AN: Hey there every one, sorry it took so long to post this but like I said I am lazy but I will try to post up stories faster since I really want this one to prosper. Anyway I bet some of you are wondering if my OC, Shigiya, will be paired up with any one. The answer to that is no, he WILL NOT be paired with anyone. The reasons for that are my own, so don't ask why or why not.
Anyway I like big shout and thanks for beta reading my story to Challenger, AzureFlameKenta, Psudocode Samurai, and Unknown4804. There might have been others as well who help me as well but I don't remember their user name, so sorry about but thank you for helping me as well.
Also I like to add another note as well. I will be making another contest as well to those who want to know who are in the harem. Instead of the first person, it will be the first three people. So here it is: Who was Naruto married too? PM me.
Meetings
Naruto had awoken as he felt something wet fall on his face. He searched around his surroundings, noticing that he was outside.
"Where am I? Didn't I fall asleep in my bed?" He said to himself as it started to rain. He wiped his face off, trying to get rid of the droplets of water that had fallen on him, until he saw he saw something strange with his hands.
"What the hell?" Whispered Naruto as he saw his hands, they were see-through. He checked his body and saw it was also see through.
He got up from the ground and checked his environment. He saw he was in a forest and the sky was bleak with thunderstorms roaring out in the distance. He started to walk around the forest, trying to see if he could get his bearings.
'This place can't be the Everfree Forest. The trees are too different than the ones there and it's not giving off that weird feeling I get whenever I'm in there as well.'
As Naruto started to walk further and further into the forest he started to hear a distant noise. He felt the ground quake beneath his feet and the sound of a loud explosion echoed from the other direction.
"What's that?" Naruto mumbled to himself, walking to where the noise was originating from. The closer he got, the louder noise seem to get, to the point where he started to feel the ground shake. When he reached the source of the noise, he was shocked by what he saw in front of him. Corpses, corpses everywhere littered the grounds. Some were humans with their corpses burned, or cut. While the others looked like white humanoid plant creatures with half or most of their bodies looked like they were melted or torn to shreds. The land that Naruto found them on was dismantled as there were craters everywhere with trees ripped off their roots on this barren land. In the distant Naruto saw flashes of lightning coming from the distance. The explosions coming closer, he saw two people clashing together. One was using a sword while the other was using a small knife like weapon. The first man looked to be around his age, maybe little bit younger. He had long spiky black hair that was styled backwards and light pale skin. He was wearing what used to be a white shirt but was tattered and full of holes. He had tight black pants with black open toed sandals. The man was bleeding from his forehead as well as tears of blood coming from his eyes. His left arm was covered in lightning before it started to fade, but he was still able to stand strong as he glared scornfully at the person in front of him.
The other person surprised Naruto because the one holding the knife was…him. He looked different though. His clothes looked like the ones he wore when he first arrived in Appleville, but he didn't look any better than the other guy. He had a few gashes and burn marks all over his body, but it looked like they were slowing healing. But what surprised Naruto was the look in his eyes. They were the same as the other person except they seemed to be more intense and haunting. His sapphire eyes looked so cold, as if they were made of ice itself as they held so much contempt and hatred for the man that was in front of him.
"How are you still standing? I'm an Uchiha, an elite. I am the strongest, my power should have destroyed you, you insignificant mongrel" Said the man breaking the silence. He struggled to stay standing as his hand started to glow with lightning before it faded again causing the man to get frustrated.
"I tried so hard to forgive you Sasuke. After everything you have done we could've found a way to help you repent for the crimes you have committed. But what you have done to me, to her." Said Naruto in a hollowed tone that sent a cold shiver down Naruto's spine and saw his hands clench to the point where his knuckles turned white and blood started to come out of his palms "... is unforgivable, and that is why I am going to end your life, right here, right now. So you can't hurt anyone else ever again."
"Isn't the reason you are here is to get revenge, you fucken hypocrite?!" Asked the now named Sasuke, screaming the last part. Naruto just looked at him.
Sasuke gave him a dark scowl hearing what Naruto just said "And what about my revenge?!" He yelled at him before running at him with new found strength, preparing to cut him in half. Naruto blocked the attack before kicking him in the stomach, sending him back. He shakily stood up again panting, trying to get air back in his lungs "They took everything from me. My home," Sasuke said, taking some steps toward him "My family," Another step "And my brother." He raised his sword to strike, but Naruto blocked it with his kunai, before kicking him in the air. Naruto made two of clones of himself, which surprised Naruto, and they jumped in the air. Two of them grabbed Sasuke's arms, stopping him from moving or countering. The original Naruto made a small blue rotating ball, and slammed it into Sasuke's chest.
"Rasengan!" Naruto heard him yell before he jumped back as he saw Sasuke coming down at his direction.
Sasuke screamed as he felt the concentrated chakra trying to grind into his skin before he was sent down at full speed back to the ground. Naruto landed right in front of Sasuke.
Sasuke gritted his teeth to keep himself from screaming as he felt the excruciating pain he was feeling.
Naruto just stared at him before he started to release a large amount of chakra. It surrounded him before it started to change color, making it look he was being covered in golden flames and it started to transform his body, giving him a golden cloak with a spiral on the back. His whisker marks become more pronounced, his hair received two hair-like horns on his head. Black swirls started to appear on his chest, before various black lines start to appear around his body. His eyes, that were once icy blue, changed bloody red with the irises becoming slits. He brought his right arm up, and two gold arms shot out from his arm and started to go in different directions around his hand. Little blue and red balls started to form out of thin air before they started to come at the center of his hand, creating a small black-purple ball, getting bigger and bigger until it was as big as the rasengan.
Naruto just stared down at Sasuke, before giving him a sad smile. "You know Sasuke, if she was here right now she would have told me that this wasn't who I was and that there was another way to save you." Then his smile turned into a frown "But she isn't here is she, thanks to you." Naruto prepared to strike.
"Goodbye Sasuke." Naruto descended his attack on to him.
"NARUTO!"
"NO!" Naruto yelled, waking up and startling the person in his room.
"What, what, what happen? Are we under attack?" Asked Shigiya, abruptly getting up from the floor with a knife in his hand in a defensive position and started to look around, seeing what the problem was.
Naruto just looked at him for a little while before answering. "I regained some of my memories again."
"Really?" Shigiya asked, putting his knife back in its sheath before hiding it back under his pillow and started to laid back down in his sleeping bag and put the knife back under his pillow before giving a deep sigh. "Couldn't you have gotten your memories back when it was evening, at least people would have been awake then."
"Well sorry for waking you up from your beauty sleep." Said Naruto sarcastically, causing Shigiya to flip him off. "I have no control over this you know."
"Tch, excuses."
"Whatever." Naruto grunted at his reply. "Anyways, this one was more intense than the other ones." Naruto said as began to tell what he saw.
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"Damn Man." Was all Shigiya could say as he stared at the ceiling. "That's got to be the most kick ass thing I have ever heard. Kind of wish I was there now."
"Is that all your having to say?" Responded Naruto, giving him a deadpan look.
"Yep." Shigiya simply said looking at him. "What else do you want me to say?"
Naruto just sighed. "Sometimes I wonder how we're still friends."
"Well I have nothing else to say other than suck it up, you killed someone, big whoop. I've known you for a while now and from what I learned, you're the type of person who cares deeply about your friends and will do anything to protect them." He gave a small grin. "Especially after that incident with the Timberwolves. Man, that was a good fight. Kind of wished those little bastards didn't sneak attacked me, then I wouldn't have needed you to save my ass." Shigiya just sighed. "I still owe ya, you know?"
Naruto just smiled. "It's fine. You're one of my best friends, even if you're a bit of an ass." He grinned when Shigiya flipped him off, but he could tell he wasn't angry about it. He looked out of the window and saw the sky glow a bit. He may still have an hour left before it was time to start the morning chores. "But thanks man."
"No prob man."
"..."
"There's something that's bugging me..."
"What?"
"I wonder if your wife was hot?" Said Shigiya curiously as Naruto face planted.
"Does it really matter if she was hot? I just wish I could remember who she was."
"Well, I still bet that she was a really hot." Shigiya said before becoming depressed "Seeing as all the girls in town want to get into your pants, especially our friends"
Naruto just gave a grunt. "How many times do I have to tell you that they don't like me that way." before he lay there. Shigiya just gave a sigh before going to sleep again, but not before saying one last thing.
"Whatever you say man, I see what I see." before silence overtook them.
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Naruto had gotten up after the rooster had crow to the first sight of the morning sun. Naruto had got up, walked around Shigiya's sleeping form, going into the bathroom to change. After he finished, he went downstairs to see Granny Smith, Big Mac, Applebloom and Applejack getting ready to make breakfast.
"Hey y'all." said Naruto, greeting them.
"Hey there Naruto." Said Applejack greeting Naruto back "I thought that you were going to sleep in after your little music fest out in the barn with Shigiya last night."
Naruto had been wondering why Shigiya was in his room. He had come over to work on the music he was working on and to make sure he was practicing. Naruto has gotten better with his music skills if Shigiya was asking him to help him finish the song for the Summer Sun Celebration "He wanted to finish that song for the Summer Sun celebration."
"He hasn't finished it yet?" She asked as she helped Granny Smith.
"No. You know how that guy is, always likes putting things off till the last minute. Luckily, we were able to finish it last night, so it's all good."
"He is such procrastinator, he should've had finished that song on the first day he was told that he was going host the concert, and that was like a month ago." huffed Applejack as she brought out some eggs and some toast before she started to make some pancakes.
"Yeah he's still sleeping on the floor." Naruto brought out a pitcher of apple juice and placed it on the table.
"Well go wake him up then or he is going to miss breakfast." said Applejack, still making the pancakes.
"Sure." Naruto was about to go upstairs until he saw Winona sleeping under the sofa and got an idea.
"Here Winona, come here girl." said Naruto, calling out to her, trying to get her attention. Winona started to wag her tail and ran up to Naruto, climbing up his leg.
"Hey girl, I need you to do something for me." Said Naruto giving her innocent smile, making her head tilt in confusion.
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Naruto walked back in the kitchen seeing Applejack finish making the pancakes.
"So you woke him up?" Applejack asked, turning off the stove and taking the pancakes to the table where everyone had already sat down.
"Yeah." Naruto smiled, a smile that Applejack knew well. She was about to say something until Naruto held his hand up and started to count down until he finally reached zero.
"Out!" Screamed Shigiya from upstairs before hearing Winona barking and saw her running back down the stairs.
Applejack gave Naruto a stern glare "What did you do?"
"Nothing." He said innocently "Just had Winona go give Shigiya a good morning kiss is all."
Applebloom started to giggle as Big Mac was chuckling a bit, along with Granny Smith.
Applejack just shook her head and grab some pancakes "Sometimes I wonder if I'm the only mature one in this house." She muttered under her breath.
"Maybe." Naruto said as he got a plate of pancakes.
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Naruto was enjoying his pancakes until he felt someone smack him hard in the back of the head, making him choke on his pancakes. Naruto couldn't breathe until Applebloom gave him a glass of apple juice, which he gratefully took.
"What was that for?" wheezed out Naruto, finally being able to breathe.
"For waking me up again, you dip." Shigiya grunted out before taking a seat.
"You could've killed me." Naruto said indignantly.
"Maybe." Shigiya said with a shrug before asking if he could have a glass of juice.
Naruto got a tick for his passive attitude before he calmed downed, seeing as he is always like that "So everyone ready for the Summer Sun Celebration?"
"Yeah I can't wait." said Applebloom with excitement oozing out of her. "The Music, food and the games. It's going to be great!"
"Now Applebloom, that ain't going to happen until tomorrow, you know that right?"
"Yeah I know, but I just can't wait for it."
"Then we will just have to keep you occupied, making you help us setup for the party."
"Aww."
"I hope you're ready for tomorrow Naruto." said Shigiya, taking a small sip of his coffee.
"Don't worry, I've been practicing." He said, grinning with excitement. "We're going to bring the house down."
"Good." He said before taking another sip.
"Well, we better get everything ready for the party right Big Mac?" Asked Applejack as she help Granny Smith take the dishes.
"E'yup."
"Oh yeah I forgot that your whole family is coming today too." said Shigiya as he drank his coffee. "Hope you guys don't forget to make food for the celebration, I know how big of an appetite you guys have." Shigiya said, giving a glance at Applejack. "Especially you, Applejack."
Applejack looked at him quizzically. "What are you talking about?"
"I heard from a little birdy that you ate 50 apple fritters in 5 minutes last year." said Naruto giving her a playful grin.
Applejack blushed and started to sputter. "How did you know about that?" She asked, glaring at him, demanding them to answer.
"Shigiya told me." said Naruto, jabbing his thumb to Shigiya.
"And how did you find out?" She asked glaring at him.
"Granny Smith told me." responded Shigiya flippantly to Applejacks glare.
"GRANNY!"
"Oh hush now sweetie pie. There's nothing to be embarrassed about. It just shows how much you're growing." said Granny Smith giving her a toothy grin.
"Yeah in more ways than one." said Shigiya sneaking a glance at her chest while sipping his coffee. Applejack covered her chest as she saw where his eyes wandered, while Naruto smacked him in the back of the head.
"Keep them at eye level pervert." said Naruto giving him a glare.
"Hey I was just stating the truth." said Shigiya giving a small smile. "It's not my fault that she doesn't keep a restraint on those jiggling water balloons." He said as his smile turned into grin. He took his cup to the sink to wash it.
"He has a point, big sis." the unexpected voice coming from Applebloom shocking Applejack "You could try to do something about those."
"Hush Applebloom, it just shows she is becoming a mature women." said Granny Smith before wiping a tear from her eye "They grow up so fast, isn't that right Macintosh, Naruto?"
"E'yup"
Naruto preferred to stay silent as he didn't want to make this anymore awkward then it already was and didn't want to make Applejack feel more embarrassed... and also because he was trying not to laugh as well up a neutral face. Applejack on her part just let a groan as a blush spread more on her face. Luckily for her, Shigiya, sort of, came in for the rescue.
"As much fun it would be to embarrass Applejack, I better get going." as he had all of his stuff with him walking to the door. "Thank you for the coffee, see you guys later." And with that he was gone.
Seeing the opportunity to change the subject Naruto spoke up. "Come on fellas, we have to get everything prepared as well. The mayor told me that some big shot from Canterlot is going to come and expects the preparations to be done, and let's not forget the family is coming as well." He said as everyone nodded enthusiastic, getting everything ready, causing everyone to forget about the previous conversation and getting a silent thank you from Applejack.
Everyone left the house to get prepared, not knowing that this day will mark the beginning of a grand adventure.
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(Later in the day)
Mayor May was a woman in her mid-twenties, standing at a height of 5'6 and had light tan skin. She had light gray hair that was in an updo with dark gray highlight and had on a pair of oval glasses. She was wearing a light grey tan business suit with black high heels and a pair of white gloves frilly lace on the edges. She was excited that the princess was coming to little old Appleville. This was the first time they have ever receive this esteem honor to host the Summer Sun Celebration.
She could almost imagine how much money the town was going to make from tourists that were bound to come to participate for the festival. She wanted everything to be perfect for the upcoming event. She was checking on the preparations, and everything seemed to be going smoothly. The last place she had to check was Sweet Apple Acres, since it was the farthest one from town.
She was greeted by an aroma of delicious food being cooked at their home. She saw the Apple family making food and some new visitors she assumed were relatives coming for the festival as well.
They already had a large table filled with delicious food. She was almost tempted to grab a bite, but she had to withhold her urges since she had business to do. She saw Applejack come out, carrying a tray of Apple pies and apple strudel.
"Hello Applejack." said the mayor walking up to her.
"Howdy mayor, what brings you to these here parts?" Asked Applejack setting down the tray "Here to try out our food?"
"Sadly no, I'm on the job right now, you know how it is." She said, Applejack nodded in understanding "I came to see if everything was prepared, and by the looks and smells of things, it seems everything is going great."
"Thanks, we're already putting the finishing touches for the buffet table."
"Good good, I'll send some people to come and pick up the food, so you can focus on your family." She informed her.
"Why thank you Mayor." She said, happy she can spend some more time with her family.
"Applejack, since you're almost done, are you free by any chance?"
"Not really mayor, I still got to make more food for the family. Why? You need some more help?"
"Well yes, I need someone to escort the inspector around town. I would do it myself but I have more business that I need to attend to and I was hoping to find a friendly person to do the job, and your family seems to fit the bill perfectly."
"Aw shucks, thanks Mayor." said Applejack, blushing lightly from the compliment.
"Well you can ask Naruto if you want. He's not really doing anything right this moment. I had him go harvest some apples. He would be a good choice; he's real friendly to folks."
"I thought he was helping you with the cooking?"
"HA! Not a chance." laughed Applejack, surprising the Mayor. "Trust me, it's best if he stays out of the kitchen."
"Okay then." She said unsurely, wondering how bad of a cook Naruto is, before asking another question "Where exactly is he?"
"Over there." She pointed to Naruto's direction.
"Thank you, I'll be on my way then." She said walking to Naruto's direction.
"When you find him, tell him to bring back on what he had already collected."
"Understood."
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(Meanwhile)
Naruto hit another tree as a batch of apples landed into the basket as he let out another sigh. It had already been six months since he first came to Appleville and he already became quite accustomed to this place, and he already became really close to the girls. He still had some trouble remembering his past but he started to remember the little things in his life, like his friends, his teachers, his favorite food, which he was sorely disappointed when he found out they don't have any here in Appleville, and where he used to live. He tried to look for it on the maps that were in the public library, but it was nowhere on the map, not even on the maps outside of Equestria showed it, so he was stuck until he remember more of its location. He also remembered that he loved to pull pranks.
When he told Rainbow Dash and Pinkie Pie, they were ecstatic to take him out in a pranking spree. It was a day that the citizens of Appleville will never forget. Many were still recovering from their pranks and they were never able to find out who did it, but Applejack always knew it was them that did it, even though they never left any proof. Naruto bucked another tree and the apples landed in the baskets. He was glad that he was able to finish the job faster without having to pick every apple from the tree.
After Mac and Applejack taught him how to control his strength, Naruto was able to buck trees five times faster than before. Big Mac was surprised at how much strength he possessed. Applejack had already seen it, so she wasn't that shocked. It took a lot of trial and error, but he was finally able to get a hang of it to the point where he was able to harvest apples the same way as Big Mac and Applejack.
But that's not what was distracting him. It was the memory.
The more he learned about himself, the more questions seem to pop up. Was that really him in that memory? He seemed so distant, so cold and so… hollow, like an empty husk that was looking for something to fill the void. He just couldn't believe that was him. Oh there is also the fact that he was MARRIED!
That was something he never thought that would happen to him at such young age, but it also brought him some regret for not being able to remember her. There was still so many questions that he wished answers for like: What was that power that he had use? Was there a war taking place in his homeland? Was the war still going on? Was his homeland okay? Did he kill that man? Was he a warrior? Was he a killer? Too many questions and not enough answers. Maybe in time he might get the answers he is searching for.
Naruto was taken out of his thoughts when he heard someone call his name. He looked at the person that was in front of him.
"Oh sorry Mayor." He said then saw who it was. "How are you doing?"
"Hello Naruto, I'm doing fine." Greeted the Mayor "Is something the matter, you seemed distracted, I've been trying to get your attention for a while now."
"It's nothing to worry about." said Naruto trying to change the subject. "Was there something you needed Ma'am?"
"Oh, um, yes, I was wondering if you can help me with a little job." asked the Mayor.
"Sure, what do you need me to do?" Naruto asked as he hit another tree.
"I was wondering if you could be a guide for the inspector."
"Sure, I've got nothing else to do today."
"Great, meet her at the entrance of town."
"Ok, what time do they get here?"
"3:00."
"What time is it right now?"
"1:22."
"An hour in half, plenty of time. Just let me finish bucking and I'll head over at the entrance later."
"Applejack told me to tell you that you can bring back what you already collected."
"Oh, okay then let's get this stuff back to the barn."
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Naruto and the Mayor went back to the house with Naruto pulling a cart full of apples. As they reached the house they saw more people had arrived at the house. Applejack saw them coming this way as she finish talking to one of her family members.
"Hey Naruto leave that stuff there and come meet some of my family." said Applejack calling Naruto over. Naruto walked to her as Mayor said that she was going to talk with Granny Smith for a little bit.
"Fritter, meet my friend and worker, Naruto Uzumaki" said Applejack introducing to the person she was talking too "And Naruto meet my favorite cousin, Apple Fritter."
The girl seemed to be around Applejacks age but was much shorter than her, maybe around Pinkie's height. She had light lime green hair that was tied in pigtails which reached down to her shoulders. She had light skin tone with a heart shape face with freckles dusting her cheeks. She was wearing a yellow plaid shirt and short blue jeans. She had on brown cowboy boots that was decorated with flower stitches. She was also wearing a pair of brown work gloves as well.
"Well howdy there, nice to meet you" she said as she shook his hand.
"Nice meet you." said Naruto giving her a foxy grin.
"So you're the fella that my cuz been gushing on about in her letters" she said as she gave him a look over. While she was doing that Applejack was trying hard to hide her blush as Naruto gave her an amused smile "Now that I got a good look at you, I can see why she would be smitten by you" queue in Applejacks full blown blush.
"T-that's enough Fritter, stop exaggerating things, you know that is not what I said in the letter" said Applejack, trying to stop her cousin from saying anything more embarrassing.
"What are you talking about?" asked Applefritter as she looked her questioningly "There was that one letter that you sent me that you couldn't sleep all night 'cause you saw h-" she couldn't say anything else as a tomato red Applejack covered her mouth. Naruto was going to ask her what she is doing until May interrupted them.
"Naruto, sorry to interrupt but it's to get going now" she told him as she ignored Fritter and Applejack's antics.
"Okay then" he said before turning back to the girls "See ya later girls, it was nice meeting you Fritter"
"Bye Naruto" said Applejack as she waved goodbye to him as he left, until she felt a sharp pain on her under arm.
"OW!" screamed Applejack, letting go of Fritter who was taking deep breaths.
"Thank Celestia!" she said as she got some air back into her lungs before glaring at Applejack "What the heck Applejack? You could've killed me."
"Sorry didn't mean to do that" she said sheepishly before glaring at her as well "Just trying to stop you from say anything else to him."
"Why don't you just tell him?" she asked "It's not like he's taken."
"It's… complicated"
"What do you mean?"
"I'll explain it over some cider, it's a long story."
"Okay"
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Naruto and May walked back into town after leaving Sweet Apple Acres. "Naruto, you need to focus on this, you need to try to keep the inspector happy and try to show them that the preparations are almost finished and everything is going smoothly. Applejack seems to be finished already, so that will be your first distension to take them too."
"Yes Ms. Mayor." Naruto said, giving a mock salute.
"You know Naruto, you can just call me May when it's just the two of us."
"Okay... May." said Naruto.
"Well anyways, I better go back to my work." She said as she left to town hall.
Naruto waved her goodbye until he remembered something important. "Wait May! What does the person look like?"
"Oh yes I forgot to mention that?" She said thoughtfully. "She has dark skin and purple hair with a pink stripe highlight."
"Got it." Giving her a nice guy pose.
May smiled and almost laughed when she saw that ridicules pose he made.
"Well goodbye Naruto." She said with a wave as she walked to the direction of town hall.
"Now what do I do now, I still have..." Naruto look at the Appleville clock tower and saw that it was already 1:55. "An hour left, might as well check on the others and see how they are doing."
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Naruto finally reached Fluttershy's cottage and saw her teaching her birds to play some songs as she sang with them. Naruto couldn't help but be entranced by her voice. Naruto always loved listening to her sing. Her voice always seemed to calm him down and at times it always seemed to remind him someone but he could never place his finger on it.
"Hey there Fluttershy." said Naruto breaking her melody as well as scaring her.
Fluttershy let out a loud 'eep' as her wings retracted. Fluttershy closed her eyes preparing for the impact as she fell. Then she felt something catch her. She opened her eyes and saw Naruto holding her. Fluttershy blushed so hard that she could put a tomato to shame by her blush.
"Sorry about that Fluttershy, I didn't mean to scare you." He said with a smile but with a hint of concern in his voice.
"I-is o-okay Naruto, you just s-startled me." Stuttered Fluttershy quietly.
"Still I'm sorry for scaring your birds away." He said as he set her down.
Fluttershy looked back to where her birds were. "Don't worry Naruto; they'll come back in a little while."
"So Fluttershy, how is your music coming along?"
"Oh, we are doing just great. I'm so proud of my little animal friends; I do hope the princess enjoys the music."
"Don't worry; I am positive that she will love it."
"Thank you Naruto." She said gratefully for the confidence. "So what are you doing here Naruto-not that I mind you visiting me, I love seeing you-I-I mean I love it when you visit me-I-I m-mean-" Said Fluttershy, stuttering while her blush made a second come back.
Naruto gave a small chuckle seeing as Fluttershy was becoming a stuttering mess. He always did love teasing Fluttershy because he found it really cute when she blushed. He was tempted to tease her some more but it seemed like she already had enough, if the increasing blush was any kind of indicator.
"Fluttershy calm down, I know what you meant, now take some deep breath." said Naruto, trying to calm her. Thankfully Fluttershy started to calm down as she took some deep breaths.
"Sorry Naruto and thank you." Said Fluttershy quietly, finished taking some deep breaths.
"Don't worry about it and you're welcome." said Naruto giving her a big grin. "Anyway I just came by to check on you and the girls and see how things were going but things seem to be going fine in your area."
"Oh thank you, me and my little critter friends are working really hard."
"Well I'm going to check on the others and let you work with your little friends, see ya." Said Naruto as he started to walk away as he saw her bird friends come back.
"Naruto, wait." Fluttershy called out to him.
"Yeah?" said Naruto turning around, looking at her.
Fluttershy fidgeted a bit blushing from her head to her neck "W-w-will y-y-you." Fluttershy took a deep breath "Will I see you at town hall?"
"Yep." said Naruto giving her a thumb up before leaving.
Fluttershy stood there watching him leave, giving a defeated sigh. She Turned around and saw her friends giving her deadpan stares, how they were able to do it without eyebrows she did not know.
"I know, I should've told him, but I was scared."
One of her birds, a robin, got in her face and started to give a series of chirps.
"But what if he said no and doesn't want to be my friends anymore, I don't think I can handle that kind of rejection."
The robin gave another series chirps, which made Fluttershy give a small sigh. "Yes, you're right. He wouldn't do something like that even if he didn't share the same feelings." She said as she looked to where Naruto left, watching him disappear through the thick trees that lead to town.
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Naruto was walking to Sugar Cube Corner to see if he could get something quick to eat but he saw that they were going to be at town hall to cater the food.
"Oh man," Said Naruto sadly as he really wanted to get some of Pinkie's red velvet cupcakes. "Might as well head there now."
Naruto walked across the road which leads to Town hall. When he got there he notices that the town hall had been decorated. There were long white ribbons with yellow and orange stripes going down the middle, tied to each pillar. Four big bouquets in vases that held flowers of various kinds were near the entrance of the door with a red carpet coming out from the double doors. Near the top of the building were three banners and each one had the sun on it.
They really did a great job on the decoration, if Naruto had anything to say about it. He also notices that they were setting up the stadium right next to it as well.
Naruto went inside to see if Rarity or Shigiya were in there. When he stepped inside Naruto was amazed by how it looked on the inside then the outside. There were purple ribbons hanging on the banisters and purple silk banners hanging on each pillar. There were bouquets of white and yellow roses in every corner in sapphire vases. Tied to the banister of the balcony in the front of the room was the same banner that they had outside as well.
Naruto saw Rarity inspecting some of the decorations while moving some things around with her levitation spell. He saw Shigiya sitting in one of the chairs that had been set up, near the buffet table, tuning his guitar. He was now wearing black dress pants and a black button up shirt with a white outline of a Chinese dragon on the side. He was still wearing his black sun glasses but he had put on a black fedora.
"Hey there guys." said Naruto greeting them.
"Hello there, Naruto." Greeted Rarity but was still focused on putting up the decoration.
"Yo," Said Shigiya giving him a peace sign before going back to tuning his guitar. "So what are you doing here Naruto? I thought you had some kind of party to plan."
"I was, but the mayor needed some help escorting the inspector around town so she asked me to do it." said Naruto as he took a seat next to Shigiya, while he watched Rarity work.
"Really?" Said Rarity, hearing what Naruto had just said, but still kept working as she started to arrange the flowers. "Well I do hope they approve of my work."
"Don't worry; you did an amazing job Rarity."
"Ah, thank you Naruto, I really appreciate it," Rarity said happy to hear someone enjoy her work. "I just wish you accompanied me instead of this vulgar gentleman." Rarity gave a distasteful stare at Shigiya.
"Hate you too Rarity." said Shigiya as he went back to tuning his guitar.
"Anyway," Said Rarity, ignoring Shigiya's comment. "How has your day been Naruto?"
"Oh you know, pretty much like everyone else, busy."
"Well today is a very important day and everyone must be at their best today."
"Well I better get going then, what time is it?"
"It's..." Shigiya started before he took out his pocket watch "2:55."
"DAMN! I'm going to be late!" Said Naruto jumping out of his chair and started to run out the door. "BYE, SEE YA LATER!" He yelled as he ran out of the building.
"I don't know why you didn't ask him out yet? You had a good opportunity." He asked looking a Rarity.
"Oh Shigiya, there are many things you should know about women, and one of those things is that a lady strikes when the mood is right." She said as she focused back to her work.
"Really, I wonder how you plan on doing that with all of the competition." He asked before he started playing some music.
"I'll find a way." She said staring at her work with her mind being occupied by the people also wanting to be with Naruto.
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(Somewhere Else)
Up high, coming near Appleville was a chariot being pulled by two angels wearing golden body armor which covered their whole body, making them look like twins.
In the chariot two people, a little boy and a girl, were a having a small argument.
"I can't believe the princess didn't believe me." said the girl exasperatedly.
"Well, maybe you should listen to the princess, maybe it's a way to help you and she did give you the public library to sleep for the night." said the little boy as he reread the scroll.
"Spike, how is me checking on preparations and making friends going to help stop Nightmare Moon and save Equestria." said the girl giving a small huff.
"Can you at least try to make some friends, Twilight?" asked Spike as they finally made it to the entrance of Appleville.
"No promises Spike." said Twilight as she and Spike got out of the chariot before looking at the two angels guards giving them a smile. "Thank you good sirs for the ride."
"You're welcome Madame Sparkle." said one of the guards before they left back to the castle.
"Let's get this over with. The faster we finish this the faster we can check for more information on Nightmare Moon." She said as she started walking into town; determine to finish this assignment that her princess gave her.
"Wait, Twilight."
"What is it Spike? Don't you see time is of the essence?"
"It says here that someone is going to come to help guide us around town."
"I don't have time to wait for them Spi- OOF." Twilight started until she bumped into someone, and fell flat on her butt.
"Are you okay?" said the voice as they helped her get up. "Sorry about that I was a little distracted trying to look for someone. Are you by any chance the one the princess asked to check on the preparations?"
"Yes, and who are you?" She asked as she looked up to the person she bumped into while dusting her skirt.
"Hello, my name is Naruto Uzumaki; I'm your guide for the day."