Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto or SO3, both which are awesome as hell in their own ways.
While waiting to regain my Internet I decided to write this chapter out, hope you all enjoy it.
InfinityAtmo: Glad you liked the first chapter, I love both series so I wanted to do a crossover. From what I know there's only one other SO3/Naruto crossover on the site.
Fox: Hope you haven't left this story yet as you and the other reviews I have received made me to decide to leave this only to Naruto.
Vandenbz: I saw your point and have removed Hinata. I figured Naruto and Cliff would have quite the conversations, I also find this funny because Cliff's VA is the same as Kakashi's lol.
xWindScarx10: I like your solution, so when Naruto needs help with his training he can summon Jiraiya via reverse summoning through the toads. I decided to remove Hinata as she kinda made the story a bit harder to type out, hope you still enjoy the story.
NeroSparda: Yes, I'm gonna do a three years time skip, allowing Naruto to get some training with Quark and a better understanding of the technology of the universe. Cliff and Mirage will be training Naruto over the three years, letting him grow quite a bit skill wise.
crazymexican: Yes, though he see's it as a type of Ninjutsu. I figure Nel and Maria so far, Cliff will be with Mirage, and Fayt with Sophia... though that's all subject to change.
1V2: Eh, I might do it way later in the fic, but it's unlikely.
OROgoldenpair1: I'm glad I captured Cliff's personality so well, That's what I get for playing SO3 so much I suppose, lol. The explanation of Symbology and Chakra will be in this chapter, I hope I did it well.
Reishin Amara: I've thought it over and have decided at this time no one will be coming along, I however plan on having him pop in on his planet a bit later on in the story.
"So... I'm guessing these two were important to you right?", Cliff Fitter asked Naruto with a frown, staying back a bit to let Naruto have his moment alone.
"... Yeah", Naruto replied with a soft smile, looking upon the two grave's before him, one of which had a large blade sticking out from it as it's headstone," Haku was the first person I met like myself... and he also taught me an important lesson".
"Sounds like quite the guy", Cliff mused with a light smirk, leaning his back against a nearby tree, arms crossed over his chest," And the other one... Zabuza right?".
"Yeah... the first real Jonin I ever faced off against", Naruto replied, turning his attention to the sword sticking from the ground," The Demon of the Mist...", Naruto muttered, a thoughtful look on his face as he rose from his kneeling position.
"You done?", Cliff asked Naruto curiously, the younger blond's only request before leaving the planet had been to pay his respects to these two shinobi.
"Not just yet", Naruto spoke up, surprising Cliff as he suddenly reached out and grasped the hilt of Zabuza's sword," Zabuza... Haku... I know I don't deserve this from you... but this sword, YOUR sword Zabuza, is not something you would want wasted like this... you would want it used would you not?", Naruto asked the grave, before pulling on the hilt, lifting the large sword out with a grunt from it's weight," I-it's heavy... but that's what make's it woth it".
Cliff smirked at the scene, pushing off from the tree he had been leaning against, walking over to Naruto," I see, so you came for the Meat Cleaver", Cliff noted, earning an annoyed glare from Naruto," Alright! I get it, no more jokes", Cliff laughed.
"Good", Naruto shot back, before smirking," So, you think Mirage will be back soon with what I asked for?".
"Shouldn't take too long", Cliff mused with a nod of his head," She's a Klausian like me, she shouldn't have any trouble getting her hands on your mom's stuff... though I'm surprised you don't want your dad's things".
"I don't need them... I already know all I need to know about him", Naruto replied with a frown, having moved away far enough to start taking practice swings with the heavy as hell sword," Mom on the other hand... You promised to tell me about her right?".
"Of course", Cliff agreed, watching Naruto almost fall from swinging Zabuza's sword with a laugh," Hold on, your not doing it right, let me show you...".
Mirage slipped silently out of what had once been the home of the Fourth Hokage, Minato Namikaze, and his wife Kushina Uzumaki. After informing Naruto of his heritage, the young ninja had been... unhappy to say the least to learn his father had been responsible for the villager's hate for him. Cliff had decided to wait till Naruto Quark's boss before explaining the situation fully to Naruto, though Mirage herself knew Naruto needed to be told of the exact reason's behind him receiving the Kyuubi soon, or he might just grow to hate his own father.
With that in mind Mirage had decided to bag a few of Minato's items that she figured Naruto may eventually want, including a few jutsu scroll's she found in a sealed room (Using some blood she had borrowed from Naruto to open it). Mirage looked to the sack that held all of the items she collected, smiling to herself as she pulled out her mobile transporter.
"Better get back to Cliff and Naruto before anything else happens", Mirage reasoned to herself, pressing a few buttons before she vanished in a flash of light, heading on towards Cliff and Naruto's location.
"There you go", Cliff told Naruto with a nod, Naruto know able to balance the sword's weight enough to be able to hold it without struggling," Now you just need a bit more practice on actually swinging the thing".
"And you'll help me bulk up and all that right?", Naruto asked Cliff curiously, still having it hard to believe he'd get proper instruction for once.
"As long as you keep your word in hearing the boss out... you won't regret it, believe me kid", Cliff informed Naruto with a smile.
"Thanks Cliff", Naruto replied with a smile back, before looking to the evening sky," Wonder what's taking Mirage so long... I hope she didn't run into more of the ROOT guys".
"Mirage can handle herself", Cliff noted, a hand moving to his own communicator to check up on Mirage," If worse come's to worse she can always transport herself out of there".
"I suppose", Naruto mused, it still being hard for him to understand how space technology worked over all... just another thing he was eager to learn more about once he got off world. The strangest thing was... he couldn't wait to leave the planet and see the stars above.
"Hey Mirage", Cliff spoke into his handheld with a frown," You almost done? the Kid's eager to blast off this rock", He finished with a smirk to Naruto, who lightly glared back at him for his word's.
"I'm on my way...", Mirage spoke up after a moment, Cliff looking curiously to the communicator," I was able to get all the items Naruto will need".
"... I read you loud and clear on that", Cliff said with a light smirk, understanding what she meant before looking to Naruto," You ready to go kid?".
"Yeah", Naruto replied with a smirk, pausing his swings yet again,"... If I decide not to agree with your boss's request, I'd like to stick around with you guys for a while till I find some place better... would that be fine?".
"Should be", Cliff replied, before smiling," Though I have a hunch you'll agree".
"A hunch?", Naruto had to ask with a raised eyebrow.
"Yep, my hunch's are never wrong", Cliff informed Naruto with a cocky grin.
"I find that EXTREMELY hard to believe", Naruto said with a teasing smirk.
"Hey!", Cliff responded, letting out a light laugh.
"I'm here", Mirage's voice spoke from Cliff's communicator, Cliff and Naruto looking up to find the ship dropping it's cloak for them," Prepare for transport".
"Roger that", Cliff replied, before looking to Naruto," Seem's we're out of here".
"Right, let's go", Naruto shot back with a smirk, taking one final look to the two grave's before him and Cliff vanished from the planet in a flash of light.
It would be a long time till the world would see Namikaze Uzumaki Naruto again...
"Hm?", the form of the legendary Kyuubi no Kitsune stared out of it's cage, finding itself a bit surprised at the events happening to it's host," So... the gaki from the stars has returned, this time to bring my host along with him"
The Kyuubi let out a chuckle, shutting it's eyes once more to rest for the moment," I wonder... Will he meet the creator?", The Kyuubi wondered, letting out a laugh before returning to it's slumber.
"So Symbology and is what you call the Ninja Arts?", Naruto asked Cliff curiously, both having moved to the back seats in the ship. In the front of the ship in the pilot's seat, Mirage was lightly listening in on the conversation.
"I suppose you could put it that way", Cliff replied with a nod, not used to his new teaching roll yet," However, where on your world you need your hand seals to mold your "Chakra" into whatever technique you need it for, where we come from people use special symbols to mold their energy into whatever ability they wish to use".
"Symbols?", Naruto asked curiously, wondering if he could use Symbology to better use his own abilities... the thought of being able to use Kage Bunshin without hand seals like Itachi had sounded too good to be true.
"Yeah, most people just get them placed on their clothing or weapons", Cliff informed Naruto," Other's however just get the symbols apllied onto their own bodies like tattoo's".
"Really?", Naruto asked, before gaining an eager smirk," That's what I'll do! Then I'll look even more bad ass!".
"Well... maybe after that and when you get some better clothes", Cliff noted with a chuckle.
"What's wrong with my clothes!", Naruto demanded, looking down at the Orange Jumpsuit he wore.
"Other then the color?", Cliff asked playfully," That thing looks older then you are... plus fasion is a lot more advanced in Federation space kid, just look at me".
"Yeah... just look at you", Naruto said with a roll of his eyes," ALL black, HOW original!".
"Watch it kid", Cliff said with a smirk back at Naruto," Out here Orange is the least popular color"
"N-NANI!", Naruto yeled in surprise," H-how can that be!".
"Easy kid, I'm just messing with ya", Cliff laughed out loudly," Man, your WAY too much like Kushina", Cliff laughed out, eventually calming down," Anyways kid, I seem to recall you wanting to know how exactly I know your mom right?".
"Y-yeah", Naruto replied, calming down from Cliff's teasing as he gained a serious look onto his face," Um... how did you two even meet?".
"I met Kushina when she was on a mission for Kohona, me and my father's ship had crashed onto the planet after running into some trouble above it", Cliff began to explain," If it wasn't for her saving us from the wreckage, me and my father would have died... not only that she stuck with us till we were healed up. We explained our situation-".
"Hold on, doesn't that go against that UP3 thing?", Naruto interupted, earning a curious look from Cliff," Mirage-chan told me about it".
"True, it went against the UP3, but at the time we didn't care", Cliff explained quickly," Never been a fan of that rule... except in certain case's, like with your mom. Kushina had not only believed us, but had been excited at the idea of going off the planet. Your mom seemed to have always dreamed of venturing off beyond the stars to see what was out there".
"... I know that feeling", Naruto noted with a slight smile, having done the same many a times back in the village, wanting to escape from the life he knew and find a new one in the stars," Seems we have a bit in common".
"More then you know", Cliff chuckled, earning Naruto's attention once more," Honestly, you act just like her, though you have your dad's looks", Cliff informed him, pausing as he noted Naruto frowning when his father had been mention, Cliff just FEELING the glare Mirage was sending him," A-anyways, once we we're healed up Kushina stuck by until we could call for someone to pick us up, she even trained a bit with me".
"Surprised quite a few people when you came back from an underdeveloped Planet with some actual fighting skills", Mirage joked from her seat.
"Yeah, yeah", Cliff sighed, shaking his head at her teasing," After we left we'd come by to visit her from time to time, eventually meeting with your dad and the Old Man Hokage in secret".
"Wow... I wonder why the Old Man never told me about this stuff", Naruto wondered to himself with a frown, before putting up a smile as he noticed Cliff looking a bit concerned," Anyways, keep going".
"Well, for the next two years that's how it went... till I returned the last time", Cliff sighed, frowning as he recalled that last trip," I arrived, ready to visit the two of them and meet the baby Naruto for the first time... only to find the Village torn apart from the Kyuubi attack. I rushed to the Hokage to find out what happened, only to be told your parents had fallen in battle against it, sealing it within you to save the village".
"Wait, they BOTH helped seal it into me?", Naruto asked in surprise," B-but... why me?".
"Naruto... You need to know something about your mom", Cliff sighed, knowing it was time to fess up," Your mother was the previous container of the Kyuubi".
"Hold on there", Naruto began to retort with a surprised expression on his face," I-I thought I was the Kyuubi's first host!".
"That was a lie", Cliff replied simply, a serious look coming to his face," The Uzumaki clan have always been the containers of the Kyuubi, it was kept a secret so that the village would never treat the container like most others in the world are".
"... Like I was", Naruto noted with a frown, wondering why it had to have been HIM to end up the one hated," Still, was that the only reason it was sealed into me".
"No", Cliff continued, gaining a soft smile as he looked to Naruto," Your father was the Hokage, it was his duty to protect the village as a whole... any newborn child would have worked, but how could he the Hokage ask of another what he himself would not be willing to do".
"I... suppose", Naruto mused, frowning still as he thought over the situation.
"However, most importantly", Cliff continued, earning Naruto's attention once more," Your father TRUSTED you to contain the Kyuubi, to be able to take on the very burden your mother had held onto most of her life... in a way it was his gift to you".
"... Thanks for telling me this Cliff", Naruto spoke up, smiling soflty at now knowing the truth of why he had been entrusted with the Kyuubi," I kinda regret not taking some of my father's things now".
"Good thing I grabbed those too", Mirage noted with a smile from her pilot seat.
"W-wha?", Naruto gasped out, before smiling over at the Klausian woman," Thanks Mirage, I owe you one".
"No problem Naruto", Mirage replied, turning to give him a bright smile, Naruto of course blushing at the sight.
"Remember my warning kid", Cliff spoke to Naruto, earning a glare from Mirage," W-well! Now that that's all done, how close are we to home Mirage?".
"We'll be in range in a few moments", Mirage informed him,"... Now".
"...is the Diplo, please identify yourself", A voice spoke over the radio, Cliff moving from his seat towards the front.
"This is Cliff Fitter, Captain of the Eagle", He spoke in a somewhat cocky tone," We're coming in with a requested guest of the boss, please uncloak so we can land in".
"Ah, it's good to have you back Cliff", The voice followed with, sounding less formal," Glad it went so well".
"Well, the kid was easy to convince due to the circumstance's at that time", Cliff noted with a chuckle," Hope you have his room ready".
"Of course, we got to work on it right after you and Mirage left", The voice spoke back,"... Welcome back you two".
"Glad to be back", Cliff chuckled lightly, turning their transmission off as he looked to the passenger," Alright, hope your ready to meet the boss lady".
"... Lady?", Naruto asked in confusion.
"Welcome aboard", A young woman greeted the group as they boarded, looking over to Naruto with a smile," So, you must be Naruto".
"That'd be him", Cliff replied, leading the group onto the ship.
"So... are you the boss?", Naruto asked some what curiously.
"Who me?", She asked back in surprise, before smiling as she shook her head in the negative," Nope, I'm Marietta and the boss has asked me to bring you to her".
"Just him then?", Cliff asked with a curious look, before nodding," I see, then me and Mirage will just head to our rooms to rest", Cliff said, him and Mirage moving towards a set of stairs, before Cliff paused and looked back to Naruto," A word of advice when speaking with the boss", Cliff began to inform Naruto, before gaining a smirk," Don't flirt with her".
"Do you say that about EVERY girl?", Naruto asked with a frown to Cliff.
"Mostly", Marietta spoke up before Cliff had a chance, making the Klausian laugh before heading off after Mirage," Anyways, this way Naruto".
Naruto nodded as he began following after Marietta , taking the time to look around at the ship he was now in. It was still shocking that he was actually in a space traveling vessel, Naruto wondering to himself how they were even breathing... or why they weren't floating. All these things he would hopefully learn soon enough, after meeting with the Quark's leader and finding out what she wanted from him first of course.
"Here we are, this is the leader's work room", Marietta informed him with a soft smile," Please head inside, she's waiting for you".
Naruto nodded nervously as Marietta gave him a comforting smile before leaving, Naruto wondering what the woman inside would be like... and what was so important about him that she'd want to speak to him about. With a calming sigh, Naruto stepped forward, almost jumping as the door slid open.
"Please... come in", A female voice spoke from inside, Naruto wondering why she sounded so young.
His answer was the form of a girl about his own age, eyes widening as he stared at the blue haired girl before him, blushing once her green eyes locked onto his blue. She was wearing a black jacket over a black top, both of which seemed to be made of the same shiny material Cliff's vest was made from. She wore a pair of tight pants also of the same material it seemed, a pair of ankle high black boots, and a pair of black fingerless gloves. He could see a strap under her coat, which rested a strange looking device, though he had a feeling it was some kind of weapon.
"U-um... your the boss?", Naruto asked in surprise, blushing a bit from her appearance," But... your my age!".
"Yes, there's a bit of a story behind that", She informed him with a small smile, moving closer to him," I'm Maria Traydor... and your Naruto Uzumaki".
"Nice to meet you", Naruto replied with a smile of his own, lightly rubbing the back of his head," So... you wanted to talk to me I'm told".
"Yes", Maria informed him, gaining a serious expression," Recently... me and my organization learned a bit of information pertaining to me and possibly another like me hidden away on a remote laboratory. In that information we were able to gather, not only myself and this other were mentioned... but the name Uzumaki was also within it's confine's".
"Uzumaki?", Naruto asked in surprise, wondering why the name of his mother's clan had been listed in a lab on a planet not his own," What did it say?".
"Not much... only that their work had been evolved from that family in particular", She continued to explain with a frown as she thought back to the file she had read," It seems the Uzumaki family had a special power unlike any other they had seen on other planets. While your planet itself is filled with people who have found a way of using symbology, along with the random bits of technology they have some how been able to create... your planet in general is an oddity. More so, The Uzumaki clan seemed to have a special ability when it came to making those known as the Biju submit to them,,, Why that information was so helpful to their work I don't know yet, However it made it that much more important for me to meet with you".
"So... my clan had such a power", Naruto noted to himself, wondering if that was the reason his clan had been the one's to hold the Kyuubi,"... I don't know anything about that power you speak of... Was that all you needed me for?".
"No, of course not", Maria replied, regaining her smile from before," I wouldn't have had Cliff bring you off your world just for that... I'm sure your wanting to return to your planet... but if you were willing I was hoping you would consider joining Quark".
"N-nani?", He asked in surprise, not having expecting such an offer... though he had secretly hoped they wouldn't send him back home," Y-you mean I can stay here on this ship as a part of your organization?".
"Only if you wanted to", Maria informed him seriously," I'm not one to force such a thing on another person... no matter how much I might need them".
"I see", Naruto replied with a smile, knowing he would like it here if everyone was as kind as Maria, Mirage, and Marietta had been to him... Cliff wasn't so bad either he supposed,"... I'll join, Not too sure on the tag a long, but I'd be more then happy to stay on this ship with you as a member of Quark".
"Good, I was hoping for that", Maria informed him, her smile growing as she held a hand out to him," Well then, Naruto Uzumaki, welcome to Quark".
Naruto nodded, accepting her hand as the sealed the deal with a handshake," Glad to be on board", He replied, knowing from that point on everything would work out.
Three years later
Cliff Fitter let out a sigh of annoyance, the Klausian making his way through the ship towards the training area that had been set up just for a pair of their members. The past three years had been different to say the least, Maria having become more comfortable in her leading position, the crew had been quite happy, eve Cliff himself had been enjoying how the atmosphere of the ship.
Cliff stepped through the sliding doors of the Training room, his eyes moving onto the form of Mirage," He still at it?", Cliff asked her curiously.
"Or course he is", Mirage informed Cliff with a slight smile to him," Why, does the leader have something for us to do?".
"Yep, Maria was finally able to get the location of the other one", Cliff informed Mirage with a smirk, his gaze turning towards the area Naruto was training," She wants me and Naruto to go pick him up, Along with you of course".
"Only because she doesn't trust you to drive any more", Mirage noted in a teasing tone, making Cliff gain a sheepish look.
"Hey, the kid had just hit 18 and I felt he deserved the right to get hammered", Cliff tried to explain," Not my fault his tenant made it harder for him to get so... which of course led to us having that contest".
"THEN you had the bright idea of trying to drive the ship back here", Mirage noted with a smirk, enjoying THAT memory quite a bit," If I recall, after you JUST missed us and we had you guys on board, you asked me to marry you and Naruto went and barfed on Maria's feet".
"I GET it!", Cliff spoke up with a blush, recalling the annoyed looks he and Naruto had gotten from both women the next day," Just get him for me will ya".
"Of course", She giggled out lightly, moving to her feet before moving over to the other side of the room towards Naruto," Naruto, the boss has a mission for us".
Naruto Uzumaki, age 20 and now a bit taller then Mirage, paused his practice swings, having long since gotten used to Zabuza's blade. Naruto's hair had grown to reach just under his shoulders, only since the women on the ship had encouraged him to let it grow out. On his forehead he now wore a headband like the one's from his planet, this one however bearing the symbol of Quark. He still had the headband given to him by Iruka, but kept it locked away in his room so as to not lose or damage it. Naruto had traded his Orange jumpsuit out, once more due to the women on board forcing him to change out of it. He now wore a sleeveless black duster made of the shiny black material that most people in space wore, the Orange swirl that was the Uzumaki clan symbol placed on the back of it. Under it he wore a black tanktop, it fitting some what tightly to show the muscle he had gained over the last few years. His arms were bared, a few symbols etched into his skin to better to use his ninjutsu and the bit of Symbology he had learned. He also wore a pair of black pants with Orange flame designs on the hem of it, having decided to also switch out his foot wear for something new, getting a pair of Zori made from the same material as most of his clothing. One his hands he wore a pair of black gloves, on the top of which had Orange swirl of his clan.
"About time", Naruto spoke up with a smirk, not winded in the least as he slipped his sword onto his back, fitting it into the holder he had under his coat as he moved over to Naruto's side," It's been getting pretty boring lately, Federation isn't as fun to mess around as they used to be", Naruto noted with a sigh, him and Mirage moving before a smirking Cliff," So, what does Maria-chan have planned for us this time?".
"She found the other kid", Cliff informed him with a serious look, crossing his arms over his chest," Seems he's vacationing on Hyda with his family".
"Lucky him", Naruto noted with a frown to Cliff," So how are we going to convince him to come along with us? I doubt he'd be willing to come along with an Anti-Federation group like Quark".
"Shouldn't be too hard... seeing as a Vendini ship was spotted heading towards Hyda", Cliff followed with, frowning at his own words.
"Figures, They ARE kind of after the same thing as us", Naruto noted with a smirk, before looking to Cliff," So, shall we go in and save the kid?".
"Right away", Cliff replied, before returning the smirk," Just try not to get your butt kicked too fast now".
"By Vendini? Not a chance", Naruto chuckled, before looking to Cliff," So, what's this kid's name anyways?".
"Fayt", Cliff replied with a smirk," Fayt Leingod".
There you go, hopefully the next chapter will get out quicker then this did. This chapter was mostly to let Naruto leave the planet, join Quark, before doing the time skip for him to be more skilled, closer to the age's of the girls he'll be paired with, and finally to have him be able to adapt more to his new life in space.
Now, I am unsure on certain pairings and would like the opinion's of my reviewers.
First off, should Maria be a part of Naruto's Harem or be paired with Fayt?
If with Fayt, who should Sophia be paired with?
Also, I have considered making this a NarutoxNel only fic and would like your thoughts on the subject
Current Pairings are as followed
NarutoxNelxMaria?x?x?
CliffxMirage
FaytxSophia?
Till next time, Peace!