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Author's Note: There will be no lemons in this story until Naruto is old enough to be sexually active in at least some capacity. Right now he is only four years old, and much too young for such activity.
xXx Moirai's Wager xXx
xXx Arc 01: Beginnings / Ch. 02: Family xXx
xXx Clocktower, London, England xXx
xXx Tuesday, December 14th, 1993 xXx
xXx 0700 Local Time xXx
Barthomeloi Lorelei woke up prompt as usual, only to come face to face with the reality of her situation. Her formerly prim and proper room within the Clock Tower was now painted a bright garish shade of orange. To make the entire thing worse, her prim white bed sheets had been replaced with what looked like they would be more at home on a children's syndicated educational television show rather than on the bed of a sophisticated adult woman.
Unfortunately, Lorelei knew perfectly well that she could not blame Zelretch for this. No, the fault lay wholly with his new student and that student's adoptive mother. The two were almost as bad of pranksters as Zelretch himself, which made the entire situation worse.
The problem for Lorelei was that no one had so far been able to catch the two in the act. It was quite maddening. What made it more so, is that some of the things these two were doing sprung up randomly inside of highly crowded rooms, which means that they were somehow able to pull the pranks off in front of people without being noticed.
Little did Lorelei realize that the woman taking care of young Naruto was an incarnated Goddess, and that Naruto himself was an aspiring Shinobi in addition to a Magus. If she had known these two facts, she would have kicked all three knuckleheads out of the building by now.
xXx Clocktower Cafeteria xXx
Naruto had just sat down to eat his breakfast when a small girl, with blue hair and dressed in a long black dress with little white pompoms hanging from the drawstring of the hole for her neck, plopped herself down into the seat next to him and eyed his tray of food hungrily.
"Er… hello?" Naruto questioned the girl, only for her to raise one of her hands and wave at him, all without taking her eyes off his food.
"Would you like some?" Naruto questioned the girl, getting a nod for his effort. With that, Naruto handed her one of his muffins and took the other for himself. They were blueberry today.
Suddenly the girl grabbed his hand, and brought it up to her mouth, where she proceeded to bite him hard enough to pierce the flesh.
"Ouch, dammit… what the hell?" Naruto shrieked as he pulled his hand away from the girl. However his mind was suddenly flooded with an intense sensation of loneliness that seemed to be emanating from the girl in front of him. That was when he figured out what she had just done, "You just formed a familiar pact with me?"
The girl nodded her head in affirmation, and she also sent Naruto a feeling of smug happiness.
Naruto frowned before asking, "What's your name?"
The girl cocked her head to the side for the moment before she said "Len."
Suddenly there was a loud crash from behind the two children, prompting them both to turn around to see a blonde teenage girl laying on her stomach as she stared up at the two of them, "Did… did she just tell you her name?"
"Er… yeah… why do you ask?" Naruto questioned.
"Oh, no reason really… other than the fact that the last time I heard her speak was something like four hundred years ago…" the blonde stated, "In other words, don't go getting used to the sound of her voice as it probably won't happen again in your lifetime."
Naruto just shrugged as he turned back to his muffin. However, the blonde wasn't finished, "I'm Arcueid by the way. Seeing as how Zelretch legally adopted you as his grandson, that makes the two of us siblings. Nice to meet you little brother."
Naruto's eyes widened as he turned once again to stare at the blonde, "The True Ancestor?"
"Yes… that's right," Arcueid responded.
"Right, I'll remember to steer clear of you during the full moon then," Naruto responded.
Arcueid scowled, how did this little runt know what her cycle was? For that matter… how did this little runt even know that women had cycles?
"Naru-kun, who are your friends?" a voice called, causing Naruto to grin, and the other two with him to glance at the approaching figure.
"Hi Kaa-chan. These are Len-chan and Arcueid-nee-san," Naruto responded.
"Oh… I see. Well let's get you and your new familiar washed up for the day. After what we did to Lorelei-chan's room, it might be best if we make ourselves scarce for a while," Tamamo stated as she grabbed the hands of Naruto and a suddenly protesting familiar who clearly didn't want a bath. She then led the two of them to the quarters that she shared with Naruto.
Arcueid blinked as she watched the trio walk off. "Did… did that woman just imply she was going to put Naruto and Len into the same bathtub?"
Some random Magus who had been watching this commented, "Yes, I believe she did."
"Oh poor Len… she is going to be humiliated," Arcueid acknowledged.
xXx Konohagakure no Saito xXx
xXx Thursday, January 20th, 1994 xXx
xXx 1100 Zulu Time xXx
The people of the Village of Konoha who were old enough to remember, stared in abject confusion as Naruto Uzumaki was walked down the main street in the village towards the Hokage's Tower in the company of a woman who was the spitting image of Kushina Uzumaki.
Granted, unlike Kushina, this woman wore her hair in short twintails rather than a single long ponytail. Also unlike Kushina, this girl was wearing a rather impractical outfit in terms of combat efficiency. However that did not hide the fact that much like Kushina, this woman held an absolutely frightening level of power behind her pretty face.
Thus it was that those who would ordinarily have caused problems for the young blonde, were pulled away from their attempts to intercept the duo by their fellow villagers and given stern talking to's by those who knew better than to anger a woman that quite clearly was a match in terms of power, temper and beauty for the infamous Red Hot-Blooded Habanero even if she was obviously not the same person.
Eventually the duo made it to their destination. Upon arriving, Tamamo walked up to the Secretary outside the office of Hiruzen Sarutobi and looked at the girl with a predatory smile on her face, "Please inform the Third Hokage that there is a visiting dignitary outside of his office who wishes a moment of his time, and that this pertains to the welfare of one of the children of this village."
The woman who was acting as the secretary glanced behind Tamamo and noticed Naruto was sitting in one of the waiting room chairs idly flipping through one of the magazines that they have on offer. Gulping in realization of what this was about, and also recognizing the vague familial resemblance between this woman and Kushina Uzumaki, the secretary rushed into the Hokage's office, completely ignoring the fact that the Hokage was currently entertaining the Konoha's Elder Council.
After a few moments the Secretary came back out to inform Tamamo, "The Hokage and Elder Council will see you now."
"Come along, Naru-kun, this affects you as well," Tamamo said as Naruto came up and grabbed her hand. With that done the two entered the office.
Once inside, the Hokage gave Naruto a kind smile saying, "Ah, there you are Naruto-kun, you had us all really worried. Where did you disappear to for the last few months?"
"Ah… Hello, Jiji. I'm not really sure how to explain what happened…" Naruto said sheepishly as he rubbed the back of his head in embarrassment.
"Answer the Hokage you insufferable brat!" Koharu Utatane shrieked only to find Naruto hiding behind the pinkette as three ofuda landed just a few feet in front of her.
As soon as the Ofuda landed Tamamo intoned the words "Frigid Heaven!" and a circle of ice spread out around the Ofuda in all directions. "If you would be so kind as to refrain from insulting Naruto-kun in my presence, I would appreciate it, as next time I might not choose to miss..."
Sarutobi, Koharu, Homura, and Danzo all rapidly blinked. Danzo was the one who recovered the quickest and was the one to voice the question that all four of the elders of the village had suddenly found themselves wondering, "I don't recognize that technique, what sort of Jutsu was that?"
Tamamo smirked, "Who said it was a Jutsu?"
Danzo could only nod, "If it wasn't a Jutsu, then I must ask what it was?"
Sarutobi was the next to recover, "That… that was Witchcraft, wasn't it?"
"Very good, Hokage. I am surprised you knew that though…" Tamamo said with an incline of her head.
"The records mentioning Witchcraft are limited to only the Kage in each village, mainly because it is believed to be a force which could destroy the entire foundation of the Shinobi World. It is a force which is believed to be as powerful as the three types of Jutsu, as well as being able to stand as an equal against the Samurai and Fighting Monks…" Sarutobi explained.
"Surely you jest Hokage-sama," Homura countered.
"I wasn't aware my exploits over a thousand years ago were that widely recorded," Tamamo said with a wicked grin as the heads of the four elders rapidly snapped to look directly at Tamamo.
The Hokage was the one who recovered the swiftest this time, "I take it then, that you are Amaterasu-omikami-sama, the Ohirume-no-muchi-no-kami?"
"Strictly speaking yes. I am actually her mortal incarnation. If Amaterasu were to appear in her full divine glory, this entire village would already be dead simply due to their proximity to her. Her divine aura is akin to being in close proximity to the Sun itself," Tamamo explained.
"So we could kill you?" Danzo questioned with a cruel grin.
"You could try…" Tamamo said, as a mirror materialized out of thin air and started rotating itself around both herself and Naruto, "But I should warn you, if you were to attempt aggression against me or Naruto-kun, then I would have absolutely no reason to hold back. And Unlike when I am summoned by that wretched Grail, in my current form Amaterasu has permitted me to use my powers to their full potential."
As she said that last bit, all nine fox tails manifested themselves, along with her two fox ears. "Though you called Kurama the Nine-Tailed Demon Fox, he absolutely pales in comparison to me. Allow me to introduce myself properly. I am Tamamo no Mae, the Kyuubi no Kitsune, and this mirror floating around us… well… the mirror has many names, but perhaps the most famous is 'The Killing Stone of Tamamo'"
"Shit! Everyone stand down. We are not prepared to fight someone of this level of power!" Sarutobi shouted out with a massive wave of killing intent as he had noticed the energy gathering in the mirror, despite the fact that he was the only one who had. His call had caused both the elders and the ANBU in the room to relax as they had all been tensing in preparation for a fight.
"Good. Now that you understand the situation you are in, we can perhaps get down to business. It is my intent to formally adopt Naruto-kun. I have heard from both Naruto and the entity that is housed within him how much crap this village has been putting him through. Well that ends as of today. You, the elders of this village, have absolutely no say in this. I WILL be adopting Naruto today, whether you like it or not. You can either help me in that endeavor, or I can start slaughtering people until I find someone to hold your posts who is willing to assist me in that endeavor. Your choices," Tamamo threatened.
"How DARE you!" Koharu shrieked at Tamamo.
Tamamo turned her attention on the woman, "Would you like to be encased in ice now or after we conclude our business, hag?"
"Alright, with the exception of myself, Tamamo-chan, Naruto-kun, and my personal ANBU Guards, I want everyone else to clear the room. The monthly meeting of the Elder Council will be postponed until later in the week. I can handle the matter of Tamamo-chan adopting Naruto-kun on my own as I am fully aware of the fact that Tamamo-chan is fully capable of carrying out her threat. NOW LEAVE!" Sarutobi dictated his commands to the rest of the Elder Council.
Reluctantly the Elder's cleared the room. Once they were gone however a purple haired woman in a porcelain mask resembling a cat materialized out of thin air. She shot a glance at the Hokage saying, "My apologies, Hokage-sama, but if I could have a moment?"
"Of course, Neko-chan," Sarutobi said with a patient smile.
The now named Neko-chan rapidly approached Naruto and Tamamo. Tamamo's mirror rotated to place itself between the duo and the young woman, but Naruto rushed out from around the mirror and wrapped his arms around girl named 'Neko-chan,' he then proceeded to cry out, "Yugao-nee!"
"You know her, Naru-kun?" Tamamo questioned.
"Yeah, she is one of the few villagers who actually treats me kindly," Naruto stated happily.
"Helps that I am the one who has regularly been posted to guard duty on Naru-kun more often than not. Unfortunately I don't get the post as often as I would like, and most of the other ANBU still hold grudges against… well I am sure you have figured out that since you mentioned the entity housed inside of him?" the now properly identified Yugao stated with an annoyed glare at the other members of the ANBU guard. You could actually feel the level of dread coming off the other ANBU in the room.
"I see… Old man, do you mind if I… punish your security detail for failing in their duty?" Tamamo said with a sadistic grin on her face.
Naruto chuckled as he backed away from Yugao, he then smiled in just as sadistic a manner, "What Kaa-chan means to say is, can we prank the ever loving hell out of them?"
"Yes, that…" Tamamo said with her grin getting even wider.
"Oh dear Kami…" Yugao started to say.
"Yes?" Tamamo asked as she turned her grin on the purple haired girl.
This caused Yugao to facepalm her porcelain mask and Hiruzen to chuckle. Hiruzen then turned his attention to the Kitsune and said, "I don't see what would be wrong with a few harmless pranks…"
Naruto gawked at the old man for a moment before turning to Tamamo and saying, "Perhaps we should let Zelretch-jiji handle this one?"
"Yes, I think that is an excellent idea. Perhaps we can even convince him to bring Ruby and Sapphire for a visit…" Tamamo said with a lopsided grin.
Naruto shivered as he gave Tamamo a horrified look, "Does this world really deserve that level of trolling?"
Tamamo hummed in thought, "Perhaps you are right… oh well it was just a thought."
"Who, or what are Ruby and Sapphire?" Sarutobi inquired.
Naruto glanced at the Hokage, "Zelretch-jiji has something of a Magical Girl fetish. Ruby and Sapphire are his attempts at replicating that genre of entertainment in the real world."
"What is a magical girl?" Yugao inquired.
"Basically, I am the real world equivalent to a magical girl... except the… er actresses… who play magical girls in the entertainment industry on the world I am originally from tend to dress in frillier outfits than I do," Tamamo supplied.
"If you think Kaa-chan's outfit seems impractical for combat purposes, then the outfits that these magical girls dress in are about one million times worse," Naruto supplied.
"I was actually curious about that, why are you dressed like a prostitute?" Yugao inquired.
"I'm not," Tamamo supplied.
"I beg your pardon?" Yugao inquired.
"Well… okay, I suppose, yes I am," Tamamo looked down at herself momentarily. This caused her to sigh as she said, "Okay, I see your point."
She then clapped her hands together as she declared "Spirit Foundation Second Coming: Stage Three."
This caused her to be enveloped in a bright golden light that covered both her and the mirror that was still rotating around her from the top of her head to her feet. When the light cleared, everyone stared at her in awe.
While the outfit she had been wearing before was somewhat revealing, the one she was wearing now left no doubt as to the fact that she was a person of significant importance. Her kimono was now a full length affair that covered her from just low enough to reveal her cleavage, all the way down to the floor, making it hard to determine what sort of shoes she now had on. Where before she had been wearing a more traditional obi, now she was wearing an exceedingly elaborate obi that had the traditional bow in the front rather than the back. This obi was fastened to her by a gold medallion that was resting in-between her breasts.
Like with her original kimono, there were two large white knots of rope hanging off of either side of her waist. Her sleeves were no longer detached, as they connected directly to the shoulders of the outfit, though she wore the outfit in a manner to allow the shoulders to hang off the sides of her arm rather than allowing them to actually rest on her shoulders themselves.
Tamamo's hair was yet again done up in a blue bow, however it now was further adorned with three strands on either side of her head with numerous bells upon them. She was also wearing a tiara, and her neck bore a rather elaborate golden necklace.
To complete the ensemble, it appeared as though her breasts had grown slightly larger as well, not by much, but noticeable.
"Wh-what did you do?" Hiruzen questioned as a little blood dribbled down his nose.
"Mmmh, Apparently I have the ability to access the features of the Grail System thanks to there being a version of me inside the Throne of Heroes. This allows me to utilize the powers of the various Heroic Servant Classes, as well as other nifty features such as the Ascension system, which is what I just used," Tamamo explained. "This is closer to what I looked like during my original lifetime. It's not quite the same as I haven't maximized the transformation, but it is as close as I am willing to go at this time, as any closer and it will unlock certain feelings in me that I do not wish to experience again."
It was then that they noticed that Tamamo's hair was now much, much longer than it had originally been.
"Now, is this outfit… more socially acceptable for you?" Tamamo inquired.
Hiruzen snorted, "Yes, I would say so. Though I certainly hope that you don't catch the attention of the Fire Lord because of that outfit."
"Even if I did, he wouldn't interest me. Zelretch-san took the time to provide me with intel on this world's current political situation. Your Fire Lord is absolutely no comparison to my beloved Toba-sama," Tamamo explained sorrowfully.
"Right then; now shall we get down to the business of the adoption you wish to set up?" Hiruzen inquired.
"Yes please," Tamamo responded as the two set to work arranging the adoption.
xXx Chapter End xXx
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