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The Demon winged Protector Chapter 21: It's been awhile
The 2 years passed since Sephiroth was last seen. Naruto was back in Gia, to basically check for any signs of Sephiroth. Oh and lucky him, the legal drinking age was 16, which he was. He decided to enter into a slummy bar called 7th heaven. He ordered his favorite drink...Rum.
He had a couple of glasses, before the female Bartender started to talk with him.
"You know...you look familiar" She said. Naruto smirked.
"I get that a lot. I don't know how you do this, but this Rum taste great. Stuff I usually have isn't normally this good. Then again, Maybe I'm actually enjoying ti this time around" Naruto said, downing another glass.
"Three glasses of Rum, and yet not even a single sign of even a buzz" The bartender said, in surprise.
"Very high tolerance for this stuff. It's what kept me going for the past little while. I've seen a lot, that I shouldn't have" Naruto said. He sighed
"I was in SOLDIER once. Proud of it to, except I know what I had to go through to be in. Worse then the others" Naruto said. The bartender sighed.
"I know somebody who used to be in SOLDIER. but due to an unfortunate incident at our hometown, he quit" The bartender said. Naruto smirked.
"I might know him. What's his name?" Naruto asked. The black haired beauty sighed, givng Naruto another round of Rum.
"Cloud Strife" She said. This got Naruto's attention. That was when another man, with a gunarm could be seen.
"You mean that merc you've been trying to get us to hire, eh Tifa" The gunarmed man said in a gruff voice. Naruto smirked.
"Yeah, I know him. We were old buddies back in the day" Naruto said, drinking down the rum.
"Well, now I know your name, I'm Naruto Kazama. Former SOLDIER first class" Naruto said. The gunarmed man looked at Naruto.
"Naruto eh? I'm Barret Wallace. Leader of the freedom fighting group, AVALANCHE. Tifa's also a member" Barret said. Naruto chuckled.
"Well, If things don't work out with Cloud, I'm always available. I'm just gonna charge room, and a few rounds. Not tonight though" Naruto said, paying off his bill. Tifa then was off duty.
"I'm gonna meet Cloud. Wanna come with?" Tifa offerred. Naruto nodded.
5 minutes later, towards the sector 6 slums.
"Were you at Nibelhiem, 5 years ago?" Tifa asked. Naruto nodded.
"I was indeed. It's still hard for me to talk about. I lost somebody who I considered a father, to me, to his own self pity, sorrow, and hatred. Cloud and I finally managed to kill him, nearly at the cost of our own. More on Cloud's side, as I wasn't hit at a vital spot" Naruto said. They were now in the Sector 6 slums, the Wall street part.
"He's currently staying over at the hotel here" Tifa said. The went into the hotel.
"Ah, miss Tifa. Cloud was expecting you today. Shall I get him?" the Front desk clerk asked. Tifa smiled, and nodded.
2 minutes later, Cloud was seen coming down a flight of stairs, witha giant sword on his back. He saw Tifa, and nodded. He then noticed Naruto.
"N-n-naruto...Uzumaki?" Cloud asked. Naruto turned around.
"It's Kazama now" Naruto said. The both of then exchanged hi fives. The three exited the hotel.
"So, went back to your world?" Cloud asked. Naruto nodded.
"Yeah. Pretty crazy over there. Always busy. Kept my mind off of a lot of things. Glad to see you're doing good. Though I can tell you've changed. I noticed when we met up. You don't...smile anymore" Naruto said. Cloud sighed.
"I don't, because there is to much on my mind as it is" Cloud said. The continued talking for a while, until they were back at 7th Heaven.
"Hold on. Cloud and I need to talk" Naruto said. Cloud and Naruto remained outside.
"He warned me" Naruto said. Cloud was shocked.
"Sephiroth warned me, that around this time, he would seek to end this world. That is why I'm here. To prevent it. I've killed Sephiroth before. A clone of him, he sent. But I did so, nontheless" Naruto said. Cloud sighed.
"It gets worse. A friend f mine, from my world, has Jenova cells. My girlfriend, my love of my life, has Jeova cells inside of her, because of me. She needed a blood transfusion. I forgot about the Jenova cells, until it was already done. Good news, she gained my bloodline limits, and seems to be in control/ Sephiroth hasn't been harassing her, like he has me. It may have to do with the fact, that He may still consider me his student, and he knows how powerful I am. He wants me to join him. I'm his number 1 target Cloud" Naruto said. Cloud sighed.
"Well, you're screwed" Cloud said. Anruto glared at him.
"That is when you come into play. You see, I ned you to become powerful. One of us is destined to kill sephiroth, the final time, because we killed him once, together. We'll end his reign of terror. You must do a lot of the fighting, to become extremely strong. Right now, I could kill you without breaking a sweat. Defeat Sephiroth, save our worlds" Naruto said. Cloud nodded.
"I'm bringing in some help. One of my friends is studying a fighting style in Wutai, and my girlfriend is almost on par with us. Speaking of girls, hook up with Tifa, before my...wandering eye...decides to...wander" Naruto said, with a smirk.
"You've got it all wrong. We're just friends" Cloud said. Naruto smirked.
"Whatever helps you sleep at night, boi" Naruto smugly said, before entering the bar.
Though Cloud did admit to himself, and himself only, that it was good to see Naruto again.