Chapter 11 - The Effects of Power
Konoha Hospital
Naruto arrived early the next morning dragging Zeref and little Gil with Albedo tagging right behind him. Today, Naruto was hoping to finally expose one of his kids and figure out which one of them created the family line that lead to Shirou. Not that there's anything wrong with the teen, Naruto just needed to know who got knocked up or who knocked up who or... shit.
So after Tsunade recovered from a nosebleed that Jiraiya gave her, the slug sannin proceeded to take samples of each one of the individuals including Naruto. Although Naruto scoffed at the idea that the pervert would find some motivation to attack Tsunade. However Tsunade was too embarrassed to say what really caused her bloody nose and kept it a secret.
"Um dad, why are we here again?" little Gil asked.
"I want to confirm which one of these two doesn't like sleeping alone in bed." Naruto answered.
"Does Albedo not sneak into bed with you and my mother?" Zeref asked.
Albedo blushed while glaring at her younger brother, "Is this about snuggling then?" little Gil asked reminding everyone that he's still a naive child.
"No this is not about snuggling, ok maybe it is about snuggling. Gil just eat this chocolate bar and wait for the results." Naruto said as he handed his adoptive son some candy.
"Gil by any chance, can you tell us who your real parents are?" Zeref asked wondering more about his supposed relative.
Gil wiped his mouth from eating the chocolate bar, "My father was the priest king Lugalbanda and my mother was the goddess Ninsun. So I'm a demigod like my new mom." he answered.
"I guess being attracted to demigods and deities in general runs in the family." Zeref said while looking at Albedo.
"Crap I forgot that Thetis gave birth to that Achilles brat. Now that I think about it, he said that his father was also a king." Naruto said.
"Father, wasn't grandmother Elizabeth a goddess and that her last incarnation was a princess?" Albedo asked.
"Our mother is also a queen and she's the daughter of the goddess Derketo." Zeref added.
"What is it with royalty being so close to deities?" Naruto asked. "And now that I realize it, Arthur is also a king. What next? Is Shirou secretly the Emperor of Japan and Kiritsugu is the incarnation of Izanagi?" he asked with a sigh.
"Father you really lack the skill to connect with the common people." Zeref said making the man grow a tick mark on his head.
Shizune came in a few minutes later with the results, "Ok I have everyone's results. Naruto-kun, you said that little Gil is technically your closest relative after Zeref-kun and Albedo-chan so after a few trials. Tsunade-sama was able to find an estimated percentage between your DNA." she said.
"Tell me the truth doc, how long do I have?" little Gil asked as he clutched his chocolate bar.
Shizune sweat drop, "I don't know, anyways starting with the eldest to the youngest. Naruto-kun you have at least a 1% match, but your samples still claim your related similar to very distant clan members. Albedo-chan you share 3% which is equivalent to a second cousin I believe or a distant grand nephew. Finally there's Zeref-kun who shares 6.25% which is to equivalent to a first cousin once removed or half cousin, but overall you are the most closely related to little Gil." she explained as she and Naruto went over the numbers.
"Ok let me do the math, no one is ever 100% related. 50% is parent to child or sibling to sibling. 25% is the grandchild and I'm assuming around 12.5% is the great grandchild so half of that is 6.25%." Naruto stopped as he glared at Zeref who wasn't paying attention. Naruto then proceeded to lift Zeref upside down and started shaking him, "Ok young man, how many hussies have you been in bed with!?" he yelled.
"Wait, Zeref is my grandpa?" little Gil asked.
"Your great great grandfather from the sound of things." Shizune said as she checked Naruto's math.
"Dad can I start calling you triple G-pa? little Gil asked.
"Gil I am not a professional Russian boxer." Naruto said as he continued shaking his son.
"I told you I was innocent father. Clearly he was off with that young woman and they must have forgotten about their kid." Albedo said.
"I did not conceive a child! I fell in love with one woman and while we weren't together 24/7, she never mentioned baring my child. The closest things I had were my experiment, Larcade and the my apprentice August." Zeref claimed.
"Who's August?" Naruto said lifting Zeref with one arm.
"A few years before I married my wife, I came across a young blond boy with green eyes and pale skin. The child was an orphan, but I saw promise in him. He had the same energy my wife had and his presence reminded me of the time I spent with her at one point during August. So..." Zeref stopped as he saw his father's eyes turn into slits.
"Zeref, I better learn that you two were under an enchantment. Because it sounds like this August boy is actually my lost grandson." Naruto said in a low voice. "See you later Shizune, it looks like I have to teach this one some discipline." he said as he dragged Zeref back home.
"Dad's being scary again." little Gil said before Albedo picked him up.
"That's why I'm the favorite." Albedo said with a giggle.
"Surprisingly, this isn't the weirdest thing Kushina's family has done." Shizune said to herself.
Back at home
After using her spare key to access the closet, Semiramis found a box of video tapes. It was peculiar for a couple of reasons, normally Naruto would use his storage boxes for miscellaneous objects and tapes were pretty outdated in Shirou's time. Then again Rin Tohsaka only understood how to use a VHS player and thought USB hard drives were to difficult to understand when using a digital video recorder.
Seeing that Konoha was in a strange era, Semiramis decided to take the box and ask her in laws if they had a video player to handle them. After all, they somehow did manage to create film and in color too. Clearly this strange world was developed enough to evolve from film reels.
"Semi-chan what's that?" Kushina asked as she found her daughter in law going through the box.
"A box of old tapes, clearly my husband has a few fond memories that needed to be recorded." Semiramis answered.
"Wow! Naruto must have a lot of money to afford all these tapes let alone have a video player for them. The only one we have is in Minato's office and with all the security personnel." Kushina said as she started counting the tapes.
Semiramis quickly remembered that while the technology exists and may be available, it may also be expensive to have, "Yes, but the thing is, video tapes and cassette players are outdated in our time." she said.
Kushina went wide eyed, "Then how do you watch movies?" she asked.
"We use discs, they are much smaller and are slowly able to handle more data with greater quality. Some devices are also digital as Naruto tells me, which means that the machine already transfers the contents of what would be in a tape or disc. I've seen Shirou watch movies on a hard drive this small." Semiramis explained while showing Kushina the estimated size of USB.
"WHAT!? How can you have information on anything that small?" the red head asked looking dumbfounded.
Semiramis giggled at her mother in law's shock, "The future is full of mysteries. I remember the day Naruto showed me a camera and how everyone retreated at the sight of the flash. Back then we considered it witchcraft." she said.
"Then it's settled, we're going to make Minato-kun let us watch Naruto's video tapes." Kushina said pumping her fist into the air.
Outside, a while later
"Tell me the truth Zeref or else you get the honey." Naruto said as he had a spoon and jar of honey in his hands.
Zeref was upside down and hanging by his legs over a tree, "Father no! That gives me motion sickness!" he pleaded.
"Tell me who this August person is!" Naruto demanded.
"Father I can assure you that he might not even be my child. Besides I don't even know if he's alive." Zeref reasoned.
"Boy you're just digging your grave." Naruto said before shoving a spoon of honey in his mouth.
"BLURGH, why do you curse me father? Why doesn't Albedo ever face your wrath?" Zeref asked as he developed motion sickness.
"Because she hasn't done anything to invoke my wrath yet." Naruto said as he continued feeding him, all the while Albedo quickly grabbed Shirou who was using his curse mark and took him away. "Now tell me the truth!" he continued to command.
That's when his mother and wife came out, "Naruto we're heading out. Take care of the house and keep the kids in line." Kushina said.
"Ok mom, I'm just disciplining Zeref." Naruto said.
"Try not to kill him Naruto." Semiramis said as she kissed his cheek. "Zeref tell him the truth or whatever will satisfy your father." she said before kissing her son on the cheek.
"Oh and Naruto don't waste the honey. I need it for dinner tonight, you can torture Zeref-kun later." Kushina says before the pair left.
"Zeref wait here, I need to find another torture device to use on you." Naruto said leaving his son upside down.
As Zeref tried to cast a spell to relieve his illness, Nori and Menma slowly made their way to him.
"Psst, are you still alive?" Nori asked.
"I wish I wasn't." Zeref answers as he feels vomit coming out of his mouth.
"Is it true you're our brother's son?" Menma asked.
"I'm blessed to call him my father." Zeref said sarcastically.
"Well you looked pretty tough and I bet knowing the loser. You probably know his weaknesses right?" Menma asked.
"I know many interesting things about my progenitor, yes." Zeref said as he started putting things together.
"So can you help Menma train in order to kick his ass in the tournament?" Nori asked having been embarrassed by her defeat from having been spanked.
"I should help why?" Zeref asked.
"Because Naruto baka has to learn his place is beneath us and we're your aunt and uncle so you have to do what we say." Menma said in a commanding tone.
"So? I rebelled against my father before and he didn't discipline me all the time." Zeref said nonchalantly.
"Do as we say or we're going to kick your ass!" Nori yelled.
"Banshee much? I think you managed to harm me with your annoying voice alone." Zeref said as he stuck his finger in his ear.
Nori snarled as she reeled her fist and aimed for Zeref who moved out of the way and grabbed her before slamming her head into the tree. Menma tried to attack his nephew only for Zeref to twist his arm behind. Nori recovered and was hit by a baton made of lightning then hits Menma with it before making a talon with his demon powers to cut himself down.
"I think it's best we retry negotiations." Zeref says as he lifts his aunt and uncle by their shirts.
Naruto came back with a hatchet and a couple of sandwiches, "Hey Zeref, I'm sorry I get that I went far with the honey. So listen I'll cut you down and... what the hell are you doing?" he asked.
"I'm disciplining my aunt and uncle." Zeref said as he finishes tying the two of them upside down.
"Cut us down baka!" Nori demanded.
"Aren't you ninja supposed to be able to escape these certain situations?" Naruto asked with a knowing smirk.
"Cut us down or we're telling dad!" Menma threatened.
"How are you going to tell him if you can't get out?" Naruto asked making them shut up and glare at him. "Whatever, I'm going to spend some time with my son. You better enjoy being an uncle Menma, because I doubt any woman would decide to be with you knowing that nasty attitude of yours." he taunted as he sat down a feet apart and gave Zeref a sandwich.
"Extra meat, my favorite." Zeref said.
"Of course, it's a parent's job to provide for their child." Naruto said earning a smile.
"Even with how much time has passed, you still see us children father?" Zeref asked.
"Zeref I don't think you're one to talk knowing that you had a kid and never realized it. Besides, even if we had human lifespans and I'm some senile old man thinking about oatmeal, I'd still think about you and Albedo as the little kids that always asked me to pick them up and teach them about magic." Naruto explained earning a laugh.
That's when Albedo landed and hugged her father and brother, "Hey no one is allowed to have family time unless I'm involved." she said.
"Sit down elder sister, have a sandwich and we can listen to father's dreams about oatmeal." Zeref said.
"Hey I may be old, but so long as I have teeth that can function, ramen will always be favorite. Speaking of which, we should get some later." Naruto said.
"I don't think I've tried ramen yet." Albedo said.
"WHAT!? All the years you continued living and you haven't tried ramen!? It's the greatest thing I've discovered out of all my lifetimes! No child of mine will live in any world without trying it!" Naruto said making his two children laugh. "What are you two laughing at!? This is no joke!" he yelled.
In the distance Semiramis came back with Kushina for a brief moment since they had forgotten a couple things. The two decided to watch Naruto from a distance as he bonded with his two kids. Semiramis smiled at her husbands rant about the mysterious ramen that she had yet to try.
"Maybe another time father, I bet you had a lot of fun travelling the different eras and worlds despite being separated from your favorite dish." Zeref said.
"Yeah, but you know there are some things you would never want to sacrifice for a new opportunity. Sometimes you don't know what the real value of anything is until you lose it. I've lost a few good friends and made a few unbreakable bonds in the past, but even then there was one thing that plagued my mind within the first hour I awakened in Shirou's time." Naruto explained as his voice became a bit more sentimental.
"What was it father? Knowing you realized you were a rogue servant, time must have been rather frightening and confusing." Albedo said.
Naruto's smile faltered, "It was remembering that the most important treasure to me was lost." he said.
Albedo lied her head on her father's shoulder, "I know what you mean father." she said.
"It was at that moment when I faced Saber, Archer and Berserker, all the information about the world had entered my mind. That's when I learned that my new home was gone along with everyone I knew. I wasn't a fool, despite having travelled to many places for over a millenia, I knew the concept of mortality in humans. However even with you two being the grandchild of Derketo, I never expected the two of you or your mother to be immortal." Naruto explained before looking up at the sky.
(Johann Sebastian Bach - Air on G string)
"You assumed we had passed on, didn't you?" Zeref asked as his bangs shadowed his eyes.
Naruto nodded, "I didn't show it when I was fighting, but at that moment my mind and heart shattered. I lost everything that mattered to me and there I was being used as a pawn for a meaningless war." he said as tears welled up in his eyes. "I had many great lives growing up, but even then I understood that no matter how much I looked the part. I wasn't a human and had nothing to prove myself to be an equal among them." he said as his curse mark appeared on one side of his face while his goddess eye flared on the other.
Semiramis felt tears in her own eyes as she heard him while Kushina was already trying to hold back her own water works. The Uzumaki woman remembered that sometimes she would find Naruto looking out the window looking sad as her other two children performed ninjutsu. Initially she believed that Naruto felt neglected or at least useless in a way, but that wasn't the case. He never felt alone because he couldn't mold chakra, he felt as if he didn't belong amongst the other humans.
So that's when Naruto started to smile more by showing off his strange abilities when he discovered his mana. In a matter of years, he showed that he was already a prodigy like his father when using magic. All Naruto really wanted was to be accepted despite not being a normal boy. Hence why he started to gain some friendships among the different clan heirs while gathering jealousy from other people. That's when there was some hate directed towards him, while he was no jinchuuriki, he was still different and outdated minds didn't like people who were different.
"Then that's when I was thinking, if I'm not human then why am I given emotions and feeling like one? I felt in love when I married your mother, I was ecstatic to bare children of my own, I was depressed when I thought I lost my family and I slowly felt bloodlust when I fought the other servants. I knew the rules and at that moment, I wanted to tear their heads off and finish off the remaining servants in hopes of taking the grail for myself and begging it to give me my loved ones back." Naruto explained as he felt Zeref wrap his arms around him.
It should also be noted that Shirou, Saber, Arthur and Gil were watching the exchange. All feeling various emotions as they watched Naruto at his moment of weakness.
"But I didn't, because I knew that something like that would tear me apart. I didn't want to make you suffer had you all passed on and force you to live in a new world while you could have been resting in paradise. Instead I remembered something else, I still had family, even if they were distant. I had a distant relative named Shirou Emiya and at that moment, I couldn't help but to feel internally excited. I still had a purpose, so while I may annoy him at times. I can't help but to feel as if I had another son to watch over." Naruto explained as he wiped his tears away.
"However things became better, I found your mother. I was filled with so much joy, then Arthur and that infant version of Shirou entered our lives. Then Gil, even if was some perverted child running around naked, he was interesting to have around. But was I in tears when I learned that my first born child was still alive. I was so happy, to learn that both my infants were still alive and wandering the world." Naruto said as he embraced the both of them.
"I love you father." Albedo says in tears as she holds onto him.
"I don't want us to be separated anymore." Zeref said revealing his teary eyes as he hugged his father tight.
Semiramis quickly ran up to him and wrapped her arms behind him. Kushina smiled from a distance and quickly grabbed a camera before taking a quick snapshot of the happy family her son created. Nori was trying to hold her tears back while Menma tried to act like he was too cool for families. The rest had dispersed as they preferred to leave them to their own devices.
"All I wanted was to be happy and I thought I lost that happiness." Naruto said as he refused to let them go.
(End of song)
With Minato a long while later
"Ok, so I guess with this information Naruto gave us. We can begin our preparations." Minato said as he finished going over the potential invasion with Jiraiya.
"Ah!" baby Shirou said as he was moving around in a baby walker.
"That's right Shirou-chan, we're going to fight the snake." Minato said with a smile.
"Ooh." baby Shirou responded.
"How exactly did you get him in there? I thought his wings and tail would make it difficult." Jiraiya asked.
"I had to add some holes." Minato answered before Kushina rushed through the door with Semiramis as the Uzumaki revealed her box of tapes.
(Stardust Crusaders OST - The Off Unexpected Prophecy)
"Minato! We need to borrow your cassette player!" Kushina said as she dropped the box on his desk.
"Kushina, I'm in the middle of something." Minato said.
"It can wait, I think Naruto is hiding something. It might be his audition tapes for one of those shows where you sing and wear stupid outfits." Kushina said while looking serious.
"I doubt Naruto would sell out." Jiraiya said.
"You know nothing pervy sage. We can't be sure until we see these tapes." Kushina said as she sounded pretty adamant.
Jiraiya took a look inside and found two interesting ones on the same date, "Sure, like these two are very important." he said with a scoff.
Shirou makes me proud
Arthur disappoints me
"Pop one in and find out. I think Naru-chan left a time interval." Kushina said as she points at the time.
8:15 am
Minato sighs as he ordered a pair of chunin to get the television and cassette player connected. All the while Jiraiya decided to get the tape that mentioned that Shirou did something to impress Naruto.
"Ok let's see what's so interesting." Minato says as he moves it to the assigned time.
The tape played revealing Naruto on his motorcycle parking as students gather to see him. All the while everyone minus Semiramis is confused by the strange vehicle Naruto is driving.
"What the hell is that? Some kind of sled without dogs?" Jiraiya asked.
"It's a motorcycle, Naruto wanted to be a cool teacher and purchase even though he can just fly there." Semiramis said while picking baby Shirou up.
"Papa!" the baby says as he points at the television.
"Yes, that's papa baby Shirou. He could have bought more diapers, but instead he got a motorcycle." Semiramis said.
"Husbands, they always buy dumb things with extra money." Kushina said shaking her head.
"Maybe it's a good thing Tsunade-hime never accepted my proposal. I don't need her telling me how to spend my money." Jiraiya said with a chuckle.
"Not marrying Tsunade is an investment for a lifetime pervy sage." Kushina said making him frown.
That's when Kakashi walked in with Tenzo behind him, "Sorry to interrupt sensei, but here are those reports." he said before noticing the screen.
"Are you reviewing footage hokage-sama?" Tenzo asked.
"No, just something interesting that my son left." Minato answers as they all continued to watch.
Naruto was about to take of his helmet when he noticed Shirou with Sakura. Shirou stopped for a moment and slowly made his way to Sakura who looked ready to flee for some reason. Instead Shirou engulfs her in a hug and Sakura slowly feels warmth as she hugs back and lies her head on his chest. All the while Naruto nods before giving Shinji an evil look, telling him to move away. Not that anyone could tell that it was actually Naruto using his demonic intent.
"Wow, that is one cute girl Shirou has got himself!" Jiraiya said with two thumbs up.
"That is Sakura Matou, she's a good friend of Shirou and harbors feelings for the boy. I think they've been growing closer to nearly developing a romantic relationship." Semiramis explains.
"Well I can see why Naruto feels proud. Now let's look at the next one." Minato said as the changed tapes.
The next one revealed Naruto walking inside the building only to find Arthur bumping into Ayaka. The bump looked pretty hard and the older looking girl dropped her glasses as she clutched her head.
"Someone is ready for a good ass whooping." Kakashi said.
"Kushina would have killed him had that been her." Minato said.
"That is not true, I would have just put him in the hospital." Kushina said defending herself.
"Yeah, the morgue." Jiraiya says as Arthur helps Ayaka up.
The King of Knights quickly told Ayaka that her eyes are pretty before helping her put on her glasses. From the looks of it, Ayaka feels a bit nervous being around a handsome young man like him.
"Ok, so he's a gentleman. Maybe just one broken nose to even things out." Kushina suggested.
"And this is the part where Arthur hopefully earns a date or at least gets a cheek kiss in." Jiraiya said as he prepared his notebook.
Arthur introduces himself as Ayaka does the same before they go their separate ways. Only for Arthur to run into Naruto who calls Arthur out on how pathetic he was. Jiraiya shook his head in disappointment.
"I know I'm not exactly a catch, but that brat sure did give bachelor's a bad name." Jiraiya said.
"Hey senpai, how would you have done it?" Tenzo asked.
"I would use my charm of course. At least try to know more than her name." Kakashi said with an eye smile.
"Says the guy who likes a lot of things and has dislikes while also never thinking about any dreams." Kushina said.
"Being mysterious makes me cool." Kakashi said as he sympathized with Naruto when he continued to berate Arthur.
The scene changed to Shirou having to hear what Arthur did. Only the redhead supported the blond in what happened. Shirou then attempted to use a seal on his hand connected to Saber only to back down to her. Naruto shakes his head again saying Shirou has no balls before dragging Saber by her hand who appeared and disappeared within reality.
"Come on Shirou, give me something! You can't just support inaction!" Jiraiya said as he can only see a lot of people getting blue balls from the little action.
"Pay attention closely kohai, this is what you shouldn't do." Kakashi said as Tenzo nodded.
"I wonder what other tapes Naruto has in here." Semiramis said as she went through them.
First day on the new job
"That's right, Naruto decided to get a job at the school." Semiramis said.
"Naruto became a teacher? Iruka needs to see this then." Minato said as Kakashi went to grab the chunin who was finishing the paperwork for missions.
"You wanted to see me hokage-sama?" Iruka asked nervously.
"Yes Iruka, I want you to see the legacy of your teachings." Minato said as he set the video the time interval Naruto wrote down.
The video showed a lot students taking their seats with some of them being rowdy and loud. In the corner, Arthur and Shirou can be seen taking their seats while Shirou is talking to Rin. However it was too early for anyone to ask about Rin so they continued watching until Naruto came in and introduced himself. Everyone was surprised at the fact he gathered their attention as the girls had hearts in their eyes and the men looked at him with envy. However the girls looked heart broken as Naruto subtly showed his wedding ring.
"So my student became the teacher, I'm impressed." Iruka said with a nod.
Then came the part where Naruto defended Shirou and embarrassed Shinji. The class laughed and despite the confusing and very uninteresting topics, Naruto managed to captivate the class with his lecture.
"Hey Iruka, how come you can't keep everyone's attention during your classes?" Kushina asked.
"I'm not sure, but maybe Naruto can teach me." Iruka said feeling envious.
"Let's take a look at this one. I can only imagine what happened here." Minato said as he pulled another tape.
Auntie Merlin's first day
"Who's Merlin?" Tenzo asked.
"She's a powerful mage and she was the godmother of Naruto. She's the opposite of Tsunade in terms of personality, but they have a lot in common. They're both obsessed with their research (perverted giggle from Jiraiya), they both refuse to wear a bra (another giggle from Jiraiya), and they were both in one sided relationships with clingy men." Semiramis explained as Jiraiya frowned at the last part.
Before Minato cold put the tapes in, teams 8 and 10 came in, "D ranks completed hokage-sama." Asuma said as he and Kurenai had their reports ready.
"Hey are you guys watching movies?" Kiba asked.
"Sort of, Naruto left a few tapes in a box." Kushina answered.
"Probably some dumb tapes of him singing." Kiba said as he got into a better position to watch.
"Troublesome, why would you want to hear Naruto sing?" Shikamaru asked only to be ignored as the tape played.
The video played as the next class showing Rin, Shirou and Arthur along with Gowther who was noticeable by his vibrant pink hair. As class started, all the men minus Minato had nosebleeds at the sight of Merlin walking in. Jiraiya was practically knocking on death's door with all that blood being lost. It was just as bad as his prototype book, if not worse. At least Kakashi was able to save the sage's notebook from being covered in blood and ruining his notes.
"Ok, that's enough of watching a black haired professional Tsunade." Kushina said making the men whine as she took out the tape.
"Hey what's this one?" Minato asked.
Demon Attack II (remember to destroy these)
"Sounds like a movie." Kushina said as her husband played the video.
The video proceeded to show a purple demon knocking over an archery range before Naruto arrived with Shirou and Rin in his arms. However Rider appeared and started dragging the demon down with Naruto trying to bring the creature down. The fight continued until the creature was dead and Naruto was being strangled by Rider.
"Looks like Naruto is getting his ass handed to him." Ino said.
"Don't count him out yet Ino." Shino said.
Naruto ripped off the chains and uppercutted Rider who proceeded to escape after recovering from the hit. Ino and Hinata were creeped out by the woman's ability to crawl up the walls like a lizard before escaping.
"Hey Hinata, you're pretty flexible. Do you think you can do that?" Kiba whispered over to Hinata who blushed at the idea.
"I doubt Hinata could move at a spiders pace." Shino said while Kurenai glared at Kiba thinking he imagine Hinata wearing a skimpy outfit like Rider.
That's when a blue demon appeared and Rin started to shoot at it until Ban appeared and ripped it's heart out. Then King arrived piercing it with several knives coming from his sacred treasure and ending it with Diane smashing it's face in. There was the reunion and everything with Naruto explaining his aunt and uncles relationship. Then Shirou proceeded to dig around the range and found Sakura unconscious before carrying her bridal style.
"Ok those things were disturbing. Hopefully none of them followed Naruto." Minato said as he didn't want a literal demon attack whereas the kyuubi was a mass of chakra instead of creature from hell. "Anyways, I think there are a lot of things Naruto left behind. If anyone wants to stay, I can keep going." he said as everyone stayed in the office to continuing watching.
Starting with the video of Naruto abandoning Shirou as Luvia and Rin started fighting over him. Only for Sakura to show up and Shirou to lie about promising to go on a date with her.
"Shirou you idiot. Nothing wrong with Sakura, but come on! You had two pretty girls fighting over you!" Jiraiya yells as Shirou's choices only frustrate him.
"Lucky bastard, I wish I could get one girl's attention and he just throws it away." Kiba says.
"Not like I'd want to be trapped, but even I'd give up a bag of chips for some attention... maybe just half a bag." Choji admitted earning shocked looks from his team.
Hinata paid careful attention to Sakura, "I feel like I connect the most with Sakura-san." she said as she felt that Sakura was also hiding her pain as Hinata did when the elders abused her during her childhood.
Kushina ejected the tape and placed the next one hoping for it to be less perverted. Sadly she ended up putting up the video of Shirou's visit to the nurse's office. Which seemed fine and harmless with the adults thinking it would be a good time to steal some recipes for modernized medicine. Sadly it just revealed Aki who's bust size made Tsunade look like an ironing board. Then Berserker could be briefly seen ripping off the wheel of the stool Shirou was sitting on.
Which ended with Shirou falling off and landing on Aki. Her oversized her breasts to be specific which made the girls snarl, Semiramis roll her eyes and the men feel envious towards Shirou who got off and helped the nurse while trying to apologize for it. To which Jiraiya shook his head.
"Shirou you really need to man up!" Jiraiya said only to be punched in the side of the head by Kushina.
"Zip it you pervert!" Kushina yelled.
"I think Shirou-san has some strange luck with women." Kurenai said feeling glad that Naruto's relative isn't actually a pervert.
"If it were a contest then clearly Shirou is dominating Arthur." Tenzo said.
"Anyone keeping score?" Kakashi asked.
"4 to 1 in Shirou-san's favor." Shino said.
"Shino don't be keeping score!" Kurenai said in a reprimanding tone.
The video continued through Naruto trying to figure out if Shirou was a pervert before dragging him and Arthur to class. However things got weird when Aki started talking to herself and Berserker appeared with the wheel of the stool in her hands.
"What the hell?" Minato asked.
Then Rider and Mordred appeared and Aki argued with them about their attempt to kill Shirou. To which everyone was stiffened by her conversation about the grail war and how the masters are supposed to be at each other's throats since they have to kill each other. The video ended after Aki reveals the complex style of command seals that were placed over her arm.
Semiramis narrowed her eyes and prepared to leave with her adopted son, "I need to check something with Naruto." she said.
"I think I need to have have a word with him and Shirou-kun." Kushina said.
"Hey sensei, take a photo of those seals. I remember seeing one on Naruto's hand, but I never bothered asking him." Minato said.
"Sure thing." Jiraiya said as he took a photo.
"Do it again pervert! Minato-kun said her arm, not her breasts!" Kushina yelled.
Jiraiya laughed, "Ok, you got me. Here." he said as he took a photo of the seals.
With Naruto and the boys, a while later
Naruto was doing a single arm handstand on the hilt of one of his swords, "Are you clearing your head Shirou?" he asked as his relative did the same thing.
"Yeah, I think I feel it. All the fear and stress, it's falling off of my shoulders. Like I'm in an ocean and the water is falling down my back." Shirou says while his eyes are closed.
"I think I feel stiff." Arthur said.
"Calm yourself boy, you may be an excellent warrior. However, Shirou is already light years ahead of you in terms of spirituality. Look at little Gil, he's already becoming one with the universe." Naruto said as little Gil was in a meditative pose.
Arthur looked at Gil and noticed the air bubble coming out of his nose, "Uncle I think he's asleep." he said.
"Really? Well at least he's silent and at peace." Naruto said as he flared his goddess clan eyes. "Now, concentrate on activating your eyes." he ordered.
Arthur nodded and was able to activate one eye while Shirou managed to activate both with ease, "What's nex?" Arthur asked.
"This is about sensing the energy around you. Since I don't want mom to be pissed off about her garden, we need to just sense the life energy from nearby. After this, we can retry the seed test and see if you've overcome your internal conflict." Naruto explained.
Then Gil fell on his back and woke up, "What happened?" he asked.
"Your mother is having another baby." Naruto said making Gil faint. "Good more peace." he said.
"Wasn't that rude?" Arthur asked.
"Concentrate Arthur, I'd expect you to be thinking about pretty girls rather than worry about little Gil." Naruto said as Arthur finally got his second eye active.
For a long time, the trio remained silent and at peace. As they seemed preoccupied with the need to be spiritual, no one would be aware of what was going through their minds. However if Tsunade were here and learned what went inside their heads, the slug sannin would have assumed for it to be a side effect of their blood rushing to their heads.
In Naruto's mind
"Welcome child." one of the beasts said.
"Have you returned to continue your training?" asked another.
"Yes I have great elders." Naruto said as he sat down in the middle of the cave.
"Good, for today you will begin with Odd Eyes." one of the beast said as a red metallic looking dragon came out of the shadows.
"Very well, I am honored to see you again Odd Eyes." Naruto said as the dragon nodded.
"Today we begin with the meaning of battle and the difference between hitting and taking the hit." Odd Eyes said as he gestured for Naruto to follow him.
In Arthur's mind
Arthur opened his eyes and felt a bright light and warm sensation behind him. When he turned around, he was horrified by the sight. His homeland, Camelot was up in flames and the gates were locked up preventing anyone from entering or exiting his kingdom. The King of Knights was beyond terrified and began to run down hoping to have a hand in saving everyone.
As he ran down a hill, he smiled at the sight of Excalibur. Running faster, Arthur ran beside the legendary sword and grabbed it by it's hilt. Having felt successful, he continued to make his way to the kingdom only to feel his hand becoming lighter. When he lifted up the sword hilt, he gasped as Excalibur began to rust and fall apart.
"No..." Arthur whispered as he fell on his knees again as the sword hilt itself began to melt.
Arthur didn't find anymore strength to keep running. It was futile and he didn't have any power to stop the destruction. Despite the destruction of his home that he promised to protect, Arthur soon found something else grabbing his attention.
"Come on, come one... please just a crumb... a sip wouldn't be a bad thing... would it ruin any master plan for me to be able to feed myself... just one bite." he heard a voice say.
Arthur saw a familiar figure with blond hair and green eyes wearing a suit of armor trapped in a small cage. This person looked a bit tired from the sight of the bags under their eyes meaning they've had trouble finding rest. Not only that, but the prisoner was trying to reach for a tray that had a slice of bread with meat and cheese alongside a cup of fresh water that was five feet away.
"Mordred?" Arthur asked as he ran up to the cage.
The prisoner turned their head and gave a look of disgust, "What are you doing here?" he asked with a sneer as he continued to reach for his meal.
"I don't want to fight, I just need answers. If you're here then that means you didn't destroy the kingdom. So who did?" Arthur asked.
"Sure, find a guy trapped in a cage trying to get himself some lunch and the first thing you do is interrogate him. Shitty king." Mordred said as he went back to trying to grab his lunch.
Arthur was feeling impatient and grabbed Mordred's arm, "Tell me who did this!" he demanded.
"Christ! Let go of my damn arm!" Mordred yelled as he pulled it away. "Make yourself useful and give me that tray. I've been stuck here for three days and the only thing I have is warmth from that fire." he added.
Arthur grabbed the food from the plate and held it up to Mordred who had a smile plastered on his face, "Now that I have your undivided attention. Tell me what caused this." he ordered.
"It was probably Guinevere or Lancelot or anybody that didn't like you. Mom is probably another option, I wouldn't doubt the old witch would pull this off. Now give me!" Mordred said as he held his hand out.
"What else can you tell me?" Arthur asked.
Mordred thought it over, "A lot of people don't like you. I think Tristan left a while ago, but that's it. Now give me that already! I'm starving!" he said.
Arthur sighed knowing he wouldn't get much else, "Fine, here is your reward." he said earning a smile from his former comrade in arms/son.
As Mordred put his hands together, he expected his lunch to be handed to him. Only instead, Arthur proceeded to crush it in his palms before scattering the bits and pieces like they're seeds on a farm. Arthur went wide eyed as he lost his self control as he intended to feed his child.
"You bastard!" Mordred yelled as he kicked the door to the cage hoping to break it open.
"What? I didn't mean to. I wanted to give it to you." Arthur said.
"Then why did you toss it away?" Mordred asked before Arthur lost control and proceeded to toss the water away as well.
"It isn't me! I swear!" Arthur said defending himself.
"Like hell! You leave me in this cage and now you refuse to even feed me!? If I get out of this I'm going to kill you myself!" Mordred yelled as he attempted to break down the hatch.
"Mordred I'm sorry, look I can get you out." Arthur said as he tried to pull the lock off to no success, no matter how hard he tried. "Let me bash it with a rock." he said as he picked up a stone and tried break it open with no success. "I'm sure I'll figure something out." he said.
"You piece of shit. You're not just a shitty king. You're just an overgrown man child with no consideration for others. Going as far as to lock me up like a wild animal." Mordred accused.
"Mordred I didn't put you in here." Arthur claimed.
"Sure not physically, but it was your order. Look at this." Mordred said as he pulled out a sheet of paper with Arthur's stamp on it.
"It couldn't have been me. Mordred, I never meant to harm you in any way." Arthur said as he continued trying to pry open the cage.
"Just leave me alone. I don't want to look at you." Mordred said as he turned his back on him.
"Mordred I..."
"Leave! Leave so I don't have to look at your face! Not like I want mine anymore!" Mordred yelled as he hugged his knees.
Arthur just stood up and walked away, but not without looking back one more time at his abandoned son. Thinking about it, Arthur could remember that Saber didn't have a good relationship with her Mordred. Maybe this illusion was some kind of symbolism.
Shirou's mind
Shirou opened his eyes and found himself lying down with a mop of brown hair on his chest. Shirou didn't understand it and proceeded to place his hand over it only for the figure to move. The figure revealed herself to be Rin and she was smiling at Shirou before moving up and wrapping her arms around him.
"Rin?" Shirou asked with a flushed face.
"Let me stay here Emiya. It's a cold and frightening world out there." Rin whispered as she let go and lied her head against his shoulder.
"Sure Tohsaka, I'll keep you safe." Shirou said as he started stroking her long brown hair.
"I'm scared Shirou, I'm too afraid to speak my mind and I don't know why." Rin said.
"That makes sense actually. Don't worry Rin, I'll help you along the way." Shirou said making her smile.
Before Shirou could even blink, Rin placed her lips over Shirou's and pulled him in. Shirou soon found himself melting with the kiss as he pulled her closer. As his eyes were closed, he pulled out and took a breath.
"Rin, I-I... I n-never knew you felt this way." Shirou said while his eyes were closed.
"Shirou please! You're hurting me!" Shirou quickly opened his eyes to find his hands around Rin's neck.
"Rin no!" Shirou yelled as he tried to pull his hands away.
"I'm sorry Shirou... I didn't mean to hurt anyone... I deserve this..." Rin said as she slowly lost oxygen as tears escaped her eyes. "Please tell... tell my... tell my baby sister... that I'm sorry..." she finished as her eyes started to close and her skin became pale.
"Tohsaka... Rin... no I don't want this!" Shirou said as he finally let go and held her in his arms with tears in his eyes.
"Shirou stop!" Shirou blinked and found himself pushing down a sword towards Saber. "Shirou you need to stop! You don't understand what you're doing!" Saber pleaded as the sword pierced the first layer of her armor.
"Saber!" Shirou panicked as he tried to pull the sword back only to feel no control within his arms.
"Shirou you can't do this! We're not just master and servant! We're friends, can't you see that?" Saber asked as she fearfully tried to pull the sword out.
"I won't let it end this way!" Shirou said as he forcefully tried to pull the sword away using his circuits to enhance his strength.
*SQUELCH*
Shirou went wide eyed, "Why Shirou...?" Saber said before collapsing as her armor shattered and the blade stayed attached to her abdomen.
Once again, Shirou felt nothing but sorrow as he stared at Saber's lifeless body. Instead of a servant normally disintegrating like fairy tail dust. The female King of Knights lied there, missing the bright life she once had. Shirou slowly crawled towards Saber and saw the look of fear and betrayal in her eyes. He lifted her up and hugged her body.
Shirou could no longer see Saber fight.
Shirou could no longer see her smile.
Shirou could no longer see her angry or cry or speak or do anything.
All he could do was feel hatred towards himself. It was his fault, he killed Saber and Rin. Shirou began to clutch his head as he felt it throb as he began to hyperventilate. Before his suffering could continue, he was interrupted by the sounds of running nearby. Shirou turned his head to see a familiar girl running away from something chasing her within the darkness.
"Shirou help me!" yelled the female.
"Sakura, I'm coming!" Shirou said as he ran to her.
In a matter of seconds, Shirou was just across from Sakura and saw perfectly well that there was something from the darkness reaching out to her. Shirou did his best to reach out for her only for the creature hiding within to snatch her.
"No! I won't let give up!" Shirou said as his arm became black and extended as he grabbed Sakura. "I won't lose you!" he told Sakura as he refused to let go of her.
"It's too late Shirou. You failed me." Sakura said in a low voice.
Shirou looked up to see Sakura's hair turn white, her pupils disappear as her eye color changed to red and her body was covered in red magic circuits. Sakura's usually nervous facial features turned into a taunting smile.
"Such a let down and you call yourself a hero. This is goodbye Emiya." Sakura said before letting go of him and letting the darkness take her.
"No Sakura! I can't let you too!" Shirou yelled as he went after her. "No, why am I so useless? Why am I so weak? Why can't I save anyone? Damn it! I won't let you take my Sakura!" Shirou yelled as his body was covered in black flames as his magic circuits turned purple and surrounded his body. "Get back here!" he yelled as he grew two black wings and flew after her.
Only he didn't make it far as the world around him started to collapse.
Reality
"Shirou!" Naruto called out as he proceeded to kick the teen and knocking him off of the sword.
Shirou woke up and gasped for air as his curse mark appeared, "Uncle what the hell was that!?" he asked angrily.
Then Arthur fell off of his sword as well, "What happened?" he asked as he panted.
"I think that's enough meditation for today. I think I unintentionally made it worse." Naruto said as he stroked his nonexistent beard. "Why am I such a bad teacher?" he asked himself as he tried to go over the next lesson before noticing Shirou's mark. "Shirou where did you get that mark from?" he asked with narrowed eyes.
"Albedo helped me unlock my demon bloodline. She said it would help me get conditioned a lot faster to handle all the difficult training." Shirou answered.
Naruto narrowed his eyes, "Although I discourage rushing yourself, I'll give you a pass since you didn't know any better. However, I need to have a talk with my daughter." he said.
Later
"Ouchie! That hurts papa!" Albedo cried as she was being spanked.
"Bad Albedo! Don't you dare experiment on your nephews without my permission! Shirou can't himself a wife he scares them away with his marks!" Naruto said as he continued to spank her a while longer. "As your punishment, you're not getting any dessert tonight." he said as she pouted.
"Can you still tuck me in tonight?" Albedo asked.
"Yes, now go make sure your brother and grandmother don't destroy anything. I need to finish up training the boys for the day." Naruto said as Albedo left while rubbing her sore butt. "Maybe I should talk it out with them. Otherwise I might be down to one student when this over. I'll be worse than dad and grandpa!" he said as he clutched his head in fear.
Naruto never knew what happened to the rest of team Jiraiya, but he only knew Minato became Jiraiya's last pupil before he tried helping his bratty siblings. Naruto didn't bother caring for the clan head title and decided to split it and give it to the morons and they still hate him. Not everyone can be winner in their own story.
"I'm so stressed." Naruto said to himself.
"Hey loser fight me!" Naruto turned to see Nori holding her mother's kitana.
"You sound like your gay ass fiance. Are you going to dye your hair and make it look like a duck's ass too?" Naruto asked looking uninterested.
"Don't you dare talk shit about Sasuke-kun you freak!" Nori screeched.
"Shut the hell up you banshee. Why can't you learn to be more like Sakura and use your indoor voice?" Naruto asked.
Meanwhile in every other fanfic story that I've written, every Sakura suddenly sneezed and felt like they should compliment Naruto instead of trying to pummel him.
"I CAN YELL AS LOUD AS I WANT! NOW FIGHT ME!" Nori demanded as Naruto suddenly lost hearing in his left ear.
Naruto shrugged, "I could use a stress reliever." he said as he removed his shirt. "Beware my little sister, I will not hold back as I did during your humiliation. I will use my heart and soul to defeat you." he said.
"Ha, I have the benihime! Mom is practically a goddess with this thing and the heiress to the Uzumaki clan is just as good, if not far more superior." Nori said arrogantly.
(FMA:B OST - Battle Scherzo)
The two ran at each other started their fight. Meanwhile Gil walked into the mansion and yawned as he wiped his eyes.
"So tired, is mom really having another baby? Big brother Shirou already has his baby counterpart. So why do we need more?" he asked ignoring the scuffling in the kitchen as Nori was tossed through the living room and landed on coffee table that shattered on impact.
"Hey dad, did granny make lunch yet?" Gil asked as he sat down on the table.
"No, but I did make tortellini. Just heat it up." Naruto said as he walked past the boy and dragged his sister outside.
"Nooo, enough!" Nori pleaded as she tried to escape his death grip.
Gil then sat down on the table after cooking his meal before eating. He enjoyed his father's cooking, if only his birth father was the same. Then again, he had all his servants who answered his bidding whenever he called for them. However, it felt much better knowing this came from someone who cared about him versus someone who was paid to feed him. It was moments like these where he saw why Semiramis fell in love with the knucklehead.
With that in mind, he decided to completely ignore the sounds of destruction along with the entire building shaking as if there was some massive earthquake going on. However the loud screams of a woman were much more annoying and it didn't help that they would be interrupted whenever the mansion was hit with a massive object.
Outside, Nori found herself crashing into the steel gates at the front of the mansion, "Please! Mercy!" Nori pleaded.
Naruto grabbed her by her shirt, "No take backs Nori." he said as he revealed his demon talons.
"Are you trying to kill me!?" Nori asked with wide eyes.
"What tipped you off?" Naruto asked before tossing her into the air.
Nori flew over her home and landed on the other side and into their pool. The scary part was when Naruto pulled her out and proceeded to drag her back inside the mansion.
"No! Please stop! I'm sorry for being a bad sister! I'll do anything!" Nori pleaded with tears in her eyes before being tossed into a wall.
"Then that settles this petty dispute." Naruto says as he leaves his unconscious sister alone before putting Benihime where it belongs.
(End of Song)
"That was a fun fight and all, but someone has to clean up. Seeing as how you're lazy, I'll have to do it by myself." Naruto said before grabbing a broom from the closet.
Later that night
After a long repair, everyone returned home to rest for the night. Although there were some questions as to why some walls were being held together by tape and a lot of spackle that was leaking. Surprisingly, Nori was much more obedient and more fearful that night whenever Naruto was around. However Menma tried to as Nori if she found a weakness to which she kept quiet and stared at what used to be a sign of destruction.
Naruto also confirmed the issue involving Aki where he explained that two of them fought Arthur, but Naruto finished it by giving everyone a beat down for waking baby Shirou up. He's also sure that Aki can be trusted since he said, "If she was a threat, I would have killed her when she made eye contact with me." which was rather dark. Putting aside his dark side, everyone went to their respective rooms to rest for the night.
However, it was going to be an interesting night for a certain pair.
Then Menma approached Saber, "Hey Saber right? Do you think..." Menma started only to be ignored.
"No, I'm training Shirou for the month." Saber said making Menma fume.
'Damn, I'll have to ask pervy sage or baa-chan for help.' Menma thought as he stomped away.
As Saber continued to make her way to her room, she was stopped as she felt a hand grab her, "Hey Saber, can I talk to you?" Shirou asked.
"Sure Shirou." Saber answered.
"It's about you sneaking into my room." Saber blushed at the truth. "I'm not mad or anything. I was just thinking, since you need the mana and I'm not the greatest master. So I think it would be right if I let you get the mana you need." Shirou said.
Saber couldn't reduce her blush but accepted, "Thank you Shirou, I understand if it may seem awkward, but I appreciate your help. I'll be right inside after I change." she said.
Shirou nodded and went inside to change into his nightwear. As he removed his shirt, Shirou felt a strange panging in his chest. Almost like a slight pain or as if his breathing was blocked and was slowly opening up. It felt strange and it was tricky to explain. Shirou stood in front of a mirror and placed a hand over his heart and wondered what was going on. His heartbeat felt normal and there wasn't anything out of the ordinary about it until he extended his search somewhere else.
Shirou knew that the human heart should marginally be towards the left side of the chest. However, what exactly was beating on the right side of his chest? It wasn't throbbing or a breathing issue by now, so why were both sides beating as if there was something else there? It felt unnatural and unnerving. Maybe Naruto would tell him about it in the morning.
"Shirou are you...?" Shirou blushed as he turned to see Saber.
His servant also blushed as he was still shirtless while Saber wasn't wearing a regular undergarment that covered down to her legs. Instead she was wearing a white camisole and white shorts. Snapping out of it, Shirou placed his shirt on and scratched his head sheepishly.
"Is there something wrong?" Saber asked.
"Nope, I just thought I saw a scratch from Naruto's training. It was nothing after all." Shirou lied managing to avoid her detection.
"Ok, well good night then." Saber said as she lied down on one side of the bed.
"Good night Saber." Shirou said as he lied down beside her.
When the lights went off, Shirou and Saber both blushed at the feeling of being close. This was awkward and it felt as they both had a weight on their chests that would increase if they did anything else they considered awkward. Shirou was likely the most nervous and it didn't help that he still had the images of his nightmare embedded into his head. He didn't want to hurt Saber and yet, he wanted to help her but feels like he's making it worse.
Saber sighed and realized that maybe this just slightly ruined their relationship as master and servant. Just as she was about to speak up and break up this moment. The King of Knights suddenly felt a warm sensation behind her along with a bright green light. Before Saber could ask if something was happening, she felt a warm pair of arms embrace her and eject the heavy weight that she had.
"Shirou?" Saber whispered as she slowly turned her head.
"Saber." Shirou said as he sat up.
"What is this sensation?" Saber asked.
"I think it's my bloodline. I'm not in full control, but uncle mentioned that sometimes emotion triggers it." Shirou answered.
Before Saber could further ask, she saw her master unconsciously activate his magic circuits and the color slowly turned into a vibrant gold that moved like waves. Saber found herself mesmerized by the waves moving as she found herself stroking his arms. Even then she could feel the calm energy moving within his body.
(Fate Stay Night: UBW OST - Last Stardust)
"What emotions do you feel Shirou?" Saber asked.
"I don't know, maybe worry. Fear. Anxiety. Loss." Shirou said as he let go of Saber.
"Is this about you? Or someone else?" Saber asked.
"I... I don't want to lose anyone I care about. I'm afraid of losing people. I'm afraid of losing you too Saber." Shirou said as their faces were inches away from each other.
"Shirou..." Saber muttered as she watched his eyes changed into tryskils.
"For once, let me protect you Saber." Shirou said as their faces became closer.
"...ok Shirou." Saber said as she closed her eyes and wrapped her arms around him.
Shirou closed his eyes as he briefly let loose as he pulled Saber close and kissed her. Saber briefly opened her eyes and they went wide as she could see the magic circuits surround Shirou's face before they spread to her body. Although she considered panicking, instead she found herself in a bliss. The energy inside her circuits and mana felt pure and created a small harmony within her body.
As the energy contaminated her body, Saber felt greater than she did when she was originally summoned. As if her entire supply had been refilled and the reserves were slowly increasing. By the time Shirou broke off the kiss, Saber felt rejuvenated, but for some reason a bit tired. So before she could tell Shirou anything, she fell on his chest before going to sleep.
"I won't anyone hurt you Saber. I won't let anyone I care about get hurt." Shirou promised himself as he stroked her long hair.
(End of Song)
The next day
After a couple hours of running errands, Naruto returned home to begin training only to run into Menma with an annoyed looking Jiraiya.
"Ok, what do you want and why did you bring grandpa?" Naruto asked with a sigh.
"I'm here to show off why you and that brat you call a son should give up. This is the power of the future toad sage!" Menma said arrogantly.
"What, are you going to get slapped for peeping on the lady's side of the hotspring?" Naruto mocked.
"I'd rather be doing that then train this brat." Jiraiya said.
"Too bad grandpa, I don't need help and Nori already lost. So you and everyone else has to train him." Naruto said with a smirk making the old man sigh.
"Shut up and watch me do my thing!" Menma yelled as he formed several hand seals. "Ninja Art: Summoning Jutsu!" he said.
A black seal appeared on the ground as Menma slammed his palm only to be engulfed in smoke. When the smoke cleared up, it revealed a yellow toad that was big enough to fit in a small handbag.
"Hmm? Hi everyone, how are you?" the toad asked.
"Hey you're not the chief!" Menma yelled as he was annoyed.
"Oh hi there, you must be talking about my papa. He's getting out of a meeting right now. Do you have any snacks?" the toad asked.
"I got some fries right here." Naruto said tossing the toad a paper bag.
"Oh boy! I'm starving." the toad said.
"Enough, Summoning Jutsu!" he said as another plume of smoke appeared revealing a small orange toad.
"What the heck am I doing here?" the toad asked.
"Oh hey Gamakichi, look like we got a new summoner." the other toad said.
"Yeah, he must be real pathetic if he summoned an idiot like you Gamatatsu." Gamakichi said.
"Pervy sage why can't I summon the boss?" Menma demanded.
"Maybe you should work on your chakra control." Jiraiya suggested.
Naruto laughed at how pathetic his brother was, "This is how you summon a beast." he said as shot lightning out of his fingers towards the sky.
Suddenly a powerful maelstrom appeared in the sky as lightning polluted the sky and struck the ground around them a few times. Then suddenly a giant whirlwind of leaves appeared before the three of them and revealed a seemingly tall and muscular figure. Menma started shaking as he thought Naruto had summoned a powerful demon in front of them.
That's when Naruto said the magic words, "There you are Perry." he said as nature calmed down and the shadow was revealed to be a green platypus.
"What the hell is that?" Gamakichi asked.
"Oh boy, big brother you should stay back. A platypus can kick your ass." Gamatatsu said with fear in his eyes.
"Oh please, it won't do anything. Look, I'll show him who's boss. Hey stupid, where did you get the beak from? Freak shows 'R us?" Gamakichi asked as Menma laughed.
Perry proceeded to move towards Gamakichi before hitting him with his tail, "krhkrgkrkrkkrkrkrrrrkrrrrrgg." he said.
"Holy crap what the hell is that tail made of? Iron? I'm out of here!" Gamakichi said as he disappeared along with his brother.
"Pfft, so what? It's just a stupid platypus. It's probably stupid or missing a brain." Menma said as he tried to kick Perry.
Perry immediately stood on his two feet and twisted Menma's leg. As Menma fell, Perry put a fedora on and decided to kick his ass using strength and agility that would make Guy cry with envy. Then again, it was Perry's species that invented the goken and many other forms of taijutsu. So it was rather hilarious to watch the redhead beg and plead for the platypus to stop.
"Where did you get that thing?" Jiraiya asked.
"Perry found me while I was exploring the woods as a kid once. He also won't go easy until his opponent submits." Naruto answered as Menma was covered in lumps and bruises.
"I give up! Please make him stop!" Menma pleaded before Perry jumped high in the air and landed his fist in Menma's abdomen.
"I think he's good Perry. You can go now." Naruto said as the platypus nodded and left. "Didn't I have three people to train?" he asked himself.
"I think I'll watch. My temporary student can move." Jiraiya said.
"Need hospital." Menma said before passing out.
The road to the finals was only four weeks away and the younger brother has found himself in the hospital yet again.
TO BE CONTINUED...
