WARNING: I suck as a writer, so if you hate reading with a lot of mistakes, don't read. If you don't like it, don't read it. Just leave. If you do read it and hate it, I will consider it a win for making you spend your time on an amateur's story. This story is inspired by Goal of a Broken Child by AzureCrest.
Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto or Fate Stay Night. I also don't own the characters or elements that I will include from other anime.
Review
KingofSins - Nice to see someone that reads Witch Hunter too. That idea isn't bad. The Storage Ring can act as the dimensional gallery and Naruto is good enough to modify his bullet to have magical or chakra properties.
NyaNyaKittyFace - The flashback won't be normal at this point anymore. Well at least I gave you the spoilers warning.
Alex2909 - Next chapter is when he goes to Konoha.
Knightly Monkey King - Assassin EMIYA looks badass. That will help with future chapters.
plums - I'm not sure about forgiving them. I know for sure that Naruto won't forgive anyone in Konoha at all. I'm debating with allowing him to connect with Natsumi and Kushina ONLY, but that is still unsure.
UnsanMusho - I'm not going to forgive the majority, MAYBE Kushina. Natsumi role is to be the anchor for Kushina to reality and to show that Naruto can't keep his hatred for Konoha in general.
Guest - Naruto's identity is still unknown. Konoha only know that there is someone with the same name as Naruto. In their eye's Naruto Uzumaki is buried in Konoha, but in reality it is just some random Konoha kid that Kiritsugu killed to fake Naruto's death. They won't find out the truth until the traditional Chunin Exam finals.
Thanks for the support, everyone!
Chapter 6 - Hidden in the Sands
{Land of Wind}
In the harsh desert of the Land of Wind, Naruto Emiya is traveling to the edge of the map.
"I hope this is worth it." Naruto said to himself.
He was sent out to visit the edge of the Land of Wind on the request on Yuki, his personal fox summon. She told him that there is something out in the desert worth his time to get. He is currently traveling only in his usual black suit with a trench coat, but his coat has many runes written on it. The runes help keep his body temperature down, so he won't be cooked under the brutal sun. It is also noticeable that Naruto isn't traveling with his girls.
"The sand will get in my hair." Naruto said in a girly voice. Trying to imitate Krulcifer when he asked her and Xenovia if they would come along. It was boring traveling alone.
"It's not nice to complain about them not coming with you Naru." Asuramaru told him.
"But it's soo boring~!" Naruto whined.
"Stop being a baby. Yuki said that this place is worth our trouble and we're almost there." Asuramaru reprimanded him.
Naruto only grumble away as he continue to travel to toward to the Veil in the Land of Wind. After a few more miles of traveling, Naruto found it.
"It that a village?" Naruto said as he narrowed his eyes toward what seems to be a village.
"I don't know could be a mirage." Asuramaru suggested with a mischievous tone.
"If you can see it then it's real." Naruto confirm. Now heading towards to the village to see why Yuki suggested he goes there.
SLITHER SLITHER
Naruto immediately drew Asuramaru once he heard the noise. "Who's there!?"
BONK
Naruto is knocked unconscious by someone.
{Inside a Cell}
"Ahhhhhh" Naruto moan from the hit to the head earlier. He rub his head as he got up, only to find himself inside a dungeon.
[You're finally up kit. It took you awhile.] Kurama said.
"Kurama?"
[Ya. You were knock out and brought into their dungeon a few hours ago.] Naruto then started to check himself. [Ya. They took all of your weapons, except for your hidden blades. We're going to need to find your guns and Asuramaru later.]
"Who knock me out? Where are we?" Naruto asked Kurama, but before Kurama could answer.
"You're in our dungeon human!" A very large, purple blueish man shouted. He approach the cell that Naruto was in. The man was a well built man with large black hair and has pointy ears. However, his most distinguishing feature is his lower half is that of a snake.(1)
Naruto was staring at him. Unable to talk due to the shock of what is in front of him. He may have seen a lot of stuff around the world, but this is the first real hybrid snake man that isn't Orochimaru.
"First time seeing a snakemen, eh?" The large Snakemen asked with a grin that spelled trouble. He then went over to open the cell. "Get out. You're tonight's entertainment." He then started to shove Naruto out.
"Okay. Okay. Okay. I'm moving." Naruto reluctantly agreed to the Snakeman's demand.
'I have a bad feeling Kurama.' He thought.
[You have no idea.] Kurama muttered.
'Have something to share.' He asked Kurama.
[Just don't piss them off.] Kurama told him. It seem that Kurama know something about these Snakemen.
Naruto was led by the large Snakemen to an arena.
"Get out there and entertain our queen!" The Snakeman shoved him into the arena and closed the gate.
Naruto walk toward the center of the arena. Only to see that the stand were filled with Snakemen. Chanting for his death or just enjoying the scene.
'This isn't going to end well.' He thought. He figured that he was going to fight for his life as entertainment for these people. The only thing that Naruto had is his magecraft, limited ninjutsu, and Kurama's chakra. He could escape, but according to Kurama, he shouldn't piss these people off and Yuki said that the village that he was most likely in is the place he needs to find. His eyes wandered till he sees what seem to be a throne and his eyes fell upon a redhead snakewoman. 'Wow.' Naruto thought with a slight drool at the corner of his lips. The snake woman is one of the most beautiful woman he ever seen.
The Snake Woman has long crimson colored hair, pale snow white skin and golden colored eyes. She wore a purple skin tight dress that screamed royalty.
"Greeting my subjects!" The snake woman said loudly to the crowd. The word, 'subjects' prove to Naruto that she was a leader or queen. "Tonight, this human will serve as our entertainment tonight!" Many started to applaud in excitement. "Bring out the the previous contender!" Many shouted for the excitement for the ensuing fight. A gate open up and out came several humans. More specifically shinobi of Suna according to their headband, but by the look of their clothing and body, they were here for quite some time and force to serve as entertainment for them.
"AHHHHH!" The dozen or so shinobi charge at Naruto like a raging animal.
[Just kill them kit. Yuki sent us here for you to become the next Snakemen summoner, so don't disappoint them.] Kurama said through their mental link. He figured out what Yuki wanted by just seeing the Snakemen.
"WHAT!?" Naruto screamed in shock. He didn't know that these Snakemen were a summon race instead of a specie. "Shit!" he dodge a kunai slash from two of the running Suna shinobi that tried to kill him. He let them get close to him then dive stab him, but Naruto backed away quickly and use his hidden blade to kill them when they trip toward the ground. "Two down, ten more to go." Naruto said to himself as he watch as the ten shinobi surround him. Naruto kept his hidden blade out to show that he was arm. The crowd went nuts. They were very much enjoying the show. They expected the child to be killed by 12 grown shinobi without any problem, but the child show that he was more than meets the eye. This especially caught the queen eyes. She like her subjects thought the child was going to be easy prey. She may have felt a little bad to let a child into the arena, but her pride shove that feeling away. The Queen took a close look at him and notice that he had a stance and was calm, which intrigue her greatly.
'This one is interesting.' She thought with a smirk behind her veil. Humanity has always intrigue her, so she allow her people to go out and kidnap them to bring them here to be her entertainment. However, time pass and humanity hasn't shown much interest to her and grew dull in her eyes.
Naruto disposed of four more shinobi with his hidden blade when the four tried attacking him at the same time. Naruto quickly disarm one of them by breaking his arm and using his body as a shield to be killed by another. He then threw the kunai at the third one that was watching and use his hidden blade to kill the second one. The fourth one was easy kill as he knock the kunai out of is hand and stab him in the throat. There was also the height difference that help Naruto easily dodge them. Even though they were enhance by chakra, Naruto had enough skill to counter with pure physical skills.
The six grew worried of Naruto and one of them went threw a couple of hand seals.
"Earth Style: Flying Thrown Rock!" One shinobi shouted as he slam his palm toward the ground. The jutsu then cause a multitude of rocks to fly from the ground and toward the target, Naruto.
"Too easy. Time Alter: Triple Accel." Naruto cast his spell. He then proceed to go toward the rocks and go thru them like air. Surprising so many people. Not many can move at that speed and still have the mobility to move fast and quickly maneuver through such a tight space. Even the Raikage needed room so he can change his direction while keeping his speed in control and the Hokage would simply teleport himself to safety. Hell, everyone would get hit or at least destroy those rocks if they did what Naruto did.
"I think it's time to end this." Naruto raise his right hand and form a 'L' shape with this thumb and both his index and middle finger. He then swipe his hand across himself and runes appear. Interesting many due to this being something new to happen for humanity, in their eyes. This was how Naruto normally write runes. Powerful runes require a little more than a simple writing. The runes he created across him turn into fireballs and each for a shinobi. Two fireballs per shinobi. Killing all of them and greatly entertaining the Snakemen.
"So you have survive child, but let see how you do against the almighty Snakemen!" The Queen announce as another gate open and revealed two snakemen with swords. The two slithered their way toward Naruto.
'Kurama, you said that they were summons?' Naruto asked.
[Yea, so it's better to not kill them. Just knock them out. I tell you about them if you get to sign their contract.]
Naruto charge at them with his body reinforce with chakra. Naruto then proceed to punch them till they are knock out. "Come on! I thought you Snakemen were tough. Those humans were tougher than these two!" Naruto taunt.
[That might bite you on your ass later, but snakemen due respect power. Power is the only thing that makes them listen.]
Naruto was suddenly knock away from where he was standing. Naruto was on the ground and coughing up blood, by Avalon and Kurama quickly healed the internal damage cause by the surprise attack. "Don't think so lowly of us human!" The large snakemen shouted. The same one the escorted him from his cell to the arena. He was the one to hit him. Naruto then use the Reinforcement spell on his entire body to get into a fistfight with the man.
The two then went down into a brutal beat down. At first it seem to be an even fight, but Naruto was easily knock away. However, Naruto quickly healed all of his injury with the help of Avalon, but the Snakemen was still beaten up and needed a break that Naruto didn't give. Naruto came back after being knocked back with the same amount of energy since the beginning. After several an hour of constant fighting, the Snakemen fell. Naruto stood there, proud and tall. Covered in blood, but his wounds were already healed. Everyone could only stare in awe at the scene. A human child, capable of winning that particular fight. Several Snakemen started to respect Naruto for his tenacity and determination, but most of all his power. He showed that he was capable of killing a dozen of jonin, although a bit feral, Snakemen grunts, and their physically strongest Snakemen.
"Who's next!?" Naruto shouted as he spitted out a mouth full of blood. He wasn't done, not yet. His godly stamina and godly healing made it seem that he was not human.
{Throne Section}
The Queen and several others could only stare at Naruto. They were expecting him to kick the bucket as soon as the physically strongest came into the arena. This was supposed to be entertainment for the Snakemen, not to show that Snakemen, a proud race, can lose to a human, a child at that.
"This isn't good." An old looking Snakemen said.
"Our people will start to think that we are weak if this continue." A red fire Snakemen said angrily.
These Snakemen are the great Snakemen leaders of other villages with the current village that they are all in being their capital and the Queen being their supreme leader. The leaders were discussing amongst themselves about what to do next to regain some pride they lost against Naruto.
"Enough." The Queen said to calm to leaders. "You six will go down there and kill him. Show him that the Snakemen Tribe won't be look down on."
"At once." All six leaders said and went down there.
"Keep entertaining this queen little one."
Down in the arena, Naruto was surrounded by six more snakemen.
The six great leader of the Snakemen Tribe was in front of Naruto to show that they shouldn't be mess with. One leader was a red snakemen that is covered in flames. The second one was an old man. The third was a green one covered in bandages similar to the Second Tsuchikage, Lord Mū. The fourth is a short one with a creepy grin. The fifth look like a teenage girl. Finally, the last leader was a well built one, not as muscular as the one Naruto was, but he was fit and wore blue armor.
"Oh my god."
"It's the great leaders."
"This is it. The human isn't going to survive this one."
Many Snakemen started to talk amongst themselves.
[Be careful Naruto! These Snakemen actually use senjutsu!] Kurama warn him.
'Senjutsu?' Naruto asked, but was interrupted. The fiery one launch a large fireball at him, but the fireball actually burn him. "AHHH!" It burn his trench coat and part of his suit. The fiery one was grinning at the damage he done to him, but it soon fell when he saw that Naruto's burn healed in a few minutes.
[Senjutsu is a very powerful form of ninjutsu. Don't take it lightly. It can boost a simple D or C rank ninjutsu all the way to A rank level. To use senjutsu, you have to mix nature energy with your spiritual and physical energy and that mixture will create senjutsu.]
'Got it. Senjutsu very dangerous.'
[Also be careful. All summons can perform senjutsu. Even the kitsune summons can perform senjutsu, but it would be useless to you. Yuki must have sent you here to gain the contract and to learn senjutsu.]
'Why can't Yuki or the other kitsune teach me senjutsu?'
[Kitsune senjutsu mainly focus on genjutsu and can only be taught to women. That is why most kitsune are female. Senjutsu from Snakemen Tribe is very special. Senjutsu merely enhance chakra based ninjutsu with nature energy. Learning it from a summon, you learn a special version that is unique to their race like Kitsune with genjutsu. Snakemen can create a jutsu made of pure nature energy. All other summons mix nature energy with chakra.]
"You are not normal, human." He commented.
Naruto only smirk at him, confirming his suspicion. "You ruin my suit. Trace On!" Naruto then conjured up a wooden staff. Similar to the one that Cu Chulainn had that Scathach gave him(2). Naruto never got the chance to make his own because he mainly use swords and guns, but it seem that he would need one later if he wants to survive against powerhouse like these snakemen. The staff was covered in runes that allow him to perform runic magic easier and in a wider range.
The Fiery leader then crafted a snake made of fire and charge at Naruto. Naruto just slam the bottom of his staff at the floor and the stone floor started to break and wood started to sprout from the ground. This surprise everyone because they knew that mokuton was exclusively to Hashirama Senju. They are now seeing mokuton again. Naruto then pointed his staff to him and a rune appear below him and he was constricted by wood. His body easily burn through them, but it took time before he can escape.
Naruto then was confronted by the old man which he summon a snake made of pure nature energy, one of the strongest technique of the Snakemen Tribe. Naruto raise his staff to stop the attack by manipulating the time and space of the attack with runes. However, it didn't work. He maybe outside of Gaia's law, but nature energy is Gaia's power and his power isn't enough to beat it. The attack hit him hard and broke his staff. Kurama and Avalon was working overtime to fix him up.
"Damn." Naruto said weakly as he got up.
"This is the power of the Snakemen Tribe, child." The old man said. He then started to slither away and let the others finish him.
"I'm not done yet! SWORD BARREL!" Naruto shouted. He then created many blades around him and in the middle of the air surrounding him. Everyone was stun, including the leaders and the queen. The blades didn't stun them. It was the amount of the blade and the size of them. Naruto created blades large enough to cut a building in half. He grab two swords that was surround him. "FULL OPEN!" All floating blades launch themselves at all six leader, including the one trap. He followed the blades and attack them. Most of the blades were destroyed by the leaders, but the fiery leader went down as he couldn't due to the trees that surrounded him. He attack the one with armor and holding a spear made of nature energy.
The two went into an intense CQB (close quarter battle). He manage to destroy the two broadsword easily with his spear, but Naruto quickly replace them with swords of all kind of all cultures around the world. Naruto simply overwhelm him with the constant attack without giving him room to attack. Naruto was eventually stop by the little girl leader joining in. Naruto sent swords to strike both at the same time as he jump back. The old man and the short one and the bandage one only watch them. Becoming interested with Naruto. His power over mokuton, the ability to create infinite swords and his will to never fall.
Naruto quickly trace the staff that broke and Altair's Sword that he saw from Ezio. He then proceed to fight the two in a mix of swordsmanship and runes. However, this time he coated his sword with wind chakra. If he wanted to win over the snakemen, he needed to show that he's powerful. The battle between the three ended with Naruto as the victor.
It was then that the remaining three decided to end it. All three form nature energy snakes to attack him together.
"Die human!" The bandage leader shouted as he felt his pride stung due to Naruto beating three of the great leaders.
Naruto threw the staff in front of him and out came a wall of wood and ice, his most used elements. He then drop the sword and rose his arm and remember one of the gift the Zelretch gave him. Just one look at anything, mainly weapons, he would know it's history and be able to reproduce it with his Tracing ability. "RHO AIAS!" A seven flower petal made of light appear in front of him and seven layers appeared in front of the light flower. The shield used by Aias, the Great and a noble phantasm. Zelretch allow Naruto to see it in one reality that is behind his timeline, where Aias was alive. Naruto saw the shield and learn everything about it, but most importantly, he added to his library. The three headed snake charged at the defense that Naruto set up. It manage to break through the wood and ice, but lose one head. Then it crash into the shield where it destroyed all seven layers and reach the flower, but without losing another head. "AHHHHHHHH!" Naruto was focusing as much prana as he can to the shield. The flower started to crumble away and Naruto started to take damage due to the effect of Rho Aias affecting its user if the flower is damage. Naruto manage to stop the last attack by channeling as much prana to the shield and cause a large explosion.
The explosion knock many snakemen down from the stands. It also took down the remaining leaders, while Naruto took cover behind his shield. However, Naruto look like he was ready to fall. It was then that the redheaded Queen decided to face him herself. She came down along with her guards.
"Take them to the healing chambers." She ordered her guards. "You did well young one. Tell this queen why you came into snakemen territory?" She asked. Curious with Naruto. No one was able to defeat all the leaders of the Snakemen Tribe like this. There was also the look in his eyes that intrigue her. The light in his eyes never faded. She watch him carefully after beating the shinobi. Naruto's eye showed that he is confident and wasn't the type to be fall easily. That look never change throughout the entire battle and is still the same as he stare at her. Usually she wouldn't take this from everyone, but considering that Naruto is only a child, she allowed it.
"I came here to sign your summoning contract!" Naruto yelled out to everyone. Mainly started to murmur about Naruto. Everyone knew that they didn't have a summoner at all since the beginning. No one was worthy to summon them and all that tried, died. With each failure, shinobi gave up and forgot about them. They knew that Naruto was powerful and many started to believe that he's worthy of becoming their summoner due to his victory against the six great leaders. Some still refuse to believe that the anyone from the shinobi race wasn't worthy enough to have them serve them, which extended to Naruto.
"Prepare child, if you can't survive this attack, then you will die." The queen then summon up the same powerful nature energy snake, but instead of one, she summon a small army. This would surely kill anyone, especially Naruto in his condition. 'Live up to this queen's expectation, child.' She thought. She actually started to believe that Naruto is worthy to become their summoner, but she can't allow weaklings sign the contract. No matter who is the one trying to sign their contract, she can't allow it. Only strength matter to snakemen and Naruto needs to show it.
[NARUTO!] Kurama shouted. He was scared now. He like Naruto and Naruto was in no condition to fight with his own power. He took over and Naruto body was covered in solid red chakra and six tails came out and a fox skull and bones surrounded the body. Kurama force Naruto into version two and with more tails than his body could handle, but it was to save his life.
BOOM
The explosion cause by version two and the Queen's attack blew the entire stadium apart. People were knockout and only the strong were still awake after the blast.
The queen made an energy shield out of nature energy to protect herself from the blast. 'He's the Nine Tails Jinchuuriki.' She thought. As she recognize the fox like bones and the common version two chakra cloak of a jinchuuriki. Naruto was still standing on all fours and the cloak started to fade on Kurama's command. Naruto then fell down unconscious and with a lot of burns on his body and his cloths ruin. 'He survived my attack.' She thought with a grin. "This child survive my attack. Take him to the healing chambers." she announce. The guards that wasn't unconscious from the attack took Naruto to be healed by their senjutsu healer like the leaders. "The child prove to be strong and will be given the right to sign our contract. Rejoice, we finally have a worthy summoner! He is also the jinchuuriki of the Nine Tails Fox!" Everyone started to chant in joy at their queen's words. Snakemen respect power and the Nine Tails Fox is the strongest bijū and their summoner is the jinchuuriki of that bijū.
{One Week Later}
It took an entire week for Naruto to fully heal. Kurama wasn't able to heal Naruto due to the fact that he force Naruto to handle more than four tails of version two. Avalon was working overtime, but it was working on his damage magic circuit from using Rho Aias. Avalon may have been activated by Saber to heal at incredible rate when she met Naruto many years ago, but Avalon weaken after the Fourth Grail War. Naruto was being healed by their senjutsu healer, but the damage he took was too much. The healers were surprised by the amount of damage done to Naruto. It would kill a normal shinobi or a warrior snakemen. The healers did watch the battle between their leaders and Naruto and it was hard to believe that Naruto manage to stand up to all of them with all of his injury.
Naruto finally woke up. 'Kurama, what happen?' He asked.
[You survive kit. You survive.] Kurama said with a proud smile. Even if he did help out, he was proud of Naruto for surviving this great trial. [The Queen allowed you to live after you pass out and approve you of becoming their first summoner.]
'First summoner?'
[Get comfortable. I have a lot to tell you about the snakemen tribe. The snakemen are very special. They are a combination of human and snakes since Kaguya ate the Chakra Fruit] Kurama already told him of everything he knew about the history inside the Veil. [Don't ask how it happen, it just did. They can be consider the first summons, but at the same time their own race. They are also the strongest summons and all other summons fear and respect them. Their use of senjutsu put them at top. Remember all those snake attack made of nature energy?] Naruto nodded. [Those attacks are their signature move. It easily broke through your defense because it is made of pure nature energy. Their senjutsu doesn't enhance their chakra, their senjutsu is pure nature energy. It doesn't require any hand seals like regular ninjutsu. They train themselves till they can easily control nature energy. Think of changing chakra form.]
'Hold up. What about chakra nature? That guy was throwing fireballs at me and it hurt.'
[Using nature energy alongside with the nature of your chakra is a different story. Very few can do it. Hell, only that guy is the only one capable of using senjutsu with a elemental nature. Maybe the Queen, but that is due to me never hearing about her using any elements.]
'Damn, senjutsu is OP for the snakemen.'
[Ya it is. Back to their history. They're a hybrid of a summon and a race. You can summon them like any other, but they can refuse you due to their own free will. Other summons follow the rules of their clan and their contract. Becoming a summoner to the snakemen tribe means that if you try to summon them in the middle of a battle, they can ignore your call. Most of all, they can summon themselves to you at any moment they want. You are merely a phone to them and they make the call, but that in itself is worth the trouble becoming their summoner. So the next problem is the fact is that you need to talk to their queen to sign the contract and convince her to allow you keep the kitsune contract. They are very prideful.]
Naruto nodded to Kurama's warning. From his battle, he could tell that they were a race full of pride and having to be force to be the second summons would sting their pride and Naruto did that enough already. Naruto then was escorted by a couple of snakemen into the Queen's throne room. The room itself was a big surprise. It was a small oasis. A blue river, trees, grass, flowers, waterfall, bushes, and a rainbow. It was another world compared to the desert life. Naruto was left alone to go across the river to see the queen. He walk toward the center of the room where he believes to be where the throne and the queen is.
"*Whistle* This place is nice." Naruto commented. He then saw the throne through all the greenery. There the Queen sat at her throne and there were four more chairs at her sides. Those four chair were occupied by what seems to be old female snakemen wearing black clothing with snake accessories and a black veil that cover their lower part face. Those four were wearing the same outfit which suggested they were part of a special group.
"Bow down to the queen human." one of the old snake woman commanded. Which Naruto complied.
Then the queen stood up and slither down to him and start taking a closer look at him. She then went to take off the scarf he was still using as a cover for his face. Naruto resist the urge to stop her because it became reflex for him if someone touches the scarf.
"You're quite handsome for your age." The queen commented. She found the white hair very exotic along with his whiskers, but figured that the whiskers came from the fox. "How old are you child?"
"14"
"14 years old, but yet so powerful." She then went back to her throne. "I deem you worthy of becoming our summoner, Kyuubi Jinchuuriki, but before I allow you to sign my contract. You have to answer a few questions."
"Alright, shoot."
One of the old lady ask a question right away. "Your power. It isn't ninjutsu, is it?" She was investigating the aftermath of the battle and asked the Flaming Leader about the wood he was trap in. He told her that it was strong, but it didn't match the traditional mokuton that would suck out chakra from it's victim. Naruto's wood is powerful, but it didn't absorb any of his chakra.
"You're right..." Naruto led off as he didn't know how to address her. He needed to be the most respectful person ever in his life at the moment if he wanted to get to sign the contract.
"Elder. We four are the great elders that advise Queen Medusa." She answered.
'Medusa. Ironic. Snakemen queen has the same name as the Medusa with the snake hair.' Naruto thought. Whenever he thought the name Medusa, he thought of the cartoon of the lady that can't look at anyone with turning them into stone and hair made of snakes. "Elder, you're correct. My power isn't ninjutsu, well not entirely. It's magecraft, more specifically, runes." Confusing all of them. "You should know first that I come from outside of the Veil."
"Impossible!" All four shouted. Medusa instead kept her eyes on him carefully.
"It's impossible for shinobi. The rules of the world is a little more complex than you think... (Explanation of Gaia, the Veil, the world outside of the Veil, and his past)"
"T-that's a lot to take in." One of the elders said. The information that Naruto provided basically flip their world around.
Medusa then snap her finger and a large blank scroll appeared in front of Naruto. "You truly are worthy of becoming our summoner."
Naruto look very happy. "This is something that we need to address first." Getting Medusa's attention. "I'm currently under the Kitsune Contract and I hope that I can keep their contract as I sign up with yours"
An eerie silence was all around the room. Naruto knew something was going to happen and it won't end well.
"How dare you!?"
"You think that we are not strong enough to be your summons!"
"We're the strongest! You can't expect us to allow our first summoner be contracted to another!"
The elders cried out in outrage. Medusa was very displeased. She constricted Naruto with snakes that she summoned. Regular snakes, not the senjutsu snake.
"Tell me why I shouldn't kill you now?" Medusa said with a very displeased tone. "I allow you to sign my contract, yet you wish to have us share you with another race."
"I-I don't abandon friends! No matter what!" Naruto manage to choke out. Medusa lessen her snakes on him. "If there is something I can do, then I'll do it, but I WILL NEVER ABANDON MY FRIENDS!" Naruto shouted the last part with a lot of conviction.
The elders went toward their queen to talk amongst themselves. A couple was giving up on the idea of having Naruto being their summoner due to him wanting to stay with the Kitsune, but others saw him to be the only one worth it. The queen pointed out that there hasn't been a single summoner that is contracted to more than one summons which got their attention. For a human to be worthy of more than one summon would be something. All summons were territorial in nature when it comes to their summoner and the Snakemen Tribe is the most territorial race of all. Having to share a summoner would suggest that the summoner is THAT worthy or they're pushovers. Considering that this would be their first summoner, it is very debatable subject.
After ten minutes of talking, the snakes drop Naruto. Then Medusa slither down from her throne towards Naruto.
"Child, do you truly wish to have us as your second summons?" She ask with much disdain for the word second.
"Yes." Naruto answered right away with unwavering eyes.
"Then you have to give yourself to me."
"Eh?"
"I can't accept having the Snakemen Tribe being a second summon." She answered. Her pride along with her subjects didn't allow that word in easily. "But if you're intent of having us as well as your kitsune contract, then you have to sacrifice yourself to me to prove yourself worthy."
BLINK BLINK
"Please define 'sacrifice'." Naruto asked. He was worried because the usual meaning is to die for the cause like shinobi. Being a shinobi means to die and give up everything, children, love ones, and anything else for your village. Naruto chose the path of an assassin because his goal would be his own and for his own benefit. Not something so patriotic. Call him selfish, but Naruto see it that the village is being selfish. Look at Konoha, they sacrifice children, childhood, morals, lives, heroes, promises, and much more for the name of Konoha. In their eyes, if you are born in Konoha, that makes you a sacrificial piece for them to use and Naruto never agreed to that. He is his own person and will be the one controlling his life, not a bunch of assholes that care about power.
She smirked at that. 'At least he isn't a fool.' She was quite happy to his request. It showed that he wasn't a fool and thinks thing through. Someone worthy of the Snakemen Tribe. "You will temporary fuse your life force with myself, so I can evolve into a higher power. We all can see that you have a powerful life force by using senjutsu. There is also something different about you and I'm not talking about your jinchuuriki status. Your life force give off a different feeling than any life I have ever felt. Yours welcomes all life, but at the same time, it's so powerful that it drives everyone away."
"Hold on for a sec." Naruto then place both hands over his chest and form an upside down triangle. Then his chest started to shine brightly. The elders were startled, but Medusa stand firm. She wasn't afraid of Naruto or what he had. It was then a beautiful golden sheath float out of his body. "I think you're sensing Avalon."
Medusa, along with the others took a close look at both Naruto and Avalon. "I will admit that the sheath does have a special aura, but it isn't the same one as yours. The sheath gives off the feeling of being sheltered, protected, and warmth. Yours invites and frightens anyone that can read it. Those that can't use senjutsu will only feel it in their instinct."
Naruto then allow Avalon back into his body. Still surprising the elders due to his use of magecraft as it is the first time seeing it for them. "Okay, I agree to fuse my life force with yours, but why. How does this help you?"
"Simple. It makes me stronger. For Snakemen, we evolve to become stronger. I'm currently at the highest peak, but it's in the nature of our kind to keep on getting stronger. I, along with the elders, have live a long time, but there are times where we can't get stronger anymore and have to evolve to a higher stage to become more powerful. My grandmother, a queen before my mother, tried to forcefully evolve like I'm trying to, died. She tried to fuse herself with that old fool Otsutsuki and died, but manage to create us. The Snakemen Tribe. We once were snakes like the current snake summons, but we evolve to what we are now. I plan on taking us a step further if possible."
"What makes you think I can? Hagoromo Otsutsuki is the Sage of the Six Path. The one that shared chakra with everyone." Slightly surprising Medusa due to how knowledgeable Naruto is. She only became more intrigue with him, seeing him as powerful and wise for a young age. "How can my life force be better than him? I rather not have you die like your grandmother."
It was then one of the elders spoke out. "I was there during Queen Viper's evolution that created us. His life force was very powerful, but didn't have the welcoming feeling as yours, child. Lady Viper died after evolving a portion of the snakes to snakemen. That only took a hour to do, due to the evolution. The life force she fused with killed her, so she did all she can to create us with the little time she had. Yours seem to be adaptable to any situation. Don't doubt our judgement."
"She is correct, child. So, do you intend to aid me or not?"
After a minute to absorb the little history lesson. "I, Naruto Emiya, agree to aid Queen Medusa in her attempt to evolve."
Medusa smiled. "Excellent." She then motion the elders to get ready to perform the ritual of fusing life force. They form a circle around the two. "Once this is done, you will be allowed to sign the contract, child."
A circle form around the two and the elders started to gather nature energy around them.
'Wow. I'm no senjutsu practitioner, but I can feel so much life around me.' Naruto thought as he felt a lot of energy around him.
Medusa then cup Naruto's cheek and brought him to her level. Then she gave him a kiss. A very long kiss.
Naruto mind went blank and his eyes were swirls now. He is also steaming out of his ears and as red as a tomato.
Everything just became a flash of light and Naruto no longer felt Medusa. She just disappeared.
"The ritual is complete!" One of the lady elder announce and the light finally died down. They all look at the center of the circle and found Naruto holding a pink egg. Naruto looked confused, but the elders didn't look worried. As if they were expecting this.
"Ahhhhhh. Is this suppose to happen?" Naruto asked, but got no response. "Helloooooooooooooooooo!" Naruto shouted in pain. A purple pink lighting strike the palace and into the throne room and hit the egg and Naruto by extension. " *cough* Was that supposed to happen?" Naruto asked once again after coughing up some smoke. This time, one of the elders nodded. Then the egg started to crack and finally it crack open.
Revealing a small snake with cloud tattoo on her rainbow colored body. The snake could only be described as 'moe'. Naruto found the little pink snake very moe.
After ten minutes of looking at the moe snake playing with Naruto.
"Something is wrong."
"A large massive snake should have come out. Then transform into something."
"The snake before us doesn't act like the queen or even talk. Something went wrong."
"It could have been the child's life force. It's far more unique than that Otsutsuki."
"Check the snake closely."
The elders discussed amongst themselves. One elder then slithered over toward Naruto and the little snake.
"I see." She said. Gathering everyone's attention. "It seems that Queen Medusa is 'asleep' in this body. The snake is merely acting on instinct of the queens. Until she awakes, the body would act as a newborn." Getting a couple gasp from some elders. Naruto was still busy playing with the snake that is Queen Medusa. "Hand her over child-" She said as she reach for Medusa in her new body, but was slap away. Medusa use her tail and violently slap the elder away as she saw her reaching for herself.
After several minutes of talking to each other again and deciding what to do next. One elder brought over the summoner scroll.
"Naruto Emiya. As the Queen is indisposed right now, I will be allowing you to sign the contract."
"Alright, but what about the queen?" Naruto ask as he held out Medusa. Slightly scaring the one that was attack before.
"She seems to be attach to you and refuse to be parted with you. As of now, your job is to keep the queen safe until she wakes up."
"No problem." Naruto allow her to coil around his arm. "I would be needing all my gear back when I first came here."
"Of course. Once you leave, a snakemen would be giving all of your possession that we took from you. We need to show respect to our first summoner, but keep in mind that you need to show respect to us as well."
Naruto nodded. He then bit his thumb to draw out blood, so he can sign the contract. It was then Medusa's eye widen and she started to drool. She smelled Naruto's blood and fell in love with it. She immediately bit into Naruto's arm and started to suck his blood.
"AHHHHHH!" Naruto shouted in pain as he threw his arm up where Medusa was on. She refuse to let go of her delicious meal and continue to suck the blood out of him.
The elders only watch the two interact. "It seems the queen is quite fond of the boy."
"Indeed. I feel that our summoner would cause great change to the world and with her highness along his side." She said with a smile. "It's time the world remembers who's the strongest?"
Jā ne
Author Note
1: I'm going to use the Snakemen as a form of summon. The guy is Mo Ba Si from Dou Po Cang Qiong.
2: I don't know if Cu Chulainn staff from Fate Grand Order. I don't know if Scathach gave him that staff, but that will be true in my story.
Yes I'm adding the entire Snakemen Tribe from Dou Po Cang Qiong as a summon race for Naruto to use. However, they will be unique compared to other summons. Next Chapter, we will find Naruto playing bodyguard for Koyuki at the Chunin Exam.
For those that read Dou Po Cang Qiong, I know that she isn't like this much. Deal with it. As in her adult form, she is proper and noble. In her little sister form, she is a little more himedere/tsundere.