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Q: Please add Sasuke I understand that he should not be here but as in support of Naruto :(

A: Yes, I'm planning to add him in this world because already started to make surprise.

"N-Naruto-kun, you're hurt because of me… I'm sorry."

"It's alright, Rem, I'm already healed. More importantly, I think Crusch was attacked by these psychos."

"What?! That means they…"

"Naruto, calm down-"

"I can't calm down!" Naruto yelled, shocking the two girls. He quickly realized what he did and sighed tiredly. "Sorry for yelling. You're right. I need to calm down. Focus... I'll summon a clone to go check Crusch's mansion, to see if she's alive."

Emilia glanced at the direction she thought Naruto and Rem were at. It was that feeling again. She was attempted to just go and meet them, but she wasn't allowed to leave the Sanctuary, making her feel agitated.

She held her hands together, praying their returns safely. Opening her hands, she looked at her crystal necklace in worry, now that Naruto wasn't with her she was finally feeling Puck's absence. She had so much to tell the spirit, she wanted to talk with him about her love relationship with Naruto, the Sanctuary, Roswaal, the Trial and so much more.

"Welcome-What happened to you?"

Emilia heard Ram talking to someone, and went to see what was happening. When she arrived in the living room, she was immediately surprised to see Frederica and Beatrice. Rem was there too, but Naruto… He looked a little singed, just his clothes really, and smelled like coal, like he just finished putting out a campfire.

"Holy shit, man! What's with this smell?! Did you blow up your kitchen?" Garfiel asked before he received a smack on the head. "H-Hey, who the fuck… sister?" His voice dropped when he looked at his sister dressed in a maid uniform.

"Hello, Garf." The blond maid greeted with a lighthearted smile, looking at her little brother. She couldn't hold back her happiness at seeing how much he has grown. "You have grown since we last saw each other."

Garfiel was shocked, he didn't think he would be seeing his sister again. "Hold on! What the fuck is going on?! Why is my sister here?! Why are you all here!" He asked.

"I have the same question. Naruto, why do you smell like coal?" Emilia asked.

"We were attacked by two Sin Archbishops at the mansion." Naruto replied, knowing this will make Emilia worry for him and his companions. She approached him quickly, intent on using her healing magic but he held both of her hands gently. "I'm okay, Emilia. It's just a little scratch."

"What about villagers? Are they okay?" She asked, now worried about her friends at Irlam Village.

"They're fine. I summoned a bunch of my clones to protect them while they head back to the capital, they tried to complain but in the end, they understood that their lives were in danger. It happened too quickly, I didn't know they would come to the mansion, but now that they know that we live there, the mansion is no longer safe."

"But, why did they come to the mansion in the first place?"

"They were there for Naruto, he still has the smell of the Hakugei-kashira." Beatrice said, stepping up in front of Naruto. "Naruto killed the Hakugei so I suspected that the two Sin Archbishops wanted a challenge or revenge."

"They didn't visit the mansion first." Naruto said regretfully. "The Sin Archbishops attacked Crusch and her army when we separated. They thought she was the one who killed Hakugei at first, but figured it was me who killed it."

"Naruto, is Crusch alright?" Emilia asked worriedly, even if Crusch was her main rival for the throne, she wished her no harm.

"I don't know…but I saw Ley, representing Gluttony using Crusch's technique 'Hundred-Man Strike' right in front of me, that's evidence enough to know that something went wrong." The shinobi clenched his fists in anger. People were killed by Ley and Regulus, just because Ley wanted a 'nice meal'? No matter how pacific this world seemed to be, it was just as bad as his. In the end, people just put their needs in front of others without thinking about how much suffering they caused. It made him think, was peace an achievable objective?

This world was truly made to challenge him, not physically, but mentally, his own objectives and experiences were put into question ever since he landed here. Even if he did succeed in bringing the Elemental Nations into a ceasefire, was it going to be eternal? And even if it was eternal, how many worlds existed out there that had problems similar, or worse than his own?

Shaking his head to get rid of the thoughts that had been plaguing his mind for the past few days, he focused on the now. If Petelgeuse was to be believed, the Witch Cult wanted to resurrect Satella, so their main target would logically be Emilia, a silver-haired half-elf. He wouldn't let them get to her, no matter what.

He planned to go to the capital and visit Crusch's mansion to see personally if she's okay after the attack, but leaving his friends in the Sanctuary, where they could be tracked very easily, was not a good idea now that they had a group of powerful people actively tracking him and Emilia down, their friends being an obvious source of information for anyone looking for them, meaning their lives were at risk too.

"Naruto."

A gentle voice reached his ears, making him stop his train of thought. He turned to Emilia who had a worried expression. Naruto gave her a tired smile at her before touching his forehead to hers, taking comfort in her presence.

"I'm okay, Emilia. You don't have to worry about me." He said, watching her face turn red at his teasing tone, knowing she couldn't handle affection in public.

The half-elf just stood there, trying to bring Naruto out of his thoughts. He had been doing this so much lately, just stare into the distance thinking of everything that surrounded him, worrying over two different worlds. She was concerned this would affect him mentally at some point, but she was going to do her best to be there for him.

While the two love birds were in their own world, Frederica was watching the scene with surprise. How could Emilia, a socially handicapped girl, transform into the loving, mature woman she saw before her. Had she really been this blind before? Or had this change been triggered by something else?

"Since when did they get so close?" Frederica asked no one in particular.

"Yesterday, Emilia-sama confessed her feelings to Naruto, and since then they act like this." Ram answered with a bored tone.

Frederica covered her mouth with her hand, she was shocked to learn that Naruto and Emilia became a couple. "Really? Wow." When she worked as a maid, Emilia didn't understand "normal" behavior and she only understood when people bluntly talked to her, leaving nothing for interpretation, but it seemed like time changed people. It was only natural, she thought.

She was excited about the relationship, Naruto was a nice, young man and Emilia was a naive and nice "young" woman, she knew Naruto would protect her from harm and she would complete him in an emotional sense. She couldn't help but ask herself, what would their children look like?

Maybe she was getting ahead of herself.

"Sister…" Garfiel said, sounding worried. He felt a little awkward meeting his sister, who has been gone for a very long time. "Are you okay? Did the Sin Archbishops hurt you at the mansion?"

"No, they didn't hurt me. Don't worry about me… thank you for asking." She replied with a smile.

"Good. That's good. I'm glad you're alright." He nodded as he turned away, not looking at his sister.

Frederica opened her mouth to speak to him but realized he was walking away. She sighed, she understood how much it pained him that she left him and didn't come back. Even if she sent cards occasionally that didn't mean that he didn't feel betrayed.

She was here to right her previous actions and, if lucky, could make Garfiel return to the outside world with her. She just hoped that they could find out where their mother was.

"I see. Sin archbishops~ came to my mansion and attacked you, I'm glad you're all saaaafe~." Roswaal said, sounding relieved. He looked at Beatrice surprised to see her out of the library. "Beatrice, I'm soooo~ surprised you came here with Naruto-kun."

"I joined him because he freed me-kashira." Beatrice said, crossing her arms."Why are you here? Perhaps to see your teacher, Echidna?"

"Teacher?" Emilia wondered as she looked at Roswaal. She didn't know Echidna had an apprentice. "You're Echidna's apprentice?"

"Oh myyyy~. I guess I can't hide my secret anymore~." The clown said, looking at Naruto who had a surprised look on his face. "Naruto-kun, I didn't mean to hide my secret from youuuu~. I couldn't reveal my secret until I could trust youuuu~."

"Don't think about it, you had the right to not tell us your secret, it's still very surprising to know that Echidna had a student." This was actually pretty tame in comparison to what he's been suspecting Roswaal for, Echidna being his teacher was alright, he wouldn't go as far as to say that he trusted her, nor Roswaal for that matter, but this did clear some air of the mystery that surrounded him.

The timeline here made no sense to him, people that should've died at least 400 years ago were still roaming these lands, so it wasn't something totally ridiculous for Roswaal to have a crazy amount of years, just as much as Beatrice or even Emilia. Besides he knew some of Roswaal's history directly from Beatrice's memories, it just caught him off guard since he hadn't gone through them due to the Sin Archbishops attack.

"You're right~ about my secret. It's my right to hide it. However, you all know now." He said, sounding a little annoyed, giving a light glare toward Beatrice, who to the naked eye seemed totally uninterested, but Naruto knew for a fact she was feeling smug about the whole thing, entertained even.

He just chuckled at Beatrice's behavior, it wasn't hard to figure out that she saw Roswaal as a rival for Echidna's love, since they both had a very close bond with her. As he said before, he knew things even Beatrice ignored about herself, it was kind of weird knowing these things, and that Beatrice knew the same amount about him as he knew about her. Whatever, that was the original purpose of Ninshu… He was getting off-topic.

Emilia raised her hand. "If you're Echidna's apprentice, how come her Trial hurt you like that? She should've known it was you." She said, seeing a hole in Roswaal's story.

"It's complicated, Emilia-sama. It wasn't easy to get recognized by the Sanctuary. It's been a long time since I visited my teacher." Roswaal said with a bitter smile.

On a totally unrelated note, now he saw Naruto in another light, he knew the boy was powerful, but to hold off two Archbishops and force them to retreat by himself was a very impressive feat, he could think of very few people alive in this moment that could do similar feats, some of them being the Sword Saint, a full-powered Beatrice, Puck, and Satella herself.

"I'm impressed~ you forced the two Archbishops to retreat. Greed and Gluttony are dangerous~ enemies." He said, looking at Naruto. "You mentioned something about being familiar with a specific move Gluttony, correct?"

Naruto nodded. "Yes, there's no mistake. Gluttony used Crusch's move 'Hundred-Man Strike'. How did he copy such a technique?" He had first-hand experience with copy cats like him, and as unlikely as it was, they could be a very dangerous individual if given the time to improve their abilities.

"Weeeell~, I can explain to you Gluttony's ability. But I must say, you're a very lucky person. His ability is to eat the name and memories of people. Once he eats them, he gains their abilities while erasing the target's memories."

"Naruto, do you think Crusch is…" Emilia said hesitantly, not speaking the last words she feared were, very possibly, true.

"..." Naruto paused when he felt his clone dispel and it's experienced were instantly transferred to him. "Good news and bad news. Crusch is alive, sadly she doesn't remember anything. Not even her own name."

"That's Gluttony's~ ability. Avoid his hands from touching you, otherwise~ he'll eat your memory and take your abilities." Roswaal said.

"Oh! That explains it."

Naruto heard a voice resonating within his mind. "Shukaku? What do you mean?" He was confused by the one-tailed beast words, as were his siblings.

"Its nothing really, that boy's left hand reminded me of my curse seals, it's all." The tanuki said, sounding nonchalant about almost allowing Naruto to be brainwashed.

"What the hell, Shukaku! You could've saved me with that knowledge! Why didn't you tell me anything sooner?"

"I forgot." A resounding 'You idiot!' was heard and a loud smack soon followed, he couldn't reprimand Shukaku, his sibling was doing that for him.

"I'M SORRY."

"...What about Regulus? Do you know him?"

Roswaal just shook his head. "Never heard of him~, but there was a rumor that the Vollchian City of Garkla was attacked fifteen years ago, before your arrivalll~. Thousands of soldiers died in battle. I can't think of anyone who would do such a thing other than an Archbishop~" He said.

If the rumors were to be believed, Regulus must be very strong for taking down thousands of soldiers. That was fifteen years ago… fascinating… Regulus's power sounded very vast, and who knows how much he could've trained in that amount of time, and how many abilities he acquired over the years.

Ever since he came to this word, no one had proved to be a real challenge, and that wasn't arrogance, it was a fact. Overlooking that time he died due to a combined effort of Roswaal and Satella's surprise attack against him, and himself being overconfident in his victory against the clown, he was never really challenged physically. But for some reason, fighting this man sounded to him like a great way to blow off some steam he had accumulated during his stay in this world, not to mention he deserved to die after killing thousands.

He didn't really plan to die again and he was ever vigilant of the "course" Satella had placed in him, looking for something that could interfere with his regeneration again or anything that could harm him, the Tailed Beasts were monitoring its energy and would act if the situation called for it, it was like having a bomb planted in his chest, but if it were to explode, he could suppress it.

The feeling of the world itself going backward in time and placing him in a time where he wasn't dead was a feeling he didn't like, at all, as a Sage he felt like vomiting that day, that wasn't natural. And even if he's one of the only people to remember what happened, and that time existed no more, he still felt bad for the people that felt pain when he died, even if those feelings never really occurred.

...Maybe he was going insane, either way, it didn't really matter. He had more pressing matters to attend to.

"Naruto-kun?"

A familiar voice snapped him out of his thoughts. "I'm fine, Rem. I'm fine." He said in an effort to comfort her.

"How is everything, Garfiel?" Frederica asked as she walked with her younger brother in the Sanctuary, they were walking close to the house due to the new threat that they faced, but they still needed some privacy, so they decided to get out of the house, make some distance and finally talk where they could go all out.

The blond boy nodded. "Everything's been alright since you left." He replied.

The tension between brother and sister was really palpable. The situation was very awkward but both knew it was time to end their little fight.

"So, sis… I heard you quit your maid's job some months ago, why are you back to work?" It was Garfiel's turn to speak as he scratched his head, feeling really uncomfortable to speak with his sister face to face after so long.

"Indeed, I quit my job because I was searching for our mother, Garfiel." Frederica said as she looked at him. "Believe me. I know our mother didn't abandon us. She took great care of us and raised us both. I remember that when you cried too much, she was always there to cheer you up."

"I was like five!" Garfiel blushed, this was one of the reasons he hated having a big sister.

An awkward silence followed them for a while, neither really comfortable with each other just yet. Some minutes passed by and Frederica decided to speak up first.

"...Are you ready to forgive our mother?" Frederica asked hesitantly.

"I forgave her a long time ago-" Garfiel gasped when he saw his sister start to cry, tears streaming down her face. "Don't cry! I-I know that mom loved me… that she loved us!"

Back in the house, everyone was watching them have their little heart to heart. Naruto, Emilia, Rem, Ram, and Beatrice were looking at the window with only half of their head visible. They have been watching Garfiel and Frederica's conversation the whole time. They couldn't help it, the curiosity was too much.

Things have been going great between them. They saw Garfiel tried to calm his big sister when she started to cry until she suddenly grabbed him by the leg and slammed him to the ground, everyone was shocked at her sudden action except Lewes and Ram who nodded to Frederica's action, neither liking Garfied's loud and obnoxious personality. Naruto stood up and began walking away.

Emilia noticed him walking so she followed him until both of them reached the forest. "Naruto, where are you going?" She asked.

"I'll go back to the tomb to talk with Echidna, but I'll relax first before going in." He answered as he looked at Emilia. "Wanna walk with me?"

"Of course." The half-elf said, holding his hand, as both of them walked together.

"How did things go between you and Beatrice? I was surprised she came back with you."

"Well, I told her to stay with me and explore the world instead of staying in the library forever. She accepted and when we were about to head out the Archbishops showed up." Naruto said, sounding serious when he mentioned the Archbishops. He wasn't as worried about Crusch since she was still alive and kicking, but for some reason, her energy felt… blank.

One's Energy Signature, or Aura, as some would call it, was shaped by one's experiences, power, and personality. This way, one could tell if they were lying, if they were good or bad people, one could determine their emotions, and could guess their abilities and how powerful they were just by having a clear feel of it. He knew this because he understood all about Chakra and it's used, granted to him by the Old Man Sage. Magic wasn't so different from Chakra, the only real difference was that Chakra is more potent and Magic is more malleable.

Crusch Energy Signature felt… white. Like unused paper, something that was being rewritten but was yet to be touched. Whatever Ley did to her managed to not only steal her memory but also stole her very being. Whatever made Crusch herself, was no longer there and if she managed to survive her memory loss, she would be someone else entirely.

He was lucky he didn't get his memory eaten by him, damn Shukaku for telling him. Not like it mattered a lot, if his memory was stolen, Ley would be able to do next to do nothing with it, since his Chakra was something biological, meaning Ley wouldn't be able to use his knowledge even if he tried. Besides, he had the Bijuus with him, the chances of Ley being strong enough, mentally, to remove 10 mental barriers as strong as theirs was next to none.

Ley was not the real problem, the kid would be dead if Naruto wanted him dead, Regulus, on the other hand, was a much larger threat.

Naruto remembered he saw Regulus move his hand in the air and suddenly created an invisible blade, using Rem as a distraction and throwing it at him. He was still very lucky however, it seemed like Regulus was more concerned about getting Ley to safety since the blade stopped once the kid was being carried by Regulus, this gave him the ability to physically remove it from his arm before the thing completely pierced him from side to side with no difficulty.

He was also extremely fast, coming very close to his normal speed, and capable of somehow slow him down enough for him to not consider the idea of chasing after them when they escaped. Not only was he fast but he was also resistant enough to withstand a Rasengan, granted, a normal one, and go out unscathed, not even his clothes were wrinkled, while Ley was almost knocked out with a simple kick to the head. If he was going to go against this foe, he had to consider using his strongest attacks and tools.

"Naruto?" Emilia asked worriedly, looking at him as she stopped basically pulling him along. He looked down at her face. "Are you okay? You're spacing out, again."

"I am?" He wondered to himself. "I'm just thinking about the Archbishops, and the threat they pose to you guys." He said to Emilia as he looked at her in worry.

"Naruto, don't worry about me. I'll be fine." She said with a smile, placing her hands on his cheeks. She used her thumbs to grab the edges of his mouth and forced a smile on his face. "See? Everything's fine."

"Thank you, Emilia." He said as he grabbed her hands, he started to sit at the foot a tree and dragged her with him. "But, you can't blame me." Now that they were both in the soft grass, their backs against a tree, he circled his arm around her.

"Eh? I guess you're not wrong, I just… don't want you to worry so much about things that have yet to happen." The half-elf sat next to him, her head on his shoulder.

Time seemed to slow down, they just sat there, in silence, just relishing in one another's presence, knowing that no matter what happened, they were there for each other.

It was almost straight out of a movie, the trees danced slowly in the comforting wind, the forest was illuminated by rays of sunshine that slipped between the leaves of the trees, he had a beautiful woman at his side, just content to be there with him and she had a man holding her, knowing that he would protect her, no matter what.

This beautiful scene reminded Naruto of his home, the fresh air, the good company, the healthy trees, the summer sun. It made him want to return where he belonged, with the girl he wanted to be with. Just to forget about all, and live in a beautiful part of the thick forest that surrounded the village, wasting away their years, possibly even starting a family. He almost fell asleep when this idea brought such joy to his heart, a strange sense of nostalgia hitting him, as if he remembered this happening, but he knew it didn't. That was a nice thought... a beautiful one, actually.

Now that he thought about it, Emilia told him that elves were considered a species that had a deep bond with the forest. Funny how he began a relationship with one, considering that he lived in the Village Hidden in the Leaves, another thing they had in common, he supposed.

He didn't notice at first, but he was beginning to use Beatrice's 'I suppose'. He shuddered, connecting hearts with people really took a toll on someone's mind.

Suddenly, he felt his cheek being poked. He looked at Emilia who was actually pouting at him, it was the first time he saw that happen.

"You're spacing out, again."

A little annoyed at having his daydreaming interrupted he decided to retaliate against the woman with a poke on her ribs, causing her to laugh a little at the quick tickle.

"You jerk! You know that I have ticklish ribs, why are you using a damsel weakness against her? You deviant!" She yelled at him, pointing him with her finger, and giving him a playfully scornful look.

"Cause I'm a jerk. You know me very well, I'm the worst." He replied simply, shrugging his shoulders, a look of amusement on his face.

"Hm... I think that you just like to play with me, you wouldn't do something unspeakable to this maiden in the middle of a forest, with no one who could hear us, right?" She fluttered her eyes at him, and his heart skipped a beat, but his pride wouldn't allow this mockery.

"Wouldn't I? After all, I'm the villain of this short story. Nothing would stand in my way!" Naruto countered with a slightly red face, using a face he saw many of his arrogant enemies use.

"You love me, don't try to act like you would." Emilia said with a playful look.

She released a yelp when Naruto suddenly picked her up and placed her on his lap. She had no time to mock his efforts of looking like a villain when her lips were claimed. She didn't remain inactive and began to kiss back with the same intensity. They remained there, holding each other until they ran out of oxygen.

A little dazed by their… activities, they just remained in that position, panting to replace the oxygen they lost. They looked at one another with barely restrained desire, it was just physical attraction, nothing else, but their hormones were certainly through the roof right now, they better stop before something they could regret happened.

"How about that? You'll have to give up if you want to get out of here unscathed." He said with a triumphant smile, watching her as she turned scarlet.

"I give up! You win!... When our time comes, we can do things like that… But I have to prepare myself first." Emilia said with a deep blush on her face using one hand to push his face away from her and the other to cover her face. After a while, she gathered the courage to give him a quick peck on the lips. "More importantly, you should go to the tomb. You said you need to talk with Echidna."

"Right, I almost forgot about that." Naruto said as he stood up and grabbed her hands to help her up. Both of them continued to walk toward the tomb.

It took them several minutes to arrive but just like the other day the entrance was cold and spooky. Naruto let go of Emilia's hand and began to walk toward the Tomb.

"Wait for me, Emilia. I won't be there for long." He said.

"I know. Be careful." She said.

Naruto looked around the dark void he had entered and kept walking until the whole place changed into a grass field. He turned around to see the familiar white table and the familiar woman seated there, Echidna, drinking the tea alone.

The Witch of Greed has a surprised look on her face when she saw him. "Welcome back, Naruto. I'm surprised you returned." She said, gesturing her hand to offer him a seat.

The blond shinobi walked toward the table and sat on a chair. "Echidna. Do you know who I was, before coming here?" He asked with a serious look on his face. People related to the Witches were beginning to come up with bullshit abilities, he had to ask if Echidna, the Witch of Greed, she who loved knowledge, knew something about his past life.

"Not really, I've been staying here for a long time. But, I know you're different, otherworldly even." She said.

"Yeah, you can say that I'm from a different world." Naruto said, noticing there was a cup of tea on the table for him. He looked at Echidna who waited for him to drink the tea with her body fluids inside. "I…guess I have to drink it again."

He just drank the whole thing in one go, not thinking anything of the drink, only that it tasted bittersweet, for whatever reason. He gently set the cup down and shuddered at the tingly feeling it gave him. He knew he was basically drinking fluids from a dead person but as all Shinobi knew, information was as deadly as a knife, especially very detailed information, and sacrifices had to be made. Besides, he didn't mind, if Ma couldn't make him barf after some days at Myoboku, nothing could.

"I'm impressed you drank all of it again." Echidna said as she gave a small clap. "You're accepted as head of the tea party, it's my obligation to welcome you! Now, please do ask."

"Hmm…" Naruto had a thoughtful face, trying to find questions he could ask her. "Tell me about the Three Great Demon Beasts?"

"That's easy. They are recognized to be a type of disaster and caused a lot of damage to humanity. Oousagi (Great Rabbit), Kurohebi (Black Serpent), and Hakugei (White Whale). Those three are the Great Demon Beasts, created by Gluttony." Echidna said, listing each Beast with her fingers.

"Oousagi? A rabbit? Really?" Naruto was surprised to hear that a rabbit is one of Three Great Demon Beasts.

"I wouldn't say that the rabbit is just a rabbit. It eats people and it's impossible to kill. I'd love to explain it to you, but it's a long explanation. You'll find out, eventually."

Was it him, or was this world actively trying to get him to use his most powerful tools? First, someone that could withstand a Rasengan without a scratch, then, someone who could literally force others to remake themselves, and now, an unkillable rabbit.

"Naruto?" Echidna asked, waiting for him to ask another question.

"It's nothing." He shook his head. "Echidna, I want to meet the Witch of Gluttony, Daphne."

Echidna's brows furrowed, she was troubled. Her gaze wandered about, eventually landing on Naruto, having trouble speaking. "I really think it's better for you to not meet Daphne."

"You let me meet the witches of Pride, Wrath, and Sloth before, what is so different about her?"

"...Alright. I'll let you meet Daphne."

"Really?"

"Yeah…I guess I can let you…" The witch said, rubbing her cheek lightly with her hand. "But let warn you. Do not unfasten her restraints. And, you can't touch her. And, if somehow her blindfold comes off, do not look at her eyes."

"Got it."

"This is…" Naruto said, looking at a black coffin with a young girl inside. He saw her eyes were covered with a black blindfold so she can't see.

She seemed around 13 or 14 because of her small body. She was dressed in a pitch-black straitjacket which she wears over white clothing, she also had some chains attached to her arms and legs. So, this little girl must be the Witch of Gluttony. Echidna warned him not to get too close to close.

Naruto was curious why she was chained up and had her eyes covered with a blindfold. "Hello there, my name is Naruto Uzumaki. Echidna sent me here to meet you." He said, though he didn't get a response from her for a few seconds.

"Huh?" He heard moaning from the girl as he approached her, trying to remain as distant as possible. Then, he developed a tick mark on his forehead when he heard a quiet snoring. "You were sleeping?!"

"Hnawhuh!?" The girl was startled by his shout and she looked around fast, despite having a blindfold on. "Wh-What is it? There are people who are… sleeping here…"

"Oh…" He realized she was talking about Sekhmet. "Sorry for yelling."

"It's alright, I'm not mad. Being mad means I'm going to be hungrier. Anyway, who are you?"

"Naruto Uzumaki. I was invited to the tea party by Echidna because she wanted me to meet Camilla, but I told her that I wanted to meet you." Naruto said. "You must be Daphne."

"Wow, so Idna-Idna has friends. Narutooo too, don't you think it's bet-ter to choose your friends wisely? If they hear you are friends with-a-witch, your real friends and family might hate youuu…" Daphne said, starting to run out of breath at the end as her shoulders heaved up and down inside the coffin, blatantly exhausted.

"Hey, why are you so tired?"

"Not really, no? I just get ti-red, easily, or when my stomach's rumbling I have no strength, or… is there, some food, around, any, where…"

"Oh…" Naruto understood, but it just gave him an idea, hopefully, he still has them. He opened his back pouch bag and took out a cup of ramen and the necessary equipment to cook it out of a hidden seal in his pouch. "Could you give me several minutes?"

"S-Sure, I-I can wait…" She said.

After several minutes, Daphne smelled something very yummy. Smelling the yummy food, her stomach began growling and she couldn't help but grow impatient.

"Hurry! Hurry! I smell food!" She said, her shackles tingling due to her excitement.

"Alright, alright." Naruto grinned as he finished cooking his ramen and removed the paper lid, letting the steam fill the air. He grabbed the chopstick, approaching Daphne, amused, but warry of any sudden actions.

"Narutooo, can you wait for a mo-ment?"

"What's up?"

"I need you to know something about me before feeding me. If I smell you, Narutooo, and start thinking I want to eat you more than that food, it'll be a problem, I think."

Naruto blinked his eyes at Daphne's warning, he was sure almost any sane person would turn tail and run but he didn't care, som with a sigh, he kept approaching her. "You are telling the truth, but how am I suppose to feed you with those chains on your arms?" He asked as he stopped in front of the Daphne.

The grey-haired girl was surprised when the human got so close to her and tried to not smell him. "Wait, you don't understand. If you get close to me, I'll eat you-"

"I'm not afraid of you." Naruto said with a smile as he used the chopsticks to pick up the ramen and blow the heat before feeding her. "Say ahh."

Daphne opened her mouth and took a bite of the light-yellow noodles, leaving him with half of the chopsticks, she began to chew it until her mind exploded. "Wow! This is yummy! What is this?! What is this?!" She asked.

"A cup of Ichiraku Ramen, and a little bit of bamboo. You like it?" He asked, pocketing the useless chopsticks and getting out a new pair.

"Yes! Yes! More! Please more!"

So, Naruto kept feeding Daphne until the cup of Ichiraku Ramen was finally empty. It took them several minutes to finish Daphne's meal and she drank all the leftover soup in the cup.

"Yum, yum! That was a very delicious meal! It filled me well!" Daphne said. "You know, this is my first time to get feed by a human."

"Really? I'm glad you liked Ichiraku Ramen, it's a favorite of mine." Naruto smiled as he crushed the cup of ramen and threw it in the bag he had with him. He walked away from her so she won't be able to smell him or eat him since he's too close, and his ramen didn't distract her from just eating his head anymore.

He was glad that she didn't bite him while feeding her so close. He'd have to go to Minerva so she could restore his missing limb by punching him, and he didn't want to be punched, even if it healed him.

"You're not…afraid of me after I warned you. You just walked in front of me and feed me… That's weird… I could've eaten you if you came too close to me." Daphne said, sounding confused, since she couldn't show her expression with a blindfold, she reflected her emotions on her tone. "Who are you? You… You're not like the other humans." Her voice tone sounded curious and serious, not sounding tired anymore.

"Naruto Uzumaki. Echidna sent me here to meet you. And I met the other three witches before I met you, Camilla is the next one I'm meeting." He said. "By the way… I wanna ask you something… Are you the one who created Three Great Demon Beasts?"

"Yes, yes. I'm the one who created the Demon Beasts."

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Well, this is awkward. He wondered if she would be mad at him for killing what was basically her child, even if she was dead.

He was going to open his mouth before the whole place changed and Daphne was now gone. Since the place changed, he should meet the last witch.

"Now, where's the last-Emilia?" Naruto was surprised when he found Emilia in Echidna's dream world. There was no mistake… she had pointed ears and silver hair, but something seems off to him, her expression was very different from Emilia's.

"Huh?... Yes! It's me, Emilia."

"Emilia is outside, I told her to wait for me. She wouldn't break my request just because she felt like it, she's not that kind of the person." Naruto knew her well enough to notice the obvious differences.

Right before him, her form blurred, Emilia's visage turns hazy, and in the blink of an eye, she was a whole new person. He was surprised when he saw a girl about his age. Her pink hair stretches halfway down her back.

She wore a muffler wrapped around her neck, it's long enough to touch the ground. She wore a long-sleeved white outfit, her hands not peeking out the ends as she puts her palms to her cheeks, looking at Naruto nervously.

"Who are you?" Naruto asked, his eyes narrowed.

"I-I'm the Witch of Lust... Camilla. Ni... nice to… meet you... mm." The pink-haired girl said nervously, looking at the blond. "Uhh… I-I'm sorry…for…" This poor girl was a wreck of nerves, it made him feel guilty and he hasn't done anything!

"Hey, hey. That's alright, I was surprised by your appearance, that was all." Naruto said. "My name is Naruto Uzumaki. I came here to meet you."

"I-I wasn't... transforming... though. I-If I look... looked like, someone else then... that's b-beca... because, you wanted to see... that... yeah?" She asked.

"I see. That makes sense." He nodded, noticing Camilla's trembling body. "Are you scared?"

"I...I am… It has… It has been a long time since I talked with a human… I-I get scared easily…" Camilla said as she saw Naruto raise his arm, she reacted quickly, she automatically dropped to her knees and covered her head with her arms. "D-Don't hit me… I-I'm…sorry?" She was confused when she saw his hand not moving in front of her.

"Why would I hit an innocent girl? I just want to shake your hand." Naruto said with a smile, waiting for her to correspond his handshake.

Camilla was confused since she thought he was going to hit her, but he wasn't. So with hesitance, she slowly took his hand and shook it gently until she felt calm and comfortable with him.

"See? It's not bad-dattebayo!" Naruto smiled at the pink-haired witch, causing her to blush.

"Y-Yeah…" She said softly as she broke a smile and kept shaking his hand. She felt strangely comfortable holding his hand.

"Your smile is pretty. I always thought that witches never smiled, but you're the 3rd witch who has shown me the truth." Naruto said.

"R-Really… I am… I see. You met the other witches." Camilla said with a blush, sounding a bit better. "W-Well… it's very nice to meet… a nice human right here in front of me. I… I never met nice people in my life."

"Ahh, I see. That's why you were scared."

"I-I'm sorry for being scared of you…"

"Hey, hey! It's alright! Some people have horrible pasts. I understand that."

"N-No… I'm really sorry for transforming into Emilia…"

"Like I just said, it's alright. Come to think of it, how did you do know her name? You even got her appearance."

"W-Well I told you about m-my ability… I-I'm impressed you caught me so quickly… I-I didn't know about Emilia…until Echidna told me to do that to you."

Naruto blinked his eyes in confusion, Echidna told her to do that? "She told you to?" He asked

"Oh! You came back." Echidna said, clapping her hands happily when she saw Naruto return from meeting the two witches. However, his expression was serious.

The blond shinobi was silent until he sat down on his temporary chair and looked at Echidna. "It's about Camilla. Why did you do it?" He asked.

"You said you wanted to meet Camilla and Daphne, am I right?"

"Yes, that's what I wanted, but Camilla told me that you lied to her and you even told her to put some kind of illusion or transformation. You told her to put on Emilia's appearance to trick me or something. Why?"

"Well…I thought she could make you angry at the half-elf's appearance so you can see her. Come to think of it, I'm impressed you found out so quick."

"Not that I hate her, but I love mocking her, seeing how weak she was to face her past. That is, until you joined and handled the half of it." Echidna said, sounding disappointed, her expression is emotionless. "Oh, are you coming back to the first Trial to face your past? You have a strong will to pass it."

Naruto shook his head and remembered Emilia wanted to try it again. "No, I won't take your first Trial. Emilia will and she will pass the three of Trials with her strength. Just wait, you'll regret your misjudgment about her." He said.

"Seriously? Her again? You know she won't pass the first Trial. You saw what happened to her after you two made it out from the first Trial." Echidna said sounding nonsensical.

"I know she won't pass it in the first try, but she's going try and try again until she passes the Trial." Naruto said, still believing Emilia can pass the Trial. She may not as strong as him, but she has the potential and the will to pass the first Trial. "Hey, do you remember Beatrice?"

"Yes, I do." Echidna said, looking at Naruto, a little weird the sudden shift in their conversation."I was deeply involved in the process of her creation. Did something happen to her?"

"I freed her." Naruto said.

Echidna was certainly surprised about that, since, as far as she knew, Beatrice was going to stay in the Archives. She instructed Beatrice to wait for her in the Forbidden Library, to guard it before she died by the Witch of Envy.

"So, you freed her… How does it feel like, having her around you?" She asked.

"She's fine with me." He said. "By the way, do you know Roswaal L. Mathers? I know I'm changing subjects fast, just bear with me, alright?"

"Very well. Did you just say, Roswaal?" Echidna asked.

"Yeah, Roswaal L. Mathers. If I'm correct about his story, he was your apprentice."

"Yes, he was my apprentice 400 years ago. I didn't expect he would tell you his secrets and about me, this day is certainly full of surprises. How was he?"

"Well…your Trial kinda hurt him pretty bad so…" He said awkwardly, not trying to drop the blame on Echidna for hurting her apprentice. Well, Roswaal did say "it was complicated". "Anyways, you need to tell me about your apprentice. I've been having this weird feeling since day one, I don't seem to be able to trust him. "

Echidna narrowed her eyes in surprise at his thoughts about Roswaal. "The character I know as Roswaal had just a tiny bit of an excessively focused disposition. He'd be well prone to offering up everything for a given goal. So then, if he hadn't changed at all after my death... What do you blame him for?" She asked.

"You see… the reason why I don't trust him is because I believe he hired an assassin to assassinate Emilia when I first came here. I saved Emilia's life from the assassin and some clues made me think that Roswaal is responsible for this. He also seems to be at the right place, at the right moment." Naruto meant Rem, Ram and Emilia's similarities in their stories, Roswaal was always there where things went bad.

Echidna had a thoughtful look on her face, thinking about Roswaal's actions. If her apprentice hasn't changed after her death, it seems like he's planning something. She thought of Roswaal's bond with her, he's very respectful and loyal to her because she's the teacher who taught him to use magic. But, something was amiss here.

"Naruto, may I ask you what his purpose is?" Echidna asked,

"His purpose is to serve Emilia, get her to the throne, and help her to get the dragon's blood."

"Volcanica."

"What?"

"Volcanica is the dragon that aided in the sealing of the Witch of Envy 400 years ago. He's the guardian of the Kingdom of Lugnica. I believe Roswaal's goal is getting Volcanica's blood to resurrect me."

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"WHAT?!"

Uhh... This is little awkward for me to ask you people. Is Regulus really strong? Because I read the Wiki that he killed Reinhard by using stopped time and hard to kill what it says. According to Wiki, if Subaru wasn't present in Arc 5, Reinhard would not be able to defeat Regulus.

I am planning to make Naruto vs. Regulus. Just two of them when they meet again in Arc 5.