Author's Note: Hello, dear reader. This is me, Prince Arjuna. It's been almost a year since the last time I ever wrote any of my fanfictions, and I still have quite a lot of fanfictions to update sooner or later, but now, I've decided to make a new story, which is a crossover between Fire Emblem: Awakening and Naruto. This story will focus on Itachi, a character of Naruto who should have died in Narutoverse but somehow is alive and well while finding himself in the world of Fire Emblem: Awakening. The timeline of this fanfiction is around the time after Chapter 4 of Fire Emblem: Awakening, Two Falchions. And beware spoiler for Naruto reader.

Summary: Itachi Uchiha should be dead at this point, but somehow, he found himself not only alive, but also in a completely different world where shinobi never existed. After fighting a group of undead, unintentionally seducing a red-haired merchant girl, he stumbled upon Chrom and his Shepherds, where he came to know a certain enigmatic tactician.

Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto or Fire Emblem Awakening. Don't be silly.

Enjoy, and if you have time, give me your opinions. May subject to improvement soon.

The moment he came to his senses, which shouldn't be possible considering his current condition, he realized that he wasn't dead. Being dead was something he was familiar with and he even spent quite a time as an undead after his real death, whatever that meant. He found himself on the ground, feeling pretty much alive instead of being, well, dead.

Itachi Uchiha knew that it shouldn't be possible, but here he was, feeling the beating of his heart and the warmth of his body. His undead body of Edo Tensei, as far as he could remember, was technically lifeless and was merely moving instead of living. He knew that he wasn't an undead, that was for sure. He lifted one of his hands and looked into his palm. There were no signature cracks in the body of those resurrected by the forbidden Jutsu. Then, he touched his own face with that hand.

It was no illusion. Itachi Uchiha was really alive. He didn't know why, but he was really alive. There was no Genjutsu or any sort of illusion involved in this. Being a master of illusion himself, he was sure that this was real.

"Why… why am I alive?" the young Uchiha muttered to himself as he spent a couple of minutes on the ground. Then, he decided that being on the ground wasn't the best way to figure out his current situation, so he got up on his feet. He grunted as he picked himself up.

Yes, he could feel his own body. He knew he wasn't a moving corpse, but a living body. It pretty much confirmed that he wasn't a zombie that had been summoned from that fouled Jutsu. Then, he realized that he was wearing his cloud-patterned black cloak, the one that he wore during his time as a member of Akatsuki, instead of the plain black one that he wore during his tenure as one of Kabuto's undead lackeys. He also wore his forehead protector with the crossed out sigil of Konoha, the sign of his betrayal that was driven by his love of his village.

He still could remember that time when he committed a massacre upon his own clan in order to prevent a civil war between the Uchiha and the rest of Konoha. It wasn't something that he felt proud of. In fact, if he were to list things that he regretted doing, committing that massacre would be placed as the number one. However for the sake of Konoha, the peace that he sought, and for the sake of the burning Will of Fire within him, he intentionally made himself a despicable villain for the greater good. He realized that despite his good intention, his actions were misguided, and he brought on more harm than good. He even caused his beloved little brother to succumb to the curse of their bloodline, the curse of hatred, turning him into a monster who sought for the destruction of Konoha due to the suffering that it caused to Itachi.

"Heh… I suppose there's no point crying over the spilled milk," Itachi muttered to himself again. He could only hope that his last words and the visions he gave to Sasuke before he was released from his undead state was enough to change him. Right now, the only thing he could do was to trust in Naruto. Yet now, he had something to be concerned about, namely his somehow mysterious resurrection in a seemingly unfamiliar place.

He sniffed the air and observed his surroundings. So far, there was nothing out of ordinary about this place, but he didn't remember seeing this place while he was alive. The sun was in the sky, which was obvious, and he could hear the sounds of cicadas and birds around him. Feeling that there was no point staying there, the prodigious Uchiha decided to walk around , searching for any clue about this place. For one, it was clear that he wasn't in Konoha or any of the hidden villages.

Being an experienced Shinobi, if he found himself in an unfamiliar terrain, he needed to do a little observation and reconnaissance. As he walked, he felt a little stiff, probably the side effect of being dead and undead. Imagine being a zombie who couldn't feel pain, and then finding yourself alive and well, you could probably imagine Itachi's current condition. But Itachi knew that he would soon adapt to this, given enough time.

As he walked, he figured out another thing. While his time as an Edo Tensei undead was a couple of hours at worst, a day or two at best, being an undead would mean that he wouldn't have to drink or eat in order to sustain himself. But now that he's pretty much alive, he would need to drink and eat. And being in the middle of an unfamiliar place, it would be hard to find something to sustain himself.

Well, he could just go to a nearby forest and hunt for some animals to eat. He wasn't very fond of venison or meat in general, but considering his current situation, he knew that he didn't really have a choice in the matter. He didn't really have any weapons in his possession, which was kind of expected, but he knew that he could manage with a clever usage of his Sharingan and his Ninjutsu.

Deciding to go towards the direction of a nearby forest, Itachi started to walk, but a sound of screaming caused him to stop. Then he heard more noises, and he knew that someone was in trouble. Deciding that hunting for a bear could wait, he dashed towards the direction of the noise. Utilizing his chakra into his feet, he accelerated towards the noise, where he was greeted by a scene that baffled him.

There was a caravan and a couple of people, probably merchants, were being surrounded by more than two dozen strange-looking people armed with weapons. The strange-looking people seemed to have some kind of strange purple smoke coming out of their body, and their movements seemed strange, which reminded him of those who were summoned by Edo Tensei itself. Their strange coloration didn't help either. They moaned and groaned as they moved, didn't seem to show any sort of intelligence and only moved based on instinct.

Being a former undead himself, Itachi could recognize an undead when he saw one. Those things were clearly undead, but were different compared to the Edo Tensei's undead. While those resurrected by the forbidden Jutsu retained some sort of intelligence that they had while still alive, these weren't the same. He didn't know what caused this, or whether the Edo Tensei was something that summoned these things, but there was one thing that was clear.

He needed to rescue these merchants.

"N-no…" one of the merchants, a red-haired young woman squeaked in fear as two of those living corpses cornered her near one of her carts. "Please help me!" she cried. The rest of the people who accompanied her did nothing because they were paralyzed in fear. Itachi found no reason to wait as he performed a series of complicated hand seals to use one of his Ninjutsu.

"Snake, Ram, Monkey, Boar, Horse, Tiger!" Concentrating his chakra, Itachi formed a ring near his mouth using his thumb and middle finger before he released a massive fireball towards the horde of the undead. "Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique!" He minimized the size of his fireball so that he wouldn't accidentally hurt the merchants that he wanted to protect. The result was that a few of those living corpses were burned to crisp. Then Itachi took his chance to grab one of the swords on the ground, which belonged to one of those corpses that had burned into nothingness.

The merchants were surprised as Itachi apparently rescued them by throwing a fireball towards the undead warriors that were surrounding them. Wielding the iron sword, Itachi stood protectively between the merchants and the living corpses, holding the sword in reverse grip. He activated his Sharingan, preparing himself to use more of his Ninjutsu to protect these merchants.

"Are you alright?" Itachi asked the merchants, but the question was directed to the female, red-haired merchant who was standing behind him. The young female merchant squeaked in surprise as Itachi directed that question to her.

"I-I'm alright!" she answered. The other merchants also answered to Itachi's question.

"Good," Itachi nodded before he shifted his attention to the undead warriors around them. Somehow, they were shifting their attention to Itachi, which was a good thing, considering that at least the merchants wouldn't be harmed as long as he could fight these things. "I'll kill them all. So, please hang in there. I assure you that none of you shall be harmed…"

Holding his sword in his right hand and making a hand seal with his left, he looked at the living corpses around them. It would be difficult, but he knew that he could manage it somehow.

"I am Itachi Uchiha of the Leaf, and I shall be your opponent…" Itachi said coolly, preparing to attack.

"What do you think, Robin?"

A blue-haired young man in regal attire, which was sleeveless on the right side of the clothing, spoke to the dark-haired young woman beside him. They were observing the battle that unfolded in front of them. They were in a distance that allowed them to see the mysterious cloaked person fighting the Risens to protect the merchants from them.

"That man seems to be skilled enough to fight all those Risens by himself, but he may end up being overwhelmed due to their large number," the woman replied to the blue-haired young man. "What should we do now, Chrom? Should we jump in and assist him?" The tactician looked at the prince of Ylisse.

"…" Chrom stroked his chin with his hand for a while before he nodded. "That man is putting his life on the line to protect those merchants. That alone is enough reason for us to assist him…" He put his hand on the hilt of Falchion that was sheathed on his waist before he looked behind to address the others. "Shepherds, be ready! We're going into battle!"

Robin smiled. "Alright, let's get started now…" The tactician opened her tome, preparing to use her magic in battle.

"Robin, do your things," Chrom spoke to Robin before he unsheathed his Falchion. "Shepherds, attack!" he yelled before he led the charge, followed by the rest of the Shepherds. Robin, as the tactician of the Shepherds, a small army led by Prince Chrom of Ylisse, guided the members of the Shepherds into their places after formulating a few strategies on the fly.

"Virion, stay with me!" Robin ordered the archer of the team, Virion to stay beside her before she looked at the newest addition of the team, Lon'qu and another member of Shepherds, Vaike.

"Lon'qu, Vaike, protect both Miriel and Lissa!" Then, she looked at the Cavaliers of the team, Stahl and Sully. "Stahl, Sully, go and assist Chrom!"

She then focused on the most experienced member of the Shepherds, Frederick. "You stay with us too, and protect Sumia from the archers!"

The only Pegasus Knight in their group hovered above them, watching out for archers in the group of the Risens.

The sudden appearance of the Shepherds was quite a surprise to Itachi, and when Chrom approached him, the Shinobi raised his sword in order to protect himself from any sort of harm.

"Peace, friend…" the prince spoke to Itachi in soft tone, lowering his Falchion to show him that he meant no harm. "We are here to assist you. Fighting these Risens together is better than fighting them alone."

"Risens?" the Shinobi frowned, seemingly unfamiliar with the term.

"We call them Risens," Chrom pointed at the undead warriors around them. "They have been around for quite a while. They are mindless, but they can be dangerous to the living. It is best for us to deal with them as soon as possible."

Itachi lowered his sword before he nodded. "Yes, thank you…" He returned his focus back on the Risens around them. "I appreciate the assistance."

"I am Chrom, the leader of the Shepherds," the prince introduced himself as he assumed a battle stance as he stood beside Itachi. "Who might you be?"

"My name is Itachi," the Shinobi also introduced himself. "But more introductions can wait. Let's kill all these 'Risens'."

"Agreed…" Chrom nodded.

With the help of the Shepherds, a seemingly hopeless battle turned into a one-sided slaughter. The Shepherds acted in coordinated manner, thanks to the tactician of the team, Robin. In less than half an hour, all the Risens were defeated, and they dissipated into purple smoke after being defeated, leaving behind their broken weapons and a couple of miscellaneous things that could be looted and put into the team's inventory.

"It seems that all the Risens have been defeated, milord," Frederick came down from his horse as he went to the prince's side, folding his arms behind his back.

Itachi went to speak with the merchants, particularly the red-haired female. The female merchant blushed as she expressed her gratitude to the Shinobi for saving them from being killed by the Risens.

"P-please take this, sir." The red-haired merchant handed Itachi a few things like vulnerary, foods and a couple of things while expressing her gratitude. "I am thankful that you rescued us. I-if you weren't here, we might have died…"

"Please don't mention it," Itachi shrugged it off as he took the things that were given to him. At long last, he finally had something to fill his empty stomach. He put all of those things into the pouch that was given by the merchants. Then, the merchants bid them farewell before they left.

Seeing that the merchants had gone, Chrom approached the cloaked Shinobi. "Now that everything seems to settle down, let us talk," the prince said to Itachi. The Shinobi nodded, looking at Chrom with his crimson eyes. Chrom found those eyes rather unnerving, but he decided to not voice it out.

"Yes, I suppose that is for the best," Itachi said. He put down his sword so that their conversation could flow smoothly.

"Well, let me begin by introducing ourselves first," Chrom said as Robin approached him. She looked at the mysterious cloaked man and saw his crimson eyes. Like Chrom, she also found those eyes to be rather unnerving, and she swore that those eyes seemed to glow slightly when she focused hard enough. Then she noticed that she had been staring at the mysterious man before she looked away. "This is Robin, our tactician," Chrom introduced Robin to Itachi.

"Yes, I am pleased to meet you," Robin said to Itachi, smiling. She looked at Itachi suspiciously, still feeling alarmed by his red eyes. "And… who might you be?"

Itachi noticed her discomfort, but he decided to do nothing about it.

"My name is Itachi Uchiha," he introduced himself, bowing slightly. "Itachi Uchiha of Konoha…" both Chrom and Robin frowned when they heard about Konoha. It seemed that they never heard about such place before. "I suppose that there are more things that need to be addressed, but not here."

"Yes," Chrom nodded. Somehow, he felt something familiar after meeting this Itachi. It felt like that time when he met Robin at the field a couple of weeks ago. "This place is not a good place for an extended conversation, and we should head back to Ylisse as soon as possible. We have to bring back the news about our negotiation with Regna Ferox."

"Ylisse?" Itachi frowned. It seemed that Ylisse was the name of a place and so did Regna Ferox.

"I know there are many things that you want to ask, but let's head back to Ylisse first…" Robin said, still smiling. She didn't know whether to trust this Itachi person or not, but since Chrom had decided to put his trust on him, she decided to do the same as well.

"Yes, if you say s-!" suddenly, Itachi felt a sharp pain inside his head before his vision turned crimson. "Ngh!" he put his hands on the sides of his head, trying to resist the pain. Both Chrom and Robin were alarmed by this, so was Frederick and the rest of the Shepherds.

"Itachi!" The prince immediately went to his side. "Itachi, what's wrong?"

"Ngh! Argh!" the pain became more intense with each second passing. The Shepherds started to panic, and Robin shouted at the Shepherds, asking for Lissa to use her power to ease Itachi's pain.

"Itachi, hang in there!" Robin said, grabbing Itachi's shoulder. Lissa was already nearby, holding her staff while having a worried look on her face. They didn't know what happened, but they were sure of one thing.

Itachi was in great pain.

"Itachi, can you hear me?" Itachi heard a voice, which was distorted due to the pain he suffered. He didn't know whose voice was that. He could feel healing magic seeping into his body, thanks to Lissa using her staff on him. After a while, Itachi's vision darkened and he passed out.

TO BE CONTINUED