Sorry for such a long wait, let's get right into this bad boy!

'Let us sacrifice our today so that our children can have a better tomorrow" ~ A.P.J. Abdual Kalam

Chapter 3

Jeanne let out a lengthy sigh, finally sitting down as Naruto glared at her.

"I told you, this is degrading now that I can walk."

"Barely, without a cane and it'd take us over half a day just to get from the train station to the clinic to get checked up. It's faster, and better for you, so you don't go getting hurt."

The woman shrugged "What's it matter? I'm going to the clinic anyway so they'd fix me up. Besides, you'd get to carry me like a princess." Her sweet smile could fell armies and start a revolution, but not her Naruto. His stern gaze never wavered.

"Nice try, maybe three years ago that might have faltered me but not today! Hahaha!" gloated Naruto, laughing like some dictator with his hands set on his hips. Jeanne took a new pose, holding her arms below her breasts, letting a strap of her gown slid off said arm and reveal much more skin than normal. A blush formed as she looked away shyly, a few tears brimming for added effect.

"Y-you mean you don't see me as a beautiful woman anymore? Has my sickness even robbed me of my looks along with my mobility?" All jokes stopped then and Naruto's blush came in full force as he averted his eyes.

"N-n-no! You still look amazing! I was just playing around, promise!" Like a switch, she was back to her old self.

"Good! Now let's get going." She giggled a little, seeing his realization that he was defeated in such an easy manner, sulking to grab a bag nearby before clipping it on the wheelchair and heading towards the train station.

"Besides, you enjoy making me push you around anyway and you know that" said Naruto, watching as the train made its way towards them.

"I have no idea what you're talking about." Naruto rolled his eyes, making sure she didn't see before the train approached and the doors opened. He took the handicap space and set her there, taking a seat right next to her before letting the doors shut. Jeanne enjoyed the ride, she always did. She liked to see the passing buildings, the lights, the city she never really got to enjoy out in the country. They were safer there, yes. It was easier for her to access things, less of an issue of being robbed as well with rarely anyone nearby but the city was just so exciting! It was all a wonder to her and she was still getting used to it all! As quickly as she got into the train, Naruto was pushing her out and down the rap, carding them out of the station and out into the open area once more.

"This isn't where we normally get off, is it? I don't remember a lot of this stuff" said Jeanne, looking around.

"It is, but a villain recently appeared and heroes took it down but made a mess of things. We've got an extra hour before we need to make it there and that coffee shop is nearby if you want to try something sweet."

Jeanne smiled "I'd love to." Her eyes followed the multitude of moving things, still in awe at the worlds marvels. Naruto simple enjoyed taking her around the city, letting her try a few new things each visit she took once a month to get here. He only hoped one day she could move on her own and explore the world instead of just this one little city.

His thoughts were cut as he noticed the coffee shop just up ahead and got her attention "Want to sit outside this time?"

"Sure, but take me in line first. I want to see what they have."

"Yes ma'am." So he did as requested and brought her inside, letting her browse the menu before getting up to the counter and the barista stepped back to the register.

"What would you like?"

"Mango green tea with peach boba and a slice of lemon cake."

"For you, sir?"

"Pina colada with manga boba and a slice of lemon cake as well." The woman finished typing in the order and Naruto swiped his card, pushing Jeanne to a wheelchair accessible table nearby. As they sat Jeanne looked to Naruto with a smile.

"Ok, let's head home after this. We got everything we need done."

Naruto looked unamused "Mhmm, sure. I just need to stop by this place down the street first."

Jeanne, genuinely lost, tilted her head "What for?"

"So we can go meet an old friend."

Her eyes lit up "Who?"

"Your doctor." Her excitement crashed and she visibly deflated being caught in such an obvious joke. She kept looking down, right until their drinks and food arrived then beyond. She picked at her food, barley drank much and as Naruto finished up his food he looked to her.

"Stop pouting, I do have an actual surprise after this though. A super secret surprise" said Naruto with a smile, cracking away at her downed mood.

"Is it fun?"

Naruto hummed "Possibly, but more entertaining for you but you should have some fun. Stick through the doctor visit and you'll see."

"Promise?" asked Jeanne.

Naruto smiled "Promise!" She returned his bright smile and happily finished up her food. Once she finished up Naruto stood and placed both drinks in holders set on the wheelchair before taking them off towards the doctors office.

"It's nice."

"What?" asked Naruto.

"Days like this, where it's just us."

"Oh, is someone being a little stingy with me now?"

Jeanne had the decency to blush a little "Y-yeah, a little. You were out so much training all the way up until you got this job. Now your just at your job all day and it doesn't leave me with much to do. I enjoy your company, some company….." Naruto let her simmer with her thought as he crossed the street and entered a small shop. He waved to the owner and passed through, moving to a door at the far end of the small convenient store. He moved in front of Jeanne and knocked.

As he waited, he turned to her "I might need your help with some paperwork and other projects up at the school soon. Would you mind getting up early when you feel well enough to help me?"

Her demeanor once more lit up "Y-yes, of course!"

Naruto nodded his head with a goofy grin "Then it's a deal!" A moment later the door opened and a burly man covered nearly the entire doorway.

"Appointment for Mercury." He grunted and shift to the side, turning to lead them down a ramp and into a massive shelter that seemed more like a high-tech military base than a basement.

"How are you, Fin?"

"I ok, just hungry" slurred the man, his jaw clearly unhinged on one side. From the looks, he seemed to have taken a severe hit on the right side of his face, taking his eye and a good portion of that side of his face. Only white scarring remained but the damage done to his jaw was unrepairable.

"I told you, come with us to lunch" said Jeanne, smiling as brightly as ever and the man blushed, scratching the side of his cheek.

"Fin better here, no there."

"Nonsense, I'd love to take you out!" The man's blush only darkened and Naruto shook his head with a smile. She always did this to him, making him blush like a school girl but he enjoyed it. He rarely saw anyone polite here and Jeanne loved to give him attention. She saw him as a kind soul, one she was intent to befriend even the moment they met. Their brief exchange cut off as they arrived at a large open room with a regular hospital bed, among other amenities. In a flash, a young woman slid across the room on a large office chair in a comical scene. It slid across, slowly rolling around till she slowed and stopped right in front of the group. Her surprised face and Naruto's urge to not crack up laughing summed up the situation.

She suddenly jumped out of the chair "What are you doing here!?"

"Our appointment is today, you crazy woman" said Naruto in a deadpanned voice.

"That's today?!" responded the woman, running to her calendar and seeing a big note that read "FLASHLIGHT AND PRINCESS" on today's date.

She spun, her long white tresses nearly scraping the floor as she faced the two "Very well, I'll make time in my busy schedule to fit you in. Now, sit her on the table please." Naruto only made a face that was a mix between irritation and surprise before walking Jeanne towards the table and leaving the chair near the hospital bed. As the white-haired woman tossed her lab coat on over her plain black dress she noticed Fin seemed to be on the verge of tears. She followed his line of sight quickly and her eyes widened seeing Jeanne slowly walking from the chair and setting herself on the hospital bed. Once she had gotten herself all the way on she looked at the two and smiled.

"I've gotten better by leaps and bounds like I promised!" Fin, being as he was, sniffled and rubbed his tears away. He was truly happy she was finally able to do more than become latched to that chair she detested so much. The woman, happy as she was, continued with her prep work and washed her hands before ushering Fin back to the door.

"I'll summon for you in a few minutes so please contain your excitement."

"Yes, Miss Mercury" said Fin, his eyes still glassy as he turned away and the woman only known as Alpine walked up to Jeanne.

"Tell me, how is everything holding up? You improved drastically, extremely so, in nearly a month."

Jeanne only averted her eyes "I…..don't know. Truly, I did nothing different nor did I lessen my workload from normal house duties and eating schedules." Alpine stood and looked at a Bunsen burner that was currently heating up a cup of strange liquid.

"I need at least another 30 minutes to finish this month's medicine. Can you take Fin outside for some lunch while I speak with Naruto? He seems to withhold important information on the current happenings of the outside world when you're around." Jeanne shot him a glare and he quickly turned to stare off into another direction. The blonde huffed and slowly got back into her wheelchair, Fin already returning after Mercury called him with a ringer from the bedside.

"Fin, take Jeanne here for a lunch run to that restaurant across the street. Take some money from the store to pay for everything." Fin's eyes lit up and he shuffled to assist Jeanne. His large hands gently grabbed the grips and as he made it towards the edge of the room Mercury spoke again.

"I'm trusting my patients safety with you, Fin. Don't disappoint me."

"No one….touch her."

"I'd hope not, or you'd see an upset Naruto here. You remember the last time that happened." If possible, the big man shuddered and moved up the rap and out the door, closing it with a loud thud.

"Tell me Reina, from your glance. How did she seem? She won't speak to me besides the exact same response I get every day" said Naruto, leaning on the bed as she walked to the burner and began to heat up a vial nearby as well.

"Her body is recovering rapidly, her pace has increased nearly 63% from last months checkup. Skin has shown in improvements, hair is softer, regaining color Eye color is regaining vibrancy and nail grown has started up once again. Overall, I believe her body is finally starting to become accustomed. When she found you, and brought you here, neither of you looked good. She was barely standing and you nearly died of blood loss before I could assist. When she transferred her powers to you, she had nothing left.

My hypothesis is that if she had found you sooner, she may have been able slowly let her residual magic power leave her body but she used the last of it to transfer over her abilities to you. In a sense, that energy was nearly like blood for her body and loosing it had…..adverse effects. Now, you see that it is slowly becoming accustomed functioning without it. I believe the same as I said before, she only needs time but I will change one thing. Her timetable to recover has increased drastically and if she can begin to eat more, move more, and work her body out it will settle faster and begin function as it would have without the energy she once had.

Now tell me, what's troubling you? You know most everything I already told you, you're a sharp man after all. Why ask me such things?" asked Reina, never taking her eyes of the table full of different vials, tubes and other items as she began to mix things into the heated liquid.

"I'm concerned for her mental health. She only sees me most of the time, and before recently, all I did was train off in the mountains. I'm worries it's making her depressed, or at least not letting her body heal properly. I want to take her to school with me sometimes, like I proposed before I got here, but I'm worried it'll only put her in more harm doing that."

"You think if people see her with you, they'll see it as a weakness to exploit. You keep everything about you closed in, your quirk, powers, and anything personal. You work at UA with a class of aspiring hero's with a few select being highly well known kids. If they want to weaken you, and get past your unrelenting guard, they'd use her." Naruto balled his fists and grit his teeth, his anger staring to boil at just the thought. Both his students, and Jeanne, were his world. Reina cut the heater off and poured the now blue liquid into a plastic cup. Once done, she placed a lid on top and sealed it with a wrapping before handing to him.

"You know, you two are my most valued patients. You know what I say to all those thoughts clouding your head? All that worry? Crush it. Shatter that worry. You are stronger than you realize and I have faith you'll be able to protect them all. One way or another. However, as your doctor, I recommend you take her out to work when you feel it safest. She needs more human interaction and if she can help, say, watch the class while you are taking care of something or offer a study session for history that she knows of, that would benefit her. If you would be so kind to grab her and get Fin back so I can prepare for the next patient in a few hours." Naruto nodded his head and walked towards the door but stopped, just before he left the large room.

"Reina, if something happens to me. Promise me you'll take care of Jeanne."

The white-haired woman narrowed her eyes "What are you planning?"

"I have the successor for One for All in my class, I fear things may become more complicated as time continues. I just need to know she'll be taken care of should things take a turn for the worst."

Reina sighed "Very well, I promise." He nodded and made his walk to the outside, leaving her alone once more.

"You better not come in like you did that day again, Naruto. I don't think Jeanne would handle it very well if she saw you like that again."

Flashback

Mercury, the woman who didn't exist, yet cured the uncurable. She appeared only when she felt her expertise was needed. She came to you, you never found her. Her quirk, HyperStudy, allowed her to grasp concepts at an inhuman rate and her study of focus was medicine. She held the same knowledge as a doctor before the age of 15, by 18 she was hailed as the one to spearhead the next break in the medical field before she suddenly vanished. No one could find her, nothing was left, no note, no ransacked room. She simple disappeared, along with her knowledge.

Now, here she was. Locked away just a few dozen miles from her home. All in the name of exploration, all for her freedom. She was free to do as she pleased, explore, test, anything her heart desired. She was shunned for her beliefs in alchemy and its healing properties. So now, after becoming the most wanted ghost in the community, she became a specter to heal those no one else could cure. However, Alpine now stood thoroughly shocked and confused at what stood before her.

A woman blonde hair as vibrant as sun, wearing torn battle gear she'd seen only in medieval pictures of woman on the field of battle. Her body seemed ok, she held no outward signs of injury but she was leaning against the medical table as her only way to stand. A boy was laying there, his features nearly mistaking them for parents had she not looked so out of place. He was hooked up to a mass of machines, monitoring his already slowing heartbeat.

"So….you are some heroic spirt tossed out, for reasons unknown to you and this boy….has the aptitude to hold your power. You've lost your way to regain energy without this…grail….to support you so you want to hand over 'Blessing' to him before you lose all of your…umm…magically energy. Is that correct?"

"Yes….you are. I need someone to make sure he's ok once I transfer my power. I don't know…ugh….if I'll even make it through this." Reina's mind ran through everything it could, all her files, every bit of information to make something logical out of this but nothing came to her. She tried and tried again, but nothing worked. Even Fin, normally talkative with new people, was quiet as a mouse in the background. She continued to rack her brain, all the mass amounts of knowledge piling around her as she sorted for anything but it halted when the woman moved.

She brought her hand up to the boy's chest, where a massive gash was, and placed her hand just above it before she began to speak.

"Oh lord, my god in heaven, hear my words. I ask of you, as my last act, Jeanne 'De Arc, to relinquish your gift from myself and transfer it to this child. His body sings of power not of this world, not of this era, as mine does. Save his life, so he may work under your name as I have.

Oh lord, my god in heaven, grand me this last request. I relinquish thy power, and thy blessing, unto this child. Amen." Her body glowed even brighter than her hair and it began to fade, just as a small orb began to form from her hand. Slowly, it grew, and grew, until it reached the size of a golf ball. With one final push, she placed her hand on his chest and pushed the orb into his body before the room was enveloped in light.

It lasted only a moment, and the light subsided with a snap as the scene before Reina had changed. Jeanne had collapsed, her body in a heap near the table. The boy had changed, his would no longer bled and his heartrate had become stable once more. His breathing regained rhythm. A split second later, she was moving to the woman's side, a hand on her neck to check for life. Reina sighed, she could feel it faintly, the woman lived, but she had no energy left, just as she said.

"Fin, go get me another bed for our guest. We'll be having company for a while."

"Yesh'um" said the burly man, his entire right side covered in bandages.

"You better not go dying on me, you crazy woman. I don't know what the hell just happened but this boy needs you. Fin, hurry with the bed!"

End flashback

Reina remembered everything after that, of course. Naruto was up and moving, seemingly new and improved, as Jeanne was left bedridden for some time. From there, her recover started and only two years ago had the duo moved away under Mercury's orders. Jeanne needed independence, and Naruto was beginning to bring too much trouble with his powers growing rapidly with Jeanne's tutelage. Even bed ridden, she taught him the ways to wield her power, a power that became his own as time passed.

Naruto was like herself in a sense, he caught on to certain things at a rapid pace but his was regarding fighting. Even Jeanne said she was in awe at his pace and abilities, stating he was already at her level right as he was turning 16 but she held no worry. She had faith in the boy and his drive to do what he saw as the best way to help everyone, to nurture the future of the world.

Now there he was, teaching the people of tomorrow. Reina only wished she didn't have to worry about the duo day in and out. She would look back on today and wish she said more him, to lift his spirits, boost his moral. She regretted her difficulty to relate to others, only for this sole reason.

Jeanne smiled happily once more, Fin was back with Mercury and Naruto was taking her by train to her surprise. She just wished he'd tell her already and no begging seemed to work! He wouldn't say a word either! Just starred and if she looked to him he'd glance back and smile. Infuriating! So she did what she usually did if things didn't go her way. Pout. She held steady, all the way up until she was facing a large building with the letters USJ on it.

"USJ?" asked Jeanne, not finding any obvious meanings for the letters.

"Unforeseen Simulation Joint, a hero practice arena for different disasters and situations that can occur on the job."

Jeanne tilted her head in confusion "You're taking me to watch you train for different scenarios? I thought you weren't going to be a hero."

Naruto shook his head "No no, just give it a minute. You'll understand soon." So she did, she waited, watching Naruto run through a few stretches to pass the time as a large bus slowly pulled in minutes later. She held still, watching the door open before familiar faces filed out and gathered around the entrance and her face lit up in a smile.

"I get to watch the training today?!" said Jeanne in excitement to Naruto as he walked back to her position.

"I told you, you'd love the surprise. I'm here to assist teaching for a while since a certain someone won't be making it for a few more hours. We won't stay very long but you'll get to see some action in person instead of on tape" said the blonde, grabbing her chair and pushing her, a few students crowding near them as the led everyone in.

"Sensei, who's this?" asked Iida.

"A friend of mine, Jeanne. All Might got wrapped up with the principle so they asked me to stop by and assist until he could make it down here. She'll be acting as a teaching assist for me the days Aizawa won't be here so I figured she would benefit seeing you guys in action before she starts later this week."

"Ooohh, cool! She's so pretty and her hair so long!" said Ashido, making Jeanne blush and feel a little self-conscious about her looks. The group of girls in 1-A took a liking to her quickly, crowding around her and Naruto before the entire class was inside and Thirteen spoke. He went over the reasons behind their classes starting days, seeing the reaches of their quirks and how deadly they could be. Then he spoke about USJ, and the need to create a simulation area where students could train in a multitude of different scenarios and circumstances.

Naruto was listening when Jeanne grabbed his hands "Yeah?" He looked down noticed she looked worried, and she was nearly shaking.

"Somethings coming." Naruto moved to the front of the group and looked down the long flight of stairs. He could feel it now that he was focusing on it. Something was coming.

"Thirteen, crowd the students together, Aizawa watch the front and Thirteen can get the back." They were about to ask questions when the lights around the area shut off and a large dark purple portal appeared in front of the water found just at the end of the stairs. Slowly, a mass of villains began to walk out of the large portal but Naruto saw no real threat from the masses in majority. They were all smalltime thugs, or such, but the three in the back caught his attention. The largest, a muscle bound monster, a young man with a hand covering his face and someone that matched the same color as the portal.

"Aizawa, act as my support and stay close to the children. I'll handle the masses."

"Are you sure?"

"If they get past me with that portal user Thirteen won't be enough" said Naruto, turning to Bakugo.

"I'm giving you one mission, Bakugo-san. My friend, Jeanne. Guard her with everything you have, no matter what gets here. Her safety is paramount." Naruto's reasoning was slightly selfish but if they got ahold of her, or even suspected she was with him, they'd take her. Even excluding the things they'd do to her, the tests and realizing she was not from this world would cause more problems than he could deal with.

As much as he hated to be locked down, Bakugo nodded "I'll kill 'em all if they get close."

Naruto smirked "That's the spirit" and he faced the crowd of villains "It might be best if you all turned away. I'd rather you not see the way I fight, it's not a hero's game where I come from."

"Naruto….." threatened Aizawa but he received a sharp glare.

"I will give them no chances. We are playing to defend these students lives, taking others can become a necessity. Just focus on keeping those quirks off me while you can." The blonde held his right hand out and the class watched in awe as the watch faded into gold particles, forming a solid spear in his hand. Attached to the top of it was a wrapped white and gold cloth no one could make out.

"Don't hold it against me now" whispered Naruto before he took off down the stairs to meet the incoming mass.

Done! Sorry it took so long but I've had some busy work days recently so I haven't had the time to get this written like I wanted to. As well, expect action right off the bat next chapter. I'm going to add little info cards like they have in My Hero about characters. It'll be some with the regulars but I'll cycle through a few new ones, like the one I showed today. See you all next chapter!

Reina

Hero name- Mercury (Not official)

Blood type- Type O-negative

Hobbies- Experimenting, creating new medicinal advances and learning fighting styles from Fin

Favorite food- Any kind of Dango

Quirk- HyperStudy = Gives the user the ability to grasp any concept quickly, the more details the longer it takes but the harder the user can focus on one topic. Due to this ability, maturity is reached in early teens and many things become a 'useless chore'. The heaviest downside is the mental fortitude required to hold all the information is taxing on the body and mind. The user must have a 'file cabinet' of information otherwise the brain will overload and shut down.

With the need to 'file' information the user begins to lose the grasp on many empathic emotions due to the heavy toll the brain is under to keep things in order. Hence this, Reina stays secluded from the world and seeks to help anyone that can't be helped in ordinary means due to many of her medical uses seen as 'wrong.'