Happy Holidays To You All!

Hope everyone has been safe, healthy, and positive like I advise at the end of my chapters!

Here we are with the first official chapter of this story. Before I start, many of you were asking about IRyS when I posted Naruto's deck. I brought this up with Curious Kitsune654, and we worked out a way to bring her into the story.

We'll come up with a card for her soon. But for now, she's not in the deck just yet.

Disclaimer: The source material in this Fanfiction do not belong to me. This story is a nonprofit creation solely used for entertainment purposes

Yu-Gi-Oh: The Holo Duelist

Chapter 1: The Rat King Maelstrom

A black limousine cruised down the rundown roads on the outskirts of Domino City, noticed by the residents of what was simply labeled the Slums. Most didn't pay the limo much attention, minding their own business and keeping their heads down. A few here and there looked on curiously, wondering who would brazenly drive such a vehicle in this part of the city.

Inside the limo's passenger compartment were three young men, two of them being brothers while the last was a friendly acquaintance. The first two were the Kaiba brothers, Seto and Mokuba.

Seto Kaiba was a young man of 17 who wore a long white sleeveless KaibaCorp-designed coat featuring shoulder pads and a raised studded collar, with black sleeves from his shirt coming out from underneath while his pants were equally black. The young man wore extra belts in pairs strapped around his upper arms and shins.

Mokuba Kaiba, age 13, wore a green and blue striped shirt with a yellow vest over it, dark blue jeans, and blue sneakers. He wasn't a Duelist, but he tagged along with his older brother everywhere so that he could learn from him. He also liked to hang out with the last of the trio in the limo.

And that person was Naruto Uzumaki Crawford, age 16. He had blonde hair that looked to have been kissed from the sun and was predominantly spiky, save for the ponytail that he had draped over his shoulder. His eyes were a nice contrast of the sunny blonde locks, being a midnight amethyst color while whisker-like birthmarks adorned his cheeks; three per cheek.

The blonde young man wore black sneakers with orange laces, dark gray cargo shorts with multiple pockets that were held in place by a brown belt with a silver buckle. His torso was clothed with a red shirt that had a light blue symbol on it that looked like a "Play Button" while a black vest with torn sleeve edges and an orange zipper rested over it. Finishing off his look was the fact that his left arm was replaced with a cybernetic prosthetic that was a bright gleaming silver with painted orange streaks. The exterior of the robotic limb was covered with several tightly interlayered plates which shifted with every move, ensuring full range of movement whilst retaining a relatively solid looking appearance.

Currently, Naruto was resting his chin on his left hand while watching the Slums pass by through the window, a melancholic smile on his face.

"Feels like a lifetime ago that I called this place home…" he muttered softly.

"And now, you're heir to Pegasus's company since your adoption six years ago," Seto spoke up boredly, browsing through reports on his tablet. "Why are we here?"

"I wanted you to meet someone I know here. She's my best friend and was my partner when I was just another Street Rat."

"Why?" Mokuba asked curiously.

Turning to the younger Kaiba with a smile, Naruto answered, "I'm trying to convince your brother to help me donate to the Slums. I grew up here, and I know lots of people in this place. I want to help them all have a chance to either improve their lives or leave the Slums for a better place; like I did when the old man adopted me."

"Not everyone can be so lucky," Seto noted, looking up from his tablet and directly into Naruto's eyes.

Not backing down, Naruto's smile became a smirk. "True, but that doesn't mean we shouldn't help them. Your company is a huge presence in Domino City, and so is Industrial Illusions. Why not have two of the biggest companies give back to the people? Would make for some excellent publicity, y'know…"

Seto snorted softly at that, his attention going back to his tablet before he felt the limo steadily hit the brakes. Hearing the door open, he looked up and saw Naruto stepping out of the vehicle.

"We're here, guys. C'mon, now!" the blonde called out, prompting Mokuba to quickly get out while Seto did the same after releasing an aggravated sigh.

He had known Naruto for a couple of years by now, and a part of him would call the adopted son of Pegasus a friend. However, the Uzumaki was annoyingly chipper and idealistic at times, constantly trying to get him to do more for the city instead of prioritizing Duel Monsters.

It was bad enough that Seto felt he owed Naruto a debt for helping him deal with the so-called Big Five of KaibaCorp when they attempted a hostile takeover of his company by hacking into the main servers. While it's true the Uzumaki had some help in dealing with the hack, he still played a crucial role in preventing the takeover.

As thanks, Seto sat down and spoke with Pegasus and Naruto. At the end of their discussion, Naruto was offered a share of Kaiba's company while Seto was offered a share of Pegasus's; though, this was mainly at Naruto's behest to get his adopted father to try and atone for his actions during the events of Duelist Kingdom.

Seeing as Naruto had immediately done something for Seto once more after being given a share of KaibaCorp, this meant that there was still a debt to be repaid. So, he agreed to tag along with Naruto during this trip to the Slums, but he wasn't a fan of the idea.

When he caught up to Naruto and Mokuba, Seto noted that Naruto was casually talking with a very tall man and a short young woman standing guard to an entrance of a seemingly random rundown building that was just as damaged as every other building in the Slums. How Naruto could differentiate between the buildings was a mystery to the young business owner.

"They're with me," he heard Naruto speak up. "Yuya should be expecting us."

Zabuza gave the Kaiba brothers a brief warning glance. "Don't start trouble…or you'll get it. Understand?"

Mokuba gulped at the scary man and nodded while Seto rolled his eyes. "I'm only tagging along because I owe this fool."

Haku frowned at his words. "Mind what you say, Kaiba-san. Naruto-kun is highly respected by a majority of the Slums because of his contributions to our livelihood. Even before he took the Crawford name, he started a change for the better that no one in the main city could ever match."

Naruto chuckled sheepishly at that. "All I did was start up a third faction with Yuya and other misfits. We're Street Rats, and we owned that title proudly."

Mokuba looked interested in the story while Seto sighed. "Are we going in or not?" he asked impatiently, prompting Naruto to open the door and guide them inside.

"Word of advice, guys; this place is a club. And some of the clients who relax here are well-known in the main city. We get some politicians and such who come by to discretely unwind, and we thank them for their business by keeping their presence here anonymous to anyone who comes asking. So, if you recognize anyone here, you didn't see them. Got it?"

"Uh, sure," Mokuba replied, slightly confused about the significance of Naruto's warning. He shared a look with his older brother, who gave Mokuba a nod that silently told him to listen to Naruto's warning.

When they entered the building, it was to an almost empty room that had broken tables and chairs scattered around. Naruto led them to a table that had been split in half and was upside down on the floor, grabbing one of the remaining two legs and pulling it to reveal that the table was actually a door that exposed a set of stairs leading below the building's ground floor.

"Seto, close the door behind us, please. There's a handle you can grab to do so," Naruto asked politely as he guided the brothers down the stairs and into a large, open room that had been turned into a club space.

The room had tables on one side that had equal view of a stage that had a couple performing a rather risqué dance, much to the enjoyment of the guests. There was a bar that was being ran by two women and a man, the trio serving up drinks with the speed and expertise of a professional bartender; though, none of them were licensed.

One of the bartenders looked up and spotted Naruto, smirking at the sight of him before she was seen talking to the other two and stepping out from behind the bar to approach them.

"About time, Naru," she spoke up, her brown eyes full of mischief as she brushed her dark pink hair behind her shoulders. "I thought you were about to get cold feet."

Naruto shared a laugh and a hug with her before replying, "You really think I'd flake out on seeing you, Yuya? I thought you had more faith in me than that." Turning to the brothers, he introduced, "Guys, this is Tayuya. She's my best friend, and the co-founder of the Rat's Nest Club; though, we just call it the Nest."

"Sup?" greeted the young woman with a confident smirk. "Surprised to see you here, Rich Boy. I thought you'd be too busy with that Battle City thing to grace us Rats with your presence."

Seto wasn't surprised she knew about the upcoming tournament. He had announced it in a press conference earlier that week, with the idea of a tournament being suggested to him by some Egyptian woman who had invited him to a personal museum exhibit.

Absently, his fingertips brushed the holster of his deck that was attached to his pants, where the card loaned to him now resided.

"Kin! Get over here!" Tayuya called out, prompting a black-haired, black-eyed woman her age to come their way. "Naru's here."

Kin perked up as she took note of the blonde and gave him an excited hug. "Decided to visit, huh?"

"More than visit," he replied as Kin led them all to a table, though she didn't sit with them. "I wanted to talk with you, Yuya, about the situation here in the Slums. Is Orochimaru still running that clinic with Tsunade? Or has the big city finally convinced him to join them?"

"Nah, our old Grass Snake basically told them to fuck off," Tayuya answered with a smirk as Kin walked away to get them all some drinks. "They offered him some cushy job teaching up-and-coming scientists, but he didn't give them the time of day. Even Giga Udders was offered a job, but she was more physical with her rejection."

"How many walls did she chuck them through?" the whiskered blonde asked in amusement.

"Surprisingly, she held herself back and threw just one of them through only one wall. But those fucks still got the message."

Seto sighed and requested, "Could you tone down the language, please? My brother doesn't need to hear that kind of talk yet."

"I'm not a kid, big bro," Mokuba cut in with a pout.

"That doesn't mean you need to hear that kind of language."

Tayuya and Naruto both looked amused. "You're really a big softy for the little guy, ain't ya, Rich Boy?"

"My brother is not your concern."

"Relax, Seto," Naruto assuaged his friend. "Yuya takes care of minors here in the Slums. That's one of the reasons why we formed the Street Rats; to look after people here who couldn't take care of themselves. We protect them from the gangs, sometimes even helping them escape to a different city for their safety. Some of them grew up and joined us, but we never resorted to violence."

"Only time we fought was when we had no other option," Tayuya continued. "We teach self-defense, but we excommunicate anyone who instigates violence. We don't want the pointless turf wars here to drag us into their shit."

"The gangs here are really that threatening?" Seto asked, genuinely concerned. "Have they ever managed to spread into the inner city?"

"Nah, they don't have the firepower," Tayuya waved off. "But, there are some of them who tried. Thankfully, they didn't get far thanks to anonymous tips."

Naruto smirked alongside her. "The thing about rats…you don't bother to deal with them until they're already in your home."

Seto got the silent message. Some of the Street Rats were in the main city, acting as spies for Naruto and Tayuya, who were obviously in charge.

'How far does their spy network go, I wonder?' he mused, absently noting that Kin returned with drinks.

"Waters for everyone, and a soda for the cutie," Kin said, winking at Mokuba, who blushed at the compliment. "Aww… Y'know, you could call me Big Sis Kin whenever you come down here. I've always wanted a little sibling."

"Get your own, then," Seto cut in, though he wasn't upset. He understood that Kin was just being friendly and teasing his little brother. Seeing his flustered face was admittedly amusing, and he fought a smirk.

"Maybe I'll steal yours, Dragon Boy," she fired back with another wink before she walked off, gliding her fingers across Tayuya's shoulders and earning a sultry smirk from the dark pinkette.

Naruto took a sip of his water before speaking up again. "I need you to pass along a message to Orochimaru and Tsunade for me. Tell them to get in touch with Industrial Illusions about a publicity campaign."

"Getting the old man to contribute to this place?" she questioned with a raised brow. "I thought he was indisposed after the Duelist Kingdom?"

"He was," Naruto confirmed with a slightly darkened expression. "He got so absorbed in some possibility that an Egyptian artifact gave him. Pegasus got a little too attached to it, and the loss of it took its toll on him."

"Right… I'll let them know," she promised him. "Hopefully, we can start making some more significant changes to this place… Maybe even put an end to the Akatsuki and the Bijuu."

"Akatsuki and Bijuu…?" Mokuba repeated curiously.

"Rival gangs here in the Slums," Naruto answered him. "The Akatsuki was started by a pair of twins that both go by Zetsu, and the Bijuu were started by some guy named Obito. They both run sections of the Slums, but they focus on fighting each other instead of helping this place."

"Asshats only care about themselves," Tayuya grumbled, absently noting that Kin was behind the boys and winking at her. She gave no indication she saw her and continued, "But, if we manage to start a PR movement about improving the Slums, they should lose most of their influence on the people here. It wouldn't look good for them to target someone as big as Pegasus Crawford."

"As well as KaibaCorp, if a certain someone agrees to join in," Naruto hinted, earning an eye roll from Seto. "C'mon, man… I know that I'm not the easiest guy to get along with, but I like to think we're friends. And I'm asking you, as a friend, to help me with this. Please…"

Seto sighed and looked at the Uzumaki out the corner of his eye, seeing the hope in his amethyst eyes. Closing his own and taking a deep breath, he eventually gave a single nod.

"Fine."

Naruto practically lit up at that solitary word. "You will?! Seto, you have no idea how much this means to me! Thank you; seriously!"

"On one condition," he cut in.

"Of fucking course there'd be strings attached," Tayuya growled out, being more realistic than her more optimistic friend. "The fuck do you want from him, huh?"

Smirking, Seto's gaze locked onto Naruto's. "I want you to take part in my tournament. I know you've been developing some new deck with Pegasus, and I want to see how it stacks up against mine."

Naruto blinked once before he snorted. That snort became a snicker, which then erupted into a full-blown laugh that lasted for about a minute before the blonde calmed down. He gave a grin that showed his sharp canines as he held up the palm of his cybernetic arm, with a small orange node lighting up.

"What do you say, girls? Wanna take on Seto's dragons?" he asked aloud, and the node produced a holographic image of eleven young women, each dressed uniquely and giving Kaiba determined smirks, grins, or smiles. "Well, I guess we're in, Seto. I'll join your tournament, so long as you help me with this place."

Seto's smirk remained for a moment before he dropped it and started going over the rules of the Battle City Tournament with the blonde. Strangely, he saw Naruto's face awkwardly twitch at random times; but he thought nothing of it. It was more than likely excitement for him agreeing to help the former Slum dweller.

After explaining everything, and Tayuya leaving to return to the bar, the three young men stood up and made for the exit. Seto noticed Naruto readjust the belt on his pants with an oddly satisfied expression and he frowned in confusion before realization hit him. With a slightly annoyed look, he turned back to their table and saw Kin wiping her mouth with a napkin and winking at him before she walked off to serve another table.

'The hell? When did she even…? I swear I saw her the whole time!' he thought, his brow twitching as he finally realized why Naruto's face was twitching before. 'To the Rat King goes the spoils, I suppose…'

"I'm home," Naruto called out after being dropped off by the Kaiba brothers. Walking through the entrance room of the Crawford estate, he nodded to a passing maid who smiled kindly at his greeting. "Have you seen my father?"

"I believe he's in his study, Young Master," the maid answered. "Was there something else you needed?"

"Nah, just curious. Thanks, Hitomi-san," he bid before heading upstairs to the third floor.

Walking through the halls, he politely greeted passing staff before entering the fourth room and stepping into a large lab that was fitted with technological equipment such as computers, data scanners, workbenches showing holographic images, twelve different monitors linked to a single audio system, and a couple of arms similar to his cybernetic; although they were obviously older models.

Currently, his arm was a third-generation model while the first-generation model was nothing more than a prototype that was hardly functional. Simply a hollowed-out limb with circuitry on the inside to connect to his nerves. Enough to use for some tasks, but not enough to be a working replacement to the one he lost.

The second-generation model improved on the first, being made of a different alloy and more sophisticated wiring to allow for better motor functionality. To be honest, Naruto would've been just fine with the second version; but he wanted to become a duelist, and he and Seto came up with a design that could allow his arm to be both his replacement limb and his duel disk.

Thus, the third installment, which he currently wore.

"Seems like only yesterday I lost this…" he mused aloud, absently rubbing his prosthetic. "I'm glad I saved his life…but I didn't expect to get my arm crushed by that car…"

What Naruto was reminiscing about was how he had been taken in by Pegasus years ago. The man was holding a press conference about expanding his company, and he had been holding it near the invisible border between the Slums and the inner city. After the conference, Naruto had walked up to the man and requested to ask him a few questions; though he never expected the businessman to permit such an inquiry.

Naruto had asked what his plans would mean for the Slums, sharing some of his history as a resident of them to Pegasus and revealing that he had helped some families escape Domino City for a better life away from the Slums. Pegasus was just about to answer before everyone heard tires squealing and witnessed two cars racing down the road; one making an escape and opening fire at the one in pursuit of it, which was also opening fire.

Without hesitating, Naruto pushed Pegasus and his assistant out of the way, only to get hit by the fleeing vehicle that crashed into the wall; the driver having been shot and unable to control it. The crash and pinned Naruto's left arm between the car and the building wall it had slammed into, crushing the bones and nerves in his limb, and making him cry out in agony before going into shock.

When he woke up, he was in a hospital after a surgery performed on him to safely amputate his arm before the bone fragments could cause internal damage to the rest of his body. Pegasus had been there, showing gratitude to Naruto as well as condolences for what his heroics had cost in the end.

"Who would've thought that he'd then offer me a home and the title of his heir?" he mused, having moved to one of the computers and started working on it, the screen showing the image of a young woman in dark clothing with pink hair. "Never know what life can throw at you… Huh, Calliope?"

The pinkette on-screen smirked at him, answering through the audio system. [I'm still surprised how quickly he had his tech wizards make this lab of yours. Without them building this place and giving you a crash course on everything you know…I doubt we'd exist beyond your sketchbook, Naru.]

"True…" he agreed with a soft smile, pulling out a worn book that looked to be a few years old. This was where his partners – his HoloGirls – had been conceived.

What started out as friends born from his imagination had been transferred from mind to paper, living there through sketches he had spent years working on while living in the Slums and kickstarting the Street Rats with Tayuya. In fact, Tayuya helped him fine-tune a few of the HoloGirls, with Calliope being one of them.

[So, Kaiba is gonna help out, huh?]

"Yep. We just need to take part in Battle City, and with you girls, I'm sure we'll get pretty far in it."

[Hey!] another voice spoke up, her image lighting up on another monitor and showing a girl that had a blue hoodie, whitish-blue hair, sharp teeth, and a shark's tail poking out behind her. [Only pretty far?! C'mon! we'll win the whole thing!]

[Gura's right, Naru!] another HoloGirl spoke, her monitor kicking on and showing a redheaded girl with mouse ears and little clothing. [We'll kick some ass in that tournament! Just watch us!]

[Fufufufu~] giggled another HoloGirl, showing a girl with black and white hair, blue eyes, and an orca tail wearing a sailor girl uniform. [We'll definitely be pegging them into submission!]

Calliope, Gura, and Baelz all gave Lily dull stares at her comment while Naruto blushed awkwardly. "…remind me to fire whoever removed your filter when your interface was being created, Lily."

[NEVER!] she yelled back in reply, cackling evilly as her blue eyes turned a menacing pink shade and become shadowed by her hair.

The other seven monitors turned on as she laughed, with most of the girls sharing the dull looks of the others while one of them – a curiously staring girl with brown hair, golden yellow eyes, and wearing an adventurer's outfit with two owl feathers in her hair – waved at him.

[Hi, Naru!] she greeted happily.

He smiled back. "Hey, Mumei. How's my favorite Birb doing today? Ready for the tournament?"

Nodding eagerly, Mumei replied, [I'm fine, and super ready! Let me at 'em!]

He chuckled and had an instinctive urge to pat her on the head. "We'll just have to wait for Seto to tell us when and where we can register for it. Until then, let's keep working on the fourth-generation model of my arm. We're still trying to figure out how to create a stabilized hard-light construct."

[Right!] the HoloGirls replied, moving from their personal monitors to the floor of the lab, their forms nothing more than holograms projecting their images in life-sized format.

Picking up an earpiece that had a dark reddish-violet core within it, Naruto pressed his finger to the core node and called out, "IRyS? You there?"

[As always, Naruto. I suppose it's my turn to be given my virtual body?] a female voice replied.

"Just about. I'll be working on Project: HoloLive at the same time. Hope that's okay…?" he explained, moving to the worktable and turning on a couple of machines that were perfectly aimed at one another.

[No rush. Besides, this gives me more time to tell you some specifics about the body I want. What do you think of me having heterochromia?]

"Ooh! I like it! What colors?"

[I'm thinking a red, almost pink, right eye and a left eye that's green; maybe a turquoise.]

"Sounds exotic. Put it down on the list!"

[Will do! Now, let's get started! Hard-light constructs won't stabilize themselves!] she cheered.

With a grin, Naruto put on some welding goggles and activated the machines, illuminating the lab in a brilliant light.

"So, I just need to register at any KaibaCorp associated card shop?" Naruto clarified over the phone with Seto, strolling down the streets of Domino City to the closest shop.

[That's right. Also, I don't know how, but those girls of yours managed to get my personal phone number and warned me what to look out for regarding people called Rare Hunters.]

"Who are they?"

[People after a powerful duel monster known as an Egyptian God Card. Apparently, there are three of them, and one of those three is their target. They have the other two.]

"Huh… Better have Mokuba really enforce those rules of yours, Seto. I know you want to draw them out of hiding but think of the scandal if the people keeping tabs on the tournament realized you did nothing against blatant cheating or questionable tactics."

[Mokuba knows what to do, so don't worry so much. Besides, what's a Rare Hunter compared to the likes of me or you?] Seto asked rhetorically before hanging up.

Rolling his eyes at his friend's pride, Naruto pocketed his phone and opened the door to the card shop. However, he stopped short before he could bump into a woman who was leaving the same shop.

She had long and straight black hair that trailed just below her shoulders and featured two locks wrapped in gold rings coming from behind her ears and continued in front, stopping at her neck. Her body was slender in build, and she had beautifully tanned skin; though, Naruto noted that it was actually her natural skin tone and not the kind of tan women try for at the beach.

Her attire consisted of a cream-colored and sleeveless one-piece dress with the bottom similar to a sarong, a matching waist length veil which widened and spread below her shoulders, and gold sandals. She wore jewelry, which consisted of gold bracelets, ankle bracelets, armbands, and a brooch bearing the Eye of Wdjat on her veil. Lastly, her face below her blue-violet eyes was shrouded by a cloth mask matching her veil.

Politely stepping aside, Naruto said, "Sorry about that. You go ahead."

Nodding faintly, the woman replied, "Thank you." After stepping outside, she questioned, "Are you taking part in the tournament as well?"

"Yep. I owed a favor to a friend, and he wanted me to join in as the favor. Stubborn guy wants to duel me in the finals since he knows I have a deck but has never seen me duel before."

She looked him in his eyes, staring deeply into his midnight amethyst depths. 'Strange… I can't get a reading on him…'

"Are you joining in too?"

"I am. There's something important I must do, and to see it done requires me to participate. It is my fate."

"Fate? Lady, not to talk down on your beliefs, but fate is what you make of it. Nothing is written that can be unwritten."

"Perhaps for some, but I have seen fate come to pass too many times to ignore it. I am bound to it…"

"It might be because you choose to be bound to it," Naruto replied, his tone understanding but challenging. "I thought I was destined to die years ago, but thanks to others stepping in and helping me, my destiny has changed from what it was before. Maybe someday…someone can help you challenge the fate you believe inescapable…"

Despite his words standing against her own beliefs, she smiled behind her mask at the young man before her. "May I have the name of the brave, but possibly foolish, man willing to challenge fate and defy destiny?"

Smiling at her jesting tone, he replied, "I'm Naruto Uzumaki Crawford. May I know the name of the beautiful, but possibly deluded, woman who accepts her fate?"

Reaching up, the woman undid her cloth mask and revealed her face to him, earning a blush from the blonde before her. "I am Ishizu Ishtar. I look forward to seeing what you will accomplish in your fight against fate."

"I look forward to showing you," he bid as the two shared one last smile and went their separate ways. As Naruto registered himself for the tournament, he mused to himself, 'I wonder… Seto said that the Hunters were after some Egyptian God Cards, and Ishizu is obviously an Egyptian based on her clothing and her appearance. Is she linked to all this somehow?'

Pulling out IRyS's earpiece, Naruto activated her interface.

[Naruto? What do you need?]

"IRyS, I need you to get in touch with Yuya and Kin. Ask them if any of our Rats have sniffed out anything involving an Egyptian woman, and something called an Egyptian God Card."

[Will do. I'll inform you when I hear back from them,] she replied before going quiet.

Frowning, Naruto set off down the street. "Something big is about to happen… I hope nothing happens to the Slums…"

He was interrupted from his thoughts by some feedback from a PA System spread across the city. [Ladies and Gentlemen! Duelists taking part in the tournament! Let the Battle City commence!] an announcer declared.

Smirking, Naruto lifted up the palm of his cybernetic arm and asked, "You girls ready?"

The hologram projected in his hand cycled through the faces of the HoloGirls, each of them showing their eagerness to begin.

It was time to duel.

And Naruto's first duel will be in the next installment! I know many of you were hoping to see the HoloGirl Deck in action, but sadly it'll have to wait!

I mainly wanted this first chapter to set the stage for Battle City and introduce Naruto's background as a Street Rat of the Domino City Slums. As you saw, Tayuya is the cofounder of this group, and more of their backstory together will be revealed in time.

Now, this story will have our boi Naruto paired with the Egyptian beauty, Ishizu. However, he and Tayuya have…history together, and Kin isn't against pulling him back into her and Tayuya's bed~

So, it is Naruto/Ishizu, Tayuya/Kin, and an odd multi-pairing with all four of them eventually!

Before I sign off, I wanted your opinion on something:

I have a LOT of ideas that float in, around, and out of my head. I was considering posting these ideas as challenges for people to take. However, I need advice on how to offer them.

Should I just post the challenges as summaries on my profile page, or should I start a new "story" where each "chapter" is a new challenge with a summary, rules, and a small scene or two?

Please let me know what y'all suggest! And I thank you in advance!

Happy Holidays to you all! May they be full of joy! And I'll see y'all next year!

Stay safe, healthy, and positive!

Dreaming of the Future

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