A/N: This is an experiment I've been wanting to do for some time. So please be gentle. And for the record I'm an advent Imperial Guard supporter. And I'm a Kiwi so any crap about spelling, get stuffed cause we spell and phrase things differently than Americans.

Disclaimer Notice: All 40k characters in this story belong to me and are of my creation. All Naruto characters are not and belong to Masashi Kishimoto. This will be the only notice posted, so bite me.

Chapter 1

It is M41.885, and due to a discovery by an Imperial scout flotilla, an expeditionary force has been summoned to investigate an unknown star system. The system was abruptly named Tezaro 45, after the flotilla that discovered it – note the system was renamed shortly in the following years to the Arreterra system. On the only habitable planet in the solar system a reclamation campaign was waged by the expedition force to bring the world in compliance. One country surrendered and accepted the God-Emperor's reign after a day and a half of fighting, the country was called Iron Country in the native tongue and its warriors soon fought alongside the Imperial forces who provided unforeseen martial prowess and revolutionary insights into warfare, these men were aptly given the name 'Iron Battalion' and served the commanding lord general unquestioningly. Now it is the dying days of the campaign and those who have not surrendered have sought shelter in the only remaining unoccupied village. Konohagakure. But this gesture will prove to be futile, as the Imperial forces have already surrounded and cut off all support. One last push is all that is needed...


Smoke rose from burned out husks of the chimera's and salamanders of the 110th Soveral light infantry, as the survivors limped back General Mikal Dalleam surveyed the recent additions to the killzone 300 metres out from the giant walls of Konoha through his binoculars.

"I did tell Reekal that a frontal attack would not work, but he insists on sacrificing his men to win medals. He does realise he commands a scouting regiment, not the shock regiments of Cadia," He said with a dismissive sigh. "Why did Vorner place that upstart in my army group?"

"To be the proverbial thorn in your side of course," A voice beside him replied quietly. "He knows your next in line; hence he is trying to hold onto his position by undermining yours."

Dalleam gave a dry laugh in response. He wore a pale grey shirt with matching grey pants, his sleeves were rolled up to his elbows. Black Combat boots dulled with soot and dirt, equally black gloves covered his hands. Dark green amour protected his upper body while his lower body was largely unprotected save for green shin guards. A chainsword hung in its scabbard on his left hip while a bolt pistol occupied a holster on his right. He was the general of the 72nd Corrialis Regiment and rumoured to be in line to become the next Lord General.

"He'd have better luck if he just walked right up to me and jammed his dagger into my chest."

"Do not joke about such things old friend, he might just take your advice."

Dalleam eyed the man beside him, he was as tall as him. He wore a great coat with red trim on his cuffs and collar with gold epaulets, black combat pants and boots with a black shirt underneath a steel cuirass with the holy aqulia carved into the metal, along with peaked cap which bore the skull and wings of the Commiassariat. Pale blue eyes peered out at the battlefield beneath his cap, a thin smile on his face.

Dismissing his previous comment, the Guard general turned back to the battlefield. "It will be us up against those walls next, but I have no intention of failing Christopher, instead we will wait for Major Reidak to get into position before I commit the might of my army group. Reekal can lick his wounds while he watches how a real war is fought."

He looked back to the walls of Konoha scarcely making out figures in the distance flitting back and forth along those walls. Not that it would matter mind you, when the earthshakers open up they will be reduced to rubble, he mused. With that thought he gave a brisk order to his regimental X.O Major Krassen to ready the regiment.


Looking down from the great wall of Konoha he could see the devastation caused by these Imperials. The forests surrounding his beloved home were no more, in its place existed a barren wasteland corpses and twisted metal machines left to rot and burn. Less than a few years of peace following the end of the Clan Wars and now this, a new enemy from the stars. Hashirama Senju held no illusions, victory was impossible; there wasn't even a way for them to force a ceasefire because since the start of this war the Imperials held all the cards. They lost most of their ninja during the initial days of the siege, many paid the price to safeguard those that fled into their walls. And for everyone they killed a dozen more existed to take their place. It was impossible he knew it even with the combined might of the other Hidden Villages, all they had succeeded in doing was backing themselves into a glorified tomb.

"Looks like they're coming back again." He murmured, watching the enemy's mechanical beast's trundle up to the front with infantry massing behind them. In a different time he would have admired such military prowess. But not today. He gave a motion of his hand and several ninja jumped to the ground below weapons glowing, ready to meet the oncoming enemy advance.


Hazel eyes flickered over the silhouettes of Earthshaker cannons behind him in the distance, as if willing the damn things to get on with it. Artillery win wars huh, only if they bloody fire, he mused. A heartbeat later the great guns shook the earth and lit up the sky, the first salvo soaring over the assault wave blowing huge chunks out of the reinforced walls, the next salvo tore open the great gates in an earth shaking roar of fire. Cheers went up all along the line and Dalleam smiled after two months of this barbaric war it was finally drawing to a close and the men of the 72nd Coriallis Regiment were going to finish it.

"Another salvo over the walls and then we go in." He said into his vox set, looking over his shoulder 1st company sat quietly hands gripping lasguns tightly to their chests. He gave those that could see him a smile, as the last wailing shrieks disappeared into the village with a resounding clap the order was given.

Hashirama expected them to come forward, hence why he sent a handful of his men with a wind affinity to cut apart their advanced attack and bog them down allowing their ranged jutsu to hit them from afar. What he did not expect was the shrieking wail that sounded all around them, gripping his kunai tightly ready to fight off the new danger he was blown from his feet a heartbeat later by a large explosion of sheer force and fire that he had never before experienced. The blood pounded in his ears, the sheer ringing sensation did not abate, the Shodaime forced his head to look at where he was thrown back and was shocked, blood and limbs littered the parapet, pieces of men and women he knew were strewn across the wall and village behind them. He was still suffering from his loss of hearing when the next wave of explosions hit blowing huge chunks out of Konoha's pale walls and consumed the great gate in a ball of fire, the mokuton user tried to yell at his ninja to retreat but the words failed him as yet another wave of explosions rocked the very earth, this time they appeared in the village amongst the houses of the people he swore an oath to protect. At that moment the Shodaime Hokage knew what he had to do to save his people.


Chimera's lumbered forward on steel tracks, turrets spitting energy beams at the wall pinning the defenders along the parapet, with guardsmen following in their wake taking advantage of the mobile cover. Snapshots from platoon marksman lanced out and struck the silhouettes atop the great walls, Dalleam brought his lasrifle to his chest snapped of a few himself if for no other reason just to make himself feel better.

"MOKUTON NO JUTSU: WOOD WALL!" A voice roared out, cutting through hum of the advancing chimeras, as the voice died out a wall made out of wood erupted from the ground in front of them as if to stop them. Several voices cried all asking the one question that mattered at the moment. What the hell.

Before Dalleam could organise a response to this newest threat, a man in red armour landed on top of the newly formed wall and made a single handsign.

"Oh shi..." The guard general never finished his thought as the chimeras were entrapped in tree roots of all things, firmly securing the machines in place, throwing his lasrifle to the ground he drew his chainsword, but before it made it even halfway out of its scabbard, Dalleam found a black knife at his jugular its tip threatening to break the skin and pierce his vital artery. He glanced at the man who was standing atop the wood wall less than a second ago with curious eyes to find him holding said knife to his throat. But what shocked him further were the words that left the man's mouth a few seconds later.

"We surrender."

End Chap

A/N: umm yeah hope you liked it, I had originally planned on the First Hokage to fight the commissar 1v1 style to decide the battle, but as I wrote it, it just flowed into this so I'm not sure which would have been better. Review please, tell me what you think, be honest, but don't crush me.

I feel like I could potentially leave it here but I really wanna get this out there and see how well it goes.