Hello friends welcome to the Muse fanfiction how are you all so in this video we will see title what if Naruto inherited the Seal of Kaya and became Immortal but before we start if you want more amazing stuff like this then be sure to subscribe to our Channel and like this video also if possible share this video with your friends now without wasting any more time let's begin the story The instant Naruto and sake finished the strongest cealing Jutsu a giant black sphar of frightening gravitational power emerged forcing even Kaya up into the sky as she Drew closer to the orb whisps of dark blue streams swiftly turned into Raging Rivers as Kaya's Godlike chakra constantly streamed from her body into the seal strengthening its already powerful pulled to the point of distorting space itself below the Earth tore itself asunder as distant mountain ranges cracked and groan before violently hurdling up towards the rabbit goddess forming a giant prison not unlike the distant Moon in space finally it's done back down on the ruined Earth team s all relaxed when they saw Kaya about to be completely hidden from view however just as Naruto and sake were about to send the second moon into space the enormous ball of compressed Earth and stone suddenly trembled causing bits of rocks to Tumble to the ground yet none of them noticed the Tremor since the unbreakable prison was already shaking from all of the tons of Earth to begin with that didn't last long with the last burst of her Godly chakra Kaya shuttled her prison between Dimensions towards the quartet who only now began to realize something was wrong when a black Rift in space abruptly swallowed her what the Naruto still garbed in both kramas and the rudo senin young chakra uttered his astonishment before widening his crossed eyes in shock when Kay's prison teleported not 20 ft above him oi SAS what the hell is going ah startled by Naruto's Scream s whipped his head back only to stare in horrified shock at the unbelievable scene playing out in front of his eyes a moon was being pushed into his friend's stomach Naruto the same person who would go to ridiculous lengths to hide away his suffering was screaming out in terrifying Agony as bloody cracks ripped apart his skin swiftly dying his clothes a hideous red before closing up thanks to his powerful regeneration only to open again and again and again and again until the ground e was soaked in blood through it all an ugly Grimace etched itself on his whiskered Visage as what was equivalent to more than double an entire world's worth of chakra determined to do nothing else but make its new host experience a living hell maliciously barged into the seal that currently contained only the yin half of kurarama kurarama what the is going on in here tearing his attention away from the pain and into his mindscape a kneeling Naruto bore witness to what equated to a second moon pushing its way into the cau's cage the bars that once held back the fox beginning to crumble and shatter under its enormous weight and presence had he been anyone else his body would have simply evaporated leaving nothing behind except a giant construct of rock and goddess as his Tombstone as it were the only thing preventing this from happening or his chakra Pathways outright shattering was a giant nine-tailed fox with dark russet fur desperately pushing against Kay's prison only allowing the foreign object to slowly enter as the seal attempted to readjust itself hold on brat just hold on a little longer Kaya must have used the last burst of chakra under her control to teleport herself into your seal I see a crimson eye twitched no I don't how the did she do that how a am I supposed to know I'm a bit busy over here kurarama ferociously roared as he was steadily pushed back further into the seal by the moon Naruto didn't reply as he was yanked back into the real world from a sudden jerk on the back of his shredded jacket flipping through the air the first thing he saw and felt was solid Stone as his face bounced off of hashirama's arm arms trembling his vision blurred and Twisted by the body ripping Agony he shakily pulled himself back on his feet only for his gut to sink when he saw his brother from another life stand opposite of him a Chidori chirping on his hand fragile russet brown leaves cracked and dried faintly rustled as the Cool Wind whispered through the boughs of the trees surrounding the ucha compound before falling to join the small colorful tornado of leaves swirling above the ground much to the Delight of children running around the compound just a few blocks away The Barking of the inaka clan dogs intertwined with the sharp chirping of birds could be heard all over konaha as the sun rose to greet the new day only the faint wisps of smoke that Rose from budding industry marred the otherwise picturesque scene all in all it was a normal day for the village hidden in the leaves 60 years had passed since the day when the earth trembled and the sky shattered the fate of the world in the hands of two men as they battled a goddess and for 60 years the elemental Nations finally knew peace all thanks to a certain blond yet as laughter and Barks drifted through the air the ucha compound was silent unnaturally so a heavy almost tangible atmosphere hanging above the compound was a stark contrast to the scene outside no lighter signs of life could be seen from the rows of old but well-maintained houses except for one deep within the ancestral area inside behind a pair of thin paper walls and beneath a blanket laid a man with stark white hair Inky eyes and a missing left arm shorn off near the elbow his face and build once the object of rabbit affection from women across the elemental Nations was now withered and lined with age on each side of him naed two people on his left was a woman with pale pink hair startling green eyes and a fading Violet diamond on her wrinkled forehead head faint lines marked the edges of her lips and eyes the legendary seal taught by her master now losing its potency in her Advanced age yet Such trivial blemishes did nothing to diminish the gentle smile that played on her lips as she gazed down at her husband on the opposite side sat someone who didn't seem to quite belong a young man with sun-kissed blonde hair eyes as blue as a cloudless Summer Sky Three whisker-like birth marks on each cheek and a right arm completely wrapped in bandages covered in a myriad of minute black seals if not for his radically different features he could have been mistaken as the son or even grandson of the old couple before him for several minutes none spoke as dust lightly settled on the soft mats yet despite the depressing air surrounding them there was a sense of peace and comfort brought along with years of friendship and complete trust in the other finally it was the bedridden man who broke the silence Naruto Sakura I'm a string of coughs broke sas's sentence only after Sakura her hand speeding through seals with almost nonchalant ease passed a glowing green hand over his chest did he stop taking a deep breath he locked eyes with the man he called brother I'm dying a grunt interrupted his words gch you've been saying that for the past couple of years y damn bastard yet here you are still breathing and going on about that insane plan of yours I've said it before and I'll say it again again with the power of the six paths in your eyes you can still live for a few more years with Sakura and sarata come on Sakura back me up on this Naruto retorted he crossed his arms before his chest glancing between the two as he pleaded for them to see reason in Hope of triggering even a fraction of the unyielding resolution SAS used to have however the worry in his eyes betrayed him off to the side sakur airly sighed not bothering to give a straight answer having long agreed with sas's proposal suddenly just as SAS was about to respond a shutter racked Naruto's powerful frame as pain capable of driving a god insane course through his body slowly his shaking form started to Keel over and would have if not for the thin layer of Gold Flames which erupted from within as His companion from birth undid the changes that took place in his very genes Naro spat out a small wad of blood before writing himself through it all neither of his friends bothered to react as if used to the sight of someone capable of punching a hole through the moon losing control of his body the only sign of worry reflected within their eyes while the scent of rusted iron filled the air all these years and you're still Adobe sake chuckled affectionately more amused than angry at the weak attempt to rile him up he knew Naro meant nothing by it his eyes grew Misty as he remembered all the times they clashed whether it be with words or their fists each bruise and Scar a proud reminder of their time times together as he watched Naro wipe the blood from his lips he mentally sighed how time has flown by before he could sink deeper into Nostalgia a streak of Agony lanced up his crippled arm he winced at the unwelcome surprise enough the past is the past there is work to be done taking a deep breath SAS glowed at the stubborn blonde lifting his decrepit body inch by inch with a trembling arm hn you know you only have half a year maybe a full year at best before that finally claws her way out of that seal by then I won't be able to even stand never mind fight and you his voice trailed off the room still trembling under the force of his Fury and chakra flopping back into bed beads of sweat rolled over his heaving chest as he cursed how weak he was yet not once did his eyes leave Naruto's his tone now soft almost begging for him to see the inevitable with a sense of finality he delivered the finishing blow and you do you will be dead either by chakra overload or by her hand after she rips Kurama from your belly along with everyone else for a moment nobody said anything for how could they no matter how Naruto wanted to deny yell at his friend he was wrong that there was always another way his throat choked up before he could say the words because the bastard was right as he usually was when he saw Naro stay quiet SAS seized the opportunity to say the words that had to be said only when yin and yangong combine back into one will you be able to preserve your body from breaking down anymore than it has already and with my eyes you will be able to resist kaguya's pull on the juie and only then stand a chance against her he paused for a second before adding perhaps your seal will even stabilize and give you time to adapt to your new powers Naruto irritably rubbed the back of his head as he sighed in frustration maybe the changes to my body can be stopped maybe the SE will stabilize or maybe they won't there are too many maybe to know his voice gradually grew with anger before he caught himself raining in his frustration softer and more lamenting he continued I won't lie and say I'm not at my limit you don't know if your plan will work maybe I'll die the moment you transfer your Yin chakra and your damn pink eyes you don't know and I don't want to risk it for all his complaints Nar knew there was no other choice Sak knew it and sake definitely knew it and he made sure Nar knew he knew ignoring how his body protested the motion the Elder ucha forced his body back up into a sitting position Doby in response Naro slapped his hands down on the mat or rather through it decrepit old man a hint of red and violet emerged within the inky Darkness as Sharingan and renegon world to life I'll show you old ha bring it on you just as the two seemed ready to leap at each other to brawl it out a hand appeared behind their skulls enough smash a certain someone finally couldn't stand it any longer as her legendary temper rumored to even surpass her mentors burst to life as she slammed her teammates heads together until all they could see was Stars finally as the two legends slumped to the ground a lone figure stood tall her figure illuminated by the morning sun has rested her hands on her hips green eyes Ablaze With Victory and exasperation alike ow Sakura what was that for hn was that really necessary dear their complaints quickly petered out when they saw the culprit raise her glowing fist in warning seeing them simmer down Sakura withdrew her fist to point at Naruto Naruto listen and I mean really listen I'm only going to say this once you've already heard sake's reasons for transferring his powers to you and there's nothing wrong with what he said so I won't say anything more about that but there's something else you must consider you know that the elemental Nations Have Changed For Better or Worse peace is now the name of the game and with everything you've worked for power such as yours and sasay is no longer needed in the new Society not with everyone across the land being so goody goody towards one another even the Shinobi way is dying out with the lack of wars and creation of safer roads it can be seen everywhere last year only two children signed up for the Shinobi Academy and even then they soon dropped out to become businessmen not to mention the recent cage are a joke compared to the Past ones some haven't even seen death the light in their eyes dimmed as they thought of how a core part of their childhood was dying out however they had come to terms with this long ago the tradition of the Shinobi was one built on blood and hatred and no longer had a place in the new age of Peace lowering her hand Sakura sat back down her face slightly pale with ex extion is her other hand sought for sases Naruto the last Shinobi who could be considered true Shinobi was sarata's generation soon the Shinobi will cease to exist after her generation passes on but you should you survive the coming fight you will be the last Shinobi so just take it take the gift that he is offering even if it's just a way to remind you of us after we pass on Sakura softly said as she held her husband's hand a minute passed while Naruto tightly clenched fists as his mouth opened and closed while trying to form words to somehow dissuade them but to no avail shoulders slumped his head drooped down in defeat do it then do it before I change my mind narut softly whispered with hardly a pause a paper seal slapped down on the back of his neck as he slumped towards the floor the last thing he felt was a slight body holding him before gently laying him down next to the bed finally it's done SAS whispered the corner of his lips quirked up as what seemed to be the weight of the world fell off his shoulders as Naruto lost Consciousness he looked back to his wife's face to see two tracks of Tears spilling out from her eyes as she fussed about with the blond's eternally spiky hair in preparation for the surgery stretching out a trembling hand the last Reincarnation of Indra took hold of his friend's right hand at last the cycle is broken perhaps this is another form of Revolution as the old man foretold preparing to transfer his half of Hagar Romo's power as well his own chakra reserves sake glanced up at his wife for over 50 years glistening eyes before an uncharacteristically large grin broke out on his face I love you Sakura see you on the other side a small chuckle squeezed past Sakura's lips even as More Tears dripped down her cheeks when she saw that smile leaning down she tenderly kissed him and placed a seal on his chest the last thing Uchiha sake savior of the world last Reincarnation of Indra heard was I know sasak Kum have a good rest then he saw nothing one hour later as Naruto regained Consciousness he realized that all he could see was black before realizing the thick layer of gauze and bandages wrapped over his eyes but he didn't motion to remove it instead he reached out towards the last constant in his life Kurama you there a puff of hot air rustled his hair as the Giant Fox made himself known I'm here brat turning around Naruto stared into the giant crimson eye that towered above him Dot and Sakura and the bastard Kurama hesitated before cautiously replying Naruto they're gone quote dot dot dot I see drip drip bloody tears slowly stained the bandage over his eyes red before splashing onto the floor gingerly standing up Naruto fell again before steadying himself reaching up he slowly began to remove the bandage around his head when the last piece of gauze fluttered to the ground he opened his eyes revealing an Inky black much like the bottom of a lake during the new moon if he looked closely on his previously unmarked left palm was the small symbol of a moon proof the operation worked if he cared to pay attention he would have noticed the constant bouts of Agony that once consumed his mind and body were now nowhere to be felt now replaced by a new sense of completeness as well as a new source of power lurking just underneath the surface of his skin but he noticed none of this all he could see was the blurry image of his friend's nestled together their eyes forever shut and their hands tightly intertwined stumbling forward he fell onto his knees and as he drew closer he saw the small but genuine Smiles mirrored on their lips goodbye sasak Sakura Naro whispered leaning in he kissed their foreheads before staggering away his form blurring into nothingness as he raced away away from konaha unaware and uncaring of the swath of trees that exploded when they stood in his way that night a sorrowful Bellow rumbled through the land as Naruto lamented the loss of two of its Legends and more importantly his dearest friends three decades of time found Naruto silently standing on the easternmost shore of the elemental Nations watching the Endless Sea break against protruding rocks while enjoying the cooling sea breeze that sprang up now and again after a particularly rough gust the loose sleeves of his orange shirt and white trench coat with the kanji for Seventh Hokage sewn on it in red fluttered up revealing a nearly invisible storage seal etched into the back of his left arm patting down his rebellious sleeves he returned to quietly gazing into the endless blue sea with his now lighter black eyes recalling everything that happened since the end of the fourth Shinobi war from the defeat sealing and absorption of Kaya his marriage with hanata becoming the Seventh Hokage of konaha and all the good times in between how ever despite all the years he had to grieve he refused to dwell on their deaths rather choosing to remember them when they were alive a rumble through his mind broke his revery Naruto you sure about this if you do this and ever come back no one will remember or even recognize you kurarama asked I'm fine Kurama I have packed more than enough Ramen and weapons you know that's not what I meant brat I'm asking whether a tired sigh held back the rest of kurama's words words that's enough kurarama you know why I must do this besides I thought you out of the two of us would want to leave this place the most since you've already been everywhere and don't want to potentially become a tool for others TCH Fat Chance of that happening if Kaya manages to kill us whatever I was just making sure you had no regrets since it would be annoying to hear you complaining about home hn love you too furball Naro thought back hump I guess anything is fine as long you don't get us killed anyways she's starting to wake up kurarama said in a worried tone think she'll be a problem narut shot back with narrowed eyes if you mean whether she will wake up in the middle of the sea that is a very real possibility the fox rested his cheek on a fist so what will you do stay here and possibly lose control or lose control in the middle of the sea with no land in sight my decision Remains the Same name better than possibly sinking the entire continent by accident before managing to drag her ass into space or some other dimension besides it's not as if it's decided that I will lose control Naruto unintentionally tightened the seal covered bandage around his right arm well said Nar as expected of the one holding both of my son's chakra if Nar was surprised other than a slight tense of his shoulders he didn't show it turning around he came face to face with the rudo no senin Hagar Romo otsuki and sigh haaro you should know better than to talk behind my back my apologies Hagar Romo dipped his head acknowledging his slight error I see you are going with your plan on leaving the elemental Nations Naruto nodded unsurprised the sage knew of his plan little escaped Hagar Romo's notice when it came to his son's incarnations especially one as drastic as this if so I have some knowledge to share with you Ong with two gifts first you must know after my brother and I first sealed our mother I created A Spacetime barrier with an element of Illusion around the elemental Nations that stretched into the sea it is because of this barrier that there has been no visitors from outside the elemental nations are mention of other continents Beyond this one so this means Naro said yes once you cross the barrier it will be difficult for you to return to the mainland not even the Horan know Jutsu or the mui can guarantee your return due to the nature of the barrier only when you have complete control of space and time will you be able to surely return should you try it without the knowledge you might just get tossed into the void and forever drift between Dimensions before landing in a random world I never intended for the way of the Shinobi to spread Beyond this continent to the rest of the world however I should inform you before I set up the barrier there was a group of explorers who left soon after my creation of NCH around 1,000 years ago with that out of the way Hagar Romo moved closer as he raised a finger now for my gifts my first gift is a complete list of ninjutsu and fuinjutsu that the elemental Nations has ever created no doubt this will prove useful to you as for my second gift I will strengthen the seal on my mother with the last of my chakra with this she will remain sealed for at most another 3 or five years Hagar Romo said as he poked nut's head instantly transferring huge amounts of knowledge as well as strengthening part of the seal that kept Kay ad dormant shaking his head to get rid of the stars that had flashed in his eyes Naro took a deep breath before raising his fist a layer of yellow flames flickering over it thanks for everything old man blinking in Surprise the sage stared at the profer fist before smiling and knocking against it with his own in an instant a stream of emotions flowed between the three concern fear confidence sadness excitement and others unknown to words as Hagar Romo retracted his hand he made one request much to the fox's protest take care of kurarama will you he always was the stubbornest of his siblings and yet the most sensitive out of all of them of course after all he's my lifelong friend and partner ignoring how the fox in his belly roared out in denial of needing anyone to look after him Naruto flicked his thumb up however the hidden Melancholy lurking beneath his dark orbs did not escape the god of Shinobi I can only hope you will one day heal and that you find somebody that can bring you happiness son Hagar Romo inwardly sighed guilt eating at him when he remembered the day the presence of Kaya forced Naruto onto the immortal path I believe you now it is time for you to go remember to train with all of your powers and good luck tapping his staff against the ground Hagar Romo slowly faded from the Elemental Nations never to be seen again goodbye Hagar Romo father Naruto and kurarama said one last time just as he disappeared his voice rang out one last time just barely audible to the two o and Naruto happy 100th birthday narut sadly stared at where the first God of Shinobi disappeared with a few tears in his eyes before wiping them away so even you have faded away with naria sound a clone completely identical to the the original appeared behind him nodding the Clone towards the wheel Naruto made his way towards the front of the vessel without giving his double a Second Glance upon reaching the prow he gazed into the Horizon before sitting down legs crossed and hands over knees seeing its boss settle down the Clone pushed a few buttons before pressing its Palm against a seal covered panel to send a small burst of chakra a quiet hum thrum through the deck as the engine beneath came to life spinning the wheel wheel the Clone swiftly guided the boat out from the shore and into Open Water carefully making sure not to accidentally bump into any protruding reefs or sand bars within seconds after clearing the shallows the ship was cutting through the waves at an unbelievable pace through it all the main body continued to meditate barely noticing the passage of time with the Clones power and large chakra reserves there was no need to worry about the ship stalling or getting wrecked by some manner of sea creature or freakish weather day quick became night when night once again yielded today in the endless cycle kurarama suddenly stirred from his nap hey brat it's about time we find out about what abilities your eyes have his meditation interrupted Naruto cracked open his eyes as he gazed at the seemingly infinite sea in front is it time then correct and is an added bonus the Uchiha Brat's eyes have finally fully bonded with your DNA look down at the water you'll see what I mean for a second Naruto sat still hustled by the fox's words as he tried to decipher them however he eventually Shrugged choosing to do as his longest standing companion said as he leaned overboard to stare at his turbid reflection his eyes abruptly widened in shocked disbelief raising his trembling fingers to his eyes a Carefree smile broke across his face for the first time in over 30 years as gleaming Cerulean orbs his eyes stared back their Wonder obvious several minutes passed by while Naruto just stared at his reflection an intense happiness warming his being as a wayward peace reunited with himself oi Naruto if you're done admiring yourself like a woman hurry up and try using kamui who knows maybe that's one of your abilities getting impatient by his host's actions kurarama finally couldn't take it anymore and roared out from a Sunny Meadow in Naruto's mindscape almost as eager as his furry friend Naruto didn't bother responding to his J as he sent a burst chakra into his eyes before muttering kamui not sure what to expect he almost yelped in Surprise as he instantly disappeared from reality in a swirl of Inky darkness before almost face planting into a swath of grass wait grass not for the first time that day he felt his eyes widen before springing to his feet only for his jaw to fall to the ground a vast grassland stretched out as far as his enhanced sight could see in the far distance great mountains whose snow Peaks pierced through the skyline The Horizon like the points on a Crown however a frown soon marred his face as something other than the amazing and impossible view began to bother him tilting his head up Naruto realized that currently in his kamui space it was almost noon with the sun nearly hanging directly above him but why is it so dark a vast shade enveloped the area in front of him for miles around and even that was odd why does the shape of it look familiar those weirdy ear like things and T Tales oh as his pupils dilated a hot wind from behind almost knocked him back to the ground whirling around Naruto felt his jaw that he just picked up from the ground again fall prey to gravity Kur Kurama what the no why the hell are you here and why are you so damn huge a rumbling chuckle shook the air as a giant figure who towered above the clouds lean down his Crimson slitted eyes taller than even Naruto who stood above 6 feet himself sh in amusement at the waving finger it had been a while since the fox last saw a surprise on this scale from his partner and it brought him joy to see his friend begin to act like the knucklehead he once knew don't act so surprised Naruto neither of us knew what kind of abilities you would have after the Rene Sharingan mutated to bond to your genes but for your kamui space to actually be a whole other world or even universe and allow me to manifest myself how extraordinary Kurama swept his gaze about the mention while blatantly ignoring the second question the corner of Naruto's eye twitched at karama's far less intense disbelief before his brows furrowed in confusion it simply didn't make any sense compared to obido space it was like trying to compare a water balloon to a planet there simply was no comparison had it been just the size he could have easily attributed the difference to him having a larger chakra pool but as for the grass the mountains the sun impossible as he went through the possibilities a sneaking suspicion came to mind out of everyone he fought only four people had space-time Powers related to Dimensions Kakashi sake obido and could it be Kaya it was a worrying thought but not an entirely unexpected one considering what the seal on his abdomen was designed to do glancing down at his bandaged arm Naruto banished the thought for now besides it's not the first time such a thing happened now now was the time to wonder about what ifs but rather to prepare for the inevitable fight starting with his new abilities for the past 30 years he had been hard at work adapting to the inside of the Six Paths and now with only a few years left he had to not only determine what abilities the eyes granted him but also mesh them with his fighting style slamming his palms together Naruto sent a spark of chakra running to his storage seals a small cloud of smoke exploded around him much to the irritation of the giant Fox huffing out in annoyance the faint obstruction was blown away revealing six legendary bodies laying before Naruto senju hashirama senju tarama senju sunade Uzumaki Mito Uchiha Itachi iiha sake suddenly several clones of Naruto appeared from behind him before they made their way to the corpses nothing had to be said between the two partners the number and quality of the bodies along with the black rods slipping from their hands all pointed towards one thing these bodies of Shinobi all who have altered history in their own way were to become his new Six Paths and as Naruto began the process of making his paths kurarama tilted his head at the sheer power laying before him before shaking his head it's not enough in the end although each of these humans were once something great some capable of subjugating entire Shinobi villages on their Lonesome they'll only be mere annoyances against her so why is he doing this when the final Rod was inserted six pairs of ring dies abruptly snapped open as their owners sat up and scanned the surroundings without intercepting each other's line of sight but when a certain busty blonde caught sight of Naruto a glimmer of confusion entered her and the others renegon eyes n Naruto what why calm yourself Tsunade and look at his eyes then all will be explained Tober ever the cool one quickly noticed how he seemed to have six other visual points despite only having two eyes beside them narut also stood there stunned as realized that his mentor still retained their memories unlike Nag's paths quickly getting over it he brushed his hands of invisible dust before saying nostalgically we have much to talk botan o wwww a small fist quickly reminded who he was talking to as he sailed into the Horizon a gold shooting star going in reverse Kurama snorted in amusement haven't seen that in a while two months later as it turned out all those years of constantly suffering body tearing pain weren't without benefits his original massive chakra reserves had grown exponentially ever since kurarama had absorbed the entirety of his other half and his siblings utilizing a reservoir of chakra comparable to kuram when he was divided into two hundreds of thousands if not millions of clones surrounded by various elements and Creations covered the now pockmark land as for the original oof a tan fist slammed into a Red Samurai chest piece creating an imprint of said fist in it the Earth rumbled as the First Hokage hashirama was sent flying through dozens of trees before grinding to a halt in a trench made from his own body groaning hashirama slowly began to pull himself out of the crater before the same hand that knocked him into it appeared above him a bright grin lit up his face as he grabbed the hand I say nar you certainly have gotten strong stronger were I still alive you might have killed me with that punch dusting himself off his renegon met bright Cerulean ones to think you're still wearing those resistance seals Meo created incredible Naruto sheepishly rubbed the back of his head even after all these years that habit of his hadn't changed no I'm just grateful you all didn't mind me summoning your souls from the pure lands a sorrowful glint entered his downturned eyes as he mumbled even if it's only temporary these past months in his Dimension despite it only being a week outside much to his confusion were the happiest he had in several decades free from the crippling pain and training with people he loved and respected it was a bliss he didn't expect for the rest of his life but he knew he knew all of this was merely momentary already he could feel them approaching the barrier that separated the elemental nations from the rest of the world and soon they too would leave him a strong hand landed on nk's shoulder Naruto an uncharacteristic serious look shown from hashirama's eyes don't let it get to you we all knew this moment was going to come sooner or later I'm not going to pretend to understand how it feels to be immortal to continue to exist while everyone else returns to dust but I do know this we are Shinobi we are the ones who endure and remember the first God of Shinobi brightly grinned as he laid a hand on nark heart you are never alone you have drama but most of all as long you have us in your heart we too shall live on drip drip drip cheers that nobody alive has ever seen began to stream down the corners of Naruto's eyes as five pairs of hands of different sizes colors and feeling landed on his other shaking shoulder looking around he gazed at the friends mentors Legends and rival as they too did the same all of them engraving the memory of each other into their minds they knew today would be the last day they would see each other gch Doby why are you crying the Rival I had would never give up so easily as long there was a way who knows maybe one day the barrier around our home will fall and we'll meet again so go show the world what the last and greatest Shinobi can do sake lightly quirked the corner of his lips upwards into a familiar smirk before leveling a fist towards Naruto all around the others also grinned but didn't say anything with their words hashirama and sasak already expressed everything in their hearts goodbye narut brushing the tears from his eyes Naruto also toothily smiled his eyes crinkled up as he too lifted his fist to smack against his Rivals no his brother from another life fist neither moved until the life flickered away from the uchiha's eyes his hand limply falling to his side steadily the other hands on his shoulders also fell their eyes now but cold mirrors as they stared at their Master letting his own hand fall Naruto whispered goodbye brother far away Kama closed his Crimson eyes turning away as his only friend fell to his knees and surrounded by Cold puppets howling towards the sky like a wounded wolf as the world took his loved ones for a second time perhaps he could break through the barrier and retrieve their souls but he could never deny them the company of their family then again maybe one day he'll do so but that's a story for another time two months later powerful shock waves capable of decimating countries thundered through the kamui dimension as Naruto and his clones engaged in Fierce combat their fists and feet seeking to beat the other into submission off in the distance what seemed like thousands if not hundreds of thousands of clones watched the show while practicing their own set of jutsus and chakra Natures it was only when a tail as large as any mountain slammed down causing a devastating earthquake that made the blondes stop beads of sweat trailed Down The Originals neck and passed the small diamond tattoo of the bakugo seal sunade and Meo specially modified for him a seal which constantly absorbed and compressed the surrounding nature energy to unbelievable levels before storing them away sweeping his Rene Sharingan towards the Towering Fox Naruto raised an eyebrow did something happen kurarama looking into those eyes the juie suppressed a small shudder when he remembered how those eyes could use all of the meekio sharing abilities of the previous iias never mind the unknown ones that lurked beneath those spinning Tomo hell he even decided to hide the unique ability Naruto's right eye could wield so worried he was of the possibility that his friend might try to write then and their try break through the barrier around the elemental Nations pushing away such thoughts he rested his furry cheek on his fist nothing happened brat other than the first sign of land we've seen in the past 4 months then again if you're not interested perhaps we could several hundred puffs of smoke exploded dusting himself off the Rene Sharingan began to spin as Naruto prepared to exit his Dimension nope as pure as the nature energy is here I was getting sick of just seeing myself and your ugly mug let's go brat You Dare by the time the Clone spotted land the full moon was already high up in the night sky with a slight turn of the wheel Naruto's clone immediately made a straight beine the Sandy Shore completely unconcerned with the way the hull groaned in protest as it slammed through protruding rocks and reefs besides the fact the ship had taken worse hits from some of the more hostile denisons of the sea the duplicates chakra reserves were almost depleted from constantly maintaining a steady energy output calming several hurricanes and taking care of said denisons that looked suspiciously like sea snakes it hated snakes not bothering to decrease the speed despite the swiftly approaching Shoreline the Clone cut through the waves before promptly grounding the ship its task complete the Clone disappeared in a puff of smoke the instant it did a perfect copy of itself except for a few extra Ruffles and rips here and there on his clothes appeared on the prow his pupils dilated as he peered through the Darkness at the surrounding Beach and Forest just water sand trees and a couple of squirrels jumping off the ship and onto actual dry land for the first time in several months Naruto stored away away the vessel before immediately casting a sensory net over the next 100 miles not sure what to expect from the new continent what he sensed dot was less than he expected deep in a cave within his mindscape kurarama yawned in boredom when he processed what his host felt well that's disappointing to think the strongest human within 100 miles doesn't even have genine level chakra if the rest of the continent is this pathetic I might as well just nap for the next few years until we either move on or way Kaya breaks out snorting in disdain the giant Fox dropped his head between his paws Naruto couldn't help but roll his eyes at his partner's contempt for the land's people not everything has to be about fighting kurarama who knows maybe we'll find something interesting enough to not bore you into a coma chiding the fox he leapt onto a tree near the shore before beginning to tree hop his way through the forest TCH you better be right about that kid and don't be such a hypocrite you enjoy a good fight as much as I do Kurama grumbled at his host's hypocrisy Nar laughed at that the fox was right after all he loved a good fight like the next Shinobi you know if you're really that bored we could always have a Smackdown back in my kamui space he replied while making his way through the forest oh do you really enjoy getting flattened under my tails that much brat because if you do that can be arranged almost slip slipping off a branch narut quickly regained his footing before beginning to ascend what seemed to be the first of two mountains you do that and I'll tie your Tails into a not like last time kurarama growled at the mere memory of his last humiliating loss to the blonde Naruto if you so much as mention tying my Tails into a knot again I will be Jud dama your ass to Oblivion not before irenan smirking the fox continued to playfully banter with his host with each remark getting more and more ridiculous through it all despite seemingly Furious over nut's words inwardly kurarama was more than relieved to finally see his partner break away from his emo ways ever since they left the elemental Nations the blonde had improved at a steady Pace over the past few months and not just in strength but mentally as well yawning in true satisfaction for the first time in many years he silently muttered it truly was the correct decision to leave on the other side after an hour of tree hopping over several mountains Naruto eventually landed on the shore of a vast Lake of incomparable Purity across the clear waters he saw the tall walls of a city he could already tell was larger than any he had ever seen from what he could see from his low vantage point the city in front of him could easily fit two if not three konah has within its limits on any other day he might have exclaimed at its sheer size or been tempted to enter and explore what the city had to offer but not tonight at this moment his full attention was fixed on the ominous looking mountain of bar Rock several miles away from the city blacker than night during a new moon the four-pronged landform which towered a mile high oozed a my Asma of hatred Agony and fear for Naro it felt like somebody just Chidori him in the face what is this how can something have such a disgusting aura that I can feel it all the way from here Naro steadied himself on the branch as he called out arama you feel that I did and even if it doesn't compare to me there must be something seriously wrong with that City for it to radiate so much negativity the giant Fox growled in the mindscape having felt it through his host senses well Kama shall we check what's over there we might be able to finally get information of what kind of place we're in might as well perhaps this won't be so boring after all with that narut jumped on top of the lake before heading towards the mountain along the way he spotted a group of people well over half of them with their heads covered and hands restrained going to the mountain well that's not suspicious at all Naruto dead pan adjusting his course he kept a safe distance from the slow moving group while flipping through several hand seals toen Jutsu within an instant his body faded away as what ever light there was bent itself around his form concealing him in his shadow from anyone looking his way leaping off the lake with naria ripple he silently made his way past the others and hid behind a large rock jutting out of the mountain where he had a clear view of everything the closer he grew to the giant landform the more disgusted he grew the unpleasantly familiar smell of rotten corpses and Old Blood rolling off the mountain made him frown just how did it come to this for the mountain to smell like this countless men had to have died more importantly how could the city allow such an AB mination to have happened Naro wondered as he watched a group of humans stop several feet from the mountain frowning when the air ripe with fear and panic slowly gave way to what felt like indifference his eyes narrowed when he spotted two humans in Black cloaks their hooded faces hidden in Shadow suddenly emerg from the mountain beneath him his nose twitched when he smelled a distinctly foul smell separate from the mountains in the air some kind of gas is this the reason behind their blank eyes Naruto muttered glancing between the two strangers and the blankly staring group the second slowly ticked away as the newcomers swept through the crowd odd clucking noises coming from the hoods now and again then they stopped what he saw next horrified him with a flick of their wrists the two beings raised their hoods displaying birdlike faces with huge beaks and started to Devour the nearest drugged humans unable to watch any longer Naruto shunin behind one of the two monsters a summon canai in hand with a swift stab he buried the entire length of the blade into the shorter one's skull with a sickening crunch before sweeping it towards its companion only for the second creature to duck it sort a mere flicker of silver as it instinctively stabbed towards the man who killed its brood brother to no avail with a scream and burst of blood the monster felt his arm holding the sword be sliced off the limb still tightly clutching his weapon howling in pain and rage he stabbed his pointed beak towards Naruto's head in a desperate attempt to surprise or hopefully kill his ambusher before choking when an Unstoppable force closed around his throat and slammed him into the side of the mountain struggling his fingers scrabbled over the hand unmercifully squeezing his throat only to cough when his asent grabbed his remaining arm and effortlessly snapped it like dry kindling who growing limp the monster weakly hissed ceasing its feudal struggles as it stared into a cold pair of ringed purple eyes without a word he helplessly watched in despair as a palm grasped at his face as his vision went black the last thing he heard was nendo a soul chilling ripping sound filled the air as Naruto tore the thing's soul from its body a centuries worth of memories and information filling his mind RAC that's what they are closing his eyes he skimmed through its memories his face Twisted into a silent snarl as saw all of the helpless faces the RAC feasted on their methods of torture the two leather y bat things currently away from The Forsaken Rock and finally the blurry face of a man with a mountain-like black dragon half the size Kurama was when he was the caoi behind him in piles of bodies in the background however when he tried to see past the blurriness the image shattered with only a whisper of King galbatorix Naruto frowned not expecting the memory to just shatter granted his skill with the nendo path of the renegon was novice at best due to having little to no test subjects to practice on but clearly the inhabitants of this strange continent were not as helpless if they were capable of manipulating the soul as he further reviewed the memories he came across a more recent memory of them killing an old man who shielded a boy with a silvery Palm with a smaller blue dragon behind him as he dug deeper he found a name Aragon as well as another name vardan after reviewing several more memories it grew clear whoever this Aragon was the boy was of utmost importance to them in their backer flashing past several more memories one of which included the RAC killing another middle-aged man who fell in front of the boy to take a dagger for him found the two things he killed had already deduced that Aragon with no other options would flee towards the Varden as he looked for memories of the Varden all he got was an approximate location in an enormous range of mountains that touched the sky called the beor mountains in the far east across a large desert when he searched for anything regarding the Varden he also o noted the language immediately setting aside a few thousand clones in his kamui space but most importantly magic so that's how the natives Ed their chakra Naruto mused as he watched and wonder at how the use of a few weird words managed to conjure fire wind and several other more Arcane effects but before he could delve deeper into the memories a groan behind him alerted him the men once meant to be the creatures supper were coming too grabbing the other rach's corpse he vanished in a swirl of dark now was not the time to carelessly reveal himself to the Empire as he found from the rach's memories especially if this King galbatorix was the kind of man he suspected to be blinking away the light of the midday Sun Naruto tossed the rach's bodies away unwilling to even touch their disgusting bodies a second longer sitting down he crossed his arms as a pensive look appeared on his face the ground trembled as a series of booms rang through the air a few seconds later a towering Shadow blotted out the sun covering the blonde in its shade but other than heavy breathing the giant t-tailed Fox stayed silent settling to merely stare at his friend as he waited for him to speak first he didn't have to wait long what should we do now kurarama all I wanted was to get away from the elemental Nations for some peace and quiet and train like hell for Kaya but not only is this land far from peaceful there is war going on against an immortal King he sighed if I didn't know better I'd think we stepped into some kind of fairy tale quote dot dot dot you realize your entire life could be considered a fairy tale right Kurama dead pant a giant tick forming when the blonde casually ignored him it's like Ki all over again damn it not to mention there's all this weird voodoo magic going on although I doubt it could harm us we should find somewhere to learn more about it running his bandaged hand through his hair Naruto side in frustration but I doubt the Empire or rather the king will exactly be happy to share such knowledge especially after I killed his hunting dogs but if I go to the Varden they'll no doubt try to force me into their war in exchange for knowledge it doesn't matter if their side is righteous or not war is war he paused before muttering and war never changes behind him Kurama tilted his head to the side his Tails lazily swaying in the air honestly the Fox didn't really care about what Naro did because he believed whatever his friend eventually decided to do it would be the right one so what will you do now Nar Nar closed his eyes pinching the bridge of his nose as he ran through every detail he could have the war between the Empire and the Varden even if he loved a good fight he had long grown tired of killing and from what he saw he could Envision a future where tens or even hundreds of thousands would die their blood soaking the the Earth as they fought for a cause they no doubt considered Noble and just and he couldn't blame the Varden from what he saw he would do the same in their shoes for a second he considered simply assassinating the Mad King and being done with it but I can't even if I kill him the Empire is already so corrupt the aristocrats would at best place another cruel King in his place and at worst create a greater Civil War as they fought for their own independence the common people would continue to die and plunge the land deeper into chaos and so he had a choice either ignore the war and simply continue on his journey wherever it may lead and train with all his might to improve his body and techniques or join the Varden and lend them a helping hand once again returning to the battlefield as a Reaper of lives a god of Slaughter history hung in the balance on his decision lives he didn't know of unknowingly depending on his answer could he really ignore a war where millions of lives hung in the balance taking a deep breath Naruto lightly breathed out a bitter smile on his lips quote dot dot dot I never had a choice did I so be it standing up he glanced behind him at the giant Fox who stared at him still waiting for his decision before asking in a firm tone kurarama are you ready to go to war a wide toothy grin split the fox's face as his Crimson pupils crazily flashed with a bloodthirsty light kurarama roared out in laughter his Elation shaking the mention I thought you would never ask brat letun do this ever since Naro became Hokage nobody dared to even consider attacking konaha making the fox so bored he slept for years at a time but now he licked his lips at the mere thought of the coming Bloodshed all right then Naruto focused on a certain image within the rach's memories he knew to be the approximate location of his goal as Naruto appeared in a swirl at the entrance of the beor mountains he immediately saw a trail of large foot prints and broken branches heading deep into the mountains well well well it would seem that this Aragon has the same gift of getting into major trouble as I did when I was younger what are you talking about brat you still do or did you forget about the RAC already Kurama didn't let his friend forget what happened just minutes ago that that doesn't count furball anyways let's find this guy Naruto huffed as he jumped into the trees to follow the trail as he made his way through the mountains he noted a particular spot where several large rocks buried more than a few of what he identified as urles and cull from the rach's memories huh wonder if it was the dragon that did it or the boy no matter the answer nar's interest only continued to grow as he picked up the pace turning into nothing more than a yellow and orange blur a few minutes later his ears twitched when the Roar of a waterfall rumbled through the air jumping onto the top of an ancient Pine Naruto spotted a host of about 300 or more urles and their larger cousins just half a mile in front of the small army he also noticed a much smaller group fleeing from them along a narrow path from his higher vantage point he picked out who was in the group noting the addition of a stunningly beautiful but obviously ill woman he identified as an elf on a horse and a dark-haired man glancing to the side he took a sharp intake of breath at the sight of a dragon covered with iridescent blue scales underwater then he sent a pulse of chakra into his eyes how fascinating with the Rene Sharingan Naruto gazed at the connection between Aragon and the dragon it was similar to those between his paths and him yet so much brighter and More Alive then he frowned a fierce Roar bellowed through the valley when the dragon sprang from the water to snap at an urgle wielding a spear before tearing away the offending weapon however just as she was about to drag his owner Into the Depths his companions thrusted their own Spears at her bloodying her nose back on land Naruto watched as Aragon pounded on the cliff next to the falls while yelling ivard and ab dual got aanda next to the boy his ally hurled his sword into the chest of a Cole sneaking up behind them before darting forward to retrieve his weapon they're not going to last much longer it was obvious to Naruto they were struggling from the dark circles under both Aragon and his companions eyes to the numerous small tears and arrows lodged in the dragon's wings but just as he was about to jump into help he stared his chakra Rush from Aragon's mind to his silvery Palm Jer theera calus sharp cracks resounded off the cliffs followed by harsh screams as around 20 of the urles Fall while clutching their legs where bone protruded narrowing his eyes he saw Aragon suddenly lean against the dragon in obvious weariness The Well of energy suddenly almost drained H so that's magic interesting I wonder Naruto pondered before shaking his head whatever that can be thought on later time to intervene they look like as if they're on their last legs on the ground Aragon stared at the cliffs next to the waterfall as his mind tried to process that nothing happened after he uttered the words to gain entry to the Varden his mind was snapped back when MTA shouted out what now we can't stay here as Aragon was about to respond a man with gravity defying blonde hair in a white trench coat with some kind of language he didn't know suddenly appeared in front of them in the tide of urles for just a moment the battlefield stilled as both sides tried to process where exactly this person came from as soon as he was about to ask who the person was the stranger turned around and said with a strange accent and now visible Cerulean eyes yo you look like as if you need some help just stay back for a moment kids this will all be over soon swiftly getting over his surprise Aragon was about to tell the man to run and get behind safira before he saw Naruto go through several hand signs and suddenly inhale but what stunned him came afterwards as he heard the words Caden gokaku a yelling out in shock and pain Aragon MTO and safira all covered their eyes and faces when a blinding ocean of pure white Flames shot out of Naruto's mouth and engulfed the entire erle in Co army with such intense heat and brightness what kind of flames are these my whole body feels as if it's being roasted over a giant bonfire no it's worse when the Flames ended the trio Jaws dropped to the forest floor when they looked at the devastation that the fire caused not a single tree still stood as water rushed to refill the evaporated Gap in the lake only ashes covered the floor with nothing left of the vaporized erles and coal growling at Naruto safira instinctively shielded her Rider and MTA behind her bulk Aragon be careful of this man even if we were at full power I doubt that we could even scratch him look at him those Flames should have cost an enormous amount of energy yet he's just standing there as if nothing happened behind her Aragon nodded in understanding before stepping out from his dragon's Shadow thank you stranger for saving us another minute and we might have all died Aragon bowed his head in gratitude at narut but I must ask do who are you are you a magician or or a dragon rider where did you come from and how did you do that those words were not of the ancient language from what I know H from where I come from it is only polite that the one asking the questions should provide his identity first Naruto cocked his head to the side before shrugging then again I never was one for niceties very well then my name is Naruto Uzumaki and no I'm not a magician or a dragon rider just a simple traveler as for your last question question when his voice trailed off the small group leaned in only for the blonde to suddenly grin that's a secret the dragon snorted in exasperation while Aragon and mura rolled their eyes at the blonde much of their caution dispelled by the sudden levity noticing Naruto gesture towards them Aragon nodded before introducing himself and the others my name is Aragon and the man beside me as mura as for her a fond light flashed through Aragon's eyes as he patted his Dragon snout her name is safira Naruto smiled at the display of affection before getting to the heart of the matter anyways introductions aside I believe you guys were headed to the Varden in an instant The Cordial atmosphere dissipated as Aragon MTO and to a lesser extent sair tens although she hid it well after several seconds Aragon observed the man in front of him as he cautiously questioned what do you want with them do you want to join them with a slight tilt of his head Naruto nodded sure letun go with that after a few more seconds of staring Aragon eventually relented and sighed it's not as if either him or the group combined could really do anything against Naruto yes we're here to join the Varden although for some reason we weren't granted entry even after following all of the directions Arya left us little one I believe I know why it didn't work we're on the wrong side of the lake I've seen the elf's memories and I just realized that this isn't the right place safira informed through their link Aragon just face Pon how did he make such a simple mistake Naruto mura safira found out that the entrance to the Varden is on the other side of the lake really Naruto mused as he measured the not so insignificant distance to the other side of the lake H if it were just me I could just water walk to the other side with no problem then again I could just carry them while water walking all right let's just do that hey Aragon could safira fly you in the elf towards the other side after getting confirmation from Aragon Naruto continued then do so I got a plan as Aragon started to mount safira while bringing along Arya Murda walked over to whisper do you think this is a good idea can we trust him to not just kill us after we get into the Varden there's not much of a choice is there even if we were at full strength safira told me that it would still be useless to fight him we wouldn't even scratch him Aragon replied as mura just grunted not comforted At All by his words as Aragon Arya and safira landed on the other side Naruto instructed mura to get on one of the horses and keep both of them calm a task Aragon had to help with once mura was ready Naruto suddenly picked both of the horses up and started to Sprint across the water Aragon just stared with his mouth dropping to the floor for the second time the day and thought great he can create Flames that can annihilate a small army and not appear tired has enough strength to lift two horses in a man and now he can walk on water just what can't this guy do what's next teleportation safira just stared at Naruto while filing away the information for later while not completely hostile to the stranger it didn't hurt to start compiling information on him after Naruto arrived at the other Shore and placed down the shaken looking murto he looked at Aragon who nodded and walked up to the cliffs side before shouting I vardan AB dual got aanda while banging a rock he found moments later there was a clanking behind the waterfall as two 12-ft thick Stone doors opened to reveal a broad tunnel nearly 30 ft tall and a small group of men and dwarves the six men and four dwarves came through and observed wide-eyed the destruction of the forest Behind The Intruders as well as the smoking puddles of urgle and Cole immediately their eyes settled on to them as a bald man who radiated arrogance and utmost disdain from what Naro could feel looked at Aragon on his dragon and commanded you say you are a dragon rider then prepare to be scanned you and your companions Naruto narrowed his eyes when he saw the way the bald man looked at murdah and him with contempt as if they were but pieces of Filth he knew those kinds of eyes they were the same eyes the villagers had when they looked at him when he was but a child as the doors closed with a low thud Aragon tried to formed the group of men and dwarves of the sickly elf on sapphira's back wait there's an injured stop it must wait until you have been tested the bald man retorted but we have Aragon said while starting to see a little red silence or we will throw you out the bald man glared at the teenager Naruto had enough while he didn't know who the elf was she was obviously important enough for Aragon to insist on getting treated his eyes glowing a murderous blue he Unleashed a fraction of killing intent on the bald man causing him to suddenly drop to his knees and start regurgitating everything in his stomach much to everyone's surprise enough of this farce we have an injured elf who looks like she has been poisoned if you continue to hinder the healing of this elf I will make what happened outside look like a mere firecracker after I am done with you Naruto coldly threatened before withdrawing his killing intent once more looking like an ordinary if very handsome man not daring to disobey the bald man merely nodded as fast he could spraying sweat everywhere as he did so as one of the dwarves went to take a look at the elf he immediately said with widened eyes barzel it's Arya the dragon egg Courier EAS Kar you fool if she had died while here a Jihad and queen Iceland would have our heads the bald man who slowly got up from his knees while looking maliciously at Naruto bitterly said I understand oric I I will bear all responsibility you to there get her off the dragon into the healers now as they carefully undid the straps around Arya Aragon quickly informed she was poisoned with the Skil brag while in prison only tunavor nectar can save her now the immediate problem gone the bald man then pointed at Aragon be ready to be scanned first before the bald man started to inspect Aragon's mind oric grunted careful EAS K you have almost doomed the Varden by not treating Arya if you cause unnecessary harm to the Dragon Rider despite your importance you may be ahe shorter hump I understand the bald man snorted before uttering a few inaudible words under his breath Nar watched Aragon suddenly gasp with obvious pain and shock eyes narrowed at the spectacle to be able to directly break into a person's mind like the yamanaka clan that's annoying but for Aragon to display such pain knowing arag gone he wouldn't hide anything necessary as long his friends are in potential danger which means this bald man egras Kar is intentionally doing harm to his mind Naruto felt his fingers twitch his darker thoughts of Simply killing the man flashed through his mind before he crushed them ever since inheriting the yin half of the six path Sage chakra the number of thoughts he never would have considered before had increased although not as bad as before I still have to be careful not to fall prey to my own thoughts anyways this torture has gone on long enough Naruto sighed before marching over towards the bald man just as the egras was about to pierce ever deeper into the boy's mind Naruto grabbed his neck disrupting the concentration needed to continue reviewing Aragon's memories ignoring the swords and axes raised towards him enough of this it is obvious that you are causing Aragon unnecessary pain and are trying to make him retaliate so you can crush him with wide eyes oric looked at the bald man in shock and snarled you dare to try to harm the rider my king and a Jihad will hear about this as the bald man paed with the implications of his actions Naruto asked oric why not just get another spellcaster to conduct the rest of the search even if they are not as powerful as long both parties are willing it would seem that no harm would come to either one Naruto glared at egras challenging him to question his suggestion the bald man quickly looked away while oric looked at Nar in interest and nodded his agreement after all not just anyone could make one of the twins look away in fear in their first meeting now we've had a trying day and are hungry and tired while I'm sure that your leaders want to see us I believe that can wait until tomorrow when everyone is rested and your leaders are ready with their questions Naruto suggested oric again nodded in agreement that is true you will still be under guard for all hours of the day but no one will disturb your rest until my king and a Jihad want to see you however I will have to ask all of you to hand over your weapons Naruto looked at Aragon and merto and after getting nods of agreement he said that is fine though I don't have much on me you see I'm more of a traveler than a warrior everyone just sweat dropped especially Aragon merto and safira who remembered what happened outside after turning over their weapons and scroll Naruto and the others were Le to a large enough room for all of them including safira as Naruto sat down on the other side of the room from Aragon and his party safira turned to look at him as she pulled at his Consciousness after determining that the dragon meant no harm Naruto allowed contact with but a sliver of his mind while keeping kurarama and Kaya hidden away from the dragon hello as you know my name is safira Aragon's partner it is a pleasure to meet you safira truly it is an honor to finally speak with with such a magnificent and beautiful being as yourself Naruto thought back while ignoring kurama's disdainful scoff let it be known that Naruto had more than enough experience in diplomatic talks during his time as Hokage if you would pardon me you don't seem to be a native from Alesia but you are not even surprised to see me most humans from Alesia would show some sign of fear or discomfort do you mind telling me why safira asked with shining eyes as she shivered at the enormous of the blond's mind I am indeed foreign to these lands although I hope you keep that hidden from everyone but Aragon and tell I am ready to tell others as for my comfort of you being in front of me let's just say I have seen bigger and more terrifying things during my life and have lived to tell the tale Naruto replied with an eye smile while safira wondered just how eyes could move like that it was simply unnatural very well I will keep it a secret from others except Aragon it is after all your secret to tell safira said while withdrawing from contact before falling asleep the last thing Naruto did was whisper cage bunchin know Jutsu and have the Clone use the toen Jutsu to listen and on the conversation between Aragon and MTO a few hours later Naruto and the others woke up when they heard the door open after a knock oric the bald man and several other men walked in after handing back Naruto and Aragon's group their weapons and scroll the bald man said are leader wants to with with you now follow us while keeping his eyes away from Naruto right after leaving the room Naruto dispelled his cave bunion and thought huh it would seem this murdah as the son of Moren according to the rach's memories Moren was also a dragon rider but then turned traitor in favor of galbatorix judging from what he said about his past he did not have the greatest childhood or life this reminds me of my own childhood except he turned into a dark and broody person like SAS T I'll have to keep an eye on him and try to bring away from the shadow of his father as the group headed down several extremely large hallways of exact geometry narut spoke with kurarama in his mind while he could not see Kama while talking like this as opposed to going into his mindcap he was able to pay attention to his surroundings at the same time kurarama we're about to finally meet the leader of the Varden what do you think we should tell him when he starts questioning our past humph just say you sailed from across their Western sea and arrived in Alesia several months ago no need to reveal how quickly you cross the entire continent within the span of a few seconds he doesn't need to know that if he still doesn't trust you reveal those RAC corpses from what we learned these RAC have probably been a menace to the Varden since day one if that still doesn't work you could just blast Everything To Pieces take control and then kill the king hehe kurarama responded with an evil laugh as Naruto sweat dropped at the last sentence now I'm going to go take a nap wake me when something interesting happens after an hour of walking through several hallways and even parading a tunnel full of other people who wildly roared out the moment Aragon came out on safira and that Naruto deduced was the Varden they finally came into view of a city made of marble the size of a mountain with a hole in the ceiling at least a mile above them be honored for this is the first time in a century that a riter has laid eyes on our greatest achievement the mountain city tranim under the peak of farth andur built by the founder of our race Corgan as he tunned for gold thousands of years ago oric said proudly after entering the city and going down several more hallways one of which held a monstrously large Scarlet gem in the shape of a rose on its ceiling Naruto and Aragon's group stood in front of a massive Cedar Door darkened with age well here we go Naruto thought as the group entered the leader of the varden's office Naruto noted the somewhat plush quarters with its intricate rug Quality Furniture and rows of bookshelves and two bald men who looked like brothers for a moment the interior brought Naruto back to when he was Hokage and sitting in his office also with books surrounding him even the two bald men reminded him of the advisers of konaha Hira mokado and kaharu Udan before he dissolved the civilian Council and kicked them out of his office The Nostalgia lasted while Aragon recounted his tale from the finding of safir's egg the death of Braum by the hands of the RAC the rescue of Arya the subsequent Chase of the urgal army and finally the finding of the Varden but the moment murdah spoke apparently the leader of the Varden a Jihad recognized the voice and had the son of Moren escorted out of his office and imprisoned while Naruto disapproved of the action he did understand his concerns finally the leader of the Varden turned to face Naruto and said now then who or what are you taking a moment to take in the man's skin color that was so similar to those from Kumo Naruto answered my name is Naruto Uzumaki a simple traveler from Beyond the Western sea who wants to help the Varden against king galbatorix and the one who ated Aragon when he needed help the most a few moments passed by a Jihad and the rest of people in the office digested what the blonde said he didn't buy it for a second that this man was a mere simple traveler especially not after that sea of flames right at his doorstep but the Revelation that he was from Beyond the Western sea where the elves and first humans were said to have come from was even more unbelievable be that as it may despite having helped Aragon we in the Varden still cannot blindly trust you after all all of this may just be a ruse so tell me why should I trust you and let you join the Varden one we have no information of a Jihad questioned I see that you will not be so easily convinced very well I respect your caution and is a fellow leader and I understand why you must make sure of who I am you mentioned the urles could have been a mere distraction then what about this Naruto crossed his arms as the corpses of the two RAC swirled in existence in front of him and onto the floor impossible when did you do this how did you do this withdrawing his hand from zaro Aragon demanded as he looked at the corpses of the killers of his uncle and Braum laying at his feet while he briefly felt a surge of anger towards Naruto for taking away his revenge apart him felt relieved and lightened knowing that the deaths of his loved ones were Avenged and that the Rak could no longer terrorize the innocent civilians of the Empire or the Varden I see galbatorix would definitely never allow the RAC deaths just for an agent to infiltrate the Varden the price would be too high and the reward too low so be it welcome to the Varden Naro a Jihad waved for the bald men to take the corpses out for inspection for your services for the Varden the rescue of Aragon the Dragon Rider and the slaying of the RAC is there anything you want other than entry to the Varden yes although it is probably more directed towards Aragon I wish to join him as His companion to wherever he goes as well as the release of Murda once has proven his loyalty against the empire before you ask I have been in the same position as mura where people have judged the circumstances around me rather than the actual me Nar answered frowning the black leader pondered for a minute before sighing all right your requests are granted and should Aragon say yes then I see no problem now go just from your eyes I can see that you want to get to know your surroundings better as well get more food and rest now then oric accompany them to their quarters as they left the office Naruto rounded on to Aron Aragon I know you have many questions that need to be answered for you to have peace but please trust me to keep it from you for now once we know each other better you will get all of your answers and more narrowing his eyes Aragon stared at Naruto for a few seconds before shrugging fine but only because you have yet to do anything to harm us we will however talk about you and why you want to accompany me later Aragon said as he left with safira and oric several days later Aragon walked alongside oric and safira towards the training field in order to be tested in practice in both magic and weapons he thought back the several days in his head he remembered the a inspiring power of Naruto the meeting with a Jihad the slaying of the razac the meeting of Angela and solum and the meeting with rothgar king of dwarves but his mind kept going back to Naruto just how strong was he did he really come from Beyond the Western sea why did he want to travel together with him how should he feel towards him after discovering he killed the Rach but in in the end he questioned himself just who was he a simple farm boy that was just there at the right time and place or a dragon rider destined for greatness and War these questions kept pouring through his young mind until oric announced that they were there at the training field a large man approached them with a sword that was almost as big as Aragon oric it's been a while there is no one left for me to fight with you gone oric chuckled that's because no one wants to be smacked by that monster sword of yours fedick the big man just shook his head but you can handle it easily enough oric just waved the comment off with a hint of amusement that's because I am not as slow as you or an O fedick developed a large tick on his forehead that violently twitched as Aragon and safira shared a chuckle in their bond at the two friends bander after a moment fedick turned towards Aragon and safira looked over him and greeted Dragon Rider and dragon as Aragon and S nodded back fedick smiled well a Jihad said we would have to evaluate you so what weapons do you use my sword and bow the big man continued to question anything else my fists fedick just roared with laughter and then questioned good one but where is the other one the Foreigner just as Aragon was about to answer that they did not know a hand suddenly appeared over Frederick's shoulder and gripped said shoulder with a whirl fedick un sheathed his sword in a smooth motion and sliced towards where the person with the offending hand should be but when turned around he did not see anyone whether alive or dead then a voice sounded out behind Aragon and safira yo sorry I was late but I got lost on the path of life so I tried to find another path but then a black cat crossed my path so I had to take long way but along the Long Way There was an old lady with a heavy load so I had to help carry the load Naro said with two I Smiles several tumble weeds floated across the training field and with fedick oric Aragon and safira just staring at narudo with twitching ticks on their foreheads Aragon wondered how is this the guy that took down the razac the nightmare of humanity of the empire in the Varden H my head hurts just thinking about that are there even any cats other than solum in here well now that we're all here we can finally start fedick started to say before scowling angrily over Aragon's shoulder stop we will as commanded by a jod test his Proficiency in Magic first we don't need him to be tired from banging on pieces of metal like a Savage before our test the two bald twins commanded arrogantly the bald man that they first met even dared to meet nut's eyes while with his twin although the fear was still there why can't someone else test him fedick asked because no one else is strong enough the twins smugly smiled Nar dropped his hand on Frederick's shoulder again and told him as much as I would like to put the twins in their place I want to see what this magic can really do hn well I can't deny my curiosity as well fedick relented as the Twins and Aragon got into position Naruto subtly changed his eyes to the Rene Sharingan to better see this magic flow when the twins told Aragon to float a stone Naro almost rolled his eyes to the back of his head are you serious this is supposed to be magic not some show don't tell me next is making the stone go in circles then the two bald men instructed Aragon to make the stone go around in a circle a large tick developed on his forehead I swear Cammy is making fun of me Naruto cried out in anime Tears while the rest of the field just looked at him strangely but still it would seem that Aragon and safira are not just connected at a mental level from what I've seen Aira can freely provide energy needed for these spells quite similar to a gariki actually except his beu is not sealed inside of him but rather outside with him while still being able to help physically and through providing energy very interesting however those twins seem to be interfering with Aragon's magic with their own if I were to compare just energy levels Aragon would appear to have high jenin reserves safira mid chunin reserves and each twin around mid jenon although it's obvious that their physical level is lacking Naruto mused as he watched Aragon go through several spells while resisting the twins finally the twins came to one last spell while presenting a ring sumon the essence of silver Naruto saw the confusion on Aragon's face and quickly deduced that this was a magic that only Masters knew before he could interfere a voice as clear as the finest sunna Crystal and as vibrant as the forests around konaha rang out stop startled Naruto turned towards in the direction of the voice only to feel his breath hitch as he saw what had to be the epitome of physical Beauty taller than most women and almost level with his eyes her voluminous black hair cascaded down the silky smooth skin of her nape to her slender waist the gentle swell of her still clearly visible underneath her scaled black leather armor her eyes shining with the luster of the purest emeralds flecked with vibrant gold glared at the men with more regular te than most human Kings as a strikingly melodious voice that promised pain thundered towards the twins shame shame to ask of him what only a master can do shame that you should use such methods shame that you told a Jihad you didn't know Aragon's abilities he is competent now leave narut watched as Arya raised her hand pointed her finger at the ring and imperiously declare argit Naruto's eye widened at the sight of a ghostlike image of silver forming beside the ring except this image seemed far purer and even realer than even the original but what most startled him was the mid Chun and chakra levels Arya was emitting it was the highest he had encountered since arriving in Alesia far higher than even the boy with a dragon as the twins turned and ran from her Arya both cautiously and curiously glanced at the blonde stranger taking in his lean yet strong physique from the corner of her eyes who from what she was told played a large role in why she was still alive from his muscular build into the way he holds himself he is no doubt a seasoned Warrior and furthermore no stranger to the violence or War having been the Ambassador between the Elves and the ven Arya had seen hundreds if not thousands of Warriors of all shapes and sizes whether they be human dwarf Elf or even urle it didn't matter if most of his body was obscured by his clothes as she continued to Trail her eyes over Naruto other than his strange attire especially his Footwear were those toes poking out she didn't manage to see anything extraordinary about him or at least anything that would indicate he had powers Beyond those of any here if the report she received after Awakening was to be believed even she would find it difficult to match him and that made him all the more dangerous however when Arya reached out with her mind she made a startling discovery that shocked her to her core no there is something else about this Naruto it feels as if nature herself twists around him wanting to become one with him yet somehow can't only the menoa tree has ever given me a similar feeling combined with his blonde hair and blue eyes I can't recall anyone like him in all my travels just who is he beginning to stride towards the center of the training field Arya blinked in surprise when he saw Nar abruptly flashed a rather cheeky grin at her she didn't expect him to detect her discreet observation observant to just like realizing where her thoughts were unwittingly taking her she mercilessly crushed them while turning away from the Shinobi something about Naruto bothered her though she couldn't quite put her finger on it however that was neither here nor there closing her eyes Arya refocused on the task at hand for now I must test Aragon's skills with a blade and see whether the Dragon Rider we sacrificed everything for is ready stopping in the center of the training field she banished all thoughts except one from her mind I must see if if their deaths were worth it un her sword Arya pointed its slender blade at Aragon I claim the right of trial by arms draw your sword the entire field quieted at arya's words after all it was not every day for the common man to witness an elf fighting then another voice rang out wait narut stepped forward while he knew that he should probably just let Aragon and Arad du get out he still wanted to test just how strong an elf was with his own body why are you interfering with my trial by arms Arya questioned confused why anyone would want to interfere with the trial well my name is narut and as to why I'm interfering I also wish to also participate in this trial by arms narut responded while the rest of the field just stared in silence Arya merely raised an eyebrow I see so how exactly do you propose to do this will you fight me two on one narut raised an eyebrow at the response quite confident isn't she no of course not but I do have a method where all three of us can fight each other one at a time without consuming too much stamina in the process however you Aragon and safira will have to trust me the mentioned Trio looked at each other and with a small amount of hesitation nodded Arya questioned will this involve us bringing down our mental barriers because if so then I will not do this it won't if anything it will involve bringing you three into my mind narut chuckled in that case do it Arya said all right now look into my eyes suku yomi Naruto said as the training field faded away giving way to a blood red field what is this place where have you brought us Arya looked about and wonder never in her Century long life has she ever seen anything like this this is my sukui where I rule over time and space where I am God of this space Naruto announced repeating the same words he tou you once you used as SAS told him but in this case I will make the both of you have the same amount of stamina and physical prowess you three have in the real world safira I brought you here in order for you to not worry about Aragon refocusing her attention on the strange human Arya Drew her thin blade very well Aragon draw your sword while Aragon was still confused at the technique he did understand the purpose of doing this as Aragon Drew zarck and got into his stance he and Arya stay stared at each other while circling each other however the moment Aragon moved forward Arya pounced ho she's fast as narut watched Arya bat aside Aragon's sword like it was nothing he revised his opinion and strong Nar watched an interest as Aragon finally understood that the elf was Far stronger and faster than him and that this was the time to go all out immediately Aragon began to execute a series of attacks at a speed that would make the men outside Green With Envy but they were still slow in nar's eyes apparently it's the same for her as well narut mused as Arya countered each move with perfect Precision while holding back enough that Aragon could fight and display everything he had finally Aragon overextended just a little too far with a lunge which allowed Arya to sweep her sword up to his Jawbone with a Nimble s side step as Aragon froze there was a bugle and clapping from safira and Naruto respectively soon Arya lowered her sword and said you have passed well done now I will send you and safira out of this technique before you protest you will have plenty of time to witness what I can do while we travel looking away from the pair he ended technique for the two as Aragon and safira disappeared Arya turned around to Naruto to ask I take it that you did not want Aragon to know of your true capabilities or is it you did not want to frighten him very good Arya that is correct I did not want Aragon to know of my abilities at least my physical ability yet I most of all did not want any of the Varden knowing just how powerful I am if they did that would just worry them even more about my abnormal abilities and I don't really want to divulge that just yet however most of all I did not want him to witness the defeat of someone who handed his ass so easily Naruto chuckled as arya's eyebrows started to slant sharply enough talk more than one human has underestimated me and met his end to my blade now draw your sword Arya commanded as she noted that the small amount of stamina she lost during her fight with Aragon had recovered all right but a word of advice come at me with the intention to kill or you will be embarrassed Naruto said a tri prong canai appeared in his hand from the seals on his arms if Arya was surprised she did not show it other than a small raising of her eyebrows but what came next startled her as Naruto literally disappeared from her vision as Arya Whirled her head around to to find him a voice came from behind her come on Arya don't disappoint me raise your awareness sharpen your mind and most of all don't hesitate to try and kill me for if you do not I may just kill you Naro said as Arya jumped away from The Voice with wide eyes how did he get behind me how did I not sense anything when he disappeared from in front of me and how is this the speed of a human arya's mind raced as fast as a dragon flies as she held her sword in front of her enough thinking I will just treat him as an elf rather than a human Arya thought as she focused her eyes on Naruto ah her eyes have finally changed well then let's dance narut thought as he rushed towards Arya while swinging one of his canai straight at her temple in a blur of movement she leaned her head back just as the quani brushed past her face while she tried to slice the human from hip Tosh shoulder in front of her only to find a hand clamping her arm in places he used her momentum to flip over her head come on you'll have to do better than that Naruto yelled as Arya snarled at the blonde what happened in the next few minutes was beyond anything Arya expected despite her going all out on the human in front of her just how is he keeping up with me no maybe this is only a temporary thing let's see how long he can last Arya thought while continuing slash and stab with her sword at The elusive blond seconds stretched to minutes minutes seemed to stretch into hours and hours stretched to beyond measurement as the two combatants hacked slashed stabbed and Whirled around each other to the point all that if a person was looking at them all he or she could see would be a swirling mass of Steel and the occasional Point time soon came to have no meaning as Arya discovered weaknesses in her fighting style that she never could have expected while still finding none in nut's no that was wrong there were weaknesses many in fact but he was just too fast and strong for her to take advantage of them all she could do was constantly engage in a fiery fight filled with Sparks smoking blades torn leather and evaporating sweat as they fought Arya who was Now red in the face from exertion stared at the Foreigner in confusion her entire begin focused on his every move who is this man for a human to be able to keep up with an elf other than galbatorix and the dragon Riders should be impossible quote at the same time Naruto was also having thoughts that somewh mirrored Aras her physical conditioning Rivals her energy reserves however what's most interesting is her fighting form even if I'm limiting suppressing my chakra and wearing my resistance seals it's still impressive that I still can't land a solid blow on her other than a few glancing ones noting the sweat beating her forehead and the small Shivers In Her Arms he mentally sighed but she is tiring and is almost out of energy I wish we could continue fighting as it's been too long since I've had a good spark unfortunately it's time to end this why not go out with a bang coming to a decision he jumped away from the fight smirking when he saw Arya look confused at his actions as elf and human stared at one another Naruto shouted out good you have done well I may be faster and stronger than you but I still haven't been able to land a clean blow on you but let's see how you handle this letting the strand of chakra into his muscles he settled into Crouch position Arya merely raised her sword in response and tried to hide the trembles In Her Arms what does he mean by that don't tell me that he's still hiding something barsel her eyes widened when Naro suddenly disappeared from her vision and reappeared only Foot In Front his canai already stabbing towards her neck Instinct screaming at her she just managed to get her blade between them and successfully wed off her death only to be shocked by the pure strength behind the blow when she was flung to the ground t F feet away from her original position rolling unsteadily to her feet she gazed in disbelief at Naruto what is this strength this speed oh so you managed to block that blow don't worry if you get mortally wounded your death in this technique won't actually kill you in the real world you'll just feel as if safira went on a rampage in your mind he he he narut chuckled creepily as she just sweat dropped are you serious just because I can't die in your Technique that doesn't mean you have have to try and kill me Arya couldn't help but uncharacteristically yell back her manners and elegant demeanor temporarily forgotten at the blond's words he he he get ready Arya this will be the final clash between us now let's dance Naruto Shrugged off the accusation and blurred into motion creating after images by sheer speed all Arya could do was Harden her guard and deflect the blows that would have crippled if not outright killed her while letting the less lethal blows through because of this Arya quickly accumulated cuts and slashes all across her body her leather armor doing little to ward off him finally she couldn't take it anymore and fell to her knees handing and sweating Rivers down her entire body with only her sword stabbed in the ground holding her up from fully dropping to the ground a shadow fell on top of her as Naruto leaned over her to place a hand under her arm to get her back on her feet after a brief and weak struggle Arya allowed herself to rise with his help and raise raised her head just in time to look into those sapphire eyes that glimmered so much like sapphira's scales what startled her was the joy and contentment that she found in his eyes rather than the gloating that she expected from Human who beat down an elf in a fair fight well done Arya I hope we can continue sparring in the future narut cheekily said while letting out a foxy smile with his eyes closed to his smile he did not notice the brief blush that appeared and then almost instantly disappeared from arya's cheeks hump I guess we should you fought well despite fighting mostly like a barbarian a fast and strong Barbarian but a barbarian nonetheless Arya jibed as Naruto just pouted as narut ended the technique both Aragon and Arya stumbled backwards with Aragon leaning on safira and Arya managing to stabilize her footing as they regained their bearings they noticed that the soldiers that were on the field were just starting to form a circle around them what happened why are the soldiers only now starting to forming a circle around us we've been fighting for at least a couple of hours so why only now Aragon Safir and Arya thought Nar noted their looks of confusion remember what I said in the suomi narut asked as they thought about what he said their eyes widened when they remembered that he said this is my sukui where I rule time and space where I am God of this space yes I can see you realized it I can adjust the time in sukui that a few hours in that space is merely a couple of seconds in the real world and as such we waste little time Naro revealed the three stood silent for a moment as they fully digested the information then a thought too terrifying to not say something wormed its way into safir's mind little one this is a terrifying technique while this time he only used to keep the fight away from crying eyes if used to torture someone moreover due to this ability of his occurring in his mind and not not actually in the victims there is no kind of mental defense against it however it would seem that he needs to actually have eye contact with you or else the technique can't be used safira warned Aragon to the possible application and weakness of the technique Aragon widened his eyes as he thought was this magic or some kind of inherent ability of his all he said was suku yomi but it doesn't sound like it's of the ancient language even if it is only a single word canot begin to describe the complexity this technique holds this man is dangerous if he's a friend then all is well but if he ever becomes an enemy what an ability just looking into his eyes and saying sukui drew me into his mind I could not even struggle against it I must speak with him more and get to know him better to both get understand his motives and his powers Arya thought well then I guess we are finished here Yan Naro said as he turned around to leave the training field until a voice rang out wait you and Aragon follow me Arya said as she tilted her head towards a null around a mile away from the field after doing so she started to run in that direction after he saw Aragon Mount SAR away on Sapphira Nar just Shrugged and thought well why the hell not narut casually walked over to where Arya and Aragon were already talking yo hope I'm not intruding so why exactly did you call us over Naruto asked I just informed Aragon of the decision for him to go to ELA although not for a few weeks I was wondering if you could come along after all from what I heard from Aragon you wanted to be His companion and go wherever he goes it didn't take long for Naruto to make a decision elmera the home of the elves sounds interesting Count Me In he then Drew out two tripr Kai and handed them to both Arya and Aragon as they looked looked in confusion at him Naro said please keep these on you should you ever need help or in extreme danger just throw these and I will be there in a Flash after speaking narut disappeared in a flurry of leaves back to his quarters 2 Days Later Naruto was training in his kamui Dimension with a clone outside when all of a sudden a dwarf barged in you must come quickly great trouble is coming a Jihad requests for you immediately follow me when the dwarf turned around the Clone quickly dispelled after which the real Naruto swirled back into reality all before the dwarf could suspect a thing when he got to aahad study Naruto noticed that Aragon Arya rothgar and oric were already there with the leader of the Varden as well as another man that he introduced as jander his second in command they all turned towards a Jihad wondering what the situation was I roused the six of you because we are all in grave danger about half an hour hour ago a dwarf ran out of an abandoned tunnel under trony he was bleeding and nearly incoherent but he had enough sense Left To Tell the dwarfes what was pursuing him an army of urles maybe a day's March from here as oric and jander burst into questions a Jihad raised a hand to quiet them as he continued quiet there is more the urles aren't approaching over land but under it there in the tunnels were going to be attacked from below the reason we weren't aware sooner was because of the vast array of tunnels that riddle the beor mountains with maybe hundreds unused since the day they were constructed but I digress a Jihad pulled out an extremely detailed map of the Southern half of Alesia he then pointed out a spot this is where the dwarf claimed that the urgal were coming from apparently this was a place called orthod an ancient dwelling that has been used for enough years for certain tunnels to collapse but most importantly we still do not know how many urles there are or whether the Empire has augmented them with its own troops wait I believe I can help with that just trust me on this and give me several minutes Nar said as he saw several expressions of disbelief they watched as they saw Nar suddenly still and gasped when they saw his slowly opening eyes to Arya and Aragon they were less surprised due to having to look into Naruto's eyes during his suomi but even they were surprised when they saw golden instead of purple iris but that's not what surprised AR AR and Aragon most it was the pure power with a feeling of nature coming from Naruto a power that Arya only felt from the menoa tree back in the forests of Elmer then the power they felt faded as Naruto switched from Golden to purple and finally to sapphire blue there are approximately 12,000 urles and Co fast approaching here they should be here in about a day but curiously their minds seem all be connected to a particularly dark mind that consists of three parts Naruto informed the others how do you know this and from your information if true it would seem derza the shade is coming here as well a Jihad said as he stared at Naruto trying to discern whether he was lying or not and eventually stopped when he saw that the blonde was not lying how I know is my own business but I must ask you how you intend to fight such a force from what I have sensed you have far fewer men and women capable of fighting in this battle around 10,000 if I'm correct not only are you outnumbered but from what I know each urgle or Co has a fighting prowess of several men or dwarves Naruto questioned the plan so far is to divide the Army into 3,000 per entrance while keeping 1,000 in reserve but personally I'm afraid that 3,000 men and dwarves per entrance is just far too few to Stave off an urgal and Co Army that already outnumbers us a Jihad side then let me take one of the entrances while you split the Army into 4,500 per entrance and still keep 1, in reserve Nar offered surprisingly it was not a Jihad that retorted first but Arya narudo no you can't do this no matter how powerful you are you still cannot handle a potential 4,000 urles and call all by yourself not even an Elven Dragon Rider with his Dragon could Stave off an army that size within such a limited space Naruto she is right despite what I've heard of what you did to help Aragon 4,000 urles and Cole are far too much no I cannot allow this a Jihad said Aragon although he did not say anything agreed with a Jihad and Arya and worried that his friend despite only knowing him for a week was biting off more than he could chew a Jihad Arya with all due respect you do not know me well enough to make that decision and I believe I should inform you what I was most known for in my homeland Naro said as he started to leave the study I was known as an AR killer nark voice echoed as he disappeared from view Arya questioned so what did you mean by helping Aragon earlier Aragon answered before arriving at the Varden we were on the wrong side of the waterfall so we were about to be overrun by several hundred of urles and Cole he suddenly appeared before us and suddenly did some kind of spell that wiped them all out with white flames hot enough to force even safira to look away Arya just widened her eyes at the description such a thing would be possible by elves but even then it would take several of the strongest Elven spellcasters to even begin to replicate such a feat just who are you Arya thought as a Jihad made the decision to trust in Naruto in this time passed quickly for Aragon as he went about collapsing over a dozen tunnels so that the urgal Army could be directed towards three chosen tunnels as he did he wondered just how Naruto was going to combat so many erles and coal little one don't worry too much about Naruto from but we've seen even if he can't kill all of them he can escape easily enough you remember the devastating White Fire and impossible speeds that he can move at just focus on our part of the upcoming battle and all will be well I know safira but I still can't help but worry about him I haven't even known him for that long and yet for some reason I feel like I would lose another friend should he die or disappear after all he has Avenged my uncle and Braum however I will get my answers from him after this battle even if I must be stubborn about it as Aragon waited in a suit of fine armor given by the Dwarven King rothgar behind the barricades that the Varden set up in front of the three entrances he looked around on one side He Saw oric Sharpening his axe and safira in the armor that rothgar also provided Aragon was thankful to the dwarfen king knowing that the armors that safira and he wore were worth several Prince ransoms if not more then on the other side he he saw a sea of soldiers on every Soldier was a grim face with eyes that constantly flickered between the entrances and the weapons they all held in their hands as he kept looking he found a figure that stood out from the rest of the battlefield Arya what are you doing here Aragon asked with confusion but not as much concern in his tone I am here because it is my word to be there I must repay my debt to you and would be Dishonored should I not guard you when you need it most Arya responded in a Steely tone and with hard but not cold eyes Aragon struggled for a moment with his lifelong beliefs that women should not fight in a man's fight to the fact she did destroy him in their duel in Naruto's sukui before experience finally W out against his beliefs I understand I might not like it but I have learned enough from my journey that each race has different beliefs and besides you did beat me in our duel earlier Arya blinked several times before offering a small smile I would have thought that you would argue with my being on the battlefield and then I would have to explain why such beliefs are completely wrong but it would seem that you were already on the road to becoming a fine Dragon Rider in both body and mind anyways where is narut he did say he would take one of the entrances there he is wait MTO or and arya's head twisted towards where Aragon was looking at and saw Naruto and mura coming towards them together they observed that Naruto was wearing no armor except for a steel fishnet that was visible under a green vest he also wore dark blue pants and a white coat with some symbols running down its back and red Flames at the bottom they also noticed as Aragon ran and hugged Murda the same free pronged kuani at murda's hip before oric could protest Naruto waved a hand at him said a Jihad granted my request in letting out murau after his loyalty against the empire was proven Naruto are you still going to handle one of the entrances by yourself if needed I also have a debt to pay too and Will Stand By Your Side against any and all foes you face Arya said yeah I am sure there will be no need for you to help me with the entrance but Aragon I have a couple of things to say to you Naruto said turning towards Aragon and thus missing the slightly disappointed look on arya's face he then grabbed Aragon's shoulder and brought their eyes level with each other what Aragon saw in those eyes surprised him as they were completely different from the playful and laughter-filled eyes that he was so used to seeing on the blonde instead he saw the eyes of a hardened veteran and leader his attention was brought once more to Naruto once he began speaking Aragon from what I've heard this will be the first major battle that you will be a part of no this this battle will be completely different from the skirmishes that you have been a part of for every enemy you kill there will be several more to take his place do not be surprised keep your focus and know that your comrades espe especially safira are guarding your back and will not hesitate to you help you when you need it second remember to use that canai that I gave you earlier should ever be in a hopeless situation I promise you that I will be there to help you and if you must know anything about me it's that I have and will never break a promise now stay safe and let the will of fire burn through you Nar finished while bringing Aragon back to his full height as Naruto reminded Arya about the kai Aragon pondered on his words and softly smiled it seems like I have made another Ally yes you have little one yes you have safira thought back as the battle no longer seemed as dark as before as a Jihad passed by he pointed towards the leftmost cave Naruto that will be the entrance that you will be guarding I also have the 1,000 Reserve troops near your location should you need it Naro only shook his head that won't be necessary keep those men near your armies trust me to fulfill my duties and you will be glad you did a Jihad stared at narut and then just nodded as he rode away to the part of the army that he commanded several hours later a scout ran out of the tunnels with the news that the urles were here the battle was about to begin as Naruto felt the urles come he felt a familiar pull in his mind his vision darkening before appearing before giant form covered in Shadow Brad I thought I told you to wake me up when something interesting was going to happen you were about to go Massacre an army without me I thought we were friends kurarama roared the wind from his breath almost enough to send the blonde flying uh sorry about that I sort of forgot about you narut instantly regretted his words as he felt a nostalgic if terrifying feeling coming over his mind he he he the kid is finally going scile forgetting little old me you know the giant Fox with 10 tails that make mountains look tiny no of course not you forgot what should I do to make you remember maybe destroy your Ramen bowls n no no that's too nice ah maybe finding a way to release kaya from the seal oh wait maybe I should play the lii Jen Jutsu of Sunny death a dark chuckle echoed in Naruto's mind as kurarama searched for the option that would inflict the most pain on his container if unees was what he felt At The Mention Of His precious RAM and Bulls then full-blown horror blasted forth upon mention of the Forbidden Jutsu capable of turning even gay men Straight What battle fate of this continent pH those were nothing compared to even the slightest possibility of that Abomination being Unleashed unto the world oh stop right there remember if I see that Jutsu you'll also see it narut shouted desperate to somehow plate the crazy juie from driving him insane and possibly ending the world when he saw the fox only laugh harder in response to his blabbering he rolled his eyes at his partner's Antics all right right enough with the threats yaah big furball no need to pretend any further I know you never found fighting weak opponents interesting and from what I sensed even an academy trainee could kick the ass out of a hundred of them without breaking a sweat the rumbling Chuckles quickly died away as the t-tailed fox shifted to a more comfortable position a towering Crimson Iris trained on Naruto hmph you should have seen the look on your face an amused puff of hot air slapped Naruto's face when kurarama saw his partner brow twitch ignoring the blond's heated protests he rested his chin against a fist you know I'm surprised you're going through with all of this brat the old you would have never participated in such Slaughter not without at least trying to talk them out of it Naruto plopped to the ground with a sigh you know as well as I do my words will do nothing at this point especially if they're being mind controlled by this derza powerful as he was he was no expert regarding the Mind hell combined with his potent chakra he was more likely to pop their heads if he tried to free them H now that was an idea just make sure to not lift your chakra seals kurarama reminded Naruto bringing him away from his thoughts remember most of our chakra is being used to sustain your Shadow clones and reinforce kaguya's seal I know don't worry even with the seals in place taking on an army like this won't require much effort and should there be any unexpected surprises lifting a seal for for a minute or two shouldn't affect kagaya much narut assured his voice calm and collected to others his words could be construed as arrogance to the extreme but to someone like him it was the simple truth kurarama merely grunted in response before settling down onto his belly to watch the show withdrawing from the mental conversation Naruto rolled his shoulders before digging his feet into the ground then with a subtle crack insignificant to the march of thousands the ground splintered as the Shinobi disappeared in a blur and towards his tunnel as he approached the tunnel Naruto ran through several hand seals Drew in a deep breath and then let loose a wave of lava towards the entrance of the tunnel yoden Yokai no Jutsu before the lava could completely solidify over the entrance he leapt into the tunnel as the lava sealed off the entrance Aragon turned towards safira MTO oric and Arya did I see that correctly first he moved fast enough to disappear from view cracked the ground with the very force of his movement and sprayed some kind of lava from his mouth to seal off the entrance everyone just nodded dumbly well barsel Arya had similar thoughts as well he moved even faster than in our duel and can do spells that I have never heard of just who are you narut as narut landed inside of the tunnel he looked behind him towards the sealed off entrance well now they won't be able to see my abilities he did a few more hand seals and then breathed out a fine corrosive Mist foten KOMU no Jutsu then without any hand seals Naruto inhaled and then breathed out a gust of wind futon deapa making the cloud of corrosive Mist Rush down the tunnel as the first urles rounded a corner they saw the silhouette of a single human behind a cloud of mist that was rushing towards them but what enraged them was that the entrance behind the human blocked with red eyes they rushed towards the blonde intent on ripping him into shreds as the lead urles rushed into the Mist they suddenly felt unimaginable pain everywhere on their bodies when they looked down at their bodies they were horrified as they saw their skin melt and collect into puddles of Flesh and Blood on the floor in but a few seconds of screaming all that was left of the first urles were puddles of Flesh Blood bone and steel as the rest of the urles and Cole rushed around the same Corner they stopped terrified at the sight of their Ed comrades as well as an Ever slightly thinned cloud of mist but soon they received mental orders from the shade to continue on and ran into the Mist with the same thing happening to them it was only when a thousand urles rushed into the tunnel that the Mist finally dispersed having fully been absorbed by the melted bodies of the urles well that worked better than expected Ki Jen users truly were cheat sheets Naruto thought to Kurama considering you're now able to use all Kai Jen with more train training possibly create new Kai Jen and have the Rene Sharingan that can use all of the abilities of previous Shing Gans I don't think you can complain about cheats kurarama snorted when he saw half of the corrosive Mist disappear Naruto touched a faint seal on his left hand and with a flourish pulled out a handle with intricate seals running down its length well time to get physical Aragon felt like hell for the past hour he had been killing urles and Cole non-stop on foot on safira with Magic by Bow and by sword but for every single one killed two came to replace him it was only because of Naruto's earlier words that he was able to avoid breaking down both physically and mentally as Aragon got into dangerous situations that he could not get out of by himself Naruto's words once again came true as safira rothgar and MOG came to help him out even at Great cost to themselves it made Aragon really realize that under Naruto's Sunny exterior was a veteran Warrior to the Bone now as Aragon looked down at the battle from the back of safira he observed that the urles and Cole were streaming out of two of the three tunnels and were fighting the armies led by a Jihad in rothgar however the third sealed entrance remains sealed and strangely silent whatever he's doing it's pretty damn effective suddenly a Consciousness not his own or sair has entered his mind there are loud noises under trony it sounds like the urles are trying to dig into the city Aragon quickly spotted Arya among mass of urles and Cole he and safira flew down from above and quickly cleared the area while Aragon shouted get on as ARA swept her sword in a circle to kill the urles around her and gracefully leapt onto safira and behind Aragon just as safira was about to take off aull rushed in with an upraised axe and smashed into her chest with a roar of Pain safira still managed to take off from the ground but not before Arya shot out a green ball of energy that passed through the coal killing it instantly are you all right Aragon asked in concern feeling the pain and shock of safira through their bond I'll live she said grimly but the front of my armor has been crushed together it hurts my chest and I'm having trouble moving Aragon notified Arya of safir's condition and flew up to the dragon hold when the urles and Cole found that the Mist had dispersed and that the source of the pain and death of a thousand of their comrades was just standing there with only a handle in his hand they charged with swords and axes raised intent on destroying the human responsible for annihilating a quarter of their numbers as the first call of the group swung his sword down at the blonde he suddenly saw a flash of yellow light and then Darkness as his head fell from his shoulders the last thing the co heard in his fading conscience was ragen no Ken the rest of the urles and Co ignored their comrades death to all slash at the offending blond with a speed that would have put an elfs to shame and possibly tear apart a regular human's body body Naruto weaved through all of the weapons flying at him while slashing and stabbing through bodies and armor like butter yes keep going destroy them push your body to the Limit and Beyond There Is No Greater Joy than improving your body while massacring your enemies the giant fox in his gut said in a battle there is yelling there is screaming but to the ergles in the back there was no such sound the moment Naruto pulled out the rage and noen as they started to snarl in annoyance at the whole up they froze when saw the urles and coal in front of them simply fall apart with a flash of yellow light even without the Horizon no Jutsu and limited by 30X resistance seals Naruto was moving at a speed faster than that they could process and in that time that they took to process that something was moving too fast for them to even see while slaughtering their comrades they died by the end of the hour where there was once an army that could have easily taken a minor City in the Empire there was only reddish black puddles and burnt slices of urles and coal that littered the ground few that was slightly tiring especially when my body is limited like this still that wasn't much of a challenge Nar said to no one in particular well that was to be expected after all even with all of the limitations you are still the god of the Shinobi World there was no way these ugly humans could have possibly challenge you enough to try hard even then I can sense that your body has slightly improved your chakra Pathways have already ever so slightly increased in size and your muscle fiber and bone density have also increased by a small amount you could probably take a hit from your pink-haired teammate and not move at all Kurama summarized well narut started before feeling a tug towards a single point in space somebody threw the Horan canai that I gave them well let's go Naruto thought as he allowed himself to be pulled towards the marker Aragon on the ground as derza slowly invaded his mind what was I thinking I should have waited Arya safira MTO or Naruto wait Naruto Aragon thought as he yanked the tri prong kwani from his belt and thought back to Naruto's words while not expecting much he threw the canai if only to buy another second for anybody to show up and help as derza was about to slice down through the throne canai and ren Aragon's back from shoulder to hip a yellow flash blinded both of them as Naruto suddenly appeared a foot above the throne Kai futon renon Naruto yelled out as he shoved a stormy gray spiraling sphere of pure wind chakra that he completed in his kamui Dimension before the battle into and threw the shade sword while immobilizing durza due to the sudden turbulence from the exploding sphere brising R Aragon yelled out as he took advantage of the opening lunged forward with the first spell he ever used and with heedless flickering Flames blazing down zaro's length and stabbed derza through the the heart as derza roared out to the ceiling his face ran through a series of emotions disbelief pain anger burning rage and finally despair as his skin turned transparent instead of red flesh and white bone fear Darkness violent swirled as it broke through the skin and into three entities that tried to invade their Killer's mind oh no you don't you're not taking the kid from me nendo Naruto yelled out as he ripped the three entities away from Aragon and sent them to the king of hell hey Aragon you all right wo hold on I got you Naruto started only to pause having to catch Aragon from falling to the ground from exhaustion surrounding them the urles slowly came to terms of what happened and charged with murderous Roars towards the duo though freed from the shade's dark influence remnants of his control continued to linger as Aragon panted struggling to draw breath Nar stood there without flinching and just watched the erles come at them concerned about the charging urles narut remarked cheekily and raised a hand well done maybe next time you can do this without me too tired to respond to the blonde's teasing Aragon was getting nervous completely drained both physically and magically he could barely even move a finger he assumed Naro was the same if anything the blonde should be more tired considering he just fought half of the urgal army by his Lonesome when narut didn't move Aragon desperately tried to call up any scrap of energy left in him then he heard him whisper relax Aragon it'll all be over in a second helpless to do anything else Aragon decided to put his trust in the Foreigner he only hoped whatever Naruto had planned it would be enough to instantly kill 20 Cole otherwise they were in for a very painful death via club and sword he wasn't disappointed Shinra Tensai a nearly invisible shock wave made only discern by dislodged dirt erupted from Naruto's hand and expanded sweeping the C away from the two flesh was torn bones were crushed and weapons were shattered as pure gravitational force rendered anything less solid than Stone into little more than jelly when the dust settled almost nothing was left of the enemy other than smears against the cracked walls as Aragon stared in disbelief only managing to turn his head enough to see an almost blinding cheeky grin so not only can you spit lava breathe fire capable of melting Stone and move so fast you appear in a yellow flash you can also slam everyone around you while pulverizing them to bits Aragon paused to breathe his lungs struggling to provide the necessary oxygen to remain conscious did I miss anything Naruto Shrugged no you pretty much got everything however I have to correct you the Horizon is teleportation not high-speed movement that's shunshin Aragon nodded right along right teleportation of course wait a second teleportation eyes bulging his poor battle weary mind finally gave in with a small gasp the dragon Rider's Vision darkened as slumped towards the ground yep Naruto snorted in Amusement before tossing Aragon over his shoulder all the while slipping the Horan quani back into the boy's belt Naruto stood silently and aad study while surrounded by Aragon Arya rothgar and a Jihad as he looked back at the others that were staring at him he wondered how this came to be flashback at the end of the battle when the urles started to desperately Retreat a Jihad ordered the uncovering of the lava sealed entrance when the entrance was finally unsealed the leader of the Varden walked in with a heavy heart fully expecting to see a corpse with blonde hair and dead blue eyes instead he saw a horrifying sight that he in his long career of fighting had never seen before what happened here what are those puddles are they urles and what are those burn cut marks just what kind of weapon or spell could have done this a Jihad wondered but where is he there must be over a thousand corpses here and that's just the intact ones that I can see he thought as a dwarf ran over and nearly vomited at the sight sir Aragon and Naruto have killed derza the shade I see so that's why the urles started to retreat Nar did say that the minds of the urles were strangely connected into one common source that was dark but still just who was this guy that could know so much information and kill an entire Army a Jihad thought you get Aragon Arya rothgar and Naruto to my study now the leader of the Varden commanded yes sir the dwarf said as he ran off flashback end Naruto first I want to thank you on behalf of the Varden for your acts of Valor had you not occupied a tunnel the losses the Varden would have faced would have been catastrophic we would have lost at least half of our men and dwarves in this single encounter which would have led to increased tensions between us and the dwarves I also want to thank you for saving Aragon and help killing durza the shade it had been one of my greatest regrets not killing the scourge that caused so much suffering however as the leader of the Varden I cannot allow some things be unknown to me I think it is about time you explain to us who exactly are you a Jihad said with a Steely tone as his hand drifted down towards his sword Naruto looked across the room and saw the same question in each of their eyes kurarama I don't think we can stay with the vard if we don't give some information now that or they would never trust me enough to truly help them while I could just cast a genjutsu on them with my eyes it would be wrong and be against everything I am Nar sighed in his mind well kit then I suggest giving the information they want however if you're going to do what you're going to do try to keep the later end of your life in the elemental Nations mostly a secret they don't have to know your current level of power if they did they would either fear you and try to end you or worship the ground you walk on which I know is not something you will ever want kurarama advised Naruto nodded as he looked at each of them a Jihad Aragon Arya King rothgar I understand your concerns as a former leader of my Village I would never let such a powerful unknown stay where I am responsible for so many lives as such rather than tell you who I am let me show you suddenly he intensely peered at them staring at each of them as he discerned from their oras how trustworthy they were however before I do so promise nothing leaves this room unless I allow it while Aragon a Jihad and rothgar communicated with their eyes Arya hesitated for a second before gracefully nodding her agreement soon they two agreed with the condition upon seeing how their or is and words matched the former hokages closed his eyes before opening them once again causing them all to instinctively shiver at the sight of the Rene Sharingan he warned them now brace yourselves this will be disorienting sukui everyone in the room experienced a brief moment of spinning Darkness until they landed in a red landscape with red skies and a single bright white moon in the sky as the Jihad and rothgar moved to grab their weapons Arya and Aragon remained calm until they saw Naruto emerge in front of them welcome to my sukui where I rule over time and space where I am God of this space Naruto said worry not a Jihad and King rothgar what you see is all merely an illusion that only I can break or a person with extraordinary will can break I will be using this space to show parts of my past then you can see for yourself just who I am narut said as he conjured the first memory instantly the five of them appeared in the sky while looking over a village glistening in the sun while surrounded by an enormous Forest of green trees this is kah haaker noad or in your tongue The Village hidden in the leaves the place where I was born Nar said as everyone just looked strangely at him don't give me those looks I didn't pick the name besides what kind of name is the Empire so unoriginal Naruto muttered the audience chuckled as Naruto continued in addition to konaha there were four other hidden villages iwag Miker kaker and sagak images flashed by as each Village was shown each of these Villages were ruled by a cage who governed The Village through a dictatorship with a military force called the Shinobi which is what I am these Shinobi were different compared to regular people in that they could use an energy called chakra which is sort of like the magic used in this land soon scenes of Shinobi performing various jutsus were shown to them which elicited murmur of A's various elements were bent to their will would it be possible for you to teach others these jutsus a Jihad almost immediately questioned after seeing the great potential these jutsus could bring to the war from what I have seen so far in Alesia the answer would be no while the energy used to power both magic and Jutsu seem similar the way it's used is almost completely different making it almost impossible for the inhabitants of Alesia to utilize chakra we do Naruto replied and thought while it's definitely impossible regular spell casters to use jutsus it's different for Aragon and from what I've seen the elves they seem to have enough chakra in their system to use them however a Jihad doesn't need to know this I would be damned if I made the same mistake as haero Jian and introduce a new era of warfare except this time the cause of it being me as the leader of the Varden frowned before dismissing the option seeing that there were no more questions Naro soon brought up a picture of himself when he was a child when I was born The Villages were mostly at peace with one another which could be considered fortunate as previously three great Shinobi wars were fought with the last being only a few years prior to my birth however there were still skirmishes between the borders of the various Villages as well as Bandits that plagued the road so Shinobi were very much in demand more scenes flashed by until Naruto stopped at one that showed when he got his forehead protector engraved with the symbol of the leaf in my land we were sent to the academy where we were trained starting at 8 years old and then graduating at around 12 to 13 years old from there we were sent on missions until we accumulated enough experience and reached a certain level of strength to be promoted through the ranks wait did you say that you started training at 8 years old to kill other people how could the adults force their children to do so that's just barar Aragon would have continued if Naruto hadn't started to glare at him but he did and eventually AR took the hint to stop talking Aragon my Society was a heavily militarized one it was our way of life to do everything for the village whether it be killing our enemies protecting the civilians or even dying to protect the village even if you do not understand us do not disrespect how we live because it is an insult to those who have given their very lives many of them being my friends for the village Naruto briskly answered as Aragon thought about what he said for a moment nobody said said anything until he coughed and started to show selected scenes of the war against M and Kaya anyways things were relatively peaceful through my childhood until a Madman decided that he wanted to control the world and initiated the fourth Shinobi War it was in this war where I became a war hero and according to others single-handedly ended the war which in my opinion is a complete overstatement as I had plenty of help from my comrades after that I became the Nadim or the Seventh Hokage of konaha the trio looked at Naruto in Surprise although they knew he was powerful they never imagined that he was somebody that could end a war between people no Shinobi that from their point of view could literally conquer Alesia without much resistance except possibly from the elves even then I'm not sure we could stop them from what I've seen and felt we would be probably be overrun by the end of a week still although he talked about where he came from and his people he didn't really talk about himself other than the fact he ended a major war and became the Hokage of his village I'll have to ask more later and it would give me a chance to get close to him Arya thought as a Jihad and Aragon came to their own opinions this Naruto is somebody who was immensely powerful and could be a worse threat than galbatorix ever could but at the same time he seems sympathetic to our cause if we have him on our side he could be the deciding factor of this war along with Aragon and safira for now let's try not to antagonize him the leader of the vard and weighed his options as he decided that it would be best to have Naruto as a friend rather than a foe as for Aragon he was stunned at the origins of his friend but after getting over the fact that children were trained to become Killers he realized that Naruto really was similar to him if we ignore that he seems to be overly powerful I could say we share many similarities we were both Ordinary People at first until certain events pushed us towards early matur in his homeland he was viewed as the hope to end his War while I am similarly viewed as the one to end galbatorix's Reign if he really is the same type of person as I am I don't think I have anything worry about but just in case I'll keep an eye out on him and that's basically who I am and where I came from several seconds of Silence ticked by until Naruto slapped his head oh how could I forget I also came from the elemental Nations which is across your Western sea all they could do was look on as the man declared he was the first in 3,000 years to come from the other side of the sea while the group of four stared at him Naro remained silent his eyes once again their usual blue if it were up to him he would never have revealed his Origins but considering what he showed and them being in a state of War it would be foolish of them to Simply accept him as an ally without giving them something still from what he knew of the current situation they were sorely lacking in allies capable of standing against galbatorix as he waited a Jihad eventually turned his head towards him Naruto thank you for telling us more about yourself however I must know can other Shinobi come from across the sea because if yes after taking down galbatorix certain measures have to be taken and if they do come who will you stand with Naruto nodded at the question finding it completely logical to worry about a powerful outside force potentially invading their home all the while having a Potential Threat literally in that said home rubbing his chin he thought for a couple of seconds before replying from what I know other Shinobi could possibly come from across the sea Naruto waved his hands to calm the alarmed Rebel leader however it took me a solid two months by boat and even then the only reason I survived was because of how powerful I am in addition even if somebody was able to land here he or she would never be able to go back because there is a natural barrier that only lets people go out but never back in so you don't have anything worry about from the elemental Nations while he twisted some of his words it had the intended effect as a Jihad relaxed when he heard that there was nothing to worry about from the other side of the sea but soon he narrowed his eyes however I could sense that you left out much of your memories especially when you were do the Hokage I just hope that you are still the war hero that in turn saved many lives a Jihad turned around to leave the study and hunt the remaining urles and disappearing from view rothgar left the study as soon as Jihad did but before leaving turned around to look at Naro once more with an approving look in his eyes Aragon stood in front of Naro looking at the floor before raising his head and looked directly in Naruto's eyes Nar from what I've seen I see that we are actually quite similar from what I could tell from the images you showed us you were an orphan who then became the hope of your people that ended your War War while I was a mere Farm Boy Who then became a dragon rider who people think will overthrow galbatorix but just how am I supposed to that everyone seems to think that just because I'm a dragon rider that I all I have to do is say a word and galbatorix would come crumbling down Aragon's shoulders slumped as started to question the immensity of his task Aragon what you said before is true we are very similar both in circumstance and from what I see personality too so if you are anything like me you are currently thinking that the whole world is on your shoulders right narut chuckled as he received a confused nod from The Young Rider just remember you are not alone in this fight you never were while you might be the key to ending galau oror as rule you will have allies and comrades who will stand by your side to whatever end and now with me here while I will not interfere in your destiny I will make sure that you succeed and become who you always wanted to be the blond paded Aragon shoulders as he smiled in encouragement as the younger man smiled in return thank you Naruto for the advice after facing derza and almost dying I had thought that I was a failure of a rider needing to be saved while being able to do anything by myself but now I know better one man even with his Dragon will not be able to single-handedly change the course of this kind of War unless they're like you and thanks for being my friend Aragon smiled as he turned around to leave the study to sa Naruto smiled as he watched Aragon leave the room Aragon you and safira remind me so much of me when I was young and just like Kakashi Sensei and Jas Sensei did for me I will teach you what I can Shield you from what I should and be there when you need me Naro thought as he started to leave the room wait came or rather rang out a clear voice from behind him as Naro belatedly realized that he was not alone in the room still Yes Naro asked nuto first I want you to know that I am sorry for not trusting you earlier even when you played a hand in my rescue to the Varden as Naruto started to wave his hand to stop her Arya started speaking again while lifting a finger to silence the blond stop let me finish you should know that when you first Drew us into your sukui on the training field as much as it shames me to say this I was afraid no that I did not fear for my life but because I thought that I had failed in protecting Aragon from an attack but most of all I felt ashamed in how easily I was drawn into your mind despite the mental barriers I still had up what you might not know is that our elves as a race are not only far stronger physically than humans but we are also far superior in Magic to humans hence leading towards us having near unbreakable mental barriers not even dersa the shade was able to break me despite trying to do so for months Arya said as she Drew in more breath to speak you have no idea how ashamed I was when in my eyes a mere human broke past my barriers and then proceeded to show me up in a physical fight despite fighting like a barbarian although I Now understand how you were able to after seeing what you showed us Arya smirked as she saw Naruto pout in his defense he wasn't trying his hardest especially when he wasn't forced hard enough to reveal more of his cards lastly I wanted you to know this towards the end of your memories I realized that you look almost exactly the same as you did before when you were Hokage and from what I gathered you looked as if you were in your late 20s but then I know you would never abandon your village just to come overseas not when you have so much life to give to your village so I have to ask how old are you really Arya asked although there were more questions that she wanted to ask including how powerful he was they weren't appropriate until they got to know each other better Naruto raised an eyebrow at the question surprised that of all questions it was his age that got the elf curious when I ended the fourth Shinobi War I was 17 and when I became Hokage I was 28 however by then I had stopped aging even until now at 100 years old why do you ask I was curious because the way you carry yourself is not the way a young or even middle-aged human would I would know with my Century worth of experience of being among the other races of Alesia Naruto's eyes widened when he learned that the beautiful woman in front of him was of similar age to him so you should know that us elves are too Immortal from what you showed us you are a unique case as the other Shinobi in the images all seem to age because of this I can only imagine how much pain you have gone through as you watched the people you cared about fade away one at a time so remember you are not alone in this world Naruto when others Fade Away In Time know that you will forever have someone to turn to in me Arya said before turning to quickly walk away from the study well that went better than I thought Nar sighed that would be a terrible understatement brat almost all humans are two legs in this case when confronted with a powerful force beyond their control they either try to befriend it with vile intentions or try to destroy it I'll have you know that the latter usually happens Kurama retorted well even if the World Turns on me at least I will have you forever furball and no I'm not proposing stop using that joke it's so bad gch it's funny and you know it 3 days later in the middle of a room on one of the upper levels of trony sat Naro eyes closed as he meditated something he was prone to do when there wasn't anything happening as Nar was about to get to training this he suddenly felt a pull towards a Horan canai who did this the battle is already won just what kind of situation would do this Naro thought as he followed the signal and teleported towards the throne marker myto slashed upwards with his sword as he sliced the throat of an urgle as another one attempted to bisect him as he parried the blow he noticed an unnoticed urgle that was stabbing towards a Jihan leader of the Varden from behind as he cut the urgle in front of him from top to bottom he threw the knife at his side intent on killing the urgle behind a Jihad what he forgot was that the knife was the canine Nar gave to him in a flash of yellow that startled those present Nar appeared an in St ly took in the situation as the urle kept on its stabbing motion Naro just gripped the offending arm and tore it away from its owner's body he then jumped high and then threw several shuriken while muttering shuriken cage bunin no Jutsu instantly the throne shuriken multiplied until hundreds flew out to impale all of the attacking urles as the last urgle fell narut immediately dispersed the Jutsu and resealed the throne shuriken however before asking how a Jihad was narut stretched out his hands and said banso Tenon towards the twins grabbed each one by the throat then shoved them towards the ground hard enough to knock them out just as a Jihad recovered from his shock Aragon safira Arya and oric arrived narut why did you do that while I trust that you did for a reason I still need a good reason for you incapacitating two of our most powerful spellcasters a Jihad frowned at the blonde a Jihad this is another one of my abilities I can feel negative emotions and if I focus enough I can see where they are coming from and if I really try I can differentiate which feelings they feeling these two were feeling rage malice and hatred towards you and me just as I saved you Naruto replied after a stunned silence Arya walked up to the twins grabbed their heads and started to break through their mental barriers as she did so she saw the plot of killing a Jihad and retrieving murdah alive but when she tried to trace the origin of the orders she could not see anything past the fact that it came from someone in the Empire no matter how hard she ravaged their minds Naruto is right they were traitors that tried to have you killed and murd taken alive while under the guise of an urgal attack however I could not find out who did this other than that it was from the Empire Arya said with disgust as she dropped the now vegetative twins I see thank you narut I'm guessing the abilities that you used are related to what we saw in your memory a Jihad asked correct like I said before we shobi use an energy source called chakra unlike magic however there is no real need to say anything if anything it is mostly a habit that we form while training the skill before you ask you do not have to worry about someone else having similar skills I know for a fact that the only chakra user in these lands due to a good friend of mine narut said as he thought of haguro atsuki but not before glancing at Arya before before looking away only Arya caught the gesture as she narrowed her eyes in suspicion well once again thank you for saving myto and me from this I now know for a fact that myto is indeed not morzan MTO I am sorry for pinning the crimes of your father on you it was dishonorable of me by doing so a Jihad apologized as he nodded towards MTA the man in question merely nodded back although they could all see that a heavy burden seemed to have lifted from his shoulders Naruto Arya Aragon safira and oric prepare to leave for D Welden Barden the queen of the elves Islan zadii dring has caught news of you being alive and well Arya and has demanded that you and the Aragon leave immediately to further Aragon's training you will leave in a week MTO I know that you would like to accompany Aragon but it would be unwise for you to step into their Forest they still blame the Forsworn for much of their deaths and the elves are neither forgetful nor forgiving oric you will leave with them as a representative of the Dwarven people rothgar has already approved of you leaving a Jihad commanded as he turned and left towards his study in Tron well Aragon safira Arya and oric it seems like we're finally going to Ellis Yan Nar said as he shunshine towards his quarters Nar looked at the surrounding mountains and forests as he waited for the rest of his party to arrive Arya Aragon and oric Kurama we're about to head towards the home of the elves if I remember correctly Hagar Romo G San told us that a group of people left the elemental Nations around 1,000 years ago just as kagaya was first sealed from what I heard the elves arrived in Alesia around 3,000 years ago which agrees with the approximately 3x time displacement I have not mentioned the fact before but in Arya there is a thin chakra pathway that is still active but is actually leaking chakra into the surrounding flesh and bones with the greatest concentration of chakra being in their minds I suspect this is why the elves are so much stronger than humans both physically and mentally even in Aragon he too has a chakra pathway except this pathway is even thinner than arya's and for some reason concentrated in his mind and in his palm with the Silver Circle so it would seem that Dragon Riders received chakra Pathways from their dragons because so far all of the regular humans have absolutely no chakra interesting it would seem that the first people who left the elemental Nations had chakra but had no knowledge of how to use it so these elves either already spoke this ancient language or were introduced to it when they arrived on this land either way when we get to their Forest you should attempt to learn how to use this magic if only to learn what it can do now unless there's something interesting like a large battle or Massacre occurring Don't Wake Me Up kurarama said as he started to snore Aragon flew with safira to where they were supposed to meet before leaving for D Welden Bon he thought about what occurred this past week the discussion about Naruto with safira the dwarf Feast with a drunk safira the invitation to the doctor of Ranger by Triana the Sorceress that safira drove away and finally the decision to move the Varden to Serta safira we're finally going to the forest of the elves to further our training just what do you think will happen what if we are not accepted by them little one most likely you will learn more about the ancient language and its complexities they will probably also sharpen your swordsmanship to your limits if the elves are anything like Arya I do not think we will have to worry about them accepting us if they do not then we will show them what exactly a dragon rider and his dragon can do when desperate but also remember you will have Naruto at your side and if half of the things you showed me is true then we will have nothing worry about from his memories it is obvious how much he cares for his precious ones to the point of sacrificing his own body and reputation I guess so but where are the others Aragon questioned as they landed until he felt a tap on his shoulder yo narut said as the pair almost attacked him until they saw who it was Naruto why do you keep doing this Aragon shouted while safira merely mused on how exactly did the blonde stand on her without her noticing because it's fun and you're so easy to tease Naruto cheekily replied as the pear just face faulted while crying anime tears one day we'll get you both the Dragon Rider and dragon thought oh there's Arya and oric but why are they on those horse things Naro mused hum I wonder maybe it's to get us to Ellisa in a short amount of time Aragon said sarcastically as Arya and oric joined them can't Sapphira just carry us all there surely flying is faster than just riding on a horse that is true if she could carry us all at once Aragon replied I see is that the only thing preventing her from flying us all there nothing like only allowing her Rider on her back or anything Naruto said while looking at safira after safira gave Aragon a certain look he replied if she could carry us all there she would I believe she is just as impatient as all of us to get there all right then everyone get on top of safira I'll make us lighter so that safira will be able to fly us all there Naruto said as everyone but oric nodded and climbed on top of the Dragon you sure about this human while it would be an honor to fly on safira I don't want to drop from the sky merely because you could not keep us up besides I like having my feet on the ground oric said suspiciously I see your point you don't trust me and you don't know my powers that is understandable but know that a Jihad and your king seems to trust me as for your liking to have your feet on the ground I can do something about that but you must promise to never speak about this unless I permit it Naruto said seriously while looking into to or and everyone's eyes after several moments of or hesitation everyone nodded very good once I do my spell you will see some surprising things do not worry it is only another one of my techniques now look into my eyes kamui Naruto said as oric swirled away from existence what was that where did he go Arya and Aragon asked although with less concern than curiosity that is one of my jutsus mui with it I can transport items and people into my own personal Dimension Naruto said within it I can perform to a lesser extent time manipulation in that Dimension to the extent of slowing down time in that Dimension up to 20x so by the time we sto for the night he would feel it was only an hour at most Naruto said while hiding the other abilities that kamui afforded him amazing to think you could store living beings and transport them around with no one knowing but the amount of energy to forcibly rip apart space and then maintain the inside to allow others to survive must be Beyond huge araide all right enough about me letun get going now safira this may feel a little weird but trust me on this doen kugan no Jutsu Naruto said while flashing through several hand signs and slapping his hand on safir's back immediately safira felt lighter than she has ever been even when she only carried Aragon what did you do Naruto safira is currently more excited than I saw her in a while I merely lightened the gravity of saf and our surroundings with this she should not feel any strain while flying us there if anything she should go even faster than when she was only carrying you Naruto replied before lying down on safir's back to take a nap Arya and Aragon just stared at the blond snoring away as they wondered while flying towards their destination just how is he not slipping when night fell safira landed in a clearing while Arya Aragon and Naruto dismounted to set up camp before doing so Naruto brought oric back into existence and watched as the dwarf landed on his ass and looked around wildly what did you do why were there thousands of you what was that landscape why is it dark oric asked as he fired off questions first that was my personal Dimension you were in there were thousands of me because as they train their memories become my memories hence I don't need to personally train in certain areas that landscape is just what my personal Dimension looks like I'm not sure why that is so but I have my suspicions as for the last question it is has been nearly a whole day already time passes 20x slower in my Dimension oric which is why it is already nighttime Naruto answered as he walked away to set up his place to sleep later on around a fire they created Naruto asked Aragon about his journey except this time in greater detail about braah and his death by the RAC than what Aragon told a Jihad back in his study Aragon did you love him Naruto suddenly asked yes of course like a father Aragon answered confusedly wondering why the blonde was asking were you able to tell him that narut asked softly as the others looked at them no Aragon whispered as he looked away do you regret it not being able to tell him so Naruto asked with an odd look in his eyes of course I regret it it is one of my greatest regrets not being able to tell my father figure that I loved him that I'm sorry for causing his death that I'm sorry for not being powerful enough to protect him why are you asking this why are you picking at my wounds Aragon flared back at the blonde in anger and pain Naruto paused a moment before sighing with his shoulders squared as if he made an important decision brat you sure about this this could easily set the others away from you once you do this kurarama asked worriedly I am sure about this kurarama after first hearing his story in aahad study I've been thinking about this the whole time look at him kurarama doesn't he remind you of me if you encountered so similar to you in a similar situation you two would do everything you could to help guide him back to the right path narut sighed in his thoughts all right I see where you are coming from so I won't interfere but be prepared for what happens to you after you do this even if it's only temporary Kurama said as he went back to sleep Aragon if you could see him one last time would you take it even if it only lasts a few minutes the area immediately quieted as four pairs of eyes stared at him in their minds they thought back to his amazing feats annihilating hundreds of urles destroying a 4,000 man army instantly teleporting having a personal Dimension and manipulating gravity for hours on end but speaking to the dead this was something else entirely this was one of the Forbidden things in Magic to never raise or contact the deceased and that none have ever succeeded in doing so Aragon you remind me so much of myself you've seen my memories you saw what I had to endure what I had to give up and accept you've also seen the importance of closure I can see within your eyes that flicker of hatred against yourself for not being powerful enough I have seen the end results of such a path and I will not allow you to walk it now tell me Aragon will you see him one last time narut said as his voice grew stronger and stronger with each word little one no one knows more than me about how much pain you have been in regarding Brum despite you saying that you were over it I know that you have not and probably never will never forgive yourself if you can be spared from such pain then take this chance that he is offering do it or you will forever regret it safira said in their mental link as Aragon hesitated after a moment of silence Aragon simply said do it Naruto closed his eyes as he switched his eyes to the Renee Sharingan so be it Nar created a shadow clone of himself making the others Twitch in Surprise as he ordered the Clone to lie down on his back step back close your eyes and be ready to speak I will only hold him here for 10 minutes for those long dead have no place in the world of the living ghetto Rene Tensai no Jutsu suddenly a demon-like head with circular banded eyes and purple flames surrounding it emerged from the ground cing the others to shiver from its mere presence a moment later a blue light shining light emerged from its mouth and into the Clone after that the head descended back into the ground although not before Naruto dropped to the ground panting with sweat running down his forehead upon hearing the blonde dropping to the ground they immediately opened their eyes and ran to help Naruto up as they did they witnessed the Clone changing shape into a figure so familiar to Aragon and safira finally it morphed into the figure Brum complete with the clothing he dyed in in a silver circle on his palm after a moment he opened his eyes Aragon why are you here are you dead no this is the land of the living what have you done you fool Brum roared at Aragon after taking in his surroundings concerned that the boy had used his life just to bring him back Bram wait it was not me that brought you back it was Naruto the one behind you and he said we only have 10 minutes to talk before you have to go back to the Land of the Dead Aragon responded as Braum relaxed knowing that Aragon Wouldn't Die for doing this I see well hurry up we don't have much time speak Braum said in an Irate manner although all that could be seen in his eyes were concern and confusion Braum father I wanted to call you that for so long Aragon begun as Braum widened his eyes I wanted to say that I'm sorry for getting you killed if I was only strong enough you wouldn't have needed to take the knife to save me I'm sorry for not being powerful to heal you I'm sorry for not fully appreciating what you have given me until you were gone I'm sorry for being a burden and I'm most Sorry for never telling you that I love you as much as a son would a father Aragon said as he nearly shouted towards the end with tears running down his cheeks brah softened finally understanding why argon called him here Aragon you were never a burden except well in the beginning Aron you did not get me killed there was simply nothing that could have been done if I had not jumped in front of you the RAC would have made sure to kill me anyways before escaping and Aragon everyone is weak in the beginning including the elves and know that stronger people than you could not have saved me from my wounds Braum softly said as his form started to Flicker and thin oh it would seem my time is nearly up it is good to see you too safira my you have gotten big just like like my safira continue guarding him as he will forever guard you and know this Aragon I too considered you as my son and if you were going where I think you were going you will be in for a special surprise now go with my blessings son see you on the other side Brum said as he left with a smile on his face Bram Aragon whispered as he kneeled where he disappeared except this time with an unyielding flame in his eyes after Aragon discovered closure in talking to Braum narut was being held up by Arya and oric as they held him they noticed that he was minutely trembling and sweating although he stopped panting barel what did you do was that really Braum oric asked in a cautious tone knowing that the human in front of him was immensely powerful Arya just looked on with the same question in her eyes narut sighed as he sat back down on the ground yes that was Braum at least it was his soul the body he was in was merely temporarily created for my chakra although it looks real and is solid on the inside it is merely a hollow construct made of energy Naruto are you all right Arya asked in a concerned voice unsettled at seeing the person that so easily defeated her looking so weak Naruto hesitated in telling the answer and just settled with merely a yes Arya frowned feeling like he was hiding something but dropped subject knowing that she could not force answers out of him Aragon walked over to Naruto knelt in front of him and said narut I cannot thank you for everything you've done for me you saved me and my friends you saved me from the shade and now you have done something that I can never repay you allowed me to speak with Braum for the last time and let me resolve with my past is there anything Safir I can do for you Naruto merely smiled a fox smile and patted Aragon's shoulder Aragon there is no need for you to kneel or offer to do anything for me as I said you remind me of my past self however I also know that you won't stop trying to repay your debt so let me ask if I asked you to teach me magic or this ancient language will you do it without almost any hesitation Aragon responded Yes however there will some words I cannot tell you due to them not being mine to tell narut merely nodded in acceptance well then everyone letun go to sleep we still have a long journey in front of us see you in the morning Yan Nar said as he Shan shined away Kid you all right that was the first time you used that Jutsu kurarama asked in a worried tone I'm all right but it would seem that there is indeed a price to raising a soul from the dead while it won't kill me like it did nagato for a whole day my regeneration and immortality seems to be almost completely suppressed to the level of a regular human on this continent while I am still able to access chakra it seems to have been slightly suppressed although considering the amount I have it's not much my physical strength however seems to remain the same overall I just need to be careful the day I use that Jutsu as long you're all right remember I am no longer your only tenant you also have kagaya within you I understand good night kurarama Naruto said his sleep claimed him one week later as the group approached car's an Elven Outpost Aragon reviewed the past few days speaking to braam once again and finding closure learning Elvin Customs from Arya teaching Naruto about the ancient language and Naruto's first success in Magic flashback Naro flung away the stone he had held for the past 2 hours away hard enough for the stone to eventually be completely buried within the ground come on Naruto just a little longer from what you told me this should be easy for you just reach into your mind until you reach a barrier and then break through it Aragon patiently said amused by Naruto's childish actions hn easy for you to say nar pouted anyways perform that stenar rasa spell again Aragon sighed as he again said stenar rasa narut watched The Stone Rise once again to eye level kid from what I've seen through your Rene Sharingan every single time Aragon does a spell he actually just barely cracks open the gate of opening or the first of the eight Gates kurarama said with an arched eyebrow you serious are you saying whenever anybody does a spell they're actually opening slightly opening the first gate or at least something similar Naruto asked while I'm not sure about other spellcasters Arya and Aragon both crack open the first gate to use their magic other spellcasters might just use some kind of equivalent to it or something I'm not sure without seeing others but that hardly matters this could help you break through the first gate of the aid and hopefully the others Naruto Kama said excitedly knowing the frustration Naruto has been feeling for the past few weeks trying to open the first gate after trying for another few hours and almost giving up Naruto once again observed Aragon doing the spell when he suddenly felt a cracking sound resounding in his head Naruto immediately assumed the meditation stance he learned on Mount myoboku and focused himself on the source of the cracking sound as he did he came upon a large gate similar to The rashan Gates or oamaru used he observed that the gate was on the verge of opening but just needed a little more Force as he grabbed a hold of Gates and pulled harder on the gate the doors of the gate groaned as they slowly opened when suddenly the doors opened wide and flooded Naruto with the chakra that was held back by the gate outside Aragon wondered about the meditation pose Naruto was in when suddenly he was flat on the ground panting and sweating while struggling to Just Breathe oric was in the same position as him while safira and Arya were brought to their knees while also struggling to breathe although not as severely as Aragon their eyes immediately focused on the center of the pressure Naro they saw as narut slowly stood up as the ground around him slowly cracked and then cratered narut noticing that his chakra from the first gate was slowly crushing the environment and friends down from sheer pressure Naruto immediately closed if regretfully the gate and watched the group rise up as the pressure suddenly disappeared kurarama was that what I thought it was kit that was merely the chakra that was released from the gate that gate unlocked the limits of your physical iCal Body by unlocking the chakra held back by it I think I know why you could not open the gates until now unlike Le or guy you possess so much more chakra that your body had to create far stronger gates to hold back that chakra from tearing your body apart at least when your body was still immature now however your body is infinitely more powerful than before so you can finally withstand the chakra levels from the first gate the other Gates should be easier to open now that you know how to open them however you might need to wear chakra suppressing seals from now on just so you won't accidentally kill the people around you on the good side of things this will train you and eventually result in an even denser chakra at the end and a body more used to more potent chakras such as kagu is well at least there is that Naruto thought as the others looked at Aragon and narut so what was that Arya weily asked that that was Nar finally opening the barrier in his mind to Magic Aragon replied as he shakily stood up the others stared wide-eyed again amazed at the power the blonde held flashback end after another minute of flying Arya pointed out where to land which happened to be a small Meadow between a river and the surrounding Forest after landing Arya immediately jumped off of safir's back and walked to the center of the clearing and said in the ancient language come forth my brethren you have nothing to fear T is I Arya Ellis my compan ions are friends and allies they mean us no harm they watched as two elves ran from the trees to embrace Arya while laughing and greeting in clear voices after the greetings the two elves introduced themselves as Lian and nari while Arya introduced the rest of the group especially Aragon and safira and their intention on going to Ellisa both of the elves glanced at Naruto then Arya who then quickly said him too 3 days later the group and several other elves were walking amongst the trees that steadily grew thicker and older with everyone but Naruto and safira riding on Pure White Elven steeds when he arched a golden eyebrow at a particular tree blinking as his eyes subtly gained a tinge of saffron just how did I almost ah I see closing his eyes he reached out with his senses this time fully concentrating on his surroundings whoever he is he has become so in tune with the forest that despite his shaian and level reserves I almost missed his presence opening his eyes he blinked in astonishment at his findings his energy signature even slightly resembles my own during my sage mode impressive I wonder if all elves are like this not long after Naruto detected his presence an ancient elf garbed in flowing Robes of pure white with a circlet of gleaming silver resting upon his brow appeared seemingly out of nowhere as if he were a wraith gazing into his eyes Naruto felt as if haguro was once again standing before him not because of the elf's power but rather because of the sheer wisdom that radiated from his old old eyes Gilder and Elda breaking off from the front of the group ARA quickly dismounted from her Steed to reverently greet the elf that perpetually guarded the borders of du Welden Varden ever since the time of the war against the dragons as she bowed her head the newly introduced Gildan lightly smiled before directing his gaze towards Aragon seeing this Arya gestured towards the hope of Alesia Aragon Arya murmured before stepping past the Elder elf show him your palm and your ring bearing his right hand Aragon raised it so that first brum's ring and then the gwi ignasia was visible closing his eyes Gildan shifted aside with his arms spread in a gesture of Welcome allowing both Aragon and safira to pass further into the leafy trees hesitantly they did so however when everyone else had passed except for narut the ancient elf once again stepped in front of him for a second the two stared each other curiosity gleaming in gildan's eyes as he attempted to probe n's mind with his own only to hastily step back when a Roar with the fury of a thousand Sons nearly blasted his mind to Oblivion peace kurarama Naruto comforted his lifelong partner before angrily glaring at Gilden his chakra beginning to Surge about within his body in response to his rage due to his nature there were very few things in the world that could anger him but trying to peer into his mind that he Ed with kurarama especially from a supposed Ally was one of them in fact it was only because he could sense that the ancient in front of him didn't have malevolent intentions only curiosity and that fighting him would instantly cause cracks in the elf Varden Alliance that he didn't try anything instead clenching his fists he quietly suppressed his and the ju's anger on the other side a slight frown Mar gildan's usually Placid expression obviously disturbed by the Earth's shattering amount of power and bloodlust contained within the Foreigner's Mind by now Arya Aragon safira and oric had realized something was wrong and hurriedly retraced their steps back just in time to see Gildan stumble backwards striding forwards Arya hastily inserted herself between the two glancing between the two she demanded for an answer while tilting her head in respect towards her Elder what happened Gilder and Elda Naro relaxing his hands Nar eased his stance before shooting an empty smile towards her nothing serious happened other than he tried to pry into my mind a sharp glint entered his eyes as this how you greet your friends and allies the small frown that marred her face made it clear to everyone that Arya was openly conflicted after finding out the reason behind the disturbance on one hand was the man who helped save her and the Varden from destruction and thereby deserved the hospitality of the elves yet on the other was Gildan the elf Guardian who had guarded their borders for over Thousand Years had Nar been any other human she would have just insisted for him to Forfeit his mind for but a moment and continued on but he wasn't and before she could make a decision Gildan gently brushed her aside while holding an open hand out staring at the outstretched hand nar's eyes widened before a genuine grin bloomed on his face much to the confusion of the others to think he has even grasped the concept of ninshu stepping forward Naruto mirrored gildan's stance only with a fist instead of an open hand the corner of his mouth twitched upwards in amusement at Naruto's fist as he two clenched his hand into a fist before bumping it into nut's after being pushed to the side Ari appeared at the two in Amusement as they both closed their eyes a thin layer of energy beginning to form around the point of contact 1 second do 2 seconds do 10 seconds do 1 minute 3 minutes passed before Gildan and Naruto opened their eyes at the same time time before stepping back a glint of respect and awe in both of their gazes for Naruto it was the first time he had met someone as aned as Gildan who was still amongst the living while for Gildan although he didn't see any of the blond's memories he had felt how nature itself seemed to love the human in front of him combined with the fact he sensed absolutely no sign of hostility from either of them only a righteous indignation of having their minds read against their Wills despite the overwhelming power and Majesty he sensed from the monster father who had forced him out earlier Gilder and made a decision with a smile he gracefully bowed his head and gestured for both Arya and Naruto to continue Into the Heart of the wood before once again melting back into the forest he protected not missing a beat narut quickly passed the area where Gildan once stood as he made his way to the rest of the group only casting an amused glance over his shoulder when he saw Arya still frozen to where she was pushed hey Arya why are you still standing there we should try to get to Ellisa before night falls hurry up shamelessly Naruto called out to Arya completely disregarding the fact their Journey was interrupted because of his little incident before he waved at the group to continue on the corner of her eye twitched after a quarter of a mile Naruto's group Came Upon an empty Glade that had faint paths running through it as narut looked around he subtly sensed the nature energy around him and was amazed at its concentration amazing the ambient Natural Energy here can rival half of Mount myoboku perhaps this is where the elves gained their physical and magical superiority of the other races aside from their rudimentary chakra Pathways considering Gildan perhaps the ambient nature chakra was absorbed into their bodies over the years and gradually strengthened them even if they aren't able to free manipulate it it would give them an unrivaled advantage as Naruto mused over this theory he continued to slowly extend his senses over the entire city sighing in wonder when he felt how in tune the forest and its inhabitants were with each other however when he reached a little further an enormous signature suddenly lit up in front of his just what is that enormous nature chakra signature before he could further study the huge energy signature many of the inhabitants of Ellisa exited out of homes shaped from living trees that were shaped into houses such naturall looking structures were eye-catching enough but Naruto and Aragon could not help but stare at the surrounding elves as they revealed themselves stunned by their almost unnaturally in comparison handsome and beautiful looks every single elf whether it be male or female had unblemished skin sculpted features and fine hair that rippled down their backs in waves like molten silver if silver was various colors thanks to jiah's training narut was able to tear his gaze away before it became rude but poor Aragon couldn't help but keep staring as they made their way through the city and away from the other elves Aragon finally managed to regain his bearing pointing towards the odd tree houses he asked how is that done we sing to the forest in the old tongue and give it our strength to grow in the shape that we desire all our buildings and tools are made in that manner Arya replied bringing up the rear narut felt if his eyes widened anymore they might just pop out from his skull so these elves even have a magic similar to the mokon oh boy this is just getting better and better maybe they're long lost relatives of the sju he mused as they reached the end of the path finally at the end of the path They Came Upon a form steps woven from a cluster of roots that led up to a door that opened by itself as they approached upon entering Naro and the rest of the group looked around the hall to see 24 elf Lords and Ladies 12 on each side of an ancient Throne of nodded Roots upon which a female elf garbed in Royal Red and wearing a Golden Crown rimmed with lustrous gems Regal Sat On by her left side stood a curved Rock with a chased cross piece upon which perched a brilliant white Raven seemingly asleep none of the group needed Arya to identify who she was as only one amongst the many she had informed them of could possibly fit her description Queen islanzadi the legendary Queen of the elves for the past half Millennium and as beautiful as the morning sunrise and yet as Regal as any King when the group filed in with Naruto leaning against the wall in the back while safira merely stuck her head in the Raven who at first had its eyes shut shut abruptly cocked its head at Aragon before shrieking out worda such an eerie Screech caused Aragon to shiver in alarm but when the Raven cast its gaze towards Naruto nothing came out of its beak instead to everyone surprise and shock the excentric and somewhat insane Raven fluttered from its perch to Naruto's shoulder and leaned into his cheek causing the blonde to look amusedly at the Raven before petting its head which only caused the Raven to burrow its snowy Crown deeper brushing aside her surprise the queen stood up from her throne the moment she did the surrounding elf Lords and Ladies Arya Aragon and oric knelt with their heads bowed even safira from outside who Naruto knew to be extremely prideful of her Race's unsurpassed Beauty and strength also lowered her head towards the Elven Queen only Naruto continued continued to stand in the background absently noting how the Queen's facial features seemed oddly familiar slowly Queen islanzadi seemingly not noticing him merely moved to Arya placed her hand on arya's shoulder and said in a rich voice rise as Arya did so the queen intensely studied her face as if trying to see into her very being before crying and embracing her oh my daughter I have wrong you the group that traveled to Ellis Mor andelt and in Naruto's case stood in shocked silence trying to digest the fact that Arya was the Elven princess oh this is good ha haa you always did have a habit of say princesses but this is too much even in another Nation you still somehow run into the only Elven princess there is maybe she'll even fall for you too like all the others hahaha that perverted toad would be so proud of you kurarama rumbled with laughter as Naruto just stood there with a tick mark on his face oi shut it furball or else I'm coming in there to tie your Tails into knots while narut was bantering with his tenant Queen islanzadi reconciled with her daughter when the white Raven on n's shoulder started cackling and on the door was Graven everm what now became the family lore let us never do but to adore enough of your incessant riddles blagden swiftly berating the insolent bird queen islanzadi turned to Aragon and safira and apologized for her behavior Aragon merely smiled and greeted as Arya taught him Islan zadii dring atra esono feldin he had no doubt that he was supposed to speak first Island Z's dark eyes widened atra do everin o noard an atra marinar Lea anarta o NR replied Aragon completing the ritual Naruto waited as the introductions between the elves Dragon Rider and dwarf were going on while stroking the white raven's head as he turned towards Arya who had come to his side after her mother began to speak with Aragon so Arya you're a princess huh didn't Peg you for one it is a fact I Tred to keep hidden an ambassador of the El has no need for it Arya lightly confirmed while absently touching the area above her armored left shoulder I see glancing at the area she had touched Naruto realized it be where he had seen an oddly-shaped indigo tattoo when she was being escorted to the Varden he didn't say anymore sensing that there was more to the story and that now dot was not the best time to satisfy his curiosity having greeted the others Queen islanzadi finally turned towards narut and with a frown confusion and weariness clear in her eyes at that instant the attention of the entire hall fell upon his shoulders you must forgive my discourtesy Naruto Uzumaki to you who has played a large role in both aiding my daughter she paused savoring the word she hadn't had the opportunity to say for over half a century and protecting the Varden from certain destruction I extend my most heartfelt gratitude as she slightly tilting her head down towards him Naruto heard a quick near non-existent gas of air beside him before it disappeared peering from the corner of his eyes all he saw was Arya as beautiful and impassive as always but years of being a Shinobi and Hokage of such Shinobi had granted him a Keen Eye beneath that Placid Lake of emerald was an undercurrent of shock and at her mother's action she knew how proud she could be and it touched her hard to know islen zadii had bowed her proud head for her upon seeing this the corner of Naruto's mouth quirked up before he too mirrored Aragon's actions touching his own lips he too inclined his head before speaking softly islanzadi dring atra esterne Ono thuin surprise radiated from the Elven Queen while it was not unusual even expected for Aragon to know and speak the traditional greetings of the elves she didn't expect for someone like narut to also do so and for him to speak the ancient language so well he even spoke the words better than Aragon who had no doubt practiced them many many times the the only flaw she could detect was a slight and unique accent she had never heard before intertwined within his words curiously gazing at Naruto she completed her part of the greeting atra everin o noard anra marar Lea he finished The hushed Whispers that had once swept the room while their Queen spoke with Aragon and Arya once again gained steam as they glanced at the Foreigner who also projected an aura of authority like their Queen islen zadii with his emotion censored the Primary Emotion Naro felt from most if not all the elves was caution and Mild curiosity despite all of his seals the sensitive Immortals could no doubt sense the sheer power hiding within his body not far from him he could also feel arya's shock no doubt due to how badly he spoke the words just yesterday during practice perhaps she even thought he was simply pretending to butcher the greeting that wasn't true he indeed was terrible at the language all he could say was all hail the shadow clones with a much friendlier tone Queen islanzadi instinctively continued to speak in the ancient language only pausing when she noticed the vacant look in Naruto's eyes realizing that despite his near-perfect anunciation he hadn't understood a word she said an awkward silence pervaded the room before Naruto sheepishly chuckled while rubbing the back of his head haaha my apologies Queen islanzadi but my understanding of the ancient language is limited to your greeting as well as a few spells if you don't believe me said Naruto before pointing his thumb towards the elf beside him you can just ask Arya turning towards Arya islanzadi switched back to is this true my daughter surely someone who can speak the ancient language so fluently and well cannot have such a shallow understanding as he says contrary to her expectations Arya immediately confirmed the blond's words yes other than a few minor spells Naruto is a complete beginner to our language in fact just yesterday his pronunciation was far worse than Aragon's more Whispers rushed through the room at her words had it been an elf in question nobody would have found it unusual but for someone just beginning to learn their language it was impressive to say the least realizing they were getting off topic islanzadi quickly diverted the conversation back on course while I thank you for saving my daughter in the resistance I have to wonder who are you stranger other than your name appearance and a cursory list of your powers my daughter has not reported anything else for centuries we elves have walked the Earth and although we have isolated ourselves from the matters of Mortals your name does not have roots in any race we know of while Queen islanzadi had not personally seen or even heard from her daughter other than a meager handful of moments for the past half century she knew two things of her personality one that Arya would never rest until she at least knew the general background of an anomaly as powerful as Naruto especially when said anomaly say Saed her life and two no matter the differences between them she was loyal to her kind to a fault and would never hide information of a Potential Threat so either Arya truly found the man in front of her as no threat or do she was forced into silence and if it was the latter islen zad's eyes narrowed a suspicion so easy to succumb to these days began to Cloud her earlier gratitude soon the tension in the air thickened to the point where Naruto swore he could cut through it with a canai fortunately her question was not one he was particularly secretive about it's not as if anyone in Alesia was capable breaking through the barrier surrounding the elemental Nations before relaying the same answer he told leaders of the Varden Naruto shot a small but grateful look and Nod to his left slightly surprised that Arya hadn't mentioned his Origins from what Aragon had taught him about the ancient language any serious oara or any elf in Alesia made would be done in that language due to its binding property yet for her to keep her word despite her status of Ambassador and only swearing in the common language it spoke volumes of her character upon hearing the blond's words and then his theory of the El's Origins disbelief could be seen in Queen islanzadi and her council's eyes as she slowly stroe back to her throne once again regaining her seat a small frown appeared not entirely believing him as was her nature while she contemplated his words a male Elven Lord with hair black as night steadily stood up tilting his head down Naruto pharel like my queen iader Lord of silam want to thank you for saving our princess Arya fit Kona but I must ask dark Hazel orbs flashed why should we trust you when you did not let Gilder and Elda into your mind on the side Arya also looked curiously at Naruto despite passing through the borders of the Elven forest for decades never had she seen the ancient Elder damee to touch anyone never mind touch fists with a human for over minute however she sighed in disappointment at nutk cryptic answer there are other ways to communicate than mere words and Minds Lord deader and I can assure you if you ask Gildan San he will speak on behalf of me staring into the Elven Lord's Discerning gaze the corner of Naruto's eyes twitched when he felt the lightest of presences skirt along the perimeter of his mind this time however he made sure to shroud kurama's presence and increase his mental defenses as he would against a yam aka the only thing dayer could feel from The Stranger before him was an impenetrable wall of some sort of energy but most of all the unshakable conviction and confidence emanating behind that barrier and while slightly dissatisfied he couldn't further observe the fascinating blond's mind he knew it would be rude and foolish of him to do so if Gilder and himself dared do so shutting his dark eyes deer mirrored his queen as he gracefully sat down no need while I am obviously not as old as Gilder and Elder we friends nothing could have forced their way into our home with him guarding its borders only death could and should such a thing have happened the entire DW Welden Varden would have wept for our loss dusting away the non-existent dust from her magnificent robes islen zadii stroe towards her daughter's side and declared Naruto pharel has convinced me of his benign intentions and will thus may stay here in ellmer she glanced about the room before settling down on Naruto and Arya it would be a shame for someone so gifted in the ancient language to come to an end here and so I have decided my daughter shall see to your instruction of the words and its intricacies now our guests weigh tired on their feet and we have spoken of evil things for far too long I will not have this occasion marred by lingering on past injuries and then as she suddenly brightly smiled continued my daughter has returned a dragon and her Rider have appeared and I will see us celebrate in the proper fashion blagden she indicated for the white Raven to come back which he did although with extreme reluctance that was visible to all now what Arya Naruto asked that is an indication of the incoming festivities for the return of her daughter and the Return of the Dragon Riders as well as the return of our distant Brethren Arya responded sounds like fun wonder if they have Ramen Naruto said as they watched with oric Aragon and safira a team of elves prepare the feast from setting up the table and preparing the food as it turned out they did not have Ramen or noodle or even any meat which resulted in Naruto crying many anime tears during that Feast Nar stop that weird crying when you cry you are insulting the food as well as the elves that have made it Arya said but Arya they don't have Meer even Ramen the food of the Gods Naruto exclaimed what is ramen anyways it doesn't sound that appetizing anyways Aragon said before gulping when he saw a sudden gleam going through nut's eyes he he he you not knowing what Ramen is is one thing but insulting it I see I will have to re-educate you now let's see where to begin first Ramen is cammy's gift to all living things it was brought down from the Heavens to light the way Naruto started to preach after he clapped his hands tightly onto Aragon's shoulders so that he could not run away 1 hour later everybody at the feast had their eyes rolled to the back of their heads as Naruto kept a constant stream of brainwashing phrases and when Ramen first entered the world the masses Cried Out In Joy Naruto said as safira finally roared out with her mind enough stop torturing my Rider with your brainwashing if you want to convince somebody prove it oh there was that root but I only have a limited amount even if it is in the hundreds of thousands but with no sacrifice there can be no Victory safira you shall be the first to be converted now taste the food of the Gods Naruto declared as he unsealed and threw a steaming bowl of ichiraku's ramen into safir's ma the recipe aam finally told him as her last present on her deathbed as safira closed her Jaws in Surprise she suddenly tasted the salty and Porky goodness that featured the Perfect Blend of crunchiness from the all Dente noodles the slightly chewi of the pork that exploded with flavor the squishiness of the fish cake and finally the broth that embodied the best of them all her eyes bulging as they turned from sapphire blue to Red she quickly turned to her riter as she panted forgive me I was wrong Aragon you must try this the elves looked in horror at the interaction between the revered dragon and the human blonde before Queen islanzadi announced that the feast was over she then said to the Dragon Rider and dragon it is late I am tired and I would return to my Bower accompany me safira and Aragon and I will show you where you may sleep tonight as the queen led the group away from the festivities narut asked so where are the rest rest of us going to sleep although I could just grow a house here in fact I think I will do just that even with your powers not even you could create life not even us elves that are so in tune with nature would be able to create life we only help shape the life that is already there Queen islanzadi started until she stared wide-eyed as Naruto made a hand seal and said mokan Shuka no Jutsu Queen islanzadi stood there in shocked silence before regaining her bearings and said we will meet in the morning morning where Aragon will continue his training while you shall begin yours with Arya well I guess see you in the morning Arya Naruto said as he disappeared into his newly created house next morning the entire group walked to the edge of Elmer where they met Queen Iceland zadii once they gathered Queen Iceland zadii said in a serious voice before we go any farther the four of you must swear in the ancient language that you will never speak to Outsiders of what you are about to see not without permission from me my daughter or whoever May succeed as to the throne Naruto waited as the Aragon safira and oric at first tried to find fault with the command but eventually could not the elf Queen's logic and caution after doing so queen islanzadi turned to the blonde I know that I cannot force you but I please do not reveal this to anyone promise me you won't Naruto looked into Queen Ian's eyes and saw no deception within her gaze while I will not swear in the ancient language I will promise you that I will not reveal what I will see to anyone unless your Arya tells me to and I never break my promises satisfied with the answer Queen Iceland zadi nodded and led the group towards a cliff a th000 ft tall and that stretched for Miles as Naruto Drew in a small amount of nature chakra he suddenly sensed a similar presence to Aragon and safira only far stronger ho to think that the elves have hidden such a secret from the rest of their world how interesting but how how come one of the presences seems broken just as Nar finished his thought several heavy thuds resounded through the air and ground Aragon plugged his ears while safira raised a wing towards hers as they did they witnessed a giant gold dragon emerged from on top of the cliff with a rider on its back several moments passed as Aragon and safira fell to their knees with a thud in reverence and relief knowing that they were not the last of their kind and that there was finally someone to guide them as the self- inod uced elf oromis flew to the ground and greeted Aragon Queen Iceland heatedly said to the Elven Rider you knew you knew of Aragon's existence and yet you did not tell me why have you betrayed me shoodle I could have sent Riders and Scouts to bring them and Arya back home to me I could have done so much more oromis listened to his Queen's outburst and merely sighed you have betrayed yourself iands a drotning if you had performed your duties instead of withdrawing from the world out of depression you would have noticed Aragon and Arya far sooner even before the Battle of farth andur you have only yourself to blame and besides I knew that nothing would happen to them especially when someone as powerful as the man beside you was with them and protecting them the entire time narut stood to the side as he listened to the conversation between his group and the Ancient Dragon Rider as oric started asking where the Elven ryer was this entire time Naruto intervened oric from what I sense both oromis's and his dragon's bodies are somehow broken while for the dragon it is only a physical condition for oromis his body is currently and only barely held together by a multitude of seals or spells as you know it as even if he were to fight he would only be a burden at most an unstable weapon that could break at any time during the battle and if he died before the next rider was chosen then all knowledge that had to be passed down would have been lost forever to the world Naruto paused as oric digested this new information while oromis looked slightly ashamed that he could have done more for the Varden or for the elves oromis as I said before your body is broken your magic unstable and your dragon crippled currently you are of no use other than being a Sensei to Aragon here although I am sure that you were a great one however if you and your dragon could be healed what would you do narut questioned wanting to know the answer while looking into the other writer's eyes or Rus thought for a moment before answering with clear eyes if my partner and I could ever be healed we would still teach everything to Aragon holding nothing back and right out for the sake of liberating Alesia from galbatorix's rule Naruto looked into his eyes looking for any hint of insincerity and trickery finding none he said to everyone swear swear in your ancient language to never reveal what will happen here unless I and only I allow it I will heal you oromis but never forget this debt and repay it by helping Aragon here and fighting alongside him everyone looked at each other before nodding and swearing in the ancient language once they did so Naruto slowly walked up to the riter and his Dragon what is your dragon's name before oromis could answer a rumble echoed in nark mind as a majestic voice said glater is what you may call me hatchling should you show the slightest intention of harming my rider or me I will tear you to shreds Naruto nearly nodded discarding the thread as there was no ill intention behind it as he did so he placed his right hand that had an outline of a sun on top of glair stump Naruto sighed as he pumped chakra into his right palm and through the sun outline as he did so the crippled legs started glowing blinding everyone with a golden light as the light faded everyone simply stared and wonder as what was once empty space was once again filled with a golden muscular leg covered in near impenetrable scales gladder lifted up his leg in Wonder feeling no problems or weaknesses with the leg it was as if his leg was always there and was merely missing from sight gently tapping his foot against ground the Golden Dragon proceeded to progressively stomp harder and harder until a crater was formed oromis trembled with excitement and joy as the air and his mental link between them flooded with the dragon Roars of exaltation and happiness he then looked at Naruto trembling at the thought that he might just be healed after all this time and not have to endure the crippling pains that came and went now oramus I believe it is your turn Naruto said as his palm lit up with a green glow stay still and let me see what exactly is wrong with you oromis complied with the order and waited as Naruto swept his hand from head to toe as he did so he saw Naruto's eyes light up with comprehension do you understand what is wrong with me all of the best Healers of elmera could not find anything wrong with me not even I could find anything wrong well there is both good and bad news the bad news is that what I am about to do will hurt and far more than you have ever known it will be as your body and mind are trying to tear themselves apart the good news is that I know what is wrong it also confirms my suspicions that you elves did indeed come from where I came from the elemental Nations the chakra Pathways between your eight Gates have been completely severed plus your first gate that is located in the mind and is the source of your magic has been almost completely mangled I'm guessing that any magic that you have done is merely because your gate has not been completely destroyed Naruto diagnosed oromis Stood Still absorbing the information that Naruto said but you said you could still heal me correct I will bear any amount of pain if that is what it takes gladder will also help me shoulder the pain oromis said with a firm tone while glad too nodded at his words so it now try not to scream narut said as he once again pumped chakra into his palm the clearing was lit up with oromis's screams and glads Roars of pain as his chakra Pathways were being rapidly mended and the connection between his first gate and the rest of his body were being reconnected his Pathways were then rapidly expanded to what they should have been by the sheer amount of chakra Naruto was pumping while being destroyed from the overexpansion and then reheal by his chakra the process went on for an hour until Naruto finally dropped his palm away from the Elven Rider as said Rider laid on the ground with his Dragon both panting and sweating from the pain oramus shakily stood up and analyzed his body hoping Beyond hope that he was finally healed when he felt nothing wrong he muttered stener rasa Boulders started floating around him and as he held them there for a long time and after feeling no pain he trembled while saying I am healed I am really healed thank you narut you have given glader and I aite called hope and I will repay this by making Aragon as strong as he can be Queen islanzadi trembled seeing their secret and pride fully healed and all because of the blonde that her daughter was interested in all that she could think of as she watched the celebration that spread amongst the group was narut just what are you and what will you do with Alesia the day that Naruto healed both oromis and gladder passed quickly Aragon and saira flew away with the Elder Dragon Rider paired to begin their training immediately while the rest of the group returned to Ellis where Queen islanzadi Once Again threw another Feast at the recovery of their own dragon rider the day after the feast Naruto went to Arya for his magic training after sensing out where she was walking through the city Naruto admired the way these elves live together with nature it reminded him of his time at Mount myoboku where he lived with toads but still what exactly is that enormous nature chra signature I will have to ask Arya about this when we meet he he he kit I'm glad that you are finally getting over that hyuga after all these years I know that you are currently only friends but she is your best shot at happiness and do not worry remember your mat's last words narut smiled sadly as he remembered how shocked he was at his Hinata's Last Words flashback an older-looking Naruto sat beside and held the hand of an aged yet still beautiful hanata that laid in bed with her eyes closed Naruto knew that his hanata would not last the night and that this would be the last last time he would ever see her alive just then hanata opened her eyes and looked over to Naruto Naruto you do not need to hide yourself behind sunade sama's henge to appear older than you really are y know hanata said while smiling borrowing one of Naruto's signature verbal ticks Nar sat there startled that hanata knew about the henge that he had Sakura set up for him he sighed as he dropped the henge to instantly look as young as he did when he had married hanata how long narut asked knowing that he did not need to clarify anything Naruto while you may have been able to fool even sasu eyes remember that I still have my Bakugan and can see that your chakra Pathways have remained undiminished even after all these years it was simple to deduce that you wore a henge that hid your true appearance so that you would not make me bad about it hanada said gently as Naruto sat there Naro I know that I will not live beyond tonight and I have something to tell you despite you saying that I should not feel this way I still feel guilty that I was not able to Bear you any children and it is one of my greatest regrets for not being able to do so Naruto from what I have seen you will still live for a great many years and I do not want to become a barrier to your happiness so know that should you feel love again then if not for yourself then for me do not make me the reason for not pursuing it promise me Naruto promise me hanata begged knowing that if he promised her this should could pass on without any regrets since after all her husband has never broken a promise feeling his wife's life fade Naruto said with as bright of A Smile as he could hanata I promise I promise that I will not use you as an excuse to not love but I also promise that no matter what you will always be my first wife know this as you move onto the pure World hanada merely smiled looked at her beloved's face one last time as if trying to burn the memory even until the afterlife and closed her pale lavender eyes Naruto I love you Nar spent the rest of that night crying over her body his sorrow washing over the rest of konaha flashback end TCH she's still only a friend but thank you Kurama despite Our rough beginning I consider you my closest and the best friend in my life all right kit enough of this mushy stuff I'm about to vomit a Bama in your mindscape and that won't be pretty now get over to your future mate and start learning that magic kurarama snickered as Naruto pouted Naruto followed arya's energy signature and found himself in front of the hall where they met the elf Lords and queen now that he thought about it it did make sense for the princess to live in the castle noticing that Arya was not coming out Naruto inhaled deeply and shouted yo Arya come out and train me the shout resounded throughout the entire city with many of the elves looking dumbfounded in the blond's direction ction in a flash a black blur with a lining of green flashed out of the doors grabbed the blond's ear and disappeared into the distance when Arya stopped she dropped Naruto in the middle of a clearing pulled out her sword and immediately swung it in his Direction Naruto dodged until Arya had stopped panting as the clearing around them turned from a Serene and beautiful area into a place full of slash marks and burn marks from fired spells narut just stand still and let me hit you Arya commanded the blonde desperate to regain some of her honor back after being embarrassed by the Hy heck no you're trying to kill me with that sword and Magic I only shouted at you so that we could begin my magic training although I have a question that I must ask Nar retorted Arya stopped trying to discipline the blonde and stood there before nodding and waiting for Naro to ask his question Arya what is that massive nature chakra just a little bit away from Elmer it feels like a tree but with another Elven chakra signature within it just what is it Naruto asked Arya arched an eybrow at the blonde fascinated that he was able to sense something off with the tree Arya then told narut the story behind the menoa tree about how a middle-aged elf Maiden named lanaa Found Love with a young man that happened to meet her the two were happy until the man desired a woman closer to his age and eventually woed another younger elf maiden and was for a time happy with her that was until lanaa discovered her Lover's cheating and in a rage killed both the man and his lover overcome with shame lanaa sang herself into a tree abandoning her race and has been there ever since narut listened with astonishment at the elf's ability to sing herself into a tree and fuse with it it reminded him of the twins of the sound four sacken and uken who were able to fuse with each other and other people due to their bloodline but as he listened to the rest of the story he came to pity the Maiden he found it wrong that lanaa felt compelled to abandon her race merely because her own lover was the one that cheated on her Arya could you take me to the menoa tree when I sensed it I felt a deep regret shame and rage from the tree and now knowing the story I feel like I can at least calm those feelings we can start the magic training tomorrow also I have a present for you that I will give you tomorrow as well Arya wondered what present he was talking about but just nodded and led him to a giant tree that was thicker than a hundred of the smaller trees of the forest as Naruto walked up to the tree he grew more amazed at the sheer power in the tree Camy this menoa tree feels about as powerful as shukaku narut thought as he placed his palm on the tree while entering sage mode level two making circular marks appear on his face while a circular Mark that resembled the renegon appeared in the middle of his forehead instantly a wave of nature chakra spread throughout the forest turning all heads in the direction of the source when they noticed where the source was they immediately hurried towards it worried that harm would befall the menow a tree Naruto ignored everything that was happening outside and instead concentrated in making contact with the spirit of the tree soon after he felt the mindscape of another and immediately entered it as he entered it it felt more than saw the memories of lanaa from when she fell in love with the man to the Betrayal she felt and then finally the thousand years she spent in the tree witnessing the growth and death of the plants and animals that inhabited the area around her after witnessing the memories he finally saw an elfant silhouette with its back towards him while KN Deep in water within a maze like sewer not unlike his own before he was able to control his very mindscape as he approached the elf from behind a sudden Force stopped him looking below him he saw countless tree roots that bound his feet preventing him proceeding forwards who are you to come into my mind lanaa the menoa tree asked his outside Roots started spreading over nark body my name is Naruto and I have come after hearing your story and sensing the regret shame and rage that you carried in your aura I see but I asked why have you come why should I not just kill you now for trespassing into my mind lanaa said as she started constricting the blonde because first narut began before shattering the roots from his legs in the mindscape and displaying his power you cannot bind or hurt me for I am beyond even you and second I am a sage and I wish to help you I can purify the nature chakra through me before flowing it back towards you effectively taking in your negative feelings which could possibly have you stop hating yourself Lena cautiously retreated feeling more than enough power to end her existence and far more power than she had felt from any living being within the forest or even that upstart of a human galbatorix nobody would simply help me for nothing what do you want in return is it too much to think that I am not doing this to gain anything when I heard your story I found myself pitying you and felt that that man you fell in love with did not deserve your feelings but know this I would not have decided to help you if that was it no I want to help you because I feel that you should not feel hatred towards yourself you have done nothing wrong with you being an elf a race that mostly hides their deepest feelings to be betrayed by your lover must have felt as if your very world collapsed and when you finally noticed what you had done you must have thought you had done something wrong for such a betrayal and thus wanted it to actually wash away your Shame by hiding away from the rest of the world you are someone that does not deserve the torture that you have imposed on yourself for many years well that's basically why I want to help you y know narut said with a sheepish smile while scratching the back of his head lanaa simply looked at the blonde trying to discern any hint of trickery or malicious intent but instead she was confronted by a near pure aura that hid nothing and only showed his desire to help her suddenly she felt a feeling she hadn't felt in a long time warmth this was the first time she felt genuine warmth in over a thousand years as she contemplated on the feeling she slowly walked towards the blonde Naruto namazi Uzumaki you intrigue me for one not an elf you have shown far more compassion than even my little brothers and sisters have shown me over the years I accept your proposal however I must do something in return lanaa raised her hand as she saw the blonde begin to protest let me finish it is our pride to never owe another otherwise such a dead might eat us away from the inside this is all the more true with me now that I have fused with the meno a tree I can feel that your current desire other than helping me is to protect your precious ones especially Aragon and Arya and free this land from galbatorix as such should Aragon Arya or Iceland zadi ever be at the edge of death I will send the energy needed to fixate their souls to their body long enough for their bodies to be healed enough such that they will not need me however I must warn you I can also feel that the sword that this Aragon currently holds does not fit him rather the sword feels as if it is rejecting him and will let him down when he needs it most as such should he ever ask of it from me I will help him should he pass my test with the reward being the bright steel underneath my roots however as for you I give you my blessing as lanaa said said her last sentence she leaned up and kissed Naruto on his forehead I can see that you already have a profound grasp on nature itself and can control and even create trees however my blessing will allow you to control far more than just trees you will be able to control and manipulate all plant life as well as further your control over trees to the point as if they were your very limbs now go hero of the fourth Shinobi war and fulfill your promise lanaa said as she gently pushed Naruto out of her mind as Naruto's Consciousness returned to his body he felt a presence sitting by his side as he opened his eyes he was shocked to see an unusual worried look on arya's normally impassive face as her emerald green eyes that put to shame the green of the forest stared right into his sky blue eyes are you all right narut did the monoa tree harm you are AR softly asked I am fine Arya I was merely talking to the spirit of lanaa that was within the menoa tree I offered to purify the negative feelings in the nature chakra that ran through her and in return she promised several things to be honest she did not need to give me anything as I would have done it anyways Naruto said as stood up to leave but not before leaving a clone to purify the nature chakra of the menoa tree Naruto just why do you do this for someone far more powerful than anyone I have ever known you do not abuse your powers I know that you like us are far older than what you appear to be and has thus seen the ugliness of this world you have seen and even experienced unwarranted rage hatred jealousy and contempt ever since you were young so now that you have such power how can you be content to not destroy the world that has so wronged you Arya asked wanting to know more about what drove her newest friend narut paused as he was walking away and then tilted his head back towards Arya such that she could see half of his face but not his eyes Arya as you know humans and all living beings have their ugly parts and sometimes those ugly Parts overwhelm themselves such that it appears that they are merely that just ugly and twisted beings but no for most people there are experiences behind them to make them display such a dark side the villagers in my memory it was not their fault at least not completely most of them had justifiable reasons for hating the being that was sealed in me even if they expressed their hatred the wrong way so I hated them in the beginning then as I gained comrades I discovered what I wanted I only wanted to protect the ones that gave my life meaning and if they wanted to protect the village then so did I then that man came into the village and annihilated it within a moment when I was about to lose my beloved came to save me at the cost of her life that was was the first time I experienced such pure rage and hatred when I finally had that man's life in my very hands I realized that if I killed him then I would become just like the villagers that tortured me when I was but a child it was then I found the strength to forgive them for everything they had done and give them a second chance and guess what they never betrayed my trust ever since sometimes people get lost and sometimes all they need is a little help remember that Arya Naro said as he walked past the Ring of elves that parted before him Arya looked at the back of Naruto as he disappeared amongst the elves then she looked back at the monoa tree and thought back to what happened flashback Arya watched as Naruto stretched his palms onto the trunk of the monoa tree when suddenly strange circular markings appeared on his face she curiously wondered where they came from when she suddenly felt as if she was in the center of a hurricane of life so this is the nature chakra that Naruto keeps going on about Arya mused as seemingly every elf approached the menoa tree while looking at the now unconscious blonde in various emotions ranging from Curiosity to hostility soon Queen Iceland zadii walked past the crowd and asked Arya while pointing towards Naruto what is he doing to the menoa tree and what is that aura of power around him it feels like the same energy from the menoa tree Queen Iceland ADI asked noticing the circular marks on nutk face mother he is surrounded by what he calls nature chakra which allows him to enter a state of complete Oneness with nature itself I believe he used this state to come into contact with the menoa tree's Consciousness directly he asked me about the menoa tree after noticing the strange dual energy signature of the tree so I told him linea's story he then said that he had felt deep regret shame and rage emanating from the menoa and wanted to help her purify those feelings due to pity and feeling that she did not deserve such a punishment Arya explained to her mother as they both looked at Naruto however they were shocked when tree roots from the menoa tree suddenly grabbed onto the blonde and attempted to crush him soon he was buried within the roots Arya immediately started to run towards Naruto but was stopped by Queen Iceland's hand that appeared before her stop Arya it is too dangerous even with how powerful you are you would not be able to make a difference between those two as Queen Iceland zadii was saying this The Roots around Naruto suddenly broke up apart into pieces and rained onto the ground then they watched in amazement as a green glow appeared around the blonde soon the blonde then fell to the ground unconscious as his body worked to integrate the newly absorbed powers that were granted to him by lanaa I see that no harm has been done to either the menoa tree or to Naruto so I will take my leave daughter while we may not know the blonde that well anyone that has been blessed by the meno a tree cannot be a person with bad intentions towards a elves also do not think that I have not noticed the looks you have been giving to Naruto Fel Queen iand ADI slightly smiled at arya's slightly confused face I see that you still regard him as only a friend just make sure that whatever you choose do not regret it for that would be the worst thing to do given our immortality Queen iand zadii said as she walked away from Arya and back to her home Arya stood there for a whole minute thinking about the words her mother just told her before turning towards the blonde and sitting next to him while observing his face while looking at his whisker marks wondering if they were like a fox's before she could stop herself she stroked one of the marks on his cheek and was startled when a pr-like rumble came from the blonde she continued doing so with a soft smile on her face for a while before just sitting there waiting for Naruto to wake up flashback end the following month passed in a blur to the group Naruto sparred and learned about magic and the ancient language under Arya while thinking of how to teach Arya how to use chakra he also asked orus several questions about the beginning in history of the elves from what he learned he estimated that when the elves first left they were similar to the civilians of the elemental Nations as they passed through the time space barrier the chakra Pathways of the elves probably mutated so that they were not able to retain chakra within the pathways but instead had it distributed into their very muscles and Bones enhancing their strength and speed but leaving them rather rudimentary in the magic Department this all changed however after du Fern skull blocka the war between the elves and Dragons at the end the dragons granted the elves immortality and magical power while the elves in return gave them their language Naruto realized that the dragons must have somehow revitalized the elves dormant chakra Pathways when they supercharged them into order to grant them immortality this was why the elves were so much stronger than even some human riters the strength of the Shinobi people that was initially suppressed was finally awoken by the dragons he then hypothesized that the dragons probably realized this and thus whenever they bonded to other human writers they instinctively created chakra Pathways in their writers in order to emulate what they did with the elves Aragon in the meantime continued learning more about the ancient language and its complexities what it meant to be a writer swordsmanship with an arrogant elf named veneer and finally the occasional life lessons the blonde gave him when they started talking in particular there was one talk that Aragon took to heart flashback Naruto why do you fight Aragon asked Naruto as they sat next to each other in oromis's Cabin when the blonde came to ask oromis a few questions regarding the history of the elves what brought this on Naro asked amused by the questions but then noticed the serious expression on Aragon's face earlier oromis asked me why I fought the Empire I resp responded that I fought to help those who suffer under his Rule and to a lesser extent for vengeance but then brought up that this war would cause more suffering then it would heal and I could not deny him this while I have gotten over who I am I am now lost at why I fight Aragon said with a confused tone silence pervaded between the two until Naruto sighed Aragon first let me ask why do you think I fight well considering you are helping the Varden and the elves I would say that you are fighting to end the war so that others would not have to suffer Aragon responded after thinking narut slightly nodded as he heard Aragon's answer true that is a fine reason to fight but that is not the reason why I fight back in my homeland I initially fought in a war to break the chain of hatred that had caused so many wars and suffering over the years I just wanted people to be able to understand each other I thought that once they did that there would be no need for Wars Aragon listened with rap attention having never thought about the possibility of all living beings of Alesia ever truly understanding each other and letting go of the chains of hatred that wrapped around each race were you successful to an extent I was the major Villages of the elemental Nations finally had peace with each other after defeating a common foe that brought us down to our very knees but along the way while that was my reason for fighting at the time it was never truly mine I soon realized that I had an even simpler reason for fighting one that far surpassed having others understand each other it was to Simply protect my precious ones the reason I fight seems so simple to the point of juvenile but unlike the previous reason this one came from the very depths of my soul it is the one reason that I can abandon anything and even become a monster if I need to as long as I can keep them safe so try to think of a reason that comes from you and not just from somebody else do this or one day you will regret for not finding it sooner n n said as he walked away leaving Aragon thinking silently over the blond's reason for fighting flashback end thank you Naruto I have finally discovered what is truly important to me things that I refuse to give up even if it meant giving up my very life Aron thought with a smile as he scratched saira's nose Aragon have you prepared for the Agoda bladon the celebration is within two days and you were expected to present something that represents you whether that be an object or Elish poem oromis asked interrupting Aragon's thoughts Master actually I have thought about what I want to share at the Agoda bladin I hope you and the others enjoy it when I finally present it Aragon said while wondering what narut would present knowing that he would present something if only to not embarrass Arya during such an important celebration it was amusingly clear that the two were interested in each other although the two powerful and intelligent beings Were Somehow completely oblivious to each other's feelings little one are you sure you were willing to give up on the elf if I remember correctly you did develop a liking for her especially for her appearance safira thought while I may have developed a small crush on Arya when I first met and rescued her I realized in farth andur that our beliefs are just too different this was further compounded when I learned just how old Arya was I could never compare to the amount of experience Arya has gone through and then it finally ended when I heard the tale of the monoa tree and the elf maiden lanaa and her cheating lover I realized that that could easily have been me after all who is to say that I won't desire a mate closer to my age besides with me being a dragon rider there is no rush Aragon said though their mental link I'm glad that Master oromis's lessons have come to fruition Aragon you have finally started thinking logically rather with only your heart while thinking with your heart is good sometimes it could end up hurting others if it is not restrained by The Logical thinking of the Mind humph personally I never understood your infatuation with Arya I mean think about it 100 years old is like a grandma to humans and while you twoo are Immortal you still have human values imagine marrying a grandma just by pure life experience you two could never find a common ground for now all you need is Me safira puffed out what would I do without you my better half of existence actually don't answer that I can imagine Aragon thought as he drew out an ink and brush to start writing his PO poem for the agod bladin Sparks and sweat flew across one of the many Meadows surrounding the city of the elves as two combatants one male and the other female human and elf locked their blades for but an instant before whirling away in an effort to either force or beat the other into submission the grass beneath their feet were long bent or cut into halves from the sheer pressure of the duo movements there forms a blur they clashed again and again offense and defense perfected from Decades of practice and killing had they been equal in physique perhaps their duel would have lasted for many more hours Unfortunately they weren't hacking down the woman finally made a mistake when she attempted to bat away the man's seemingly flimsy defense arms trembling with sweat almost blinding her from enduring numerous forceful strikes only for him to subtly shift to the side Parry the blade to the side and sweep a canai towards her neck panting in exhaustion she stiffened when cold steel tickled the soft flesh of her throat for moment the world slowed down as Emerald stared into Sapphire before swiftly resuming as she slowly lowered her sword in practiced surrender she' lost again with a wide grin her sparring partner withdrew his weapons of choice and took a step back while she sheathed her sword twirling his twin pair of Kai he resealed them in a puff of smoke you're getting better princess I swear you almost nicked me back there walking over to the log with their other equipment he couldn't help but tease the aloof elf while tossing over a towel and water skin catching the throne items Arya merely shot an exasperated glare at him long used to his quips of her title and much to her consternation losing only to Huff when she saw his insufferable grin widen not bothering to give him the satisfaction of a proper response she instead proceeded to elegantly sit down next him while wiping away her sweat and drinking from the skin sighing in contentment at the sweet hint of Honey added to the water even exhausted she moved with an inhuman Grace however when Arya glanced at her companion her eyebrow couldn't help but twitch at the almost complete lack of sweat on his body other than a few drops here and there you'd think he just come back from a refreshing walk through the forest but it didn't last long instead of dwelling on her inability to land a proper blow on the man she un sheathed her sword and fished out a file and rag from a Leather Pouch on the log soon the sound of Steel grinding on steel filled the clearing as she swept the file across the length of her blade Arya asked Naruto do you have something for the upcoming agatti bladin aate bladon what's that blinking Alish Naruto responded with a question wondering what she was talking about pausing Arya turned to him in disbelief you mean oromis Elda hasn't told you I thought he would have told you about the celebration that is only held once every 100 years when she saw narut truly had no idea what she was talking about she placed the file to the side the Agata bladin is a symbol of the end of the dof Scola or the dragon war where all inhibitions are released it's a time when we freely display our emotions the celebration begins at midnight and then lasts for 3 Days on each day everyone presents something that represents them to the others whether they be a poem or craft wiping her sword with a rag she resheathed it well I guess there is something that I can do for the celebration but tell me are you going to present something to the others narut asked back as he watched Arya frown at the question I still do not know what to present this celebration this will be my first aoda bladon and with me carrying safir's egg across Alesia for the past few decades I have not thought that I would attend this Century's celebration so I do not know what to do Arya said in a somewhat depressed tone shamed that she could not think of anything to show to the rest of her kind in that case how about you do something with me I have an idea that I will need your help with Naruto said with a gleam in his eyes as Arya shot her head up towards the blondes with a grateful smile 3 days later with a but few minutes left until the start of the festival Naruto dressed in an orange kimono lined in black with little red spirals made his way from his residence to the monoa tree a large throng of elves with many he had never seen before already surrounded the clearing however a familiar face leaned against a tree a few steps from the crowd still dawned in her usual leather armor walking up to Arya Naruto cocked his head to the side as he took in her un Festival like attire while narut was making his way towards her Arya also noted his odd but attractive attire it was unlike anything she had ever seen But if she had to make a comparison she would say it looked like a robe worn by some Nobles if with an exotic appeal especially the way it exposed his chiseled chest her eyes narrowed was that a scar like what you see eyebrow quirked narut asked as he crossed his arms which managed to not only coincidentally hide the scar on his left chest but also bring more attention to his pecs startled out of her brief Ry a faint heat creeped up arya's neck when he winked at her suppressing her blush as well as an odd feeling growing within her gut with a cough she ignored his incessant teasing in favor of questioning him what he was wearing and what are you wearing I have never seen anything like it ah this back home this is called a kimono it's usually worn during festivals or times of great celebration Naruto explained before pointing at her own outfit and what about you are you really going to wear that to a celebration that only occurs once every 100 years arya's expression darkened when his question unintentionally brought up a rather embarrassing memory when she was much younger and far more hot-headed but before she could answer Naruto Shrugged he had seen odder things in life me ain't the strangest thing I've seen people wear to a festival holding out an arm Naruto motioned towards the clearing shall we Arya glanced at the profer limb before giving a subtle nod their extensive time together from their daily spars to their lessons on the ancient language had done wonders with bringing the two closer out of everyone in Ellis including her mother he was perhaps the one she felt most comfortable with so with practiced ease she slipped her arm through his while still maintaining a respectable distance enough to show they were merely friends and not lovers as one they made their way to the monoa tree passing through the Gathering of elves under the gentle blow of floating wear lights at the tree itself stood Queen Islan zadii garbed in brilliant Crimson robes and a mantle of white swan feathers while on her brow rested a simple gold circlet once midnight struck the queen of the elves raised her left arm and pointed toward the new moon a soft white orb gathered itself above her Palm from the light emitted by the lanterns that dotted the monoa tree walking along the route to the massive trunk she placed the orb in a hollow in the bark where it remained pulsing soon after she did Arya pulled nunk arm and laughed it is begun the celebration will last until the wear light expends itself Naruto stared in Wonder as allowed himself to be tugged about by The Laughing elf stunned by both the fact she was laughing which rarely did and the beauty of her laughter the next few hours were filled with the songs of the elves as each of their songs weaved together into a larger enchantment that shrouded all of the elves in the group and worked to hideen the senses remove inhibitions and burnish the Revels with Fay magic narut listened as he heard Grand Tales of swords and Magic the rise and fall of kings and finally the war between the dragons and elves suddenly his mind was harshly nudged ow kurarama what was that for this singing was putting you under a Jutsu like spell much like those two old toads did when they combined their singing your resistance towards such powerful jutsus in your suppressed state has been lowered enough for you to begin falling under it Kurama informed slitted eyes narrowed in caution I know but I don't sense any ill intent besides it seems all the others are letting themselves be enchanted in order enhance the festivities for this Festival let me Revel in it it's been a while since I was last part of one Naruto said as he comforted Kurama that they were in no danger fine brat but any hint of danger and I'm coming out karamah huffed snorted before closing his eyes to nap Naruto nodded and simply sat there as he experienced the celebration's effects as time passed he started becoming more active in the festival from first drinking and eating with the elves to dancing along with different elves that was when his memory started becoming slightly blurry however he did remember dancing with many other Elven maidens but mostly with Arya and even a few times with with Queen islen zadii by the time his mind cleared he realized it was the third day already and that it was time for everyone to present their poems and crafts I hope that I really don't embarrass myself on this and really hope that the thing with Arya will work maybe I should have tried test running it with her before actually doing it now that I think about it Naruto thought as kurarama face bombed idiot kurarama muttered Naruto's thoughts were interrupted when he heard Aragon's voice suddenly ReSound through the now silent blade by the monoat Tre he had written an Elvish style poem of a man that voyaged to the land of derza where he found and fought the foe despite the cold Terror within his heart yet though at last he triumphed the man withheld the Fatal blow for now that he had defeated his enemy he did not fear the Doom of Mortals he did not need to kill the foe in derza then the man sheathed his sword and returned home and wed his love on Summer's Eve with her he spent his many days content until his beard was long and white however in the end as the foe stood before the man the man held no more fear towards his old Foe and instead welcomed him like an old friend as they both left for the land of derza to Forever dwell in peace in the Land of Shadows although Aragon never mentioned himself Naruto and the other elves could sense the similarities and hence the hardships that Aragon had gone through ever since he had left on his long journey with safira after Aragon's work was added to the elves' Great Library and he recited his poem one last time Aira was next a large black rock that was glossy and had intricate patterns was brought out and then set on fire making the sculpture glow red at the edges as the Flames made the sculpture pulse hypnotically after a Round of Applause by the elves gladder brought out a slab of red oak with a lifelike appearance of Ellisa seen from above while oromis presented an intricate and beautiful scroll that showed a copy of a famous Elven poem as well as well as a panorama of a breathtaking landscape that displayed extreme Artistry skill and skill finally it was Naruto's turn as he walked towards the center it seemed as if the monoa tree straightened just a bit and the elves wondered what exactly this Foreigner would do first I wanted to give you the words of an important figure in my life that have shaped my life and will continue to do so Naro said as he then began in the ancient language where the leaves dance fire burns the shadow of the fire will flash over the village and the leaves will grow once again it was short and wasn't the most prety phrased but it conveyed a sense of hope and sheer dedication to those in the clearing as Naruto finished his short poem that were the last words of Sero beiren the third Hokage of konaha Naruto pharel what does this poem mean queen islanzadi asked for all of them in my Village we lived out a saying called the will of fire it states that the entire Village is like a large family unit and every Shinobi or warrior with the will of fire loves believes cherishes and and fights to protect the village as previous generations had done before them and as long the will of fire burns the village will forever stand strong this is the philosophy that I live by it is how I have lived by protecting my loved ones from any harm even at the cost of myself and it will continue be the way I live Naruto announced as the queen Iceland zadii bowed her head and thought of all the times she had pushed away her own daughter as she turned towards Arya she was surprised that Arya was already looking back at her with true forgiveness shining in her eyes slowly Queen Iceland ADI looked away as tears ran down her cheek before saying I thank you Naruto ferel for you have reminded me of something so important and yet so basic that I have neglected after all these years Arya do you truly forgive me will allow me to love you as I had the day you were born into this world queen Iceland zadii said while asking Arya with a strong light in her eyes Arya nodded I do mother and you have forever held that right just know that even when you turned me away from your halls I too have only loved you Naruto clapped as he said okay enough of that I think it's time to end this part of the celebration with a bang now back up people back up as the elves with far more respect for the blonde than before did so Naro flashed through several hand signs inhaled and breathed out a mighty Dragon of fire that could have enveloped the entirety of el mea while yelling out Caden goruk can know Jutsu before spatting out several more but smaller dragon heads and saying Caden rayu and Hoka no Jutsu The Elves and the dragons looked in astonishment and wonder at the amount of flames that seemed alive as the dragon swirled in the sky while roaring out to the heavens suddenly narut called out to Arya hey Arya get over here it's our turn now Arya looked confusedly at the blonde before remembering their last words together before clearing the gap between them with a single leap as soon as she landed Naruto said put your palm on top of mine and send as much energy as you can I'll handle the rest Arya looked in doubt at Naruto before nodding and sent as much magic as she could to her Palm before long a vidiian ball of pure energy levitated above her Palm then Naruto gently placed his hand under Aras and whispered trust me renang a small spinning ball of pure chakra appeared within the green ball of magic slowly Naruto added more and more chakra as the two spheres merged together until it grew to a giant glowing ball of chakra and Magic plunging the clearing into a greenish blue light as if they were at the bottom of a lake soon the renon grew to the size of safira and later when the giant dragon of fire suddenly started to fly down towards the duo along with the other smaller dragon heads before the elves could yell out in alarm Naruto winked at Arya cocked their arms back and threw the ball at the descending dragons when they made contact an enormous multicolored explosion rang out as the United renon pushed the dragons higher and higher producing colored explosions along the way until it reached the height of the highest peaks of the beor mountains and fully exploded out in a brilliant display of blue green red and every color in between as the lights faded away the elves all around exploded into cheers and laughs at seeing such a spectacle back on the ground Arya looked in Aston M at the man beside her before gently smiling as she slightly leaned against him her energy almost completely spent from the flashy light show Queen Iceland ADI walked to the Paar while smiling thank you once again Naruto ferel for such a beautiful spectacle now it is time for the last part of the Agate bladon she said while stepping back allowing two beautiful elf Maids show were similar in every way except for their hair one had dresses as black as a forgotten pool while the other had hair that gleamed like burnished silver walked towards the center of the space as the twin elf maidens got into position Naruto heard oromis mutter with a rare hint of reverence to Aragon the caretakers aduna and Nia watch you carefully for this is of great importance to your heritage as riters caretakers of what narut cocked his head towards the Dragon Rider pair to his left as Aragon and safira nodded in understanding he was curious of what could invoke such respect from the Elder elf who lived for all almost a millennium while wondering if he should ask him what he meant directly a most interesting sight in the corner of his peripheral vision caught his attention as one aduna and Nia raised their hands to the brooches holding their white robes in place and unclasped them letting them fall to the ground in a small Heap to reveal they wore nothing underneath as nude as the day they were born except for one thing a dragon tattoo as thick as an arm and more intricate than any painting coiled over every inch of their slender bodies its scales DED with all the colors of the rainbow and every shade in between orbs the color of rubies fiercely glared at them all from Nia's chest its Ivory claws jealously clenched over her modest and her sister's buttocks as its tail lazily wrapped around the latter's left ankle Naruto blinked in Surprise more startled than anything else at the twin's sudden disrobing before hearing what suspiciously sounded like a fish choking on air glancing to the side he chuckled when he saw the one teenager in the forest turn away his tan neck and cheeks now dark from embarrassment though not without taking a few poorly Hidden Peaks at the sister's lightly heaving chests before swiftly hiding his swiftly reing face behind his hands when he saw Naruto wriggle his saffron eyebrows in a knowing manner chling in Amusement the blonde exchanged a knowing look with an also smiling oromis oh Aragon it's times like this I suddenly remember he's still just a boy with hardly any hair down there this is probably his first time time ever seeing a naked woman not related to him in some way and for it to not just be one but two exceedingly beautiful and exotic elves twins at that narut lightly exhaled before snorting in Amusement when safira flicked her rer over his head with a bone white claw and almost face plant him into the ground poor boy never stood a chance watching Aragon regain his balance and sputter about for a little while longer Naruto eventually shifted his attention back to the twins to admire them though more for the Exquisite PE of art that stretched between the two rather than their bodies as Hokage of konaha and husband to one of the princesses of the noble hyuga Clan he was no stranger to Art having seen and even been gifted many fine works and masterpieces some of which could buy several small mountains or even one of the minor Shinobi Villages suddenly as he observed how the iridescent scales seemed to somehow glimmer under the Elven lanterns he felt a small almost undetectable surge of negativity next to him had he not made it Habit to immediately notice of even the faintest trace of negativity towards him combined with the enchanted drinks and beguiling spells spun around the clearing he might have missed the nearly non-existent signal breaking off his gaze from the sisters Naruto curiously peaked to the right just in time to see a certain elf swiftly swivel her head back towards the ritual a small but obvious frown etched between her eyebrows Naruto tilted his head in confusion at arya's odd action just what's up with her are you serious ly asking that that was a rhetorical question Kurama no need to get all snippy hmph I'm sure it was and who the hell are you calling snippy you Manchild why you overgrown piece of while Naruto mentally bantered with kurarama a muscle on arya's jaw twitched as a growing headache pounded between her ears closing her eyes she sighed in frustration before massaging her temples while a strange mixture of confusion envy and annoyance churned within the pit of her stomach through it all the elf wondered why she suddenly felt so irritated when she saw Naruto gaze at the naked twins with interest having never experienced anything of the sort when they were making their way up to ell or during the times they spent together in the past month it simply didn't make any sense they'd barely known each for a couple of months but whatever the reason was it was enough to dampen the jubilant mood induced by the Spells and drinks of the Celebration by no means an easy feat only after regulating her breathing and mentally reciting her favorite bit of Elvish poetry did the pounding headache begin to recede as Arya managed to rain in the more bothersome emotions soon forcing them down to more manageable levels taking a deep breath she returned her attention to the twins as they kicked their discarded cloaks to the side with everyone distracted by the sisters in the center nobody noticed the subtle actions of the princess of the elves except one though it took Arya merely a few seconds to regain her composure Ure while maintaining an outwardly normal appearance she might as well have been screaming out in pain for the world to hear to Nar as he coverly peered at her in concern combined with his ability to sense negative emotions whatever Arya was going through was laid out to him like an open book if said book was a teenage angst filled novel filled with sharp edges honestly how did the others nearby not notice this but just as he was about to ask what was wrong a soft thump reached his ears looking back he saw the twins lift their feet and bring them onto the ground for a second thump on the third thump the musicians struck their drums in Rhythm a thump later the harpists plucked the strings of their guilt instruments and a moment after that those elves with flutes joined the throbbing Melody slowly at first but with Gathering speed aduna and Nia began to dance marking time with the stamp of their feet on the dirt and undulating so that it was not they who seemed to move but the dragon upon them round and round they went and the dragon flew endless circles across their skin then the twins added their voices to the music building upon the pounding bee with their Fierce cries their lyrics verses of a spell so complex that its meaning escaped all but a few like the rising wind that precedes a storm the elves accompanied the incantation singing with one tongue and one mind and one intent faster and faster they twirled their feet a Dusty blur as they bent and twisted in ways impossible for even the most trained and flexible of humans yet despite their almost wild movements and sweat covered limbs they remained perfectly in sync never once breaking the tattoo that flowed between their bodies like a river on their bodies The Unbroken dragon rippled and quivered its eyes flashing as if about to come to life any second then Sapphira and gladder started humming a deep pulse that vibrated within Naruto's bones and made the very air Shimmer if Naruto were to be completely honest the whole thing the dance music and flashing Dragon Tattoo gave him Goosebumps especially the way everyone suddenly began to chant a spell he couldn't begin to understand even Arya one of the most level-headed people he ever knew was caught up in it her eyes almost glazed over as words in the ancient language flowed past her pink lips the whole thing gave him the feeling of a cult and if Instinct served him right as it usually did this wasn't over he wasn't disappointed when the singing grew to a fever pitch a blinding flare of light ran the length of the Dragon Tattoo from head to tail and the dragon stirred its wings Rose and its Talons clenched while its red eyes blinked for the first time in centuries a blaze of fire erupted from the dragon's Ma and he lunged forward and pulled himself free of the elves skin climbing into the air where he hovered flapping his wings only the tip of his tail remained connected to aduna like a glowing umbilical cord the giant Beast strained toward the black moon and loosed an untamed Roar of Ages past then twisted and surveyed the assembled elves back down on the ground Naro and kurarama stared up at the new dragon in shock wasn't expecting that wish Sai was here to see this huh wasn't expecting that looks delicious now this wasn't first time he'd seen drawings and paintings come to life especially when he had Sai as a teammate but this was different although he had seen the abnormally Pale Man bring his ink drawings to life hundreds if not thousands of times they all lacked an important quality this Dragon had cience this Dragon entity whatever the hell it was was no mere construct temporarily given life but something ancient something that allowed itself to be sealed within the caretakers and called out in times of dire need closing his eyes Naruto opened them again the Cerulean blue now replaced with the Silvery purple of the Rene Sharingan before exhaling in Wonder at the souls in front of him how could he not from what he could see the sisters were in a wage and chues and the Dragon their beu yet to compare the way the dragon's chakra Essence and soul flawlessly fused with the twin souls in a symphony of colors too beautiful to describe with the barbaric way beu were imprisoned within their gentu would be an insult to the highest order they were the dragon the dragon was them and their hearts beat as one while Naruto was captivated by the sight the spectral Dragon which had already grown larger than even glater Roden breathed another plume of fire into the sky before swooping down from the sky in front of Aragon and him Guided by some Instinct the younger man unconsciously lifted his palm with the silver light as the strange Dragon enveloped them both in its insubstantial form next to Aragon Naruto eyed the creature with curiosity as it continued to circle around the two of them its body hiding them from view until finally it stopped its fangs a mere inch away from their faces to Aragon a voice of fire echoed in his mind our gifts so you may do what you must to Naruto a voice of storms echoed in his mind our gift to the savior of the world and to all others he shall touch the dragon then touched its snout first to Aragon's Silver Palm and then to the center of Naruto's head fire filled the veins of Aragon as he felt his body struggle to incorporate the new power and make it his own beside him Naruto felt a certain lightness about his body as faint wisps of translucent wind wrapped around his body like a lover it didn't take long for Darkness to claim them as the past few days of near constant celebration and inebriation with the addition of their Newfound power finally took their toll on even Naruto as they fell to the ground a voice of fire and wind echoed once again in their minds our gift to you as the dragon began to vanish a startled Arya swiftly caught Naruto before he could completely collapse grunting when she almost dropped him the man was much heavier than he looked in a single fluid motion she draped his arm over her opposite shoulder and hooked her hand around around his waist and brought him away from the celebration on the other side safira did the same with Aragon with her teeth and flew to their own Elven residence ignoring the occasional odd stares from her fellow elves Arya effortlessly carried the unconscious blonde across the length of elmera to the small house Nar created earlier pushing aside the door she made sure to carefully step and lift Naruto over the nearly invisible length of trip wire which she had the most unfortunate experience triggering it took almost 2 days just to remove the orange paint from her hair strung across the doorway peering through the Shadows she swept across the floor and passed a desk covered in notes with Arcane symbols to a moderately sized bed decked out with a blue and orange blanket and pillow leaning down she gently laid Naruto down on his bed her task done Arya turned to go back to the Grand celebration that took place once every 100 years but as she did some part of her made her hesitate with one hand hand on the door maybe it was her sense of responsibility to make sure Naro was all right maybe it was the connection she subconsciously felt but was afraid to acknowledge or maybe it was for some other reason she refused to acknowledge whatever it was it was enough for her to come back and stand there in Silence with a complicated expression in her Emerald orbs quietly observing him it felt odd to see him so calm and peaceful ever since they met all those weeks ago rarely had Arya seen narut not laughing smil smiling cranking or a combination of all the above while a seemingly NeverEnding stream of questions of Alesia and her people poured out of his mouth his very presence lit up any room he entered yet despite being the ball of sunshine he was Arya knew something haunted the blonde eyes were windows to the soul and she had seen when Naruto thought no one was looking the pain guilt and anger surface in those bright Cerulean orbs he thought he could hide this from everyone he was wrong perhaps he could hide them from Aragon and even some of the longer lived races but he couldn't do so from Arya no matter how brief or well concealed after all how could he when she saw it every time she gazed in the mirror as so as Arya stared at his peaceful face she reflected had it not been for the Ambush by derza and his urles and her imprisonment at gilled it might have been failen in her no emerald eyes widened in panic as Arya realized the thought that had silently crept into the Cor cor of her mind instantly the haze from the magical celebration shattered before her eyes steel walls as tall as the sky Came Crashing Down in an effort to isolate the memories that threatened to overwhelm her force her to confront the demons she had banished to the edge of her soul and wrestle away the sanity she so nearly lost all those months ago drop by drop garish red blood dribbled down her chin as curly teeth bit down but it was just so difficult then he or rather they appeared squeezing her eyes shut Arya desperately tried to lock away the memories of the past few months to forget the man no monster who came closest to driving her insane and taking away her dignity but most of all to block out the other who came closest to stealing away her heart to no avail like water from a broken Dam the memories of torture at the hands of the sadistic shade Dera burst through her mind wriggling free as they batted away her weakened defenses with contemptuous ease too long did they lur in the Far Corners of her mind festering in the dark too long were they denied their share of Madness they refused to be denied any longer then as if struck by a Warhammer Ariel lurched back her hips knocking against the desk behind her Des sending con papers crashing to the floor back on the bed Naruto's trembling eyelids threatened to open at the noise but Arya heard nothing Phantom knives and unseen whips carved and lashed into her back the smell of sizzling flesh her flesh wafted up her nose as she relived the months the shade had tortured her both mentally and physically leaving almost no part of her body untouched for months he tortured her her only resp at a mere hour or two to make sure she didn't completely break yet no matter what manner of threats he used she never caved in and when her resistance to pain proved too formidable her willingness to die for the cause too powerful he threw her to his men to do whatever they wanted even after weeks of of being free from that disgusting prison she could still remember their undisguised lust as they all but threw themselves at her the feeling of their hands as they stripped and cwed at her body their panting breaths hot against her skin if not for her impressive mental prowess she would have been raped by an entire Garrison of men had she been an ordinary human woman who looked her age this might have been enough to drive her to reject and hate all men for the rest of her life but as it were it was what came next that almost broke her one one by one Visions she tried so hard to suppress of the one man she came to love burst through her mind battering away weaken defenses forged months ago seemingly transported back in time Arya remembered how they used to wander into the hidden depths of the great dwarf cities through passages of dark and forgotten Stone lit by glowing lyan growing between cracks in the halls and the flickering of faded magic lanterns she remembered how they used to discuss everything they could think of underneath the Endless Sea of twinkling stars and lonely Moon she remembered his small smile his stormy gray orbs and the slight crinkle around the corners of his eyes when he laughed she remembered the faint Jagged scar that ran down his otherwise unblemished cheek to his chest the result of a Shades lethal blade she remembered it all failin Arya slowly closed her eyes as memories each more precious to her than dragons played back through her mind before stopping on one it was of a night a decade ago when a cold Mist Rose from the ground and enveloped to the ancient Pines of the Bor mountains in an aura of Gloom they were holding hands on a small Ridge several miles away from the bustle of the dwarves their identities as Ambassador and guard discarded it was the first sign of affection she ever showed towards a man his hand was warm and his slight smile even warmer they exchanged no words content to Simply bask in each other's presence until the warm light of the morning dawn broke Over the Horizon and drove away the chill of night despite all the years the she could still remember the way his gray orbs mirrored the night sky as they gazed down at her the slight tingle on the back of her Knuckles when his scarred fingers gently brushed over them his mild Sandalwood scent as she blushed like some silly human Maiden from a fairy tale when Arya Peak to the side it felt as if failen himself was standing right there beside her lifting her hand she reached out to cup his cheek and Trace the scar looping down to his chest but then everything changed unnaturally Crimson flames roared to life around the two of them instantly shattering the Peace of the night yet even as she began to choke on foul smoke and burning Ash Arya paid no attention as right before her despairing eyes and urgle arrow its shaft and Fletching as black as a starless night suddenly flew over her shoulder and pierced through his arms and chest splattering hot blood and gore across her face blood bubbled from the side of phen's mouth as his eyes once full of love and sweet tenderness filled with disbelief before going dull as the life fad from them his hands grew cold and rigid tightly grasping onto her own even as he collapsed his ragged gasps disturbing her Raven locks as he struggled to whisper his dying words only to cough up more blood before ceasing to breathe unbeknownst to her Naruto eyes snapped open at the nearby surge of distress and immediately tracked it back to its source Arya enough that's enough deaf to everything else Arya nearly screamed out as she clutched her head in agony before desperately uttering a forbidden spell to temporarily banish the images of faen of gileade of derza back to Oblivion with a harrowing howl the memories struggled against the Spells pull ravaging and leaving deep trenches in her mind as they lashed out beads of sweat formed on her forehead as she fought for Supremacy her Iron Will against raging Insanity much to her relief she managed to once again drive off her darkness and seal it behind layers of Steel walls gasping she clutched at the desk behind her for support there was a reason why the use of the spell was restricted for every use the targeted trauma would grow worse and worse until the user either managed to come to terms with it or be overwhelmed and possibly cause irreparable damage to her mind most could only use the spell three times a year before going mad this was already the fourth time in less than half a year that's enough for tonight her knees weak from exhaustion arya's shoulders slumped as the remaining effects of the Agate bladon dissipated lifting ing a hand up to her mouth she muttered ways Hile to heal the small cut on her mouth then without a second thought she turned away towards the door each step dragging across the floor as if tied to a heavy weight for her the celebration that occurred every 100 years was done now all she wanted was some peace and quiet and fully recover her composure to forget this all happened but before she could take a step a hand abruptly clamped down on her wrist wait freezing in place Arya felt her heart painfully Lurch when she turned to see Naruto sitting up when did he awake a concerned look on his face before forcibly stilling it it didn't take a genius to know why he stopped her Release Me eyes cold she tried to jerk her hand from Naruto's and much to her surprise succeeded rubbing her wrist she glanced at the blonde in confusion if there was anything Arya could confidently say about Naruto it was that nothing could make the blonde give up so for him to so easily do so as strange to say the least Arya if you don't want to talk I won't force you to but noticing her confusion Naro Shrugged before gesturing towards a chair next to his bed if you just give me a chance I can help you he gazed up at her his nose slightly twitching at the faint scent of fresh pine needles I promise peering into nutk eyes Arya eventually bowed her head I appreciate the offer but it is late and and there is much to do tomorrow good night narut with that she headed towards the door yet as she once again placed her hand on the door for the second time that night she hesitated initially Arya wanted nothing more than to turn down his offer and simply walk away to shun away his words like she did with everyone else's even her own mother's yet a part of her knew she couldn't keep running away from her problems she was already Towing the line when it came to using that forbidden spell and the next time she was forced to use it she might not be as lucky and while she didn't fear death or Insanity the war still needed her and her skills if talking to Naruto can help me then I should take the chance Arya clenched her fist as she made a decision turning away from the entrance she made her way back to the profer chair and sat on it Naruto smiled when he saw ARA accept his offer touching a seal on his left arm he unsealed a wooden plate with a flask of War sake and two small cups after pouring the sake into the cups he lifted the cup closest to him to his lips before tossing his head back grabbing the flask again he proceeded to repeat his actions for several seconds other than the soft sound of their breathing in the gentle clink of ceramic on wood neither made a sound as they continued to gaze at each other Azure staring into Emerald idly as the pungent odor of the sake permeated the room she wondered just how much liquor was in the flask the amount narut already drank should have long exceeded the volume contained within such a small vessel finally just as Arya was growing Restless Naruto placed his cup down with a sigh I had a wife Yano Arya froze in Surprise out of everything Naruto could have said this was the least expected and it was no wonder despite his sunny and affable personality he was rather secretive when he wanted to be not once did he touch on his personal life during all their talks about the elemental Nations whether it be Politics the nature of chakra to even the difference between Jutsu and spells and the elf never asked because she understood that no matter how hotly her innate curiosity burned it simply wasn't her place to dig into his past perhaps no one was after all she was merely a stranger from another continent another culture one he barely knew for two months after sporadic bursts of conversation other than being Warriors for their respective races there was nothing that compelled him to open up to either of them so when she had the rare chance to know more of the elusive blonde she took it within the seal on nut's stomach a pair of crimson eyes creeped open in the darkness a complicated gleam on their surface peering up kurarama watched the clouds grow gray and heavy as his host's mood reflected the inner state of his mind out of all of Naruto's memories both conscious and unconscious the giant Fox knew this in the time the uch and Loud pinky died were the worst something broke inside him that day and remained so until now it nearly drove him mad and had it not been for the fox forcibly dragging the blond's Mind into their shared mindscape perhaps the landmass making up the elemental Nations or even the planet itself might have been torn into ground to Cosmic dust in his brief but terrifying bout of raging insanity and even then kurarama had to restrain Naruto with all 10 tals and several of his largest beas just to prevent him from destroying his own mind as it strained and cracked under his fearful wrath it's a good thing he didn't remember he could simply twist me into pretzels in his mindscape H my Tails still ache after that brat almost ripped them out by the roots kurarama winced at that particularly painful memory still shivering upon remembering what exactly a no holds Bard pissed off Naruto could do even if he did regain his senses after merely a minute or two peering up at the Gathering clouds the juie grimaced before puffing a blast of air into the atmosphere instantly clearing up the sky brat I truly hope this does you good this was one injury even he the greatest and most magnificent of beings could not begin to heal only love as much as he hated to admit it could mend his friend settling back down on his hunches kurarama laid his head between his front legs his giant form fading away from sight to give the two some privacy seeing Arya calm down Naro quietly refilled his cup wincing as the toad brewed liquor burned its way to his stomach he took a deep breath her name his breath hitched before he could say her name the bed sheets crumpling under a clenched fist it would be the first time he mentioned her name in many years to someone other than the beast in his belly and would open a door he long kept under lock and key closing his eyes he took several halting breaths before rasping out was hanata hyuga eldest daughter of the hyuga clan chunan of konaha and my wife for over 50 years a hushed breeze brushed through the room Shifting the tips of his spiky saffron hair the gate now broken words for the woman who showed him what love was poured out of his mouth like water from a broken dam for the first time in over three decades and so Arya listened breathing as quietly as possible afraid the smallest sound would break the spell that compelled Naruto to speak of his past lover watching his Cerulean orbs grow Misty with the weight of old memories as his voice at first trembled before steadying her heart trembled in empathy she could tell no feel just how much the man in front of her loved his wife from the painstaking details to the tone he used to describe her the very night seemed to brighten as the blonde Shinobi smiled and laughed while describing her Fair features and how cute and awkward she was when they were little his Sapphire orbs danced with a joy she'd never seen when he remembered the day they became husband and wife his friends and comrades nay family from all over the element mental Nations surrounded them to celebrate the happiest day of his life he could still smell the headyy fragrance of lies and lavender from her silky locks invade his senses as they kissed the Heap from her blushing Pink Cheeks as keba and a few others whistled in congratulations for the new couple much to her shagrin she always was a shy one he could still remember how hanata insisted they turn off all the lights before they made love for the first time and even then almost fainted the moment she touched his manhood but as Naruto rambled on the Shadows creeped back when he recalled how he neglected her over the years and how she inevitably aged as the years passed by her luscious dark Indigo hair now stre with silver shallow wrinkles along the corners of her eyes her full figure frail and withered while he remained young but diminished all the same as life clung to him like a disease The Joy the sorrow the rich depth of emotions in his voice and on his face made Arya understand a certain point he wasn't born Immortal when did he realize he was Immortal was a question Arya always had but never asked ever since Naro showed images of his life back during the meeting after the battle under farth and and from what he told her after that meeting she wondered whether he knew since the day he could walk or when he came to maturity but now there was no doubt in her mind Nar found out later and much later at that it was obvious from the love the tenderness the regret and the grief that resounded from his words for elves and dragon Riders the only beings in Alesia other than the dragons blessed with eternal life it was rare for one of them to hold such passion towards another especially in the first hundred years of life a trait she found unique in the shortest lived species humans only they who jealously seized each and every day whose lives burned the shortest yet the most brilliantly could hold such vibrant and volatile emotions it was a precious gift that surpassed any amount of gold or precious medals which all immortals and those who lived long lives both envied and cherished no matter they be joyful or depressing a gift most reluctantly shared to any but those closest to them a gift Naruto gave for no reason other than to help her overcome her own traumas someone he hardly knew and so with every word a twisted knot within her started to slowly unravel as she quietly listened then a shiver ran up her spine when Naruto's normally clear blue eyes turned almost frighteningly blank as he recalled his wife's final moments it wasn't as if she'd never seen the expression far from it on the contrary she'd seen that same expression far too many times on some soldiers or even survivors from a raid Village but it unnerved her to see Naruto the Invincible man capable facing down a small City's worth of bloodthirsty urles and a shade without a scratch so vulnerable and though she would never admit it it pained her on a deeper level to witness that expression on the man she found more cheerful More Alive than anyone she ever met rubbing her arms Arya held herself close for some much needed warmth and comfort as the night grew cold even as she was dying even as she fought for every breath all she could think of was how to comfort me she begged me to not make her my anchor but how could I not she was my son and moon she was his voice broke everything to me not noticing the tears that traced down his scarred cheeks Naruto peered over arya's shoulder to the Moon outside lost in its cold distant Beauty finally he managed to croak out then she passed away tilting his head back he swallowed another shot of sake unwilling to go any further a deafening silence filled the small Hut as the two sat there one in bed and the other on a chair they were different man and elf Fire and Ice Elemental nations in Alesia two broken people who never should have met or even shared the same room and yet here they were mere inches from each other linked by a pain few could understand coming back to his senses Naro blinked as if surprised by the tears on his cheeks before wiping them away well this is embarrassing didn't know I could still cry Naruto murmured as he rubbed his eyes dry cheeks slightly red from his unseemly display it had been years if not decades since he last shed tears the last time he did it was when his old teammates passed away he glanced back at Arya I won't ask who you lost he started softly calm blue eyes trained on green as she flinched at his words but as a friend who has fought and traveled with you I only hope my past helps you heal in some way and remember a bright yet sad smile appeared on his face as he echoed the words the elf told him two months ago you will always have someone to turn to in me when he saw Arya remain unresponsive Naruto helplessly sighed if she didn't want to talk then so be when it came to situations like this he long learned forcing the other to talk was one of if not the worst thing to do shaking his head he reached out towards his drinking set we were ambushed a surprised Naruto flicked his gaze back towards Arya who turned her gaze down at the wooden floor locks of midnight shielding her face for a second she paused as if shocked by the words that came out of her full lips another second passed as signs of struggle with a smooth motion she snatched the unclaimed cup before cradling it in the palm of her hands staring down at her Rippling reflection Arya took a small sip coughing slightly Liquid Fire burned down her throat lowering her hand she spoke quietly like a spectre whispering in his ear 6 months ago my companions Glen wing and faen and I were riding through the night transporting saira's egg back to elmera from farf andur along one of the secret paths known to only as elves and for for 20 years this was true Arya took a shuttering breath as she tightly clutched the cup uncaring of the small cracks spreading across its polished exterior Glen Wing was the first to die an arrow Enchanted by some dark magic bypassed his Wards and pierced his head instantly killing him it was only then we were alerted to the faint outlines of erles behind the Trees of our forest had it just been them faen and I would have been more than enough but there was another her eyes rened with AG as she spat out the name of the thing that still haunted her every waking thought even if he was dead derza Naruto who had been qu quietly listening twitched stunned by the seething hatred accompanying the word it never occurred to him he who had the ability to sense negative emotions that hidden underneath arya's calm and sometimes even icy exterior raged a blazing passion capable of melting steel for the Arya he knew would never be able to erupt with such Fury opposite of him the elf's breaths quickened as she glared at her fractured cup we were caught completely by surprise a red light flashed towards my Ste killing it instantly and forcing me to jump and land against a tree I was concussed as more arrows flew towards us followed by another and then another with his sword faen stood in front of me deflecting any arrows from reaching us however I knew it was only a matter of time before he made a mistake whether it be by accident or weariness Arya closed her her eyes hands clenching as she murmured it was only a matter of time crack the fragile cup within her hands finally couldn't take it anymore and shattered into a myriad of pieces several Jagged fragments tearing open the soft flesh of her callous Palm to the Bone drip drip drip cheers joined by Blood steadily dripped to the floor as Arya once again lost in her memories that seeped past her barriers as most elves were prone to do dully stared at the lacerations on her delicate hands numb to the horri sight of her mangled hand and the pain Lancing up her arm gripping a splinter lodged in her thumb she ripped it out uncaring of the sickening squelch or the spattering of blood on her armor and dropped it to the floor watching the piece of porcelain fragment into even smaller pieces she continued on muscles tensed and eyes blank to make sure I was all right faen turned towards me for but a second but it costed him three arrows struck him two through his arms and the other his heart and as he as the light left his eyes his last word dot was my name ridicule and guilt tarnished arya's song likee voice as the memory of her failure and phen's death consumed her her fists clenched and drove the splinters even deeper the already harsh pain continuing to escalate until she could feel nothing else yet even as Agony consumed her hands Arya remained indifferent towards the pain almost reving in it as if by doing so she could somehow atone for his death yet before she could tighten her hold even further a bandaged hand wreathed in Golden Flames reached out and lightly grasped her hand startled she tried to pull away only to groan in unexpected Bliss when a comforting warmth inundated her body the wounds on her hands sewing shut as the final shards dropped to the floor with crystall and Tinkles under the Y half of the Six Paths her muscles as TT as drawn bow strings slowly relaxed while unknown to her the dark thoughts that plagued her for the past months melted Under The Godly chakra's light it felt as if she were soaking in a hot bath for her body and soul and so as she basked in the Glorious sensation for the first time in what seemed like an eternity Arya finally felt at peace even though she knew it was fleeting she felt as if a huge burden had been lifted from her shoulders glancing up a faint blush colored her cheeks as she gazed into twin oceans filled with warmth compassion and understanding no longer did Arya try to fight against nutk grip instead choosing to flip her hand to better hold his opposite of her Naruto waited several seconds before saying in a soft voice you loved failen Arya hesitated for an instant before slowly nodding faen dot was decades older than me but despite the age Gap we were Kindred Spirits we agreed on almost everything and within those 20 years of transporting safir's egg we grew close can you understand that she stared into nut's eyes and saw he did for over 20 years we were the only Immortals to walk among the other short-lived races we had only each other for only we could understand each other as no other race could possibly understand eternity as ourselves how could they with their short lives for those 20 years faen was my rock my friend and companion and if there was more time possibly even my lover but it was not to be after that night Arya finished tightly grasping Naruto's hand as she Drew strength from him smiling at the display narut continued to channel his power through his limb he sounded like a good man he was a good man Arya sharply corrected before sighing but what does it matter HEK dead I killed him it wasn't your fault jerking her head up Arya frowned at Naruto's words disbelief coloring her tone as the warmth granted by the blonde dissipated in a second her previous negative emotions returned full force not my fault how is it not my fault if only I paid more attention to our surroundings we might have survived the Ambush if only I wasn't so weak glenwing wouldn't have died faen wouldn't have died her eyes blazed emerald green as she roared out the words that had been hidden within her the whole time suddenly the scent of crushed pine needles filled the air she didn't mean to yell at Naruto if anything she was honored he told her about his wife and more than appreciated the warmth he shared with her just moments ago but she couldn't help it the remaining traces of the Agate bladin and resulting exhaustion from not resting in the past several days combined with her highly unstable mental state from pouring out her darkest memories already strained her exceptional composure his words were merely what finally broke the fragile balance tugging her hand out of Naruto's Arya wrapped her arms around herself as she hoarsely uttered I should have been the one too stopped a figure cloaked in the silver light of the Moon rushed forward from the bed to the sitting elf his kimono skew narut ignored his indecent state of dress in favor of hugging the rambling elf in his arms recoiling from his touch Arya struggled like a wild beast trapped in a cage as she pounded her fists elbows and legs against his unyielding frame stop it let go of me let go he didn't knowing to do so would be the worst thing he could possibly do at this time for all her strength she might as well be trying to drain the ocean with a broken cup but despite this it was near impossible to keep Arya from wriggling out of his grasp without accidentally hurting her either from his ridiculously sturdy body or the force required to hold her and so without another thought he manipulated his chakra in the areas she struck and softened himself up to a level where she wouldn't hurt herself doing so had its price however it left his body frail like wood without water while not life-threatening the act itself was agonizing Dot and Naruto did it without an ounce of hesitation he knew Arya needed to vend now or maybe one day she might just lose her life either on the battlefield or by her own hand once he did so he felt a Gran whoosh past his teeth as he was slammed against a nearby wall causing the room to shake had it been made out of ordinary wood the wall might have collapsed then and there as his back touched the wall Naruto tightened his Embrace and brought her closer without batting an eye he took the full brunt of her blows unflinching as he swiftly accumulated dozens of bruises unwavering when several ribs cracked instead through the storm of attacks he brought her head to rest against his shoulder rocking her back and forth as he would a child and CED in her pointed ears even as she continued to rain down blows all about him there there it's all right it's all right Shish just let it all out had she been in her right mind Arya would have been mortified merely at the fact she was being treated as if she were a month-old babe never mind breaking down so completely in front of him yet as the seconds passed something changed her strikes each more than capable of breaking a man slowly grew weaker and fewer in number until finally after a feeble punch to his chest her arms powerlessly dropped to her side she panted eyes red as tears leaked out down her chin soaking his kimono time Stood Still as the two leaned against the wall one on top of the other with only an inch or two between them other than the faint rustling of swaying leaves neither made a sound until AR face still buried in the crook Naruto's neck whispered her voice muffled I'm sorry I'm so sorry I didn't mean to hurt you I just miss him so damn much rubbing the SM of her back Naruto muttered back I know grasping her narrow shoulders he gently tilted her chin until they saw I ey Sapphire boring into Emerald I know then he sighed but you cannot cannot keep blaming yourself contrary to before Arya held her herself silent letting only a few words slip past her lips how how do you do it tightly gripping the edge of his kimono she clutched at her heart the pain of losing fail and still fresh is the day he died after losing him every passing second became a burden each moment an eternity had it not been for her Elish mentality and her responsibility to see this war which took so much from her to the end perhaps she would be like the menow a tree passing the days listlessly until fathertime inevita put her back together indeed how did I do it taking a long minute to search for the answer deep inside of him Naruto took a deep breath before quietly answering sometimes sometimes we make mistakes we all do it's inevitable no matter how powerful we may be or how long our lifespan human or elf we not gods and so we all have regrets and times we wish we could go back and do over again and at that Crossroad we have a choice to dwell in in the past always wishing we could do something different or go forth into the future and live for those who cannot his voice grew stronger as a hint of resolution entered his eyes I chose the future staring down at the beautiful face just inches away Naruto lowered a hand and gently gripped the one near his chest I realized long ago that wishing won't do anything all it does is distract us from what's really there from the good which still could be I don't know about you but I refuse to insult all those who gave their lives so I could live but most of all I refused to let my friends and wife in the afterlife watch me wallow in despair when there is still so much I can still do Nar tightly clasped his other hand around arya's shoulder you have already done so much for Alesia and protected safira against impossible circumstances yet you still do not see without you Aragon would still be a farm boy ignorant of the real world without you safira would have been recaptured and forced to endure the years alone you have done nothing wrong so hold your head up high with pride and live live for glenwing live for failen but most of all live for yourself and your future his words were like a bomb to the stunned elf as a scorching heat washed away the last vestages of her doubts and self-pity it was as if a wind blew away the dark clouds to reveal the clear blue of the sky what have I been doing this whole time have I truly been wasting Glen wings and failing sacrifice no more looking down her hands clenched as she made a silent PCT with herself a silent vow to never again fall into Despair and forever honor all those who died for her before looking back up at Twin spheres of azure to think I would be taught such a lesson by someone younger than myself glancing away Arya covered her face with her Palm as she quietly chuckled barzel you must think me pathetic no you should have seen me 31 years ago Cammy I was a mess chuckling in return Naruto patted arya's shoulder with his bandaged hand the two stared each other in the eye before bursting out into laughter they couldn't help it here they were two beings over a century old behaving little better than a pair of adolescent teenagers after pouring out their hearts to each other it was almost comical eventually their laughter died down to little more than tiny gasps until even that faded to silence several moments passed as the two stood there each content pass the time in each other's arms until the trilling chirp of an early morning bird interrupted them the tips of arya's ears twitched and her eyes shot open at the unexpected sound as she instinctively tried to unshed her non-existent sword only to find her hand still gripped by Narutos soon a brilliant blush slowly crept up her neck as what just happened in the past hour or so Came Crashing Down on her with the force of a falling Mountain swiftly composing herself Arya forced her blush down do you mind she softly asked while gently tugging at her trapped hand h a my bad realizing what Arya meant Naruto quickly let go oblivious of the almost disappointed pout on her lips as the source of that sweet heat pulled away her hand freed Arya reluctantly stepped away his arms before whirling towards the door however as she was about to step through the open door she paused her back straight and strong the new dawn shrouding her figure in a scintilating array of red orange and yellow for a minute she stood still the morning Breeze playfully whisking several strands of her midnight black hair just as Naruto was about to ask what was wrong words stuck in his throat when Arya abruptly turned around a dazzling smile framed by cheeks of rosy red thank you Naruto not waiting for an answer Arya left with elegant and long strides unaware of the effect she had on the stunned blond heartbeating a million miles an hour Naruto continued to stare at her retreating frame until she disappeared swallowed up by the forest making his way back to his bed Naruto clopped down hand over his eyes but nothing could hide his beaming grin huh soash she can smile like that a helpless chal escaped his lips well that's just not fair touching his cheeks he found them a little heated the end remember to subscribe and like this video see you in the next video
