Yo! Back with another chapter! I might put a small-time skip in here, maybe 2 weeks. Also, I decided to write another fanfic. If you're interested in an only Naruto world go check it out!

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Joe: Sasuke in this story is technically 15-16 years old. When Naruto and Sasuke came into the aot universe they got reversed 5 years. This means in total they have lived up to 20 years in total(Both universe). Sasuke WILL make an army of shadow clones if he wanted too but doesn't need to. Kakashi made up to 15 clones after fighting Zabuza on the bridge and overusing the Sharingan. Yet, you're telling me that Sasuke can't at full chakra reserves?

"Speaking"

'Thinking'

"A-Annie?"

a relatively short man stepped outside. His hair was a short, black color. Rounded, brown eyes. He was quite built for an athletic despite his age. wearing a light jacket over a white shirt with dark pants and shoes. From the way, he was leaning forward and a cane in hand, Naruto came to the conclusion that he was disabled in some sort of way.

The man quickly shot him a glance before looking at his daughter, "I-I didn't know your mission would end so quickly." He said with happiness in his voice.

"The mission hasn't ended," Annie replied.

"W-What are you talking about? L-Look, just come inside and we could talk." The man smiled, stepping to the side to let them in.

She nodded before walking in, Naruto behind her.

The two family members sat down. Naruto leaned on the wall, quietly listening to their conversation.

"I have really missed you. To see you all grown brings pain to my heart." He said in a sorrowful voice.

Annie's eyes flashed a sign of remorse.

"How have you been?" Annie asked, hoping to change the topic.

"Ah yes, with you becoming the host of the... " He looked at Naruto in fear, not knowing if he knew about Annie's 'power. Annie simply nodded at his words, confirming he knew "After you inherit the titan I quickly gain fame and money. With that, I decided to move somewhere quieter." He said, looking around his home. "How have you been? He asked.

Annie looked away in regret before looking at him in the eyes, "Terrible." Her father's eyes saddened at those words, "I wanted to return home...but couldn't. I followed every order to the end, with no questions asked. Watching many of my comrades' deaths and killed some. After my position was compromised, I encased myself into a crystal.

The man's eyes widened even further at her words. While he knew the fate of the titans, Annie was his adopted daughter. Not related by blood but he loved her.

"I'm sorry!" The man said, on one knee.

Annie didn't know what to do.

She had risked her life, killed many others for her gain, endured harsh training from a young age, and went behind enemy lines. But here she stood, frozen at her father's words. Looking up to see Naruto staring at her, sending a supportive smile.

"I-I...I forgive you, father." She said, barely above a whisper.

The man looked up in surprise. He didn't expect his daughter to forgive him so soon, but she did. It brought him an everlasting joy to his fragile bones. Naruto smiled at them hug. To see families get together once again brought him a strange feeling. He had never experienced this...

His attention was averted when the door opened. There stood a boy not older than 12 years old. A bag hit fell to the ground, fish littering the ground.

"Sister?"

(2 weeks later)

It's been about two weeks since they left Paradis island. Naruto sincerely missed his friends and always asked himself what they have been up to. Annie finally reunited with her family, bringing her joy. With how much time she was spending with them he decided to take the mission in his hands. After talking with Oto they came to the conclusion of how to move so many people. With the war going on they had fewer guards stationed in the internment zone. Liberio is a metropolis intersected by a large river near a railway. It has at least three notable sections: the Marleyan area, where the ethnic Marleyan people reside, and where the Warrior Headquarters is located; the internment zone, where residents with Eldian blood live; and an industrial zone.

The Marleyan area and internment zone are separated by a large wall. The gate between these two zones is guarded by the Public Security Authorities. The internment coast many fewer guards deeming Edlains worthless to do anything towards them. Ships would come and go but never stayed longer than a few hours. Oto didn't gather anybody from Marleyan due to the fear of being caught.

Ships coming in various amounts. 1-5 would come at the same time to drop off resources. Naruto would quickly take out the guards and they would board the ships. Of course, after a decent amount of time, they would notice the guards unconscious but they wouldn't suspect the ships.

Naruto's thoughts were interrupted when the fishing pole in his hand started to shake.

"Looks like you got one!" Said an enthusiast kid, recalling his name was Finn.

"Reel it in!" Finned shouted.

Naruto pulled once and the fish completely came out of the water.

"Woah!" Finn said, stars in his eyes.

"What?"

"It's a Northern Pike!" He said, pointing at the fish.

Naruto looked at the fish and its colors. olive green, shading from yellow to white along the belly. The flank is marked with short, light bar-like spots and a few too many dark spots on the fins.

"Wait?" Finn looked at him in curiosity, "How did you get it out the water in one pull?!" He asked.

"Uhh..."

"That's enough for today."

Naruto looked behind Finn to see Annie. She had a rather bright look to her. Her eyes held much greater generosity for them. The sound of a motor reached his eyes as they sailed back to the shore. Finn decided to take them out to fish, bringing them to his spot. Finn was a very energetic and loving boy, quite the opposite of his sister. His hair was spiked, short, and blond. Round blue eyes much like his sister.

"So Naruto," Finn said, covering his mouth and looked at Annie in mischief. "Are you dating my sister? Hm?" He asked, smirking.

"No."

Finn's face dropped dramatically at Naruto's simple answer.

Naruto mentally chuckled at Finn's reaction. Whenever he would look at Finn it reminded him of his old self. The once energetic, happy, and loudmouth. He would scream at the top of his lungs that he would become Hokage. 'Look where I'm now."

Hearing the motor's sound disappear, grabbing the huge container which had his first catch. The sound of leaves and sticks crunching under the pressure of one's body. A soft cold wind would pass every 5 seconds, pushing their hair back slightly. Trees various sizes but everything has some sort of green to it. Small breakthroughs between the tree, letting light pass through.

It was almost midnight. After receiving information from Otto, he wanted to explore the other side of Liberio. The warrior headquarters. Candidates would be sent there to see if they had the potential of wielding the power of the 9 titans. The recent news was a batch of children to take in the footsteps of their superiors.

Opening the door slowly to avoid any unwanted noise. Squeezing through the door until he heard something.

"N-Naruto?"

He looked behind him to see Finn in his pajamas, rubbing his eyes.

"I will be right back Finn, go back to sleep," Naruto said, crouching down to his level.

Suddenly Finn's face turned into a horrified one noticing the door open, "You're not leaving are you?" He asked, tears forming in his eyes.

"What? No, of course not" Naruto assured but his expression didn't change.

"Y-You promise?"

"Believe it!" Naruto whispered, giving him a thumb up.

Finn felt very comfortable and safe around Naruto. Even though they had barely met, he saw him as some sort of bigger brother. "Ok, Be safe," Finn said.

Naruto flashed him a warm smile, ruffling his soft blond hair.

The door closed silently, letting out a sigh of relief. 'What made him think I won't return back?' Naruto thought worriedly.

He shook his head to clear any more thoughts, sprinting back to the city. Performing hand seals, making him invisible to the naked eye. Running over the houses of Liberio, he was able to see the huge wall. Flashes of light would zoom into his position but due to his invisibility, they couldn't see him. Guards watched the city with a very critical eye.

Using chakra to quickly climb up the wall in a matter of seconds. He stood on top of the wall, looking at the complete opposite of the internment residence. His attention was caught by a flag that had a titan on it. It was one of the biggest buildings there and had many guards on it.

'Warrior headquarters?' He thought, jumping down from the wall.

Many of the roads were empty of any life, giving him time to explore his surroundings. Many stores were in high demand for financial or simply for civilization. He was weirded out by the technology that Marley had, even surpassing his very own universe: Planes, guns, boats, better clothes, etc.

He suddenly stopped as the flag came into view. Guards were stationed on top of the buildings. Fencing with wire on top covered the perimeter. Quietly jumping over to the fence, landing smoothly against the grass. The lights within the building were still on, meaning there were people inside. Making sure to not bump into anything, finding an open window. Looking inside to see a single bed and other needs. It was empty so he entered.

taking into account that the bed was big enough to fit a child. 'Do the candidates sleep here?" He asked himself.

He opened a drawer to see clothing for a girl. He froze as a door behind opened up. While the invisibility hid him, doesn't mean he can't be interacted with. Training came in handy as he expertly dodged the 11-year-old girl.

"Who looked through here? It better not have been Grice!" She said, angered by the thought. She closed the drawer and laid down on the bed, not noticing the eyes on her.

"Is she a candidate?" Naruto thought, watching her drift off to sleep. Annie had said they were taught about the horror of Paradis Island. To hate them with all your guts no matter what, "Is she at that stage?" He thought.

Noticing the door she walked into opened, he slipped through. Keeping in mind to visit her later. Walking through the plain halls, peering into rooms but didn't find anything interesting.

"Zeke has reported that they still haven't gotten the founding titan"

He suddenly stopped, locating the voice to be coming from the room ahead. Walking inside to see two men talking with each other, both dressed in their uniform.

"Damn it!" The man shouted in anger, slamming his fist onto the table.

"S-Sir there's more news." The soldier stuttered, holding a letter in hand.

"Give me that!" The letter was snatched from his hand.

The leader browsed the letter, his eyes bearing more hatred by the second.

"That damn Zeke! To think they managed to capture one of our titans!" The leader shouted, his eyebrows raising in frustration.

"Who did they take?!" The soldier asked.

"Annie Leonhart."

Naruto sneaked back into the house. After discovering that they still didn't know where Annie was brought satisfaction to him. They were going to ship more soldiers which meant fewer guards. In about two weeks they were soon to get out of here.

"Where have you been."

A monotone voice spoke out, bringing chills down his spine. He turned around to see Annie sitting on a chair, her face held no emotion.

"Uh ah..." He struggled to think of an answer, horrified by the way she was looking at him. "Wait! I'm 16! So are you! Don't patronize me, you're not my mother!" He said, looking away in annoyance.

"I'm not patronizing you. I'm simply asking, where have you been?" She said, venom lancing into her words.

He started to shake, sweat falling down from his forehead as she walked towards him, a dark aura surrounding her. A vein appeared on her forehead, hair avoiding the psyches of gravity.

"WAAAAAAAAIT!"

He furiously rubbed his head, taking notice of the huge bump on it. Annie showed her disapproval by causing him pain, reminding him that she needed to be told about any further action.

"So this...girl you speak of."

His ocean-blue eyes darted to his right, "What about her?"

"Did she have a small face with wide brown eyes and defined eyebrows, a small upturned nose, and black hair?" Annie asked.

"Hmm, yea she did." He answered.

"Ah..." Annie said, her lips curved upwards slightly.

"What?" He asked, weirded out by her stare.

"In my last 2 years of training, she was recruited into the program. Many kids didn't make it but she did. She was loud, passionate, brave, and head-strong. Although she would be very rude to her comrades, it was a different story. Her loving personality brought warmth that was needed." She answered, her eyes showing emotions.

'I didn't expect Annie to be so attached to her' He thought in surprise, "So, are we taking her as well?" He asked, Annie's eyes widening in shock.

"She is a warrior now. Paradis Island is the devil spawn for her." Annie responded.

"Then we force her!" He said, smirking slightly.

"Naruto!"

Turning around to see a very excited Finn, jumping up and down.

"Wassup?"

"I need to go shopping! You wanna come with me?" He asked, his eyes brightening up.

"Uhh." He looked at Annie to only receive a nod, turning back to Finn. "Sure!" Naruto said, causing Finn to smile.

"Let's go!" He shouted, swinging the door open and stepping out.

"You know, maybe you should become more like your brother," Naruto remarked, chuckling at Annie's glare.

Closing the door behind, to see Finn waving at him in the distance. He picked up his pace in order to catch up to him.

"Where are we going?" He asked, curiosity getting to him.

"Hm? Oh, we need just the simple stuff, food." Finned answered, his smile never fading.

He nodded at his answer, a comfortable silence between the two.

Naruto looked around at the many citizens going on with their day. Some were buying, talking, eating, or selling. With so much to do but yet so little time. They suddenly stopped in front of a store.

"Fresh bread," He said, looking at the words in front of the store. 'What a simple name.' Naruto thought, following behind Finn.

He was instantly hit with the smell of newly baked bread. The store gave him very welcoming energy once walking. The air was slightly misty from bread being baked. It wasn't that populated, hearing the conversation from where he was standing.

Following behind Finn until he stopped in front of a glass door. Silva started to fall from Finn's lips at the display of various deserts.

"Well, what are you waiting for?" He said, breaking Finn out of his daydream.

"R-Right!" Cleaning the Saliva falling from his lips.

He instantly grabbed clippers and a bag, filling it with different types.

"Oo! Banana bread, Baguette, Breadsticks, Challah…"

Naruto shook his head in embarrassment. 'Seems like Finn is addicted to bread.' He thought, hiding from the eyes looking at them.

"No way!"

Finn had a rather huge smile on his face, eyes turning into hearts. Tracking to where his eyes laid to find a chocolate dessert.

"Hey!"

They both looked behind them to see a very angry girl.

"Huh?"

"That chocolate is mine!" Said the girl, pointing at herself.

'Why do I feel like I have met her before?' Naruto thought, remembering any past encounters. His eyes suddenly widened, 'Gabi Braun' He thought, looking at Finn and Gabi arguing.

"I was here first!" Finn said, angry sweeping into his voice because of the sudden invasion of his bread.

"You!" She shouted, poking him in the shoulder, "Already have more than enough!" Gabi shouted, pointing at his bag.

"Doesn't matter! We are still buying it." He said, grabbing the chocolate bread.

"Oh no, you don't!"

A thump was heard as Gabi tackled Finn to the ground, now struggling to fight over the bread.

Naruto's eye twitched at the fight that broke out. 'Seriously? Over some dumb bread?' He thought, laughing at that thought.

"Let go!"

"You let go!"

Naruto watched as each grabbed the end of the bread, pulling with all their strength.

They both went flying back, the bread was now broken in half. Everything turned to slow motion as they got to their feet, trying to save it from hitting the ground.

Spat!

Their eyes glared deeply at each other. Blaming each other for destroying their precious food.

"See what you did!" Gabi yelled, pointing an accusing finger at Finn.

"Idiotic flat-chested girls," Finn said, whispering the last bit to himself.

"What did you say!"

"Huh?!"

Gabi now stood over him, clenching her fit in an angry fit. A shadow loomed over Finn, making him shake even further.

"Get out!"

They looked up to see a middle-aged man carrying them by the collar. The door swung open and they both were thrown out, falling onto the pavement.

Finn watched as Naruto apologized multiple times before paying double the amount. He stepped outside to see both Finn and Gabi gripping each other's collar. A scowl on both of their faces, causing bystanders to watch the display.

"Oi! Stop that!" Naruto said, punching Finn on his head.

"Ow!" He shouted, glaring at Naruto while rubbing his head.

"Come on, let's go!" He said, grabbing him by the shirt.

"You damn witch!" Finn remarked, receiving a middle finger.

He responded with his very own 'fuck you' as they turned a corner.

"Here," Naruto said, holding out the bag full of freshly baked bread.

"Woah!"

Naruto smiled at Finn's sudden change of emotions. 'He reminds me of pervy-sage.' Naruto thought, watching him munch on the banana bread.

"Where to now?

"Back home!"

He nodded at his answer, ignoring the very loud chewing.

'Two more weeks...two more weeks.'

And done! There will be more one chapter until they return back. This chapter mostly just introduced a couple of characters and their personality. Finn is an OC which means he isn't really in canon. Once they return it should be around before they leave to recapture Shiganshina. Naruto and Sasuke will have their final fight with one of them dying, but who? Until later, stay safe!