Let's jump in
It was late in the evening when Sasuke and Sakura came back and Fox and everyone outside having a Barbeque.
"Welcome back old man mother," Fox said making Sasuke's eyes twitch and sakura was giggling.
"It's good to be back," Sakura said.
"Hey teme, guess what we're in-laws," Naruto said as he pointed to Hinata who is talking to their future daughter.
"She seems nice," Sasuke said.
'Don't tell them about Boruto and Sadara,' Fox thought.
"Hey, Son can me and your mother,"
"You two want to go back in time to your academy days," Fox said.
"Yes," Sasuke said.
"fine I just have to fill out a from time and place would you like it where grandmother Mikoto is alive," Fox said.
"You can do that," Naruto said.
"Yes, but it a huge from not lying," Fox said. He then looked at Sasuke. "You do know you might mess up the timeline right."
"Ii it that bad?" Lucy asked.
"The term butterfly effect comes to mind, like the smallest point like Naruto getting killed or Kiba being a cat lover," Fox said.
"So we have to be careful," Sakura said.
"Oh, try to save both Haku and Zabuza, as Kakashi to leave a Shadow Clone to watch over Tsunami and Inari," Naruto said.
"Why?" Sasuke said.
"He has a point," Fox said. "The fourth war involves Ninja zombies."
"The second Hokages Summoning: Impure World Reincarnation," Kushina said as her killing intent was leaking out.
"Yes ma'am," Fox said.
"So anything else," Sakura said.
"Just try not to fuck up the time stream and we'll be fine," Fox said.
"So what did you do today," Naruto said Sasuke.
"Looked around saw some heroes fighting, A guy tried to hold me hostage broken his everything, you," Sasuke said.
"Read a book and learn how to make a Gunpla," Naruto said.
"Is it okay if I read it?" Sasuke asked Fox.
"Go ahead," said Fox as a projector pop as well as a screen.
Sasuke was given the book by Himawari.
"Oh wait, this chapter is disturbing so Nunally if you don't feel comfortable seeing this tell me and I will take you to your room," Fox said to the youngest of the group.
"Thank you," Nunnally said.
"Well going on where we last left off where Naruto and Lucy were torturing the captain of the royal guard," Rivzal said.
"So can I start now?" Sasuke asked.
"Yes, you may," Fox said.
Sasuke then remembered what Rivalz just said. "Wait who taught Him to torture," He said he then started to read the last two chapters quickly.
"Good tidings, everyone! I'm M.M. And right now, things are getting exciting!
Naruto and Lucienne have been taken for a ride and now find themselves in Shinjuku with a Code Bearer that was thought to be poison gas. Cue a slight little scrap with the Royal Guard after getting Geass, and now it's up to them to end the massacre.
As soon as Naruko gets there of course…and the two finish torturing the poor sod…
Uh, guys? Hello~?"
[Ashford Academy - Underground Command Center]
The sounds of the dying Royal Guard General echoed throughout the room. Bagley had the sense to cut the video feed so Milly and Rivalz couldn't see what Naruto was doing to him, but listening to just the audio-only made the whole thing worse, especially when the General was giving everything up. Of course, they know who Naruto is and exactly who trained him,
"It was Anko, wasn't it?" Sakura said.
"It could have been Morino-san," Hinata said.
"Oh, that reminds me," said Fox snapping and three more people were summoned to them. They are Jeremiah, Villetta, and a woman with light brown pupil-less eyes, Violet hair in a short, spiky, fanned-out ponytail, She is wearing a fitted mesh bodysuit that covers her neck to thigh. Over this, she typically wears a tan overcoat with a purple in-seam and a pocket on each side, a dark orange mini-skirt, a dark blue belt, and pale grey shin guards. In addition to the typical forehead protector, she also wears a small pendant that looks like a snake fang and a wristwatch.
"Who are you where are we," Jeremiah said his hand is gun would be but the only thing felt was some scaly. looking down he saw a snake.
"Thank you Anko," Kushina said.
"Who are you," Anko said.
"That Naruto's mom and your first teacher," Fox said. "Also cut back on the Dango," Fox said to Anko.
"Welcome to Japan now sit down," Cornelia said with an authoritative voice.
"Your highness," Villetta said surprised to see Princess Cornelia her sister Euphemia as well as Princess Nunally but the bigger shock was to see someone that looked like a young Marianne Vi Britannia.
"Short story your world is gone, I can make you a new one you'll just have to do what I say okay now sit."
but it didn't make the whole experience any better. Worse still was Lucienne loudly singing some eerily opera-esque lullaby over the sounds of the screaming.
Hearing this Fox and Himawari both laugh at that, "Should we be concerned that both find torture funny," Sasuke said.
"No, we just go that reference," Fox said. He then showed them, Doctor Grey, from RVB.
"Okay. that was funny," Rivalz said.
"Milly, no matter how many times they do this, it scares me," Rivalz whined.
"If you think this is bad, imagine them on their worst day when they do this," Milly mumbled, causing Rivalz to go green and puke into a nearby bucket.
"Just to let you know. The other Naruto owns me, lunch," Rivalz said to Naruto.
"So far, I managed to gather that Prince Clovis sent the Royal Guard after the Code Bearer to prevent her existence from getting out into the world. Quite strange when Geass and the Code of Immortality isn't public knowledge. I can only assume that he wants to prevent the masses from learning that she's a victim of human experimentation, which is worse than producing chemical and nuclear weapons." Bagley said.
"What!" Jeremiah said.
"Trust me the Uzumaki clan have pseudo-immortality and they hate it half the time," Fox said as he looked at his wife. "So with real immortality, it'll be sad for them can die the Uzumaki can share their life with the people they love."
"I can see why. If knowledge of Britannia exercising human experimentation gets out, then it'll be a free ticket for the Chinese Federation and Europa United to go into open conflict with them. It'll turn from a Cold War into a World War," Milly said, biting her thumbnail.
"With all due respect Millicent, the world is already in constant conflict thanks to Britannia. There is no Cold War or a pause button...except with the Uzumaki clan. Remember, Britannia forces are currently trying to establish Area 18." Bagley reminded her.
Then, a gurgling sound rumbled through the comms.
"And Lucienne just put a knife through the General's throat, which is probably a blessing after Naruto's interrogation," Bagley mused, making Rivalz puke some more.
"I need to train you," Anko said.
"Oh No," Naruto said.
Milly cleared her throat and nodded. "Put them on."
Stage 02: Let the War Games Begin
[Shinjuku - Abandoned Warehouse]
"Right, that takes care of that," Naruto said while using Water Jutsu to wash his hands of blood and guts. "Bagley, please tell me you're there."
"I've been here ever since you two popped back up on the radar. The others here watched quite the show when you killed the Royal Guard. I did have to cut the feed when you tortured that General to death. That was quite gnarly by the way. I didn't know a limb could be twisted that way-"
"Oh, so I taught you on how that," Anko said.
"We get it!" Rival whined through the coms before letting out a burp. "You owe me lunch, Naruto!"
"Oh suck it up, Rivalz. There will be more of this, so get yourself a stronger stomach." Lucienne growled as she reset her knives.
"Naruto, Lucienne, Naruko is on her way with the Raiser and the Artorias." Milly reported. "We can confirm that Clovis has personally ordered the massacre of the Shinjuku residents. We have footage of them doing the deed in real-time. And before you ask, we have it all recorded, from the video, the audio, and the orders given."
"Okay, but what did the Uzumaki do during our attack," Jeremiah said.
"Stupid monkeys tried to take over with small Gun theirs were bigger, " Kurama said sitting on Nunnally's lap.
"Did that Fox just talk?" Villetta asked.
"Yes, this Kurama he's a member of my family he's small and little but he's cute and fluffy," Naruto said.
"Good. Britannia won't be able to hide what they did." Naruto said while he went over to the green-haired Code Bearer. "The whole world will see what happened here."
Naruto bent down on one knee to examine the girl. Looking at the fatal wound in her forehead, he saw the bullet popping out, before the hole slowly closed over, leaving behind smooth skin.
"That so annoying and I always forget a few things after getting shot to the head," C2 said.
"Are we taking her with us?" Lucienne asked, leaning over his shoulder, along with their Servants.
"Yes, mostly you can use her a meat shield," Kushina said.
"I have done that in the past," C2 said.
"You can burn the Bitch later," Fox said.
"I prefer Witch," C2 said.
"Oh, I know," Fox said.
Naruto scoffed. "Of course we are. It's better than leaving her here in an abandoned warehouse. Besides, we have lots of questions that need answering." he said before eying his Servant Medusa, who was standing over him like a guardian angel.
"She looks like more of a goddess," Naruto said.
"Well, there is a world where she's Anko little sister you also have a cousin in that world as well as a grandfather," Fox said.
"Wait who is she," Jeremiah said looking at Rider.
"I'll tell you," Fox said looking at Jerry's with red eyes with a crescent moon over a five-pointed start. "Tsukiyomi," Fox said
"Wow, That is a lot to take in," Jeremiah said as Fox blinked.
"You have the Eternal Mangetsu Sharingan," Sasuke said.
"Sadara and I transferred Eyes long ago," Fox said. "I only use it when it comes to something."
"So does she have that power," Jeremiah said.
"No, the only one how has one is Nunnnally but I sealed it away yes you did but trust me on it you don't want to mess with eye power you'll go blind if overuse," Fox said.
It was pretty chill for her to be silent while Naruto did his work in torturing the General.
"We'll be able tae answer yer questions, laddie. Bit it appears that noo isnae th' time, aye?" Scáthach suggested with a hand on Lucienne's shoulder, making her grimace.
"...Yeah, we have to stop this massacre!" Lucienne said, looking outside.
"No, Shit," Naruto said.
"While ye dae that, we'll be in yer shadows watching yer backs unless needed. That is oor purpose as Servants o' Geass users." Scáthach said and sunk into her shadow.
"What if there's no shadow?" Naruto wondered while sheathing his sword.
"Then we come out of your body, like a spirit animal you humans think exists," Medusa said as she sunk into Naruto's shadow.
"Well, that's convenient. At least our backs will be covered." Naruto said and hooked his sword to his side.
"Where did they come from?" Rivalz wondered. "Are they even human?"
Naruto then looked at Rivalz. "Well that depends on your definition of the word human," Naruto said.
"He's right there was a man name Attila the hun, now that man was not a human but a monster," Fox said
"Don't know, but if they're here to help, then that's good enough for me," Naruto said and moved to pick the Code Bearer up.
"Incoming Sutherland," Bayley piped up as the area suddenly shook with a rumbling sound.
There was an explosion in the opening of the warehouse, diverting the duo's attention as a Sutherland rolled right through. It came to a halt as its factosphere, positioned where the head would be, opened up, obviously scanning the area.
"Oh that my Sutherland," Villetta said.
"Your dead," Shirley said who was handed her dinner. As well as everyone, Jeremiah was given orange juice.
"Thanks for the warning," Naruto growled before whispering. "ETA to Naruko getting here with the Knightmares?"
"15 minutes. Max." Bagley informed him.
"You two there! What happened?" the pilot asked on her loudspeaker. "Why are there Britannian students in the Shinjuku Ghetto?"
"Fuck it," Naruto growled, partially pushing his sword out of its sheath. "It's only one Knightmare. I can take her-"
"You really think you can take on a Knightmare?" Jeremiah said with a laugh.
"That version of Naruto can cut Knightmare frame, This Naruto can smash one, That Naruto doe that whole cut you without cutting you thing, This Naruto can punch you throw a wall, plus look at him he's not even going hesitate he doesn't think he can he knows he can," Fox said.
"Hold it! Hands in the air!" the pilot suddenly shouted, making them jump. "Stay right there! Do not move!"
"Or we can just kill her and take her Knightmare," Lucienne whispered back as they raised their hands. "We can use it until Naruko gets here with yours."
"Getting killed and getting my Sutherland stoled," Villetta said.
Naruto hummed as the Sutherland's cockpit opened. "All right. When the pilot gets close, off with her head."
Lucienne snorted. "Geez, no need to take gender equality too far."
"She right you know," Villetta said.
Naruto rolled his eyes."Man or woman, anyone participating in a massacre can get fucked."
"He does make a good point," Sasuke said.
"Point taken."
They saw the pilot slide down from a rope connected to the cockpit. She had her handgun trained on them as she walked forward. When she was close enough to see them, the two let out gasps of shock.
"Isn't that-?" Bagley started.
…
"Wait it change to a few minutes earlier," Naruto said
Once she entered the warehouse where the Royal Guard last punched in their coordinates, Villetta activated her factosphere and scanned her surroundings. She frowned at the corpses of the dead Elevens, nearly puking when she saw children unmoving. Her eyes widened upon seeing the corpses of the Royal Guard.
"Wow, brat not too bad," Anko said looking at the Royal guard.
"Nah, I give it a nine out of ten," Fox said with a chuckle.
"What the? How can all these Royal Guard members be dead?!" she wondered, and nearby puked again when she saw the mangled corpse of the General. "Who could've done this?"
"Overpowered Ninja," Fox said pointing at Naruto.
Scanning some more, she saw two individuals alive and well. She raised an eyebrow in confusion when she saw their attire.
"Britannian students? Here?" she said to herself and activated her Knightmare's loudspeaker. "You two there! What happened? Why are there Britannian students in the Shinjuku Ghetto?"
"Well there was a crash and being the responsible high school students we want to make sure that no one was hurt," Naruto said.
While she waited for an answer, she looked at their faces as they whispered to each other. She frowned when she noticed the blonde had whisker-marking on his cheeks, and a sheathed sword at his side.
"Wait…"
She peered at the monitor, looking closely at the female student, and gasped when she saw her. The girl was almost the spitting image of her former liege, Marianne vi Britannia; from the color of her eyes to her facial features. Villetta's mind then traveled back in time to when she was stationed at the Aries Villa, where she was sometimes stuck on babysitting duties and subjected to the kids' many pranks.
Anko laughed at the last line remembering a young Naruto parking the Anbu black ops.
"Oh my god…can it be?" she pressed the loudspeaker button again. "Hold it! Hands in the air! Stay right there! Do not move!"
Once she confirmed that their hands were up, she pressed a button above the ignition key before taking the latter out, deactivating her Knightmare. She then pulled a lever that caused her cockpit to open. She slid down the wire connected to the cockpit and aimed her gun at them, using it to keep them from doing anything stupid.
'I can only hope it's them,' Villetta thought with hope in her heart as she walked towards them, 'If it is, then they would call me-'
She stopped as the two students let out gasps of shock.
…
"Villy?!" Lucienne squeaked
"Villy-chan?!" Naruto repeated, his mouth opened.
"My god nooo," Villetta said with a red face.
"Aw, what's a matter Villy-chan not happy seeing old friends," Naruto said.
"You threatened to cut off my head," Villetta said looking at a smiling Naruto who was eating a bugger.
"To be fair I didn't know who was in the deadly robot," Naruto said.
Upon hearing their nicknames for her, the only ones who dared call her that, Villetta sniffed before holstering her gun and ran towards them.
"Lady Lucienne! Naruto!" she cried, wrapping them in a hug, and began to sob. "You're alive! You're alright…!"
"Oh my god, it really is you, Villy!" Lucienne breathed, returning the hug. "After what happened at the Villa, we feared the worst for you and Jerry!"
"So we all knew each other that far back," Lucienne said.
"Villy-chan…" Naruto murmured. "You're…looking good- ack!"
"C'mon, is that all you have to say to me, brat?" Villetta asked, pulling at his cheek. "You're looking good yourself. No doubt you had no problem seducing Lady Lucienne."
"Wow, so it's like that type of bond brother and sister," Naruto said
"Plus more I'm guessing," Anko said "I mean just look at her, I bet you get asked out by tones of men or women I don't judge."
"You are is beautiful," Naruto said. Hinta then pitched his cheek. "Hime stop," Naruto said.
"No kids yet, so I can't say it's been totally successful," Naruto replied cheekily. "Still, what are you doing here?"
The mood shifted as Villetta pulled back, the former knight of Marianne wiping her eyes of tears and looking sad.
"To be honest, I would rather not be here. I found your names on Ashford Academy's student list and planned to see you there. But the terrorists decided to be terrorists and stole poison gas that was being smuggled into the Chinese Federation." Villetta said and noticed the Code Bearer. "A prisoner?"
"Nope, this is the gas you are looking," Fox said as he waved his hand. Getting a laugh from his wife.
Lucienne shook her head. "Nope. This is the poison gas you lot were sent to retrieve."
Villetta looked baffled. "What?! That can't be!"
"It's true. It's why the Honorary Britannian soldiers were sent to search for it. They were to be executed just in case the capsule she was held in was opened." Naruto explained as he picked up the Code Bearer in a princess-carry position.
"My what a gentleman," C2 said.
"Wait, so poison gas was just a cover story?! That means…she's a victim of human experimentation?!" Villetta asked in horror. "My god! Even Clovis wouldn't survive the fallout if this gets out, and the other countries would have an opening to invade the Britannian territories!"
"Yeah," Kallen said.
"She right, plus Uzusho would send in the metal gears," Nina said.
"That would not be good at all," Rivalz said his face paling at the thought of whoever was going to face that giant of death machines.
"Exactly. Which is why I need to know something, Villetta Nu." Lucienne said, gaining Villetta's full attention. "Where do your loyalties lie?"
"I do owe a great debt to your mother," Villetta said.
"And so do I," Jeremiah said.
"You need to ask, Lady Lucienne? Always, now, and forever, my eternal loyalty lies with the vi Britannia line." Villetta said with passion, getting on one knee and looking at her Lady Lucienne dead in her eyes. "I owe Marianne vi Britannia a priceless debt that got me where I am today. Her assassination is one of my greatest failures, and even I find it disturbing that the Emperor has done nothing to investigate her death. Jeremiah and I swore that should we find you, we would follow you to the ends of the Earth, even if it means Britannia's destruction."
Lucienne nodded, finding no hint of lies and deception. "Then let us test that steadfast loyalty Villetta. Where is Jerry now?"
"He is currently hunting a couple of Glasgows that belong to the terrorists. So far, the pilots have evaded him." Villetta reported. "We opted to search for the capsule instead of participating in the massacre."
"Good cause that would be bad," Naruto said.
"How bad?" Jeremiah asked.
"I'll have to kill you," Cornillea said.
"That's bad," Jeremiah said.
"Good." Lucienne motioned for Villetta to get up. "Hope you got good information because we're going to end this massacre. You in?"
Villetta smirked, twirling her ignition key around. "You even need to ask?"
Villeta led Naruto and Lucienne to her Sutherland. Since there was limited space inside, only two could fit inside. Thus, Lucienne went into the cockpit with Villetta, while Naruto sat on the shoulder of the mech, carrying the Code Bearer in his arms. With Villetta at the controls and Lucienne sitting in her lap, Villetta booted up the Knightmare and took off.
"Okay, Nunnally here where thing get bloody,"
"Do we have any see?" Rivalz asked.
"He does have a point," Nina said.
"If it will help I could put a blur censored on the screen, you'll still see it sadly," Fox said.
"Yeah, that's a good idea," Naruto said as he remembers a few history lessons of the last war by The pervy Sage war was not pretty.
[Shinjuku Ghetto]
All over the ghetto that was running red, innocent Japanese civilians were still out in the open and continuing to flee from the incoming ground troopers, tanks, and Knightmare Frames.
Troops advanced, gunning down anything that moved, even going as far as to shoot a prone body to make sure they're really dead.
One shell from a tank turned three civilians into bloody chunks and smears on the ground.
The propulsion of a Slash Harken embedded itself into a fleshy target and swiped outward, swinging the unfortunate person into a wall, where they burst.
As the screen played the battlefield two things were going on one Naruto and Sasuke walked inside the woods. two with most of the guest feeling looked sick. Then thing went brown pant when blasted of Wind and lighting Chakra destroyed half the trees.
The two Ninjas come back less angry.
"My other-self is going to need a list of names of those pilots on her desk first thing in the morning," Cornelia said. She was then given some Saki by Tsunade. "Here your going to need it," She said as Tsunade gave the cup to the Princess ass Cornelia took the cup full of alcohol and drink it down in one shot. She winces as she felt the burning liquid going down he throat.
In another part of the Shinjuku Ghetto, a pair of Slash Harkens sprung out of the ground, destroying two Knightmares that were chasing after civilians. Two Glasgows then erupted from the ground, one of them missing an arm. A tank fired upon the two-armed Glasgow, who shot a Slash Harken in retaliation and ripped the tank's top half off.
"Oh thanks who's ever up above who is watching this shit show," Kallen said.
"Don't Jinx it," Naruto said.
…
"THOSE DAMN BRITANNIANS!" Kallen screamed in rage, with tears falling from her eyes. "AND DON'T YOU SAY A WORD, NEE-SAN!"
"Oh trust me, I'll have a lot to say once we get out of this…" Akiza countered in an eerie tone of voice that made Kallen's next snippy remark die in her throat.
The eldest Kōzuki sister was one of the few reasonable-minded people in the Kōzuki Group, always opting to check their intelligence gatherings before executing a plan. But when Naoto had been captured and tortured to death, morale was at an all-time low. Despite the new leader sharing Naoto's values, the rest had nothing but revenge on their mind against all Britannians, and the fact that hotheads in the group like Kallen and Tamaki kept acting out didn't help matters.
Ironically Akiza and Yoko, both redheads themselves, were a couple of the few to voice their objections to the planned theft when they learned that the Britannia military had some kind of chemical weapon. They figured that the poison gas was code for something else entirely, and that it was a trap to lure out terrorist groups like themselves. Worse, it could be something that Britannia would go through great lengths to retrieve.
Yoko proposed hiring the mythical Phantom Thieves,
"Lesson to the girl we could have gone with less bloodshed," Sakura said.
"And a lot less mental trauma," Nina said. "I may not like the ele-Japanese but I would not want children to die," She said Hinata held her in a hug.
"Why would Clovis do this," Nunnally said. "These are innocent people," She said.
"The Clovis you knew had died on the day he was told you dead, and when he was going to run area eleven, not everyone has what it take to run a country sadly he couldn't handle it," Fox said all of this while he looks at his father.
"Note to self stay in Konoha," Sasuke said.
who had a track record of successful thefts of valuable equipment and whatnot, from Britannian royalty to the military, like modern-aged Robin Hoods or Arsene Lupins. Unfortunately, they had no way of contacting them, and there were several people like Tamaki who were inspired, yet envious of their success.
In the end, their leader caved and authorized the operation, much to Akiza and Yoko's chagrin.
Speaking of the leader…
"Akiza! Kallen! Can your Glasgows still move?!"
"Don't worry, Ohgi! It's alright, we'll decoy them! Just get the people out of here! The only ones that'll be captured are those of the resistance-!"
"There is no capturing! They are going to kill us just like everyone here in Shinjuku!" Akiza snapped as her Glasgow was rocked by gunfire.
"Don't give up hope, Akiza! We can still try and save our people!" the man named Ohgi chided her.
"Easier said than done!" Yoko suddenly butted into the comms over the sound of gunfire. "I'm constantly moving while sniping. Each shot is giving me away thanks to the Sutherlands! I need backup!"
"Hang on, I'll come to pick you up!" Akiza shouted, turning her Glasgow around. "You continue running decoy, Kallen!"
"Don't have to tell me twice! Just go!" Kallen shouted back as she decked a Sutherland. 'This is all our fault, and now our people are paying the price for our mistake! Please Kami-sama, I never asked you for anything, but please bring us a miracle! Anything!'
[Command Center]
"Still can't believe we have a secret base," Milly said.
"We are not building a hidden base in the school," said Shirley.
"Are you sure you can trust her?" Rivalz asked. "Not that I'm doubting you, I'm just keeping our guard up."
"It's fine. I can vouch for her and Jeremiah," Milly said with a smile. "Whenever I visited the Aries Villa, I would join the others in playing around with the guards; and Jeremiah and Villetta were the only ones who took to it."
"You two are brave I still have flack backs on some playdates with Himawari one of them was with a girl named Ayano the fire daimyo's Granddaughter," Fox said.
"I doubt it was that bad," Jeremiah said.
"Let me guess she was the princess type in dramas Shows," Naruto said.
"No, a very wild mini Kushina," Fox said rubbing his nose.
"I wasn't that bad," Kushina said.
"No, I said wild version of you," Fox said. he then felt a katana on his neck.
"Oh, So I'm wild huh?" A redheaded woman said wearing a black suit. she has green eyes and short red hair.
"No, you mild down over the years Ayano," said Fox.
"Welcome back how was your trip?" Himawari asked.
"Ever think of giving someone a lobotomy with a wooden spoon," Ayano said to her follow wife.
"Hey, you should you brought me with you," Fox said.
"We need some of them Alive," Ayano Yelled hitting her's sheathed blade on Fox's head.
She remembered the times as if it was yesterday. While the girls would drag Villetta and Cornelia for tea time, the boys would run Jeremiah ragged, with Schneizel finding ways to avoid them unless it involved playing chess. While all the guards were loyal to Marianne, only Jeremiah and Villetta would find time to get involved with the young ones.
"Well, we were always looking for an insider into the Britannian military. Looks like we finally found them." Rivalz said with relief. "Scratch that off the checklist."
"Oh okay you guys have a war checklist, nice," Kushina said.
"I remember one of the things from my war checklist that was at the end of the war as I sit with a lovely drink and watched my enemy's kingdom fall as I enjoy watching it burn to the ground," Ayano said.
"We stop her from starting Wars," Fox said.
"In the best way," Himawari said.
"We're not out of the woods yet," Milly warned him, getting up and starting to pace, "Gosh, this is all happening so fast. We have a lot of resources, but are we really ready? We have many hidden bases set up, but the trainees are far from ready. Sure we have the Paramail-type Knightmare Frames, but the other specialized Knightmares are far from done, and we still have no idea how to use the Sakuradite for Knightmares without it blowing up in our faces."
"That's because Nines wasn't here at the time," Rivalz said with a shrug. "But it's still a learning experience for all of us back at Valhalla."
"And funny," Naruto suddenly spoke through the comms, making them jump.
"Only you would think that something blowing up in someone's face would be funny," Sakura said.
"You do realize that the comms are still open, and Naruto and Lucienne are still there," Bagley said dryly.
"I know we never planned to start early, but this is the hand we've been dealt. When we went to tear the usual nobility a new one, we never expected to get entangled in a terrorist plot. Hell, even if they didn't try to run us off the road, we still would've heard about the massacre and be racked with guilt for letting it happen," said Lucienne.
"Ture," Himawari said. "That the thing about stuff like this, if someone sees smoke the going to shout fire."
"Like the time we want to New York someone dropped their bag," Fox said.
"It had a blow-up duck in it," Ayano said.
"Count our lucky stars that we've gotten involved, then," Naruto said, "And we're going to make the most of it. Once we save the survivors, we're going to have a nice little chat with my old friend Clovis."
"Oi, Villy! Stop here for a sec."
(With Naruto, Lucienne, and Villetta)
"What's wrong?" Villetta asked, seeing Lucienne look at the screen.
"Let me out for a bit. I want to get that." Lucienne said, pointing at the screen.
Villetta nodded and opened the cockpit, with Lucienne hopping out without the wire. Villetta yelped when the ravenette did that, and gaped when Lucienne floated safely to the ground when she was inches from it.
"So you can stopping bullets and control yourself gravity," Milly said.
"You look like a fairy Princess, floating down," Nunnally said.
"It like you have the Rinnegan," Naruto said in shock.
"I doubt it my be some of it gravity powers," Fox said.
"How did you do that?" Villetta demanded.
She was no stranger to otherworldly powers and abilities due to being around the twins, but she couldn't recall Lucienne wielding such powers of her own.
"Geass," Lucienne simply said while walking. "And it's my first time doing something like that…"
She stopped and bent down to where there were toys and games scattered about, near the corpses of a family. She prayed for a bit before collecting a chessboard and the pieces that went with it.
Nina remembers what Fox said to her about the Elevens or to be better Japanese people they were just minding their own business, "Why they were just a family," Nina said.
"Geass…" Villetta repeated, finding the term faintly familiar.
"Hey guys," Naruto piped up. "Can you check the news? See if there's anything on Shinjuku?"
"Don't bother," Villetta said. "All the news will report is that there are traffic restrictions near Shinjuku. Once the dust is settled, there will be news that will favor the military. None will be the wiser."
"Good thing we have a super A.I. on your side," Rivalz said.
"Makes sense," Naruto grumbled and looked around. "They need to keep a lid on the information, so it'll be harder to call reinforcements."
"Naruto, Lucienne. Naruko has just entered Shinjuku with the Raiser and Artorias," Bagley reported. "ETA 5 minutes. She's tracking your signal to get to you."
"Who Naruko?" Sakura asked.
"The name I use when Sexy Jutsu form," Naruto told her.
"She even counts and a person in your world," Fox said.
"Good. It's time to save the survivors and give Clovis the beating he deserves, starting with the troops he has slaughtering innocents. And the Kōzuki Group is going to help us." Naruto said with a grin.
"Your group better not set up our group to Kill ourselves," Kallen said.
"What if it was Tamaki?" asked Sasuke.
"That debatable," Kallen said.
"You're going to use the terrorists?" Villetta asked with a raised eyebrow as Lucienne climbed back into the cockpit with the chess game.
"Of course. After all, they got us into this mess, so we're going to make them get us out of it. Besides, we always have designs on working with them. Out of all the resistance groups in Japan, the Kōzuki Group are the only ones with any appeal, despite a couple of hot-headed idiots in their group," he explained, while Lucienne and Villetta slid back into the latter's Knightmare.
"I don't know how to feel about that," Kallen said.
"The Japanese Liberation Front isn't appealing? They're the biggest resistance group in Japan right now." Villetta said as she reactivated her Knightmare and started moving.
"And they've done fuck all after Tōdō-sensei gave them a miracle," Lucienne snorted and pointed in the direction of a dilapidated apartment building. "Plus, the JLF higher-ups are the worst kinds of traditionalists, only coming in second place due to the ways of the bloody Blood of the Samurai."
"Oh that why," Kallen said rubbing the ridge of her nose.
"Like the old Hyuga clan laws said that a child born from an outsider must have the caged bird seal," Fox said.
"It was replaced with "All old dumb ass that will use that Seal will have their balls removed by a pissed off Uzumaki and his wife," I laughed every time hearing about that one member of the elder council trying to use that," Fox said.
Villetta nodded. "We know where they are, but Clovis refuses to put them down. The Blood of the Samurai are the weakest, but Clovis doesn't think they matter at all, much less a threat."
"And hand meets, face," Naruto said. face-palming himself.
"Is password, Password on his computer, Of course, it is," Lucy said face-palming herself too as she looks at the two Knightmare pilots.
"A fool through and through. He won't live to see the end of this day," Naruto said, holding on as they entered the parking garage. "And when the hell are you going to wake up, you!" he growled, pulling the Code Bearer's cheek.
"Just let me sleep some more Foxy," C2 said. as she gave him a wink,
"No," Naruto said.
"Well, if you're going to help the terrorists, then you'll need to supply them with weapons, and I know for a fact that a train full of Knightmares and other weapons are on their way…" Villetta revealed with a smirk.
"You a stupid design robot, and you a stupid design robot," Fox said.
"You really hate the Knighmares that much?" Ayano asked her husband.
"And more, those Landspeeder are not physically possible," Fox said.
"Yes, they are," Cornelia said.
"No, They are not," Fox said. "I've done my research,"
(With Kallen)
"Gah!"
Kallen shot down an enemy VTOL that had been zeroing in on her. Just as her single working Slash Harken retracted, she gasped, seeing that she had suddenly been ambushed by two Sutherlands.
"Nice shot," Jeremiah said
"Thanks," Kallen said.
"Hello there, my Glasgow friend!" Jeremiah's voice echoed through one of the Sutherland. "Now, where were we?"
"I believe my Glasgow's foot between your Knightmare lungs and colon," Kallen said.
"You wish," Jeremiah said.
Kallen gritted her teeth and drove her Glasgow away just as they opened fire on her. Even with her pilot skills, she was no match for two Sutherlands, especially with a one-armed Glasgow. All she could do was dodge their assault as she sped away, just as an alarm suddenly blared in her cockpit. Her eyes wandered to the battery indicator, showing an almost depleted meter with [CAUTION] blinking on a screen.
"Just 30 minutes left…"
30 minutes left for her to run decoy until her most powerful weapon was disabled. After that, she was on her own. She was sure Akiza was in the same position since their Knightmares had deployed at the same time and had identical specs. She gritted her teeth, seeing no way out of this mess-
"The West Entrance!"
"Now play a turnaround music case shit is going down," Fox said.
"Language," Sakura said smacking Fox's head. "There's a child present," She said pointing at Nunnally.
"Right sorry Kurama," Fox said as a joke.
"Hate you with all my being and not case your an Uchiha," Kurama said.
"And I'm okay with that," Fox said.
Kallen was knocked out of her creeping regret and despair when a foreign feminine voice came through the comms in perfect Japanese.
"Use the tracks near you to move to the West Entrance!"
"Kallen uses the tracks," Fox said in an old British accent. which he got hit in the head by Ayano's shaved Katana
"Stop it, Itachi," Ayano said.
"Who is this?!" she snapped furiously despite her position. "How do you know this code?!"
"In your current position, I don't think it really matters at the moment!" the voice snapped back. "If you want to save everyone and win, you're going to have to trust me!"
"Save everyone and win?" Kallen repeated. 'Could Kami…have heard my prayer?!'
A bit of hope blossomed within her heart, but she was still suspicious and inwardly questioning the mysterious voice's motives. But she is currently in a bind and had no way out, and whoever was contracting her on the private line went through a lot of trouble to communicate with her. With no options left, she followed the voice's command and used her Knightmare to hop onto the old train tracks.
"Okay, what am I supposed to do next?" she asked, looking behind her to see the two Sutherlands on her tail.
…
"Curious. Why the old railway?" Jeremiah wondered. "Are they giving up and heading to their hideout? If so, then it may be a trap."
"I think what you are thinking," Naruto said smiling at Lucienne.
"You do," Lucienne said.
He flipped a switch and spoke. "Villetta, are you there?"
"Calling for backup, are you?" Kallen asked.
"Not in your life," Jeremiah said looking at Kallen.
"Jeremiah?"
"I have one of the Glasgows in my sights. They may be heading to their hideout to where the poison gas is. I have a soldier with me, but I'm transmitting my location for backup."
"Is the line still private?"
"It is. Why?"
"I have my own situation and I need you to meet up with me. It's urgent."
"Why do I feel like I should give morning drill at 01:00," Jeremiah said. as he looked at Villetta.
"I feel like I'm going to kiss you," Naruto said laughing.
…
"Eyes front, Glasgow."
Kallen looked to see a cargo train coming into view, her heart skipping a beat.
"You made the right choice in trusting me. Now jump onto that train! Hop to it!"
Kallen nodded and leaped onto the train, leaving the Sutherland behind her as she hopped along each carriage.
"Hahahaha, Okay nice," Naruto said. as he took a bit of his food.
…
"Hold that thought," Jeremiah said as he brought the train to a halt. "Interesting. If that's your plan…" he clicked on his loudspeaker. "You go after the Glasgow!" he directed the soldier tailing him.
"Yes, my Lord!"
As the other Sutherland leaped over Jeremiah to pursue the Glasgow, Jeremiah reopened the private line. "Where are you now Villetta?"
"I'm guessing this your doing," Jeremiah said. look at Lucienne who was just smiling at him.
"Gah!"
"What the-?"
Jeremiah looked to see the other Sutherland crumple as a Slash Harken pierced through its chest. His eyes followed the retracting hook to a Sutherland crouched in an abandoned building.
"Shot by friendly fire?"
"Jeremiah, I'm right here. Do you mind your Sutherland being destroyed to keep up appearances?"
"Villetta? What are you doing?!" Jeremiah demanded, backing up as the Sutherland started shooting at him.
"When the Glasgow attacks you, direct your ejection in my direction! All will be explained, I promise! Now shoot back and prepare to eject!"
"This is going to be good," Kushina said.
"What is going on?" he wondered as he shot at Villetta's Sutherland.
He then heard a warcry and turned to see the Glasgow charging at him from the top of the train.
"Villetta, you better have a good reason for this! These Sutherlands don't come cheap!" Jeremiah protested, pulling the levers on the sides of his seat and activating the ejection sequence.
"It a giant robot none of them do," Naruto said.
…
Before Kallen could knock the Sutherland's head off, its chest opened up and the cockpit shot out of the damaged Knightmare Frame. She breathed a sigh of relief as the abandoned Sutherland fell on its back.
"I…just forced a Pureblood to eject! You saved me," she said gratefully. "But how on Earth did you get a hold of a Sutherland- huh?"
"Your welcome," Lucienne said in a smug tone.
She looked to see the rogue Sutherland gone from its position, much to her confusion.
"What? Where did she go?" she asked, looking around.
"Kallen!"
Kallen turned her Glasgow to see Akiza's Glasgow rolling towards her with Yoko on top of it; with several of the Kōzuki Group members bringing up the rear.
"What the hell was that radio message earlier?!" the brown-haired, gray-eyed leader of the Kōzuki Group, Ohgi Kaname, asked.
"What? She contacted you too?" Kallen asked, using the Glasgow's loudspeakers.
"Sure did. And Yoshida and his group ought to be here soon." Ohgi confirmed before hearing static on the comms.
"Am I speaking to Ohgi Kaname, leader of the Kōzuki Group?"
"Yeah. But how do you know my name?" Ohgi demanded.
"If I there in that world it think that everyone from our world is also there, that means that Prevy sage is there too," Naruto said. "And that means spy network is also there as well," He then smiled.
"It also might have been Bentley," Milly said.
"That too," He said as he pouted.
"All in due time, Ohgi-san," the voice said with a hint of amusement, "But first I have a question for you. What was your plan for the poison gas?" she asked, her voice suddenly going cold.
"Depending on your answer I might let you live with your dignity," Naruto said with a smile on his face.
"Wait, we were never going to use it!" Ohgi said while shooting a look at the protesting redhead man in his group."We were going to hand it to the JLF so they could use it for their propaganda broadcasts!"
"That a bad Idea like giving a terrorist the nuclear launch code so he can put them away for you," Naruto said.
"As foolish as that idea was, there's hope for you yet. Right now, we have a massacre to stop, and I need you all suited and booted. You need me, and I need you. And so, I present to you all the cargo in that train. They're the tools for your victory. Follow my orders to the letter, and we can stick it to the Britannian military together."
"This is a Britannian Military supply train!" Yoko said as Akiza and Kallen rolled over to one of the doors of the carriage.
"How did you knew that one of the trains was a supply train?" Lucienne asked.
"Well there must have been a reason why you have chosen the tracks," Naruto said.
The two pilots used their Glasgows to open the carriage, and gasped in astonishment at seeing fresh Sutherlands and weapons inside. They rolled to the other carriages and opened them, finding the same supplies.
"There's more in here!"
"Here too!"
"Amazing! Maybe we should give this gal a chance!"
The morale of the Kōzuki Group started to increase as more of their group arrived and shared their excitement.
"All of this for us? But how?" Kallen murmured, her emotions going for a whirl.
She prayed for a miracle, but not this kind of miracle!
"Okay, I'll bite. This girl did help us in taking survivors to safe locations so we can meet up here. We can use the help," Akiza said, her mood a bit more positive.
"Akiza. Kallen. Sound off."
"Yes?/Yeah?" Akiza and Kallen responded. 'How does she know our names?' they wondered.
"Stand by. You two are going to keep doing what you're doing and run decoy for your friends. Only this time, it's to take down Clovis' main Britannian forces. Got it?"
"And now she going to play chess against Clovis," Nunnally said.
"Are you using me, and friends, as Chess piece!" Kallen shout.
"No, I always beat Covis without losing any of me pieces," Lucienne said.
"Understood!" the sisters chorused.
"Energy filler status?"
"I got 15 minutes worth," Kallen reported.
"5 minutes on my end," Akiza added.
"Then recharge. In 15 minutes, I'll contact you with your codenames and next instructions."
"Before you go, can you tell us your name? I don't think you want to be called The Voice, do you?" Yoko requested with some mischievousness.
"Eh, you can call me Rei."
"Zero nice," Naruto said
(With Naruto's Group)
"Not bad," Naruto praised as Lucienne let out a weary sigh. "You are a natural. This is just like one of many heists."
"Heists?" Euphemia said.
"So this version of you is a thief," Cornelia said looking at Naruto.
"In our world, we are ninja steal is in the job description," Naruto said
"Also Killing, Seduction, sleeping with the enemy to kill or kidnap as well as other things as well," Fox said.
"Yeah, but the pressure and the environment are wearing me out…" Lucienne groaned as she rested against Villetta's bust. "Please be my pillow, Villy~"
"You're lucky your a girl now," Cornelia said to her sister.
"Not going to lie I do find that scene a little funny not haha more like a trying to make thing a little lighter," Naruto said.
"So Naruto who do you think has nicer boobs," Hinata said."Me or Ms. Nu," She then blew into his ear and making blushed.
"Nice work Hinata," Anko said "But I hope you don't mind sharing the little Fox I did find his blood tasty," She then ripped off a piece of meat from her kabob. She then gave Villeta a look of hunger. "And you do look cute," she then licks her lips.
"Of course, Lady Lucienne," Villetta demurred with a slight blush.
A whirring sound suddenly echoed through the building. All three turned to Naruko in her Cypher suit rounding a corner on her Artorias with Raiser next to her. While she shot up on them fast, she came to a halt in an instant while inches in front of Naruto.
"Oh my god, that was so cool!" Naruto shouted with
"Show off, but perfect timing!" Naruto smirked as Naruko hopped off Artorias, and noticed someone sliding off his Raiser, dizzy-eyed. "Who's that?"
"Don't bother going to sleep," Jeremiah said.
"I ran into an old friend and thought I should bring him along to question him about Britannia's military operation," Naruko said with a joyful emote as she helped the man up by his arm.
"We are way ahead of you on that, sis," Naruto said, jerking his thumb towards the Sutherland whose cockpit opened up.
"Jerry!" Lucienne squealed as she hopped out.
"Your…Highness?" Jeremiah murmured, seeing Marianne's appearance before it shifted to Lucienne's appearance.
"Eh?! Villy-chan?!" Naruko squeaked, seeing Villetta in the cockpit.
"I take it that it's you, Naruko?" Villetta mused, seeing the blonde take off her helmet.
"Oh god my worst nightmare this world has two Narutos," Sakura said.
"Yeah so what Naruto knows the Shadow clone," Sasuke said.
"But in this world, there are two Naruto and not a clone that we can hit and it goes poof into smoke," Sakura said.
"Oh my god, I have a partner in pranks," Naruto shouted.
"Oh god why," Sasuke now why Sakura was going on about.
"Yep, it's me~!" Naruko said with a wide smile.
"Good to see you again, Orenji-san." Naruto greeted, smirking when Jeremiah gained a tick mark on his head.
"Nice one other, me, I what you mean," Naruto said as Jeremiah gained a trick mark like his doubleganger.
"Just cause my family owns an Orange plantation," Naruto said.
"Know its cause of your eyes," Naruto said.
"That insufferable nickname," he growled, before smiling. "It really is you, young Naruto." Then he turned his attention to Lucienne. "Lady Lucienne, it's truly wonderful to see you alive and well!"
"Yes, it has been a long time, Jerry," Lucienne agreed, hugging him with a smile of her own. "Villy tells me that the two of you have been looking for me and Nunnally."
"Yes, we've been searching for you for the past seven years. We feared the worst when Britannia dropped the bombs and Knightmares on Japan. But when we heard that Naruto and Naruko here were with you, we knew the two of you would be safe. They are Uzumaki after all." Jeremiah said with a grateful look at the twins.
"Like I would let any of my friends get hurt," Naruto said. "And if they did I make sure they feel ten times worst," the smile he gave off made some of them felt off.
"Of course we would keep them safe. You should expect nothing less from us," Naruto said, setting the prone body of the Code Bearer on the Raiser and accepting the suitcase from Naruko. "Did you know the first place hit was the Kururugi compound? Coincidently near us when we were playing around? Thankfully we were several meters away, so they missed."
"Yeah for my ADHD I think I want us all to get outside on that day!" Naruto said
"We got out of there and escaped the bombardment. We traveled across the war-torn Japan to get to the Ashfords, and it was anything but a picnic." Naruko said while looking outward at Shinjuku. "Hell, what's happening to Shinjuku right now is reminding me of those days, dattebane."
"She has my tick," Kushina said in pride.
"So, now that you found us, will you help us, like Villetta?" Lucienne asked Jeremiah.
He instantly nodded and kneeled before her as Naruto began to suit up. "Of course, Lady Lucienne. I owe you my steadfast loyalty for failing to protect Lady Marianne. Villetta and I had no choice but to join the Purist Faction to maintain our careers and used them to come here to Japan, to search for you and Lady Nunnally. If you will permit me, I want to join you all for your plans for the future." he said, looking directly at Lucienne as Villetta kneeled next to him.
"You realize this means going against Britannia right? We're going to free Japan, find out who killed my mother, and I'm going to be putting my foot up Charles' ass. And it starts by dealing with my foolish brother Clovis, who started a meaningless massacre just to prevent himself from being disinherited!" Lucienne growled. "And those terrorists are going to help us with that…"
"Does this mean you'll commit fratricide?" Jeremiah asked in a worried tone. "Despite what Clovis is doing, he is still your half-brother…"
Lucienne shook her head as a suited-up Naruto rejoined them. "That's the only reason I'm not going to pull the trigger on him, no matter how much I want to. I wish he didn't do what he did, but it's too late for him. Clovis has willingly crossed a line he can never return from. I guess it's also under some misguided attempt to avenge Nunnally and I, but even so, I would never approve of it."
"Besides, there's someone who has the most to gain in terms of payback; who should be healed enough to join the conversation," Naruto said, looking over his shoulder towards his Raiser. "How much longer are you going to eavesdrop, Code Bearer?"
"Eavesdrop? You knew I was recovering and should have known I would listen in."
Everyone looked to see the vernette opening her eyes, revealing her golden irises as she languidly sat up and stretched her limbs. As she relaxed, she smirked at the group, who gazed back at her warily.
"You're giving off a Queen Bitch Aura you know that right," Naruto said.
"I as well as my other self I prefer Witch," C2 said. giving off the same aura.
"Please, you were awake since we saved that Glasgow pilot. I could tell that you slowed your heart rate," Naruto scoffed as he pointed at his ear. "Were you trying to get a soap opera out of us, Code Bearer?"
"You live over 700 years you'll see anything as entertainment," C2 said.
"I could use the entertainment and I was getting it with the reunion I was hearing," She drawled, twirling her hair, "And will you please stop with the Code Bearer nonsense? I know what I am."
"Well, what do we call you, then?" Lucienne asked as she motioned Jeremiah and Villetta to stand. "What's your name?"
"Is it not polite to give your own name before asking for others?" the Code Bearer asked with a coy smile.
"Uzumaki Naruto. Joker. All-Rounder."
"Uzumaki Naruko. Cypher. Frontline Support."
"Lucienne vi Britannia. Rei. Strategist."
"...C.C."
"C…two?" Naruko repeated blankly. "Sounds like a codename."
"It is, because I'm not going to share my real name, so you'll have to go with that." C.C. told them pointedly. "How do you like your Geass?"
"She'll tell us later," Naruto said.
"Plus if I know you then I know your name," Kushina said.
Naruto smirked. "Mine opened up the world to me, so it's great."
"Like an evolved Byakugan in a way," Fox said now sat down.
"It saved our asses, so I love it!" Lucienne said with a fist-pump.
"Wait, she's a Code Bearer?! And she gave you two Geass?!" Naruko shrieked, looking mortified. "Why?!"
"Because we now have an Instrumentality crisis on our hands," Naruto said seriously. "While she gave us a bad trip, we saw a vision of Charles at the Sword of Akasha talking about the Ragnarök Connection. Need I say more?"
"Oh…fuck…" Naruko groaned as she came to the same conclusion. "Kaa-chan is gonna be pissed…"
"Always hate those," Naruto said.
Jeremiah frowned. "I've heard of rumors of unique people outside the Uzumaki clan who is able to bestow powers, in return for fulfilling some kind of contract. What will you have my Lady do?"
"Nothing harmful, I assure you, Sir Gottwald. That's all you going to get from me because my contract with Lucienne and Naruto is between us." C.C. replied.
"Fair enough. Just so you know, we're not letting you go anywhere. We have questions and you have answers. Plus, Clovis is looking for you, so the safest place is with us," Naruto told her.
"I have no desire to go anywhere right now, especially away from you, my contractees. Besides, we have a common goal. The fact that you found me in that capsule I was stuck in should clue you in." C.C. said with a knowing look.
Villetta narrowed her eyes. "You mean to end Clovis yourself."
"I have me a reason to kill him for what he wanted from me,"
"Correct, Lady Nu. And before you tell me of the consequences, know that Clovis la Britannia is no longer the dramatic angel everyone thinks he is. I was betrayed by the Emperor of Britannia, who sold me out to his son to be a lab rat for his Code-R Project," she growled, an eerie look coming into her eyes. "I've lived through the worst pain you could think of, yet the last few years in Code-R redefined the definition of true pain. I was tortured, burned, brutalized, and used as a test for new drugs for Britannia to use on her enemies. And when the men felt frustrated and randy when they were getting nowhere with me, I served as their…stress relief. Clovis knew this and did nothing, only caring if I gave him something he wanted to hear."
"What the fuck," Naruto said looking at her you make my childhood look like a cakewalk heck when I was twelve I was eating by a snake if it was not for the shadow clown jutsu I would have died," Naruto said.
"I'm afraid to ask," Rivalz
Naruto and Jeremiah looked mortified, while Naruko, Lucienne, and Villetta looked green.
"How can you look so calm while explaining that?!" Villetta asked shrilly. "You just admitted you were violated!"
"I have lived for over 700 years, so it was…a Tuesday for me. Barely anything surprises me anymore." C.C. said bluntly, with Jeremiah and Villetta mouths agape. "I already took a bullet to the head, so I am not going to prove my immortality to you at the moment. Instead, I'm focused on thanking Clovis and his cohorts for their exceptional treatment of me."
"After we talk to him," Lucienne told her, making her huff, "Right now, we just need to clear the way with the help of the Kōzuki Group."
"Is that alright with you two?" Naruko asked the two former guards of the Aries Villa.
"While I am conflicted on killing Clovis, I understand that it is necessary. Killing the enemy commander shows that you are serious about taking on Britannia and the world. And it doesn't change the fact that Clovis went too far to retrieve Miss C.C. While this will put a black mark on our service records, our loyalty is and always will be to Lady Lucienne and Lady Nunnally," Jeremiah said with a bow. "Until death takes me, I will carry through with my loyalty!"
"Jeremiah," Cornelia said looking a now sweating deadman. "Thank you for say were your loyalty lay," She said.
Villetta nodded and saluted. "What he said. Besides, I've already said my piece."
Naruto, who had his Geass active. Upon seeing a bluish and golden aura radiating from Jeremiah and Villetta (with a weird hint of a pink aura surrounding the latter), Naruto nodded in confirmation.
Lucienne smirked, also finding no deception in their eyes, and clapped her hands together. "Well everyone, it's time to get this show on the road. Our mission is to assist the Kōzuki Group in repelling the Britannian Forces. Afterward, we deal with the Third Prince of Britannia, Clovis la Britannia, and end this massacre! Let's do this!"
Naruto and Naruko grinned and put on their helmets, the "eyes" glowing brightly.
"Bagley, Milly, Rivalz, we're about to start a new operation. Prepare yourselves!" Lucienne commanded, putting on her visor.
"We're ready whenever you are!" Milly cheered through the team's personal comms.
"Aw man, when I woke up this morning, I wasn't expecting a full-on battle with Britannia!" Rivalz groaned and cracked his knuckles. "But since it's to stop a massacre, count me in!"
"Yep, all the way, within my ability," Rivalz said
"Ah yes, this will make good practice for taking it to Britannia, especially since it's Clovis, a man who kept falling for Fool's Mate back in the day, right?" Bagley said.
"True. But soon we'll see if he learned anything else over the past several years…" Lucienne said as she set up the chessboard on a stack of concrete.
'I can only hope they won't treat this as a game,' C.C. thought as she watched a three-dimensional hologram of the Shinjuku map spring up around them from some equipment Naruko brought with her. 'They'll need more than good tech, smarts, and Servants to defeat Charles and V.V.…'
[Command Center]
"All right, what do you have from Clovis' fortress, Bagley?" Milly asked as she took a seat and typed away.
"You know I can just turn the audio back on, right?" quipped the AI.
Rivalz groaned. "Please tell me you're still recording…"
"I think you have me confused with the idiots in the Kōzuki Group. Hang on, turning the audio back on."
"Burn by the A.I. Tomaki is not going to live this down," Kallen said.
A screen that was minimized popped up, showing the inside of Clovis' G-1 Base. Clovis was still on his throne while Bartley was looking over the war table with a few aides.
"The terrorists are mixed among the Eleven populace and are mounting a minor resistance against us. But they pose little threat to our vastly superior army." Bartley was saying.
"We know that. Moving on," Clovis said in a bored tone.
"Understood, your Highness. The gas capsule will be-"
"What the public thinks," emphasized the prince sharply.
Bartley nodded. "Yes, we'll keep searching for her."
"Either way, I want her captured dead or alive."
"But…C.C. can't die. We saw her get shot in the head defending Lucienne and Naruto, and she healed from it as if it never happened!" Rivalz said, looking at a sickened Milly.
"It appears that Clovis and Bartley are the only ones privy to C.C's true nature. The rest are just there to help capture her no matter what. Besides, it doesn't matter if they dealt her a mortal wound, she'll recover from it, so it's a win-win for the two." Bagley said.
"It doesn't matter in the end. C.C. is safe with the others. Besides, the only thing they have to offer us is data for this test,"Milly said with a smirk. "Now eyes up. The show is about to start."
"There's going to be so much schoolwork after this…" Rivalz grumbled as he set to work. "'Hey Mr. Cardemonde, why didn't you return from the infirmary?' Oh you know, saving some Elv- Japanese from an army full of assholes that our country worships 24/7…"
"Wow the paperwork is going to be a pain for you," Tsunade said as she hands refiling Cornelia's Saki cup to Cornelia.
[Skirmish in the Shinjuku Ghetto: The Phantom Thieves/Kōzuki Group vs. Clovis' Army]
Yoko, assigned as Q1 (Queen-1), finished gathering ammo for her sniper rifle and stored it on her back. She hopped out of the train car and walked over to the others, with some of the members of the Kōzuki Group activating their newly acquired Knightmares.
"How are we looking, Naomi-san?" she asked an indigo-haired, grey-eyed woman, one of few fellow females in the Kōzuki Group.
"We're all on schedule. Rei had just finished assigning us our codenames and positions," Inoue Naomi, assigned as P3 (Pawn-3) informed her, "I think she plays chess a lot."
"Well, there's not a lot of us, so that makes sense." Yoko shrugged. "Regardless, we're betting our lives on this mysterious person. She pulled through for Kallen, so hopefully she'll pull through for us-"
"Hey, are you certain about this whole thing, Ohgi?" Tamaki, the young man with red-brown hair and brown eyes, was shouting at a Sutherland. "They all had their IFFs removed! What if this is a trap?!"
IFF Transponders, or Identification Friend or Foe, was a function used by Knightmare Frames and other vehicles of war. It broadcasted a signal, encoded on a specific channel that transmits information regarding location, direction, and unit type, allowing for tacticians to actively see the battlefield.
"A trap? You cannot be serious…" Akiza growled through the comms.
"This guy, I'm going to make him me new toy," Naruto said as he was thinking of a prank his other can used.
"I feel bad for Tamikai," Kallen said.
"That guy is going to get PTSD from Naruto," Sakura said remembering helping Ino with old medical files on how to suffer from PTSD and linked to Naruto.
"This is Britannia we're up against, so it's obvious that they have total advantage in this war. They don't need to set any traps," Ohgi stated through the loudspeaker as if it was obvious. "Alright people, let's move! Get to your assigned points!"
"All right, are all squads ready to go?" Rei's voice came through the comms. "I hope you are because it's showtime! Just remember, the Sutherlands operate similarly to Glasgows."
"As much as we appreciate the help, we still have concerns about you, Rei," Ohgi, assigned as P1 (Pawn-1), told her.
"You're going to have to wave them off, P1. There's no time for sharing stories around the fireplace. But if you really want to know-"
A loud clang made the Kōzuki Group jump, turning their attention to the front car of the train. Embedded in the corner of it was a red card with a red-and-black vortex design, making them gasp.
[Persona 5 Life will change instrumental]
"Oh, what this music, it has a nice beat to it?" Euphemia asked.
"This from a game called Persona 5 where the main character code name is Joker, as well as the other Phatome thieves of Heart," Fox said holding a bird them domino mask.
"I like it," Naruto said.
"That's the calling card of the Phantom Thieves!" Yoko gasped as she took the card. "You mean-!"
"You guys planned on stealing the poison gas too?!" Tamaki shouted into the comms.
"Fuck no, you idiot. We knew nothing about it. My friends and I happened upon your little operation when we were minding our own business. But enough storytime! It's time to win!" Rei said, her tone ending that thread. "K2 is on schedule, so enemy Sutherlands, probably two of them, will reach you in exactly 23 seconds. Once they do, shoot them through the wall."
Tamaki growled. "Nah, she's out of her damn mind! She's just a thief, not a strategist!"
"Hmmm our others are going to break his poor little mind," Naruto said to Lucy.
"Yes, they will," Lucy said.
'Yet she saved Kallen,' Ohgi thought with a grimace. 'They have no reason to help us, yet they're going out of their way to. She and the others must be after something. Regardless, we have a common enemy in Britannia.'
He doubted it was a trap since it's the mysterious Phantom Thieves, who were notorious for harassing Britannia with their theft of valuable goods and tech. Their identities weren't known nor did they have a group name. They just circumvented security and left with their prizes, leaving the Britannian military none the wiser. Besides, there's no reason for Rei and her friends to lead them into a trap, as they were in the same situation as them.
"Everyone, double-check your weapons," Ohgi commanded as he did just that.
"Operation Stop the Slaughter is a go," Milly said "Wait is my code name part of the game?" She asked.
"Yes," Fox said.
"What? You can't be serious?!" Tamaki demanded in anger, pushing his luck a little more.
"Hot sauce jelly-filled doughnut," Naruto said going over his prank note, "Or Flashbang lunch box."
"We wouldn't be in this position if you'd just stick to the plan and didn't fuck up the way you did." Kallen snarled while making her way to her destination. "So get in the Knightmare and shut the fuck up!"
"All he had to was to hide the bodies," Kushina said.
"There is always a dumb ass in every city or Village," Naruto said think of some people back home.
Tamaki opened his mouth to respond, but Akiza beat him to it.
"Tamaki, you know that when I get in a mood, I tend to hurt people. Please say something. I beg you," Akiza hissed. "Let your pride be your downfall."
"Way could I have a twin," Kallen said.
"The Multiverse is massive timelines are random, In one world Sakura Jumps Naruto giving him a phobia of the female, But thanks to the three he got over it, other only Human women have Chakra then Naruto is born as the first human male to use Chakra in another world Minato Namikaze is a descendant of a devil known as Sparda that fought for Humans, in others, you guys just have Normal lives," Fox then took a sip of his soda.
That shut him up. The last thing anyone needed was Akiza's dark side surfacing. Tamaki had once made that fatal mistake when he brought up hers, Kallen's, and Yoko's half-Britannian heritage in a derogatory way; Akiza had made him regret it by turning him into a pincushion, enjoying the process way too much.
"Ouch," Rivalz said.
"Been there," Sasuke said.
"Done that," Naruto finish said they were looked at by the non-Ninjas.
"Good luck guys," Yoko said before running to her own assigned position.
[End of music]
…
Kallen, assigned as K2 (Knight-2), reached her assigned point which was out in the open. She looked around before seeing two Sutherlands coming at her.
"All right," she murmured as she turned around and drove away, "Come and get me!"
…
"Enemy spotted at Point F-31!" one of the advisors reported.
"A feint, eh? How pedestrian," Clovis noted, looking bored. "As expected of monkeys who play Checkers…"
"How many times have you played against him?" Asked Hinata looking at Lucy.
"To a point, he tries to run or rage quit," Lucy said.
"You know I can bring him here so you guys can have a nice long talk with him, as well a C2 can get her rage out another to damaging in the mind you can put him in a full-body cast," Fox said pondering. "I also can also bring Laila but,"
"I can live with that," C2 told their host. "But can I a body part?" She asked.
"Only one, and if it will help go for the eye," Fox said.
"Tell Lazlo Squad to go straight in!" Bartley ordered, waving his hand around the map. "Have Eugen and Valerie strike from the rear!"
"Fool?" Lucy said as she was covering her mouth fan with the Kanji Black Queen on it.
…
"3…2…1…Fire!"
The Kōzuki Group in the Sutherlands opened fire from their position behind the wall, gunning down the enemy Sutherlands chasing after Kallen.
The attack was so sudden that the two pilots were unable to eject in time, and their Knightmares and cockpits were shredded with gunfire.
"The Lad Buffet is opened you heartless Jackasses?" Rivazl shouted.
"On one hand I'm happy they stopping this, but on the other hand more people are being killed," Euphemia said.
"If it helps, I think soldiers were having fun killing those civilians," Nina said taking a sip of water.
…
"Sir Eugen and Sir Valerie, both lost." one of the advisors reported, causing Clovis to look up.
"Huh? An ambush?" he wondered, no longer looking bored, more taken aback by the unexpected loss.
"I see he's waking up," Lucienne said.
"I hope so he should not be taking his job," Cornelia said.
…
"You gotta be kidding me!" Tamaki shouted in disbelief.
"Heh heh heh, an I.D. signal can be quite the double-edged sword," Lucienne said with a wicked grin while spinning a black King piece in her hand.
"Lucy smiling and having fun like actually real smiling and having fun," Milly said.
"I smile and can have fun," Lucienne told her.
"Yes but you don't really put your heart into it," Milly said.
"Indeed. One would say it's outdated," C.C. said while lying lazily on the ground, kicking her legs up while handing Naruko some tools for Artorias' maintenance.
"Don't Get too cocky Lady Lucienne, Your brother may not be an experience but if your up against someone like your sister Cornelia or Schneizel you would have a hard time," Jeremiah said.
"Don't let your guard down. While Clovis has no experience as a commander, he still has his advisors who may call the shots in his stead," Jeremiah warned her.
"And a lot of soldiers, tanks, and Sutherlands," Villetta added before getting a thoughtful look. 'There's something else, but what was it…?'
"The new frame that Camelot Foundation," Villetta said slap her forehead.
"That insane the new frame hasn't been tested yet, plus no plot has been assign to test it yet," Jeremiah told her.
"Don't worry. This is a Tuesday for us." Naruto said as he performed his own maintenance on his Raiser. "Not to mention seven years in the making."
"Plus, we have our friends spying on Clovis in his G-1 Base," Lucienne said before clicking on the communicator, her eyes on the map and floating screens around them. "P1, P4, P7, move a hundred meters to the right and fire your Slash Harkens towards 3 o'clock."
…
"You heard her! Do what Rei says, people!" Ohgi commanded his group as he moved to follow Rei's orders.
"Damn, what else does she want us to do?" Tamaki growled from the seat of his cockpit. "This lucky streak can only go on for so long-"
"Pick my clothes from the Dry cleaner, walk the dog, mow the lawn, oh and shut the hell up," Lucienne said.
"P5, why aren't you moving?" Rei asked him.
"I have a name you know! Shinichirō Tamaki-sama!" Tamaki snapped back as he slid into his Sutherland.
"You won't blame me if he gets himself killed?" Lucienne asked Kallen.
"If you can make it look like an accident no not at all," said the rebel.
"Dumbass, it not like they can't find you after this battle," Rivazl said.
"He makes the Uzuzmaki clan look like calm monks, And I mean that as the nices way I can," Fox said.
"You better," Naruto said as he and Kushina gave Fox a glare.
"Prideful fool. You have no idea how lucky you are that our A.I. encrypted our communications so they won't be intercepted," Rei growled, getting fed up with Tamaki's mouth. "Now stand by, don't fuck up, and DON'T USE YOUR REAL NAME!"
"I don't need you telling a pro like me!"
A lot of groans and demands for Tamaki to shut up followed through the comms.
"Everyone needs some comic relief so then why don't you, I mean our group in that world has Rivazl he's funny, has a nice personality, a great friend, and He does not talk about how big his dick is every five minutes," Naruto said.
"Thanks, Naruto," Rivalz said.
…
Akiza zoomed away as an enemy Sutherland chased after her. The resistance Sutherlands then flanked the enemy Sutherland and shot their Slash Harkens. They embedded themselves into the enemy Sutherlands, removing their limbs and weaponry.
"They're using the same-!" a Britannian pilot shouted before being forced to eject.
"They say repeating the same mistakes and expecting different results is a sign of Insanity," Nina said.
…
"The enemy is moving towards G-28!" one of the advisors said in alarm, their voices no longer droning as LOST signals peppered the war table.
"Send Lazlo Squad- no, I mean Glaube Squad after them!" Bartley commanded in desperation, now sweating profusely.
"Does this mean…is it possible…terrorists have our military weaponry?" Clovis asked in horror, sitting up straight. "It cannot be…they're Elevens! They shouldn't be able to use them!"
"I'm sure everyone can drive those crappy machines," Fox said.
"At this rate, You'll going to making him send all his forces towards the battlefield," Cornelia said.
"And he'll be defenseless," Naruto said.
…
Kallen and Akiza used their Slash Harkens to climb up the side of a building, flanking two enemy Sutherlands. As soon as they activated their factospheres, Kallen and Akiza punched them square in the factospheres in synchronized fashion; knocking them off the roof and forcing them to eject as their Sutherlands exploded on the ground.
Kallen and Akiza looked at each other before making their Knightmares fist-bump each other. Both were getting sick of running decoy until Rei had them take out a target, as if she could read their moods.
If either of them could kiss Rei, they would.
Here this the two Kallen blushed as Lucienne smiled. "On the cheek or on the lips," Naruto said with a smirk.
"I'm going to punch you after this," Kallen said.
"Save it for the bedroom," Hinata said with a smile.
…
"Sir Glaube has ejected! His unit's been lost!"
"And another one, gone," Fox said.
"Change our codes!" Bartley snapped, slamming his fist on the war table in frustration. "They're obviously intercepting our transmissions!"
"We have an A.I. in your system that not going to do nothing," Milly said with her smile that said I'm the queen of the castle.
"We have sir! Five times already!"
"They are running around like chickens with their heads cut off," Hinata said.
"Or that time I gave Kiba like that time I give him a Spicy jelly fell donut," Naruto said laughing.
Bartley bristled in rage. "Then do it again, you fools!"
"THIS FAILURE IS UNACCEPTABLE!" Clovis roared as he finally stood up, furious.
"Hahahahah, He losing it and not a table insight to flip," Lucienne said with a chuckle.
"Sad and this is just the being," Sasuke said.
"Well the way I see it, Clovis is more of a lower-level antagonist that introduces the person as read to the enemy forces and group of that world," Naruto said to the group.
"That makes sense," Sakura said. "Like in some manga I give to the genin who are bedridden due to them being in a cast."
"Uh, f-forgive me, Your Highness!" Bartley said, fearful of Clovis's souring mood.
They were supposed to be searching for the Code Bearer, not being made fools of by a bunch of lowlife terrorists. Worse, the girl could already be out of Shinjuku by now.
"Good afternoon gentlemen!" Lloyd Asplund greeted them through a pop-up screen on the monitor.
"What do you want?! We are in the middle of an operation!" Bartley yelled, not pleased by the sudden appearance of the supposed madman.
The fact that he was outside of his authority thanks to the Prime Minister of Area 11 infuriated Bartley to no end.
Lloyd grinned, unfazed by Bartley's fury. "I'd say it's time to deploy the A.S.E.E.C.'s Special Weapon if you like-"
"We've no time for your antics right now!" Clovis said while walking over to the war table.
There was no way he was going to be indebted to Schneizal of all people…
"So if he takes this offer I'll have to fight their pilot," Naruto said.
"No you'll have to have Suzaku he's lived thanks to his father's watch," Fox said.
"Okay, On one hand, I'm happy he's alive but on the other don't want to kill him," Naruto said.
"Even if you don't know him?" Lucienne asked.
"He seems like a good guy," Naruto said.
"And he did try to save the both of you and Lucienne's life," Nina said.
…
"A.S.E.E.C. Special Weapon?" Rivalz repeated, looking at the equally concerned Milly. "What's that?"
"There's been chatter of a rumored 7th-generation Knightmare Frame…" Milly mumbled. "But it's just that. Only rumors…"
"Let's hope it stays a rumor, but we should warn the others just in case," Rivalz said as they continued watching Lucienne go to work as a couple of tanks blew up. "As soon as they get a break."
…
"Come on brother, surely you can do better, no~?" Lucienne cooed sadistically, licking her fingers and activating the communicator. "R2, fire anchor! P7, use U.N. Ordinance! N-group, continue your advance and give them hell!"
Anko smiled at Lucienne, "I want to teach you my ways," Anko said hugging her.
"I can give all of you chakra," Fox said. "But you need to fill out paperwork."
"Uh, Lady Lucienne, are you alright?" Jeremiah asked nervously as Lucienne was slowly gaining a sadistic look on her as the LOST signals popped up.
"Don't bother. The more things go our way, the more sadistic she gets," Naruko sighed, activating her Artorias and enjoying the low hum from her KF. "She's in the zone, dattebane."
"I've seen Himawari doing the same thing," Fox said.
"I have no idea what you are talking about," His wife said.
"When you get all in zone mostly when someone wrongs you," Fox said. "But he had it coming,"
Villetta could only shiver. Lucienne was truly like Marianne in so many ways, and if she was sadistic, then-
"Don't worry. Despite how we act, this isn't a game to us. We trained and prepared for a rodeo like this for years. Still, Clovis is no Schneizel and is certainly no Cornelia. The same goes for the yes-men around him, evidenced by how badly we're crushing their forces." Naruto said, looking out at the explosions around Shinjuku.
'Thank Gaia they explained it. Their quirks are showing nothing but…' C.C. mused, also shivering at Lucienne's bloodthirsty gaze.
…
Meanwhile, a gunship was downed by a Slash Harken, and a resistance Sutherland disabled an approaching tank.
A squad of resistance Sutherlands pushed forward with a war cry, firing on the retreating enemy Sutherlands who were rattled and missing their shots.
"You bloody Elevens!" one of the enemy Sutherland pilots cried out as he and his fellow men's KF's exploded, with their cockpits ejecting.
"And another one, gone," Fox said again with a small smile.
…
"We've just lost Lazlo Squad!"
"And another one, gone," Fox said.
"So do it! We'll have to bring up Quincy Squad! Now!" Clovis said as he joined them at the war table.
"My Lord, if we do that, we break the encirclement!" Bartley protested.
"Reinforce the breach with some of the units guarding me!" Clovis ordered, partially ignoring the protest. "All we know for certain is that enemy forces are right here!"
"I've given him five options he was fool's mated," said a frowning Lucienne as she spins her drink.
"That is the worst, move he had ever made," Cornelia said.
…
"Now then, Clovis and his boys have five options. Their move." Lucienne twirled around with a grin. "R-Squad, how's the evac going?"
"We've got most of them gathered at the fallback point. There's not many of them left…"
"I understand. Just rescue as many as you can," Lucienne said somberly. "Q1, what's your status?"
"I've reached my destination. I have a view of enemy headquarters, but no shot on Clovis." Yoko reported.
"Ah the snipper scot always good to have one, heck give her a powerful gun than she has like the CheyTac M200 give it some over-the-top upgrade as an anti-matter rail gun bye-bye build," Fox said.
"Excellent, that's fine. Keep me updated if there are any odd movements." Lucienne said and looked back at the map. "Uh…?"
"Lucienne looks like there are six options." Naruto groaned, facepalming his helmet. "We never thought he would do that."
C.C. tried to stifle her laughter from the side. After everything she's seen over the years in terms of warfare, that was the stupidest move she ever saw executed.
"What…the…hell…" Jeremiah mumbled out as they all watched the enemy movement.
"Who ordered them to break formation?!" Villetta gaped as Lucienne fell to her knee, the soles of her feet pointing opposite of each other.
"Oh I feel your pain sister," Lucienne said.
"And another one, gone, and another one, gone, and another one bites the dust," Fox said.
"What are you singing?" Naruto asked.
"A song from the band Queen," Fox said.
"What's Queen?" Sherly asked.
"A British rock and roll and started in the 1970s," Fox said.
"That would be Clovis himself," Bagley replied. "Are we sure he doesn't have a death wish?"
"That's an even more stupid move than I thought. Has he learned nothing from being Fool's Mated over and over again?" Naruko wondered with no emote on her mask.
"Kids, exactly how many times have you Fool's Mate him?" Villetta asked with a dead look on her face.
"5," Naruto grumbled.
"Okay, hey after this can we play and game," Naruto said.
"Sure after this," Lucy said.
"A friendly game," Naruto said.
"Fine," She huff.
"3," Naruko said, holding up three fingers.
"10," Lucienne drawled while losing her sadistic look, "Oh…dear god…"
"What…I…uh…" Jeremiah just stared at them with blood flowing from his nose.
"You might want to get that checked, Lord Gottwald," C.C. said with mock concern.
"I'm fine," Jeremiah groaned while wiping his nose with his sleeve. "Just an aneurysm out of sheer stupidity…"
"Wow didn't know you were that stupid," Fox said getting the whole lot to laugh.
"Don't die on me now Jerry," Lucienne drawled and sighed. "Bagley, please save this scenario for a future simulation test for future recruits. If they can't get past this bollocks, then they won't be joining us on our crusade."
"Certainly, Lucienne. I'll have to lower difficulty since those recruits won't have your brainpower, however." Bagley said.
Lucienne rolled her eyes. "K1, K2, you ladies got yourselves a map?"
"Sorry Rei, but all we have is an old map with no current landmarks." Kallen (K2) responded.
"That's fine," Lucienne said with reassurance. "Now-"
…
"All right, send Bertz and the others in as well!" Clovis said excitedly.
…
"For your next assignment…" Lucienne declared, spinning her King piece around in her hand again.
…
"Concentrate our forces there and surround them!"
…
"Are you all ready to go?" Rei asked, hearing eager confirmations from the terrorists after explaining the plan.
Perhaps a bit too eager.
…
"The enemy's main force is that center dot!" Clovis declared with a confident grin. "Finish every last one of them off!"
…
"This is embarrassing…" Jeremiah moaned on all fours as Villetta patted his back.
"I feel the same was brother," Jeremiah said covering his face.
The two were extremely lucky fate had smiled on them today. Had Villetta not run into Lucienne and the twins, they would surely be out there being led into a humiliating defeat.
…
On the battlefield, the enemy Sutherlands charged towards where the 'enemy main force' was, only to find each other instead.
…
At the same time, the red dot that was "enemy force" suddenly disappeared from the screen.
"What?! Where's the enemy?!" Clovis demanded. "Why are they not there?!"
"It's a trape," said Cornelia with red cheeks and was drunk off her ass.
…
Underground, a line of Sutherlands were moving away from the area, followed by two Glasgows. Akiza and Kallen then turned around and with matching bloodthirsty grins, fired their Slash Harkens towards different parts of the ceiling, causing cracks to appear.
The two quickly recalled their Slash Kallen before zooming away.
'The two Vixens seem to be like Kit's mother,' Thought Kurama.
…
"Check, Clovis." Lucienne declared, flipping the King piece out of her hand; landing the piece neatly on the chessboard. "You bloody idiot…"
"Thanks for playing and don't let the door hit you and the way out," Lucienne said.
…
The ground beneath the enemy Sutherlands rumbled, the combined weight of the gathered KFs causing the ground to crack open into a sinkhole and sending them plummeting into the abandoned tunnels below.
…
Clovis, Bartley, and the aides watched in horror as LOST signals appeared within the expanding red zone; 80% of their remaining forces down for the count.
…
The sounds of joyful cheers and laughs echoed through the comms, but Lucienne, Naruto, and Naruko didn't join in.
"Yeah we win," Naruto said dully.
"Why do you sound so bored," Kallen said.
"Cause this isn't a win to us it feels like a cheap victory," Lucienne said.
"That was pathetic. It didn't even feel earned. This was pure complacency," Naruto groaned as he watched a plume of smoke rising from far off into the distance.
"I know, and it sucks. This doesn't even count as a warm-up," Lucienne sighed with a depressed look on her face. "What was daddy dearest thinking, putting Clovis in charge of Japan and the Britannian military forces here?"
"Don't let your guard down. They might have an ace in the hole." C.C. warned them.
"You think they do?" Naruko asked with a tilt of her head.
…
'What…who in God's name am I up against?' Clovis thought, taking a step back, his eyes filled with horror. 'What if…he's better than Tōdō?!'
"Think you for the lovely compliment dear brother," Lucienne said Nunnally smile and laugh.
Tōdō Kyoshiro was a former Japanese military officer who was now a high-ranking member of the Japan Liberation Front. He was known in Britannia as the infamous "Tōdō of Miracles" or "Tōdō the Miracle Worker", due to being the only non-Uzumaki to win a battle against Britannia during the war. As a black eye to Britannia, he did so without the use of Knightmare, with the event being christened as the "Miracle of Itsukushima". He was not someone to be taken lightly, as he was the only reason the JLF is still standing to his day.
"LLOYD!" Clovis suddenly shouted at the screen.
Desperate times call for desperate measures.
"Okay round two Me vs Suzaku," Naruto said cheering up.
"Yeeees, your Highness~?" Lloyd responded excitedly as he reappeared on the screen with a shit-eating grin.
"Can it win? Will your toy beat them?" Clovis asked in a hopeful tone of voice, even through his gritted teeth.
"Hmm… My Lord, please be so kind as to call it Lancelot."
"Oh my god," Rivalz said palming his face.
"What, you know what that is?" Naruto asked
"Yes, tell me, boy, how do you know about that project?" Jeremiah asked as he glared at Rivalz.
"It the name of the Knightmare itself. The name Lancelot is the name of King Arthur's most trusted Knight however he betrayed the king by sleeping with his wife," Rivalz said.
"In short, he put his sword into queen's scabbard," Fox said.
…
"Please, don't be so depressed! The terrorists followed your orders, so the way to Clovis is clear!" Villetta tried to cheer up the kids, who were on all-fours with the cheering coming from Kallen's radio. "A win is a win, right?"
"You call them freedom fighters, Ya'know," Naruto said looking at Villetta.
"Exactly! You led a bunch of ragtag terrorists to victory, all while coordinating rescue efforts to save the surviving Shinjuku Ghetto residents!" Jeremiah added as Lucienne now sat on her butt and rocked back and forth. "Despite the conditions, seeing you take charge was glorious!"
"Again Freedom Fighters it ain't that hard to due," Naruto said.
"It's obvious that you want a challenge, but it's for the best that this is your starting point. An abysmal opponent like Clovis gives you a taste for real war." C.C. added while finding amusement in the kids acting gloomy.
"I guess. It's better than Nelia and Schneizal." Lucienne mumbled, but brightened up a bit. "You're right!"
"I'm glad that you're all perky and dandy now Lulu, because there's something you all need to know," Milly said, her screen popping up.
"Lady Milly?!" Villetta gasped, recognizing her.
"It's been a long time, Lord Gottwald, Lady Nu."
"Lady Millicent Ashford. Glad to see that you're in good health." Jeremiah said with a bow. "I take it like the twins here, you're assisting Lady Lucienne in her endeavor as well?"
"I will if she trusts me and opened up to me more," Milly said. "
"Of course. I'm their full-time partner in all of this!" Milly declared, her hands on her hips. "Someone has to keep them in line!"
"Like Nick keeps you in line?" Naruto countered dryly.
This made the members of the student council laugh. "Oh shit it," Milly said sticking her tongue at her friends.
"Anyway~!" Milly snapped, getting back on track. "Keep your guard up! After what you just did, Clovis gave the all-clear for the Special Corps to deploy their Advanced Special Envoy Engineering Corps Special Weapon!"
"Ah!" Villetta suddenly yelled, slapping her forehead. "That's right! The Special Research Division was right outside the G-1 Base! Word from one of the senior members in the Purist faction is that the leader wormed his way into the operation to test his newest machine! A prototype of a 7th-generation Knightmare Frame!"
Naruko did a spit take. "You gotta be kidding me, dattebane!"
"A 7th-Generation?!" Milly repeated in horror.
"Ours is only a 6th…" Naruto growled. "A prototype, huh? Who's funding it?"
"So Naruto and Naruko might have a disadvantage with their 6th generation," Euphemia said.
"The Third Prince, Schneizel el Britannia," Villetta revealed, seeing the renewed looks of shock and horror from the kids. "And if I recall correctly, the lead engineer is an Earl by the name of Lloyd Asplund."
"Lloyd Asplund?!" Milly shouted. "The Imperial Colchester Institute's star student in engineering?! That Lloyd Asplund?!"
"You know him?" Jeremiah asked.
"We may have thought of kidnapping him," Milly said.
"Milly no kidnapping people and that goes for you to Naruto," Shirley said.
"Why I never kidnap anyone,"
"You kidnap me when you found out I was dating Himawari," Fox said.
"You tied me up transformed as me on our first day we were a sigh as a team,"
"Leave past me out of this he was an idiot and future me was doing his fatherly right to protect his daughter," Naruto said.
"He did and was going to do what?" asked Sakura.
"Like he said stupid past him," Fox said.
"Plus Boruto also kidnaped you," Himawari said.
"Yeah, because he's one of the guys we want to poach from Britannia!" Naruto said and started up his Raiser. "He may be a sociopath, but he has the skills we want when it comes to advancement in Knightmare Frames! The same with his rival at that institute as well, dattebayo!"
"See, Also Dattebayo, what does that mean?" Milly asked
Kushina squalled and huge Naruto. "My baby has a verbal tick," Kushina said.
"If it's him, then that prototype is the real deal!" Milly continued before the comms crackled, "So we might be in trouble!"
"This is Q1! We got some movement in front of the G-1 Base!" Yoko reported. "It appears that they've deployed a single Knightmare Frame. It doesn't look like any model I've ever seen from the Britannian forces, because the craftsmanship looks amazing!"
"Well shit," Lucienne muttered before responding. "Got it! Let me know when it prepares to launch! All groups, I hope you're done celebrating because we're about to receive a new guest!"
"What's going on, Rei?" Ohgi asked after everyone quieted down.
"If the information I've picked up is accurate…that's a 7th Generation Knightmare. Buckle up, ladies and gents, this is about to get tricky."
"Robot beat down let get ready for a good one," Fox said.
"A 7th…generation…?!" Kallen choked out. "Seriously?!"
Tamaki scoffed. "So what? It's just one machine in the end. We have the numbers!"
"That dumb ass," Kallen said.
An enraged Akiza screamed so loudly back at him that no one picked up what she said.
"When I see him, I'm going to break his nose," Naruto growled as Lucienne let out a frustrated groan.
"You could always use him as bait and make it out to be a terrible accident," Bagley suggested. "Even he's starting to bug my processors."
"It tempting so but we might make him the butt of the joke for a bit," Lucienne said.
"Good point," Kallen said.
"Hey P5, you complete tool! The Glasgows are 4th Generation! The Sutherlands are 5th Generations! The ones I have are 6th Generation! And that weapon they're about to launch is the very first FUCKING 7th Generation Knightmare Frame in the world!" Lucienne snapped and made a circling motion in her finger, with the twins starting to pack up their equipment. "And since it's going to be a problem, we're going to need information about that thing!"
"I hate unknowns," Lucienne said.
"What do you want us to do?" Kallen asked, eager for Rei's next instructions to counter the new weapon.
"We can't take that thing on right now, so we're going to learn about it with my partners taking it on!" Lucienne said, typing on a holo-keyboard. "Your cameras should be recording everything, so send all your footage to me via the codes I'm going to send you. Not only will that new Knightmare be analyzed, but Britannia will not hide what happened here! You have my word that this is only the beginning of our battle with Britannia! And should you still not believe me, then bear witness to our power against that machine!"
"Rei…" Akiza murmured as she and her fellow freedom fighters were touched by her charisma.
"This is Q1! The new model is about to launch! And did you just say that you have 6-Gen Knightmare Frames?!"
Lucienne smirked. "You'll know when you all see them."
"All right- It's launched and- HOLY CRAP IT'S SO FAST RIGHT OUT OF THE GATE!" Yoko yelled, with Lucienne switching the footage of Yoko's scope.
"Crap!" Kallen yelled.
"Holy!" Lucienne said.
"My god!" Jeremiah said.
"Meh," Naruto said not look that impressed.
"kind of slow," Sasuke said.
"He's lucky he didn't trip," Fox said.
"Sorry for him he was trying to build one of them to help in some areas in the field," Himawari said.
"Okay but yeah did every Ninja saw that," Rivazl said.
"Yes, we are the freaks of Overpower Ninjas," Naruto said.
Indeed, the gold and white slender Knightmare blazed across the road, leaping and spinning with an agility that no other mech could possibly replicate thanks to its land spinners, firing off Slash Harkens from its wrists and hips of all places.
"The Special Corps was able to make something like that? Amazing!" Jeremiah praised, albeit concerned.
"Okay, the only thing nice I have to say about your robot I like the upper design the landspeeder could have two wheels one at the feet of the bots," Fox said.
"Okay, after seeing that, now I'm worried!" Naruto hissed, wincing, even as he began the start-up process for the Raiser.
"I would be too if that was used against me or my comrades," Naruto said.
"Wait, you said that your Knightmare Frames are 6th-Generation! That's one lower than that new unit out there!" Jeremiah protested. "And this is really a Knightmare Frame? It looks like an oversized hoverbike!"
"Autobots Transform and roll out," Fox said getting a laugh from his wives.
"It's a special Knightmare Frame that was created in Uzu. It's able to switch between Flight Mode here and Mobile Suit Mode, which you'll see soon," Naruto explained as the humming of the Raiser grew louder, matched by the Artorias. "And really, Orenji? Those 4th Generation Glasgows gave you and Villy-chan a run for your money."
Kallen smirked at said soldiers as she gave them the finger. "I feel old," Jeremiah said.
"I need more training," Villetta said.
Jeremiah grumbled at that. "Point taken."
"Right then. Naruto-kun. Naruko-chan. Your mission is to get out there and distract that thing so the Kōzuki Group and the rest of the survivors can escape. Do not fight it in a prolonged battle, since the Raiser and the Artorias are not currently optimized for combat. Meanwhile, C.C. and I will sneak behind enemy lines and get Clovis to initiate a ceasefire."
"What about Orenji and Villy-chan?" Naruko asked, nodding to them.
"We can escort our Lady as far as the enemy lines. It'll be easy since that idiot Clovis broke the encirclement. After that, we'll have to create an alibi to explain our absence." Jeremiah said.
"Thank you, good sir," Naruto said.
[play Dare by Stan Brush]
"It's pretty simple, finding the poison gas…that doesn't exist," Villetta grumbled while shooting a glance at C.C.
"Ah, it should be enough. I mean someone has to while the others were participating in meaningless slaughter. Anyway, that's the mission at hand, so let's get to it!" Lucienne ordered, pointing out at Shinjuku.
"Roger that!" Naruto said and revved the engine. "We'll see you all at the G-1 Base!"
"This is P5! That new model is coming after me!"
"I'm sure he'll be fine," Rivazl said. "He is the great and powerful Tamaki-sama," He said making the group laugh.
Lucienne quickly swiped her hand, showing the footage from Tamaki's Sutherland. Everyone's eyes widened in horrid fascination as the 7th-Gen KF zoomed around the screen, the reticle unable to keep a lock on the unit.
"Fucking hell, that ain't no Sutherland- GAH!" Tamaki yelled out, being forced to eject as his feed went dead.
"Lucky us he still alive," Naruto said.
"We can only hope he can clean up his act," Kushina said.
"That should shut the fool up for a while." C.C. noted as she walked over to Lucienne. "The sniper girl wasn't exaggerating, that unit is fast."
"No kidding! Yosh! GN-001 Raiser, now launching!" Naruto yelled, and shot out of the building into the air.
"Wait, we're several stories up!" Jeremiah yelled before catching himself. "Oh right, Uzumaki…"
"That brings me back," Tsunade said.
"That's a thing?" sakura asked
"A.U. generation am I right," Fox said.
"Hey, not nice Itachi," Sakura said.
"CB-0000 Artorias, now launching!" Naruko shouted, joining her brother descending to the ground. "Wheeeee!"
"Happy we only had the one," Sasuke said.
Once they were at ground level, they safely floated and zoomed off into the Ghetto.
"Your Highness, it's time to go," Villetta said, leading Lucienne and C.C. into the cockpit. "It'll be a tight fit with you two. Jeremiah, you mind riding outside?"
"Not a problem. It actually might help with our alibi." Jeremiah said as Villetta used her Knightmare to pick him up. "Let us be off!"
"fresh air is good for you why do you think I bought all this forest mountain land," Fox said.
…
The white unit known as the Lancelot, piloted by Suzaku Kururugi of all people, extracted its wrist-mounted Slash Harkens and opened up its two factospheres on its chest, allowing Suzaku to scan the area. The factospheres closed, and the Lancelot raised its arm in front of itself, producing a green energy barrier.
The resistance Sutherlands opened fire on the Lancelot, only for their bullets to bounce harmlessly off the shield.
…
"It deflects bullets?!" Lucienne stated in bafflement as she watched the footage in real-time. "We need that arm! Naruto, Naruko, I don't care how you do it, I want that bloody arm!"
With that arm, not only could they unlock its secrets, but the same tech could then be implemented into their Knightmare Frames, both currently active and in development. Even better, it may unlock new weaponry.
"Why is the word Arm making feel me uncomfortable?" Naruto asked.
"I feel it too," Sasuke said he then look at the kids who were looking at their arms, "Why are you looking at our arms?" Sasuke asked.
"No reason," He whistled.
"Oh shit," Naruto said.
"At least you got a new one," Himawari said.
"Don't worry, I've been thinking that we should get a piece of that new Knightmare Frame, so we have a plan for that," Naruto assured her.
"Wait, how will you retrieve it?" Villetta asked. "I don't think you would have the time to get it out if you're fighting that thing!"
"Leave that to me!" Naruko said brightly. "Just continue making your way to the checkpoint!"
"My, other might have something he can use," Naruto said.
"They sound eager to take that White Knight on," C.C. mused. 'Then again, it's to be expected of Kushina's children…'
"P1, evac status?"
"We're about done!" Ohgi said, "We can join you against that white unit!"
Lucienne shook her head. "Negative! Half of your group is down, and we already have enough data! My friends Joker and Cypher will take over from here! We'll see each other soon, but remember that is only the beginning! Rei, out!"
"All right! Good luck, Rei!"
…
"For heaven's sake, now I owe my older brother a debt I didn't mean to incur," Clovis sighed before smirking. "Still, it's for the best though." he mused before walking away from the war table.
"Now we can continue searching for that woman!" Bartley said with a sigh of relief.
"Indeed. I doubt she's still in Shinjuku, but it was said that she was found by Britannian students. Tomorrow we'll pay a visit to the school." Clovis said and sat down on his throne. "But for now, let us continue exterminating these monkeys. I owe it to my little brother and sister after all…"
"Okay, I'm touched that our idiot of a brother would kill anyone for us but we'll be very disappointed if it involved the lives of innocence," Lucienne said.
"Same here," Himawari said.
"You and Sadara at least could have control Boruto," Fox said.
…
The Lancelot (and its Devicer Suzaku) pushed its assault as it advanced, using its energy barriers to deflect the storm of bullets heading its way.
The remaining resistance Sutherlands spread out to prevent the White Knight from taking them out all at once, keeping the pressure on it. However, they were easily dispatched by its four Slash Harkens, which whipped around and tore through their machines. Luckily, the terrorists were able to eject to avoid their demise.
"Yes, I can do this! If I can stop all the enemy Knightmares at once, then this battle is over!" Suzaku said with a determined look, ignoring the pain coming from his side where he got shot. "No matter what it takes, I've got to save Naruto, Lucienne, and that girl!"
"Oh he's one of those guys," Naruto said to Fox.
"yes," Fox said.
"Great," Naruto said slumping down.
[switch to The Touch by stan bush]
…
"These readings are higher than predicted!" Cécile exclaimed from the Camelot's control center.
"It's because our Devicer is taking his job very seriously," Lloyd noted, adjusting his glasses as he admired the readings over her shoulder.
…
Inside the Lancelot, Suzaku frowned when he saw the screen flashing an alert signal. The reticle directed him to look down the street to see an approaching vehicle.
"What the? Is that a hoverbike of some kind?" Suzaku wondered, seeing an armored individual riding it.
…
"What is that?" Lloyd wondered as he watched the Lancelot's visual feed.
"I'm…not sure." Cécile shook her head. "The system isn't recognizing that vehicle- Wha?!"
Lloyd and Cécile gaped as the armored individual pulled back their steering joysticks, with the oversized hoverbike vehicle transforming into a shape similar to-
"A Knightmare?!" Cécile gasped, the system still unable to recognize the now-revealed Knightmare Frame.
…
The Raiser shifted into its Mobile Suit Mode, the huge hoverbike boosting itself into the air, folding itself over Naruto to form the cockpit, while unfolding its limbs, landing on the ground with a slide. The suit was mostly white with a blue paint job on its pauldrons, chest, and back area. It also had small yellow accents around the upper chest area, and a red paint job on its lower abdominal region, and soles on its feet. The compartment in the middle of its chest opened up, revealing a factosphere that scanned the area.
"Ninjas, Students, Military personals, and Princess I give you a Gundam or Gunfarm in the Orignal universe it was called by the moniker the White devil of Zeon so I dub this future moniker the White Oni of Britania, fighters ready Haijima!" Fox yelled.
"Nice from the old stores from japan," Kallen said.
'What in the world?' Suzaku thought and turned on his PA system. "Are you the guy in command? What is that Frame?"
"Depends," Naruto asked as he flipped some switches. "Who wants to know?"
"No one who you'll bother to remember!" Suzaku said and charged at him. "Now surrender!"
"Yeah let me think about that how about no," Naruto said.
"And why should I do that, White Knight?" Naruto asked as he also charged forward to meet his foe.
The Knightmares clashed in the middle, their hands clasped around each other as they pushed for control and domination. Their Landspinners screeched against the ground as electricity sparked between them.
"The more the fighting continues, the more people are going to get caught in the crossfire!" Suzaku replied as he pushed his Knightmare forward. "So please!"
"The view must be beautiful in that ruby glass house of his," Naruto said.
Naruto narrowed his eyes. "You got a lot of nerve saying that after what you Britannians did here! Or were you late to the proceedings and you were the only one they could stuff into that Frame?!"
Raiser reared its head back and headbutted the Lancelot while letting go of its hands.
"Ha take that!" Naruto shouted.
The Lancelot took a step back from the momentum, while the Raiser stuck its foot out to trip it up. The Lancelot fell, but its Devicer managed to recover by catching itself with its hands and executed a kick, knocking the Raiser back.
"Nice follow-up," Jeremiah said.
"Who's side are you on?" Shirley asked.
"No, I agree with him," Naruto said.
The Raiser used the momentum of the attack to spin around, grabbing a huge slab of concrete and chucking it at the Lancelot.
"Hehehehe, go me!" Naruto said.
"Using the environment good thinking," Cornelia said.
The Lancelot responded by shooting its Slash Harken towards the ground and propelling itself off the ground to avoid the concrete. Flipping forward, it whipped its Slash Harken toward Raiser, who caught it. Naruto made it pull the opposing Slash Harken over its shoulder, flinging the Lancelot into a nearby building. However, the mech opened up its factospheres and flipped itself around, managing to land feet first on the vertical surface, and stared directly at the Raiser.
"Oh come on really," Sakura said.
"These machines are equal in some way but the differences are the people piloting them," Jeremiah said.
"One is a 7 gen prototype and the other is a 6 gen," Villetta said.
"Plus one guy has less experience and the other is Naruto," Sasuke said.
"What does that mean,"
"You an unknown variable father-in-law," Fox said.
…
"Have you ever seen this before, Lloyd?" Cécile asked, seeing that the footage has her boss's full attention.
"In all my years, I've never seen a transforming Knightmare. They were only theoretical yet impractical due to the difficulty of constructing one," Lloyd said, his eyes taking in every detail. "I doubt even Rakshata would be capable of such a feat."
"Yet we're seeing it in action," Cécile said worryingly. "And it's keeping up with Suzaku and the Lancelot!"
"Which means that Knightmare has an exceptional Devicer. Of course, that bad boy is fighting our very own 7th-Generation Knightmare Frame, so I'm not worried," Lloyd noted, though Cécile detected some worry in his voice. "Still, I'd like to meet the one who made that transforming Knightmare Frame possible, provided the higher-ups don't kill them first…"
…
"...Okay, buster," Naruto murmured, pressing buttons to activate a weapon.
In response, the Raiser grabbed a handle on its right forearm and pulled out a silvery-white sword, coated in arcing electricity.
"You'll make a great test dummy for this experimental HF-Sword for our Knightmare Frames!" Naruto declared, making the Raiser adopt a fighting stance.
"Wait, Naruto!" Milly appeared on the screen. "Lulu wants one of those arms, so it needs to be intact for the extraction!"
"Oh, he knows that," Lucienne said "That why he's going to cut one-off."
"And what about Suzaku?" Nunnally asked.
"He'll be fine," Naruto said "I'm not cutting off his really arm off."
Naruto grinned. "It's all right. That White Knight has two arms that can generate those shields. Even if I cut one down the middle, I won't mess up a second time, dattebayo!"
"I don't understand. Why are you still resisting like this?" Suzaku muttered before urging his Lancelot forward, bearing down on the Raiser. "Fighting will only mean more deaths!"
"Maybe I should slap him if he comes here," Naruto said.
Lancelot reared its fist back, aiming towards the head of the Raiser, the latter responding with a backstep and a swift sword swipe. The Knightmare quickly activated both its green barriers to deflect the strike, turning the blade aside and leaving the Raiser open, before spinning around to deliver an ax-kick to its opponent's shoulder. However, the Raiser suddenly grabbed the offending leg, then grabbed the other one, letting go of its sword, to lift Lancelot off the ground, before zooming forward and executing a powerbomb into a building.
"What kind of move is that?!" Suzaku growled as his systems were sent for a whirl. "Dammit!"
"WWE wrestling," Fox said.
The Lancelot rolled away to avoid Raiser's sword stab, causing the sword to impale itself into the ground.
"This guy isn't half-bad. Hell, he's bloody good at piloting that thing!" Naruto praised, pulling the sword out of the ground. "I wonder if he could be poached if he isn't an asshole?"
"Naruto, can you get that White Knight to move away from that area? Lucienne and the others are close, and Naruko is in position." Milly advised him.
"We only have one shot at this!" Naruko added. "Once I have a spot, distract him so I can take out a limb!"
"Got it!" Naruto said, and revved his Knightmare. "Come on, White Knight! Let's go for a ride!"
Raiser made the 'Come on' motion and sped away in the opposite direction, with the Lancelot in hot pursuit. They rode through the streets, alleyways, and even the roofs of the dilapidated buildings.
"He's using the area to his advantage to move around freely." Suzaku murmured in frustration.
"Hey Bagley, level with me here. You think that shield tech will help us complete the GN Drive project and the beam weaponry?" Naruto wondered while faking the Lancelot out and zooming down another alleyway.
"That is up to Nines. And that unit has smooth movements." Bagley responded while the White Knight skated along the walls. "I believe it's what this generation's kids call "Being Extra"."
Naruto scoffed. "More like showing off- Woah!" he yelled, evading the Slash Harken being fired at him. "I never thought I would meet a monster like me or any member of my clan! On that note, that can't be an Uzumaki!"
"So there something to look into in that world," Kushina said.
"Naruto, you and the White Knight are in my sights!" Naruko said, with Naruto seeing her and her Artorias hiding on a rooftop behind some cover.
"Fire when you're ready!" Naruto said as he had Raiser catch one of the Slash Harkens and crush it in his hands. "Enough playing around."
Raiser's eyes glowed as it held its sword in a stance, waiting for the Lancelot to make a move.
"Since you won't tell me your name pilot, at least grant me the name of that awesome machine. Just so I can sing stories about it. You never know, it might drive fear into the terrorists, eh?"
Suzaku grimaced, but if it's to make the terrorist fear the new unit… "...Lancelot. This is the Lancelot, the Knightmare that will bring peace to Area 11!"
"Hahahaha," Naruto, Rivazl, and Fox laugh, "Oh shit he's serious, Hahahaha," Fox said.
"Hahaha, He has a white Samurai mentality," Naruto laughed out.
"Lancelot. The name of the greatest knight of King Arthur's Court, the Knights of the Round Table," Naruto mused before scowling. "That is before he betrayed his King and caused a civil war because he couldn't keep it in his pants…" he muttered and chuckled. "A fitting name, hopefully not too fitting for you, White Knight."
'What does he mean by that?' Suzaku wondered before continuing. "I would ask who you are and what that unit is, but I'm in a hurry. So give up this foolish notion of freeing Area 11 and surrender! I won't ask a third time."
"Sorry White Knight, but that won't happen. Not when the world is under threat by Charles zi Britannia! If you want to stop me here, then en garde!" Naruto yelled and charged forward. 'Sorry Nines-'
"Naruto...Naruto...do you read me?!"
Naruto jumped slightly in his seat as a new voice called out over the radio. One he quickly recognized and dreaded.
"...Nines?"
"Oh no," Naruto said
"Yes, Naruto, it's me! The Raiser's sensors are going crazy! Just what the hell are you doing to my Gun-Frame?!"
"You!"
The Lancelot leaped forward, spinning multiple times, but before it could deliver a roundhouse kick, the Raiser slammed it down, sending it crashing to the ground.
"Can you hold that thought?" Naruto asked, grunting as the Lancelot caught his Raiser's limb in an armbar with its legs. "Ah crap!"
The gears whirled as the Raiser tried to get its arm free from Lancelot's hold. The Raiser leaned forward and started punching the Lancelot in its head. The Lancelot then kicked the Raiser off of itself.
"All right, asshole," Naruto growled while quickly pressing buttons and flipping switches to divert power. "Let's see how you like this!"
The HF-Sword glowed, the silver blade turning crimson with more electricity arcing off it.
"that looks like it might explode,' Sasuke said.
"Oi Naruto, you're diverting too much power to the sword! It's going to become a Beam Saber at this rate and those aren't even ready yet!"
"A beam-what? and can my Knightmare have one," Kallen said.
"Play Libera me from hell]
Naruto ignored him as he directed the Raiser to evade and parry every blow until it was the right moment to strike. He smirked as the movements slowly became sloppy, showing Suzaku's frustration. Finally, the Lancelot threw a haymaker towards the Raiser, who knocked it upwards with the hilt of its sword and booted him back.
"My turn!"
The Raiser stuck its sword into the ground and slid forward, dragging the sword with it. It went on the attack, forcing the Lancelot to deploy its barriers to defend itself. Suzaku tried to deflect the sword like before, but there was too much power and strength behind the blows. Lancelot was forced to slide back as Raiser pushed the attacks, the attacks clanging off the green barrier.
Suzaku gasped as the green barrier started showing cracks with each hit. Even worse, he couldn't find an opening as the flurry of strikes were getting faster with each hit. Taking a chance, he had the Lancelot leap back, but the Raiser jump after him in hot pursuit.
The engine within the Raiser roared louder as Naruto pushed the attack, accurately hitting the shielding in its weak points over and over again. However, Naruto sweated when he heard groans and whines from inside the machine, and knew he had to end it now. His Raiser was not optimized for combat, only for getaways as Phantom Thieves.
With one final strike, Raiser destroyed the barriers, but it was the moment Lancelot was waiting for. It spun on its heel, using the momentum to aim an open-handed strike to Raiser's head.
"Impossible," Jeremiah said.
"Finally got you-!" Suzaku declared.
"Right where we want you!" Naruto and Naruko shouted together.
"Am I right," Fox said laughing at Himawari shove him.
A shot rang out, with a large high-caliber bullet whizzing past Raiser's head and impacting Lancelot's shoulder. The bullet hitting the joint in the shoulder caused Lancelot's left arm to separate from its body, with the force of the blow knocking Lancelot a ways away.
"Yosh! Nice shot, Naruko!" Naruto yelled and pushed the joysticks forward. "Time for extraction!"
Raiser went from Mobile Suit Mode to Flight Mode and sped towards the separated arm. Leaping off, he grabbed a pack and tied it to the Lancelot's arm with a shit-eating grin under his helmet.
…
"Wait, what is he doing?" Lloyd asked frantically. "Let go of that! That isn't yours- what?!"
"The spoils of war," Fox said.
The crew watched as the arm suddenly began floating in the air, attaching to a strange, balloon-like device. Before they knew it, the arm shot straight up into the air and out of sight.
"How the?! Where did it go?! Where did my Lancelot's arm go?!" Lloyd asked frantically, looking at all screens available.
"He's like a child," Milly said.
"A that woman want you to marry him," Fox said, Hearing this Milly frowned.
"Please tell me that they stop her," Milly said and not with her normal voice.
"Yes," Fox said.
…
"Fulton Extraction Retrieval Beacon confirmed. Sending a recovery vehicle. You're going to have to tell me why you nearly wrecked the Raiser just to get a single piece of a Knightmare, Naruto!" Nines said in a tone that brokered no argument.
"That's the arm of a 7th Generation Knightmare Frame! Surely you want a crack under the hood, yeah?" Naruto replied as he hopped back into Raiser's seat. "Trust me, it's worth it!"
"Please don't bicker you two. We're on a schedule!" Naruko snapped, directing her Artorias to leap off the building she was keeping herself hidden. "We got what we came for and gave a black eye to Schnitzel. Now let's go! I set up one final surprise for Lancelot-san!"
Naruto looked at the Lancelot, who was getting to its feet.
"Right. Hold that thought, Nines!" he said as he saw the Lancelot aiming its other wrist at him.
Naruto hit the reverse, dodging the incoming Slash Harken. Shifting to drive, he sped away, with the Lancelot coming after him.
"Stop right there!" Suzaku yelled as he tried to close the distance.
"Might want to follow your own advice, buddy." Naruko grinned, pressing a button on a switch. "Boom~!"
A series of explosions peppered the first floor of the building that Naruto just passed. The blonde smirked and flipped a switch near the dashboard, with Raiser dropping two disc-like objects on the ground. Lancelot passed over while not seeing them, with the objects reacting by shooting out lightning-esque energy that latched onto Lancelot's legs, stopping the machine in its tracks and holding it in place.
"Now that's is going to be one hell of a headache," Fox said rolling up some paper with Cornelia's Name.
"What?! I can't move!" Suzaku cried, finding his controls unresponsive.
"SUZAKU, LOOK OUT!" Cécile screamed through the comms, with Lloyd yelling in the background.
The factospheres opened up, causing alarms to blare through the cockpit with warning signs covering the screens. Suzaku could only watch in shock as the building fell on top of him.
The last sounds he could hear before losing consciousness was the rumbling, crashing sound of the building slamming down, the sounds of the warning alarms, and Lloyd and Cécile worried cries.
"That sweet embrace of awesomeness, tho!" Naruto cheered as he sped away.
"Well said other me," Naruto said.
…
"Lloyd, calm down!" Cécile yelled as she and her fellow aides held him back from bolting out of the room.
"But Lancelot! My Lancelot!" Lloyd wailed as he struggled to get to an empty Sutherland. "And that boy's such an excellent piece of equipment! We can't lose either of them!"
"Okay, that line at the end was funny," Sasuke said
As that was happening, outside the Special Corp's mobile base two soldiers walked past, ignoring the commotion. They walked straight to the G1-Base, with one of the soldiers going a different way.
"Stop there!" the guard in front of the G1-Base said, aiming his rifle at the approaching soldier. "Your ID! This is Prince Clovis's personal transport!"
"Thank you for the confirmation," a bored female voice came from the soldier. "You are relieved of your duties, permanently."
"Huh? What do you mean- GUK!"
"Check and Mate," Lucienne said.
The other unknown suddenly leaped through the air and slammed their Hidden Blade into the guard's side, killing him.
"Seriously, every soldier should know what the G1-Base is. They don't need a reminder of what this purple eyesore is." Lucienne scoffed as she and the other soldier, C.C., walked into the mobile base. "Now then, for the final phase of the plan…"
"Save your knives, girl." C.C. said once they were at the door leading into the Command Room. "As thanks for getting me this far…"
Lucienne's eyes widened and she took a step back as dark flames surrounded the immortal girl.
"Wanna see something cool?"
"Hmm? That new," C2 said.
…
"I see…" Nine said after Naruto explained what happened. "Please do me a favor and tell Lucienne to give me the access codes for the Brit's Battle-Net. I'll see what I can pull from them regarding intel. It would be golden if we could gain access to the Viceroy's files, especially regarding what he was doing with that girl and why he's gone to the length of ordering a massacre to cover her existence."
"Lucienne plans to have a 'personal' chat with her brother before it's over with, and Naruko and I'll be right by her side when she does it," Naruto said as he slipped past the checkpoint left cleared by Jeremiah and Villetta and zoomed towards the G1-Base.
"Hmm, see if you can get direct access to his files. Try to 'convince' him. Then plug in your iDroid so I can pull what I can. If we can get evidence of his involvement, we might turn this in Japan's favor."
Naruto grinned at the idea as he spotted Lucienne waving at him. "Sounds good. I can assure you we can get that intel, dattebayo!"
"Good. Oh, and Naruto? Expect a little chat between you, your sister, and me about you pushing the Frames beyond the limit I set for them. You know they're not quite ready for heavy combat."
"I feel that poor other me and Naruko," Naruto said.
Nines cut the link to his Frame, leaving a slightly nervous Naruto who was not looking forward to the future conversation.
…
After ditching their Glasgows in an abandoned tunnel, Akiza and Kallen were running through the ghetto, searching for their group. As soon as they ran past a warehouse, their leader Ohgi opened the door.
"Kallen! Akiza! In here!" Ohgi called to the two and led them inside.
He led them through a pair of automatic sliding doors, where many Japanese civilians holed up in the warehouse. Many of them were scared, their eyes full of fear. Some of them were mouthing off to the other members of the Kōzuki Group, rightfully angry at them.
"This is all your fault! This is what happens when you oppose the Britannians!" shouted a man.
"What?! Why you gutless coward!" Tamaki snarled, pointing his rifle at them.
"How many people were killed because of them! My family, all gone!" a woman screamed shrilly.
"SHUT UP! Do you know how many of us were killed or captured, do ya?!" Tamaki snapped back, but it did nothing to calm anyone down or stop the sobs of despair. "QUIT CRYING, DAMMIT!"
"Tamaki…"
"What do you want-" he snapped again, only to find a knife at his throat.
"Dam you scray," Rivazl said.
"Drop the gun. Now." Kallen said eerily, holding the knife steady.
"Woah, calm down Kallen," Tamaki protested, scared by her furious look until Akiza flanked around and snatched the rifle away from him. "Hey!"
"They have every right to be upset with us," Kallen said somberly, withdrawing her knife as went to the woman to comfort her. "People died because we brought this chaos to them. We have no right to lash out at them like you're doing. Now shut up."
"But Kallen-"
"Shut up or you're bloody dead!" Kallen snarled, her eyes screaming murder.
"Now that is Hot," Anko said getting looks.
"What I'm Bi," Anko said.
In reality, she blamed herself. In her grief over her brother's death, she lashed out at Britannia no matter what. If it was one step closer to freedom, she was all in. But now, seeing her fellow Japanese suffering because of their screw-up, it reigned in her anger. She was grateful for the mysterious Rei in bailing them out, but the fact it happened because of their sloppiness forever put a damper on the mood.
"Yoko, are you there?" Ohgi asked through the comms. "Is everything all right?"
"I'm almost at your location and- OH NO-!"
The metal doors of the warehouse blew open, causing everyone to scream in panic as smoke billowed in. Through the smoke came a tank, with Britannian foot soldiers trailing behind.
"There, you see?!" Tamaki snapped in anger. "Instead of following somebody we don't even know, we should've used the poison gas!"
"But Rei…" Ohgi muttered, with regret seeping in.
"I'm probably on this so give me a sec," Lucienne said.
"Plus Naruto is going to help them," Naruto said to help calm down Kallen.
"Damn Nagata to Hell! And damn you Ohgi for listening to Rei's sweet nothings!" Tanaki went on while trying to get his rifle from Akiza, who kicked him away impatiently. "Guh!"
'Fool,' she thought, taking aim herself.
"So this is where you Eleven vermin scurried off to," one of the Britannian commanders said and raised his hand. "Prepared to fire- huh?"
Some music sounded off in the distance, the melody consisting of a rhythm of guitar, violin, and accordion growing louder with each second.
"Uh, is that…Mexican music?" Akiza whispered, looking confused.
"What the hell is that music?!" the commander wondered as he and his troops looked around.
"See here come Naruko," Naruto said.
The next moment an armored Naruko, with her Artorias in Flight Mode, flew over the Britannian opposition.
"Yeeee-haaaawwwwww, chucklefucks!" Naruko cheered and pulled her joystick levers back.
The Knightmare Frame encased her in its Mobile Suit Mode, allowing her to execute a superhero landing. The suit was mostly white, with red and yellow splashed on its arms and legs, and was a bit tanky than Naruko's Raiser. The sleek face and green eyes were similar to Raiser's however. In the middle of the chest was a factosphere that popped out, scanned the area, and retreated back inward.
In one smooth motion with the transformation, Naruko directed her Artorias to unsheath an HF-Blade holstered on the back and slice the tank upwards, cutting it and the commander vertically and making it explode.
"Get fucked!" Naruko yelled, slicing horizontally. "Dattebane!"
In one slash, Artorias killed the Britannian troops on the spot, saving the people behind her. Spinning around, she made the 'Peace' sign with her Knightmare.
"Well, you can say this was some rescue," Nina said.
"Geez, you all need to keep it down! You're not out of the woods yet!" Naruko scolded them all, having her Artorias lean forward. "Those Britannians can smell fear from a mile away!"
The Kōzuki Group and the civilians were awestruck at the Knightmares in front of them. Not only did it look like it had transformed, but it also took out the battalion of Britannian soldiers like they were nothing. Plus, the pilot was female like Rei, and probably Japanese.
"We're…saved…" Kallen murmured, falling to her knees.
"Are you Rei's friend?" Akiza asked, stepping forward.
"Yep, the very same!" Naruko replied as she turned down the Tejano music. "She said you'll see her power. I am one half of that power!"
"And the one half?" Ohgi asked.
"Took that 7th-Gen Knightmare to school!" Naruko said with a laugh.
"Held its arm while crossing the road for safety," Naruto said.
"Now then, I'll hole up there with you until-"
"ATTENTION ALL FORCES! CEASE FIRE AT ONCE!" a voice boomed all over the ghetto.
"What?!" Ohgi asked, sharing everyone's confusion of Clovis personally ordering that.
"Heh heh heh, Boss and the others came through!" Naruko said with a grin.
"I Clovis la Britannia, Third Prince of Britannia and Royal Viceroy of Area 11 hereby command you, all forces are ordered to cease fire at once! You will also cease the destruction of any buildings or property! All casualties, whether Britannia or Eleven will be treated equally and without prejudice! In the name of Clovis la Britannia, you're hereby ordered, cease fire at once! I shall allow no further fighting!"
"Welp, time to make like a banana and split!" Naruko said as the announcement went on and whipped her Artorias around. "Bye~"
"She's kind of missing somethings up there is she?" Sakura asked.
"Well she was young when the bombs dropped," Fox said.
"Wait!" Ohgi called out to her.
"You'll get your answers soon, Ohgi Kaname. Just keep your nose clean for the next few weeks," Naruko told him, before jetting away. "We'll be in touch!"
"She left…" Akiza murmured.
Ohgi grimaced. "Come on, everyone. Let's get out of here."
Back with Naruko, she pressed a few buttons in her cockpit. "You got this Bagley?"
"Of course. Miles and Milly practically programmed Knightmare protocols in me. I have no choice but to "Git Gud"."
"Right. Try not to scratch the paint." Naruko said, making a hand sign and disappearing in a poof.
[G1-Base]
The lights went out inside the base as the announcement ended.
"Are you satisfied?" he asked, glaring at the four intruders.
Inside however, he was scared shitless. The intruders had on his soldiers' uniforms and barged their way into the Command Center. As the aides and Bartley drew guns on them, flames appeared within the room, with black stakes spouting from the shadows of one of the soldiers. The aides were instantly killed, while the soldier causing the spikes to appear zoomed forward, grabbed Bartley by the throat, and tossed him out the window.
Clovis may be alone right now, but he was still the Third Prince of Britannia, and he'll never show fear to the enemy.
"Yes, very much so. Thank you, Clovis." the lead 'soldier' said, pointing her gun at him.
"And what shall we do now?" Clovis said mockingly as he leaned his head on the back of his hand. "Sing a few lively ballets? Or perhaps a nice game of chess?"
"Ku ku ku," another female 'soldier' chuckled. "That has a familiar ring to it, especially the latter, ne? Have you become a masochist to loss?"
Clovis frowned. "Hmm?"
"Don't you recall?" the soldier said, slowly walking forward. "We used to play chess together when we were little brats. Of course, you never won a game against any of us, especially against our older brothers."
"This is hitting home even for me," Sasuke said.
"Excuse me?" Clovis growled, now fully alert at that sensitive information, and wondering if the terrorist was a loon.
"This is good to be a bitter taste to swallow," Lucienne said.
"Oh, I can remember it as if it were yesterday. All of us at the Aries Villa, and your temper tantrums whenever you lose against us," the male 'soldier' said. "Funny how you never did it when going against Schnitzel."
"You… who are you all?" Clovis demanded. 'And how do they know that?!'
Only a handful of people knew that information…
"It's been a long time, Big Brother Clovis."
Out of the shadows were the three 'soldiers', now helmetless. Clovis, who was remaining as stoic as he could, finally cracked as he gasped; leaning forward to see the spitting image of Marianne flanked by two blonde Japanese with whisker-marks on their cheeks
"The First Daughter and middle child of the late Empress-Consort Marianne vi Britannia and 18th- no, formerly 18th in line to the Imperial Throne, Lucienne vi Britannia, at your service." Lucienne introduced herself, smirking as she went down on one knee in a mock salute.
"The eldest and only son of the Head of the Uzumaki clan, Uzumaki Kushina; and heir to the House of Eisner, Namikaze Minato, Uzumaki Naruto, at your service," Naruto said, making the same motion as Lucienne on her right.
"Still can believe The fourth Hokage was my dad," Naruto said.
"The same as my brother Naruto except the only daughter of Kushina and Minato, Uzumaki Naruko, at your service," Naruko said, following Naruto and Lucienne's lead on the latter's left side.
"Lucienne?! And Uzumaki? But I thought-!"
"That I was dead?" Lucienne said with narrowed eyes.
"That we failed to protect her?" Naruto asked.
"I'll always be there for my friends," Naruto said.
"You and everyone who thought that were wrong." Naruko hissed.
Clovis was struck dumb, lost for words.
"We have returned, your Highness. And thanks to you, our crusade to change everything started early." Lucienne said, holding out her hands and catching the Spiderbot that had jumped from the ceiling vent and into her hand. "Now then, Big Brother…" she stood up and jerked her thumb in the direction of the Shinjuku Ghetto.
"Mind explaining what that was all about?!"
Clovis sweated as the Uzumaki twins loudly cracked their knuckles.
"He's Dead," Nunnally said with a smile.
"Oh my! It looks like Clovis got caught with his hand in the cookie jar! He thought his little sisters were killed by Japanese terrorists, just like Lelouch. But now there she is, alive and well, and with the Uzumaki twins. Oh dear!
What words will the Uzumaki and the vi Britannia have with the fool of a Prince, before a certain Code Bearer shows him the true meaning of pain?"
STAGE 02 COMPLETE
Clovis la Britannia initiated a massacre of the Japanese people, not only to cover for this subordinate's blunder but also in the name of his deceased siblings, only for one of them to reappear in front of his eyes, in a scene that could be found in Hell. Blood may be thicker than water, but when one crosses the line, there is no going back.
The most important question is what comes after?
Next time… Stage 03: Red Queen/Black Rose
In a darkened room illuminated only by the glow of several computer screens, a figure sat in a chair watching the scenes of the Shinjuku Massacre. The flicker of the monitors reflected off the glasses of the young man as he frowned at the images. The more he watched, the tighter the grip on his chair became.
"Such barbarism. To think these people claim to be the pinnacle of human sophistication." The late-teen said grinding his teeth. "If the world only knew about this."
"I'm sure we can do something about that."
The teen turned his head, looking into the dark to see the silhouette of a female, the flicker of light reflecting off her glasses as well.
"This will bring even greater conflict in the world. Areas already conquered will begin uprisings, and those under threat of conquest will redouble their efforts against Britannia." The male said as he stood, but didn't turn his gaze away from the monitors.
"Humans have always responded towards such atrocities like that. Always looking for a reason to fight." The female responded.
"Humanity either you love them or hate them," Fox said.
"As much as I'd like to disagree, I know all too well the truth in that statement. Speaking of which, we're going to have to call for a council meeting. Uzu will not just stand by and let this event go unanswered."
"I can imagine what the response will be. Looks like our war is starting early."
"Too true. But, it is something we planned as a potential for."
A beeping sound alerted them that a certain aerial vehicle had returned to base, along with its recently pilfered cargo.
"Looks like the twins' bounty has arrived. Care to join me in examining the object, my dear Emmie?" The teen said as he walked towards the door to leave the room.
"Of course, Nines. You know I enjoy watching you work."
"So, We have a mad genius working for Uzushio," Kushina said.
"Yeap now how wants Ice cream," Fox said holding four tabs of Icecream.
Okay, people, I have some news for you tomorrow I'll be getting my final shot for the Covid-19 and last time I couldn't move after that. due to my arm as well as I was feeling like Crap. So please people talk to your doctor about the vaccine or wear a mask. Am I also going to work on a schedule for my Fanfiction.
