NARUTO

Forbidden Chronicles

Over the Horizon

Three weeks later…

Naruto and Chou-Un stood at the end of a large peer, blinking and staring at all the ships docked in the harbor at the very edge of the peninsula of the continent, just north of the Land of Fire borders. This particular port caught their attention, as it had such a vast number of vessels at anchor here, and a very lively atmosphere. The fresh air of the ocean beckoned them here and also because Naruto had planned to get on one of these boats, and get away from this country.

As they walked down the bustling peer, looking up at each boat and each model, both of them considered the origins of each vessel and where each of them would be heading. For most of the big boats here, they were all of Asian design, paper sails, and timber wood and solid halls. A lot of these particularly large vessels were fishing trawlers, the crews of each ship selling off their catches to the port owners and what not, while any other miscellaneous ships, including passenger transports, frigates, and large military vessels deposited their items and materials to the port. Soldiers and marines from all the coastal lands, such as the Land of Fire and Land of Lightning Naruto had visited were marching around each of their vessels, performing drills and patrolling the walkways. Naruto ignored them as he and Chou-Un searched for a boat they could hire or perhaps buy onto.

"Where exactly do you plan on going when we manage to get onto a boat, Naruto-sama?" Chou-Un queried, admiring a particular craft she had never seen before.

Aside from the multitude of local merchant ships and military boats, Naruto and Chou-Un also set their eyes on some very unusual, other ships. These included ship-of-the-line design battleships, European origins, but Naruto had no idea what they were. There were only a couple of these, a foreign merchant ship with large booms called Cyclops and a massive boat quite a lot of other people were looking at, a Beiyang Fleet Turret Ship, completely made of steel with huge cannons on it called the Zhenyuan. Though, as powerful and strange this ship looked, Naruto felt that it wasn't the type for them.

"I don't know. I just… feel like exploring some lands outside of the maps of this continent. You know… keep sailing east till we hit the next foreign country. I think it will be good for the two of us,' Naruto replied, smiling at the silver haired girl. She smiled back, and after letting Naruto get ahead of her down the peer, inwardly leapt with joy, which seemed to bubble up to the surface in the form of a giggle and a grin.

"Eee… that means I get to be with Naruto-sama all alone some more and share a room!"

Looking left and right at the unique ships lined up, Naruto suddenly came across a vessel that really caught his eye, and was apparently very strange in appearance. It was definitely foreign, hard wood design, oak or pinewood or some other, white paint railings, red and white stern sail and a dull, high brown main sail with a crows nest. Oddly enough about this vessel, it had the skull and bones flag, but with a straw hat on top, and what looked like to be a giant tree growing near the helm.

Chou-un also stopped to analyze the boat, both of them reading the name of the docked ship on the side. They both raised an eyebrow at it.

"Going Mary?" Naruto queried.

"That's a very strange name for a ship… yet… I guess it suits a colorful vessel like this," Chou-Un said, shrugging.

"But she's a real beauty," Naruto replied, smiling brightly.

"She sure is!" a third voice joined them, catching their attention. Turning to their right, they saw a very lanky man, wearing a straw hat, blue shorts, and a red vest and had a strange scar under his eye, carrying a stack of about five to six crates across the pier, walk towards them and set the boxes down in front of them.

The man stepped out from behind them and grinned at the young pair, tipping the straw hat he wore to them and turning to what the ten-year-old pair deduced was his boat. He leant up against the crates and sighed as he looked over his vessel.

"There's a very long story behind this ship… what with all the battle scars, adjustments and fixes we've made on her, that story gets really interesting. She's just as much a home, as she is a member of our crew," the skinny man exclaimed, glancing down at the two kids as they looked up at him. Taking the toothpick out of his mouth, the tall ship owner grinned down at them and nodded. "The name is Monkey D. Luffy, and I'm the Captain of the Going Mary. Now, what can I do for the young, lovely couple today, aye?"

That particular comment made Chou-Un hide her red face in embarrassment, while Naruto choked on the very idea. Clearing his throat, the young man smiled up at the captain and reached into his trench coat pocket, looking around for a particular item.

"We're looking for a ship to take us across the ocean to the lands to the Far East, and…" looking back up at the captain, Naruto pulled out a small brown bag from his pocket and fumbled around through its contents. "We want to make the voyage as interesting as possible. Your ship caught our eye, so right now we would like to inquire about the possibility of transport."

Luffy smiled and folded his arms over his chest. "That depends… how much are you willing to pay?"

Pulling out a handful of items from the small bag, Naruto held up a pure gold piece, fanning it out to reveal about six to ten more pieces behind it. Luffy crouched down and looked at the gold pieces, analyzing them for their authenticity.

"Hmm… they look real. And so shiny!" the captain exclaimed, taking one of them and biting down on it. Naruto raised an eyebrow as the man tested it, before smiling and handing it back to him.

"You can keep that one," Naruto said, leaning away.

"Well! They're definitely real. But… it's not exactly enough for first class," Luffy stated, smiling.

Chou-Un frowned, eye twitching as she looked the man up and down. "Geez… what a crook. Naruto's paying over five-thousand ryos worth of gold for this trip, and this man isn't even happy with it yet…"

Naruto smirked and pulled out another few items from the small bag. Holding it up, he flashed towards the young captain an assortment of jewels between his fingers, and a solid ten kilogram bar of gold, which felt like three grams to him. Luffy grinned and took the jewels, and the ten pieces of gold Naruto had held up to him before.

"That's definitely first class for a one-way trip to the lands to the east… and…" he picked up the gold bar, feeling its weight. "Private quarters are in order here. Welcome aboard!"

Naruto smirked, glancing at Chou-Un who quirked at his exceedingly high expense. "Don't worry about it… I've got a lot more put away."

The two of them followed Luffy up onto the boat, and stood to the side as they watched him and the crew load the supplies onto the ship. A little over an hour later, the ship was out of the harbor and out on the open ocean.

It took a while for Chou-Un to adjust to life on a boat, throwing up more then once on the first day, with Naruto there to comfort her as she leaned over the side of the ship's railings and ending up a pale, ghostly white in the end. It was obviously her first time on a large ship like the Going Mary, so it was a real shock to her body and sense of balance the first time she set foot on a long distance voyage such as this. So, from the first day of discomfort from throwing up, she spent the whole second day in her room, and the third day refilling her stomach once she got used to the boat's swaying and rocking.

Naruto had spent the past three days comforting Chou-Un in her worse for wear states, so it was a real relief to him when she was finally better, and stuffing her face at the dining table like he did.

These experiences on the ship and long days out on the open sea allowed the pair to get to know the crew of the Going Mary, particularly on the third day when they were out and about on the deck and down below, exploring outside of their two-person room.

There were seven members of the crew of the Going Mary, the group, including the ship, going by the name of the Straw Hat Pirates. They were an unusual bunch, but to Naruto they were pretty much ordinary, seeing as for most of his life he had been hanging around Jiraiya, as well as meeting Tsunade, Shizune, a Jinchuriki going by the name of Killer Bee, another going by the name of Fu, and another named by Yugito. Compared to them, this crew was a real joy to be around.

Naruto particularly got along with the captain, Luffy, due to their personality similarities, such as being able to eat vast quantities and share conversations for long periods of time on what they wanted to get out of life and what not. Luffy was great to hang out with, and what the young ninja found very peculiar was that he was made of rubber. Aside from him, Naruto also got along really well with Nami, Chopper, Usopp and Sanji. Of course he got along with the whole crew, he really went around getting to know each of them when they were not busy, and tried to contribute as much of himself to the crew as possible, such as getting used to the atmosphere of the ship and getting to know how the ship was worked and run.

When Naruto wasn't bothering the crew, asking them questions, engaging in direct conversation or sleeping on the railing, he challenged Luffy, Nami and Zoro to battle… or… sparring on the deck under a live audience. Since they didn't want to destroy the ship, Naruto just went on to learning their styles instead.

Chou-Un also got some practice in with Zoro as well. Actually, it wasn't much of a training exercise or practice at all; it was more like a death threat or an actual challenge the way the two approached each other. But in the end, it turned out to be a light sparring session anyway. On top of fancy sword play and words exchanged between the two, Chou-Un and Zoro actually got along really well. In fact, the only people that Chou-Un really talked a lot with on the boat were Naruto, Zoro, Robin and Nami. She found their wisdom very intriguing.

What was most enjoyable on this trip however, was not just the talking, the play-fighting or exploring the ship; it was the food. Saji made the most delicious meals Naruto or Chou-Un had ever tasted, and after eating their first meal from the cook, they then stood beside him breakfast in and dinner out, watching him cook, wanting to master this next element of living, cooking! Learning from this smartly dressed chef, they would most certainly improve their standard of living.

Eventually, after a couple of weeks out on the open sea, the Going Mary soon sighted land, and docking at the nearest foreign port of this continent, Naruto and Chou-Un disembarked. Bidding farewell to the Straw Hat Pirates, the young pair made good their good-byes and the promise to one day see the gang again. When they got to the highest most point of the new land they had arrived on, they saw the ship off, waving to Luffy and his crew as they vanished over the horizon.

Wishing the fondly and good luck, Naruto and Chou-Un then proceeded into the countryside of this new land.

Three days later…

"Oooohhh… we are so freakin' lost," Naruto groaned as he looked around him, once again stuck at a crossroads. Chou-Un stood beside him, also looking around and wondering in pleasant terms 'where the hell they are'. Scratching their heads, they looked down three of the roads, ignoring the one they had just come from.

The geography around them consisted of hillsides, evergreen mountains in the distance, and a series of small pockets of farming communities and villages as far as they could tell. Their main goal at this point was to find a large civilization, perhaps a Kingdom or a capital village of some kind. They knew very little about this country, so they had to visit its capital in order to find out as much as they could about it

Walking forward, Naruto took a look up at the sign of the crossroads, responsible for directing any weary travelers in the right direction. He placed his hands on his hips, reading the sign while Chou-Un looked down the road to their right, which seemed to stretch over into more distant farmlands and hillsides beyond.

"Hmm… Welcome to Amestris…" Naruto read, placing his thumb and forefinger over his chin and rubbing it. "Never heard of it. I guess it must be one of the countries or states of this continent…"

"So… which way do we go, Naruto-kun?" Chou-Un asked, glancing at the blonde. The young shinobi looked at her, raising an eyebrow at the way she addressed him. It wasn't until a few seconds later did the girl, realizing her blunder, slapped her hands over her mouth, joined by a widening of eyes, a little bit too late. However, aiming to correct herself, she shook her head and looked away, blushing. "I mean… Naruto-sama…"

"It seems we are in a country called Amestris. From the looks of it, we have a choice to either go to the South, North or Central…"

"Where do we plan on going then?"

Rubbing the back of his head, Naruto reconsidered the signs, and which way each of them pointed. Letting out a sigh, he turned towards the girl and smiled.

"I say we head to Central. It seems like the most logical choice…"

Chou-Un nodded, and started heading straight up, Naruto following. Soon, the two of them were walking side by side through the green countryside, passing by farmers working in the fields, deer on the meadows, and small cottages every once in a while. It was an entirely new land to Naruto, with none of the familiar shrines, red archways, wooden bridges or buildings of his world's design, or the usual robes or clothing worn by the people they passed by or met on the road. This experience, though strange, made Naruto smile brightly, which Chou-Un caught on to.

Smiling herself, she looked around as they walked under the mid-day sun.

"It sure is beautiful out here…"

"Yeah… it really is…"

After a few hours of traveling…

"Damn… this country is bigger than I thought," Naruto mumbled to himself as he launched himself into a flurry of wushu combos he had learned from his time traveling with Jiraiya across the Five Great Shinobi Nations. Sweating profusely, while wearing only his black trousers and combat boots, the young blonde shadow sparred with thin air, practicing and exercising his muscles. Wearing a bunch of heavy weights did that, and whenever he launched a punch, a kick, a knee or whatever, there was a loud whooshing sound that could be heard for hundreds of meters in every direction.

The lush green grass at the banks of the lake Naruto and Chou-Un had stopped beside after three or four hours of walking, provided an excellent spot for them to rest, and catch up n their favorite past times. With his gear deposited next to his silver-haired colleague, the spiky haired shinobi physically trained his body through a variety of taijutsu and martial art forms Jiraiya had practiced with him, and from what he had learned from his travels and the brief time he spent with the Straw Hat gang.

The boy seemed to glide his sparring over the grass, moving with the currents of wind, feeling the environment around him. His senses had to be focused in order for him to reach the highest potential possible. Sweat cascaded down his body and sprayed off with each punch and kick.

Meanwhile, Chou-Un sat beside their gear, her katana laid across her as she polished and filled it down with a special rock. Loud swipes from the rock against the side of the blade as it was sharpened could be heard within Naruto's furious training regime. Every now and again the young girl would stop and watch him with great intent, a dreamy gaze on her face and a smile on her lips.

"If we are so far away from the Center of Amestris, then I think we're going to have to find ourselves a more suitable mode of transport," Naruto finally said.

Ceasing his physical exercises for the moment, the young blonde then moved on to practicing his jutsu. While standing on the water near the deeper parts of the lake, he produced a small number of clones to sit in a circle behind him and concentrate on harnessing his wind chakra in different forms, such as; cloaked over weapons, fists, feet, within his palms, around his whole body, and so that the wind chakra visibly rotated around him. While they did that, Naruto went on to unleashing his signature techniques, while thinking up varieties in which to use them.

"Well… how do you suppose we get to Central faster then?" Chou-Un asked, getting to her feet. Drawing her sword, she took a stance, and began training alongside her companion, wanting to get a little physical exercise out of this. She also had weights strapped to her wrists and ankles. "I mean… we passed a farm we could have visited and asked for information from ages ago, and there are no horses, boats or any other forms of transport anywhere in our area as far as I can see."

The two of them thought about it, training in their own way as they attempted to figure out a way to get to the capital of this country faster.

"Wind Release: Giant Tornado Rasengan!" Naruto shouted, producing a blue orb out of the palm of his hand and throwing it straight up towards the sky. What resulted, the blue streams of chakra warping in the very baseball sized sphere itself, shot straight up in the form of a piercing blue light! The moment the thin strip of blue disappeared into the sky above, black and grey clouds instantaneously formed, and began to warp and swirl into tiny epicenter, just like a hurricane. Then, in a blink of an eye, the two mile wide lake in front of Naruto suddenly erupted in a vortex like explosion of unbelievable force. Engulfed in water, wind and debris, it shot upwards, taking shape and size of a large tornado. Utilizing the wind chakra from his palms, Naruto directed it through the air and controlled the water-spout, that reach right up to the clouds formed overhead, altering its shape, moving it slowly, and maintaining it as best as he could.

Gritting his teeth, with his right hand, Naruto threw it down, the tornado shooting straight for the ground, and with the whip-crack of an explosion, hurled the water he had picked up in every direction, showering the shores, Naruto, his clones, and Chou-Un behind him. The girl had watched the entire show unfold in front of her in amazement, but when it started to shower, she used that as a training exercise. Taking a stance, she slashed her blade in front and around her. With great speed, ferocity and precision, she cut down every single droplet that fell towards her, giving the impression she was surrounded by a shield, preventing the rain of water from hitting her. When the drizzle ended, she stood, and with a exhale of air, twirled her sword around and sheathed it.

Chou-Un looked up towards the blonde still standing on the lake, his clones still intact and in full concentration.

"We have no idea how much further we have to go, so I suggest we attempt to hitchhike on the next vehicle that heads down that road!"

Turning to face the girl about two hundred meters behind him, Naruto smiled and nodded in agreement.

"Let's… right after another hour of recreational training… okay?"

Chou-Un nodded. "Alright…"

And that was the plan, even though it lacked originality.

After which this was said, Naruto practiced another long hour of throwing out all the techniques he knew, and exercising restraints and control in order to form new techniques of his own, and Chou-Un went into more strenuous training. Improving her swordsmanship skills, close-quarter fighting and ki-manipulative skills meant she had to dish out a lot of effort, just like Naruto, in their 'discreet' training session. Later on, once the hour had passed, the two of them stopped to catch their breath, although Naruto kept his clones in place over the water's surface to continue holding control over their wind chakra manipulation practice. During which time, the traveling duo pulled out some of the supplies they were carrying with them, cooked some fish over a fire and had some green tea.

Taking up spots around the small fire, the two of them then simply talked with one another, appreciating the beautiful surroundings and sights to see around them. They asked each other questions, little by little, getting to know the person they were traveling with a little bit better each day.

Taking a bite out of his fish, Naruto smiled up at Chou-Un, chewing and swallowing.

"So… I take it as a wondering Ronin with the skills you possess, that you must have had some serious training earlier in your life, Chou-Un." The boy eyed the smiling Chou-Un as she sipped her tea quietly, eyes closed and katana laid tentatively at her side. She had had her eyes closed for a lot of the time Naruto had been traveling with her, which seemed to give the green-eyed girl a more mysterious aura about her. "Heck, even if I didn't have to fight those other rogue warriors back at the palace, I'm certain I still would have had a difficult time fighting you."

"It doesn't matter how strong or weak a person is in areas of fighting, a lot of warriors' abilities depends on who they are pitted against in combat… in our cases anyway," Chou-Un said, glancing at the boy, eyes still cut. "Ninja are different from Ronin. Of course, as a samurai, I was trained to fight as a ninja too… but as a person trained in dojo arts, as opposed to your unorthodox style, essentially boils down to the fact that it is difficult for one of us to kill the other. But… as it turns out… you are much stronger then I am…"

Naruto shrugged and looked back down at his fish. "Maybe so… but you have an unusual amount of chakra in you. Heck… I don't think it's even chakra at all."

"You mean the spiritual and physical energy that you shinobi use?" Chou-Un queried. "Well… the truth is I don't use chakra at all. I use a different source of energy called ki, which is much different from the embodiment of energy ninja use in combat. Ki energy is life energy, taken from the center of our bodies, and in essence is the physical inner strength one can muster. When controlling it, a person can bring out their full-potential, enhancing their strengths and mobility, and increasing their battle prowess. Training in using ki is a lot like training to enhance your chakra capacity, only ki training is a lot more taxing on the body."

"That explains a lot," Naruto said. "You're unusually coordinated with the amount of speed you produce. Heck, you're even faster then me when I'm using chakra to boost up my speed. So where did you learn all these skills from, and who trained you?"

Chou-Un inhaled a little, and set her cup down. Looking down at her sword, she laid a hand on it and ran it over her sheath tenderly.

"My master was a man named Musashi Miyamoto," Chou-Un stated, causing Naruto to look up at her in surprise, having heard that name before. "He taught me everything I needed to know to survive out here. I learned that the sword was the embodiment of a samurai's honor and soul, and that it was an extension of my own body. He also told me that we must think before we take action and that honor can only be gained from the right course of action. That is why I have never drawn my blade to slay a person, only in self-defense."

Naruto chuckled and picked up his tea, watching the leaves at the bottom dance around as the surface rippled with motion.

"Your master is a legend… a very wise man indeed," the blonde said, taking a sip. "I remember my master Jiraiya talking to me about him once, when we stopped in Grass Country. Ero-Sennin once met him on his travels, and argued with the samurai about him stealing his dango. Heh… but he only ever told me about how Musashi was a legend, a wise man with incredible strength and skills, and not much about his encounter with him. In fact, Ero-Sennin taught me a lot from the teachings of the legends from the past; my father the Fourth Hokage, Masamune, Hanzo Hitori, and more. From these teachings, he taught me in believing in one's self, never giving up, and to follow my own path as a ninja. He said that making the right choice, what I felt was right, would lead to a better future, and that we should not follow a path shaped by another person's ideals for selfish gain. It is up to the next generation to create a better future for the world, and to settle our confrontations without the need to draw blood."

Chou-Un smiled, relishing in the words Naruto had passed on to her, with Naruto in kind, taking to heart her words of wisdom. Chuckling, the blonde twirled the stick that had the remains of his fish on it and point it at her, grinning.

"Some time in our travels, you're going to have to teach me a little bit of those ki manipulative skills of yours," Naruto said. The girl nodded in agreement.

"And you're going to have to show me some of those wushu martial arts you know…"

Sharing a laugh, the two of them then went on eating, sitting in silence, and carefully taking into consideration everything they had learnt from each other. Of course, after more talking, the two of them then went on to fighting over who got the last fish, and ended up splitting it between them.

By night time, Naruto and Chou-Un gathered up their gear, and making sure they didn't leave anything behind, then headed back up to the road, and continued on under the moon and stars.

After another hour of walking, the two of them came across a set of train tracks opposite the path they were following. The moment they came across is, they waited a bit to see if a train would come by, and sure enough, one did. A steam engine pulling along passenger carriages and several merchant carts. Running alongside it, they hitched a ride on one of the merchant carts with hay in it. The slightly bumpy ride was made comfortable by the hay itself, and depositing their gear around them, settled down in the hay to get some much needed sleep.

Through the slightly open door, they saw the full moon glowing brightly in the sky above, among the beautiful, shiny jewels of the stars. Naruto lay with his eyes open for most of the ride, while Chou-Un lay sound asleep beside him.

He smiled as he watched the valleys outside of their cart go by, as the train took them across the country sides and evergreen forests.

"All this traveling… and learning new things everywhere I go… makes me think of what Pervy Sage went through on his travels. I can even bet he's never been to this land before…"

The next morning…

At Central Station…

Feeling the train come to a stop, Naruto and Chou-Un quickly got off of the carriage they were riding on, and on to the platform of their station. Ensuring they had everything on hand, the pair then went on to explore this new and strange world.

It was a very interesting place, concrete walls, well-tiled floors, an arched glass ceiling, the window panes and artwork framed into them letting in the sunlight in an amazing way, and a lot of people dressed in very strange clothing walking around. The pair had never really seen clothing like the ones these people were wearing, what with coming from a different culture and all. That, and what they themselves were dressed in, didn't really help conceal the fact that they were from a foreign land, so when they started walking around the platform, they drew a lot of unwarranted attention.

Ignoring the scrutiny the civilians and other travelers were giving them, Naruto and Chou-Un proceeded towards the exit. The silver haired girl kept one hand on her sword at all times, weary f any pilfering, as well as being prepared to defend herself when necessary. The blonde however, knowing that he didn't have anything really of value that was hanging loosely out, kept his hands in his pockets and his face concealed as best as he could under his wide-brimmed straw hat, looking through the spaces in it from person to person.

Senses alert, the pair moved around small crowds, and various stands and stores around the station, stopping for a moment so that Naruto could buy a paper from a small boy running around with a bag on him. It only took a gold piece from the Naruto's pocket to have the kid skip away with a smile on his face.

On the way out through the large archway exit of Central Station, the blonde shinobi accidentally bumped into a large, tanned skin man with white hair, wearing a yellow jacket, black trousers, and sunglasses, and with a visible 'X' shaped scar across his face, walking in the opposite direction. He was accompanied by a small girl, slightly younger then Naruto, with black hair tied into two pig-tails, wearing a light pink martial arts clothes (similar to outfits Naruto had seen back in the Land of Fire), and had a little panda perched on her shoulder, who was also joined by a middle-aged man walking beside them, wearing a cloak concealing a slightly mangled, gruff face and unkempt hair.

"Oh… I beg your pardon," the large man said to Naruto, glaring down at the boy as the three of them walked passed.

"Sorry… my fault," the young shinobi replied, turning heel and continuing on walking, setting aside the little run in.

Opening the paper, Naruto went on reading and walking, with Chou-Un looking around at the open streets they had just walked in to. It was a really extraordinary place, tall buildings with fantastic brick work and roofing, high rises that stretched upwards for more then fifteen or twenty stories. The streets were paved well, lampposts down every street, people walking the pavements, and strange, four-wheeled vehicles driving around. Chou-Un had never seen cars or motor vehicles before, so the sight of them really intrigued her. She even went as far as breaking away from Naruto for a bit to admire a black, Rolls Royce taxi parked at the front of the station. She marveled at its features, and the insides of the vehicle, while the taxi driver confronted her in question.

"Excuse me miss, can I help you?" he asked. "Do you need to go somewhere?"

Chou-Un, slightly surprised, looked up and smiled. "Oh! No. Sorry! I was just… looking at this strange transport of yours."

The man raised an eyebrow at her. "A foreigner, huh?"

"Yes… pardon my rudeness," she replied, turning heel and running back to Naruto, who was still reading the paper for details, as well as a geographic description of where they were.

"Man… this country really is strange. Here they read their books and papers backwards!" Naruto mumbled to himself, turning the paper over from the weather to local news. Chou-Un looked over his shoulder down at the paper as well, curious as to what the boy was looking for. "What's more, there seems to be a lot going on around here. A Central Library has been blown up, an old laboratory… a foreign Prince from Xing breaking out of jail… and these guys called…Alchemists? This place is one heck of a whack-job!"

"You can find interesting stuff over the horizon," Chou-Un said with a smile. Folding the newspaper, Naruto also smiled and glanced over his shoulder at her.

"Come on; let's find a place where we can stay for a bit…"

TO BE CONTINUED…

Author's Note:

I had thought about it, and decided to go along with an even wider journey for Naruto, where he encounters more then just characters in the fire nation, but way outside of it, so much so that a lot of the universes cross. I originally planned introducing characters from other anime and manga by having their worlds and countris of origin cross, and i think it's working out pretty well so far. Thanks for reading.