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Summary:
In his last minute effort to save his brother, Ace never thought that there is more to his flames. Before he knew it, he was sent somewhere far from the place he was supposed to die to a pair of bluest eyes he has ever seen. Ace X Fem Naruto.
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Reviews:
will - Well, I decided not use Naruko as Naruto's name in this story (and my other stories) because it is fandom's exclusive name for the female version. So I always stick with the original name given by Masashi-dono. But I did use Naruko in the tagging so that the search thingy would be helpful to others. Hope that's okay:)
idea . getha - Yep. Ace was transported from his world to Naruto's world. Maybe it's the new flames that brought him there? :)
Pegasi1 - Thanks for loving the story. It warms my heart, really^^ And now, Ziggy wants to hug you... lol!
nathanexplosion7294 - Ah, the infamous discussion… Well, every time I read them, it makes me smile. It only shows how fans love the said anime\ manga:)
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D's Orange Will
By: Zelga Lim Li
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Chapter 1 - Epiphany
Naruto sighed for the nth time. In her old apartment, she could see Ace's silhouette from the Hokage Mountain. She knew from experience that the view overlooking the entire village changed ever since the Holy Tree grew to drastic proportions trapping everyone in an illusion.
Ever since she and that person defeated Kaguya, life in the elemental nations became scarce. Even Kakashi-sensei, Sakura and Obito were also trapped in their last minute effort to save the two of them.
With their sacrifice, they were able to defeat God herself.
But after hearing the explanation made by the old man who appeared in their dreams for the last time, everything makes sense.
These people will wake up in due time after they realize that it was indeed time to wake up. Though it doesn't make sense in her own opinion.
Cutting the tree would be useless as well and it might kill the others. So waiting is all she could do for now. And wait she did. The only problem is; how long does she have to wait?
And the bastard, after ensuring that everything is all cleared out between the two of them, decided to go to another journey of his own, leaving her in Konoha all by herself and ordered her to take care of the blasted tree that took every living creature known to man. He even had the guts to smirked at her and pat her in the head as if she is some kind of a kid in tantrum.
Remembering that day, she couldn't help but snarl and curse till she ran out of descriptive words for the said person.
Left with no other choice, she decided to make herself productive, sending out hundreds of clones to fix the damage left by the said war. Doing reconnaissance and some other stuff to keep herself occupied and busy.
She visited 'ground zero' every now and then. Shikamaru, Gaara and the rest of the shinobi alliances are there after all. They are having their much needed beauty sleep and it is such a drag that she could never join them.
Oh well.
Her father and the rest of the previous Hokage's, after realizing that their presence are no longer needed, left to join the others who have already passed on. It took two men, well two dead men brought out to live temporarily by a forbidden jutsu, to drag her father away from leaving her behind with the only living person in the whole wide world. That was before Ace came.
His face was hilarious. If only she had a camera at the time.
Moving forward, she left her guest alone and continues her own task for the day. Perhaps she could later ask Ace what's keeping him occupied.
And she has to force him 'again' to wear a shirt. Not that it's a necessity. But looking at those muscles is starting to be so troublesome. Her father, if he knew that the person she is spending the rest of her existence with, wears nothing but black shorts, the Yellow Flash would be devastated. That's for sure.
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Ace tried again for the nth time. His flame remains in its usual color. Not the bluish white thing he saw before he lost consciousness.
The flame that defeated Akainu's magma.
Frowning miserably, he dispelled his fire and lay on top of one of the monument's faces using his arms as a makeshift pillow. According to Naruto, these are the previous leaders of her village.
Thinking what happened; his wild guess is that the said flames brought him here. To keep him alive as it might know that if he stayed there, he might have died. Luffy will be devastated and he will hate himself for all eternity for hurting his beloved brother.
And by some miraculous intervention, Naruto found him and literally brought him back from the dead.
'I need to find a way to bring out those flames,' Fire Fist Ace thought to himself. 'It might be my ticket back…'
Luffy must be dead worried by now.
And the old man.
"I hope he's okay. If not, I'm going to burn all their ships into a piece of crap and feed it to themselves!"
And one other thing that is keeping him curious in each passing minute while he's here are the people of this village. Where the hell is everyone?
Rubbing his brow, Ace turns his gaze down towards the largest branch of trees that seems to come out from everywhere. There are also these cocoon shaped things dangling underneath like fruits.
And poor Naru-chan is all by herself with the usual 'bastard' friend that she mentions every now and then. And she's a lady all right. How could the said bastard left her behind.
If he could take her with him, then she won't have to be alone anymore. With that in mind, he stood up and tried again.
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"What are you doing?" Naruto asks curiously. Remembering the last time, she replaced herself with a wooden log to avoid Ace's burning hot flames.
The man himself is a walking fire torch aside from being a pirate and a commander of the great Captain Whitebeard. And for startling him numerous times, which she did on purpose just to do something with her life, she always gets some nasty burn marks here and there. Thanking her Uzumaki genes, those marks are gone the next day.
"What the fuck! Naruto?! Are you suicidal or something?" Ace yelled worriedly. The man disperses his flames from the surrounding area and approached her hurriedly within two large steps.
She could hear his curses and now that she looks at him closely, he is kind of pale. Chuckling amusingly, she decided to end her prank and give the man a thumbs up and a very wide grin, almost similar to what Gai-sensei does, minus the sparkling jutsu he often uses.
"It is really funny seeing you flustered and everything…" Naruto giggled amusingly while ruffling Ace's hair.
Scowling at her, Ace gave a sigh of relief after examining her arms. "It's a good thing your reflexes are good, or else I could have burn you alive…"
"Of course my reflexes are good, I'm a ninja, remember?"
Raising one eyebrow with that incredulous look on his face, Ace muttered incoherently to himself and left her to do his self-imposed training.
He still could not make the bluish white flame to come out. Though he was able to change the regular red fire to a more yellowish - orange one.
Just a little more. Pursing his lips, brows puckered in a frown, Ace created another ball of fire in his hands. This time, he tried to concentrate once more. Not that it's helping much. From his side, he could feel her peeking from his shoulders.
"Naruto!" Ace growled menacingly.
Humming a tune, the blonde smiled and raises her arms in mock surrender and steps farther away from him.
After a few minutes, Ace sighed in defeat. Clenching his fist in a tight hold, he punched the ground with his flames leaving a round trail of black ashes and cursed silently knowing that Naruto is watching from the sidelines. Back home, when he is irritated at something, he used to burn entire forests and ships much to Marco's amusement.
The blonde shook her head and motioned for the aggravated pirate to sit by her side.
"I do not know what you're trying to do. But maybe I can help?" Naruto asks gently. Ace didn't say anything and decided to look at the sky with that almost too familiar expression on his face. "I may not be the best teacher there is… Heck, I'm not even a good student. But if you are one of those people who prefer to do things rather than think things, then I suppose I could help you with whatever predicament that you have and trying to accomplish… They say two heads are better than one." Cerulean blue eyes gleam in amusement as she notices Ace's childish expression. The said man is not afraid to express himself this way unlike that person.
Naruto frowned to herself wondering why she always compare these two. Anyways, she laughed when Ace pouted and still ignored her, crossing his arms and sulked like a child.
With him beside her, Ace seems to quench the loneliness she felt for being alone. If only the said person would be considerate to her feelings and well being, she doesn't have to be this way seeking other ways to make her life meaningful.
Not that there is something wrong with her.
Eyes widening in horror, Naruto couldn't believe that she think about the teme more often than before and not because Ace was here to remind her of that man.
Maybe she misses him.
Or.
She thinks that being with Ace, she could almost forgot her current 'situation'. That even if she has Sasuke to spend eternity for a long time until the others decided to wake up, she is still alone. More than the time she spent during her childhood when everybody in the village still hated her.
Too much conflicting emotions. Ugh. She really hated these feelings.
Shaking her head to ease her discomfort, Naruto turned and looked at her new friend. Ace slept the entire ordeal not knowing the internal dilemma the blonde experiences since his arrival. Laughing quietly, she moved his head towards her shoulder for him to be more comfortable. Ace snuggled even closer. She could even feel his warm breath at the crook of her neck earning a blush much redder that Hinata-chans.
'Father would really freak out if he sees me right now…'
And with that in mind, the Uzumaki finally lets herself succumbed to a peaceful sleep.
The first time after that battle.
The first time after Uchiha Sasuke left her.
And then maybe...
Just maybe...
The old man sent Ace so that he can help her forget her pain. That she isn't alone. That she deserves to be happy.
Yeah. That must be it.
Unknown to the two, a seal appeared on top of Ace's old wound. It was similar to Naruto's old eight trigram seal but instead of the usual Uzumaki swirl in the middle, it was the symbol of Hagoromo Ōtsutsuki's Rinnegan. It glows for an instant before disappearing.
Around them, the wind blew softly as the leave flutters kindly on their slumbered forms, enveloping them with its warm embrace.
If one listens closely, it's as if the sound of laughter from one titanic behemoth with nine tails can be heard. On top of its head, an unknown man with spiky shoulder-length hair and horns protruding on its forehead sat leisurely.
"Are you really sure about this, Kurama?" The man's face hidden by its shadow as he asked his gigantic companion.
"I would rather see her get old like that hag than see her with that 'Uchiha'," The Kyuubi responds stubbornly pertaining to the other survivor of the event that almost captured an entire civilization and were forcefully trapped in a never ending illusion.
The hope his father gave maybe not be enough to ease his former jinchūriki's loneliness. He might have reconsidered the Uchiha brat but after witnessing what he did after makes his blood boil in anger. So with his siblings help, they searched for a more suitable 'replacement' to be their savior's mate.
"And this person?" Hagoromo asks again looking at Ace with his usual composed self.
Kurama smiled mysteriously and glanced affectionately towards Naruto. "We believed that the HE will become her savior…"
Hagoromo sighed. "Very well…" With a wave of his hand, his staff appears. After a few moment of contemplation, the Sage released his staff and let it fall on Ace's exact location. Before hitting the man, it disintegrates with dust like particles showering over the dark-haired pirate.
"Seriously?" Ears twitching in curiosity, the nine tailed fox looks at his creator.
This time, it was Hagoromo's turn to smile.
"Yes. Indeed I am..."
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Author's note:
Yay! Thanks for checking this out! Well then... Till next chapter!
Cheers!
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