabbed his hands, totally missing his somewhat comical horrified look, "Then let's go!" She said far too engrossed in her sudden flair of hormones taking over her mind.
"E-Eh?"
"EHHHHH?!" The other girls looked shocked at their guildmate.
Levy then came up from behind her, "Cana~ The Kingdom of Raregroove are in desert locations, and the Queen limits drinking for adults by age! That means they have to drink responsible to the point it's even enforced. You'll never make it! You can't go a day without downing a barrel!"
"So?"
"What do you mean so?!" The blue haired girl said in astonished, she remembers Cana nearly binge drinking enough to kill herself when being stuck in the desert last month!
"So, I'm going either way! And I'll be damned if I fail this as a member of Fairy Tail!"
"...You so want to get into his pants." A green haired older woman said before taking a plate and getting breakfast started, "I got to work with Zack later so I'll be eating first."
"Ahhh! No fair Bisca! I got dibs on those pancakes first!" Cana protested as she darted for her plate and shoved her aside unceremoniously, "First dibs!"
Naruto just watches as the women ate his food with great pleasure, before pulling out a pocket watch. "Well another reason is…" he whispered to himself as the others didn't hear him. "Was that Luca loved eating one every end of the month." Naruto fondly said before looking like the piece of fruit was still moving. Sweat Dropping as he had forgotten, they can only stop moving when being cooked… so it was still in pain. "Eheheh, I feel bad now…"
"Oh… no…"
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BACK IN KONOHA
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"Excuse me…" A cloaked being went to the small wooden outpost near the large west gate of the wall, "May I enter this place?" The voice was light and airy, as a young teen would have.
There was no answer at first, but then a voice from the other side replied, "You may…"
"Dude, stop trying to sound like Itachi!" A Chūnin said as his partner blushed at the sudden loss of his coolness.
"Shut up, Izumo!"
The cloaked figure took out a page before nodding, "Ok… just two things and I'll leave here."
"Well, what is it?" Izumo asked, taking the paper to look at it. "Uhh… ink and papers?"
"The kind Shinobi uses if possible." The person asked as the two gave the cloaked figure a stern look.
"Sorry those are for only for our forces only. Any item that is bought without permission is forbidden." The other Chūnin said as the person took a deep breath.
"Damn, well is everything in order?" The figure said as the two Chūnin looks at the paper...before falling over as snoring came. "Heh...have a good nap." Soon the person pats their heads kindly, as they enter the village. "Gotta find those spots."
The hooded person smiles before she was suddenly turn around to see an incoming fist! And hit the floor quickly losing consciousness...
All in all… the plan was working...
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FAIRY TAIL GUILDHALL
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"Ah, Oh No Melon gathering!" Naruto smiled as he got what he wanted before sighing, "But it's at the Kingdom of Raregroove." He said with a groan, "I really don't want to visit there now… she's going to kill me." He then looked to his small pouch of candy and picked one out. "What's today going to be like?" He said, before popping into his mouth and chewed on it. "Sour… just my luck…" He took out a sour piece of gum and stick to the paper.
"Hold on Naruto." Makarov said from the bar as he uses two of his fingers to make Naruto come over to where he was, as soon as the blonde did so he resumes speaking. "You're going to take some of the members with you."
"May I ask why?" Naruto asked in return as he seems to do a perfect job last time… granted he escaped before the woman can make him and her do the naughty night time tango. But the only thing that was ruined was his outfit; thank the Rave Stones that he had spares.
"You're not quite ready to go on missions on your own. You'd need to be an S-Rank Mage if you are to survive by yourself." Makarov explained. "Please understand. The last thing we need is something happening to you and not returning for such a long time."
Naruto gave him a stare as he placed a hand on his hips… not realizing some girls were checking his ass out when he did so. Makarov finally sighed, "Okay, okay… I want you to teach them not to create chaos. You are the only one, ONLY ONE, to not destroy anything! I already have enough complaints with the Magic Council as it is. So take Elfman and Cana with you."
"..."
"I'll pay double…" He cried out weakly, only for Naruto to raise his eyebrow to say 'And~?', "And… free food here for the next week?"
"Make it two and add desserts then its a deal."
"Deal! You have it!" Makarov said, before sighing, 'At least he's better behaved than Natsu…' He thought. "Elfman! Cana! Get over here!"
"Yes?" The dark skinned man said leaping over to the two were at, as did Cana dragging a barrel of her favorite wine. "What's up Master?" Elfman said as he saw the man gesture Naruto.
"You will accompany Naruto to Raregroove Deserts." He said showing the job's paper, "A standard water-" "Oh No Melon" "That." Makarov rolled his eyes at Naruto's nitpicking nature, "Gathering, but I fear that one person shouldn't go by themselves for the desert and another for those melons are tricky to catch, so don't try anything drastic."
"Yes!" Elfman roared as he gave a manly smile to the smaller elderly man, "I shall help my fellow and weaker guildmate!"
"Just for the record, I can bench press 200- WHOA~!" Naruto shouted as Elfman grab him and Cana to rush out of the guildhall… all the while making Naruto cry waterfall tears on his body being easily pushed around… that was not fair man~
Soon enough Naruto was talking to the male ticket buyers as he bowed, "Thank you very much." He brightly said to head to his two teammates with their tickets, "We gotta head to the edge of the nearest port before taking a short trip by boat to reach the corner of the desert." Naruto explained the situation as Cana whined loudly at the length of the trip. But Naruto tilts his head to give a charming smile, "B~ut guess who got the first class?" He said showing them their tickets were high class.
"Oh Naruto, you shouldn't have~!" Cana smiled.
"It's just a few thousand jewels." Naruto said simply as if Cana's flirtation wasn't even on his radar. "Then again I feel responsible for you two coming, so I wanted to at least lessen my guilt." He truthfully stated as the two looks surprised at his words, "Oops, did I say too much again? Bad habit…" The rave master admits as the two smiled and pat his back to push him in the train cart.
"Be a man and enjoy your company!" Elfman loudly boasted as they enter a rather luxurious looking room as if it was a hotel than a part of a train. "Dang, this place makes any place look manly."
"It's just a room nonetheless." Naruto waved off before heading to an honor bar, and pull some drinks, mostly sodas and few beers for Cana. "Besides we're not staying here long."
"Oh c'mon, I wanna drink all the good stuff here!" Cana whined.
"Are you paying for the overpriced stuff? No, but you get what you get." Naruto warned the drinker as she paled… and was slightly aroused by his commanding tone if she had to be honest. "I hate spending on things I can get for cheaper."
"Not even one~?" She begged with a quivering lower lip along with making her large and glistening with tears.
"No." Naruto deadpanned while passing her a cheap beer nonetheless, "While we are discussing prices, we have to get at least twenty of the Melons, anything else is bonuses or for us to keep kay?"
"How much Jewels are they per Melon?" Elfman raised an eyebrow, as Cana starting to drink the contents of the can beer she was handed.
"I spent 100 just on one, but this is fresh as possible. The way to harvest them..." Naruto answered. "So twenty of them would be worth 200,000 Jewels...Each."
Hearing this, the woman's eyes shot open as she spat out a strong stream of dark-colored liquid at Naruto! "PFFFFFT~! SERIOUSLY!?" She asked wiping a small trail of the alcoholic beverage that spill from her mouth.
Elfman glared at Naruto who brought up the sword that somehow reflected the drink at him. "Are they?"
"Yeah, I'm not joking. They're that good." Naruto answered, "You see the melons have a rare condition like cacti can absorb water for-" As he continues this Cana and Elfman talk to each other.
"My god 200,000 Jewels can get me a hundred barrels of all the purple gold I can get!" Cana exclaimed.
"Hmm, but are they dangerous?" Elfman said as Naruto paled and looked away with some shame.
"Not… dangerous just...you'll know when we see them." Naruto sighed as the train started to move and thus their job.
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KONOHA, ICHIRAKU RAMEN
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"Is that how your family greet outsiders?" The cloaked person rubbed their cheek from the stinging sensation.
"Look, I said I was sorry." Kushina sighed, before slurping her noodles. "I thought you were someone I knew… you smell like him." She whispered before drinking some broth to hide her comical shifty eyes.
"Well anyway, I was looking for a place to learn about this place." The person said as they smell the next bowl of ramen that arrived and nodded seemingly please by it, "Smells nice."
"Teuchi is the best ramen chef around. You'd find no other person like him." Kushina answered. "But as for you… accommodations, I suppose I can pull a few strings." She said bowing her head to apologize for her mistake.
"Not really staying here, just a day, I tend to die if left in one spot ehehe." The person chuckled stretching the back of their neck.
"I'm sorry?" Kushina looked at the cloaked person incredulously.
"I was kidding, I just don't like staying somewhere. I need to find me… sorry, never mind that. But this is very important. Someone is waiting for me. Someone I love…" The person looked at their noodles with a warm smile as the broth reflected the face of the cloaked figure.
"I… see…" Kushina nodded. "Well… I do hope you find them. Can I help in any way?"
"Well, first off, I was hoping to know the nearest port within walking distance? And maybe have a friend to take me?" The person said taking off the hood to finally show the features to the wife of the first female Hokage.
Kushina's eyes widened. The person under the cloak was female… and beautiful. Who was she?
The woman must be younger than her as they were no sags in any corner of her face and shoulders that were deliciously bare. Those light yet shiny amethyst colored eyes that held strong yet kind power behind them, Creamy unblemished skin that would make even the most perfect marble pale in comparison to its shine and perfection, and her hair short yet enough to drape the back of her nape. "My name is Raregroove." She said with a wide smile to lift her hand...and an unknowing force made Kushina gently held to kiss the limb no matter who saw her doing that. She and her wife have an open marriage with other women ever since their son was missing… but this woman made each one pale in comparison for some reason.
This took Kushina aback as she blushed. "It's… I, um…" She managed to say. No words were coming out of her mouth. This girl was the personification of beauty!
"Come now…" She leaned forward with a smile that made the red-haired woman heart skip a beat, "Will you come away with me?"
LINE BREAK
"Thanks, José~!" Naruto waved to a dark-skinned man as his boat left, "Tell Maria I love her cookies as always."
"Si señor, es-" The man started until the couldn't hear him anymore.
"Did anyone understood what he said?" Naruto weakly asked as he was the only one speaking to the man in some unknown language as the other two members shrug.
"Who cares? We're here to find those Oh No Melons, right?" Elfman said, punching his fist. "So let's find them!"
"Nope, it's near the kingdom, the closest oasis there is still a few miles off." Naruto passed them...water? It wasn't weird but the fact was that they held up the water like cloaks! "Aqua Cloaks, they make the users feel no water and no lost of dehydration."
"You just keep these in your pants?" Cana said as Elfman already done it as the water seem to vanish when it was fitted right.
"No I…" He looked at a nearby box that had an odd symbol on it. "Uhh, just a loan from the boatman."
"I call BS…" Elfman deadpanned.
"Call it what it is!" He said before moving ahead, "Let's go."
The three did move on, Cana for one was surprised that the heat was nonexistent to them as they just walked as if nothing was burning them. "So is this kingdom still bad?" She asked as they moved up on a dune.
"No, Ed- ahem the Queen is a kind ruler. When her daughter passed away she lost some of her public strolls to stay in her castle." Naruto explained as he slid down the sand with glee, "Whooo, That is not fun." He chuckled at the childish action.
"You seem to know her." Elfman said before also doing that and agreed...it was pretty fun!
"Not…on a personal level. In fact most of the land until you get near the islands between Fiore and here, and the other side of the desert where the kingdom of Symphonia is, she almost the most well-loved ruler."
Naruto trailed off, robotically as possible. "Oh shit…" Naruto looked away as they saw people coming…before diving into the dune-
CRASH~!
"Seriously!? There's a window in one of the sand dunes?!" Naruto screamed/muffled into his hiding place as the Fairy Tail members' eye twitched at his luck with a deadpan.
"I'm getting worried now." Cana muttered.
The two watch as a large armored knight lizard, a giant one stride towards them, "Ave, honor to meet you in the sands of Grove." The man greeted the two mages, "Might you two be from Fiore?"
"What's it to you?" Elfman asked, cracking his knuckles.
"You should be aware...today is the festival!" He raised his blade dramatically, "AND WE WELCOME YOU ALL~! SO PWEASE JOIN US~!" he winked cutely…
…
…
…
"BLAGH!" Elfman turns back and releases his stomach contacts from the horror show of a masculine man doing a cutesy pose. While Cana just stares into nothing from the soulless eyes she had, "...That was disturbing, so no."
"Fair enough~," He said trying not sound hurt as his other comrades had stifled chuckles, the knight gave a kind smile before waving his arm to gesture the sandy area. "Well, be careful, we have lots of squads looking for this young man for some time now." He showed them 'Missing' poster of a young man that made Cana jaw drop… "Handsome man ain't he? The Queen's missing son, be sure to find him when you can."
The knights were gone as Naruto crawled out of the sand covered in glass shards. "Ugh… this is gonna take a while…" He said, gingerly, pulling out a glass shard one by one. "Ow… ow… ow…"
"Why-" Elfman asked not at all pleased that Naruto might be a criminal, if he explains the reason it would be fine that the crime was small knowing most of the guild had bigger crimes like Cana billing a magic council member with her drinking tabs. And Natsu constantly destroys more things than actual natural disasters.
"I stole a sweet roll, those guys are relentless…even though its been years" Naruto gasped out as he popped the remaining shards of glass at once. Dusting himself off he gave a weak smile, "Seriously...one sweetroll."
Elfman however look at the knights retreating into the horizon, "They said the knights have been patrolling for a while right?" He then turned his head to Naruto, "Mind letting us know why?"
The blonde sighed as he pointed to the location they will still head, "I shall explained," With that, they walked to a smaller pace than before as Naruto aqua cloak turn more solid to cover his face, "Around this area, the knights take any and all crime doings to the castle. The Queen makes the punishments."
"All?" Cana stated as the duty seem… "Redundant?"
"Not untrue," Naruto chuckled as they saw the gates of the castle, "We go past here and we should reach our area. So where was I- Ah, right it was like that and punishment went down."
Elfman nodded solemnly at that, "A man must make a tough choice."
"HA!"
The two looked at Naruto who laughed at that, "Let's come to this festival, you'll see for yourself." he said as the Rave Master pull out his sword. "Wait…" He said as the two other members of his guild watch him trace a line. "...Damn already this time of year?"
"What's wrong?" Elfman walked up to the line, "A trap?"
"No…the problem is...well whatever," He said standing up giving them a thumbs up, "No worries, over this sand dune is our objective." Naruto said as he pointed towards the large obstacle in their way.
There they saw the largest amounts of blue colored rocks on top held the melons they seek, some smiling and others sleeping giving the 'Z's' in their eyes. Naruto smiled as he was going to get a great payday.
Cana smiled as she was going to have good payday to have fun with the cutie she was hoping to spend time with.
Elfman frowned as he hoped to have a challenge this time around...
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"Thanks so much for coming along, you were a funny person to hang out Lady Kushina." The woman that Kushina was tagging along with for days, kindly said to her. They were on the quickest ship towards the woman's destination, at first Kushina wanted to get into her pants… but not she really like her as a close friend and still hope to get into her pants~
"It's… nothing, really."
"But I had tons of fun, so it made my day!" She smiled brightly. "Well, days technically." The silver haired woman pointed out as they have been together for a while, "Don't… you work as a shinobi or have a family?" She said realizing the fact that her friend wasn't an airhead and knew what responsibilities are.
"Both in fact." Kushina answered. "It's… difficult to maintain that kind of balance between those two."
"Hmm…" The woman nodded with slight forlorn in her eyes.
"I know, but sometimes you wish you can still have that difficult than none."
"I suppose." The silver-haired woman said. Kushina looked at her friend wondering if prying into her personal life was really appropriate for her, since they only met for a few days. But she watched as the silver haired woman grabs onto the railing then places her elbows to grab her chin.
"Sigh, my son is missing." The woman said looking at the ocean that they been staring for hours. "I think he hates himself…" She started to continue her pupils looking downward for a quick moment, no longer registering Kushina. "All because I was too… stubborn to visit my daughter who left without as much as a goodbye." The woman softly whispered as Kushina couldn't help but place a hand on her new friends own.
"I'm sorry to hear that." Kushina said. "I'm sure if anything, he still loves you and your family."
"I… don't doubt that. But I worry for him… he's my son in all but blood." The woman said before looking at the red haired woman. "What about you? Got a small family like me, or you're husband can't keep in it in his pants?"
Kushina blushed before huffing, "I am not straight! I am happily married to a wonderful girlish woman that is my wife!" She said...ignoring how oddly hollow that sounded to her.
"Pfft! Seriously?! I thought you be beating your man with stick-? Wait a minute… if you're married… and your wife is a girl… duh on that part. Then why do you have children?" The woman placed her hands on her hips, before paling as Kushina got a dark smile on her face… before whispering something to the silver haired woman.
In three seconds the woman's face became slightly red…
In the next five seconds, she lost her composure and looked startled as she quivered at Kushina detailed explanation.
And the last five seconds (which felt five hours) made the woman totally red as Kushina friend's oldest daughter when she meets with her son. It was kinda cute to see a proud and honest woman become so baffled in a moment from her telling her little jutsu that she and Minako made to have fun.
"Y-You… actually-"
"Mhmm~"
The silver haired-woman felt numb, and was about to faint right then and there. "I bet the entire village had a massive blood bath…"
"Well, the males in the shinobi and civilian councils did…" Kushina gave a smug smile about that little victory; even Danzo couldn't help but cover his nose. "But yeah, we were going at it! We find every excuse to do it. Angry sex, makeup sex, afternoon sex, sleeping sex, you name it! And we got so many daughters because of it, three sets of twins!"
"THREE SETS!?" the silver haired woman gawked.
"Yup, barely a month after we got married we got our first set of twins. Kaede and Ruka, then we made sure not to keep it in when she creampies-" "KUSHINA~!" "Right sorry!" The red haired woman raised her hands when the other woman pulled out an ax to keep her silent, "We got our other two girls, Suri and Tsuki… next is-" She stopped short as the fact that her missing son still brought back some bitter memories. "The next girls are my youngest Miyuki and Shiki, they just started on becoming Chūnin." she said as she explained the system of ranking to her friend.
"Wow, big family and no males." The woman giggled at the thought of an all female family. "My husband would have run from the hills, he could barely handle me and Luca by himself."
"Oh you're married…" Kushina said as she went cold, crap she was going to seduce a married woman.
"Actually no, I am a widow. My husband passed away before my daughter, so I am alone." She said not once sounding weak or saddened by her words. "I know the two would slap my cheeks and told me to buck up."
"I see. They must love you a great deal."
"They did." The silver-haired woman smiled softly. "Although not as much as your wife, how are you not in a wheelchair popping out all those little tikes?" The woman teased Kushina who blushed as she playfully punched her new friend.
"Oh stop. It's going to be your turn~!."
"Ahahaha… wait what?"
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"Ok so… that's going to be more money than I need." Naruto said as he looked behind himself to see dozens of the melons following him and his friends.
"How the hell did you get them to follow you?" Cana said, astonished by the number.
"Owww…"
The two smiled weakly as some of the melons weren't bouncing like the rest, rolled gently to keep Elfman's slump body from not moving so much. "I didn't think I would lose to fruit…"
"This is why I told people not to mess with these things, they gang up on you if they see hostile forces." Naruto chided lighting at the man who started to attack the melons only to be pelleted down by them leading his defeat. The three saw the gates of the Raregroove Naruto took a breath as they reached the closest guardsman.
"Halt!" He said turning to the Fiore group, showing them he was blindfolded earning a sigh of relief from Naruto. "Identify yourselves."
"Oh, we're from Fairy Tail its a guild in-"
"Fiore, yes we once had others came here from your country." The guardsman said, despite interrupting Cana he still had a tone of respect.
The card user nodded as she took out a piece of paper, "Umm, not sure if you can read this but-"
"It's fine, I can use magic to feel the words." The man said as Cana passed him the paper, and nodded, watching his finger glow as he touch the paper. "Ahh, the Oh No Melons...how many do you have?"
"About 50." Elfman said getting up from his spot as the guardsman shuffled his feet in slight worry.
"Hmm, we only got enough payment for forty melons, oh hold on." He said taking out three cards, "Most of the guards were given this as a fun past time, but sadly I can't really enjoy them. Given this…" He pointed to his blindfold, "These allow you to go the festival we're having free of charge and even get you to see the big dance this year."
"Dance?" Cana said as the man nodded.
"Yeah, a lucky girl gets to dance this religious mumbo-jumbo stuff. But the tourists eat the stuff up, this years cutie is going to blow some minds I heard."
Cana smiled as she took the cards, "So can you get the money ready for us when the festival is up?"
"Can do ma'am." He saluted as the woman moved ahead as did Elfman, but the last one looked down before following them. He didn't really plan on coming this early…
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"Whoa~!" Cana eyes sparkled as she saw the city bustling with life and people, stalls of food and games we're playing all around them.
"Free drinks~! Free drinks~! Courtesy of our Queen!"
The woman couldn't react fast enough to grab a mug that the person was holding, before smelling its contents with a satisfied moan of pleasure, "Wine~!" she muttered before sipp- "Hey!" she looked into the mug to see it was all gone.
"Haha look at the newbie." A man on the streets with a red flush said, "Hey you gotta keep yourself calm, otherwise you can't remember you drank it~"
Cana smiled as she had remnants of the booze she had and it was good, and that was the aftertaste. Before she was about to get another one, she saw Naruto getting one and passing it to her, "Here."
The woman blushed as his sincere looking eyes meeting hers, "Thanks…" She muttered oddly meek to met his gaze. But soon lost that thought as the sweet yet savory drink was flowing down her throat. "Damn this is so good…"
A cute boy, a great drink, and lively atmosphere...what more can she want?
"WE GOT A PROBLEM!" The two watched as they say a knight screaming in the middle of the street, "The dancer was injured so we are unable to do that dance this year. We are so sorry everyone…" The person announced before loud cries of disappointment came, as well as Naruto who also sighed in a sad manner.
"Man I was kinda hoping to see one more dance, I always loved watching the dancer doing the mater magic effect work." Naruto said as Cana nodded...before remembering something; Naruto did have a rather odd way of moving when getting those melons.
Then an evil yet smart idea came into her head, "Naruto...what dress size are you?"
The male eyes widen in horror before he could stop his brain from speaking, "Size-"
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"No way!" Kushina said as they finally docked in the nearest land possible, "You mean that you live here?!" She pointed at the sandy area all around them. "That's so dumb!"
"Hey I don't literally live in the sand. I got a place nearby." She said pointing behind her back on where her life was usually at. "Anyway, I hope we can meet up again Miss… huh, wow for a week I did not ask for you last name. Wow," She said with a slight blush on her face, "Or give you my name."
"Hehe… it's quite alright." Kushina assured. "I suppose when you're hanging out for so long, you forget about everything else."
"Well anyway, tell your full name and I will tell you mine." she said scratching the back of her head, "It's kinda how things work here in the Western side of the world."
"Well Its Kushina Uzumaki." She said making sure to use her first name-
"Uzumaki…?" The woman said taking a step back from the red haired woman.
"What is it? Did I say something wrong?"
"You said… your name is… Kushina… Uzumaki?" Her eyes back like steel almost ready to pierce Kushina's head if need it to be. She turns around and spoke, "...Never come near me again." She orders before moving to the desert.
"W-Wait, what?"
Kushina jumped back at the last second pulling a kunai when she saw a red flash, to see a large area of the sand turn to glass, "Hey, I thought we were friends!" She said getting angry that the girl she wanted to sleep, then befriended due to their little trip, with became so aggressive… until she saw tears in her eyes.
"You hurt my son… I won't let you ever near him again. I swear on the name Raregroove!" She said before running towards the sandy wasteland as Kushina only could reach her, until she was out of sight.
"What… just happened?" Kushina said wondering… she stopped before her head unconsciously tilted toward where the woman was heading. Until a shadow appeared next to her, as her head felt clearer. "Ahh… my mind is muddy. I really hope… she can explain to me what has happened." She said before looking at the shipowner, "Hey that desert, it has a town or village right?" She asked knowing that the woman was heading to a place of civilization.
The man nodded, "Yes the Kingdom of Raregroove, its not too far if you lightly dressed and prepared. I reckon that woman knows her way around as she has been asking me for rides since her son was missing." The sailor stated as Kushina nodded, before quickly taking out some paper in case she had to summon her allies to tell Minako of emergencies. "Can you find a way to mail this to her? I want to apologize for what I did wrong."
"Of course." The shipowner said, taking the paper. "Is there anything else you want me to do while you're here?"
"No… I guess just take me back home." she kindly requested as the man began to adjust everything for the trip. "Ah…" Kushina once again turn back in the direction where the woman was heading… but it felt like something else was there. Someone she needs to be with…. Kushina lately notice, for some unknown reason, stop whatever she is doing at that time and looks at one specific direction for several minutes with a glazed over look in her eyes before snapping out of it.
Minako had questioned her about it but Kushina would always answer that she herself doesn't know why she does it.
What is unknown to the family is that Kushina's own natural instincts to mate are acting up. This only ever happens to a fully blooded Uzumaki. This instinct urges a male or a female to seek out an Uzumaki partner to reproduce with. Kushina's cheating is partly influenced by that, as she only prefers having sex with Uzumaki blood relatives.
At first, this instinct within Kushina was dormant since her original home village, Uzushiogakure was destroyed and every Uzumaki male within it was killed.
When Kushina married Minako and later gave birth to Naruto, her Uzumaki mating instinct began to slowly awaken since a male with some Uzumaki blood in him was present, but now that he is gone, the instinct has fully awakened and is demanding Kushina to find him.
What Kushina will most likely never realize is that the reason she sometimes looks at one specific direction for several minutes, is because her instinct is telling her that she can find Naruto in that direction.
"Naruto… are you there…?" She said longingly… until the shadow returned as an eye was now visible, glaring into Kushina's backside as the woman's face of longing turn into a bitter one instead. "I will drag you back, the next time I see you…" she growled turn back to barely miss the shadow as it single seem to be pleased with the result.
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Cana and Elfman mouths dropped from watching Naruto walked towards them, inside the stage where the curtains hide in the back. "Okay, if I had you now… then you before you wore that. We would have to take a week in a hotel before we get back home." She suggested as Elfman didn't register it, "Cause you are really clicking all my buttons in the best way possible."
"I didn't need to hear that…" Naruto blushed his right hand clutching his left arm from the embarrassment from his Guildmate words. "It's humiliating enough as it is."
"Hey, you are saving this festival." A woman said entering the three's conversation by using a pair of crutches to walk, as her left leg was covered in bandages. "And surprise that you're girlfriend is my size and even cuter than I." She nodded to Cana who gave her a thumbs up while Naruto had a comical weight that said 'Girlfriend' hitting his head.
"Thanks she is too shy to see it sometimes." The drinker giggled fairly while Elfman pats his fellow man's back… it wasn't the manliest thing to wear a dress, but it was manly to put his pride aside to keep this festival going.
"It's okay, buddy, you're on the path to manhood! It builds character!"
"Thanks for the vote of confidence…" Naruto sighed heavily. His dignity be damned… but as soon as he...oh fuck. "I am going to crossdress in front of the whole kingdom...again." He added that tidbit to a low whispered thankfully either of his friends heard that.
"Why are you caring about that? I mean you're not going to come back here." Cana said as she started to comb his hair for the hairstyle that was needed for the dance. "Look everything is going to be okay, alright?" She said moving her head next to his to let him see her smile. Which comforted him...until three seconds later that he realized that Cana was near him and he started to shake in fear from his fear of women.
"I-I'm sorry, please… don't touch me." Naruto said, moving away from her.
"O-Okay uhh, just let me use the comb to lengthen your hair...spiky or-"
"Straight." Naruto said, as he needed to distance himself as much as possible. As Cana soon use a little amount of magic to allow Naruto's hair to come out the way he wanted it too. She tapped his shoulder as soon cheers were chanting 'Dance! Dance! Dance!" outside of the curtain. "Okay so…" He turned to the injured dancer with a blush on his face, "Was it Light or Dark this year?"
"Light…"
Naruto nodded before placing two fingers on his throat, "Ahh… ahh… ahhh… AHHH~" With each small sound he made, it became more feminine and realistic before nodding. "Take your seats." He ordered as his voice was the perfect mixture of royalty and mysterious that only captivates their hearts. He didn't care to hear they're responses as he sighed when he saw the curtains parted and risen to the ceiling.
'Alright, you got this. Let's just get this over with and go home…' Naruto thought to himself. Soon he heard the band starting the music and soon let everything go...
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"Hey captain, you wouldn't believe what they were serving~!" An armored knight talk to one of the people that meet with the odd trio from Fiore, holding a plate of tacos. Before the lights, that came from the walls for spotting suspects to hit the stage. "Ooh the dance is happening…"
They all saw a young girl… The captain eyes tense before looking at the man, "Let the squads surrounded the back of the stage...and get me one of those!" He said greedily take the food from his fellow ally.
The captain watched the boy with long straight blonde hair that flared out behind her with some pulled to the sides and tied off at the ends. The shorter layers dipped between his eyes and to the sides of his face. A band settles atop of the boy's head with a white veil extending down to his shoulder blades. Pale white fingerless gloves stretched up to the feathered edges at the teen's shoulders; covering them since his dress does not. The long dress sported azure flower designs on the hips as well as the blue criss-crossing about the bodice. The color also does well to frame the cut out on the right side of his waist. Also, a single baby blue ribbon is cinched about his waist with the tails fluttering down to her knees. Only one leg donned white stocking while the other has golden accessories clasped about her thigh and ankle.
"...Damn Luca got nothing on him." The captain chuckled at that sight he beholds...before deadpanning as many males and females were blushing at the sight. "If only they knew…"
In the white lighttt~
Naruto started to sing angelically as the whole audience went silent to hear that perfect voice, his right arm raising up towards the sky.
A hand reaches through…
His left now opposite to where it stood but in a swift instant that small trails of black and white motes of magic started to float like oil in water. Fluid yet never fading away.
A double edge blade cuts your heart in two.
Soon he began to slowly move his arm around creating more of the duel colored energies, soon spinning in place as singing continued without a single mistake.
Waking dreams fade away, embrace the brand new day~!
He took a step forward spinning once more, as he knew it was time for the big moment. Shifting the energies to move in front of him before walking towards it to covered him in mesmerizing sparkles. He smiled as the whole kingdom and his team was in awe of his dancing.
SING WITH ME~
His voice boomed out as energy started to take form, of another woman but the shape was very familiar to many from the dress to the hairstyle. Naruto leaned forward as did the shape, to gently grasp each other's hand, and both sang out the next line.
A SONG~ OF BIRTHRIGHTS AND LOVE, THE LIGHT SHATTERS TO~ THE SKIES ABOVE~
The two spun and soon started to float into the air, as the duo began to shift around each other gently mimicking each other's moments while gazing lovingly at each other.
DA~WN BREAKS THROUGH~ THE GLOOM~ WHITE AS A BONE~
As the two separate from each other's holds, the whole sky was flooded with blue flames as Naruto floated down as the other shape was ascending to the heavens.
LOST IN THOUGHTS, ALL ALONE~
Soon when his feet touch the ground he fell to his knees, eyes glistening from the song and the subtle pain of what he did. As the song pans out…
"...Holy hell that was perfect!" Cana's shouted at the whole experience and soon was followed with dozens of agreeing on voices. "Encore, encore, encore~!" She chanted before everyone else also join in but…
"Dark, DARK, DARK~!"
Naruto blushed, as he didn't want to perform that well before nodding, looking at the band and making a circle with his finger. He had to do it or else the mood will be a ruin, soon he heard the band's tiny sets of drums being played expertly before smilingly...but in a very dark sense.
Cana heart nearly leaped from her heart from watching Naruto's gentle act becoming… sensually given his smile that made her resist the urge to lick her lips, watching his shoulders roll with each beat. As he raised his hands, this time to frame his face and his voice moaned out the words.
Embra~ce the da~rk you call~ a home~,
He tore apart his hands quickly as he started the song, before moving them around his body erotically before he stomped to each beat perfectly.
Gaze upon an empty, white throne
With the last stomp, he used the energy of it to wiggle his legs to his whole body in the shake to captivate the audience, before winking at them. Then moved his hands to cross them to capture his face, as the energies (this time in grey), we're moving erratically from his fingertips. Then ripping them away once more to watch as the energies make another form. A strong and masculine teen holding a dark like a blade.
A legacy of lies,
He sang as the being was now attacking the energies that were about to attack Naruto, almost scaring the audience to scream before the grey energy being slashed down. He raised his hands as he cocking his hips in perfect timing with the beat once more. To end it he brought them down together clockwise to make more enemies for the man to fight.
A familiar disguise~
He raised his hands as he cocking his hips in perfect timing with the beat once more. To end it he brought them down together clockwise to make more enemies for the man to fight. Naruto gave a dark grin as his voice shook the whole world for his next line.
Si~ng with me~ a song~ of conquest and fate
As the being was being swarmed with hundreds of enemies to battle, Naruto continue to dance his alluring ritual. Twisting and turning with every moment he got, rolling his hands to just create even more enemies to be destroyed,
The black pill~ar cracks beneath its wei~ght
A small bow to the audience before he shot his body upwards to show two symbols of what nearly took his life and happiness. A leaf and an odd symbol that had almost look like 'Z's', before the blade of the energy being slice them away.
Ni~ght breaks through~ the day~, hard as a stone~
As the being fought the last of the enemies, the sky was once more aflame with grey fire this time. As it took seat with his sword on its shoulder, slumping before vanishing. While Naruto danced happily moving his hands to his hips and turn once more.
Lost in thoughts all alone~
As the music died down he placed a single hand on his chest where the necklace the dancer gave him, glow brilliantly. He threw his hands up as he fell to his knees once again...with a strangely satisfied smile.
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"We gotta leave right the fuck now!" Naruto said ripping the dress off the second the curtains hide him and scream of the people demanded more. "I am not doing the last song, it's impossible to hide this body any longer!"
"Sure~" Cana muttered dumbly as she had little hearts coming from her head, "Yeah…"
"I think she's broken…" Elfman said before smiling proudly at his friend, "Well you stuck through it and gave them an encore. Like a man~!"
"Yeah, whatever, let's just get the hell out of here!" Naruto said until he heard the stage door opening to show dozens of Raregroove knights flooding their escape. The group, all stopped as the knights surrounded them, "Well, well, well… thought you can escape from us, eh Naruto?" The captain said before turning red when seeing the nearly nude Naruto and turning around, "MEN~! LET HIM DRESS FIRST~!"
"AYE AYE~!"
Thankfully he was already donning his clothes as he cleared his throat, knowing it was game over for him. "Damn, was sure to leave before I got caught." Naruto said as he watched as the man walks up to him, when reaching within arm's length they stared into the eyes of each other.
"Sniff…"
"Oh no…" Naruto balked in horror. "Dammit…" Taking a step back, "O-Ok, Alois...calm down…" He pointed to the captain, a knight wearing bright white armored from head to toe.
"Hey, mind moving out of the way?" Cana said, getting in front of Naruto, before the others all got near Naruto as well. She wasn't going to let them stop her plan on getting him a lot better with drinks if they-
"SNIFF (Times 20)"
The two Fiore natives looked confused as the rest all did the same noise, noticing some were about to cry-
"WAHHHHHH~!"
Elfman and Cana stood there as twenty-one tough looking men all cried and latch onto Naruto as if he was their missing family member, "Why did you leave us?/Did we hurt you?/We're sorry!" was all they heard as they drag Naruto to the ground almost eating him alive, the only part of Naruto they saw was a hand reaching for something before it made the thumbs up sign… as it was soon taken down too.
"Elfman?" Cana said with a wide eye twitchy smile.
"Yeah?" He asked as his eyes were overshadowed by his horror of watching this odd mission unfold.
"Let's never cause problems in Fairy Tail if it means less crazy moments like this...okay?"
"Y-Yeah…"
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"ALL THIS… FOR A FUCKING TREAT?!" Cana screamed out, liking a boy wasn't supposed to be this complicated! It was supposed to be something sweet, then a kiss on a cheek, and a few dates later him bending over her and giving the best night of her life! And now they were in the castle of Raregroove after enjoying a rather nice festival and a great amount of Jewels for their little mission. Waiting for the Queen to show, and she was hoping to show the girls the pictures that she was able to buy after Naruto's singing and dancing.
The three were kneeling down with the knights (three for Naruto and one for other Fairy Tail members) holding them in place with hands on their shoulders. Watching as dark haired, not mention evil looking, advisor talking to other knights in rage.
"How the hell did it come to this?" Elfman grumbled.
"I'm sorry…" Naruto said as Elfman shook his head.
"Don't worry, we'll get your name clear...but why did they want you?" The man said before Cana smirked.
"Well maybe the Queen wanted to hit that?" She said before the knight use more force making her flinch in pain, "Geh…"
"Hey lay off." Naruto ordered surprising the follow guildmates as the armored figure nodded and lessen his force on the drinker. The woman looked at the two before wondering why that happen. However that was cut short as a dark growl escape from the advisor's lips,
"Are you sure?" A dark haired man said talking to one of the knights who just came into the palace, "Ahem, the queen is late, so I shall pass down judgment."
"Ah dammit…" Naruto muttered as the man stood before him before gesturing his arms, "Dude… No… please no…" He said closing his eyes as if about to experience the worst wedgie in his life. This was not from fear...but in the fact that he will have to live with the shame~
"I don't like it anymore than you Lord Naruto… but we both know if she was here. Well, let's get it on. Help the young Lord up to his feet." The older man said as the knights while still keeping their grips on Naruto, help up stand up as the dark haired man stepped forward. While ignoring Naruto's violent and comically head shaking.
"Please don't, come on, ah jeez you're hugging… he's hugging me. Hubert… please let go." Naruto harshly begged as the man gave him a gentle embrace as the Naruto's two allies nearly laugh at this stupid punishment.
"Glad to see you're actually getting used to my son Hubert."
Naruto's eyes widen as he heard that lovely mature voice, almost a melody of perfected calmness and lovingly tones in perfect unison.
Cana eyes widen in amazement when she saw the woman from behind the two males hugging each other, which she would ask Laki to use her Wood Maker Magic to try to recreate. To see a lovely woman with ivory-silverish hair color, she had two long bangs that capture her face in perfect manner. The rest of hair cascaded downward like an ethereal waterfall. To match this, she wore a formal yet elegant ball gown that frames her body well. Her light lavender eyes filled with whimsy that watched two male embrace before Naruto kick the older man's shins as fell downward.
"Whoa… who's that?" Elfman got out. She was even prettier than his older sister!
"Did she just say…son?" Cana managed to say, wondering why the Queen of Raregroove was addressing Naruto by that title.
Naruto watched the woman to face stride towards him, with each step befitting of a Queen. Gently, yet the pose she had show that the royal woman wasn't weak, "You are the Ocean's gray waves…" She sings softly as Naruto features became soft with a smile in the process.
"Queen Raregroove…" he crosses his right arm across his torso, before the woman grasp him. Not at all trigger his fear as he could feel her shaking. Something was wrong, she always hugs him to the point that the knights had to pull her away from him.
"I'm sorry…" she whispered, hoping her mistakes didn't cause things to affect Naruto.
"What's…wrong?" Naruto asked.
The woman pulled away to take notice off her daughter's best friend and honorary son, "It's nothing… but!' She said looking at the young man with a smirk, "You and your friends are staying until you tell me what has happened since you 'woke' up!"
The boy could only laugh nervously at that while Cana smiled at this, bonus points if she can get the approval from his mother...if that was really his mother.
Elfman… just stood there trying his best to look manly, as he had no idea on what to do.
The Queen as she held her 'son' prayed that Kushina would never realize her 'son', Naruto was at the country. She can only hope, but things always harm Naruto no matter what. "You look happy…" The Queen stated with a soft smile enjoying the blonde beautiful boy enjoying his new life with Fairy Tail.
Naruto smiled at the kind praise as he copied her gesture, "You look sad…" He said knowing that the woman that he knew for many years was in pain from body language.
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"I'm sorry for hurting you…"
They both said with tears flooding their faces at their mistakes.
CHAPTER END
AK: AHAHAHA~! I love doing this kind of stuff with a trap looking Naruto haha, well as you can see that Kushina might be coming back one day~! And The next chapter will explain why Naruto is been missing and The Queen's connection with him. I hope you all can leave lots of reviews and enjoy this fic, peace out~!