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Chapter 16 - King of Heroes

" Yo, Tohsaka girl. Long time no see, " The woman greet Rin.

" You! Archer! I know you still alive since last war, but why are you here? " Ask Rin.

" Oh, come on. You know me, aren't you? The king like me will quickly bored if not entertained, " said Archer aka Gilgamesh. " And you, Namikaze boy. I'm quite disappointed in you. Your father could have spammed the Noble Phantasms he copied. Or perhaps you've only seen a few Noble Phantasms?"

" Who are you? " Ask Naruto.

" Bow down to me! I'm the King of Heroes! The King of Uruk and all Babylonia! Gilgamesh! "

" Master... Her Divinity... I can sense it... It higher than Caster and Archer we fought before, " Said Jeanne.

" Come on. Come for me. Fight me! I'm bored. I can having fun because Master wasn't here to stop me. "

" HEY! DON'T INTERRU- "

CLINK CLANK

Gilgamesh released a chain from his Gate of Babylon, which became a set of bars that would prevent Rin and her Servant from interfering in their fight.

" Stay out of this, Tohsaka girl. " Gilgamesh said with a smile.

Naruto intended to step forward and fight Gilgamesh, but Jeanne and Jeanne Alter held him back.

" Master, you have fought enough. Now, it is our turn to fight," said Jeanne.

" Because this is proof that we are your Servants," added Jeanne Alter.

" Alright. I will support you from the rear, "

Jeanne prepared with her flag, while Jeanne Alter got ready with her two lances. Jeanne immediately dashed towards Gilgamesh. She jumped and delivered a kick. Gilgamesh drew a sword from the Gate of Babylon to block Jeanne's kick. However, Gilgamesh was surprised when he was pushed back while defending against Jeanne's attack.

" Hey, what was that! Are you a gorilla or something? " said the surprised Gilgamesh.

Hearing that, Jeanne jumped backward and delivered another kick to Gilgamesh's side.

" That's rude! " Jeanne said irritably

BANG

A flame emerged from beneath Gilgamesh. Jeanne quickly dodged Jeanne Alter's attack.

" Hey, your attack is going to hit me too! " said Jeanne.

" You'll be fine. After all, you're as strong as a gorilla, " Reply Jeanne Alter

" Could you please repeat that? " said Jeanne with a smile that was terrifying to Jeanne Alter.

" Sorry, " replied a scared Jeanne Alter upon seeing the angry Jeanne.

WHIZZ

CLANG! CLANG! CLANG!

Their conversation was abruptly cut short when Gilgamesh fired several golden spears and swords, but Jeanne and Jeanne Alter managed to deflect them.

" Come to think of it, you two are the same Heroic Spirit, aren't you? Both the original and the Alter version, " said Gilgamesh.

Gilgamesh then released two golden swords from the Gate of Babylon. The swords rotated 90 degrees and transformed into the shape of a tonfa.

" Be careful, " said Jeanne.

" I know, " replied Jeanne Alter.

Gilgamesh rapidly dashed forward to attack Jeanne and Jeanne Alter. Gilgamesh assaulted Jeanne, but she defended herself with her flag. Jeanne Alter intended to attack Gilgamesh from behind, but Gilgamesh fire several golden swords, targeting Jeanne Alter. Gilgamesh continuously attacked both Jeanne and Jeanne Alter, using the golden tonfa-like swords she wielded as well as the Gate of Babylon to fire various golden weapons.

Naruto picked up a golden spear that had previously been fired by Gilgamesh from the Gate of Babylon and deflected by Jeanne. Naruto prepared himself to use the power of his Mystic Eyes once again, even though it would injure his eyes again.

" Lend me your power... O The Hero of Rakshasa... "

Jeanne and Jeanne Alter engaged Gilgamesh in combat. Gilgamesh's combination technique of attacking with twin swords and firing projectiles proved to be extremely difficult to counter.

"FALL BACK!"

Hearing that, Jeanne and Jeanne Alter jumped backward.

" Rakshasa Gathotkhaca "

The spear that Naruto threw transformed into a bald giant. The bald giant passed Jeanne and Jeanne Alter and attacked Gilgamesh.

" Not bad~ Not bad~ " Gilgamesh smiling.

Gilgamesh dodged and reverted her tonfa-like swords back to their sword mode. She then combined the two swords into a single bow. She drew the bow and released an arrow that immediately destroyed the bald giant.

In the other hand, Naruto became blind again. It's a consequence of forcing himself to use his Mystic Eyes. Although his eyes quickly regenerated, the pain did not subside.

" Good~ Good~ Not bad~ Now! Witness my Noble Phantasm! Enki! " Gilgamesh get ready to fire an arrow.

SLAP

Before Gilgamesh could unleash her Noble Phantasm, Shirou appeared and hit Gilgamesh over the head with a paper fan.

" Stop it. "

" Kotomine-kun? " said Rin, surprised to see Shirou's arrival.

" Did you forget your job? "

" I'm bored! "

" That doesn't mean you can start a riot in this war, "

" But... "

" Do you want me to throw away your pudding? "

" No! Anything but my pudding! " said Gilgamesh, who began crying like a high school girl being scolded by her boyfriend.

" *sigh* I apologize. She just loves causing trouble, " Said Shirou.

Gilgamesh immediately retracted all the weapons she had deployed back into the Gate of Babylon.

" Pastor... who is she...? " Ask Naruto.

" She's my Servant from the previous war. Please forgive her, " said Shirou, while forcing Gilgamesh to bow to Naruto.

" Naruto-kun, you should go home and rest. Your eyes need to take a rest. You too, Rin, " said Shirou.

" Alright. I'll leave now. Let's go back, " said Naruto, who was supported/escorted by Jeanne and Jeanne Alter.

" See you again, Kotomine-kun, " said Rin, and then she left.

" We should head back too, " said Shirou.

" You took quite a while. Usually, you'd stop me right away, " said Gilgamesh, who brought out her motorcycle again. Shirou immediately sat in front, and Gilgamesh sat in the back.

" I was convincing Sasuke-kun's Saber to return to his Master, " said Shirou.

" So, what do you think? "

" His Mystic Eyes are still undeveloped. He still needs a lot of training. His eyes will develop further the more Noble Phantasms he sees. Unfortunately, he can only mimic a Noble Phantasm as long as he knows he has mimicked it. Therefore, as long as he doesn't realize your Gate of Babylon is a Noble Phantasm, he won't be able to copy it, "

" Then, what about those two Servants? They look similar to Saber-chan, don't they? "

" Saber, huh... It's been five years since the massacre of the mages. But, considering Saber is a Servant... Even if she were summoned again as a Servant, she might forget all the memories we shared, " 

" Don't worry. Our love for you will last forever, " said Gilgamesh, hugging Shirou. " Isn't it... Artoria-chan... "

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Tohsaka Mansion

" I'm home, " Rin said as she entered her house. Abhimanyu and Caster materialized again from their spirit forms.

" Ah, welcome back, Nee-san, Archer-kun, Caster-chan, " said a girl with purple hair.

" Sakura, what's for dinner tonight? "

" Ramen with narutomaki topping. Senpai stopped by earlier and gave us lots of narutomaki and menma, " said Tohsaka Sakura, Rin's younger sister, who is also the head of the kendo club at Konoha Academy.

" Narutomaki, huh... Speaking of 'Naruto', I ran into one of your underclassmen. "

" Naruto-kun, huh. I was also surprised that he is participating in the Holy Grail War, following his father's footsteps, "

" It seems he knows nothing about the Holy Grail War, Master. I feel like I'm seeing myself during the Kurukshetra War—a young man entering a war for the first time, " said Abhimanyu

" I see. But that doesn't mean I'm going to hold back in this war. So, prepare yourselves. Abhimanyu, Medea. " Said Rin.

" Yes! "

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