Fearing what would happen if you were discovered, you keep quiet.

After a few seconds, you jumped at hearing a voice speak...and it was inside Lightning's stomach with you!

"Forces of chaos, bend to my will."

At those words, a beach ball-sized ball of glowing white light appeared where the laws of physics said it couldn't. In the light, you saw that you were now joined by a tall, slender, and muscular young man with his head wrapped in a cloth mask and bandages, concealing all but his eyes from view. Yet from that and a few tuffs of hair sticking out from the bandages, you could tell the guy had light bronze skin, short, blond, spiky hair, and their eyes had a ripple-like pattern over the eyeballs, with a light purple iris and sclera. He was dressed in a long, purple bandana that was wrapped around his forehead that had a metal plate attached to it that had a symbol of a spiral arrow engraved into it, a form-fitting black and purple armor with dark boots lined with white fur, and a short-sleeved, crimson-red trench coat with a black flame disign licking the bottom of it. Slung on his back was an enormous broadsword. From tip to handle it was approximately five to six feet long with a single-edged blast approximately a foot wide. Two holes were in the sword near the handguard, which was a gold-silver color, and the handle was long enough to be gripped with both hands.

Long story short, he was dressed like Caius Ballad from Final Fantasy XIII-2 and looked like Cloud Strife from Final Fantasy VII. Heck, he even had a Buster Sword like Cloud did.

Drawing his Buster Sword, the person pointed it at you "Who are you and what are you doing here?"

"Hey! could you not point the sword at me!?" you say, more concerned with the huge, sharpened piece of metal that was aimed at you than answering the questions.

Apparently that was the wrong choice and the figure narrowed their eyes at you. "I didn't want to do this, but if you won't answer willingly..." Thoe guy tossed his sword in the air and it start glowing bright blue and proceeded to float in mid-air before the sword divided into numerous weapons that proceeded to spin before changing into a figure that appeared to be the shape of a normal human man, only it had six arms instead of the usual two. It had a gray complexion and wore red/orange samuri armor. The thing had a different type of weapon in each hand. And all of them were pointed at you.

Gilgamesh!

You gulp, not liking this. "Wait! Please! I'm not out to do any harm, I'm just trying to find the way out!" you cry, praying that this guy was a protagonist.

"You're not?" he said then smiled and snapped his fingers and Gilgamesh turned back into the person's Buster Sword and placed onto his back, where a sheath was. Phew...looked like someone among the divine must have taken pity on you and answered your prayers.

"Sorry, I'm just out to keep Claire safe." he said.

"Ok...but if you don't mind my saying so, It's safe to say that you're NOT Caius Ballad then, are you?" you ask.

The guy gawked at you wide-eyed, apparently shocked that you knew who Caius was, then shook their head. "No I'm not. I'm surprised you know about that creep, Ballad. Me and him'll have to clash so that our haves of the Heart of Chaos can become whole again within the winner of our duel. Little test from Etro, see if I can handle the powers of chaos energy. I've got half of the Heart of Chaos inside me while Caius Ballad has the other to see which of us is better suited to being the Chaotic Guardian, just as Lightning's the Order Guardian. Funny thing, chaos....Introduce a little anarchy, upset the established order and everything becomes chaos. Yet without Chaos, order can't exist since there'd be no reason to establish it in the first place. That's why mavericks exists: by thinking outside of the usual order, then their acts, be it major or minor, can do what others state is an impossibility and in making the impossible possible, they upset how things should be and cause a degree of chaos based of the feat they achieve. That's why, as a maverick myself, I’m proud to call myself an agent of chaos. I'm not out to cause anything apocable, just keep things interesting and keep people on their toes and the edges of their seats."

You raise an eyebrow at that. Was it weird that made some level of sense and you found yourself admiering it a bit?

"So how do you know the psycho?" your new aqantience asked.

"Seeing as anything involving that guy includes the space-time continuum, I'll keep it short and let's just say its a long story."

Your companion's eyes gleamed with amusment and understanding "I see. Nice dodge, but time travel-headachs suck so I know to take that as is."

"UZUMAKI! I KNOW YOU LIKE ME, BUT YOU HAD BETTER NOT BE USING YOUR HALF OF THE CHAOS POWERS TO CHECK OUT MY INSIDES AGAIN!" Lightning's voice roared around you two.

"Eheheh...I'd be grateful if you didn't mention any of that to my buddies here in the dimension of Gan Pulse and Cacoon." the blond said, removing the mask and bandages from his face and head. You gawk, HOW IN THE HELL...?! What was Naruto Uzumaki doing in Final Fantasy XIII and Final Fantasy XIII-2?!

"...I swear I can hear Kurama laughing those nine tails of his off at you for that comment of Lightning's from inside the seal." you mutter shaking your head "So let me get this straight: You like Lightning and have done this before?"

Naruto looked away and muttered something under his breath with blood tinting his cheeks red as hot iron.

"So how about this, Uzumaki: I'll be your fall guy as long as Lightning dosen't kill me and you tell me what you're doing on Cacoon." you offer.

Naruto looked relieved "Deal." he said then snapped his fingers as the floating light went out and at the same time you found several tones of information being downloaded into your brain. (N/A: read http://www.fanfiction.net/s/6391191/1/Th... for deatils) When it stopped you staggered backward, holding your head.

"Warn me next time you do that." you mutter.

Naruto nods "I did this and entered Lightning's before to reverse her crystilization on Valhalla from the inside out...like you said, long story. So let's get out of here."

He placed a hand on your shoulder and you felt your insides churn as the two of you were teleported outside Lightning's stomach. You fall on all fours and gasp, trying to overcome your sense of vertigo. Sheesh...you knew chaos distorted everything, but that wasn't called for.

"Uh...she's mad this time." Naruto muttered. You look at him and saw that you were both now an inch in height and you looked up, seeing a shadow looming over you. You pale, knowing whose it was.

A VERY angry Claire "Lightning" Farron!

"SO NARUTO...GIVING TOURS OF MY INSIDES NOW TO BOAST HOW WE'RE A COUPLE NOW ARE YOU?" Lightning snarled, seeing you.

The shrunk Jinchuriki backed up, looking ready to wet himself (with good reason) with his hands in a calming gesture, "N-no! Lisien Lightning, that's not it at...Yike!"

The "yike" part was caused by Lightning angerily slamming her fist down next to the two of you, her glare unwavering.

"NA-RU-TO! YOU AND THAT BUDDY OF YOURS ARE JUST BUGS TO ME RIGHT NOW AND BUGS THAT ANGER PEOPLE GET SQUASHED!" Lightning snapped.

You pale and the shinobi sputteres in terror "W-wa-wait! I-I-I can explain!"

Lightning stood up to her full height and towered over the two of you, and spoke in a soft, menicing tone "I'M GOING TO COUNT TO TEN, YOU HAVE UNTIL THEN TO FIND A SPOT TO HIDE UNTIL I'VE CALMED DOWN ENOUGH TO BE WILLING TO HEAR YOU OUT OR YOU'LL END UP ON THE BOTTOM OF MY BOOTS!"

"Clair, please!"

"ONE..."

You bolt to your feet and pull on Naruto's arm, but he wouldn't budge.

"TWO..."

Naruto paled seemed to regain his mobility again and you two dashed away from Lightning.

"TEN!"

Aw, hell! The angry-enough-to-skip-count!