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This chapter will show what had happened while Steven was away and why Pearl and Naruto decided to chase after Amethyst at the end.

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"Believe in Steven!" demon speech

Chapter 10.5: The Topaz Switch

*Beach City; Crystal Temple*

Steven and Lion had just left with Yukan when Naruto turned to face the Crystal Gems and asked, "So what happened when I was recovering? By how Steven's room looked, I'd say a war happened." The blonde saw the hesitant look on Pearl's face before Amethyst said, "Pearl was hit pretty hard after what had happened; she wouldn't even leave her room." Shocked, Naruto looked at the pale Gem as she nodded her to answer the question on the blonde's mind. "I'm so sorry, Hime," Naruto said as he hugged Pearl, mentally noting that he was somehow a bit taller than before, "I didn't mean to scare you that badly…I was sort of surprised when all that happened. I don't even remember anything after I told you guys that I was going to be fine."

Should I tell him that Steven and I met his birth mother? Pearl asked herself as she returned the hug. Thinking on how Naruto reacted to learning who his father was, how would the blonde react to learning who his mother was? Would he be just as upset, or even more since this was his mother, the woman who gave birth to him? Making a quick decision, Pearl thought that it would be best to wait until Naruto was ready. I hate to do it, the Gem thought as she and Naruto ended the hug, but I couldn't bear to see you in more pain.

"How about a quick mission inside the temple?" said Garnet, getting an excited look from Naruto, "The magic in one of the areas appears to be unstable and we should investigate." Garnet and Naruto picked up Gamatatsu and Gamakitchi and let them sit on their heads as everyone entered the temple to begin the mission. "So what are we going to have to expect?" Naruto asked with Gamakitchi sitting on his head. "We're just going to do some investigating," Garnet said, "like I said earlier, the magic in one of the areas appears to be unstable and we need to see what is wrong and try to correct it."

Once they found the area, Naruto's eyes widened at the beauty of it: there were crystal all around with a heavy, mystical feel to it while a few crystals were floating. "Wow," said Gamakitchi as he observed the area, "this is amazing!" Everyone split up to investigate the area as Garnet told them to alert everyone for something suspicious. Naruto looked around and even though the surrounding crystals were amazing to look at, he knew that he had to keep his focus.

"Hey Naruto," said Gamakitchi as he pointed to an odd-looking crystal on the ground, "what's that?" The blonde kneeled down as he called Pearl to him before picking up the crystal with the small Toad hopping down from Naruto's cranium. "What did you find?" Pearl asked as Naruto held up the odd crystal, "Whoa, be careful with that!" Pearl quickly took the crystal out of Naruto's hand before the two of them were enveloped in a bright light. "What's going on?" said Gamakitchi as he had to cover his eyes to shield them from the bright light, "Pearl! Naruto!"

The light faded as Pearl and Naruto looked to see the odd crystal disintegrate in Pearl's hands. "Oh that's great," said Naruto with slight irritation behind a punctual voice that was too similar to Pearl's voice, "now we'll never find out what that crystal did." Pearl looked at Naruto with pure shock in her eyes. "Uh…" the Gem asked with a disbelieving tone in her voice that mimicked Naruto's maturing voice, "Why am I looking at myself?" Naruto looked Pearl before doing a quick back and forth look between Pearl and himself. "Na…Na…Naruto?" Naruto asked Pearl with his skin starting to pale. "Hime?" Pearl asked Naruto with a look on her face that was signaling a scream. The two touched each other's faces with a shaking hand before touching their own.

Silence echoed through the area before a scream from Pearl broke the silence as Gamakitchi watched the normally poised and collected Gem was now running around in complete panic. "This can't be happening to me!" Pearl yelled as she grabbed her hair in fright, "I know I have a jutsu that turns me into a girl, but this is too far!" Naruto held up his hands to try and calm Pearl down as he said, "Now take it easy Naruto, I'm sure that Garnet can think of something to fix us."

"Wait a minute," said Gamakitchi as he looked at the two before he realized something, "Pearl…Naruto…did you two…switch bodies?" Naruto (Pearl) nervously chuckled and said, "I guess so, Gamakitchi, I mean how else could Naruto's voice come from MY body?" Pearl (Naruto) accidentally crashed into Naruto (Pearl) before their tumble resulted with Pearl's body sitting on top of Naruto's body. The two looked at each other with blushes on their cheeks as they stared into each other's eyes. I never knew my eyes were so beautiful, the two of them thought as they were about to go into a kiss when a voice interrupted them.

"I guess you couldn't wait for your first time," said Amethyst as she and Garnet entered with Gamatatsu sitting on Garnet's afro, "You really wanted to be on top that badly, huh?" The two looked at the trio and quickly backed away from each other Pearl (Naruto) said, "I-I-It wasn't like that I swear!" Naruto (Pearl) blushed brightly as he said, "Amethyst! How could you say something like that in front of my boyfriend?!" Amethyst looked at the two as she barely contained her laughter before falling and rolling all around the floor in a huge laughing fit. "You guys…hahahaha…you guys switched bodies?" the purple Gem asked as she reigned in her laughter. "Could you please not make this any more embarrassing than what it is now, Ammy-nee?" Pearl (Naruto) asked as embarrassment was written all over Pearl's face. Hearing Naruto's voice coming from Pearl's body made Amethyst laugh harder that before while Pearl and Naruto hung their heads in shame.

After Pearl, in Naruto's body, explained to Garnet what had happened that caused the two to somehow switch bodies, Garnet decided to take Pearl and Naruto back to Steven's room as she knew that the two of them would have slight…difficulties due to what had happened. Naruto, in Pearl's body, stared at his current body as he thought, I have boobs for real now…I'm stuck in a girl's body. Not just any girl's body…but Pearl-hime's. Pearl herself was having a bit difficult walking in Naruto's body as it felt so weird and odd. At least better me than Amethyst, Pearl thought in slight victory, Who knows what kind of trouble she could get Naruto in.

The group had made it to Steven's room as Garnet said, "You two are to wait until we figure out how to fix this." Naruto looked at Garnet and said, "We want to help, Kaa-san, as we can't be stuck in each other's bodies!" Pearl looked at Garnet with expectations as it did sound weird for her body to call the older Gem mother. "I'm sorry, but with the two of you are not in your proper bodies," Garnet said with a stern voice, "who knows what could happen if neither of you can summon each other's weapons. Just stay put and don't get into trouble." Easy for you to say, both Pearl and Naruto thought as the door to the deeper parts of the temple closed, you're not stuck in the body of the boy/girl you really like.

Some time had passed and Pearl was outside near what was left of her favorite tree. I am going to have a serious talk with Steven about this, Pearl thought as she pinched the bridge of Naruto's nose, hopefully after I get my body back AND before Steven returns. Letting out a sigh, Pearl decided to sit at the trunk and began to meditate as she began to find her center…

*Mindscape*

Pearl opened her eyes to suddenly find herself in some sort of moist cave and in her original body. "How did I get here?" Pearl asked herself before she saw a giant cage. "Pearl?" said a low, echoing voice as said Gem looked to see a giant red fox looking at her with shock. Taking a few seconds to gather her thoughts, Pearl raised an eyebrow and asked, "Kurama? Is that you?"

"Of course," said Kurama as his voice echoed through the cave, "You're inside the Kit's mindscape. Not much to see in a sewer, but what can I say as mental and physical abuse does this kind of crap to the mind." Feeling her skin crawl at the thought of being IN a sewer, Pearl asked, "How do I get out of here?" Kurama chuckled as he said, "Just stop meditating or I could kick you out, but there's something I want to ask you." Wanting to make this quick, Pearl asked, "What do you want?"

"What happened when Naruto retreated into the gems?" the giant fox asked, "I try to remember, but even I'm drawing a blank." Pearl told Kurama about how Naruto's gems were in her possession due to her depressed state and when she had met Kushina, getting a surprised look from the fox. "Impossible," Kurama said with shock on his face, "I saw Kushina die the night she gave birth to Naruto as she was my previous jailor. Are you sure it was her?" Pearl nodded as she described the woman's appearance down to a T. "That's Kushina Uzumaki alright," Kurama said with slight confusion in his voice, "but it doesn't make since as I remember Minato sealing me and only me inside the kit before the Sharingan's effects had worn off."

"Do you have any idea as to why Kushina appeared?" Pearl asked the fox. "I really cannot say," Kurama said before recalled how Kushina then turned into Naruto, "I may have an idea, but I really cannot explore it as that would involve tampering with the seal that binds me inside Naruto. I can't even get close enough to touch it without any kind of backlash, since I am a demon."

I wonder how Naruto's doing? Pearl thought with concern on her face as who knows how Naruto was going through this.

*Beach City; Crystal Temple*

Naruto was lying on the couch as he stared into the ceiling after Gamakitchi and Gamatatsu had left a few minutes ago. I know that I've used my Sexy Jutsu a few times in the past, Naruto thought as he looked at the pale hand that belonged to Pearl's body, but to actually HAVE a girl's body…it feels so weird. The shinobi sat up as he tried to think of what to do as he really couldn't train as much since he couldn't bring out Pearl's weapon or injure her body. He wasn't even hungry or tired since his girlfriend is a full-blooded Gem, but he was getting bored. "Maybe some very light exercises might help me get my mind off things," Naruto said as he got to his feet and stretched a bit before Pearl entered, "Hey Pearl-hime, how are you doing?"

"Hungry," said Pearl as she held Naruto's stomach as she looked through the cabinets, "I've never actually felt hunger like this." Naruto walked over and pulled out a couple cups of ramen before putting a pot of water on the stovetop. Once the ramen was done, Naruto handed Pearl a bowl of ramen and watched her dig almost furiously into the meal. "Thanks for fixing this," Pearl said after she slurped a few noodles, "This is really good." Naruto chuckled as he sat next to Pearl and began eating his bowl of ramen.

"I take it that Kurama showed you some of my memories," Naruto said as Pearl froze a bit. Setting the fork aside, Pearl said, "Only the ones he allowed me to see. I…I never knew what you had to go through." Naruto sadly smiled as he said, "Yeah, my life was never easy, even after I graduated from the academy." Pearl looked at Naruto and asked, "Do you miss him…the Sandaime?" Naruto carefully leaned back as he said, "From time to time, yeah, but then at times I wonder what else he had kept hidden from me; I trusted Jiji and yet I keep wondering why he would dance around the subject of my parents. If he had said that they were great shinobi who had many enemies, then I would have understood. Maybe I-"

*Ker-bam!*

Naruto and Pearl looke to see Garnet and Amethyst fighting some sort of large scorpion monster with a gem on its skull. "Garnet! Amethyst!" said Pearl in shock, "What is that?!"

"Get back!" Garnet said as punched the squid, "It's too dangerous; Let Amethyst and I take care of this!" Not wanting to stand by, Naruto went to summon his claws before seeing that he was in PEARL'S body and not his own. "Dammit!" Naruto cursed before he place his hands into a seal, "Time for the old fashion way! Shadow Clone Jutsu!" Plumes of smoke appeared to reveal two dead-looking Pearl clones while Naruto fell to a knee from fatigue. "Naruto," said Pearl as she helped Naruto up, "What happened?"

"Your body must not have enough chakra for the kit to use the Shadow Clone Jutsu," said Kurama, "while you have Naruto's nearly endless chakra!" So what do I do? Pearl thought as she watched Garnet and Amethyst pull the scorpion out onto the beach, still struggling with it, I can't perform any of Naruto's jutsus! Kurama growled as he knew that he couldn't just show Pearl the jutsus that the blonde had used so many times as Pearl would just be learning them. Soon an idea entered the demon's mind.

"You and the kit have to fuse," said Kurama as he got Pearl's attention. "What?!" Pearl said out loud as Naruto looked at her in surprise. "What is it Pearl-hime?" Naruto asked in sudden shock. Pearl looked at Naruto and said, "Kurama says that the only way to help Garnet and Amethyst would be to fuse, but I'm not sure if you're ready!" A yell was heard from outside as the two looked through the window to see the scorpion beginning to get the upper hand on Garnet and Amethyst. "Pearl," said Naruto with fire in his eyes, "We have to fuse." Seeing no choice, Pearl let out a sigh and said, "Alright, but we have to make this count."

Outside, Garnet and Amethyst were trying to free themselves but the poison in their bodies had drained their energies. Garnet saw her vision begin to get dark before a flash of light shone as the Gem saw a large shadow rush in and kicked the large monster away. Now safe from the creature's reach, Garnet and Amethyst were trying to get up before feeling a hand on their shoulders. "Take it easy you two," said a voice in a light and kind tone, "Let me take care of the poison." A light jab was felt as both Gems felt the poison somehow leaving their bodies through the small puncture wounds. "Thanks," said Garnet as she looked up to see a young man with golden orange skin and spikey blonde-orange hair that looked like fire. The man was also wearing navy blue pants and a light blue shirt as an orange jacket with a star in the center was draped on his shoulders like a cape.

Amethyst shook her head and looked at her and Garnet's savior and was surprised to find the figure was as tall as Opal! The young man turned to face the scorpion while swishing something in his mouth. "You two stay back," said the young man before spitting out a bluish-black liquid onto the sand, "I'll handle this. Name's Topaz by the way." The two Gems saw an orange, oval topaz stone in the man's forehead and two orange, square topaz stones in the man's forearms a few inches above his wrists. No way, both Garnet and Amethyst thought in surprise at the sight before them, Pearl and Naruto fused!

Topaz stared at the large monster with determination and a playful smirk as he said, "I'm your opponent now." The scorpion then stabbed the giant with its stinger, but Topaz only blinked slowly with an unimpressed look on his face. "You think your poison will harm me?" said Topaz as his body had somehow absorbed the poison before spitting out the same dark liquid from earlier, "I'm immune. You on the other hand…" The giant then grabbed the stinger in a tight grip as he finished, "are in a world of hurt!" Topaz gave appendage a quick elbow smash and broke the stinger with ease.

The scorpion reeled back from the injury as it bared its jagged teeth that were dripping with saliva. "Heh," Topaz chuckled with a smirk on his face, "I've seen scarier nightmares than that." Topaz then summoned Naruto's claws before bringing out Pearl's spear from the topaz on his forehead with both hands as he then said, "Here's the cool part." The weapons fused to form a long, orange chain with a spiked ball on one end and a tri-pronged dagger on the other. Garnet and Amethyst soon saw Topaz vanish in front of them as sand and dust flew upwards on its own. The monster let out a screech as it charged towards the two Gems as the giant was nowhere in sight before sending out its large pincers towards them. The appendages were about halfway to the duo when they were suddenly sliced off by some invisible force. "I thought I was your opponent?" Topaz asked as the severed appendages vanished into a cloud of smoke before the scorpion let out a screech.

Topaz soon appeared out of thin air with the spiked ball spinning in the air before throwing it towards the monster, landing a direct blow to its face. The giant then jumped into the air as the dagger was now spinning in the air before launching the attack towards the scorpion. "Time to finish this," said Topaz as the dagger had stabbed itself into the monster before the giant began to fall towards the scorpion. The monster didn't have enough time to dodge the incoming attack as Topaz slammed into it with force similar to a small meteorite.

The dust soon settled to reveal Topaz casually tossing the gemstone into the air and catching it with the chain nowhere to be found. "What do you guys think?" Topaz asked with a confident smirk as Garnet and Amethyst got to their feet. "You guys were AWESOME!" said Amethyst as she ran up to the giant, noting how small she was as she only reached up to Topaz's knees. "You two did great," Garnet said with a smile on her face, "especially for your first fusion." The giant chuckled sheepishly as he leaned back a bit and said, "Nothing to it, Garnet-sama."

A bright light shone as Topaz was now split back into Naruto and Pearl with the two looking a bit dizzy. "Whoa," said Naruto has he held his head, "headrush." Pearl looked at Naruto and said, "You get used to it, Naruto." The two then looked at each other to see that they were staring at each other…back in their original bodies. "Alright!" Naruto cheered as he pumped his fists, "I'm back in my own body! This is great!" Pearl smiled as she did a small twirl and said, "I agree Naruto. There's a saying that in order to know someone that you have to walk a mile in their shoes; they probably didn't mean switching bodies though." Naruto chuckled as he and the others walked towards the temple to wait for Steven's return.

Steven and Lion had returned to the temple in a plume of smoke as Naruto and the others enjoying some pizza with Gamakitchi and Gamatatsu joining them nearby. "Hey, Steven," said Naruto as he placed a slice on a plate and handed it to the smaller boy, "how were things at the meeting?" Steven took the plate as he said, "Well, there was an uninvited guest and what sounded like a bit of trouble, but everything had worked out alright. Okina and a few others decided to let you stay here with us!" Everyone smiled as Steven then asked, "So how were things here?"

The four were quiet as they looked at each other before Naruto said, "Not much really; just a slow day that's all." Steven looked and saw a blush form on Pearl's face, Amethyst trying to hold her laughter, and Garnet's ever stoic face. "Don't worry about it, Steven," said Garnet with her stoic tone, "it was just a normal day."

Steven shrugged his shoulders before handing Naruto the package and running outside with Amethyst following him. Naruto let out a held breath as he said, "Thanks, Mom. I'd rather not have to talk about that to Steven." Pearl composed herself as she then said, "Yeah, it was bad enough that the whole ordeal just felt weird…no offense, Naruto." Garnet looked at the two and said, "You do realize that Amethyst may tell Steven about her day." Both Naruto and Pearl paled before rushing out the door and calling out to Amethyst and Steven, not noticing a chuckle escaping Garnet's throat.

"She wouldn't really tell Steven about that accident," said Gamakitchi with a smirk on his face, "would she." Garnet smiled as she said, "Amethyst isn't really like that…I thought it would be funny to mess with those two a bit." Both the Toad and the Gem gave each other a high-five at the prank, knowing that it was going to be fun with Naruto around.

No wonder Pearl and Naruto were acting awkward about their day. Still, the Gems now have a new giant on their side by the name of Topaz. I used some information about the topaz gemstone and the orange topaz for the idea of Topaz. Information about how many cultures believe the topaz to be connected to the sun, able to detect poison, and supposedly grants invisibility. I decided to have Topaz's weapon similar to the kusari-gama as chains can be used as weapons from time to time. Don't forget to rate and review!

Ja ne!