Light of friendship
Later that night, Asuna couldn't get to sleep. "I'm used to the feeling of having Negi cling to me while we sleep...without that I can't sleep" She said to herself sitting up in her bed "I guess we're all feeling the gap made when he died" she softly continued walking to the door. "Maybe some air will do me good" Asuna said walking out of her room.
As she walked the corridors the wind blew her white satin nightgown around "Man this is a beautiful place" she smiled "I couldn't agree more" "Naruto, couldn't sleep huh?" Asuna asked "I haven't been yet, I've been walking the halls with a few of the order members" Naruto said "WHAT! Get to bed right now!" Asuna shouted "Alright alright I'm going" Naruto said before stopping "What now?" Asuna asked "Can you hear...singing?" Naruto asked "Yeah I do" Asuna said "But who is singing?" Naruto asked.
Don't try to live so wise.
Don't cry 'cause you're so right.
Don't dry with fakes or fears,
'Cause you will hate yourself in the end.
The voice was Konoka's. Naruto heard the words and knew more than anything what they meant. "That's beautiful" Asuna said with her eyes closed listening to her friends sweet almost lullaby like voice as she continued to sing the rest of the song. What the pair didn't see was the tears that came with the song of her choice. "Negi I knew you inspired everyone but without you to guide and teach us we are all lost" Konoka said sadly. Asuna and Naruto heard this too and started to feel lost "I wish he was here" Asuna said before turning around "Me too" Naruto said walking to the guest room he had with Setsuna.
Once he reached his room Naruto undressed and slid into the bed where his beloved lightly slept "You're late" Setsuna said "And you wearing nothing but your underwear so?" Naruto asked "What could be so important that you had to be late?" Setsuna asked "Patrolling" Naruto said as he wrapped his arms around her waist "Is that all?" Setsuna asked "No I heard Konoka singing" Naruto said making Setsuna more alert "Konoka was singing, where?" Setsuna asked getting up and pulling on a robe "Why?" Naruto asked "She only sings when she's sad" Setsuna said rushing out of the room. "How can something so beautiful come from sadness?" Naruto asked.
"Konoka?" A voice asked "Oh your highness" Konoka said curtsying "You have a beautiful voice, even if it is for sad occasions" Arika said "Thank you and I'm sorry if you were awoken by it" Konoka said "No believe it or not, it was soothing to someone like me who has heard of loss" Arika said. "Have you heard of the song Iris by Goo-Goo Dolls?" Konoka asked "No I haven't" Arika said. "It's a beautiful song" Konoka said smiling. Setsuna stood back and saw the scene "Maybe this world will change us for the better, it could also change us for the worse" she sighed.
The next day; Naruto, Haruka and Ayaka were running through the streets of Osita "Come on!" Haruka said to her older siblings "We're coming" Naruto said "What are we running from?" Ayaka asked "I have no idea" Naruto said "THAT!" Haruka said as the trio spotted a white dragon on the horizon "A DRAGON!" the twins shouted increasing their speed "What did you do to it?" Naruto asked "Nothing!" Haruka said "Haruka, I may have not been your sister for long but I know when you're lying" Ayaka said "Okay so, I may have stepped on its wing while it was sleeping" Haruka said "Idiot!" Naruto said "Quickly down here" Ayaka said pointing to an alley. The Dragon flew over them "That was fun" Haruka panted out "Idiot" "Stupid girl" the older members of the group berated her "Sorry, come on we have to get this Ms Makie" Haruka said dusting herself off. "I'm sure she gets that from dad" Ayaka said "Now, now be nice" Naruto said dusting himself off.
The trio calmly walked the rest of the way to the cafe where Makie worked. They were joined by Kyuchibi who decided to jump up onto Ayaka's shoulder and fell asleep "Cute little guy" a voice said making the trio turn around "MAKIE!" the three shouted in joy "What are you guys doing here?" Makie asked in delight "We came here because of a tragedy. Negi sensei is dead. We came here to inform those who didn't know and after that we came here to find you" Naruto said "I'm here because some perverted creep decided to kidnap me and I discovered that this knucklehead here is my twin brother" Ayaka said smiling grabbing Naruto in a head lock "Cut it out" Naruto griped "Oh but, I like to do that to my little brother" Ayaka said "Whose says your oldest" Naruto said "Girls are obviously older than boys in twins" Ayaka said "Bull" Naruto said as Kyuchibi sighed out loud before jumping over to the youngest Uzumaki sibling and curled up in her arms "Hey boy" Haruka said softly
Soon the group was back at the castle, and Haruka was sure that the dragon whose wing she stood on glared at her coldly "Easy boy, sorry" she said walking closer to Naruto "Easy" Naruto said. However something else was bothering him, there were no signs of danger anywhere to be found. It unnerved him to no end about it "Naruto?" Setsuna said "Yeah?" Naruto asked "What's go you so nervous" Setsuna said "We should've seen Fate since the incident" Naruto growled "Maybe he is being polite and giving us time to grieve" Konoka said "Not likely" Naruto said. "Anyway Naruto you have to learn the light style of Excalibur" Nagi said with Merlin agreeing with him. "Fine but after I go get Yuna" Naruto said heading out "Just like his father" Merlin said "I hope he can be found soon" Nagi said.
Soon Naruto and Kyuchibi were outside the gate and were waiting for a ship "Something's troubling" Kyuchibi said "What?" "Madara if he is this black phantom then why hasn't he attacked us?" the chibi nine tailed fox asked "Good question" Naruto said boarding the ship not knowing someone he knew was on board "Why is he here?" the figure asked himself silently pulling his black hood over his face more to hide it from the guardian knight.
"Okay so according to the map the bar Yuna working in is up ahead" Naruto said "good, but did it have to be in a desert?" Kyuchibi complained "I don't know" Naruto said gripping Excalibur "You sensed him too huh?" Kyuchibi asked "Yeah, FATE!" Naruto roared in anger "Well hello Naruto" Fate said calmly "What do you want?" Naruto asked "how about a mug of ale" Fate said "Sorry we don't drink with enemies" Naruto said with Kyuchibi growling "Shame I wanted to talk but if you want we can fight it out" Fate said "I am curious about something, why the time to grieve?" Naruto asked "I'm not without honour Naruto Namikaze Uzumaki" Fate said "How did you know that?" Naruto asked "Sometimes the dark isn't always dark is it, you should know you've acted out of hate to save people's lives" Fate said "you rescue girls, orphans in hope of...having them turn to you" Naruto said "Are you getting it?" "You it was you wasn't it the night I nearly died it was you who started the riot" Naruto said "Yes it was and if Queen Arika didn't step in to help you, well we could've been friends" Fate said "You would never be my friend" Naruto said adopting a swordmaster stance. "So be it" Fate said taking his stance.
Inside Yuna saw this and was frightened that Naruto wouldn't be strong enough to stop Fate with his skill "I have to help him" she said going for her magical gun "Relax sometimes those who look weak are the strongest" a man said "Okay if you say so" Yuna said relaxing a bit "Still tense, a friend I take it?" the man asked again "Yeah he is" Yuna said "In that case you may help him when you feel the need to" the man once again said giving good advice "Who are you?" Yuna asked "Someone who gives people good advice" the man said sipping his coffee. "Alright" Yuna said unsure.
Naruto was fighting Fate, "What does it take to kill you" Naruto said gaining red slitted eyes from Kyubi "Everything you have and then some more" Fate smirked "Right" Naruto said swinging like a berserker "Naruto Calm down he's riling you UP!" Kyubi shouted "I know but something about this guy makes me so MAD" Naruto said in his mind "Calm down and then fight" Kyubi said "Alright" Naruto said closing his eyes.
In Setsuna's mind she felt something before falling over with her eyes closed. She opened her eyes to see herself not in the white marble halls of the palace, but in a hallway with ethereal lights and clear crystal "Where am I?" she asked "In your mind young warrior" a soothing female voice said "Who are you?" Setsuna asked, "The reason why you're latest Pactio has kitsune abilities" the voice said "Where are you?" Setsuna then asked "Look behind you young one. Soon Setsuna turned around to see a white vixen with nine tails. "I am the White Kyuubi, but you can call me Kyuu" it said "Okay" Setsuna said touching her fur, "It's soft" Setsuna frowned in confusion. "You thought that I would have rough fur?" Kyuu asked "Maybe" Setsuna said. "Our mates are in trouble" Kyuu said
In the desert Naruto had just dodged Fate's attacks "man this is annoying" Naruto said "Kid, you need to unleash the light attribute attack!" Kyuubi ordered "I know, but what is it, I can't tell" Naruto panicked. "Now is not the time to panic!" Kyuubi roared "Okay" Naruto said becoming calmer in a meditative state. Fate walked closer and closer "Any minute now BRAT!" Kyuubi roared.
Naruto closed his eyes as Fate descended on him "No this can't be it" he said before he felt a calming white aura around him "What is this?" Naruto asked looking about. "Hello my name is Kitsuhime" Kyuubi said "Hello my beloved" Naruto heard a new voice say "Naruto?" "Setsuna, how?" "Our foxes are linked, so are we" she said "Cool" Naruto said "Naruto focus, the light is very tricky to find the correct source so. I"m here to help you find it" Setsuna said inside his mental plane "Thank you" Naruto said kissing Setsuna. He opened his eyes as he felt a new power flow through him.
"JUSTICE TECHNIQUE RADIANCE OF EXCALIBUR!" Naruto said as the whole of Excalibur started to glow brightly in a multicoloured light. "The light" Fate said stopping dead in his track as Naruto pointed the sword at him cause a wave of light to surge from it. "Incredible" Fate gasped trying to get away. In the bar the hooded stranger and Yuna saw the light "No way" "Impressive" they said one after the other. "I must say he has gotten more powerful, since we last met" the stranger said "You've met him before?" Yuna asked "Yes I have" the hooded stranger said leaving "Who is that guy?" Yuna asked.
Outside Naruto was barely standing "Did I do it?" he asked "Impressive, I would be dead if I didn't throw up a shield in time" Fate said wiping the blood off his face "What?" Naruto said seeing Fate standing "However it will not happen again, Goodbye Uzumaki" Fate said vanishing into thin air "Body flicker" Naruto said spiting "Yo' Naruto" Yuna shouted "Hey Yuna" Naruto said collapsing "Easy I've got you, come on just tell me where to go and I'll help you walk there" Yuna said "That way" Naruto said pointing left.
Overhead the black phantom looked down on Naruto "Soon we will meet eye to eye Naruto Guardian Knight of the Wind" he said before turning away. And if one looked hard enough they could see a smile under his hood. "Then the real fun will begin"