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(day later)

"So now that concludes the report on each side at the moment" said the voice of the blond swordswoman as she gave out a detail report in rapt attention towards the gathered people within the room, right in the centre off it all was the Sorcerer Supreme who leaned back into his seat while Lancer and Beatrice stood vigilantly on each side

All around the room though were the other masters of his faction alongside a few others as the X-Men and those under his command contemplate the report, a moment passed before Naruto broke the silence first "well, now that the first shots have been fired both of those fools are now hiding in between their tails, so our course of action as of now is to flush them out and capture if not eliminate every single one of them to end this farce"

The X-Men side didn't react too much other than a grimace or two amongst them as Ororo was the first to voice out her thoughts "I understand that this kind of war will escalate but to eliminate all of them is too much isn't it"

The blond shook his head before replying to her "as much as I would prefer a peaceful option this is more of a matter of both professional and personal reasons"

Some of them raised an eyebrow while Logan scoffs for a moment as he retorts "what you going to kill them all just because they dirtied your living room floor"

It was here though that Beatrice gave out an unladylike snort which made eyes turn to her as she then said to him "it is more than that you barbaric fool, the Moonlit World as we called it is all about image and power. The seat of the Sorcerer Supreme is that pinnacle of power among the mystic arts practitioners and while it has been a decade or so it does not eradicate those kinds of beliefs of might makes right, if Lord Strange here would show even the slightest of mercy for a transgression of this magnitude than I can grantee that those vile rats and serpents will come out and circumstance his seat with discord. So I suggest you hold your tongue cur least we test just how far that regeneration of yours can handle"

The Wolverine narrowed his eyes at her before Naruto quickly defuse the situation "she isn't wrong Mr. Logan and I would like it if you two don't destroy this place just yet until the other two factions have been dealt with and we do not have an unstable bomb ready to level Seattle"

The two lock glares at each other for a few more seconds before they finally relented, this was the sign which Naruto continued on "Beatrice isn't wrong though, in this line of world respect and fear open doors for you, should you falter in either then that's when the scum will strike especially on something of this magnitude. They can and will use any means to demean me and bolster their connections and power which will be a pain if they succeed so as much as Xavier's peaceful words yet ready for war policy, this will be nothing more than outright annihilation with any survivors thrown into the pits to never see the light of day again"

Some of the more older X-Men present didn't hide their grimace but they didn't voice out any opinion due to the need of manpower and expertise of the Grail War, Naruto himself knew that this wasn't what he wanted but he knew these people were like Gaara right now, pride and vengeance both very volatile in many situations deadly in a wartime environment

The blond lets out a sigh while leaning back into his seat before he said out to them "listen up real good and hard people, I can admit I am sympathetic to your plight and can say that you all can get going when its tough but this is our world now. And in this world there are no people, no angels, no demons, just monsters living in the guise of humans"

That was enough to make the mood slightly more grim as the X-Men there knew they were almost stepping on a landmine but Naruto quickly changed the subject before it got even further "we can discuss morals at another time later, for now we should really be focusing on the enemy lest we allow them to join forces and take us out"

That was enough to get them back on the situation at hand as Naruto then asked the blond swordswoman "any leads on where each faction might be?"

Without missing a beat the woman answered him of that of a professional soldier "nothing concrete sir but we have narrowed down the areas and will have one within by today"

Nodding, the Sorcerer Supreme then orders her "once you have their location give it to Beatrice, for now we'll go a little on the offensive by attacking their supplies, find anyone associated with either groups and shut them down hard. Check trucking companies and airports for anything going in or out use any means necessary to do it, after that get some of the SHADE units on standby and once you found their supplies tell them to do what they do best, dismiss"

The blond woman nodded before bowing before the Sorcerer Supreme and walked out of there alongside Beatrice, which now left the masters and servants with a few extra from the X-Men side. The blond took a deep breath before he then said to them "I know that some of you here might like what I am doing but this is the kind of world that people like us live in, a constant world of combat of not strength but words, I will not change that since I was inducted into it nor will I force you to see it that way. If you wish to stay behind and not participate then that will be fine with me but one way or another these fools will pay for what they did here"

The tone in his voice says it all before the Wolverine scoffs for a moment as he then said to him "fine by me but the kid is staying if it gets to dicey"

Noriko wanted to retort but that was shut down real quick with a glare from the man as he said to her "listen kid this is a damn war we're in right now, you'll get to fight but can you take it when it really gets going? We got real lucky the times they actually got the balls to attack us and most we got were a few bruises with a few lose limbs that were quickly replaced with either weird mumbo jumbo or furball's gizmos. Only reason we didn't kick the bucket and stay there for good was a shit ton of luck and stupid stuff in regards to either time travel or being raise from the dead, you can fight I'll give you that but can you survive"

That was enough to make the Japanese mutant to clench her fist for a brief moment before Ororo puts a small comforting hand on her shoulder, the teen lets out a frustrated sigh before sitting back down which allowed the sorcerer to nod as he replied "I'll do what I can but I make no promises if any of our enemies target her for her status as a master"

That was enough for the Wolverine as he nodded before he started to head for the door which was followed soon by the rest of the gathered X-Men along with Flay, Scáthach and Saber, which now left the Sorcerer Supreme with Shizuka, Lancer and Beatrice as the blond started to massage his head as he voice outloud "sometimes I respect those hero types that won't kill unless absolutely necessary or an accident but other times I just wish they just do the world a favor and get rid of those bastards"

All he got was a few nods while Shizuka giggles before she sat herself on his lap and then said to her "well then they won't be heroes then dear, besides I think I would rather deal with them than have them become that Punisher person that's been slaughtering the gangsters these past few weeks"

That made the blond let out a groan as he retorts lightly "don't even talk about that guy, he nearly killed Brother Voodoo just because he was investigating the same thing he was, he was lucky that my apprentice didn't actually try to kill him because believe me I train him well enough to do so"

The vixen nodded knowing that people of the moonlit world can be vicious and you would have to become one too if you want to have a chance to see the next day, still she knew that this was to lighten the mood before she then asked him "do you think you can end this before the week ends"

The blond stops and looks at her for a moment before he then said to her "I would not have expected this from you of all people"

She shrugs at him before she replied him "I don't really care what happens to that stupid village, you on the other hand need closure, you might not be the one that destroyed it personally but I don't think that you can stand the fact in not seeing that place truly die and finally letting go of the ghost that is still there in your mind"

Naruto took a deep breath for a moment before letting it out as he then said to her "maybe so but to be honest the only thing I am worried about is Gaara and his shinobi who are going to fight for their pride and vengeance due to a fool's fear of dying"

She puts a hand on his cheek before gently making him look right at her as she then said to him "then go for his sake then dear, go and save probably the very few people that cared for you, screw the rest of them just save the ones that stood by your side like those two chefs that fed you, some of your classmates who could see past the 'Kyuubi child', the older shinobi that helped you if there were any. I might not be the one to say this since I did try to destroy that stupid village the moment I got out from that red haired bitch's gut but I think you should go back to do the one thing you could have never done if you didn't find out the truth"

He looked straight into her eyes as they gained a red demonic hue as she finished her speech "that is to put down the last person who've had probably the biggest hand in your suffering, the one man who had the guise of a human but a soul more foul than a demon's, the man who allowed you to be orchestrated by almost everyone around you, the one man who stood in your way into obtaining what you so rightfully deserved, the one man who you had to put your trust to, your loyalty, your body and even your soul only to find that it was nothing than dust in his mind. You can finally put down the very man who turn your life into hell itself, you know that he'll be there the snake won't resist in using that stupid justu to put that final nail in the coffin, so if you're not going for that village's sake then go and just save those that stood by you or go and finish what those fools started and show that old monkey what you have become by bringing the full might of your power, power only those fools there could dream of, show them just what they have thrown away"

The Sorcerer Supreme looks at her for a moment before he looks down with his eyes closed into a tense silence which made Lancer and Beatrice worried until they heard a chuckle, another chuckle which grew into a full blown laughter which puts a shiver down their spines as the blond looks back at the person who stood by him since he was born. He couldn't help but raise an eyebrow as he teasingly says to her "and you've just said earlier that you couldn't care less about that village"

The Kyuubi puts on an innocent look on her face as she replied "maybe so but I wouldn't mind seeing a few of their buildings being destroyed, especially those in the council, maybe seeing their famous Hokage mountain being reduce to rubble or seeing those insects bowing before their true betters after seeing you"

The blond chuckled at her before giving her a loving kiss and pulling back to look into her eyes where she saw his sapphire blue eyes glowed with power as he said to her "I won't nor will promise anything but I will show you the aftermath of Konoha's downfall should I decide to go back there but you do know what happens to people that tries to order me around right" he ended that with a hand squeezing her perfect ass hard

That seemed to work as she licked her lips and said to him "well I guess I'll take what I can get so why don't you take your naughty little vixen and punish her for trying to order the great Sorcerer Supreme around"

That was enough as Beatrice decides to voice out her opinion "okay that is enough, if you two want to keep on flirting then do it when no one else is in the vicinity"

The woman had a full blown blush on her face as did Lancer as the two remembered the things they had done last night which made the two love birds grin before turning towards her, only then did she realize that she should have kept quite, especially when Shizuka spoke out first "well it would seem that our little bird has yet to learn her lesson since last night, looks like we have to reeducate her since she hasn't visit our humble home for so long, I think Clea would be delighted to see her again"

That sentence alone made the woman turn ashen and she would have tried to run away if Shizuka didn't summon a lasso of rope and bind her with it, seeing her struggle made the vixen lick her lips again as she cooed to her "come on now Beatrice we still have a lot to teach you"

She then drags the still struggling woman out of the room and right back to where she and Naruto stayed in, the blond looks on at the scene with an amuse look on his face before he turns towards Lancer who was both confuse and embarrassment as the blond then asked her "so you coming or do you wish to go elsewhere?"

The servant of the lance looks at the door for a moment where a woman was dragged off to and possibly being raped right now before turning back to the blond still having a blush on her face before she answered him "I am your servant master, I am swore to stay by your side until this war ends and even beyond that should I remain in this world"

The blond looks at her for a moment before he gave out a light chuckle as he stood up and put and arm around her waist as he said to her "well then I hope you're ready to live out the rest of your rebirth then oh great king of Knights"

The two slowly walked out of the room in lapse silence as the blond servant looks at her master who had a smile on his face which made her mentally frown knowing that a man like him could have suffered so badly at the hands of power hungry fools yet still unable to break their hold until he sees his former home in ruins

She lets out a silent sigh as she recalled what was shown to her in regards to her master

(Flashback)

Running, that was all she could be seen doing, though it was more akin to a movie as she didn't do anything else but run and screaming for help, behind she could hear the cries of anger and pure hatred from multiple voices as she didn't hesitate to look back while still running as fast as her feet could take her

Then she felt a stabbing pain through her leg which cause her to fall towards the ground, she tried to get up but it was for naught as another painful hit sends her flying over the ground, she looks up to see a gathered crowd surrounding her yet she could do nothing as they roared in tandum when one of them shouted something incoherent

She didn't retaliate as a vicious dog came forth and bit down hard on her leg and started trashing her around its teeth, it lasted for as long as it could before something forced it to slam her back to the ground. The crowd roared again with excitement as someone slam something right at her cheek and another stomp on her head forcing her to eat dirt, they turned her around and held her by her limbs before they broke them one by one with a blunt object

Again she couldn't hear anything coherent as her vision slowly fades but she then saw someone with something in hand straddling her and just before she saw the darkness the figure plunges it right into her chest

(?)

"NNNNOOOOOOOOOOO!"

That was what echoed throughout the hospital before Tsunade herself busts straight into a room where she saw a quivering Kushina Uzumaki in what could be describe as a hysterical attack as she kept rocking back and forth saying stuff like no or I'm sorry.

The blond female Hokage had to physically restrain her as nurses came in after and helped her, it took a few minutes but they had finally sedate her but anyone could see that she is not well and hasn't been this past week, amethyst eyes that once showed compassion and love were now hollow and blank, her once fiery red hair was slowly beginning to pale as is her skin

Tsunade could only watch on as the woman she once knew as a spitfire was slowly being taken apart piece by piece and the worst part of it all she could not nor did she feel like wanting to help her. She knew the reasons for their departure once she saw the notes left behind by her late sensei and to be honest she knew that karma was going to bite them hard for this

She looks back to the woman the bed for a moment before shaking her head and said outloud "well at least I can say that the gaki did inherit her temper and mean streak"

Letting out a sigh she recalled the day that the toad summons brought them back to the village, the only ones that were what she can say were alright were Kushina and her daughter and that was putting it lightly compared to the rest

Minato had a giant hole on his right side and had trouble breathing until now but just barely, Sakura had her entire body beaten and broken twice over while also her skin had third degree burns that would definitely leave scars that she only could hide using genjustu.

Kakashi had his arms broken from shoulder to hand with the right side of his shoulder being pierced by something that cauterize it the moment it struck, she had a guess what it was and considering what she knew between him and the gaki he would definitely used that against him for ironic vengeance

Jiraiya was a mere lump when they brought him back here and she had physically wince at what Naruto did to him, bones were near crushed into powder, his body riddled with slash and marks from all kinds of attacks, his face was practically unrecognizable and his once white hair had been bloodied red

The worst was the Uchiha brat as his shoulders were pierced by something that had barely left his arms hanging by a thread while his body had burns and electrical marks that she knew that was meant to hurt more than anything else while his spine was broken in three different places. His eyes had been ripped from their sockets and she knew for a fact that Naruto knew what he was doing, even more so when he sterilize him by ripping out his manhood and cauterize it so now the only thing the Uchiha could do now with his lower half was going to the toilet

She had a small migraine recalling that incident after replaying the report to the council, safe to say that they tried to have Naruto tried but that fell on deaf ears as nothing could even stick, even more so after she reminded the more zealot of them that they still had the Damiyo's orders to not harm him.

Well that and they knew nothing of where he is now

That shut them up real quick but she knew that Danzo and his goons would try looking for him though she had a feeling that it was a lost cause

Letting out a tired sigh she looks out the window at the silent city lights and said outloud "well I guess you really had Kami looking out for you isn't it gaki"

(Elsewhere)

Naruto felt the cold night breeze blowing in his face as he stares out into the Seattle city lights, he closed his eyes for a moment before saying outloud "is there something wrong?"

Coming out of the shadows was Lancer as she slowly walked until she stood next to the Sorcerer Supreme, she followed her sights at the city itself as Naruto then said to her "quite a long way from your time isn't it?"

She stayed silent for a moment before she then spoke to him "do you wish to save your former home?"

Looking at her with a raised eyebrow he then replied her "hard to call it a former home when it wasn't even one in the first place"

The servant of the lance kept quite for a while before saying to him "I may only know of your past through the dream cycle and forgive me for stepping out of line but will that looming war affect you in this one?"

The blond had to let out a silent chuckle at her before he then said "to be honest maybe a little, sure I had more bad times than anyone living there but those good times are the ones I cherish the most so yeah I guess I am what you could say slightly conflicted but…"

He trailed off slightly but the servant manage to pick it up "you do not know whether those memories you've had were real or fake"

The silence told her all as she then said to him "I might not be the one to tell you this nor anyone else aside from your beloved but I think that you should at least face your past one way or another. I've had my faults during my reign but I rarely look back and wondered if I could do it differently because in the end if I did will it be better or worse, you've still carry that burden on your shoulders and that is because you have not truly bury your past as it is, I've seen what you've been through in that wretched village and the only way to be truly free from its shackles is to see it fall"

That made the sorcerer look right at her for a moment as he said to her "never thought I would hear something like that from you of all people"

She didn't even hesitate to give her reply "I was a ruler in my first life but even I knew the difference between what is right and wrong, for both myself and my kingdom as a whole, there were bad and good that came from those decisions but that is what made me who I am today"

That brought a soft chuckle from the male blond as he said to her "I guess so but I guess we won't find out until we've finish this right"

Lancer nodded for a moment before she felt a presence right behind them yet by the looks on her master's face she knew that they were not in danger as he then spoke out to her "sometimes Lady Luck has quite the sense of humor"

The Sorcerer Supreme turns around to see the roof they were on were now accompanied by a small squad of white hooded people kneeling before them, the one in closest to them held out a scroll which Naruto took in hand before reading its content

It didn't take long before he spoke to Lancer "well I guess we are one step closer to ending this farce, come on I think the rest should know about this"

Just like that the servant of the lance followed her master off the rooftops while the kneeling figures disappear into the shadows awaiting their next orders as the third day of the Holy Grail War has begun

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