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A/N: Just one quick thing I have to say before I start. At the end of this chapter, there is something called 'Morgan's Diary'. This is very important to the story, but can also be a spoiler of sorts to the next chapter. You can read it if you want (which I highly advise) but you can also skip it and still know what's going on in the future.
Also sorry for the wait. I ending up having to redo this entire chapter since I lost some data in it when my computer turned off.
Silvanium: We all know Anna is a God in disguise lol. But yeah, that currently how the time line is going. There might be a twist in the end that you might not be expecting tho!
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The Writer of Time: I've never watched that movie sadly, so I didn't count it. I'll give it a look though.
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Chapter 4
A Peculiar Blonde
"You!" Lissa shouted and pointed at the shinobi who seemed to be amused by the shortest blonde in the room.
"Me!" Naruto played along as he pointed at himself. To his growing amusement, the shorter blonde seemed to grow angry at his blatant show of mockery.
"Yes, YOU! How come you disappeared like that?!... No, better question, HOW did you disappear like that?!" Naruto looked to the ceiling in contemplation before looking back at the princess while rubbing the back of his head sheepishly.
"Well y'see, as we were having such a great conversation, it suddenly hit me that I forgot to feed my garden gnomes. It was very important that I got back home as fast as I could to feed their growling stomachs before they ate my lawn and neighbors. You wouldn't believe how blood thirsty they get when they aren't fed." Naruto heard a snort from someone in the room, but sadly didn't catch who it was. "As for your second question," Naruto started before his grin widened and he began wiggling his fingers majestically, "Magic~."
Ah, Naruto found out a looooong time ago the reason Kakashi was so intent on pissing people off. It was very entertaining to see the expressions people made and the princess currently doing her best impression of a tomato was PRICELESS.
Obviously, someone found the princess's anger amusing as well since there was a giggle behind Lissa that sounded divine. "I see you've come across another interesting companion, Chrom. I fail to see how I didn't notice his presence until now." The voice of the Exalt herself spoke and had Naruto's full attention.
If you did not know what this Goddess in flesh looked like, then Naruto Uzumaki would gladly give you a visualization for your mortal minds. She had a smooth triangular face and white milky skin that didn't hold a single blemish with the brand of Naga embedded proudly into her forehead. She wore her golden hair in two drills that flowed down in front of her shoulders that stopped at about her stomach and had what looked like a round tiara that floated in the back of her head. Her attire consisted of a long white blouse that hugged her hips and split on both sides at her waist and showed her long legs that were equipped with long green slippers that went to her thighs and showed the tops of her feet. Over the blouse she had on a green haori with gold edges that wrapped around her slender body and went down to her ankles. Finally, she had what looked like a brown collar scarf that extended all the way to her shins and had many decorations.
Naruto didn't care what anyone said. This woman was a Goddess that has come down to grace these mortals with her divine presence – plain and simple. Her smile should have the power to slay demons and split the sea if she asked. Damn it should be a crime to be born this beautiful!
Before Naruto could even give a reply to the Goddess in flesh, he heard the last voice he wanted to hear at the moment.
"It is not that we didn't notice him, he was never with us to begin. The big question would be how did you infiltrate the castle?" Ah, Mr. Stoic himself speaks. Naruto wasn't even surprised to see the stoic knight glaring his direction along with the blue haired Pegasus Knight beside him. "Though I will be the first to say we appreciate you and your…daughter, for saving us last night, I don't think I can look pass you infiltrating Ylissean's walls unannounced and uninvited; savior or no. An explanation on how you got in would be very much welcomed."
"I would also ask that you give nothing but the truth. I only stay my lance because my lieges show recognition. Lying will only raise your sentence from here on. Due keep that in mind." Phila spoke up, as stoic as Frederick himself.
Naruto blinked before tilting his head to the side. "I walked in." said the blonde, getting dry looks from the stoic knights in return. Damn, these two fit each other to the T. "As a matter-a-fact, I've been walking with you guys since we left the forest... By the way, you should really get a new hobby, Fred-boy. Watching you pick up pebbles for the last 16 hours is kinda sad."
As per his namesake, there wasn't even a twitch from the stoic knight.
"You can't honestly expect us to believe that." Chrom interjected. "We haven't seen you since the night you vanished. How can you claim to have traveled with us when we haven't seen you in the last 16 hours?"
Seeing that everyone in the room was now looking at him suspiciously, the shinobi did two quick one handed signs to his side before he seemed to slowly vanish before everyone's eyes. To anyone looking his directions, they could slightly see a distortion in the air where the blonde once stood. Someone would have to really be paying attention to his location to point him out, but other than that, he was completely transparent to the human eye.
After a few seconds of taking in their speechless expressions, Naruto reappeared with a smirk on his face. "I've been a ninja longer than you children could hold your bottles. If I didn't want you to see me, then you would never see me. Heck, I could run around in a bright orange jumpsuit with a sign saying 'I'm right here' and you still wouldn't see me. I'm just that good when it comes to stealth." Naruto held his chest out in pride while everyone in the room took the shinobi's words differently.
Frederick and Phila seemed to tense up at his declaration of basically being an assassin. If they weren't suspicious of him before, then they definitely were now. Chrom, Robin, Emmeryn and Lissa's eyes all widened for different reasons. Chrom in surprise, Robin in intrigue as her damaged brain began going through different plans for his skills, Emmeryn, surprisingly, in shock.
Lissa, however.
"A NINJA?!" the pig-tailed girl suddenly exclaimed with stars in her eyes and now invading the shinobi's personal space; again. "Like a real ninja? Like the one's Emm use to read me in books? Oooh! Oooh! Did you use a cool technique to make you disappear that night?! Can you teach me how to do it?! Chrom! We need this guy in the Shepherds! Think of all the cool things he could teach me! Can we keep him? Please! Please?! Please?!"
What was he to this little girl? A dog?
"Sorry milady, but this is where I must speak." Frederick stepped in and looked towards Emmeryn. "My liege, I must bring up the little that I know of these two strangers we have brought into our walls; willingly or not." Frederick jester to Naruto and Robin, one tilting his head in confusion while the other wilted at the sudden attention she was receiving. "Robin claims to have lost her memories, but it is only that: a claim. She wears the robes of a high Grimleal official, but her actions are not that of their cult. We cannot rule out the possibility that she is a brigand herself or even a Plegian spy."
"Frederick!" Chrom and Lissa cried out, but did not stop the knight from continuing.
"And as for Sir Naruto, I know even less about him. While I am grateful for his help in saving my lieges' lives, I find it very unusual that my liege just so happens to come across him when the events of yesterday kicked off. We were at least an hours march from the nearest civilization and his confession of his profession now only makes me more the wary."
Wow, I take back my previous words. He just went from prick, to observative prick. Naruto understood Frederick; he really did. He lived in a nation of ninja where everyone was paranoid as hell, so he could completely understand the wariness especially when he had someone as naive as Chrom as a lord.
But damn that did not mean he didn't want to dropkick the bastard at that moment! He saved a village for Kami's sake and this was the thanks he got?
Emmeryn looked to the two people currently being scrutinized by almost everyone in the room before looking at her younger brother. "Chrom, I have always believed in your judgement of people. Do you have your trust in these people within our walls?"
The prince didn't even need to hesitate in his answer. "Yes, sister. It was thanks to Robin that we lasted as long as we did in that forest, and without Naruto's help, then we would not be standing before you now. They both saved my life one way or the other and that's enough for me to give them my trust."
Damn, so naïve. He wouldn't last a day in the shinobi world. And yet, the world needed more naïve and kind people like the prince and his siblings.
Emmeryn smiled before looking back to back at the blonde and white haired woman. "It seems you have gained Chrom's faith, and as such you also have mine." said Emmeryn as she gave the two a slight bow.
Robin visibly relaxed and bowed back in respect, but Naruto was looking at the smiling woman blankly. There was something more in her eyes that he could see when she glanced in his direction for only a moment and the emotions he could feel were definitely gratitude but why was that other emotion there?
He could vaguely hear the conversation continue around him, but he toned it out as he stared down the woman conversing with the rest of the Shepherds. He did not imagine what he was feeling from her emotions and Kurama's chakra was never wrong. It was only there for a slight second, but the fact it was there only made Naruto think harder.
He was so in thought that he didn't even notice Lissa grabbing his hand until she was pulling him out of the castle.
"Come on, guys! There's a place I really want to show you!"
Ever since Robin had awakened in that field, she had been able to see…things. She found that just by pushing mana to her eyes, she could get a read on anyone within her vision. The read could stem from what weapon they had on their person, their current emotional state, how strong the guy/girl was, how fast the guy/girl was, to even the guy's/girl's gender. She had only learned about this skill on the spur of the moment when they had first fought the Risen in the woods and she had been using it randomly throughout her trip from the forest to Ylisse. It was truly amazing how she could tell by just a glance whether or not she could defeat someone in combat while also seeing the lifeforce and strength of her comrades. She had felt safe ever since she had discovered her abilities and the tactical advantages this brought to the battlefield were truly fascinating!
That's why, as she walked behind Lissa and the blonde they had met in the forest, she couldn't stop her heart from nearly beating out of her chest as she used her ability to see the blonde's strength. She was nearly blinded by the power she could see emanating from the blonde in front of her. Usually, when she saw someone else's aura, it was one of three colors. Red for anyone she saw as an enemy, blue for her allies, and green for people of clergy or the church.
Naruto, on the other hand, was none of the above. His was a dark orange mixed with a slight tinge of purple. She had not been with her abilities for long, but she was sure people's aura shouldn't be in the shape of a fox with 9 tails. If that wasn't making her heart beat enough, then the fact she was almost certain what she was seeing wasn't all his power only made sweat come to her pale face.
Not only that, but he was a walking armory! Absolutely every limb on his body had some type of weapon in the shape of a strange knife or star-like objects that she could only guest were used for throwing. From little she knew from the tactics book she had on her the day Chrom found her, he would be in the class of the thief or assassin, which made him that much more dangerous and mistrustful in her eyes (as ironic as it sounds). It was like he was always prepared for a fight and from what he summoned during the fight in the forest and the way he disappeared before their eyes only heightened the fact that this man was not what he seemed on the outside.
She didn't know who this Naruto Uzumaki was, but she was sure no matter how many years she or any of the Shepherds trained, they would never come even close to defeating this monster before her. He was basically a God amongst men and the only one who came even close to his aura was the little girl he had with him that night and she was just as monstrous as this God before her!
Just when she thought she was being careful with her mana, Naruto turned his body slightly to look at her with squinted eyes and not showing an ounce of emotion. Before he could turn fully, Robin had forced herself not to jump in surprise and quickly deactivated her ability. There was too much unknown about this man for her to let him know about her special ability. Thankfully, he only gave her a smile before turning around and continuing towards their destination.
Whether others knew it or not, this man was dangerous. Very dangerous and she would have to take this matter to Chrom as soon as she was able.
Regna Ferox: West Khan Training Grounds
Lucina's eye twitch behind her mask as she tried to keep a straight face in front of the current most powerful man in Regna Ferox while trying to ignore the cold wind blowing in her face. The sheer size of the giant in front of her would make any warrior wary in his presence no matter the battle experience. The titan of a man stood almost 2 heads over Lucina and had the chiseled build of a warrior and a one eyed stared that could stop a manakete in it's flight.
He was a dark-skinned man with an eye patch covering his right eye and had a goatee. The shirt he wore, which she really couldn't call a shirt, hugged his muscled physique and only came down to above his pectorals. He wore a gold gorget around his neck with puffy white fur that circled the plate from the sides to the back. His arms and legs were protected by gold armored plates that covered his forearms, biceps, shins and thighs and wore what looked like a metal champion belt around his waist. The man had an aura around him that commanded respect. Even without that aura, who is honestly going to disrespect a man that looks like he wrestled dragons for a living? Hell, the glare he was giving her right now actually gave her goosebumps! The black-haired man next to him wearing the garb of a Chon'sin warrior only made standing in his presence that more nerve-racking.
Now, if you were thinking that Basilio staring down at her was the thing that was making her heart jump in her chest, then your guess would be far from the truth. Her heart running in her chest had everything to do with who Basilio currently had his eye on. Lucina didn't need to look back to see who it was either.
Basilio was currently staring down the man behind her - well, the other masked figure standing next to her. The figure wore a green haori with a brown ribbon tied around their waist. Underneath he wore brown matching long sleeved, turtleneck shirt and baggy pants that went down halfway to his shins while his feet had nothing but wooden sandals. His hair was in two long bangs that went down his face while the rest went up in a bun that looked to be held in place by two needles. However, the strangest thing about this person was the blank mask with a red stripe that he wore over his face.
If anything, this figure would have looked a lot more intimidating to the blue haired time-traveler if she didn't know who was actually under the mask.
But the fact that Basilio was staring down the man on top of the fact that Naruto was surely doing this for shits-and-giggles had her on her toes almost shaking in worry. She did NOT come all the way here just to be thrown into a cell for an idiotic blonde who thought it would be funny to tell her at the last minute that he was actually blacklisted in this country! Naga damn him!
"…So, you two broke into my training grounds and somehow strolled right pass all my guards just to fight my champions for their spots in the coming tournament?"
Lucina nodded at the West Khan's words while the other figure said nothing.
"…For someone who snuck past my patrols, you sure aren't dressed for infiltration. Makes me wonder if you are that good or if I should hammer my men for slacking." Basilio remarked. The masked figure didn't even reply, which made Basilio raise a brow and made Lucina quickly speak on his behalf.
"Infiltration is his specialty, sir."
"And why couldn't he tell me that himself?" Basilio asked skeptically.
"He doesn't talk very much, sir. He only speaks when it is absolutely necessary."
"I would think talking to the leader of a nation was very necessary, boy. Most would also remove masks before the leaders of nations as well. You two only seem to get more suspicious the more you stand before me."
"We have our reasons to hide our faces, sir."
"And I have reasons to take it off; compliant or not." Lucina knew even without raising his voice the Khan meant those actions and would do it with a smile on his face and no sleep lost. She did not come here to fight the Khan himself. That blonde fool might be okay with being blacklisted from a country, but she was not immortal and would rather not make her mission any harder than it needed to be. "Now, unless you have a fine damn reason to hold those mask, I suggest you remove them now."
"W-well," Lucina tried to start, but apparently her tongue was moving faster than she could process her words, "I have…e-eyes."
Lon'qu, Basilio and even the figure looked at the masked swordsman with a look as if the words they just heard did not just leave the young swordsman's mouth. Let it be known that Lucina was a lot of things - a liar was not one of them.
"E-eyes that I do not wish for others to see, sir." Basilio and the other two men looked at the blue haired swordsman for a few more silent seconds.
"Even if I'm positive picking your blue hair out in a crowd would be child's play, there are rules and laws for a reason and I can't let that slide for anyone. Especially not two wet behind the ear kids that thought it was a good idea to break into my training grounds. The masks comes off, or I take it off and throw you and your friend here in the coldest cell available."
Lucina sighed. She really didn't want to do it, but she had no choice at this point. She slowly raised the mask to her forehead and made sure to cover her branded left eye with one of her hands. She saw Basilio raise an eyebrow at her actions and could only pray to Naga that he let it go.
Much to her relief, he sighed and waved his hand. "Good enough. If I wasn't so curious about your skills, then I would have thrown you out on your arse at your defiance, lass." Basilio then looked back up to the other masked figure that was looking back at him. "Your friend, on the other hand, is another problem. I don't really care about what's respectful and all that hogwash, but bandits have been getting through our borders lately and thanks to one of my warriors 5 years ago, we have been a bit strict with identifications. Hope ya understand that."
The figure gave no reply and Lucina was now sweating even harder despite the cold weather. She knew things wouldn't be this easy and would have actually planned for this encounter if not for the blonde's negligence! What the hell were they going to do now?! Naruto was a wanted man and if she was caught with him, then they would be imprisoned or worse! Lon'qu would compete against her father and he would receive a crippling injury during the fight! Damn it! They were trapped! DAMN IT ALL!
"So, we can do this the easy way or the hard way, lad." Basilio said and smirked when there was no response. With a snap of his finger, a hooded figure landed in front of the figure and nodded towards his liege before looking at the taller man.
"I'm going to remove your mask. Make one wrong move and you die."
It was over. It was all over! There was no way out of this! She had absolutely no idea was to do in this situation and the only thing she could think of doing right now was running, but that was out of the question for obvious reasons. They would remove that mask and the Khan would see-
It was at that very moment when the mask was actually coming off that Lucina realized why Naruto had told her about his 'situation' right before meeting the Khan. She didn't know how she didn't see it coming since he seemed to find joy in other people's suffering in front of him and had been getting a jab at her every chance he got. How the hell could she forget the most important thing about Naruto Uzumaki.
"Oh my, it seems my secret is out, Marth." A very feminine voice Lucina had never heard before spoke as her pale face and black hair was revealed to the world.
Naruto Uzumaki was a got damn shinobi...
Lucina had absolutely no words as she gaped at the taller woman with straight black hair and brown eyes. The henge was undoubtably genius, but she was honestly too shocked and pissed to awe at the layered plan the Uzumaki went through.
Someone else obviously found this a lot funnier than her because a loud guffaw rung through the training grounds. Basilio had his head back and was laughing his arse off. "Wow, two lassies in one day? It must be my lucky day!" The chocolate skinned man roared as he clapped Lon'qu multiple times on the shoulder and got a grunt of discomfort from the quite man who, surprisingly had a small pink hue on his face. "I'm interested now! Tell ya what, one of you beat my man Lon'qu here and I'll listen to whatever ya want! As a bonus you can try as many times as you want!"
Lucina only drew her sword and looking at the man Basilio with a straight face and her mask magically back on.
"One time is good enough, sir."
…
Lucina and 'Haku' said absolutely nothing as they walked back to their Inn room. In the end, Lon'qu was a formidable opponent, but that slight hesitation he showed for some reason in the middle of the battle was enough for the time traveler to defeat him. They were able to get three open spots in the tournament without even having to fight any of the other contestants. Meanwhile, Basilio and 'Haku' were talking and laughing up a storm while going over what they would need for the upcoming tournament. The tournament was in exactly 13 days and they would have to be in the arena no later than noon.
She was sure Basilio was having a great time right up to the moment where Lucina and 'Haku' were leaving. Then the black haired 'woman' dropped a bomb on the poor unsuspecting Khan. "By the way, I'm a boy."
Lucina had never seen a smile fall faster in her life.
"Are you still mad at me, Lucy-chan~?" the bluenette heard 'Haku' speak behind her, but didn't even acknowledge 'her'. "Don't be so mean Lucy-chan~. I swear I didn't lie back there. I really am a boy." Lucina wanted nothing more than to punch this man through a wall. She had nearly died of a heart-attack not even an hour ago and he had the nerve to walk next to her and continue his foolishness. She wasn't know for her anger since she believed she had somewhat of a hold on her emotions, but this man was poking every sensitive nerve in her brain and she felt she would snap any minute now. "Come on, Lucy-chaaaaaan~. I promised to tell you about my secret someday. If I would have known how mad you would get then I would have told you if you would have just asked. Does this mean we are not friends anymore~?"
The princess suddenly stopped and looked up into the mask that she was sure wore the smirk of the devil. "Shut. Up." Thankfully, Lucina didn't hear another word until they reached the Inn.
Once they finally reached their room, they opened the one-bedroom room and immediately found Morgan on the bed closest to the window with her back against the wall and her head slumped. She looked like a doll with the way her eyes seemed to have no life. They would have thought the worst if it wasn't for the soft breathing coming from the unmoving girl.
Lucina and Naruto (now back in his original form) walked in and looked down at the immobile girl. "Is she alright?" Lucina asked as she looked at the softly breathing child.
Naruto walked over to his daughter and looked into her eyes. "She's fine." the blonde said after some time and sat on the bed next to her. "She's probably talking to the fox. Just leave her be 'til they are finished with whatever they're doing."
Lucina sat on the opposite bed to the two blondes while removing her mask and letting her long blue hair flow down her back. "Have you gotten any news back from your clone in Ylisse?" She suddenly asked and got a shake of the head from the blonde.
"Nope, he hasn't dispelled yet, so I'm guessing he still haven't had time to speak to her."
Lucina raised her eyebrow at that. "Can't you tell what your clone is doing while its active?"
Naruto shook his head. "That's not how Shadow Clones work. I can only get their memories after they dispel, so until he dispels we have a lot of time on our hands to figure out what to do next."
Lucina sighed at that before falling back on her soft bed. She smiled as she seemed to melt into the soft fabric. It wasn't that long since she last rested in a bed, but when you've lived your life sleeping in sleeping bags and the ground, you tend to find even the smallest things as a luxury whenever you come across it. "It's kinda hard to relax when you're so used to something trying to attack you in your sleep."
"I feel you there." Naruto agreed as he looked to the ceiling. "So, we got 13 days till the tournament. Whatcha wanna do, kiddo?" the shinobi asked the future princess who raised an eyebrow.
"What do you mean? What else can we do besides wait or train? It's not like we can travel while we are so close to the tournament." Lucina blinked at her words as something just now came back to the front of her mind. She sat up on her elbows and looked to the oldest blonde curiously, "By the way, how did we get to Regna Ferox so fast? I understand that you and Morgan are shinobi and hold powerful beast within yourselves, but I don't believe a 5 day trip by horseback could so easily be done within a day."
Naruto smiled before wiggling his fingers in front of him. "Magic~." To the blonde's displeasure, the girl didn't even seem fazed by his teasing which made him smirk. She was actually learning.
"Figures." Lucina deadpanned before falling back on her back.
"Our first plan of action after this would be to find all of your friends." That made Lucina sigh.
"I'd love to do that, but I don't have the slightest clue where any of them landed in time. They could be anywhere from now to 10 years in the future. Heck, they could have already been here before me."
"That's, actually possible." said the shinobi as he rubbed his chin in thought. "From how I found you and Morgan, it would be safe to say there is an explosion of energy that happens before whatever brought you here spits you out." Lucina shot up when she heard that.
"Wait, so you're telling me you can tell whenever one of us comes from the future?" She asked hopefully and got a nod from the immortal.
"I can track it's location when it happens, but whether we can catch the person or not is completely up to how fast we can make it to the location. I'm good at tracking people, but I can only track someone if I have felt their chakra signature before."
Lucina nodded at the shinobi's explanation. "So, all we have to do is get there on time."
Naruto acknowledged before smiling. "Which won't be much of a problem with my magic~."
Lucina wisely did not rise to the bait the shinobi was throwing out. "If that's the case, then I will put my faith in your hands." She bowed before getting underneath her sheets. "I think it's best if we retire for the night. If it's OK, could you train me for the upcoming tournament? I want to make sure I'm ready to face my father when the time comes."
Naruto smiled widely. "You sure you want training from me? Training from a shinobi is pretty rough for civilians."
Lucina actually scoffed at his words. "As hellish as it might be, it is necessary if I want to continue on this journey. There is no better trainer than the man that is hailed as the greatest Shinobi to ever live."
Naruto had to stop himself from pointing out the fact that besides his stealth and ninjutsu, he was actually a terrible ninja. He did not follow orders, preferred to fight head on, did not become a Jonin till he was 22 and had too much of a good conscience. But eh, let the kid think what she wanted to think. All the better when to see the look on her face when she realized her mistake.
"Besides, I doubt there is anything you can do to me that Frederick couldn't do two times worse."
Oho, now that was a challenge, and everyone knows you never challenged an Uzumaki! This girl had no idea what she just got herself into, Dattebayo!
"Sure thing, princess. Your funeral." Naruto shrugged before placing his hand on his daughter's head and entering into her mindscape. It was time to get answers from that damn fox.
(Castle Ylisse)
"Mari-chan!"
"U-unhand me this instant you brute! Unhand me I say!" Maribelle, a petite young lady with 6 blonde princess curls and wearing a pink outfit fit for a noble shouted as she repeatedly delivered consecutive headshots with her parasol to the top of the clone's head. It was as if the shinobi didn't even feel the blows because he was still rubbing his cheek against the furiously blushing noble in his arms.
"It's been so long since I've seen you, Mari-chan! You've gotten so big over the years! How's the old pervert doing? He still perving on his maids?"
"M-My father does no such thing! AND RELEASE ME BEFORE YOU TRULY ANGER ME YOU MONGREL!"
Everyone in the room just watched as the two blondes continued to bicker. The other four veteran Shepherds stared in befuddlement at the older blonde's boldness towards probably the most hot-tempered woman in the Shepherds.
Lissa had dragged the tactician and shinobi to the Shepherds Barracks and was about to introduce them to the rest of the Shepherds when Naruto suddenly zoomed passed her and took Maribelle completely by surprise into a bear hug. Needless to say, the no shirt wearing blonde warrior Vaike, the beautiful yet timid brunette Pegasus Knight Sumia, the brown haired - green armored cavalier Stahl, and Lissa were shocked at the pair this man had to have had to do what he just did.
"Uuuuh, you two know each other?" Lissa asked after Maribelle had dusted herself off and held her now worn parasol in both hands while the older blonde was grinning like an idiot.
"Unfortunately, darling." Maribelle spoke, back in her usual noble-like tone. "He has been acquainted with my father for many years now. He's gotten my father out of many situations in the past and had once worked for my House. This is the first I've seen him since I was but a child." Absolutely no one missed the slight blush on the noble woman's cheeks.
"Ah~, I'm so glad you remember me after all these years, Mari-chan~!" Naruto said in a singsong tone as he wobbled back and forwards. "I remember when you used to follow me everywhere and sit on my lap as I read you books. I even remember when you confessed your undying love to-"
"If you value your jewels, then you will stop speaking. Do I make myself clear, Uzumaki?"
The clone lost all its mirth and slowly zipped his mouth closed. As a clone, he had a very short lifespan and he did not want to risk the anger the petite woman was so feared for just to continue his creators little act. So he wisely kept his mouth shut
"Wait, you said your name was 'Naruto', correct?" The clone suddenly turned to see the beautiful brunette woman he had seen in the corner of his eye now beaming up at him with a hopeful smile that could melt diamonds.
"That's me!" Naruto said bubbly and got a bigger smile from the woman.
"T-then you perhaps know who Jiraiya is, right?!"
"Know who he is?" Naruto blinked before sticking his chest out in pride. "Girl, I am Jiraiya! Although, just call me Naruto. Jiraiya is just my pen name for my books."
Much to his confusion, Sumia darted off to the corner of the room (somehow tripping over thin air and falling straight on her face before getting up and continuing like nothing happened) and ran back with five different colored books held out in front of her and a deep blush on her smiling face. "I-I am a big fan of your work! Please, can you sign my books!"
Naruto looked down to the books he was so familiar with in his life and on his side of the world. There was no way he wouldn't know the books since he had traveled with the man who wrote all five.
What? He had to make money some way on this side besides mercenary work. What better way than to publish his old perverted sensei's book while using his name. It actually made him happy that the people on this side of the world were just as into the pervy books as people were on the other side of the world. Oh, if only he could see the face of Pervy Sage if he was asked for an autograph from what looked like such a sweet and beautiful girl. Heck, she even had "The Tale of the Utterly Gutsy Shinobi" with her! Whoever married this woman in the future better be one happy mofo.
You hear that, Jiraiya? You better be thankful to your student for republishing your legacy! Naruto was sure he could see Jiraiya give him a thumbs up from whatever heaven he was currently in.
The second Naruto went into his pouch to fetch out a pen before his personal space was invaded by two more bodies.
"No way! I read all of your books! Please sign my 'Icha Icha Violence!' and 'Tale of the Utterly Gutsy Shinobi!'"
"Yo, you gotta give ol' Teach an autograph! The boys back homel' go nuts when they know I've met the legen'!"
Stahl and Vaike shoved their perspective books in the blonde's face with wide grins. The fact that these two had them on their person told Naruto a lot more about their character than he wanted to know.
Oh well. As long as they were keeping Ero-Sennin's legacy alive while also making him money, he wouldn't complain.
Robin said absolutely nothing as she unconsciously tried to hide the bag hanging on the left side of her person that held one of the perverted books. She had read some of the book on her way to Ylisse and was ashamed when she found out how detailed the action and sexual scenes in the novel were. She didn't know much about her past self, but she realized with horror that she was possibly a pervert along with these lot.
Oh Gods! She couldn't let anyone else find out!
"Hey, what book are they talking about?" the tactician heard Lissa ask her and got a straight answer.
"You're too young to know, Lissa."
…
After getting to know most of the Shepherds, Lissa had led Robin to her room in the barracks while Stahl and Vaike lead Naruto somewhere else. The room she was staying in wasn't much if she was being honest. The room was about 30 feet wide with a desk in one corner, a bed in the other and a window in the back. It might not have been much, but this was the place her new friends had given her. They had given her a chance despite her relatively suspicious encounter and gave her a home when she didn't know where she could go next. It might not have been much, but to her it was currently home.
The second she got into the room she took off her cloak and tossed it on the desk along with everything else in her possession before flopping onto her bed in nothing but her tank top and her black undergarments. It had been a long day and all the walking was finally getting to her. She would have went out to talk to Chrom about that Naruto guy, but she hadn't the slightest clue where the prince was and it had completely slipped her mind.
Oh well, Chrom had said they were heading to Regna Ferox tomorrow so she could worry about the blonde tomorrow.
"Wow, I didn't think you of all people read my books. I guess you can't judge a book by it's cover...no pun intended."
Robin's eyes shot open and jumped to her feet instantly. "W-What the hell-!" Robin looked to her desk to see Naruto looking at her with a foxy smile on his face and her bag in his lap.
"What's up, Mrs. Tactician! You should really use the magic lock on your door at night. It could really keep people like me from sneaking in on you."
Robin growled at the man that didn't show a single sign of shame from breaking into her room. "Why the hell are you in my room, Uzumaki."
"Wow, calm down, tiger! Sheesh, I only came here to talk to you about something. We're the two odd men out, so I thought it would be better to get to know each other."
Robin didn't believe this man for a second. Yes, she had no right to call anyone suspicious considering her situation, but this man just exuded suspicion. She didn't know why, but she felt like his eyes had been on her ever since they left the Exalt's throne room. Like he was just waiting for her to do something.
"By the way, I'd appreciate if you'd stop gathering that mana behind your back. You might make me get a little... jumpy." Robin widened her eyes. How did he know she was building mana?! She may not have many memories, but she was sure only seasoned mages were able to sense mana and she was sure this man didn't use mana (or at least she thought). Slowly, she let the thunder spell she had build go and removed her hands from her back. She already knew this man was dangerous and had no intention of pushing his buttons. "Smart girl."
Much to her ever-growing shock, the man showed that one of his hands held one of his odd shaped knifes. She didn't need to know why that was in his hands before it vanished into his sleeve.
"I just want to talk! Honest!" Naruto said as he raised his hands to reassure the silver haired woman. It didn't work.
"What do you want?" Robin asked, not even hiding the suspicion in her tone. It's not like any plan she could think up right now was going to save her if this man wanted to do something. Although, that did not stop her brain from running through every possible scenario.
"Geez, relax. I'm not here to do anything to you. I honestly just want to ask some questions is all and hopefully get to know you better! Promise!" the blonde raised his hands to show he meant no harm, but did not make the tactician drop her guard for even a moment.
Eventually, Robin sighed before sitting back on her bed while folding her arms and crossing her legs. "Fine, I'll hear what you have to say (not that I have a choice either way)."
Naruto's smile brighten as he took the chair from the desk and turned it towards him before sitting in it in reverse. "Good, then to make this fair, how about we play a game to make things more fun? I'll ask you 3 questions, one at a time of course, and in return, you do the same. If you find you would like to know more, then we can start over from three. Sound fair?"
Robin didn't know where he was going with this little game, but she found no reason to deny so she nodded her head. "That's acceptable."
"Great! Then I'll start off with my first questions." the blonde blonde said as he folded his arms and lean on the chair while holding up 3 fingers in his right hand. "How's everything going for you so far? Must be hard waking up and not knowing anything while also having the metal pole of Ylisse doubting your every move."
Wow, not even pulling any punches. Robin thought. "...I'd say I'm fitting in a lot better than I once thought. I have to say it was quite the shocker to find out that Chrom and Lissa were of royal blood, but I've already gotten over that. I'm really happy that they gave me a chance to at least start a new life with friends instead of being on my own. I think I can really fit in with these people despite their…quirks. Although, it is quite hard to feel secure here when Frederic's breathing down my neck."
Naruto shared a laugh with the silver haired woman. "I'll say, I bet Fred-boy already knows the brand of shampoo you use by now."
"I'm sure he does." Robin shared a genuine laugh this time at the blonde's words. She then saw him fold a finger at the end of her question. She found it quite odd that he needed to keep count for a three question game, but she didn't comment on it. "Alright, I guess it's my turn. Where are you from? You say you're a shinobi, but have said nothing about your liege so I can only guess you are from Valm."
From the little Robin could remember, a shinobi is bound to a liege and partakes in many different activities when asked by the liege whether it be a simple messenger to even assassination. The fact that this man had so blatantly said his profession without even thinking of the consequences told her that he was either really dumb, or a foreigner from another land where the rules differ.
"Oh, masking a question within a question? You're already good at this game for one who I assume to be new at it." Naruto chuckled before shrugging. "I don't have a liege. I'm no longer technically a shinobi. Its a profession that is widely known in the country I was born in, so I saw no use in hiding that fact from anyone in these nations. Plus, I thought the headband around my neck to be a dead giveaway."
Robin looked to the headband the blonde indicated to and saw what looked like a leaf symbol in the middle. She had seen it on his person, but always thought of it as just a strange accessory. Now she knew it stood for more than she once thought. What that was exactly, she would have to find out later since she had just asked her question.
"Alright, my turn again! What exactly can you remember? I don't know about you, but to me I find it quite strange that you can think up tactics on the fly despite having amnesia. I can only guess that there were some things that your brain still stored in that ol' noggin." The clone knocked on his head playfully to emphasize his point.
Robin sighed. She was sure this was one of the questions he was going to ask. Luckily for her, she had planned for this the moment anyone asked her that specific question. "Though I understand it is pretty suspicious, tactics and my name are truly the only things I remember. I've tried remembering anything else from my past, but the memories just wouldn't come to me. I wish I could tell you more than that, but that is truly all I know."
Robin's answer got a tilt of the head from her current companion. "You sure that's it?"
Robin smiled. "I believe you've exhausted your question already, Mr. Uzumaki." It was better for them to get off this topic as soon as possible. It may not have been the full truth, but she wasn't going to open herself completely to this unknown prospect in the Shepherds until she was clear about his objectives. She could play around this subject all day if the blonde was going to try to pry further.
Thankfully, the blonde's shrug made her relax somewhat. She then frowned when none of the fingers he was holding up went down. Wasn't he using that to take count?
"O…kay, my turn. What do you use to perform the technique back in the throne room? I've never heard of a mage accomplishing such a feat before, so you must have some way that mages do not know of."
Naruto just tilted his head and smiled. "Magic."
Robin blinked at the blonde's vague answer. "…Uh, that's it?"
"Yep!" the blonde said cheerily before continuing, leaving the silver haired girl with a frown. "Alright, last question. Who taught you how to fight?"
Robin tilted her head at the question. He did remember she was an amnesiac, right? "I don't remember."
She did not miss the slight drop of his smile from her answer. If she didn't know any better, she'd think he knew she was lying. Once again, no fingers went down.
"Okay, then last question for me as well. Is any of your family apart of nobility? If I recall, only those of the nobility have last names, so I can only deduce that you and your family are high in either the political or social ladder."
Naruto smile did not waver as he answered the question. "Yes."
Robin was left in suspense once again as she waited for the blonde to continue.
"Aren't you going to continue?" The silver haired woman asked with a raised brow.
"But the game is over, Robin-san. I have no obligation to continue if I don't want to." Robin's face would have churned in frustration if she hadn't abused the rules of their little 'game' as well. Despite the answers he gave, she still didn't know a thing about this man other than his profession and name, yet he knew even more than she did! "Buuuuuuuuuut I'd be happy to answer more questions if you restart the game~."
Now, she frowned. She didn't have a choice. She still knew nothing about this man and she didn't know if another chance like this was going to happen in the future. She needed to know more information on him and also find out what the damn fingers meant!
"Then I'd like to play again and possibly start first this time as well?"
"Sure think, Robin-san~." Robin didn't understand the suffix that was put at the end of her name, but let it go as unimportant. However, she did not miss the blonde pulling up the finger he had put down at the beginning of this little 'game'. "Ok, then can you tell me how high your family is on the political or social ladder?"
The blonde replied without missing a beat, "No." Robin just stared at the blonde with the hardest glare she could muster. "What?"
"You are not fully answering my questions." Robin basically spat out as the blonde only smiled back at her.
"Ah, but I didn't say I had to give you an essay for an answer, did I?"
This insufferable man!
Robin could do nothing but sigh angrily. "I suppose you didn't." she gritted out. The good mood she was trying to build with this man had gone completely out the window and the fox-like smile on his face was only starting to piss her off.
"What is your last name." Naruto asked.
"I don't remember. Amnesiac, remember?" She didn't understand why he was asking her question like that when it always came back to her little disability. Even if she didn't need to lie, she could still come back to-
It was as she was thinking that while looking at the three fingers that the blonde still had standing that she finally realized what he was doing. Could, this man tell when she was lying?
"Okay, my turn!" She didn't know if anyone had the same ability like her own, but if this man had been using that this entire time, then that meant he knew that almost everything she said was either fabricated or a straight out lie. And if that was the case, then she was screwed, in every sense of the word. This was just speculation at the moment, but she was sure she was right. The only way to know for sure was to find out when he asked his next question. "How influential is your family?"
Naruto seemed to look at the ceiling in thought before smiling back at the tactician. "Very influential."
Robin's eye twitched at the very vague answer once again. "People like you are the reason the Gods created the middle finger."
"Oh, I have no doubt they did." Naruto chuckled in amusement. "So, is your hair naturally white? Can't say I've had too many good run-ins with people associated with that hair color."
Thankfully, the blonde asked her a question she honestly didn't know. "I don't know." Her earlier suspicions were confirmed when he dropped a finger. So he could tell if she was lying or not! Shit! Now he knew she knew more than she said she did! But how could he activate whatever ability he was using when she had been searching for his mana signature the entire time? She didn't know much about herself, but she was sure she didn't have no quirk that would give her away whenever she lied. If that was the case, then Frederic would have already disposed of her the second he caught on, so how was this man telling if she was lying?
Well, if she didn't know how he could tell, then it was only fair that she got her own lie detector out. Robin closed her eyes as if feigning a sigh, then activated her ability. Her eyes widened the second she could feel the ability active. She now knew without a doubt that this man was using some way to tell if she was using mana because the second her ability activated that blonde fools smile widened as if he knew her secret.
"I see you've finally figured it out. I knew you were a smart girl!" chipped the blonde. "By the way, I think it would be better if you didn't activate that ability of yours in front of your enemies. It's kinda hard to hide when your eyes go from green to glowing pink."
Robin blinked. She had no idea her eyes changed whenever she was using her ability! Damn it! Why did no one tell her about this?! Now there was no chance she could use this to her advantage while in the middle of conversations! So many tactics thrown out of the window!
The tactician sighed in frustration at the lost of time she wasted on thinking up strategies before leaning forward and putting both of her elbows on her thighs while putting her head in her hands.
"Any chance you would like to pause the game and tell me more about your little 'ability'? I'm always down to learning new things." Naruto said happily while getting a dry look from the woman.
"You have yet to truly answer any of my questions, so why would I answer yours?"
"Well maybe if you'd stop lying to me, I'd be more inclined to answer your questions."
He…had a point there.
Robin let out another sigh; she couldn't stop doing that for some reason. "Alright, no more lies. I think it would be pretty redundant anyways since we can now both tell whenever the other is lying."
"Fine by me."
And they did.
She had found out so much about the blonde in the next 2 hours that they were playing their little 'game'. Neither had told a single lie throughout the entire conversation and the more they talked, the more comfortable she seemed to be around him. She now knew so much more about him than she did before, but she noticed that he refused to talk about things like his childhood or anything to do with friends in general, so she stood clear of questions involving the such.
He told her all about the place he called the 'Elemental Nations' and how he used to rule a village called Konaha. She could not believe she had met four royal figures in one day and had technically said and done enough to warrant her imprisonment for life or even execution. Gods she swore she had the worst luck in the world!
On her side, she had told him as much about herself as she was willing to give. From what little she knew from her scrambled memories, to who she could remember teaching her how to fight, which led to the silver haired woman she constantly had little flashbacks to from time to time. She couldn't remember who the woman was to her, but she was almost positive that the woman was her mother. There could really be no other explanation to that hair other than a distant relative, but the age on her face hid no secrets. She didn't know if the woman was still alive, but she wished her memories would come back so she could at least find out her well-being.
She could honestly say she felt a little more reassured that she could share so much more with someone else besides keeping it all to herself. She was still suspicious of the man and the way he made everything into a joke was really disconcerting and sometimes really pissed her off, but she could tell this man was a good person regardless.
"As much as I hate to end the good vibe we've been having, there is still one question I'd like to ask you that is very important." Naruto stopped their little game turned conversation.
"Sure, ask me anything. It's not like I could lie to you anyways." Robin joked which brought a smile to the blonde's face before it fell into a more serious look.
"What do you know about the mark on the back of your right hand?"
And just like that, the good atmosphere they had built over the last 2 hours was gone and replaced with anticipation and fear. Robin's eyes were wide as she looked down to her hand and to the brand she completely forgot to cover now showed freely to the world. She unconsciously tried to cover it with her other hand, but she knew it was too late to hide one of her secrets.
"From your reaction, I can guess you also know what it means." Robin felt like a ton of bricks were now weighing down on her. She suddenly felt sweat run down her face and it was now getting a lot more difficult for her to breathe. She couldn't even look back up at the blonde that was no doubt looking at her with those piercing blue eyes.
"I…I don't." Robin tried to speak, but couldn't form a complete sentence. Her brain was now running a mile a minute while her mouth was trying to explain herself. It's safe to say without one working, the other can't function properly either. She knew exactly why that brand was on the back of her palm. She didn't know why she had a book of Grima in her possession, but she read it and the things she read made her want to throw up. The things she could have potentially done in the name of her so called 'God' before she lost her memories only made her feel like the biggest scum on the planet.
And the brand.
The damn BRAND!
"I-I…P-please don't tell Chrom."
It was only given to those who had the perfect body fit to contain Grima's powerful mana – his very being. And the brand meant SHE was that vessel! She was a damn monster that most likely did so many horrible things in the name of Grima! That's why she had to lie! That's why she didn't want to remember most of her past because if she did, then she was scared to find out what kind of person she really was.
"I-I don't know what I've done before I-I lost my memories, b-but please, don't tell Chrom. There's no way t-they'd continue to let me stay if they knew."
She sounded defeated. There was no plan she could think of to get out of this situation. She was trapped and she knew a trapped tactician that couldn't think of a plan was useless. Her entire fate now laid in the hands of the man in front of her.
The clone had a moment of silence as the woman in front of him slumped in defeat. She didn't really give him an answer, but from the fear he could see in her eyes, some of his creators suspicious were correct. He didn't know what the original wanted, but he was technically Naruto Uzumaki as well and he was sure what he was about to do would be the same thing the original would do.
"You have no idea how much we are alike." The clone whispered and got a wide-eyed look from the woman as she looked up to the blonde. Faint traces of tears were in her eyes and she looked somewhat hopeful. "Listen, I, uh, I don't know what kind of person you used to be, but the fact that you can't remember is probably a mercy than a curse, y'know? You have no good memories, but in turn you have no bad one's either. So you can be a new person and start anew without having to worry about your past, uh." Kami, wasn't good at this. The clone could only scratch the back of his head nervously as he tried to think of what to say next to the distraught woman waiting on some reassurance. "I think I'd be a huge hypocrite if I hated you simply because you hold a monster inside of you. I will never judge someone for what they have no control over. You are the Fell Dragon's container, not the dragon itself, so...uh..." Naruto's goofy attitude suddenly resurfaced at his lost of words and he gave the woman a wink and two thumbs up. "So don't worry! Your secret is safe with me!"
There was a long, awkward silence as tactician and shinobi stared each other down with vastly different emotions. Then it was broken by as quite giggle as Robin could no longer hold it in. She rubbed the tears out of her eyes as the blonde looked at her with a pout. "Y-you truly are something else, Mr. Uzumaki."
Quickly dropping the pout, the blonde waved her off. "Please, Naruto is fine. 'Mr. Uzumaki' makes this old man feel older than he wants to be." Robin blinked at that before shaking her head. She never did ask him his age, but there was no way he was any older than she was.
"Fine, Naruto. I guess we are officially friends now?" Robin extended her hand in hopes to 'seal the deal' somewhat. Naruto smiled before reciprocating the action.
"Friends."
The clone could already tell this was the start of a beautiful relationship.
Before the clone dispelled, he blinked one more time before smiling and delivering his last jab for the day. "By the way, next time we speak, do make sure to be in something more…appropriate. You're pretty hot, so I might get ideas." Robin blinked before looking down over her breast and to her exposed legs. Her face immediately heated up and she quickly tried to cover herself up with her sheets before glaring up at the blonde. Much to her surprise, in the blonde's place was a cloud of smoke that quickly dissipated. Her teeth threatened to shatter as the blonde began popping up in her head in many different gruesomely brutal images.
The next time she saw Naruto Uzumaki there would be blood.
Morgan's Mindscape
Naruto knew what he was expecting when he entered Morgan's mindscape. The beautiful meadow with the addictive chakra in the air that made you just want to just sit and do absolutely nothing was still present.
However, the scenery had changed dramatically. There was no longer a meadow as far as the eye could see. In the meadows place was, and he shit you not, an amusement park with multiple roller coasters that he had only seen at one of the Anna's' resorts. Everything from a spinning tea cup to a Ferris Wheel could be seen in this park that seemed to radiate joy, happiness, and the screams of his little firecracker.
Naruto blinked as he looked around to find the source of those screams. Strangely enough, there was no one else in the park besides him and possibly Morgan and Kurama. How the fox was able to fit in this place or even stand it without destroying it was beyond the blonde's comprehension. All he knew was that Morgan was apparently having the time of her life and could only deduce the demonic screaming was Kurama fearing for his life.
Thankfully, they weren't too hard to find. All he had to do was follow the screaming and he was right in front of the Fox and his daughter. Or at least, the contraption they were currently occupying. The machine he had never seen in his life was a large Frisbee-like contraption that seemed to be spinning in the air controllably at 80 mph on a large crane. He would probably be laughing at the screams of terror he could hear from Kurama inside the contraption, but if he looked at it from the fox's point of view, he couldn't really blame him. Even the blonde shinobi was blowing a lung the first time he road a roller-coaster at Anna's resort. It was probably one of the best, worst and overall adrenaline running experiences in his entire life.
After 2 more minutes of patient waiting and screaming, the machine slowly came to a stop and opened to release the two different demons out of it's prison. Of course, Morgan was giggling like the kid she portrayed to be while wobbling into the railings on the stairs she was currently coming down with swirls in her eyes. Kurama on the other hand, was not doing so good. Naruto could tell the fox had just been through a very traumatic experience from the bloodshot eyes and the unstable legs he was trying to stand on. He barely even registered the fact that the fox was now the size of a dog.
"W-we have to go a-agi-BWAAAAAGH!"
Naruto had the displeasure of being front row to his daughter vomiting rainbows from her mouth.
"E-enough, c-change it back! C-change it BACK DAMN IT!" the dog sized Kurama tried to sound demanding, but came out more like a plea as he tried to stand on his own 2 paws and hands.
"…I'm not even going to ask." Naruto said dryly as he watched his daughter and the fox try to pull themselves together. The moment the world stopped spinning and she was able to see clearly, Morgan's mood became even brighter when she saw her father.
"Dad! When did you get here?" She said as she ran and enveloped her father in a hug. "Check it out! What do you think of the new improvements I've made to the place? Pretty cool huh? Oh! Wanna go for a ride? I'm sure you'll love the-"
"Maybe later, kiddo. The fox and I got some important things that we need to discuss." Naruto said as he ruffled the now pouting blondes head. She aimed to say something, but her attention was quickly grabbed by something in the distance and she was off. Once the older blonde was sure the little girl was far enough away, he looked down to the dog sized Kurama trying to pull himself together.
"You sounded like you were having fun." Naruto said cheekily and got a glare from the fox.
"D-damn you and your f-future, Kit! Damn YOU!"
Regna Ferox: Inn
Lucina yawned as she stretched her stiff limbs over her head. She could not remember the last time she slept so soundly and without worry. She would say it had been a perfect night if it wasn't for the obnoxious snoring that came from the other bed in the room.
She looked over to the other bed to see the Naruto and Morgan both in their own types of pajama's, covers on the ground with Morgan's head on top of her father's arm while he slept on his back. This scene would have probably been ten times better if it wasn't for the obnoxious snoring coming from both Uzumaki that was about to drive her up the wall. She swore they were doing it on purpose just to piss her off.
After a quick shake of her head, she threw the sheets off and headed towards the bathroom. There were not many showers she had the pleasure to come across in her world since they were mainly always on the road and only castles, nobles and high-class Inn's had them, so she was actually overjoyed when she first saw the contraption when they first checked into their Inn. It may not mean much to others, but to her this was a delicacy that she would honestly kill for.
She quickly deposited her cloths into the basket next to the sink and turned on the water. The second the warm water hit her exposed skin, she sighed in ecstasy. She couldn't remember the last time she could just relax without a single care in the world. No Risen giving them a surprise attack, no Grimleal trying to get revenge on their fallen, no Grima to worry destroying their civilizations. It was just peaceful for once in her life.
After washing herself thoroughly and just enjoying the warm water for a few minutes, Lucina begrudgingly got out of the tub and grabbed the towel to dry herself off. After making sure she was completely dry, she went over to the mirror and picked up her comb.
The second the object was in her hands, she froze when she saw an unfamiliar blurry color in the fogged-up mirror. She looked at the mirror and prayed to Naga that she wasn't seeing what she was seeing. Hesitantly, she started to whip the mirror clear of it's substance. The more she wiped, the more her face contorted into horror. Her hands began to go to her hair as if to investigate if the mirror was actually a liar, but much to her now growing terror the mirror told no lies. So she did what any normal human being would do in her situation.
She screamed – one name specifically.
"UZUMAKIIIIIIIIII!"
In the bedroom, both Uzumaki jumped out of their skins when they heard their name screamed from what sounded like an angry woman. One having actual experience when it came to screaming, angry women, while the other jumped out of instinct as if she could feel her life was in immanent danger. They both were greeted to the sight of their bathroom door flying open and in ran a future princess in nothing but a towel while pointing at herself with a glare that could kill Gods.
"WHO DID THIS? WHO THE HELL DID THIS?!"
Naruto and Morgan blinked before rubbing the sleep out of their eyes. There was something very different from the princess today than yesterday. Despite the obvious fact that she was wearing nothing but a towel, there was a big change that you could not miss even if you had only seen her once on the street. Heck, you could pick her out in a crowd just by the blue hair she was born with, but right now they were not looking at blue hair.
They were looking at pink. Like, Sakura pink. There wasn't a strand of blue hair on the females body; including her eyebrows. Naruto and Morgan blinked a few times as they etched this image into their minds.
Then they both burst into laughter, knowingly or unknowingly pissing off the princess even more.
"HAHAHAHA, what the hell happened to your hair?! HAHAHA!"
"BWAHAHAHA, I never thought you'd look so good in pink, Lucy! HAHAHA-"
*Shing*
*Thunk*
All laughing stopped when the sound of a sword unsheathing and impacting wood sounded throughout the room. Naruto and Morgan looked down to their feet and saw Falchion sticking out from the ground to the hilt. Both looked back up to the now pinkette and began sweating bullets at the dark aura that seemed to be radiating from the time traveler. The fact that her eyes were now shadowed by the bangs only made the blonde duet that much frightened.
"…She did it." Naruto easily cracked and pointed at his daughter who looked at him in betrayal.
"Wha-Dad! You trait-KYA!" Morgan jumped out of the way of a kunai that sailed dangerously close to her head. She was forced to move again when Lucina charge towards both her and her father while swiftly pulling the sword she had thrown out of the ground.
For 10 minutes, every single guest at the Inn were shivering in fear as the sounds of wood scrapping, bending and all kinds of crashes came from Room 21. The screams and sounds they heard that day would be forever etched into their minds as some bravely vacated the premises while others hid in fear of the demon that was surely ravishing the young girl and her father. Not even the guards that were called dared to interfere in the exorcism that was surely going on in that room.
At the end of it all, the Uzumakis and the time traveler were kicked out of the Inn and 'Haku' was forced to pay for all the damages while Morgan apologized to all guest who were spooked by Lucina's very justified 'episode'. The room they had rented was nothing more than chopped up feathers and wood. The bathroom no longer had tiled floors and water filled the room from the broken faucets. It honestly looked like a hurricane had come through the room and left without any injuries aside from two traumatized blondes.
It's safe to say they would never prank Lucina Hamildon ever again for as long as they lived.
"Now what are we going to do?" Morgan asked grumpily, body slumped as they walked away from the Inn they were exiled from. "The tournament is 12 days away and we have already been kicked out of our Inn." Morgan looked to the pink haired woman walking next to her, now wearing a long white winter coat over her usual garb.
"Do not blame me for our turn of events. If you two had not been so childish, then we would not be in this situation." As if completely ignoring her words, Morgan stuck her tongue out at the princess as if to prove her point.
"Don't worry about that. I have a favor someone in the east still owes me, so we can easily shack up with her until the tournament."
Lucina looked up at the older blonde with a raised eyebrow. "If that was the case, then why didn't we just go to her in the first place?"
Naruto dropped his head as he began poking his fingers together sheepishly much like his late wife would. "It completely slipped my mind." Lucina looked at the blonde blankly. "Besides, she's…difficult to deal with." Lucina just shook her head. She was done trying to make sense of this man. Every time she tried to take him seriously, he did something that made his image do a 180.
They were walking and talking for another 20 minutes before Naruto suddenly stopped for a good 5 seconds and smiled brightly. "Looks like Kami is looking down on us, kiddos! Someone just popped from the future!"
Lucina's and Morgan's eyes widened as Naruto ran to them and put his arms around their shoulders. A second later they were being dragged into an alleyway before completely disappearing from Regna Ferox and heading straight for an island Southeast of Valm.
Morgan's Diary Day 1
This is pretty stupid, but Aunt Lissa says my mom used to feel so much happier when she wrote her feelings down on paper. So here I am! I'm writing my stupid problems on a piece of paper that no one but myself is hopefully gonna read…
When I think about it, is actually pretty reassuring. I can say whatever I want without anyone scolding me and those big meanies always yelling at me.
Okay, okay. I got a lot of things I want to say but first things first…
SCREW YOU, FREDDY AND SCREW YOUR KAMI FOR SAKEN TRAINING FROM HECK YOU STUPID MEATHEAD! I SWEAR I'LL GET MY DADDY TO SET YOU ON FIRE AND POMMEL YOU INTO OBLIVION WHEN HE GETS BACK, DATTEBANE! ALSO, FORGET YOU AUNT LISSA FOR STICKING UP FOR THAT EVIL MAN INSTEAD OF ME YOU GIVE FAT UGLY WITCH!
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Hehe, I honestly had to look around even though I didn't say any of that out loud. Somehow, Aunt Lissa has ears all around the castle and would wash my mouth out with soap whenever I said a bad word which is COMPLETELY unfair! How can she wash my mouth with soap when Uncle Chrom and Vaike says bad words all the time?! I bet it's because they are adults! Adults always seem to get away with everything! Why is it that the kids are always wrong, but the adults are always right? That's completely unfair!
Then again, it's not like I could say the REALLY bad words in front of Aunt Lissa. If anyone ever said any of the 'Forbidden words' around my aunt, like, it was the end of your life. It didn't even matter if you were related or not! I can never forget one of Uncle Chrom's soldiers saying one of the really bad words in front of Aunty. His name was Red. Y'know, like the color? His name used to be 'Fred' but he cursed in front of Aunty and she beat the F out of him, so we could no longer call him 'Fred'.
Ah, I'm shivering just remembering it! I never knew boys can scream like that! It was terrifying I tell you! TERRIFYING!
…Anyways, I guess I will talk about why I'm even writing in this stupid book. So, I got into a lot of trouble at the playground at school. Apparently, it's wrong to punch big fat bullies for making fun of me for not having a mommy. If that wasn't bad enough, then that big fat meany had the nerve to lie and make it all my fault! Now everyone is scolding me as if I'm the problem! I don't care how many times Aunty scolds me for hitting someone that makes fun of me and my Daddy. If they can talk with all that trash in their mouth, then they should be able to talk just as much with blood in it! It's not my fault they can't take a punch from me no matter how 'special' everyone keeps telling me I am!
Gods, I wish dad would come back already. He would believe me. He always did. It hasn't even been 24 hours and I already miss him. He says there's something very important that he must do in Plegia. Something about a table messing up or something like that.
Even though he said that, I knew daddy was lying. He always closes his eyes whenever he lies to me. It's something I've picked up over the years that even my Daddy doesn't know about.
Heh, and people call me 'immature'. I'd like to see them perform a Kage Bunshin at 5 years old, Dattebane!
Anyways, that's all I have to say right now. I'm getting pretty sleepy and Aunty Lissa said I would meet Lady Sumia's daughter and I want to be up bright and early for that! I may not know the real reason Daddy went to Plegia, but I'm sure he will be back soon! Hope you stay safe out there and you are bringing badies to justice as always! Your cute little girl will be waiting for you when you get back!
Bye bye!
A/N: If you got the Fred thing then you are awesome.