Wow, quite the positive reception to the story! Not very expected but hey, you never know, anyways, there'll be some flashback at the beginning of each chapter to showcase the progressing bond between Naruto & Saber Alter up until the Grail War.

So sit back, relax and enjoy

Chapter 1 – Oh, the Places We Go

(Flashback)

"What's got your attention there, Saber?" Aoko brought out a few cans of Dr. Pepper as she threw one to Saber who caught it while looking out to the city below here.

No longer in the heavy armor, she had removed it for comfort and instead wore the elegant black dress beneath it. A deep purple and black dress that was fastened to her neck by a black choker. White filigree adorned both the hem of the dress and cuffs of the detached sleeves. Sticking out of the bottom of the dress was a pair of matching purple low-heeled boots.

"My Master…" She popped the can and took a swig of the contents before continuing, "…I did not expect him to be so… repulsed upon meeting me." Her voice barely held any emotion within it, although Aoko could hear the trace amounts of curiosity.

"Heh, well he's always been a cautious guy, that Naruto." Aoko recalled many a times when he would seem down, but next thing she knew after showing him another new thing in the world, that positive attitude rose up but there were times whenever he came across someone he couldn't stand no matter what they did, "I take it that you aren't very trustful of others, are you?" From what she could tell based upon the slight body movements that Saber made upon her summoning, she was uncomfortable.

Saber Alter looked down briefly before casting her sight back to Aoko, "I was summoned two previous times by Masters that were… not what I had hoped for."

"You were summoned twice before? What're the odds of that happening?" That was genuinely surprising since Heroic Spirits held no memory of previous Grail Wars upon being summoned, "So what about your previous Masters? Was there something wrong with them?"

Next thing Aoko knew, Saber Alter crushed the can with the liquid still inside, "My first Master… I despised in the end. And I hate him as such." So, she carried a grudge against him? "As for my second Master… I…" She turned back around to the city, leaving the sentence unfinished and Aoko rather curious about the Servants past.

"I'm back." The apartment door to reveal Naruto with several bags of clothes, "I wasn't sure what you liked, so I just got you one of everything." He had picked out nothing but black and purple for her, seeing that was something she more than likely would only wear.

"I… thank you, Master…"

"…yeah, well… just let me know if you need anything else."

(Six Months Later; January 31st, 1994; JFK International, New York City)

"Got everything you guys need?"

"Yes, sensei…"

"Plenty of clothes?"

"Yes."

"Personal entertainment?"

"Yes."

"Cavall II all nice and cozy in his cage?"

"Cavall II is in his Fortress of Solitude, and it has a nice new mat for him to rest in"

Aoko had driven her student and his Servant to JFK International Airport to take their long trip to Fuyuki. It had been six months since Saber 'Alter' -as she referred to herself or Alter for short for whatever reason- had been summoned by Naruto, and the two had eventually developed a genuine bond between one another… at least after a few weeks that is…

At first, she had been an emotional brick wall that didn't yield to Naruto's happy-go-lucky attitude, or rather his lack of for many weeks upon their contract forged. When she insulted him once on his beliefs, that had warranted a rather… outspoken reply from Naruto that resulted in their underground training room to be 'redecorated' quite extensively.

Blood was a stain that was pretty hard to get out of things.

Safe to say, she started to respect Naruto afterwards as she garnered a different perspective of her Master.

Now she stood in front of a rather more open, and slightly more positive Alter that loved junk food and cuddle the crap out of their dog, Cavall II… and even Naruto at certain times if Aoko was correct in how their bond progressed about a couple of months ago.

No longer wearing the armor or dress, Alter instead had her hair done up in a ponytail that had reached down to her mid-back, along with wearing a black tank top, jacket, shorts and belt, along with an 'X' necklace with leather boots that went up to her mid thighs. You wouldn't expect a king to wear that sort of getup at all, even with her small change in personality.

"We do have a flight schedule to keep up with, you know Aoko-sensei?" Naruto said as he was getting impatient. They had several flights and busses to take before they reached Fuyuki, "I'd rather we get there before the other Masters & Servants set up shop before us and start taking pot shots as soon as we step into the big suck."

"Indeed. I would prefer to be ready for battle before the others arrive." Alter said just as the dog barked, "See, even Cavall II agrees with us."

Cavall II was a white-haired Samoyed-breed dog, currently in a dog crate chewing on a squeaky toy. Alter found him one day routing around a dumpster behind the burger joint she favored, and couldn't resist feeding him, seeing such a lonely face on the doggie. Feeding him her leftovers -which she always had when gorging on junk food- the dog had followed her back to the apartment, with Alter giving Naruto her own brand of puppy dog eyes to keep him. Only she had to take care of him herself. And thus, she named him Cavall II, and charged him with guarding their 'castle above the plebeians'.

A clear reference to her own castle she had as the King of Knights 1500 years ago. Along with her original hunting dog from her youth.

Aoko shook her head as she smiled at the duo plus one doggie that was too damned adorable to argue with, "Well, I guess all I can say now is good luck. If you need me, I'll be in Fuyuki in no time at all."

"I'll be sure to give you a call once we get to the apartment you got for us." Naruto said before he along with Alter and Cavall in his crate took their luggage and entered the airport.

As the trio boarded their flight, Naruto and Alter had to let them take Cavall down into the cargo hold where everything was pressurized with the other pets travelling about with other passengers. Alter practically demanded that he be kept up in first-class with them, though that seemed to only make things more difficult before Naruto had to step in before she got ugly…

And if Alter got ugly… someone's face was going to be carved up, caved in, symbol of manhood lost… you get the idea.

"Hmph! I can't believe the audacity that these people have to do that to Cavall!" Alter sat in her seat pouting with Naruto merely getting a pair of pillows out from the luggage compartment above them, "He is a hunting dog of the highest order! Or, at least I think he's descended from one…" She put a finger to her chin in thought at how Cavall would always bring them something they needed at the most convenient times whether it was a book, food, remotes for the TV that always seemed to go missing, or whatever was laying around the apartment.

"Just relax Saber, I'm sure Cavall is fine. If you want I can send a clone to keep him company." Naruto offered before handing her a pillow before taking his seat next to Alter, who still wasn't pleased that her loyal hound being stuck in his cage in the cargo hold.

"I will accept it, but it doesn't mean the I enjoy the fact that Cavall II is being treated like a common mutt, he is of higher breed!" Alter exclaimed, she placed her head on the pillow as she tried to rest given they had a long trip to get through. Shifting her head and closing her eyes, Naruto chuckled before he did the same and closed his eyes. Alter eye's lifted open as she looked at her Master's reflection, before her eyes focus on the outside plane window.

The plane didn't take long for it to leave the airport and to take off, as it reached a stable altitude, Naruto was awakened from his nap when he heard a small whimper. Opening his eyes to see Alter's head on his shoulder, but that wasn't the thing that caught his attention. She was shaking, her face covered in sweat. As she sweat through her sleep, she muttered something although Naruto was able to make out a few words…

"No more… make it stop… don't make me do this…"

"Alter… Alter." Naruto then began to shake the girl, causing her to jolt up with a fright, her eye's widened with alert as she almost materialized her sword, though Naruto took her a hold of her hand in an effort to calm her down, "Alter, it's okay."

"I… apologize Master, I didn't mean to wake you." The pale woman stated unable to meet the blonde's eyes.

"The nightmares again?" He asked with visible concern on his face, his partner stared at him with her amber eyes before she simply closed them to try and get back to sleep. He sighed as he leaned back in his seat as he watched her sleep. Looks like he won't be getting any rest during the trip.

Ever since he had managed to get through that thick skull of hers… and the dream cycle… he knew all too well what it was that she was going through the same nightmare of that thing…

(Many Hours, Flights & Rides Later)

"I hate her…"

"I know…" Naruto replied with a straight face as he along with Alter and Cavall panting happily in his cage as the female Servant held his paw in her hand. It has been a rather tiring trip for them, after spending over five hours on a plane ride over to LAX, not counting the wait time and all the troublesome security checks. Then duo had to deal with a flight delayed that last for a about an hour before they managed to get from LAX to Tokyo which then lasted twelve hours on the plane.

After getting off the plane, they had to immediately grab their luggage and Cavall.

No way would they leave their favorite dog behind!

And then catch the bullet trains from Tokyo to Shin-Tosu Station. Which was annoying to deal with but they made it without any problems, but it was annoying to have to carry all of their bags to the station. Arriving to Shin-Tosu Station they were forced to take a very long bus ride to get to on another bus that is currently en route towards Fuyuki City. They had been traveling for over a day just to get to the site of the Holy Grail War, and they neither of them were happy with the length of the trip.

"How long do we have until we arrive inside the city Master?" Alter asked digging through her bag, taking out a small bacon shaped dog treat and feed the white dog though the cage door. "I don't want to have Cavall to have an accident in the cage, I would prefer to avoid dealing with that."

The last time was… eh, some things were better left unsaid…

"If what the driver said then we should be seeing—" Naruto paused when he saw Fuyuki coming into view, tapping his Servant on the shoulder who gave him a look before seeing the sight in front of her. Since it was dark, the city of Fuyuki was bustling with the array of lights, as the nightlife seemed to have recently started.

"We made it…" Alter muttered with a soft voice, prompting Naruto to look at her when he noticed the rather solemn expression. She closed her eyes as she took a deep breath; she reopened them as something caught her attention from the corner of her eye. "Master… is that what I think it is...?"

She then pointed in the direction as Naruto looked, his eyes narrowed as his brow began to twitch when he caught the sight of an airport just outside the city limits. The two eyed a plane that was leaving the ground, taking off to where ever it was going.

"…I really hate Aoko, Master…" Alter said, her eyes narrowed as she took an even breath trying to keep a calm demeanor.

She should've recalled this little detail…

Her Master sighed as he rubbed his hand across his face, groaning at the fact the two of them fell for Aoko's prank.

Taking the scenic route as it were…

"I know… I know…." Naruto replied, currently sharing very similar thoughts that his Servant was currently having at the moment. He just knew that his sensei was currently laughing her head off in New York all the while she watched that shitty cartoon that she loved with yellow-skinned people. He will get her back for this… maybe he can get his Servant to help.

(Some Time Later)

"Finally!" Naruto exclaimed as he kicked the door open to a penthouse that he and Alter would be staying for the night, before they moved to their more permanent residence for the duration of the war. After getting off the bus, the Master & Servant duo agreed to get Aoko back later, grabbing their luggage they hailed a taxi to drive to their hotel. It wasn't the most prestigious, but it was good enough to satisfy Alter's taste. Carrying their things inside, Naruto throw his stuff to the side and plopped on the large king size bed.

Oh… so… soft…

"Master! Stop your antics and put you stuff away properly! I will not have you mess up our new room like you did your apartment! It's a pigsty!" Alter yelled out as she walked in with Cavall in his kennel, before placing it down and unlocking it as the white dog ran out and jumped on the bed next to Naruto before giving the ninja started licking his face.

"Stop! Cavall! Hehehe…" Naruto tried to stop the dog, though he was enjoying the attention from the fluffy dog. Alter rolled her eyes with a small smirk that she never showed anyone, except for perhaps one. Her eyes scanned the penthouse; the walls were painted pearl white with expensive looking furniture, as well as a large TV. However, the most important thing to her was the large kitchen area that was in the corner of the room. Her eyes were then directed to the lone bed where Naruto and her loyal hound were laying on.

"I guess he likes the bed, huh Alter." Naruto said as the ninja ruffled Cavall's fur rapidly.

"Master, stop acting like a child and I don't want Cavall getting too worked up before we go to bed." Alter stated as much as she loved the dog, she'd rather not deal with the hyperactive dog that would keep them up through the middle of the night, simply because her Master gotten him all riled up. "Now get unpacked, I will not have this place unkempt like the New York apartment."

"Yeah… yeah… come on Cavall let's get busy…" Naruto said as he picked the dog off the bed, who barked once as he wagged his tail before laying on his back and rubbing his body against the soft and probably new sheets. Grabbing his bag along with Alter's own, he unzipped them to begin unpacking, he saw her standing by the window staring out into the city. From the reflection, he saw a hint of… something negative flash on her face, he couldn't figure out what it was before it returned to her default expression.

Cavall seemed to have sensed something was troubling his mistress as the Samoyed made his way up to her letting out a soft whimper, catching her attention. Her face softened up as she crouched down and scratches the dog's neck, who enjoyed the sensation.

Naruto smiled at the sight of the two, ever since she had brought home the fluffy dog, the Servant's cold demeanor was been defrosted a little. He just wished that they were more open in their relationship; turning to putting away their things into the closet and wardrobes in their temporary home.

It took a while before Naruto finished putting everything away, as he saw the pale girl on the bed cuddling with the dog, rubbing her face into his fur. Looking at the time on the nearby clock, he saw that I was just after 7 PM, he sighed since it was too early to go to sleep. And it didn't help that he rested a bit on the trip. Thinking about what to do to pass the time when he noticed that his Servant was laying on the couch in front of the large TV watching some crime show, Lethal Weapon 2 if he recalled correctly, as she cuddled with Cavall. He felt his eye twitch as he watched them relaxing… couldn't she at least have put things away even if they were staying in for the night?

"Master I'm hungry! Make me something!" Alter exclaimed when she noticed Naruto staring at them.

"With what? We just got here, when would I have time to go to the market?" He replied when the king clicked her tongue in annoyance. "If you want to eat then we'll need to go out for it."

"If we must…" Alter muttered as her eyes darted towards the TV grumbling about the fact, she'd have to go out to eat instead of eating her Master's delicious cooking… she wondered if there was a good burger joint around this hotel? Wait, if she recalled when they entered, the hotel lobby she recalled hear there was restaurant attached to the hotel.

"Master! WE ARE GOING OUT!" She called out to her Master who jumped from his seat next to her, as she didn't notice him taking a seat on the couch. "GO GET DRESSED POST HASTE!"

"Where are we going?" Naruto couldn't help but ask as Cavall tilted his head in confusion as well. The Servant ignored what Naruto had said as she took his while dragging him towards the bathroom. "Hurry and take a shower, we will share one to save time."

"WHAT!" Naruto's face was as red as tomato after hearing those words.

(One Very Quick, and Awkward Shower Later)

"I don't remember packing a suit…" Naruto muttered to himself as he stared at his image in the mirror, after Alter forced him to take a shower so they can go out to eat. After getting out of the shower, Naruto saw that laying on the bed was a black two-piece suit with matching dress shoes, belt and a white button up shirt. He wondered why Alter would have an outfit like this prepared for him, but the fact that it fit his frame so well told him that she was aware of his clothing size… did she ask Aoko for it? "I guess I should be happy she got this for me… at least I look good in this. Right, Cavall."

The dog barked in respond as he watched Naruto looking himself over with a wag of his tail when the dogs turned his head when it heard the bathroom door open. "Oh, good, you're ready Master."

"Yep!" Naruto said as he popped the 'P', his eyes then start towards the reflection of his servant who was brushing off something from her shoulder. She adorned the same purple and black dress she had worn before Naruto bought her clothes. However, this time she didn't have the sleeves, showing off her creamy shoulders and back… she really looked good like that if he was being honest with himself.

"I see the suit I bought you fits." Alter said softly more to herself then to him, Naruto agreed before flashing her a grin. "Though I gotta say, your highness, you look beautiful this evening."

"Of course, I do! But enough playing around Master, you king is famished, and I will not wait any longer." Alter quickly wanted to get going as her bottomless stomach wanted the glorious, steamy, juicy goodness of junk food. Naruto held out his arm as Alter wrapped her around it and the two made for the door.

Alter turned back to their doggie as she spoke to him, "Cavall II, hold down the fort for us!" One bark meaning yes.

"Attack anyone that tries to enter, that isn't the two of us!" Another bark for confirmation for his mistress.

The duo left as they made their way towards the elevator, where they passed a few men who eyed the pale girl with hungry eyes, whom promptly ignored them as her mind was focused on finding the nearest meal to consume. Naruto, however, gave them a slight glare forcing them to look away and hurry off. A short elevator ride later, it soon arrived at the lobby as the Servant lead the two.

"So where are we going to eat that involved me being in a suit?" Naruto questioned as the girl paused, looking at him for a moment before she began leading him again. Wait did her nose just twitch? Was she really doing what he thought she doing? His eyes narrowed when he soon saw a restaurant.

"So I did hear right." She said with a grin as her nose twitched as she caught the scent of food coming from inside. Naruto on the other hand was… suspicious, having lived with the Servant for many months, he knew for a fact that she hates pretty much anything that isn't junk food, preferring burgers, pizza, hot dogs, nachos, etc. than anything else. So why would a girl that despite being a king, bring him to what seemed to be a classy restaurant when she only eats junk food?

"Hurry up Master I will not waste another moment of you holding us up." Alter then used her strength and tugged him to move, Naruto complied as they walked through the door as the restaurant host lifted his head from the desk, he stood behind.

"Ah, welcome, how can I help you tonight?" The host said looking at them when Alter took it from there.

"We will like two seats preferably away from the other patrons." Alter spoke with a firm tone making Naruto and the host sweat.

Clearly her rank E Charisma was at work.

The man gulped before coughing as he grabbed two menus from underneath the desk and lead the two inside. Inside there weren't that many guest eating, about five groups of two, which was surprising to Naruto. Well given the time, they might be early right before the dinner rush. The host then led them to a table, which had quite the distance away from the other guest, but it was closer to the kitchen.

The two then took their seat with Naruto help Alter by pulling out her chair as she let out a small chuckle at the chivalrous act. Funny since she herself lacked her previous sense of chivalry, only to slowly regain bits and pieces of it since her summoning. When they were seated, the host walked off as a waitress took his spot. "Good evening, I'll be your waitress this evening. Would the two of you like anything to drink to start off? We have a selection of wine—"

"I will like to see the list." Alter ordered catching the woman off guard, who then bowed as she fetched the wine list. The two then began to scan the restaurant's menu when Alter's eyes widen as her eyes caught the sight of something at the top of one of the pages.

Exotic Hamburgers

Her eyes look and read each burger and the ingredients underneath them. Teriyaki Beef, Yasai burger, Ichiban burger… her mouth was starting to water as she looked at the pictures on the menu.

"Here is the list of—"

"We're ready to order." Alter quickly cut the woman off mid-sentence, as Naruto looked confused at the sudden change of the situation.

He still didn't know what he wanted to drink.

"O-Okay… what would you like to order for tonight?" The waitress quickly grabbed her notepad as she prepared to write down the deadly woman's order.

"I would like one of every single exotic burger on the menu." The moment the words left her mouth, the waitress almost dropped her notepad.

"O-One of everything?" The female worker asked as if her ears deceived her, but the pale girl nodded her head as she had grabbed the wine list and picked the one that caught her eye, "And we will also take the Ridgeview Knightsbridge wine." Making him flinch he can already feel his wallet becoming lighter… good thing his sensei made him get that card.

"I-I understand…" The woman mutter in shock before Naruto gave her his order, a simple steak, after that she walked off to the kitchen area. After the waitress left the two were left in silence… which made Naruto feel uncomfortable. Soon another man came up to them with two glasses in there hand and a bottle of wine, showing it to them and began pour it into the glass.

"Leave the bottle." Alter commanded as the man bowed in responds and walked off, she then held her glass eye level and study it before taking a elegant sip. "Not bad… but I've had better. It's a shame I can't taste that for a while…"

"What do you mean?" Naruto asked eager to start a conversation as his eyes darted to the host bringing in another couple to a table. It looked like the dinner rush was about to begin, but he felt bad for the kitchen staff that will have to deal with the bottomless stomach that was his Servant.

"Nothing… just reminiscing for the most part, Master." The pale girl stated softly her eyes soften at the memory before taking another sip of her wine.

The memory of another teenager preparing dinner for her and others at the table…

"I see…" The blond muttered, out the corner of his eye he saw a couple standing up, making their way to an open area and began to dance. Alter sat her glass down as she stood up, catching Naruto's attention, and made her way around the table as held her hand out.

"You know that it's usually the guy's who ask the girl to dance?" Naruto let out a small chuckle as he stood up and grabbed a hold of Alter's small hand, then the girl led him out onto the dance floor. Placing his hand on her thin waist, the two moved slowly with the beat. "I didn't expect you to be a dancer."

"As a king it is something that wasn't really needed but a certain person forced me to learn. I spent many hours learning to dance." She said as the two stared into one other.

"It's nice to see you finally opening up a bit more like those other times." The Master admitted, making her eye close her eyes with small huff. She looked cute like that sometimes.

"Don't look to much into it… after tonight the war will start." Alter said, making Naruto tense his muscles for a moment, which was enough for his Servant to notice. "Who knows what can happen after tomorrow… so let's just enjoy the moment." She then closed her eyes as the two slow danced as the enjoyed the moment.

(Tohsaka Manor)

"Interesting…" a well-dressed man that was clad in a white, long sleeve shirt with a crimson tuxedo over it that has black buttons, a blue ribbon, and brown shoes. He held elegant black hair, a goatee, and blue eyes. He closed his eyes as he twirled the glass of wine in his hand at the information his familiar just gave him. "This might be a potential problem…" he then drank the rest of the wine before taking a deep breath.

"No, I take that back instead. This is a problem…" Tokiomi Toshaka stated with certainty, he was the head of the Toshaka family one of the three families that created the Holy Grail War. The purpose of the war and his family's mission was to find the truth and to reach the Root of all knowledge or Akasha as it was called. Now this mission was threatened by what he just learned.

"The Fifth Magic has begun encroaching upon the war.." Tokiomi said with clear annoyance in his voice, earlier this morning he was informed by the Church that a Master had entered the city so he immediately sent his familiar to investigate, which was when he saw a blond man with whiskers who had gained a reputation due to his relation to Aoko as her apprentice. "The apprentice of the Fifth Magician… Naruto Uzumaki. Nothing is known about you despite the fact your master is suppressing everything about you… I wonder why?"

"Still, despite that he's in the making of obtaining the Fifth Magic, thus turning him into a danger to fight. And with what is known about the Fifth Magician then she will not hesitant to get involved to help him if he contacts her, and if she does then I doubt even the Gate of Babylon can fight against Entropy itself."

Entropy was one of the fundamental aspects of reality itself. Not even Dead Apostles were capable of fighting against such a force.

Tokiomi then heard an explosion that shook the manor, "It would appear that Gilgamesh has completed his task. So… the war beings." The man refreshed his glass as his mind was on possible scenarios to deal with this new Master with a light grimace.

(Downtown Fuyuki)

Maiya wasn't a normal woman… no, far from it. Not much is known about her, due to her suppressing her memory about it because she felt she truly lived was when she met him. Kiritsugu, who became Maiya's mentor, and taught her his way of life, rescued Maiya. Even her real name was something she couldn't remember and her current name was created by Kiritsugu.

When Kiritsugu was hired by the Einzberns to obtain the Holy Grail eight years before the Fourth Heaven's Feel, he entrusted Maiya with all his former equipment even his Mystic Code; the Thompson Contender with his Origin Rounds. He trusted her completely as she did in turn. Kiritsugu had ordered her to Fuyuki City a month ahead of time, when he would arrive and before his… wife and Servant did. He gave her specific instructions on what to do: acquire several safe houses, gather information on points of interest, potential backup safe houses and hideouts. But most importantly gather info on the Masters and Servant of the war. For the rest of the month she had her bat familiars comb the city for any sight of them. For the most part she had done well, she gathered information on five of the seven Masters of the war, not including the recent entry that somehow slipped under the radar in the form of Waver Velvet.

Nothing else of significance had come up, that is until recently one of her familiar caught the sight of Archer who she had confirmed to be the Servant to the Master of the Tohasaka head, killing the Servant Assassin. She immediately put this in her files to inform Kiritsugu about when her other familiar caught the sight of the sixth Master. She brought up the image that it had captured on her portable computer. Moreover, to her surprise it was the apprentice of the Fifth Magician, which was a big deal in itself however, what shocked her was the woman next him.

"Isn't that…?" Maiya spoke aloud as she brought up an image of Kiritsugu Servant that he had sent to her to identify properly using the fake ID as the picture and compared it to the woman in the other. Taking out her phone, Maiya dialed the number she knew by heart. It took a moment before the call connected.

"Maiya, what is it? I thought I told you that we won't make contact for another twelve hours."

"Kiritsugu… we have a problem… your Servant, Saber. She's with Madam Irisviel, correct?"

"Yes, why are you asking me this?"

"…I see… then I have something you need to see once you arrive here."

Hey, every thanks for reading the new chapter and the positive responds the three of us didn't expect a great amount of responds but we are glad none the less. I should also say this story isn't going to be a long story and might be just...maybe 20 chapter, if we do it right. And i will say, this story going to be different with several changes from the canon Fate Zero. Also this story and Cleanse our hatred, another fate story, needs a beta so if anyone is interested let me know in the PM's. Well...that is it really...so...yeah.

So, until we meet again, farewell