((((THIS CHAPTER HAD BEEN EDITED! ALL CREDIT GOES TO Armur-Tiger! IGNORE THE NOTE BELOW!))))
I actually surprise some of you didn't knew Naruto Master. It was very obvious when I give explanation about her
She have blue eyes, angelic smile yet. Deep down she actually Monster, she almost like mini version of Kirei except she can act and express her mask better than Kirei
The difference also she want to find something instead feel joy from pain of people, she also have slight superior complex and think not special people can be discarded.
She will be OC in here since she didn't connected to Root like in Fate/Prototype and also not have important role in Fate/Stay Night story
This chapter show the day Naruto got summoned and also show all Servant got summoned
Before you protest after reading this chapter, remember that Naruto talk some sense to Obito head in middle of battle AND when Obito already in peak of his plan. The reason why Obito lose is because Naruto words reach his heart, so Naruto Charisma indeed working very much. He should be EX in Charisma I think, I mean most of his enemy turn to friends! But since I don't know how big EX is, I give him A++ :3
As for Grammar, I will appreciate if someone want to become editer for this Fanfic. PM me if you want, okay? XD
Chapter 2. Servant Saver Summoned!
Moment before Naruto was summoned
Manaka Sajyou is a good girl... She's always kind, mature, gentle to everyone.
She also often helps her parents, studies their Magecraft and developed it to another level
Her development in Magecraft surpass all precessor of the head of Sayjou family. You can say she is a blessing from Heaven and her father no doubt will make sure that one day, under Manakas guidance the Sayjou family will become a bright and noble family that even surpasses the Three Great Families such as Tohsaka, Matou and Einzbern.
Her Father is proud of her, she can see it when her fathers eyes meet hers. Love and deep respect... She also cared for her little sister like a big sister she is, although her little sister is a bit meek and timid.
She is aware that her sister developed an inferiority complex around her, of course she tried to help her though it wasn't helping much.
She was also one of the role models in her school, she is smart, beautiful, cute, kind, caring and gentle in school.
Her innocent and angelic smile even brought cheers to the few depressed people.
She is anything that a Magus could wish for as Heir.
And yet, Manaka is not happy.
Despite all the respect, prizes, rewards, praise, love,and all successes she gained she is still not happy.
Don't get her wrong, she's happy. Happy when she gets praised, respected but it only at first. After a few times she got praised she found it boring.
Yes, she understood what she did was actually a great thing and really useful for her family but its not useful for her.
For all the Magecraft she developed what if it can't be used for something?
And for what, fame and respect, if it only made her life more duller?
No... All the achievements she claims couldn't even bring her joy.
She wanted to find something she never developed... She wants to see things she never saw before. She wants to see the unnatural expression when people saw her.
Like killing people... She never did that... True she had a pet rabbit before, she treated it with love and the rabbit enjoyed her presence. One month later she killed it with her usual angelic smile... She don't know how but she could feel the betrayed feeling from the rabbit and to be honest, seeing that expression was actually... Interesting.
She wondered if she started to kill people how their expression would be?
In another World, another Universe, this is where Manaka Sajyou would stride from her path and enter the path of destruction...
It was because she already had a connection to the Root since the beginning and knew its nature so it would be boring and she wished to see something else.
She wanted to see her wish granted through destruction.
But not here... Here she didn't get connected to the Root...
So she indeed found the Root something she wishes to see.
But to reach it isn't easy. The only reason why she still kept her facade is because she wishes to reach the Root... She wants to see what it is and how it grants wishes...
So when suddenly a Command Spell appeared on her hand it was truly a surprise.
She never heard about something like this, so she asked her father what is it.
After the explanation, Manaka had to hold the urge, to tear her father apart due to annoyance. The reason why her father never told her about the Holy Grail was actually because it just happened when she was a still child and it ended in disaster, it also won't happen for the next 60 years so he thought it wouldn't matter.
Sure she knew all about Magic, First Magic, Second Magic, Third Magic, Fourth Magic and Fifth Magic. But she didn't know actually the Holy Grail possessed the Third Magic since her father never explained it.
After hearing the explanation Manaka jumped in joy. Summoning a Heroic Spirit as your Servant?! That was awesome! Who didn't want that?! And also with the Holy Grail she would be able to see the Root! She wasn't interested in how it grants wishes but she wanted to see its form!
She immediately went through research to find a good Hero for her.
Thanks to her developed magic they had no problem of getting a catalyst to summon a Hero. However she didn't do that.
Why?
It was because she wished to test her luck... She was interested in what kind of Servant that would come for a person like her...
The Grail also picked her, why? She didn't know, she didn't even know about it before her fathers explanation.
That's why she wanted to test her luck, if Grail picks her as a Master then what Servant would she gain only using her luck?
That was interesting...
Her father actually forbid that, saying he wanted her to summon the best Hero to win the Grail.
But she insisted... She wants to see her path and after few talks and convincing, her father reluctantly agreed.
And now we found her standing in magic circle that her father prepared.
She stood in her workshop with her father behind her.
She began to chant the words to summon a servant while channeling Prana to her whole body, all of her Magic Circuit inside her body flared, calling for an existence called Heroic Spirit.
She wished to test her luck and see what Servant she'll get and the Core of the Grail decided it for her... She called her Champion...
FLAAAASHHHH!
A bright light appears and engulfed the whole room. Wind and smoke appearing and blowing everything away, Manaka and her father had to cover their faces due to the smoke and wind.
Suddenly a shadowed figure appears, it placed its foot to the ground before standing firmly.
Standing in front of Manaka and her father, was a man. He is 6ft tall, wearing a triangular hat with a veil covering the back and sides of his head. The hat was orange in color and with a black kanji, Manaka noted its meaning was "Emperor".
He wore a short sleeved, orange high collared cape with black flames, underneath it were black long sleeved jacket and white pants and shoes, there was also something latched on his right leg.
Manaka and her father held their breath when her Servant rised his hand and placed it on his hat then rising it slightly, making them able to see his face.
He was a handsome man around 20, he had bright blue cerulean eyes almost like Manakas own, spiky blonde hair with bangs reaching each sides of his face. He also had...
'Are that whisker marks on his face?' Manaka thought with a blink.
The man stared at them for a moment before grinning.
"I'm Naruto Uzumaki, Conquerer of God, Emperor of Shinobi and Samurai. Which one of you summoned me? Dattebayo!"
Manakas father, Hakuno Sayjou immediately gawked at that. What kind of Servant immediately introduces his name instead of his class?! And who the hell is Naruto Uzumaki? He never heard of this name but more importantly..
'Dattebayo?' He thought with a sweatdrop. What the heck is that?A verbal tick? What strange Servant did she summon!
Manaka wasn't bothered by Narutos declaration, instead she stepped forward and rised her arm "I'm your Master, Naruto Uzumaki..." She said in a sing song like tone.
Manaka saw Naruto turn to her and their eyes met.
Then she froze seeing his blue eyes.
True there color were almost same as hers but... These eyes... She can feel it...
She could tell Narutos eyes pierced very deep into her soul, she can feel Naruto eyes strip her mask naked and going through, to her real self.
This Servant... Wasn't a normal Servant. He knew what she is and sees her mask.
She broke out from her frozen state when she heard her Servant call her out
"Ah, so I got summoned by a beautiful and cute lady. May I ask what your name is, Lady?" He asked her politely.
Manaka flashed him another smile and rised her skirt in a Lady like manner and gave a slight bow to Naruto "My name Manaka Sajyou, pleasure to meet you Naruto Uzumaki."
Naruto gave a brief nod to her, indicating that he was satisfied with the introduction
"That means you're the one who summoned me. Very well, we will take time to know each other first, then we can proceed to talk about the coming War." He gripped his hat and pushed it to the back of his neck, let it hang down to his backhead and reveal his blonde hair "Pleasure to meet you too, Manaka-chan..." He stated with a grin to her.
Manaka stared at her Servant... Truly he was interesting, she could tell he was sincere.
Even after seeing the real her,her side that wants to hurt people, this man doesn't seem to be bothered by her. Normal people who saw her true nature would be bothered or even fear her.
But this man... Not fear, not even afraid or disgusted. A normal one.
Interesting.
"Excuse me Naruto-san, but what class are you?" Hakuno, her father spoke for the first time since the summoning.
Naruto turned to the man and put on a thoughtful face "I actually can be summoned as the 7 main classes, I also can be summoned as one of the three extra class too but... This time I got summoned as Saver..." He answered much to Hakunos shock.
A Servant that was capable to be summoned into all classes?! What kind of Servant is that?! He never heard of such a Heroic Spirit! And whats with this Saver-class?!
This is the first time he heard of it! He could tell his daughter was also surprised.
"Saver?" Manaka asked.
"Yep, Saver... You can say, its a class for Savior of the Worlds or Messiahs, don't ask me why I was summoned in that class. You're the one that used the summoning chant..." Naruto answered a with shrug.
"But we used the chant to summon Saber!" Hakuno responded with a frown.
"Then your luck sucks..." Naruto stated flatly much to Hakuno annoyance seeing his blunt response "Anyway, why don't we take it somewhere else? It quite cramped in here..."
Later at Manaka room.
"You know what I am." Manaka stated bluntly.
Naruto who sat while wearing a white/gray plain t-shirt and a bright orange hooded jacket with long blue pants only sipped the drink he gott calmly.
After the brief explanation about Saver class and interrogation about who or what Naruto was from Manaka father, Naruto and Manaka spend their time together in order to know each other.
Hakuno actually didn't like Naruto... He was a enigma.
When he asked who Naruto is and what his tale was, Naruto in response merely told him that he won't find a story about him anywhere because his story was merely a fairy tale.
Hakuno won't find any story or biography about Naruto and it was useless to search for it. Hakuno didn't take that quite well, he just couldn't leave his daughter to someone very mysterious like Naruto.
It wasn't a secret for him that Servants can kill their Master if they wanted or only use them as a Prana battery.
So right now while Hakuno tried to find Narutos story, he gave Naruto and Manaka some time to know each other.
"Yes, I know" Naruto responded to Manaka with dismissives tone as if it was a normal thing.
"And you're not even bothered? Not disgusted slightly? Why?" Manaka asked with a tilted head.
"I have seen worse Manaka-chan..." Naruto snorted "Do you think that I became Emperor because I got that title like it was a blessing from the sky? I fought and struggled for my title... Facing a enemy that you've never seen and fought, I have basic knowledges about this World and I must say its still rather peaceful to mine..." Naruto chuckled and its true
his worlds is cruelty beyond this worlds... It may not have something like Vampires but the Humans in his world are far more vicious and cruel.
They always fight and fight... Children are send to fight, even if they're still not old enough but they are still send to fight.
To forced to see the horrors of War... The horror of seeing their friend cut down like an insect.
Then forced to see their friends being experimented on, captured, turned into a slave or a breeding stock.
And most of them are not even older than Manaka here..Most of them even only eleven or twelve or worse eight or six.
They didn't possess highly advanced technology like here, that's why they're more brutal and their methods more vicious and cruel.
"Really?" Manaka asked in surprise "So you have met one like me before?"
Naruto paused while raising his cup. He stares at Manaka eyes for a moment before smiling bitterly and put down his cup.
"You envy..." Naruto stated, ignoring Manaka question making her blink "You're too perfect. You get everything you want until you get bored. Then when you see normal people, you envy them... You won't admit it but deep inside you are jealous."
Manaka hearing that felt like she got slapped.
Her bright eyes turned cold and her angelic smile was gone, replaced by anger and a cold look.
"And how do you know that?" She muttered with a cold voice. What Naruto said struck her at the core... Despite her dismissive persona about the World and only wishing to find interesting things to entertain herself, deep inside she is jealous.
She's jealous that people are capable of displaying sincere kindness and gentle manners.
Not like her mask...
Naruto wasn't bothered by Manakas cold look, only flashin her a smile "Because, I had a friend. He was a brother to me. We both had similar lifes and pasts... But in the end, we chose different paths... Thus he got jealous of me... He was jealous because I managed to get stronger and he felt like he always found himself following me from behind..."
Manaka eyes narrowed slightly hearing Narutos words. She didn't understand what he said was connected to her?
"I don't understand how it related to me." Manaka responded.
"You see, my friend is like you. He got everything handed to him. He was perfect like you, everyone loves him just like you. But he didn't return it, because he had his goal... Unlike you who wants something interesting, his goal was vengeance" Naruto continued as he stared into her eyes "Short story, he managed to gain his vengeance but in the end it was worth nothing... He started to blame everyone except him, it was because he envied them, he envied people who laughed normally and were happy" He paused and gave a bitter smile to Manaka
"You, Manaka-chan are like him. True you have different goals and wishes but I can see it in you. You walk the same path as him. I'm sure after you kill one person you will kill more until you're beyond saving."
Manaka hearing Naruto got a neutral look on her face. Her blue eyes didn't show anything and slowly she spoke "What makes you think I care about that?" She asked in challenging manner.
"Because you still feel jealous" Naruto answered simply "You're jealous of them and you know deep inside what you're going to do is wrong. That shows you still have morals inside you." He gave a slight grin to her "And its a good thing, it shows you are still a living being. A Monster you are but you still have your limits"
Manaka who was listening had wide eyes, the first time she showed a surprised look after being angry of Naruto mentioning her jealousy.
'Could it be true? Could I actually know what I did is wrong? No... I know its wrong to feel like this, to find out how I'll feel when killing people but its the only thing I find amusing in this World. To find something new...' Manaka thought with a blank look on her face.
Naruto noticed her discomfort, he slowly stood up and brought his hand to pat her head, surprising her.
"Hey, not need to be gloomy like that. If you really want to kill someone we can do it in the War"
Manaka beamed at that inwardly but she also can't hold the surprised look that formed on her face "But, don't you hate killing?"
"I don't hate killing, I'm Emperor for a reason you know..." Naruto replied with a snort "We will try to satisfy your hunger by killing some people. You want to see it directly with your eyes, right? Then its fine, in this War there will be people who die. You can use it as a cover so these Magus Association won't be after you"
"But... Why? Why do you wish to help me?" Manaka asked
"Because..." Naruto gave her a grin and knelt down to her height "If you want to find something interesting, then who am I to deny it? All I need is to guide you down the right path... I'm Servant Saver. Before saving someone else, my Summoner comes first" He finished with a warm smile.
And with that slowly, a beautiful and angelic smile appeared on Manakas face. A smile of happiness that someone accepts her... Someone who acknowledges her not for her good deeds but for who she is... Someone who was willing to accompany her and guide her in her path... Even if her path is wrong but this man still will do it.
Normally, if it a person would say someething like that to Manaka she would kill him/her then turning away not even bothered by their words. But Naruto... Somehow when he spoke like that... There was something about Naruto that made her believe in him... It was like she's standing in front of the savior of the World, a man who capable to save even a serial killer.
You have to thanks A++ Charisma for that.
'Saver... It seems that your class suits you pretty well' She thought with a inward chuckle. "Thank you, Naruto..."
Naruto only grunted in response before he stood up again and took his tea that was served and drank it.
"Say... Naruto, you know about me but I don't know anything about you... Could you tell me about your era at least?" Manaka asked in curiosity.
Naruto paused in the middle of his drink before finishing it and placed his the down.
He pondered about it for a moment before he grinned, he bit his thump, drawing some blood and performing hand seals then slam it down on the table.
"Kuchiyose! (Summoning!)"
Manaka was surprised when suddenly white smoke appeared on Narutos palm that was latched on the table. In the smoke was a scroll like one of the Feudal Era, as Naruto opens the scroll Manaka noted that the scroll contains strange symbols. Almost like Runecraft but different, Naruto places a hand on the middle symbol then,
POOF!
A single book appeared on it and Manaka blinked.
Naruto took the book and roll up the scroll and gave the book to Manaka.
"The Tale of the Utterly Gutsy Shinobi?" Manaka read the title of the book with a confused look as she took it.
"Before I explain my life, you have to learn what kind of era I lived in... That book is written by my Godfather during his journey... Read it first then I may tell you about me..." Naruto suggested with a grin.
Present with Naruto, one day after fight with Lancer. 12:37PM
We found Naruto standing in an alley way with a thoughtful face.
He came with her Master alone. It was a hard time to convince Manakas father so he wouldn't come with her. Naruto didn't need Hakuno to come with them, he would hinder his plan to destroy the Grail.
If Naruto told Hakuno about his goal, Hakuno would immediately contact the Magus Association and that would pull to much attention.
Naruto didn't to want cause unnecessary chaos...
Naruto was actually sure Manaka won't mind if he destroys the Grail.
The little girl didn't even knew about its existence in first place, so it would be fine if it was destroyed.
It took Manaka to convince her father that she wished to experience the war alone and see how real fights are, so she can understand the life of Magus and bla, bla, bla.
Thankfully it was a success.
Back to topic, right now Naruto was thinking about his situation as Heroic Spirit...
The problem is, Naruto didn't have any freaking idea what a Hero is.
He didn't have detailed informations, for Story about Lu Bu, he only knew that Lu Bu was a General in his life but he didn't have any detail about his abilities.
This is because the Throne of Hero he entered isn't the complete Throne of Hero.
He didn't enter the Throne properly. He didn't have any information except about the basics of this World like Magus, Mana, Od, Technology and things like that.
It was more like the Throne of Hero wasn't complete in processing his life.
The program still not complete... There was no copy of him and the Throne wasn't able to download his life completelx since he entered a unique way and his bond with Rikudōs Chakra plus Pure world of his World also affected the Throne.
That's why he didn't have much knowledge about Heros like King Arthur or Cao Cao.
He didn't even know why King Arthur fell and what his weapon was.
Basically, he was screwed.
He had no knowledge about his opponents except their basic things like Lancer use a lance, Archer uses long ranged weaponry, Saber uses a sword, Berserker was a mad servant and else.
But at least there was a positive thing.
His enemy also won't know anything about him.
No, they will know who Naruto is. He was Emperor in life, they would know Naruto was working as Assassin, they will know Naruto was a orphan and had sucky childhood but that's it.
They won't know much about his abilities. Other than he was a Ninja of course...
'No need to think abut things like that. Right now, I need to gather more information. Caster and Assassin are in Ryuudou Temple, Archer is with that twin tailed girl who is the Tohsaka Heiress thanks to the information of Manaka-chan's father, Lancer always scouts the city, Rider was still a mystery since I haven't met her yet, same with Berserker and Saber is still unknown...' Naruto thought while rubbing his chin.
"Naruto! Naruto!"
Naruto turned to see his Master. She had pale skin like Sasuke, neck-length light blonde hair that reminded him of Ino, complete with the bright blue eyes. She wore a light blue dress that reveals her shoulders and back. The skirt of her dress is short, ending only a few centimeters below her hips. She also wore a pair of gloves to hide her Command Seals.
And she was covered in blood.
"You're done Manaka-chan?" Naruto asked with a bitter smile.
Naruto of course, let Manaka free to kill people. But the people Manaka kill weren't normal people but bad people. Like rapists and also some who sell narcotics to teenagers.
Scum...
Naruto didn't mind killing people like that. In his Kingdom, rapists will be tortured until they wish to die. Slavers will be turned into slave twice the times than that of his victims.
"Uh-huh!" Manaka answered with big children like smile "I'm done! Why didn't you kill any?" She asked with a pout "I wanted to see how you kill people!"
"Manaka-chan, my way of killing way is simple. Stab with a kunai to the head and they're dead" Naruto deadpanned "I don't think thats very special"
"Then use a special one!" Manaka said in childish manner before turning and pointing to one of her victim that lay on the ground, still breathing "I even left one for you!"
"No..." Naruto denied.
"Please? I want to see your Ninjutsu! Just once!" Manaka begged with a cute face making Narutos eyes twitch.
"Fine, fine..." Naruto surrendered and Manaka beamed. He steps forward and performed one hand seal "Sorry, nothing personal but you have to pay for your crimes, you raped how many woman? 4?Well thats a death sentence for you. Katon : Goukakyu no Jutsu! (Fire Release : Grand Fireball Technique!)" Naruto spew out 2M blazing ball of fire at the rapist and his friend. It seems he still had his 5 Element Nature though he prefered using wind but hey! Flames are cool too!
Before the thug was able to respond the flame engulfed him. He screamed in pain as he felt the hot flame blaze and burnt him like paper, he cried for help but unfortunately for him Manaka already placed a Boundary Field that preventd anyone from hearing their sounds.
After the flame turned the group into ash Naruto used a simple wind jutsu and blew them away, he turned to Manaka who had starry eyes.
"You spew out flames from your mouth!" She stated in an awed tone.
"You're Magus right? Isn't this normal for you?" Naruto asked with some confusion.
"Well, I never saw a Human spew out flames before! That was rare, I never heard of a Magus who did that too..." Manaka answered with a giggle.
Naruto hearing that merely rolled his eyes with a little grin on his face. His Master was really interesting "Now that you're done killing, how did it feel?" He asked.
Manaka stopped giggling and paused, she thought for a moment before smiling like an angel. "It was a fun experience. When I saw them beg for their life and felt their blood on my hand. When seeing them... I never saw such a thing so it was really interesting and I also quite enjoy it when they scream"
And she is a sadist too, as an addition of being a psycho. Great... Thankfully his Master was still capable of being saved at least.
"Coming from one like your kind I'm not surprise somehow... Let's go before anyone notices this Boundary thing, you can clear the blood stains right?" Naruto asked and Manaka nodded while smiling.
It took around one minute to clean the mess, together with the bloodstains.
After that both left the alleyway and walked away. Its still noon actually and killing people silently is easy for Naruto, even if its noon.
He may don't like to be sneaky and stealthy but he still can become one when he needed to. And he's damn good too, when doing that! And kidnapping a rapist who's hiding in a shadow only made his job easier.
The moment they left the alley way, Naruto entered his Astral form and activated Presence Concealment again.
While walking in the city, Naruto stared at the town while humming inwardly.
Seeing the town more closely was better than using his clones
'This era is quite fascinating... While the medical was still better in mine, the buildings and technology is another thing' Naruto commented to his Master through his mental link.
'Even if the Grail does give you remedial knowledge of the modern era, experiencing it with your own eyes must be interesting regardless...' Manaka agreed to her Servant with a nod as she saw the city 'It's not as big as my city but still good on its own... Although, I must say I'm interested, with your medical knowledge, was your era better than now?'
To Manaka, Naruto was a mystery... While she didn't care for what he wished, she was interested on his history. From what she read in "Tale of the Utterly Gutsy Shinobi", they are in the middle of the Feudal Era or maybe older, the era was clearly brutal and it may have been before the beginning of the First World War or maybe in the Age of Gods.
However there is nothing historical about him... There's no history about Naruto Uzumaki, Her father can't find a single thing about him! It's as if just like Naruto said, his story is a fairy tale.
So for Manaka, Naruto is complete puzzle that interested her.
He not was not only the one thats going to lead her but also one of the mysteries she wished to break.
And the fact that he was handsome plus cute with that whisker marks was also helping!
He was like a prince! No, Emperor! Yes, rather than the Knight in shining Armor he's more like an Emperor that guides...
Its clearly better than a Knight.
'Hmm... My era eh... You can say yours and mine may possess the same level of medical knowledge... Though in combat I think mine will win because my era was more brutal than yours. No offense of course...' Naruto stated with a chuckle.
'None taken...' Manaka responded with some giggling.
The Master and Servant pair lapsed into silence after that, content with each others company and the quiet atmosphere they found themselves in. Naruto reflected on his own thoughts, about the Servants and the War, while Manaka continued to bask in her heroes presence while walking and enjoying the city. A few minutes later, Naruto decided to break the silence.
'Hmm... I wonder what people think about this War eh...' Naruto thought.
'Hm? You're interesting in something like that?' Manaka asked in surprise.
'Nope, I'm not. I don't even care if one Servant wishes to destroy the World, however I do find myself curious. As far as I know Servants got summoned by an artifact or item thats related to them, I just wondered if theres some interesting wish...' Naruto mused and Manaka chuckled.
'To measure someones wish will be pretty hard Naruto, humanity is selfish and petty after all. In every era, no matter the person, humanity has been full of insignificant wishes. It didn't matter if you were a king or a peasant. Everyone had at least one inconsequential, selfish desire deep inside themselves that they wished to be granted somehow. It's because of these wishes that the Grail even came to existence. It was created to grant the petty desires of petty individuals who gave birth to it. As this is true, why shouldn't the Grail be selfish and petty as well?' Manaka responded making Naruto blink.
He inwardly smiled at that. He knew well what Manaka meant, the Grail had its own will. Yes, he knew about that, he even met with the core of the Grail and talked with her.
But he couldn't let Manaka know that... Not yet... Besides, he wanted to see how deep Manaka knowledge about humanity is. It would help him guide Manaka, so he elaborated.
'Oh? You're saying that the Grail has its own will?' Naruto asked and Manaka nodded.
'Yes... Even the Grail itself has its own will. After all, its created by people who have a wish. I believe the Grail is selfish and petty, just like its creators. It was created for the sake of granting humanity's petty wishes because it is incapable of doing anything else. Even if people don't know it themselves, the Grail is aware of their deepest wish, it knows what humanity wants. And that's what is so interesting about the Grail.' Manaka answered with a nod. She paused and saw at her right arm that was covered by gloves, where her Command seals lay 'And I believe the Grail heard my wish... Like you said, deep inside I wish to find someone that understands me and accept me as myself and they won't try to change me.
Even my nature is twisted a bit and the Grail responded to that... By summoning you...' Manaka stated and Naruto could see her beautiful smile.
'Hmm... Quite deep quote you showed Manaka-chan, despite your strange nature, but you do understand humanity quite well. You're already mature for your age in this peaceful era...' Naruto praised with sincere tone and Manaka beamed under his praise
'Will you repeat it and change my name with Hime?' Manaka asked with hopeful tone and Naruto chuckled
'You are indeed mature for your age, even if in a peaceful era you already know humanity pretty well Manaka-hime. As expected from a Princess' Naruto said in a humble tone and Manaka let out a squeal through her mind.
She always liked it when Naruto calls her a Princess.
'Ne, Naruto. May I ask, what is your wish?' Manaka asked, not like she cared but just like Naruto said, she was curious.
'My wish eh... I actually don't have one...' Naruto answered and its true even if the Grail wasn't corrupted he still wouldn't have one. He was already satisfied with his life after all.
Its like Manaka said, Naruto was here due to the Grails will. The REAL Grail wants to be purified from Angra Mainyus stain, she was even begging to Naruto.
That's the only reason why he was here was to help Emiya Kiritsugu and to kill Angra Mainyu.
Justeaze told him his story. She didn't tell any details about the Fourth Holy Grail War, but she told him what Emiya Kiritsugu did and his sacrifice to prevent "All the Evils of the World" to be born.
He sacrificed his relationship with his daughter, let his wife go and let his partner die
All for the sake of the World.
Another Itachi Uchiha.
The man who killed his family and cried blood just for the sake of the World.
Even if he shoulders the evils of the World as long as the World is in peace.
That's the reason why Naruto came... And that's the reason he will kill Angra Mainyu.
This thing even showed Kiritsugu the dream of his family and made him kill them.
No mercy... As soon as the Grail was ready, the biggest Bijuudama that was enough to destroy an island will launched at it. He would destroy this thing.
He swore on his name of Uzumaki Naruto and his title as Emperor.
Manaka oblivious to Narutos mind and only hearing his answer blinked in surprise. Naruto didn't have a wish? Then why was he summoned?
'You don't have one? How about a good battle or seeing your family again?' Manaka asked.
'Manaka-chan. I don't have any regrets in my life neither do I have any wishes. I already gained everything in my life and as much I love to fight but I also love peace...' Naruto laughed confusing Manaka even more.
If Naruto doesn't have a wish... Could it be, that the Grail summoned Naruto for her?
A special one? Yeah... It could be something like that!
She let out sincere smile at that thought. It meant Naruto is her destined one!
While Naruto and Manaka were trapped in their own mind they kept walking and neared the local school of Fuyuki City. When they neared they immediately sensed something from it and stopped. Naruto eyes narrowed in his astral form when sensing something off with the school while Manaka approached the school gate and rubbing it slowly.
'Manaka-chan... This school...'
'Yes... There's a Boundary Field covering this school. Which means one of the Masters is a student of this school...' Manaka elaborated her Servant as they stared at the school 'And its made to absorb souls from humans, whoever the Servant did this he/she clearly have overstepped their boundaries since they're involving innocent people... Is this Casters doing?'
'No... Caster and Assassin live in Ryuudou Temple...' Naruto answered with a neutral tone.
'Then it has to be Rider...' Manaka concluded and Naruto blinked.
'What makes you think that?' Naruto asked curiously
'Archer, Lancer and Saber won't do a thing like this. They are servants of the Knights, fighting using weaponry and it was rare to see one of them using a Boundary Field like this. Berserker is very obvious since is the Servant of Madness, which means Caster or Rider. Caster's staying in Ryuudou Temple that leaves only Rider...' Manaka explained and Naruto whistled.
That was quite the deduction, he didn't know much about these Magus thinsg since he didn't get the complete information. That's why he couldn't understand, thankfully he got a Master like Manaka who was an expert in Magecraft.
'You are pretty sharp. Smart, beautiful, deadly, you would have been a good Kunoichi, Manaka-hime...' Naruto praised making Manaka give a big and beautiful smile.
'Thank you Naruto-kun!' She replied sincerely and filled with love when he called her 'Hime' again making Naruto chuckle.
'I will send a clone to check the school tonight then... We may have to start acting this night Manaka-chan...' Naruto told her.
'Good then! Hmm... Since the Matou family bloodline is dying it means the Tohsaka Heiress, she is the second owner of this city after all...' Manaka gave her opinion and Naruto nodded in his astral form.
'Matou bloodline dying? Hmm... I will send a clone to check on them too'
'Eh? Why?' Manaka asked with some confusion.
'Dying and dead are different things Manaka-chan. Dying means still alive even if barely.
Just in case... Maybe they're Riders Master. If you want to kill someone, make sure you see to it with your own eyes...' Naruto lectured. Facing a being like Orochimaru made him very careful about killing people, unless Naruto saw it with his own eyes there was a possibility the enemy is still alive.
They will begin their move tonight, they won't be fighting perhaps. But they will scout openly now... There's no more reason to hide.
Naruto already knew 6 Servants other than him were already summoned. He met with Assassin himself to test the man and he already fought Lancer. That's more than enough and if he's lucky he will able to see another pair of Servants fighting each other to measure their strength.
And knowing his luck, he was sure that there will be a battle tonight.
Night
And once again, Naruto luck was proven true as he found himself stare at the Homurahara Academy field with Manaka on his side.
Right now they stood 2 KM away from the building and while he didn't possess keen eyes like the Archer class, he at least could see that far thanks to Manakas magic.
By using Formalcraft, Naruto and Manaka were capable of seeing further than normal Human eyes. While not as good as Archers keen eyes, it was good enough to see at this distance.
They watched Archers and Lancers intense battle and had to say they were quite surprised to see Archer using swords instead of a bow and he was even dual wielding.
"A bowman who is using swords. Interesting..." Naruto murmured.
The battle of Archer and Lancer could be said to be stalemate. At first it was Lancer who got pushed back by Archer, however slowly but sure Lancer started to push back and now it was clearly the servant of Spear who managed to gain advantage against the servant of the Bow.
Like Naruto, Archer weapons broke many times but Archer kept summoning another weapon and got it broken. Naruto noted that Archer already got his weapon destroyed or knocked off 27 times but he kept summoning another one.
He then saw Lancer focusing large amounts of power into his spear, it seems he was going to use his Noble Phantasm. Now this is what he was waiting for! He wanted to see one of these Noble Phantasms in action!
While Naruto focused on battle and learned their style, Manaka eyes went to somewhere else as she caught something.
"Oh my, there is a witnesses..." Manaka muttered
Naruto hearing that narrowed his eyes and followed Manaka gaze. Indeed, there was a red haired teenager that watched the battle from afar.
According to the rules, there should be no witnesses for this war. They were either eliminated or got their memory erased, that boy had seen something he shouldn't have. While he didn't like it too much but rules are rules, if the secret of Magus existence got blurted out there would be chaos.
"Want me to take him out?" Naruto asked. He may not be good at throwing from afar, but thanks to his Servant abilities he could throw a wind chakra enhanced Kunai and no doubt hit the boy.
Manaka was about to answer 'yes' but she paused when seeing Lancer notice the boys presence and the boy run from him, Naruto also saw this and promptly silenced while he kept watching.
They saw Rin and Archer move after Lancer, it seems the Tohsaka Heiress wanted to save an innocent student. Seeing that she was the second owner of this city that was pretty responsible actually. Unfortunately after a moment they saw Lancer leaving, which meant the boy was already dead since Rin and Archer left not long after him, which means they were too late
"Well... Lancer already dealt with that boy... Why don't we scout somewhere else?" Manaka offered
"Where?" Naruto asked
"A restaurant!" Manaka beamed "Just you and me!" She declared and Naruto swore he could see sparkles in her eyes.
That was another problem... It seems that Manaka starts to get more clingy...
Almost like Princesses seeing their Knight in shining armor!
"Let's follow Lancer at least..." Naruto deadpanned.
Manaka immediately pouted "Why?"
Naruto was about to answer before he caught Rin and Archer leaving the school. He noticed they didn't carry any body strangely and judging by Rin Tohsaka nature this far, she wouldn't destroy the body which means...
'Could it be she healed the boy? But if she didn't want him to get involved why didn't she keep him in guard to explain everything? Lancer will probably going to after the boy again if he noticed that he is still alive...' Naruto thought with narrowed eyes.
It seems the little girl wasn't too sharp, to missing such obvious point.
Anyway that's wasn't his problem, as much as he wanted to help the boy, that is not his duty. He had his own problem with the Grail already and he wasn't the naïve boy who wanted to help everyone anymore.
"I guess we can go and eat for a moment. I will send a clone to keep an eye on the school..." Naruto stated
"Yaay!" Manaka chirped happily like a children that got a gift and Naruto smiled before grabbing Manaka in bridal manner which made the woman let out rare "EEP".
'That... That was cute...' Naruto thought with a blink. He admits his Master was indeed a cute one and acts like an innocent child too and he may have been fooled had he not see her rip apart a rapists heart with an angelic smile this noon.
Manaka blushed as she got carried by Naruto, suddenly she grinned lightly before snuggling closer to his jacket. This was a opportunity, why let it slide?
Naruto only shook his head at his Master antics, he could tell his Master started to get more intimate to him. He gave a last glance to Rin and Archer before jumping away with his Master.
After midnight, Emiya Residence
Eventually Shirou staggered home, relief flooding his system in a cool wave as he locked the gate behind him. He mechanically tottered into his living room barely having the presence of minding to turn on the lights as he plopped down onto the floor, utterly drained.
A memory of being stabbed with a spear on his mind and he grimaced.
"…I wonder who saved me. If I ever meet them, I at least want to say thanks..." He mumbled, still barely aware of his surroundings as he thought about his revival.
As he sat against the wall, he allowed his mind to drift, trying to understand how he could be still alive after being run through the heart with a barbed spear. Hell, just thinking about it brought back the sickening sensation of the spearhead in his chest! He still could feel it the stab in his chest!
"Damn. I'm going to have nightmares about this for months…" Shirou muttered 'What on earth happened back there?' he thought as his tired mind recalled the battle. 'Those two… they were really trying to kill each other! And those weapons…' He didn't know how to describe it, but those two fighters could not possibly be human and their weapons weren't normal in any fashion. None of his attempts to figure out what he had seen could sooth his fears and confusion.
Those thoughts were blown out of his head by the lights flicking off and the innocuous clattering of a strategically placed wooden bell in the ceiling.
That bell was tied directly to the Boundary Field his adoptive father had placed on the property. While it did nothing to deter intruders, it did warn him if someone came onto the grounds with any sort of malicious intent. His father was quite proud of the Field, stating that it was both accurate and subtle, and would take an extremely powerful magus with way too much time on their hands to remove it.
Well, his father was Emiya Kiritsugu after all, the Magus Killer, so setting up something like this isn't hard even if he got cursed not that Shirou knew though.
He couldn't think of anyone who would be after him though, save… 'Wait, what did that spearman say?'
"Sorry about this, but rules are rules. Rest in peace."
'I saw something I shouldn't have and was killed for it… now that I'm alive…' He thought frantically with fear in his spine
Startled but unwilling to risk letting a sound leave his throat, Shirou silently curled onto the balls of his feet. For the sake of defense, he scanned the room for a weapon.
Of course, he wasn't lucky enough have something lying around save for a metal tube.
The tube was a container for a limited edition poster Fuji-nee brought here the previous morning.
He had found out the hard way that the damn thing was made of solid metal. Right now though, it would be perfect. "Trace on.." He intoned, the self-suggestion allowing him to channel his magic through the item in his hands.
"Basic structure: analyze..."
"Basic quality: reinforce,"
"Trace: off."
With that, Shirou finished his spell, returning to full awareness. Even though he was proud of the fact that he got the normally tricky spell off, he couldn't exactly think about it, not when an intruder was in his home.
Shirou didn't have time to think further on it as a surge of murderous intent hit him, causing his spine to conveniently replace itself with a rod of ice. He barely reacted in time, throwing himself towards the opposing wall and rolling to face his attacker.
Blue armor, dark hair in a ponytail, crimson eyes and a spear of the same color: his killer had already tracked him down?
"Well redhead, you turned out to be a whole new kind of pain in the ass. Never had to kill a guy twice in the same day before..." Lancer said with a bored expression. "Now do me this one favor and keep still, it'll hurt less for ya that way..." He grunted while bringing up his spear in a lightning-fast thrust.
With no time to think, Shirou took a feverish gamble, his hand wrapping around the poster tube and swung it with all his might, successfully parrying the crimson weapon. "Huh?" the attacker eyed his makeshift weapon before smiling with an almost feral glint in his eyes. "Oh… that's an interesting trick you got there, kid. Looks like you're a magus, am I right?"
The redheaded magus-in-training kept himself steady despite the cold realization that he had no chance against this guy without some serious divine intervention.
He really needed a miracle now.
"Looks like I might get one more chance for some good ol' fashioned fun!" Lancer grinned savagely as he rained blows on Shirou desperate defense, pounding the Reinforced metal into a dented mess. The worst part was that it was painfully obvious that he was playing around. "Good, boy! How about this one?" He shouted as he swung his polearm in a massive strike that literally blew Shirou out of the window he had purposefully backed himself against. The spearman came through an instant after, his spear already in motion.
Shirou needed some distance and he saw one chance. Planting his foot into the grass, he pushed up with both arms still gripping his rapidly weakening weapon and threw his full power behind one swing.
"Don't… Take me so lightly!" He roared as he swung his weapon.
GAAAKIN!
Just as the canister slammed into the crimson spear, the impact was sufficient to actually send the spear spiraling into the air, where it stabbed into the ground several meters behind the man in blue.
Lancer glanced at the spear, but didn't exactly seem to be bothered by being disarmed.
Shirou knew that it was now or never, but wouldn't dare to take his eyes off of his killer. He took one step back, the first in a furious bid to get into the shed.
His opponent returned his gaze to his target and smiled almost like a friend. "Fly..."
BANG!
The servant Lancer suddenly disappeared from Shirou sight and all Shirou know was pain. He noticed the man kick him straight away, make him cough blood and strip away his weapon!
Shit, that man had kicked him a good twenty meters in one blow!
The lance came at him again, Shirou's knees giving out in a fit of that "divine intervention" he needed, allowing him to fall into the shed as the force of the missed strike slammed the door open. Scrambling back a few meters, Shirou could only weakly stare at his killer through his blurry vision.
"Checkmate..." Lancer said with a grin and pointed his spear at Shirou "That last move was pretty surprising boy..." Lancer lowers his spear a bit and put on a thoughtful face "Though I don't understand. You think fast on your feet but you are hopeless at Magecraft... You still seem to have a knack for it..." He narrowed his eyes, observing Shirou "Maybe you were meant to be a Master originally..." He then shrugged before readying his spear again "Well, even if you were meant to but this is the end for you..." He finished as he prepared to strike Shirou down
Shirou glared at the spearman with anger on his face. He had been saved once already and just like that, the same man comes after him and kills him again. The sheer unfairness of dying twice in one day in the exact same manner is infuriating. After everything he had managed to live through, after everything he had endured to approach the ideal of a hero of justice, he was going to die like he was nothing more than an insect.
"Screw this..." Shirou muttered as he struggled and moved his body in sit motion, glaring at Lancer, he movde his hand to his chest where Lancer stabbed him before "My life was spared. My life was saved, so I'm not going to die that easily!" He yelled.
Unknown to him, the old magic circle behind him slowly began to glow due to his will to live.
"I have to live and fulfill my obligations and I can't do that if I'm dead..." Shirout murmured with a bitter voice then he clenched his fist and slowly the blood on his hand turned into a symbol "I'm not gonna be killed, in a place like this!" He glared at Lancer who moved his spear to stab Shirou "For no good reason, by a guy like you who kills people like its nothing!" He roared strongly.
At that moment Avalon inside Shirou body starts to work. His magic circuits glowing in power and the ritual responded to his will to survive, the sheath called its sword.
The Sword of Promised Victory
Suddenly a typhoon along with blinding light appears and blocked Lancer spear, creating shower of sparks, make his eyes widen.
"Another Servant? So its true theres an extra one in this War" He murmured before his eyes caught some movement and he rised his lance to block a sudden strike from an invisible force
The strike was strong enough to blow him away from the old house, sending him outside,
Lancer skid on the ground and balanced himself while taking stance. No doubt this kid managed to summon a Servant, the last one.
When he met Assassin in Ryuudou Temple last midnight it was actually surprising. He already met Assassin that night then when checking the temple he meets another one.
After that observation he go to Kirei and demanded a explanation while giving his report.
The fake priest stated that possibly one of those Assassins is actually Servant Saver, while Lancer was unsure about them there was a big chance the Samurai was Saver class. Unlike the first one, this Samurai fought with clear honor, not like the first Assassin who fought one was more like an Assassin.
But... The first one was clearly not a ordinary Assassin... Lancer knew well that the blonde haired mans eyes were the eyes of a King, a Leader, of a Warrior! Not some petty Assassin that hides in the shadows!
This was really confusing... Just thinking about it gave him a headache!
Suddenly he saw the enemy Servant launch herself at him, breaking him from his mind and he immediately blocked her attack.
He will think about it later, for now he had a battle to fight.
And if he met with the first Assassin again, maybe he could share a drink with him and ask about the truth. And maybe he can get him to kill his Master then take the Command seals to his own Master.
He didn't mind working with the blonde Assassin, he was a cool guy. And after they eliminated all the Servants, both of them would finish the battle with a one on one duel.
Yeah... Very good plan...
Unknown to him, Shirou and Saber a figure in astral form was crouching on a roof not far from their position, watching them with an analyzing look.
Naruto stared at the woman in blue armor and dress with acute look. That weapon was sheathed with wind... It was definitely a sword, 90 centimeters long at least.
He was a master in manipulating wind so his eyes were already accustomed with it.
'So the last Servant is summoned and its Saber, the best in Knight type Servant... She will be a challenge, I can tell she's very skilled, finally, the Holy Grail War has started. Now... Which one do I need to eliminate first?' Naruto thought with a grin as he observed Lancer and Sabers fight.
He may able to see one of their Noble Phantasm!
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