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The Legend of Zelda: Interloper of Time
Chapter 30
-Last Time-
"Could we get another one made?" Saria asked.
"Impossible, the knowledge on how to craft this item was lost during a great cataclysm many decades ago."
"So what do we do? Hop back in time and get it before it's broken." Naruto suggested sarcastically.
"Yes actually, that's exactly what you'll do."
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"…Say what?"
-And Now-
"You four are going back in time and collecting the Lens of Truth before it was destroyed by Bongo Bongo's escape." Impa said with an entirely straight face.
"Okaaaaay… and how exactly are we supposed to do that Kichigai fujin (Crazy Lady)?" Naruto asked as he and Saria started to inch away from the Sheikah chief.
"With that," Impa stated while pointing at Saria, or more specifically the weapon on her back. "The Master Sword is said to have many unique abilities, a few of which you have already discovered on your own if what I've heard is accurate, like from Zora's Domain about the Water Temple." At this, she gave Naruto a pointed look.
"That was a complete accident," Naruto said with a huff, even as his cheeks gained a light shade of pink. "And even if it wasn't, that place was an utter pain in the ass to deal with and nobody is gonna miss it."
"…As I was saying," Impa continued, "According to the old legends, the wielder of the Master Sword is able to use its power to traverse through the river of ages in times of need."
"Fi, is this true?" Saria asked, prompting the sword spirit to materialize between her and Naruto with a brief flash of light.
"I am unaware of such a function Mistress Saria, though it is possible that it was added whilst I was inactive. I'm performing a full diagnostic on my vessel as I speak but it'll take a few minutes to finish, I'm sorry." Fi said with an apologetic bow.
"It's alright Fi-chan," Naruto said while patting the floating girl's shoulder. "You were out of it for who knows how long. A lot could have happened to you in that time."
"Your reassurance is appreciated Master Naruto."
"Are you ever going to stop calling me that?"
"Unlikely Master Naruto."
"You're making fun of me now, aren't you?"
"I have no idea what you're talking about master."
'So it's true, they really did manage to awaken the sword's heart.' Impa thought, a brief look of amazement appearing on her face as she watched Naruto bicker with Fi, before resetting to her trademark blank face. 'This is good, our odds of success just got significantly higher.'
"Come on Fi-chan, just call me Naruto." The whiskered blonde pleaded with a pout.
"I'll consider it Mas-Diagnosis complete." Fi suddenly cut herself off in a clipped tone as she went rigid for a few seconds. "Anomalous energy detected within the Master Sword, analysis shows a 96.88% similarity to that released from a crystal known as a Time-shift Stone."
"Which by the name, likely has something to do with time travel I'm guessing?" Navi asked, her voice sounding a bit better thanks to getting a drink of water from Naruto's waterskin.
"Correct," Fi affirmed with a nod. "Time-shift Stones have the unique ability to create localized temporal disruptions when triggered that would revert an area to the condition it was in a millennium before."
"Seriously tired of asking this," Naruto muttered while palming his face before looking towards Navi. "Translation please?"
"They caused time bubbles that made everything inside a thousand years younger." The fairy said, getting the blonde to give a short nod of understanding as Fi spoke again.
"I estimate a 99% likelihood someone transferred the refined power from one of these stones into the Master Sword during my prolonged inactive period, thus granting it a similar capability."
"So, we can time travel?" Saria asked.
"Yes."
"Okay, then forget this stupid Lens of Truth thing," Naruto said causing the others to look at him in surprise and confusion. "Let's just jump back and stop Ganondorf from ever getting in power in the first place."
"…Huh, that's not a bad idea," Navi admitted with a nod, "That way, we could prevent every-"
"I'm sorry master, but such an action is impossible." Fi cut Navi off abruptly.
"Oh come on! Why not?!" Naruto and Navi demanded angrily in sync.
"It would seem that when you and Mistress Saria first drew the Master Sword, this ability became locked to a specific setting. It will only take us exactly seven years back from the user's current time." Fi said with another apologetic bow.
"Of course it is," Navi muttered, slumping atop Naruto's head with an annoyed glare aimed towards the sky. "Couldn't have life being that easy now, could we?"
"You said it." Naruto agreed with an irritated sigh, before looking back towards Fi and Impa. "Fine, we'll go back and get the lens. What do we need to do?"
"This is where things get tricky," Impa said while turning her head towards the horizon. "The tales say to activate the sword's power over time, one must return it to its original resting place within the Temple of Time."
"Which is back in Castle Town, surrounded by a horde of ReDeads, Stalfos, and the goddesses only know what else that want to kill us." Navi listed dully.
"Precisely," Impa affirmed with a grim nod. "I have a plan to sneak you both in using the sewer tunnels, but it will still be incredibly risky and will require-"
"Excuse me for interrupting Lady Impa," Fi cut in abruptly, "But such an action is not required as I know of a more expedient solution to our current dilemma."
'I'm really starting to think she likes to cut people off.' Naruto, Saria, Navi, and Elia all thought at the same time.
"Explain," Impa ordered with a raised eyebrow.
"I believe it'll be easier if I show you instead." Fi said, surprising the group as she floated closer to the destroyed well. Once she was right in front of it, the sword spirit looked over the area thoroughly before gently setting her feet on the ground for the first time since Naruto and Saria had met her.
Crouching, she bowed her head and spread her cloak-like arms upwards like a pair of wings. "Given form by your hands and life by your breath, I pray to thee now Lady Hylia," As she spoke, Fi started to slowly twirl in place as small streams of red, blue, and green light started to spiral around her.
"Sanctify this ground, let your power flow through it!" With each word, the metallic girl and the colors spun faster and faster until they were an indistinguishable rainbow blur. "Allow us a bridge from the age that is to the ages that have been!"
All of the sudden, Fi came to a stop as the energy formed into a translucent three petaled bud around her that slowly started to blossom. Once it was fully open, the entire flower sank into the ground, leaving behind a perfect outline within the earth.
Inspecting her work thoroughly as soon as the process was finished, Fi nodded in approval before rising back into the air, revealing the Tri-Force symbol in the dead center that had been hidden beneath her feet. "There, it is done."
"Okay, I'll admit, that was impressive." Impa stated as she walked over and ran her hand over one of the lines. "I never thought I'd ever get to see a Gateway made in person."
"A Gateway?" Saria repeated in confusion.
"A spot made to act as an entrance/exit for traveling through the flow of time, based on the original Gates of Time." The Sheikah chief said bluntly as she stood back up and stepped to the side. "Speaking of time, how about you two stop wasting it by just standing there doing nothing and get going already."
"Alright, alright, sheesh we're going." Naruto said, holding his hands up passively as he and Saria approached the newly made Gateway.
"I'll leave you too it then." Impa said as she started to leave, but suddenly paused mid-step to send a powerful glare at Naruto that made him cringe. "Also, if you ever call me crazy again I will make our last training session together seem like a relaxing trip to the hot springs. Understood?"
"Perfectly!" Naruto squeaked out with a salute.
"Good." The woman said with a short nod before walking off.
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"…that lady is terrifying." Naruto muttered with a shiver. "So, how do we do this?" He asked, changing the subject as he Saria walked over to the Gateway.
"Simply stab the center of the Gateway with the Master Sword, the rest will happen automatically." Fi said before turning into a tiny sphere of light and returning to the sword she inhabited as Saria drew it.
With Naruto standing across from her, she held the Master Sword outwards with the blade perpendicular to the ground. "You ready for this?"
"As I'll every be." Naruto said with a nod as he wrapped his hands over hers. "On three, one…" They lifted the sword a few more inches. "…Two…" Their arms tensed while Navi and Elia ducked into the pair's hair. "…Three!" With a single smooth motion, they plunged the blade's tip into the Tri-Force mark and everything went white.
-Kakariko Village, 7 years in the past-
Anju sighed as she rested against the village well, a concerned look on her face as she nursed a bottle of milk. 'I wonder how those two kids are doing, hopefully they're okay.'
It had been months since she'd seen Naruto and Saria, and she couldn't help but worry about them, especially after she had heard the full story of what had happened to them at Death mountain from a couple of gorons visiting the village.
Not only that, but rumors had been going around of trouble with the royal family and a drastic increase in monster activity all around Hyrule. And given that the duo had been on an assignment given by the princess that meant they had to travel all over the kingdom by themselves, these were alarming things to hear.
Draining the last few drops from her bottle, the redhead sighed again while standing up straight and stuffing the now empty bottle in her pocket. 'All I can do is pray for the best.' She thought while stretching the kinks out of her shoulders and back. 'Alright, time to get back to wo-" "GAH!?"
Anju yelped in surprise and stumbled back several steps until she bumped into the well thanks to a sudden flash of light that blinded her. As it faded away, the teen blinked a few times as her vision slowly returned before feeling her jaw hit the dirt as she saw what was in front of her.
"OOF! *Thud* …I think it worked." A once again nine-year-old Naruto groaned as he laid on the ground, the weight of the Megaton Hammer on his back having caused him to fall over.
"Yeah, that's for sure." Saria said, looking over her de-aged form in awe, while also thanking the goddesses that her clothing had changed back to her original Kokiri outfit. As she was checking herself out though, the greenette noticed something even stranger right in front of her. "What the? What happened to the Master Sword?"
"Huh?! Did something happen to Fi-chan?!" Naruto asked worriedly as he slid out of his weapon harness and sat up, before stopping cold and blinking in surprise. "The heck?"
Sticking out of the middle of the Gateway was a sword that was definitely not the Master Sword. It looked somewhat similar, but the blade that was only a third as long and its handle was a light green with a blue gold trimmed gem and missing the wing-like guard.
Just as they started panicking though, the blade gave off a familiar blue glow and Fi's voice rang in their minds. "Do not worry Master Naruto, Mistress Saria, the weapon before you is still my vessel despite its different appearance. It would appear that using the Gateway caused it to revert to this weaker form."
"Oh… well at least it makes things a bit more convenient." Saria said as she pulled the sword out of the ground and stuck it into the equally shrunken sheath on her back.
"No kidding," Naruto said, glaring at his hammer as he used his magic pouch to scoop it up off the ground before rifling around inside and pulling out the Kokiri sword.
"Thank Kami I still have this, would be annoying as hell to have to find a new… Oh hey Anju-chan, when did you get here?" He asked with a big smile as he finally noticed the redhead staring at him and Saria with a flabbergasted look.
"Naruto? Saria?" Anju asked, her head slowly turning from the blonde to the greenette and back again.
"Hello Miss Anju, it is good to see you again, I hope you have been doing well." Saria said with a respectful bow.
Snapping out of her stupor, Anju shook her head a few times to clear her thoughts as a smile crossed her lips. "I'm glad to see you both as well, though I'd have preferred our reunion to be in a less surprising manner." She said, raising a hand to her chest before giving the pair a chastising look. "You two shouldn't be playing with Deku Nuts like that."
"But we were-MMPH!" Naruto started to say, only to get cut off by Saria's hand slapping over his mouth.
"Of course Miss Anju, we're sorry for startling you like that. We were just testing a few that we'd bought recently to make sure we didn't get ripped off." The greenette said, giving the best false sheepish look she could manage while she rubbed the back of her head.
Luckily for her, she had a great poker face and the Cucco Lady bought the excuse. "Ah yes, a wise idea, you never know when a merchant will try to pull a fast one on you." Anju said with an understanding nod before frowning. "So what are you two doing back here? On another insanely dangerous mission from the princess?"
"Not quite, her guard Miss Impa asked us to get something for her from here." Saria explained, getting the redhead to look at her in surprise.
"Lady Impa sent you?" Anju asked, her displeasure fading a bit as the pair nodded. "Alright then, what exactly is she having you get?"
"A tribe relic that she'd hidden at the bottom of the well you're currently leaning against." The greenette said while pointing at said well.
"Uh okay, but you'll have to talk to Guru-Guru first, so he can drain the water for you." Anju glanced behind herself, her eyes zeroing in on the bottom of the well that lay underneath at least twenty feet of crystal clear water. "I doubt the rest of the villagers would take to kindly to you two splashing around in their drinking water."
"Pah! Good point, where can we find him?" Naruto asked as he finally managed to pry Saria's hand off his mouth, sending the girl an annoyed glare that she shrugged off.
Giggling at their interaction, Anju pointed to the western edge of the village where a large windmill could be seen spinning at a slow steady pace. "You can usually find Guru-Guru at the windmill which draws the water from the well, the man almost never leaves the place."
"Thank you, Miss Anju, I wish we could talk longer but we should really get going, Miss Impa does not like to wait." Saria said as she and Naruto started to walk towards the windmill.
"That's an understatement." Anju muttered with a shiver as she headed back to her home to feed the Cuccos. She'd seen what happened to the people who tested the Sheikah chief's patience and it was not pretty.
There was a reason that Kakariko's guards had an almost flawless record of timeliness.
The walk to the windmill wasn't too long, but it gave the two de-aged heroes some time to get readjusted to their younger bodies again. During which, Naruto and Saria ended up swapping swords as despite its smaller size the latter still had trouble carrying the shrunken Master Sword, or Goddess Sword as Fi said it was now called.
Upon entering the windmill, the quartet were greeted by a large round room with two raised platforms sticking out the walls with ladders leading all the way to the ceiling with trapdoors, and a trio of large wooden beams sticking out from floor to ceiling with a plethora of cogs and gears spinning together.
Finally, on the far side of the room was a balding man smiling widely with his eyes closed as he played an odd instrumental contraption that none of them had ever seen before. So into his playing, he didn't even notice the two kids now standing right in front of him until Naruto cleared his throat loudly, causing him to jump lightly.
"Huh? Who's there?" The man asked, his eyes snapping open as he looked around before blinking in surprise as his gaze settled on Naruto and Saria. "Oh, hello there, what's a pair of munchkins like you doing here?"
"Sorry to startle you sir, but would you happen to be Guru-Guru?" Saria asked back, getting the man to look towards her in surprise once again.
"Why yes little lady, that would in fact be my name." The now confirmed Guru-Guru said with a nod. "Why do you need to know?"
"We need to get something out of the well for Impa-sensei and Anju-chan said that you would be able to empty it for us." Naruto explained as simply as he could.
Guru's eyes widened at these words before narrowing in suspicion as he looked the duo over carefully. Eventually his gaze settled on the handle sticking out over Naruto's shoulder, his face lighting up briefly in recognition before he nodded his head in understanding. "Of course, anything to help Lady Impa."
Placing a hand on top of the musical device strapped to him, Guru grunted as he pried it off, revealing a familiar eye-like symbol carved into the inside of it.
"You're a Sheikah?" Saria asked in shock.
"Of course I am little lady, one of the tribe's multitude of deep cover operatives." Guru said as he fiddled around with the insides of the device. "How do you think Lady Impa keeps track of what's going on in Hyrule so effectively? Ah-ha there we go."
Slapping the top back down, the balding man quickly started turning the crank, filling the room with a rhythmic tune that echoed off the walls.
(Play Windmill Hut- Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time)
However, after several seconds of playing, Guru stopped with a frown as he looked around in apparent confusion. Playing the song again with similar results, his frown deepened as he pried the top back off.
"Uh, is something wrong?" Naruto asked while he and Saria watched the balding man rifled around inside the device furiously.
"Blasted thing, the damn enchantments must've worn off again." Guru-Guru swore angrily as he slammed the top shut before sighing in defeat. "Sorry kiddos, but the only way to empty the well is to speed up the windmill which can only be done by playing a specific song imbued with magic. So, unless you happen to have another magical instrument on hand, you'll have to wait until I get this thing recharged."
"Um Mister Guru…" Saria trailed off as she reached into her pouch and pulled out the Ocarina of Time for the man to see. "This wouldn't happen to be able to do the trick, would it?"
"…Actually it just might, it also clears up any doubt I had that you two are the real deal." Guru-Guru said once he picked his jaw off the ground. Shaking his head to clear up the remaining shock, the balding man grabbed the crank to his music box. "Alright little lady, I'll play it again while try to repeat the song as best you can with that flute of yours. Got it?"
"Yes sir," Saria said before raising the ocarina to her lips.
-Play: Song of Storms-
As soon as the last note played, the sound of thunder filled the air and the gears started to spin at a much more rapid pace, followed by the distant sound of rushing water.
"There, the well should be good and empty for a couple of hours." Guru-Guru said as he readjusted his song box to play its usual upbeat tune. "However, be warned, there is more than water protecting the item you seek."
"Yeah, yeah, we know, whole bunch of deadly traps, annoying puzzles, and horrible monsters we'll have to deal with." Naruto said with a groan as he and Saria headed out. "Just like with every other place we had to go to, same stuff different dungeon."
-Meanwhile, Realm of the Goddesses-
"Not the wording I'd use, but I definitely agree." Kushina said as she, Minato, and the three goddesses watched everything that had happened through their scrying pool.
"It can get a bit repetitive after a while." Din admitted with a shrug as she munched on some popcorn.
"Well they better not let that dull their awareness, this will be one of the most dangerous trials yet." Nayru said in a serious tone, before sighing happily as she took a long sip from a milkshake. "Thank you for making this drink for me Kushina, it is most delicious."
"And for this amazing noodle dish, I have been rather curious ever since I saw your son first make it." Farore said after swallowing a mouthful of ramen.
"No problem Nayru-chan, Farore-chan, I'm glad you're it-Ttebane." Kushina said while swiftly downing her own bowl's contents. "Speaking of dangers though, are you sure there is nothing we can do to help our son?" She asked with a pleading look.
"I'm sorry, but as I've said already we are forbidden from directly interfering with the mortal realm." Nayru said with a shake of her head. "The best we can do is send vague signs and the occasional gift to assist them along the way."
"And neither of you can leave this place for more than a minute at most or you'll fade away into nothing." Farore added just as Kushina was about speak again, causing the redhead to deflate into her seat with a pout.
Rubbing his wife's back comfortingly, Minato thought deeply on how he could cheer her up when the metaphoric lightbulb lit up in his mind. "Nayru-san, what kind of gifts can you send exactly?"
"Just about anything actually, as long as it helps the chosen heroes in a relevant way. Why do you ask?" The goddess of Wisdom asked, even though she already had an inkling at where this was going.
"Well, I was just wondering, could one of these gifts possibly be say a scroll with a few… tips from me and Kushina?" Minato asked back while Kushina started to grin once she realized what he was getting at.
"…Yes, it is," Nayru said after a moment of consideration, getting the pair to grin wider and the redhead to start cheering when the bluenette raised her hand for silence. "But, you'd only be allowed to give him one 'tip'." She added, giving the husband and wife duo a knowing look as they smiled sheepishly.
"So you'd best choose carefully, cause this'll probably be the one chance you get." Din said as Minato and Kushina looked towards each-other with thoughtful expressions before huddling up.
They whispered back and forth for several minutes, with both getting increasingly frustrated looks on their faces as they argued. At one point the argument turned into a all out brawl between the pair, with them throwing punches, kicks, and grapples around wildly.
After a while though, they finally seemed to agree on something and settled back down in their seats, covered in various scratches and bruises. "Alright then, we decided."
-End Chapter-
-Omake: The Breakroom Part one (Collab with Tremor230)
-Inside the Water Temple-
"That's odd," Saria muttered as she kept switching her gaze from the map in her hands to the wall in front of her. "It isn't on the map anywhere."
"Are you sure?" Naruto asked as he and Ruto leaned over one the greenette's shoulder and the fairies perched on the other. "Maybe you're just looking in the wrong spot."
"No, she's right, there's the snake tunnel to our left and that's the coral chamber behind us." Navi said as she gestured to said landmarks on both the map and their surroundings.
"Huh, well what do ya know, maybe they just forgot to add it when they drew the map." Naruto said with a shrug.
"I doubt it, way too gaudy for someone to just forget about." Ruto said while rolling her eyes. "And I doubt it's a trap either cause then it would definitely be on the map, it's probably supposed to be a secret exit of something."
The subject of their interest was an unusual door they had stumbled upon in one of the Water Temple's few unflooded rooms. It was sparkling clean, made of a painted blue wood with swirling silver inlay and handle.
"Well, looks like there's only way we're going to find out." Naruto said as he walked up to the fancy door and reached for the handle. Hesitating for only a second, just long enough for everyone behind him to brace themselves, before he pulled the door open.
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…
"…What the fuck?" All five them said at once as they stared at the sight before them.
On the other side of the door was a moderate sized room with light orange walls and grey carpeting. There were a pair of black leather couches set parallel to each-other with a large glass coffee table between them laden with different snack and drinks, and a giant flat screen TV on the wall currently playing what looked like a romantic action flick.
However, what really got the groups attention were the people currently seated on one of the aforementioned couches. There was a woman with fiery red hair and fox ears atop her head, a cute imp girl wearing a stone crown that covered one of her eyes…
…and a young man with golden blonde hair, cerulean blue eyes, and very familiar whisker-like marks on his face who waved towards them with a grin. "Hey there, haven't seen you guys here before. First time?"
"Naruto, am I going mad or are there now two of you?" Saria asked, her neck threatening to snap as her head jerked from her Naruto to the new Naruto rapidly.
"Uuuuuh, both?" Naruto answered unsurely while staring at his doppelganger.
"Relax, you aren't going crazy." The imp girl said with a loud giggle as she grabbed a plate of pizza with a giant orange hand that formed from her hair.
"Oh really, then maybe you can fucking explain why there are now two of my fiancé." Ruto said, earning herself an annoyed glare from Saria.
"Ha! I knew it! No matter what world you're in, you always end up in some kinda love triangle." The fox woman said with a chuckle before sending both blondes a sultry look as she licked her lips. "Makes me wonder if this version of you is just as hung."
"You never change Utsukushi-chan," The other Naruto muttered in exasperation with a facepalm while everyone else in the room blushed heavily. Clearing his throat loudly, he turned back to the new group with an awkward chuckle. "Sorry about that, she really likes to tease people-"
"Hey, I am being completely serious here." Utsukushi said with a lusty grin.
"…Anyway, I'm sure you have a lot of questions and we'll do our best to answer them." Other Naruto finished while sending a dry look towards the foxy woman. "But for now, allow me to welcome you all to the breakroom."
"The what?"
-To be continued on The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess Tremor230 Style-
AN: Hope you all liked the Omake. Which of his parent's jutsus will Naruto get to learn? That is up to you, I'll be putting up a poll with some of their more popular ones for you to choose from but feel free to add suggestions if you'd like. Also what do you all think about the Gateway and the Goddess Sword?
