Hello again, I've returned with chapter two of my new story. Time to wrap up what I started in chapter one and in the next chapter we'll be jumping right into Awakening's story line. Also, for the sake of progressing the story and getting these characters into Awakening's world I created a mcguffin to get them there and as far as current plans go I doubt it'll have any major plot relevance for a long while.

I hope you all enjoy the chapter!

(Marshalanime does not own Naruto or Fire Emblem)

"What is this? What's happening" Mikoto questioned in disbelieve as the auditorium broke out in panic. Seeing the fight breaking out on stage had the Hoshidan Queen frantic as she jolted out of her seat and leaned over the banister, worried for her adoptive daughter.

"Lady Mikoto, we need to get out of here" Mikoto's purple haired retained, Orochi, told the woman as she moved in closer.

"We can't leave Azura!" Mikoto told her retainer as she watched in horror as the stage was being over whelmed and slowly turning red as soldiers and assailants alike fell to the others blades.

"Gods, forgive me" one of Mikoto's guard whispered under his breath as Orochi tried to get her Queen to listen, sweat starting to slide down his forehead as his grip on his naginata tightened. With his shaky resolve pulled in the man rushed the woman with his weapon raised. "For the good of Hoshido!" the man shouted as he swung with killing intent.

Shakily turning as the sound of spilled blood hit the floor Mikoto boor witness to her second retainer's own naginata plunged into the assailants guts while her right arm was raised to block the weapon and keep Mikoto safe. Staring into his fading eyes time seemed to slow down for Mikoto. "Please... forgive me..." the man breathed out with regret tearing through his expression before finally falling limp on Reina's blade.

"It seems we've got some traitors among us" Reina remarked with a pleased smirk as the remaining guard looked on with shaken nerves. If there was one traitor in this mess then perhaps... "Okay men!" Reina's voice broke through the soldiers distrusting thoughts as their attention snapped to her. "Worrying that the guy standing next to you is a traitor will only get you killed in the heat of battle! Worry about Lady Mikoto and Azura's safety and slaughter anyone who turns their blade on them!" the kinshi knight commanded them and got a unified "UNDERSTOOD!" from the men.

With that settled Reina took the brief moment to take in the sounds of pained and horrified screams reverberating through the Opera house. "Hhhaaaaa, what an opportunity this is" the woman remarked with a content sigh before turning and moving to the railing that Mikoto was leaning against. Bringing her fingers up to her mouth the kinshi knight whistled for her mount perched atop the building.

As her retainers were taking the situation into hand Mikoto was left to stare speechlessly at the dead man who'd attempted to take her life. How could events have come to this?

"Backstabbing bastards!" a moka skinned woman with short white hair and wielding a brass club snapped as she held off a katana with her weapon. The oni savage had rushed onto the stage to aid the princess with the others only for half their men to turn their blades on her and the others. The sudden turn of events had caught them off guard and many good men fell in the confusion leaving those still loyal to the queen outnumbered and weakened. As it stood it was looking like only her and Kaze were unharmed and able to fight at full strength.

Even with the two highly skilled fighters giving their all to keep Azura safe the numbers they faced were pushing them back, bringing the assassins closer and closer to their target as more of the princess' guard were cut down.

"Rinkah! Take lady Azura and escape!" Kaze, a green haired Hoshidan ninja yelled out to the oni savage as he moved past a naginata's blade by a hair's breath and swiftly plunged a kunai into the wielder's throat.

"And go where!?" Rinkah shouted back as she bashed a soldier's head in with a large swing of her club. "We're surrounded on all sides! There's no running in this mess!" the female warrior yelled as she was forced to take another large step back as a pair of naginatas were swung at her.

"We can't fend them off like this. If we don't do something then we're-" Kaze was trying to reason only for someone else to finish his thought.

"Die? Yes, you will. As traitors should" a man with an imposing air around him said as he walked onto the stage, his eyes locked on the ninja as he twirled his nageyari in his hand.

"Haitaka!" Kaze spat out as he returned the spear fighter's glare. "What is the meaning of this? Have you lost your mind!?" Kaze shouted at the man as Haitaka's men made room for him to approach the ninja.

"Mad?" Haitaka questioned with a snear. "What's mad is following a queen who does nothing when out king is murdered in cold blood!" Haitaka bellowed out. "King Garon pocks at out boarders everyday and yet that spineless, no name woman sits back and lets it go unchallenged! Worse yet is her treatment of that Norhian wench! To take in Garon's blood and treat it as part of the royal family? The both of them deserve nothing less than the executioner's blade!" Haitaka ranted without hesitation.

"You'll die for this betrayal!" Kaze told the man as he readied his weapons and started his charge.

"If I die here then it'll be a hero's death!" Haitaka shouted as he rushed to meat the ninja in battle.

As the two combatants clashed Azura's ring of loyal guards grew smaller and smaller until her attackers were within reach of their goal. Dropping to her knees the blue haired songstress one felled man by his shoulders, the light fading from his eyes. "F-Forgive me... princess... I-I've failed you..." the man apologized with his last breath before his body fell limb in her arms.

"For Hoshido!" a man shouted as he brought his katana up to cut the princess down. Now was not the time to morn for the fallen and putting such thoughts aside for the time being Azura took hold of the naginata clutched in the dead man's hands and raised it so that the staff could block the descending weapon. She may not have trained for the battle field but fighting was not beyond her abilities.

Just as Azura thrust her weapon to the side to throw her attacker off balance another was coming up from behind with blade in hand. Azura could not last long under this assault but fortunately she didn't have to fight alone. As the man readied his sword to cut into the princess a trio of knifes found themselves lodged into his right shoulder causing him to stumble and hesitate in his swing, giving the Nohrian prince enough time to jump onto the stage and rush him. Unsheathing his sword Naruto made one clean cut to the wounded man felling him as he continued forward to take down Azura's first assailant with a twirl of his sword and a downward slash.

Azura's eyes were locked on the back of her savior's hood as she slowly stood. His presence unnerved her other attackers and they now stood hesitantly with their weapons directed at this newcomer who'd swiftly taken down two men. "Who...?" Azura softly asked, unsure of this man's motives as she wearily stood with naginata in hand.

"Hmm?" the blond intoned as he ever so slightly turned his head in Azura's direction. "Don't mind me, just a nobody passing by" Naruto told her as Flora rushed past Azura and to his side.

Azura looked like she wanted to say more but a loud commotion from the main entrance drew the attention of those gathered. Turning to see what it was a toothy smirk spread across Naruto's face as he saw his companions mowing down the soldiers who'd been tasked with keeping any possible reinforcements from interfering with their assassination attempt.

Kurama, having taken the form of a vicious battle hardened fox, paused in his assault, standing over a warm corpse as he stared down at the stage and ultimately Naruto. "I couldn't help but overhear you plans out in the market place so I went to gather the others encase you did something stupid again" Kurama called out to the blond prince as a shaken soldier rushed him from the side, only for his approach to fall flat as a man riding atop and armored horse pierced his chest with a spear.

"What would I do without ya!" Naruto responded with a grin as some of the men staring him down figured that now was their best chance to strike him down.

"Focus!" Flora shouted at her liege, throwing a knife that hit one of the oncoming soldiers between the eyes as she jumped in front of her prince.

"I know. I know" Naruto responded like he'd been told this time and time again, twirling his sword twice in his hand before gripping it firmly. Though he was read to cut these brave souls down many of them failed to reach them as a volley of throwing knifes wised past him and impaling themselves into the charging warriors.

"You're far to relaxed on the battlefield Milord" a man looking to be in his early twenties with white hair kept in a ponytail with a parts above his ears braided remarked in a mostly none serious manner. Jumping onto the stage with him was a pink haired woman who also had her hair in a ponytail.

"I can afford to take it easy with you guys around" Naruto remarked as he stared down the shaken soldiers. With this turn of events their resolve was wavering and a few of them were considering retreat.

"Don't just stand around!" Haitaka's ringing voice nearly had them men pissing themselves as he ran past them, his body pierced with several kunai and shiriken. "One man's life is meaningless when compared to Hoshido's well being!" the man declared as spun his nageyari about before shifting the motion into a downward strike aimed at Naruto and Flora.

"I don't think you know what's good for Hoshi-GHA!?" Naruto was saying as he and Flora sidestep and readied themselves to strike the wounded commander down, only for the duo to be taken by surprise as a large bird-like animal swooped down between them and Haitaka and causing Naruto to stumble over his own feet as he stumbled back from it.

As the blond prince roughly hit the floor an ornate metal pond lilly escaped his person and clattered away from him as it skipped across the stage. Though the blossom was their whole reason for making the journey in the first place Flora and the others didn't even notice it slide away as they rushed towards their prince to make sure his was unharmed.

"Damn... you... Damn you all...! Hoshido will die under that woman's rule! GHUA!" Haitaka choked out as his throat filled with blood. Standing between him and his goal was Mikoto's retained atop her mount with her naginata dripping with blood after cutting through him.

"So those are going to be your last words?" Reina asked the man with a small smirk as she watched him fall to his knees before collapsing lifelessly to the floor. Looking up from the man's body to his would-be collective of assassins the woman asked who was next though despite her hopes none of them were willing to throw their lives away and instead turned and fled. It was only a matter of time before they were captured should any of them make it out of the city alive but it wasn't an ending Reina was happy with. Still, making sure Azura and Mikoto were safe was her top priority and so she could leave the clean up to the guard waiting outside.

"Um, are you okay?" the pink haired maid asked Naruto as she helped him sit up, his hood falling to his shoulders in the process.

"Yeah, I'm-ow-fine. Just hit my head pretty hard" Naruto told her as he rubbed the side of his head with a slight wince. His retainers were relieved to hear that but know they were left with the task of slipping the prince out of town before anyone started asking questions. A difficult task no doubt but they were use to such tasks by now.

One such curious individual was about to make her way over to the blond but found herself stopping when she heard Mikoto calling out to her. Making a simple turn had her witnessing the worried queen rushing onto the stage turned battlefield with Orochi, who had tried her best to escort the queen out f the building, following after her.

Everything looked to be wrapping up with all involved parties gathering to decide how they should proceed after. Mikoto and Azura were safe and Naruto's retainers were quickly trying to sneak out while they could.

As Naruto was slipping off the stage and joining up with his companions it finally donned on him that his pocket was much lighter then it should be. Quickly patting the area Naruto satisfied expression quickly grew panicked as he started to frantically look around for his treasure, asking the others if they saw where it went, with a few of them berating him for losing it so easily.

As this was happening the blossom sat upon the stage, the dazzling blue gemstone at its core shining brighter and brighter with each passing second until the stage was washed in the glow. Easily grabbing everyone's attention the treasure started to release droplets of water that defied gravity itself as they circled the air around the blossom and pooled into larger streams.

Taking action Naruto jumped back onto the stage just as the gleaming water burst forth and took the space of the auditorium into its grasp. Time seemed to slow down for all enveloped in the water's embrace before suddenly feeling a tugging sensation as the water retreated back into the blossom. When all was said and done not a living soul was present, even the treasure responsible for such a show no longer sat upop the bloodied stage its waters having served their purpose.