Naruto Fan Fiction ❯ Naruto of Serenity ❯ Nancy Whiskey ( Chapter 4 )

[ Y - Young Adult: Not suitable for readers under 16 ]

Ok guys so I had a vision, more definitively I had a vision of where this story will be going, where it will end, and maybe even a sequel if I feel up to it. I figured out what I was doin wrong, I was strayin from cannon, so I'm rewatchin Firefly and inspiration has never come so clearly to me. Also for anyone else who feels this way I began writing this fic because quiet frankly I think River is gorgeous and a great match for Naruto. Oh and I've found a very disturbing fact…one of my friends can pull The River Face as we call it, you know the demon possessed look she gets and the eye stare, such as the time she told Jayne she could kill him with her mind. My friend told me she could kill me with her mind while pulling this face, it was disturbing and yet…oddly alluring…anywho on with the show. Oh almost forgot for any of you Firefly/Serenity Otaku's such as myself know Lyrain isn't part of the “Official” cannon universe but I decided to add planets here and there as only a few of the complete number are mentioned…just clearin that up for any of you that care/noticed

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“Captain I need you to take the helm. I need this man to rip all my clothes off”

~Zoe~

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It was a few days after the crew had found the derelict Browncoat ship. They had found one of the shuttles a day or two off the wreck and preformed a short service in honor of the dead. Naruto was currently in his room, laying on the floor, and staring at the ceiling. He was mulling over life, quiet literally life and his place in it. More importantly he couldn't decide if this was where he was ment to be, Sure Serenity was a fine ship, with an even better crew…but he just wasn't sure.

He looked at the clock on his bedstand only to realize he had been in that same position for almost a full twelve hours and that it was currently 2:00 A.M. He slowly rose silently, massaging the life back into his cramped muscles in the process. He picked up Retribution from his bed and went to the cargo hold for some practice. “Can't let myself slip too much” He chastised

He quickly got into an easy rhythm as he ran through his forms for his personal style and his mind began to wander. “A Summons contract would be rather helpful, and I could get a Summons to bring actual food…” He mused as he swung his rather deadly hunk of metal in graceful arcs around his body. “Didn't Ero-Sensei show me that seal that takes to to the summons realm.”He mulled over this prospect for a few minutes before pushing the thought aside, making a mental list in the process. “A better use of my resources would be to read over those Templar discs Book gave me, and to incorporate any useful military practices into my style. I also should speak with Jayne and Mal about their style's of fighting, wouldn't hurt for Jayne to give me a few pointers `bout shootin neither. I would also like to see if Taki has any martial prowess…I wonder if they did any experiments with placing chakra coils into her.”

This thought made Naruto drop Retribution out of surprise, almost slicing his foot off in the process. “Did I just seek to exploit her” He thought with horror.

River being River of course chose this moment to magically appear in front of Naruto. “Taki” Naruto said in half surprise, half unease.”Would you show me” River asked innocently as she tried to pick up Retribution

Naruto quickly grabbed the blade from her before she could fully wrap her hands around it. “Show you what Taki” He asked, clutching Retribution protectively.

“How to fight like you” She said, taking a few steps closer so that they were staring into each others eyes.

“Why do you wish to fight” Naruto asked in a confused tone as he sat on the bench press.

“Well you guys can't always be there can you” She asked him innocently

Naruto was beginning to wonder if she had read his earlier thoughts about her experimentation. This thought gave him great fear.

“There is no honor, no glory in taking a life” He told her in a sad tone as a mask of sorrow swept over his face. “To kill in self-defense, of to defend that which you love can be dealt with.” Naruto looked her dead in the eyes trying to find out if she wanted to kill

River suddenly stared at Naruto as if he wasn't even there, as if she was looking through him. A look of pure terror slowly marred her lovely features. “What's wrong Taki” Naruto asked with concern as he rose from his seat.

River pointed in his general direction as tears began to form on her face. “So cold” She whispered before screaming loudly

Said scream woke an unhappy crew that appeared in under a minute. “WHAT DID YOU DO TO HER” Simon demanded in an angry tone.

“I did nothing” Naruto replied in a placating tone “We were talking and then she just broke down”

“What's wrong with her doc” Mal asked calmly

“I honestly don't know all that they did to her so I can't give you a definitive answer” Simon told him quickly as he sedated River with a syringe. Naruto cringed as Simon did this, he hated that Simon's answer to it was sedation. Naruto just stood there, watching stoically as Simon picked up his sister and took her back to her room. Naruto waited as the crew slowly drifted back to their own rooms acting nonchalant the whole time. Inara held back from the rest of group and began talking to him after the rest had gone back to bed. She didn't say anything for a few minutes, just staring at him almost like she could read his thoughts.

“Why do you distrust me” She finally asked

“You were trained for a very long time on how to put people off their guard Inara, maybe you know you do it, maybe you don't. But quiet honestly I don't give a damn what you choose as your profession and I refuse to judge you for it. And I don't know how to trust you when you hardly ever show anyone who you actually are.” Naruto replied honestly and bluntly

“What do you mean” Inara asked with a confused look

“Honestly, I can't tell if I'm talking to you or just a mask you put on” Naruto replied offhandedly. Inara gained a thoughtful look before nodding and returning to her shuttle.

Naruto sighed after everyone had left and took his shirt off before laying down on the cool bulkhead. He stared at the ceiling, thinking about River and how he might help her. He finally gave up and decided to treat it like a mission. “I need an objective” Naruto said out loud as he prepared to bounce ideas off of himself.

“What is the end goal” Naruto asked himself. “Find a definite home where I feel accepted and safe” He answer. “Ok means to an end. I like it here and I would enjoy staying. So that objective is made secondary” Naruto thought for a few minutes before continuing. “Healing Taki and ensuring the Alliance no longer chases her” Naruto thought for a few more minutes about this. “Ok so how would one go about doing this…can't just wipe out the Allaince, too much trouble, wouldn't be able to stay under the radar. Possibly destroy the Academy”

Naruto sat up and retrieved a notepad and pen from his pocket writing these objectives as he went while he moved to rest his back against one of the walls. “This is plausible, but I would have to wipe all records and kill any and all tied to the program to ensure it couldn't be started again…would be bloody but possible. Maybe just save any that are currently there” Naruto mulled again for a few minutes. “But that doesn't solve the problem, just means the Allaince continues their experiments later on down the road. Instead of wiping out the Academy why not just expose it, less bloodshed and if the public finds out then the Allaince would have to shut it down.” Naruto thought for a few more minutes.

“Or they would simple restart with much more discretion and secrecy. Point is main objective would be to shut down the current incarnation of the Academy. Ok, secondary objectives. Heal River, keep Serenity flying and stocked, keep her crew in coin. Ok simple enough in theory, how to achieve it is the new question. Well to heal Taki first I need to know what happened to her which means I need to sit down with Simon and figure out what's goin on in that department. Keepin Serenity flying and payin her crew go hand in hand so we can combine that into one objective” Naruto chewed on the end of his pen while he thought.

“I'm thinking build a spy network become and information broker maybe, suits my skills. Become a legalized bounty hunter and catch the bounties of evil people. Possibly create a network of contacts similar to Jiraya's spy network to gain jobs for Mal and the gang.” Naruto stared at the marked up shet of paper and flipped to a new one, his list ended up looking like the one below.

Objectives for life

-primary objectives

-find safe place where acceptance is, possibly right here

- bring down the current incarnation of the Academy

-methods to achieve primary objectives

-continued living in Serenity

-learn of the Academy and how many it might have

- possibly gain a summons contract to help

- gain allies who sympathize with this cause

-complete Templar training and possibly tap into that resource

-secondary objectives

-Heal Taki

-help Mal keep this boat runnin and her crew happy

-methods

-possibly create spy network for either information brokerage or for gaining jobs

-possibly become bounty hunter to take down evil men, murderers, rapists and the like, people like Mal just trying to make a way

-create “safehouses” for the crew to hide if the Allaince ever comes down to hard on us

“Seems straightforward enough” Naruto told himself “It's a lot easier to treat it like a mission for some reason”

Naruto still couldn't sleep however so he returned to his room and placed sound seals on the walls before taking a scroll out of one of his pockets. Naruto smiled faintly as he pulled two instruments form the seal, the first was a mandolin and the second a tin whistle with a wooden stop. He began to play a slow tune on the lute he remembered hearing from a traveler. He recalled the man was running from hunter nins over something he didn't do, he was a nice man. He was rather friendly to Naruto and taught him how to play the mandolin…Naruto remembered that the mandolin he was playing was that travelers mandolin…He was sad when the hunter nins caught up to that man… as he continued playing he began to remember the words and began to sing. (Song's called Nancy Whiskey written originally by ??? (I couldn't figure out who wrote it if someone knows and would pm it to me I would be grateful ) and preformed by more bands than I care to count.)

I'm a weaver, a Carlton Weaver

I'm a a rash and a-roving blade

I've got silver in my pockets

And I follow the roving trade