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Chapter no.86 Naruto And The Crystal Lizard
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Naruto jolted awake to the faint sound of scratching. Blinking blearily, he sat up, his senses sharpening in the quiet of the night. A quick glance at the clock told him it was two in the morning.
With a furrowed brow, he turned his head toward the source of the noise. His tired eyes landed on the small figure at the balcony window, its little claws tapping lightly against the glass.
A familiar, shimmering blue form.
Naruto groggily rubbed his face before whispering, "Dude… what are you even doing?"
The tiny creature froze at his voice, its bright eyes flickering toward him, caught in the act. Naruto noticed how the moonlight outside seemed to bend toward the large, gleaming crystal on its back, absorbing into it like a gentle tide pulling away from shore.
He paused, watching the way the little thing shifted restlessly, glancing between him and the outside.
The words were barely out of his mouth before he was already moving. He slipped out of bed, careful not to startle the lizard, and padded over to the window. At his approach, the creature flinched, its tiny body tensing as if ready to scurry away.
But instead of grabbing it, Naruto simply unlocked the window and pushed it open, letting the cool night air spill into the room.
"Go on, then." He gestured toward the open space.
For a moment, the crystal lizard hesitated. Then, with quick, skittering movements, it scrambled onto the balcony, its tiny form bathed in moonlight.
Naruto leaned against the doorframe, watching. The lizard tilted its head up, its crystal glowing faintly as it drank in the silvery light. It stood perfectly still, as if caught in some quiet, reverent moment, the wind ruffling its scales.
There was something… serene about it.
Naruto smiled, but as he stepped out, the cold air immediately bit into his skin. A glance down told him that the crystal lizard wasn't handling it much better—its small body trembled slightly under the night's chill.
Naruto didn't think twice.
He lifted his hand and let a small, controlled pulse of warmth bloom from his palm—the faint glow of a Pyromancy Flame flickering to life.
Almost instantly, the air around them softened, the bite of the cold easing into something gentler. The crystal lizard turned back toward him, its bright eyes reflecting the fire's glow.
Naruto chuckled. "Better?"
The lizard didn't answer, obviously, but it didn't run either. Instead, it just stared at him, then at the flame, then back at him again.
Naruto yawned, grabbing his blanket from inside and wrapping it around himself, sinking into its warmth. His eyelids grew heavy, sleep trying to drag him back under.
A small nudge against his side.
Naruto cracked an eye open and found the crystal lizard had shuffled closer, staring up at him expectantly.
"…You wanna enjoy the heat too?" Naruto asked, raising his arm slightly.
The little creature wasted no time. It carefully scurried under the blanket, nestling against the warmth of the Pyromancy Flame.
Naruto grinned at the sight. Feeling a little bold, he reached out and lightly scratched under the lizard's chin.
It chirped. A tiny, high-pitched sound—somewhere between a squeak and a trill, like a little bell ringing through the night.
Naruto chuckled. "You like that, huh?"
The lizard responded by pressing into his hand, clearly enjoying the attention.
A name. He should name it.
Naruto paused, thinking. Something ramen-related? …Nah. Something in the back of his mind told him no—that wasn't right.
And then, in the quiet, he finally had an epiphany.
"…You know," he murmured, his voice soft, "there was a dream I had once."
The crystal lizard stilled, listening.
"To travel through Lordran with my master," Naruto continued. "He was supposed to teach me things. We were supposed to explore together. I wanted to take him to Ichiraku, let him try ramen—bet he'd have liked miso. We'd sit together, talk about anything and everything, and…"
But he swallowed it down, blinking hard before rubbing his sleeve across his eyes.
When he lowered it, the crystal lizard was still staring at him.
Naruto took a breath.
"…Would you do me the honor of taking his name?" he asked, stretching his hand out. "Of traveling through Lordran with me?"
For a long moment, the lizard didn't move.
Then, slowly, it stepped forward—pausing just long enough to press its nose lightly against his outstretched hand.
Naruto felt something tighten in his chest.
He grinned—wide and a little wobbly—but real.
"Alright, Oscar," he whispered.
The crystal lizard chirped again, curling closer to his warmth.
Naruto wrapped the blanket a little tighter around them, leaning back against the balcony door, the exhaustion finally pulling him down.
And as his eyes slipped shut, he had no idea that this moment—the quiet beginning of a boy and his lizard—would someday become legend.
That one day, the gods themselves would tremble at the sight of the two dragons of Lordran.
But for now, they were just a boy and his tiny companion, resting under the moonlight.
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