A fox is Semper Fidelis

by AreYouFrikkenSerious

The Year is 20XX. After a strange portal appeared in Japan, Lt. Uzumaki Naruko was sent over to the other side to help safeguard her Home. But what she found instead was what she didn't expect... Weapons and CQC Naruko; Up for adoption.

1. Prolog - Chapter 3

Greetings all to my third Fanfiction, 'A Fox is Semper Fidelis'. I have a few requests for you dear readers for this fic:

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FOR THOSE WHO WANT TO UNDERSTAND THE TITLE

The first part, Fox, is to make the clear connection to Naruto or in this case Naruko. However there will be no chakra or Kyubi in this story.

As for the second part…Semper Fidelis translated from Latin to 'always loyal' or 'always faithful'.

Now, like both her anime counterpart and the various fox species, Naruko is Semper Fidelis.

THANKS FOR READING THIS SECTION…IF YOU TOOK THE TIME TO READ IT…

Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto or Gate: Thus the JSDF fought there.

There are thousands of Fanfictions on this website that give you the guide on Speaking and thinking…so I won't bother with it…to troublesome.

Also, I will try a different approach concerning Authors Notes. I will add the notes at the end of every chapter in this story.

Anyway…enough chatter…time for the story…

OH…before I forget…this fanfiction is based on the Anime of Gate: Thus the JSDF fought there, not the manga, and will thus only contain two seasons…unless a third gets released while I am writing…

Prolog

20XX, Mariana Islands, Pacific Ocean

A small Battle was being fought on the Island of Aguigan, an uninhabited Island in the southern section of the Mariana Islands, a string of Islands formed due to volcanic activity.

On one side were the some 30 men and women of the JSDF's Ranger branch.

Attacking their position was a full Battalion of US Marines, outnumbering the defenders by over 10 to 1.

However, although they were outnumbered, the defenders had a advantage over the attackers…and that was Firepower. They had 4 M2HB Browning Heavy Machine Guns with plenty of ammo. They also had two mortars and a few Grenade Launchers. The rest were armed with assault rifles or semi automatic rifles. Surrounding their fort was a minefield.

The attackers were armed with M16A4 assault rifles or M4 Carbines, M39 EMS's and the occasional M249 SAW.

The defenders also had the terrain advantage: their fort was situated on top of a Hill and the surrounding area was bare of any Flora and Boulders, meaning there was no place for the attackers to hide. That didn't mean that they had it easy…

Using wood they had cut down from the forests, the US Marines had built makeshift shields behind which they advanced…that being said, the shields only protected them from the front…

Located about half a kilometer away in a cleverly concealed eagles nest lay the 31st member of the defending force (She wasn't included in the 30 defending the fort because SHE IS NOT IN THE FORT), holding a Barrette 50 .cal Sniper rifle, better known by the American forces as the M102 Heavy Sniper Rifle.

To her side lay a modified FN SCAR as well as 10 ammo clips for her Sniper rifle and 4 large drum mags for the assault rifle.

The FN was equipped with a long barrel, a hybrid ACOG-Red dot sight (Like those seen in the Game Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3, the mission here you need to save the Russian President's daughter), Drum mag adaptation, burst mode capability and lastly, an FN40GL grenade launcher, with an additional 10 grenades strapped to her belt.

Currently she was busy searching for the Officers amongst the Marines and was picking them off almost immediately upon finding them. However her rate of fire wasn't that great as she a) didn't want to give away her position and b) it took a while to find the Officers as they were dressed the same as the Marines…smart bastards…

The Battle was the last in a series of mock engagements between the US Military and the JSDF in the hoped of creating a system of Joint Military training between Nations. And so far it has been an overwhelming success…unlike when the US tried doing the same with Russia…at least then they were using the same weaponry as they were using in this battle: Airsoft guns.

Noticing that their Officers were getting picked off one by one, the marines decided to change tactics: instead of advancing behind shields, they would first get that damned sniper, and then improvise. That Plan was based on the theory that Snipers were horrible at close range Combat…but 2nd Lieutenant Uzumaki Naruko was anything but a normal everyday sniper. True, she was only ranked in the 15 top snipers in the world, however that only applies to snipers…in truth she a close quarter combat specialist with good compatibility to the Assault Rifle…in short she was an all rounder in terms of hand-held weaponry…but the Marines of this battalion didn't know that.

When the marines launched the first stage of their new operation, they were completely caught off guard by the furious fire the supposed Sniper gave them. Out of the 20 marines that went after her, 5 were taken down in that first engagement.

"Fuck…our intel didn't mention that there were others in this area." One of the marines shouted…just as the fire stopped. Suddenly a hand grenade fell at his feet with a piece of paper attached to it. The marine barely got to see the words 'Alpha Mike Foxtrot' written on it before the timer went off. (1)

Three other marines were caught in the explosion , leaving only 12 marines left…scratch that, make it 11…one was shot when he tried advancing. Suddenly their radios crackled.

"You know staying in one place is not very clever, boys…" a female voice spoke before 4 marines who were hiding behind a rock were taken out by an explosion, curtsy of a well aimed high-angle grenade launched from Naruko's grenade launcher.

"If you surrender, you won't need to get shoot down by by small BB's…" the female spoke over the radio in a semi-seductive tone. Before she could get an answer though, a loud horn echoed across the island, signaling the end of the battle as a US victory.

She sighed as she packed up her gear and came out of hiding.

All over the Island those marines and JSDF rangers who were 'killed' got up off the ground and brushed the small Airsoft BB's of their clothing.

Back with Naruko, she walked through the undergrowth to meet up with the group of Marines.

Marines POV

Out of the undergrowth emerge a relatively tall woman whose long deep red hair was tied back in a neat ponytail. Her clothing was forest camouflage and she had a large rucksack on her back (Filled with all her gear). What surprised them even more was the fact that she was carrying a M102 Sniper Rifle and had a heavily modified FN SCAR-L hanging on her side. The Rifle was Black in color while the SCAR was colored in Jungle camo.

Some of them got perverted thoughts when they looked at her…specifically her waist and chest area, the latter where the fact that she didn't wear body-armor made it rather obvious that she had a decent bust.

General POV

The one who got caught by the hand grenade came up to her.

"Alpha Mike Foxtrot…really?" he deadpanned.

"Would you rather I have used this one?" she asked, holding up another hand grenade with a piece of paper on that one as well. On it was writing 'Yippee Kay Yay, Mother Fucker'. "Or this one?" she held up another with 'Hasta La Vista, Baby' written on it. (2)

The Marines couldn't decide whether to laugh because of her using well known phrases or growl due to the fact that she used AMERICAN Phrases.

They instead chose option three: looking her up and down, becoming entranced by her deep violet eyes and perfect features.

"Man, that is a nice pair of Tits she had got there." One of the marines said whilst several others whistled in agreement.

"If you want, you can get a feel of them…" the female said, making the ones who whistled smirk and raise their hands. "…however in order to do that, you would have to have taken me down during the battle." Their smirks and hands fell faster than gravity should have been able to pull them down.

"Well, that would be near impossible for these freshmen to do, Kid." A new voice spoke up. Everyone turned to see a pair of men approaching them, one of whom was wearing the formal attire of a JSDF General.

"General Yamamoto." The marines called out, standing at attention with salutes.

"Ahh, Old Man." The female said, smile forming on her face. The marines stared at her incredulously at her informal greeting of the General

Yes, this was the man who was commonly referred to his code name by. General 'Yamamoto' was the highest ranking officer amongst the Japanese participants of the joint training exercises. Next to him walked his American counterpart, General 'MacArthur'. They both decided to use names of famous generals/admirals from the Pacific Theaters of WW2 since the joint training exercises was being held on numerous islands that were in said theater.

"So this is the lass you were telling me about…the one who had just finished her S training…" McArthur said. Yamamoto nodded.

"Yes. This is 2nd Lieutenant Uzumaki Naruko, code named Maelstrom." Yamamoto said. The Marines turned to Naruko with surprise and shock.

"I see…is she still causing trouble?" McArthur asked. Naruko smirked.

"Are you referring to the offer I made to these boys or what happened the last time I was in the States?" she asked. Loud growls answered her question.

"Option B." McArthur said, remembering the whiskers she had drawn onto the Statue of Liberty's face during the dead of night…or the time she drew Target Circles onto the White house without anyone noticing…but the best prank she pulled (in McArthurs mind) was when she managed to lock the doors of the Pentagon and added signs saying it was closed due to maintenance. The reason McArthur enjoyed that one was because it meant he had a few days to spend at home with his wife and children.

"I still owe you one for that prank at the Pentagon." He said out loud.

"You don't owe me anything, General. You helped me get my Barrette and my Custom SCAR. Though nobody seems to have noticed my 4th prank." Naruko said.

"There was a fourth?" McArthur asked.

Yamamoto laughed. "I actually helped with that one…as did several others." He calmed down a bit. "Do you remember the campaigning posters for that Communist party? The ones that popped up during that time?" he got several nods, followed shortly by faces that showed their realization.

"And for that one, I forgive you for the Statue of Liberty." One of the marines told Naruko, who nodded in thanks. The posters showed pictures of the WW2 German Concentration Camps (At least the ones where people were being forced to work for the Nazi SS) with American civilians marching in by the thousands. Written on the posters were the words: 'Vote for Communism! That way we will all land in the Shit…together!'

"As for your question, General, the answer is no. After she returned to Japan, she was ordered to always carry a GPS tag with her. We have an entire room full of gear just to keep tabs on her whenever she is not on active duty." Yamato said.

"At first I resisted, but finally relented after I got them to agree to let me have a shot at pranking the Russians." Naruko sighed.

"Wait, what happened to the Kremlin was you?" McArthur asked, though every other US personal there had the same question.

"Yeah. The timing was perfect as those Russians there were having a party and were so drunk they were basically FUBAR. And the guards were perverts…I just had to bend down to show them my cleavage and they'd fall over from nose bleed…" Naruko said. She had gone and placed Christmas decorations onto the Kremlin…even spraying fake snow everywhere…during Easter…

"Now before we begin to talk about what else she had done, let's get back to base and enjoy the last day together." Yamamoto said. The others agreed to that.

That evening

"I would like to welcome you all to this last formal assembly of the Joint Training exercise." Yamamoto said into the mic. The assembled soldiers instantly went quiet. "Before we begin, General McArthur and I have decided to award prices to those of you who stood out from the rest, men and women whose actions changed the battles and those who held their own against difficult odds." Yamamoto stepped back and let McArthur to the mic.

"For taking over whenever the platoon leader was confirmed KIA, I'd like the following members to come to the front." McArthur called out a series of names, each of whom was promoted to Platoon second in command.

Then Yamamoto stepped forward. "For coming up with plans on the run, I'd like Sergeant J. B. Smith to come to the front." The man walked up to the platform. "Now, unfortunately there is no promotion or flag we can give you, but we chose to give you this instead." Yamamoto held out a tool kit. Everyone in the assembly laughed at that.

McArthur then came forward again. "For our last award we have only one person. She is probably the only one who wasn't shot during the ENTIRE exercise, even though she prefers soloing her operations. She actually get 3 prizes, one for the aforementioned reason, one for having the highest number of confirmed officer kills and lastly the prize of waging a solo guerilla warfare in almost all of the multiday battles, successfully preventing supplies from reaching the front lines as well as generally living up to her unofficial title, please give a warm applause for the Queen of Pranks, the Red Ghost Sniper, 2nd Lieutenant Uzumaki Naruko." Applause and whistling was heard as Naruko marched up to the platform. After getting her rewards, Naruko turned to the microphone.

"As this is the last chance I have of living up to my first nickname, I have decided to tell you in advance. I may have accidentally dropped a can Magnesium Oxide into the Steak seasoning…" Most of the US Marines and some of the JSDF Rangers turned pale. Magnesium Oxide was a pretty effective laxative. Already some of them were feeling their stomachs gurgle. "…and since the assembly is only halfway through its program…well, I don't blame me because I did give you a warning." Naruko finished. "Actually that speech itself was the prank. I never did anything to the food or the seasoning." She told McArthur and Yamamoto, both of whom had to restrain themselves from laughing.

Immediately after the assembly ended

"Now to finish off, those of you who had steak for Supper…do you still need to go?" Yamamoto asked.

Nobody answered as realization crossed their faces.

"That is right. Miss Uzumaki was messing with your minds."

It started out as a chuckle, taking up by others and finally ending in full laughter as men and women laughed at the prank.

"However, if she had done what she did, she would have been in the same boat as you. I saw her eat steak as well you know…"

"Hey, it is not like when I swapped the Salt and the Sugar tags in the mess and storage." Naruko called out. Many groaned remembering the very first prank she pulled off during the exercise.

"That is true."

"What about the time I mixed up everyone's bag labels?" More groans met her words. The Female Marines were out for blood for the rest of the week.

"Now, I believe it is time to PARTY…" one of the US Marines shouted out. Roars of approval answered his shout. The party lasted the entire night, but Naruko was nowhere to be seen.

The next day

"Naruko, your request to take the next week off has been approved." Yamamoto said, handing Naruko several papers.

"Thank you, Old Man." She answered. Several of the other officers had twitching eyes at the 'old man' jab, but Yamamoto just chuckled at the nickname. Also, everybody knew that he was the closest thing Naruko had to Family and she had unofficially adopted him as her grandfather.

Looking at the pagers, Naruko frowned.

"Sir, according to this…"

(1): Alpha Mike Foxtrot…for those of you who haven't seen the 2010 A-Team movie, it means 'Adios Mother Fucker…

(2): Need I explain where those come from?

Chapter 1

Two days later, Ginza District

"Of all places, you just had to stay in Ginza." Kuribayashi, Naruko's best friend and fellow Military Close Quarter Combat specialist, grumbled.

"I guess it cannot be helped. My house is in this district and currently the other areas are having major construction or renovations going on. High Command didn't want to risk me pulling any pranks in those areas…especially the ones they live in." Naruko told her. Still, she knew where Kuribayashi was coming from…she lived on the other side of Tokyo and was grumpy due to the 1 hour subway ride she just came from.

"Yeah, I guess that is true…" Kuribayashi said.

The two of them had a very close friendship, forged from both rivalry as well as normal friendship, though it seemed as though it was more than that. The rivalry came in when they sparred, actually that is how they got to know each other…

When not feeding their rivalry, they acted like normal friends, buying each other lunch or taking walks in the parks…and the rare visit to the clothing and fashion stores.

"Well, I am starving." Naruko said. "Let's go find something to eat."

"As long as you are not the one cooking, I am game." Kuribayashi said. Naruko gave her a pout. The last time she tried to cook she nearly burnt the entire kitchen down…

Actually, cooking wasn't the only area Naruko was useless in. Shopping, for instance. The first time Kuribayashi took Naruko shopping she nearly face planted when Naruko bought the absolute minimum in terms of clothing, then going as far as choosing food that few people would want…mostly because she sees that she goes for the cheapest stuff (Which would be a bonus), however she always seemed to be drawn to the worst tasting foods, such as corned beef/chicken. Once she even tried buying Dog food…

Another area where Naruko was hopeless was fashion and decency. Shortly after becoming friends Naruko invited Kuribayashi over to her place and saying that the brunette was shocked by the lack of furniture in her home as well as the completely worn out appearance of her clothes, would be an understatement. Of course she had immediately taken Naruko to the nearest Clothing store…where she barely stopped Naruko from walking out of the changing room, whilst being completely naked, in order to grab the next few items of clothing.

She later discovered the reason behind all this. Naruko is an orphan who practically grew up on the Streets and Slums of Tokyo, wearing rags for the most part and more often than not going commando. She grew up with few things to call her own and what few clothes she did own she only replaced when they became completely un-wearable, as in they literally fell apart.

The reason she was able to actually able to enjoy the Militaries MREs was because to her those meals tasted better than what she got on the street.

Kuribayashi had vowed then to take Naruko shopping whenever they were on leave to make sure that she at least had a decent lifestyle.

"I was actually thinking more along the lines of Pizza." Naruko said. Kuribayashi agreed to that idea and soon they were sitting at a roadside Pizzeria.

"I heard that you constantly pranked the Yanks on the joint training exercise." Kuribayashi said.

"Not only them, but everyone…except for the Old Man and the American General." Naruko said with a smile. Kuribayashi sighed, having expected that.

"So, did anything interesting happen? Did anyone try to hit on you?" she asked.

"Yeah, a group of drunk marines tried to have their way with me." Naruko muttered. Kuribayashi looked at her…with pity for the marines.

"How long did it take for them to land in the medical tents?"

"Before they started groping my ass and tits it would have taken about 2 minutes…" Naruko growled. Kuribayashi flinched in sympathy. Groping Naruko in those areas without her permission was a one way ticket to the hospital…she had seen it happen countless times before. It is questionable whether some of those men (and women) would ever recover from the trauma.

"After they groped, I'd say about 15 seconds before it was safe to enter my arm range."

Their conversation was interrupted by the arrival of their pizzas, the delicious smell making their stomachs rumble.

They were about to offer their thanks when they heard the screaming. Looking around, they then saw people running. They also heard the words 'monsters' and 'slaughter' amongst the screaming. Then they heard gunfire.

"Kuribayashi. Help get these people to safety. I will head over and see what is going on." Naruko said, instantly turning serious.

"Right." Kuribayashi said, recognizing the seriousness of the situation. Normally Naruko calls her Yashi-chan or Shi-chan, but when she gets serious…well, the habits of the Military seem to have rubbed off on her.

The brunette began steering people towards the imperial palace, where they would be able to find refuge, even going as far as nearly beating up the gate guards when they refused to open the gates for the civilians, shouting at the man, asking him what was more important, the lives of the civilians or their job.

Naruko meanwhile was fighting her way over to a group of policemen who were trying to figure out the situation.

"Lady, you need to go get out of here…" one of the policemen said to her.

"2nd Lieutenant Uzumaki Naruko of the JSDF. I am taking over temporary command until the military arrives." Naruko said. "What is the situation?"

The policemen looked at her in doubt, but a quick phone call made by Naruko to the Old Man, who turned out to be Minister Tanō, confirmed her words.

"Currently an army of hostiles is invading the city from a gate that appeared from out of nowhere. The latest reports indicate that they are reforming to begin gaining more ground with their next attack." The Police sergeant told her.

Naruko went to the Radio. "All Units, this is 2nd lieutenant Uzumaki of the JSDF, call sign Maelstrom. Set up a three block perimeter around the hostiles point of origin and Barricade the roads with everything you can get. Cars, dumpsters, bricks…I don't care what, just make sure to hold out until the JSDF arrives." Naruko looked at her phone when she saw the message the Old Man sent her. "The Helicopters will arrive in 15 minutes. Repeat, the Helicopters will arrive in 15 minutes." Naruko gave the radio back to the sergeant. "Please hold out for a few minutes. I am quickly going to my house and getting my gear. It will take 5 minutes tops."

With that Naruko ran off towards her home. Luckily she was already in the correct street, so it took only 1 1/2 minutes to get there. Once inside, she immediately went to the weapon safe she kept and got out her Kevlar body armor and her SCAR. She took three drum mags with, plus the one she loaded into the gun. Next she grabbed her helmet and patched into the Police frequencies. From that she learned that the hostiles had begun their advance down the main boulevard towards the City Centre. Quickly returned to the policemen from earlier, finding them waiting behind their cars that had been moved to block the road forming a make shift barricade.

"What the… the Hostiles are splitting up. Some groups are heading down the side streets!" came the shout over the Radio.

"This is Maelstrom. Prepare to shoot to kill. It is unknown whether or not the enemy will show mercy." Naruko said into her mic. She told the policemen in her street that she would go to the main boulevard and help there.

"Go, Lt. we will hold the line here at any cost." The sergeant told her.

Naruko arrived just in time to see the policemen opening fire on the advancing enemies.

The gunfire lessened when the policemen had to duck behind cover to avoid a hail or arrows.

"Maelstrom?" a policemen called out when he saw her.

She nodded. During a break in the rain of arrows, she ran over to the policeman, taking head shots as she went…her skills as a sniper were paying off…

"Those archers are keeping us pinned down here. We cannot form a decent defense." The man said.

"Any idea what the distance is to the archers?" Naruko asked.

"Approximately 50 meters, but we cannot shoot them as there is a wall of flesh and metal between us and them." A female officer called over, having heard the question.

Naruko nodded and loaded a grenade into her grenade launcher. The policeman's eyes widened seeing her doing that.

A few seconds later there was an explosion amongst the enemy lines as Naruko's grenade landed amongst them, dealing massive damage as well as confusion.

"Open fire!" Naruko shouted as she began popping of head shots at the advancing enemy. When her mag ran empty, she took a glance at her watch and saw that they still had 3 minutes until the choppers arrived. Quickly reloading, she returned her attention on the enemy, only to swear as another group of archers readied themselves to fire.

"FLASH-BANG OUT!" she shouted, throwing a flash-bang. The grenade landed at the feet of the archers, who wondered what the small metal cylinder was. They were then stunned by the intense light flash and the loud bang that followed. The policemen and Naruto however had taken cover and began opening fire again after the bang.

"To all Police defenders, we are one minute out. If possible, mark your locations with flares so we know where you are." Came the call over the radio.

"Maelstrom here. What is the ETA on the ground Cavalry?" Naruko asked.

"The first elements will arrive with us via Helicopter transport. The mobiles will arrive in 30 mikes due to traffic and people running in the other direction. The Black Hawks will make regular trips back and forth though." Naruko swore.

"Be advised. The enemy has Air units. I repeat, the enemy has air units. My NATO rounds are doing bugger all to them." Naruko spoke into the mic.

"Roger that. Cobra 1-1, moving moving to intercept Air Units."

"Roger that, Apache 2-5 moving in to perform strafing run."

Soon the roar of the Helicopters engines could be heard over the sound of the constant firing…and the occasional explosion.

Moments later the enemies were either torn apart by the 30mm chain gun the Apache used or blasted to bits by the rockets mounted on its wings.

"Maelstrom, this is Black Hawk squadron 3. We are incoming with a full payload of JSDF Soldiers." Came the call over the radio.

"Affirmative." Naruko radioed back, then turned to the policemen. "Once the Soldiers arrive, I want all of you to go and assist in the evacuation. No offence, but you lack the firepower and training to properly hold this position."

"No Shit. We are running out of ammo anyway." The Policeman said, before radioing in to all locations to hand over the defense to the JSDF when they arrive.

It was then that Kuribayashi came running, only to be stopped by another policeman.

"Sergeant 1st Class, Kuribayashi Shino. Get out of my way." She said the first part formally…and growled the rest.

'How can someone that short be that scary?' thought the policeman.

"Ruko-chan, where is your Rifle?" Shino (1) asked.

"Back home. I needed to move quickly, which is difficult to do with her." Naruko answered, sending of a few more shots.

"Shall I go in for CQ…" Shino began, but another series of explosions from the Apache's strafing run quickly convinced her not to. "Nevermind…"

Fortunately the Black Hawks arrived at that time and Shino quickly ran over to one and got some (oversized) equipment and a rifle and mags. The soldiers tried not to laugh at the sight of her in a Kevlar Vest that was way too large for her.

She grumbled and wished she had her custom made Kevlar jacket with her.

"When I have enough Money, I am so buying myself a house near yours…" she muttered, trying to make the oversized Kevlar jacket fit better.

"Or you could stay with me." Naruko commented, not really thinking about what she was saying, focusing more on keeping the enemy from advancing.

A minute after the JSDF took over the defenses, the policemen at the Barricade on Naruko's street radioed in, calling for immediate assistance.

"Lt. go. We will hold this line. 3rd squad, go with her." The onsite Officer Cadet radioed.

Naruko nodded her appreciation in thanks and headed over to her street, where she made it just in time to see the defenders being overrun.

"Form Firing line." She said. "Advance and Fire."

The Battle would continue on for a while…the invaders fought for every foot of tarmac and concrete they had occupied. Naruko and the soldiers with her (incl. Shino) even had to go in for a Melee sometimes, especially when clearing the buildings that had been broken into.

After the JSDF mobile units arrived

Naruko and Shino walked into her house after having given over command to a superior officer who all but ordered them to take the rest of the day off.

"Why did that pizzeria have to be destroyed…I am starving…" Naruko groaned out.

"True that." Shino agreed as she followed Naruko up to her bedroom, where she was in for a surprise.

"Are those…" she began.

"Yeah."

"Do they…"

"Yeah…"

"Can I…"

"See you can find something in the kitchen for us to eat first…I don't want you to try and eat my guns and knives." Naruko said, pointing to the numerous gun-safes and display casings.

"Oh…right…" Shino said, heading towards the kitchen.

To absolutely no surprise from her she found most of the cupboards filled to the top with Cups of Instant Ramen. The two cupboards that weren't filled with that held plates, knives, forks, spoons (both tea and normal) and bowls, two of each. There was also an electric kettle, which Shino took out and began setting water on to boil. She also took out three cups of Instant Ramen, fully knowing how much her friend can eat.

4 minutes later

"I still hate the time it takes to cook this stuff." Naruko muttered between mouthfuls of Ramen.

"Patience is a virtue…oh right…you should know that as you are a sniper…" Shino teased.

"If you are planning on heading home today, don't bother. The entire area is on lockdown until tomorrow." Naruko told her, making Shino sigh.

"This just can't get any worse, can it?" she asked.

Several days later

"In the face of this recent disaster, these two women set aside their off-duty days and actively participated both the defense as well as the evacuation and rescue efforts, risking their lives to save countless citizens." The announcement was broadcast across the entire nation. "After listening to many of the survivors as well as those of the police force who held off the initial attacks, both of these women were heralded as heroes."

The announcer then paused while an Aide handed him a certificate.

"Kuribayashi Shino, Sergeant first Class, step forward."

"Sir." Shino said, saluting.

"You risked not only your military career, but also imprisonment in order to force the guards at the Imperial Palace to open the gates and use the Imperial Palace grounds as a refuge. Afterwards you went and actively participated in some of the fiercest fights right on the front lines. For these deeds, it has been decided that you are to be promoted to Sergeant Major." Loud applause greeted those words, both in the auditorium and on the other side of the TV, Radio, Public announcement devices etc.

"Uzumaki Naruko, 2nd Lieutenant, step forward."

"Hai." Naruko said.

"You took the initiative and rallied the defending forces at a time when they were unsure about what they would do. It is thanks to your actions that enough time was bought for the JSDF to arrive. For your acts of Leadership and Combat Operations, you are hereby promoted to 1st Lieutenant." The applause was deafening inside the auditorium.

In the Radio stations, the commentators could have sworm they heard the cheering from the civilians coming from their microphones…

The next day

Both Naruko and Shino decided to return to active duty that day. Right now they were running around the training field, trying to ignore the murmurs and the gossip from the male and female JSDF personal, who were also doing their morning training, respectively.

One female even tried opening a conversation with them…on the worst of subject for the two.

"The Guys must be after you like a cat after a mouse…So how does it feel to be famous?" she asked. "Have you been enjoying the company of the paparazzi?"

Many thought went through both Naruko and Shino's minds, all of them could be shortened to 5 words:

"I'm going to kill her!"

Three months later

Over the past three months Naruko and Shino trained hard as they had been chosen amongst to be amongst the Vanguard of the Force that would go and secure the other side of the Gate, as the portal was referred to. During this time Naruko also studied the language that used on the other side.

To Naruko's surprise, Shino decided to move in with her, saying that her Landlord was being an ass. She understood the second reasoning when Shino told her she had heard Naruko's words during the battle.

Now though they and the rest of the vanguard were assembled before the Gate, which had been covered in a dome of Steel and Concrete to prevent any more invasions.

After a lengthy speech for the press about what these brave men and women would be doing on the other side, during which Naruko almost fell asleep, they finally began their advance. Naruko managed to get a lift on top of one of the 6 Type 10 Main Battle Tanks that would be accompanying them into the new world, more specifically she laid down on its turret, Sniper Rifle at the ready. Next to her the Tanks Top mounted Machine gun operator shook his head, but couldn't stop himself from smiling.

"It may be a bumpy ride, Miss." He told her.

"Can't be more bumpy than the heads of the paparazzi after I beat the shit out of them." Naruko told him, smirking.

"Banzai to that." The man said. "Let's hope we don't have to flatten any mountains on the other side."

"I wouldn't know. Mine are fine being flattened." Naruko said, shrugging. They both laughed at that.

They then entered the dark tunnel of the portal.

"Switching to Night Vision Scope." Naruko said, changing the configuration of her sniper scope.

After a while the machine gunner put his hand to his ear, then turned to Naruko.

"We are about to come out at the other side."

"Roger that." Naruko told him.

The tank hadn't even exited the tunnel completely before she saw what was on the other side.

"Enemies spotted, 5 clicks, bearing 3-1-0. Air Units confirmed as well." She said into her mic.

"You heard her, men. Once we get to the other side you are to immediately take up Defensive positions. Get the Quad AA's emplaced first, then dig trenches. Engineers, see if you can get a sonar rader system up and running." The CO commanded over the Radio. "Tank crews, see if you can hull down anywhere."

"Roger that." Came the collective reply.

"Maelstrom, you are to go and find yourself an eagle's nest. Do what you do best, but also call out any new movements if you see them."

"Roger that."

10 Minutes later the Forward Units of the JSDF was ready and waiting for the approaching enemy.

(1): going to refer to Kuribayashi as Shino from now on…

Chapter 2

Imperial Capital, Senate Building

"It was an embarrassment, your Majesty." A member of the Imperial Senate said. "We have lost approximately 60% of the empires military might. What would you have us do? How will you guide the state?" All the other senators as well as the few Generals there began muttering amongst themselves at those words.

"Marquess Casel, think about how the people must feel." The emperor said, addressing the man, now identified as Marquess. "It is true that our latest losses have cost us our military advantage. They worry that the Vassal states and others may revolt and attack the Imperial Capital itself." The emperor paused for a moment. "This Empire is now under threat from a new force. I will not be held responsible for any loss of life amongst the military." There were gasps of shock at his words.

An elderly senator stepped forward.

"The army you sent out was defeated in less than two days. Alnus Hill is now completely under the control of the invading forces that are, as we speak, constructing a base around the Gate. Of course my own army tried to retake the hill, but we were defeated before we even got within range for our bows and arrows. I have never seen such sorcery before. They lit up the night sky as though it was daylight"

"We must fight them. If we gather enough troops and combine them with our remaining armies, we will have an unstoppable force. But I say we don't just end up re-capturing the hill…I say we then go on the offensive once more and attack the other side." This from one of the Generals.

The Senate erupted between those who agreed with the emperor and the general and those who wished to stop the war before it got to their front door.

The senate quieted down when Emperor Molt raised his hand.

"I will not sit here idly while the invaders pose a threat to my people. Therefore, we must fight. Send delegates to our tributaries and neighboring states. Ask them for help in defending the continent from these invaders. We will lead the charge on recapturing Alnus Hill."

Those supporting the War began chanting 'Glory to the Empire'.

"Your Majesty…" Marquess spoke up again. "It will be a Bloodbath."

The Emperor smirked at that.

Several Days Later, approaching Alnus Hill

A Rider was on a hill, overlooking the army that was passing beneath him.

"King Duran. We have spotted what appear to be enemy scouts two hills ahead." Another rider reported.

"Leave them be. We must hurry to meet the other Kings for the assault on Alnus." Duran said, riding down to the front of his army. From there he could already see the Camp they were heading towards.

That evening, commanders tent

"The Imperial Army's Commander is not coming?" Duran asked the Imperial soldier who was sent to deliver a message.

"Our Imperial Army is still recovering from the last Battle we had with these invaders. Most have gone to protect our towns and Cities whilst the rest have gone to help recruit new soldiers." The soldier told them. "In total we are down to roughly 40% of our Military strength after we. I am part of the division that has remained behind to keep an eye on Alnus."

"Defeated you say?" several of the assembled Kings muttered.

"What about your commander?" Duran asked.

"He was one of the first to fall in the most recent battle." The Soldier said.

"And where were you during that Battle?" one of the kings asked.

"Sire, I was stationed at the rear guard. I never actually saw any combat, but I heard the sounds and saw the floating suns the invaders created." The soldier told him. "We estimate that there are about 5 to 10,000 enemy troops stationed on that hill (1). They are almost finished laying the foundations for their base. Soon, they will begin constructing Walls and Towers, and once those are up, we will have a very difficult time breaching them."

"Why do you say that?" Duran asked.

"Because the sorcery that the invaders used has made the ground uneven. Any Siege weapon we try moving into position will get stuck on the damaged terrain." The soldier answered.

"Then we are wasting our time here." Another king said.

"Yeah. Let's get out of here." Yet another said.

"Fools." Ligu said. "If we don't fight them, they may prove to be a threat to us as well. If they manage to conquer the empire, they will have the manpower to conquer our kingdoms as well."

This made the Kings that wanted to leave stop.

"I will attack the enemy with my army tomorrow at dawn." Ligu continued.

"Yeah. With us on the front lines." two other kings said almost at the same time.

Out of the 8 Kings assembled, only Duran and 2 others were hesitant on fighting.

The next morning

"Forward!" one of the Kings shouted. Soon the armies of two kingdoms began marching on Alnus Hill, followed by the armies of three others.

About a kilometer away, on a nearby Mountain

'What a bloody idiot…marching in through the front door like they knew what they were up against…' The sniper thought as she surveyed the army that followed the one who gave the order to advance.

"Maelstrom to Base, we got Hostiles numbering approximately 30 Kilo, followed by another numbering approximately 50 Kilo." She reported.

"Base to Maelstrom, Copy that. When they pass the KZ, take out their leaders." Came the reply.

"Roger that." She said.

She watched as the enemy army continued their advance, smashing down the Warning signs that marked the beginning of the Kill Zone. Some creatures even stepped on said signs.

"Maelstrom to Base. Opening Fire." With that she shot her first bullet, aiming for the first leader, a man in yellowish armor. She hit him squarely in the chest plate and she saw the ground behind him…through him…before he fell over. She then turned her focus on the other leader who had shoulder guards with a large X on them.

"Hmm…X marks the spot…" Naruko said to herself as she fires again, hitting the X in the middle.

"Targets Eliminated. Maelstrom Out."

Moments later a whistling sound was heard and suddenly the entire area was engulfed in flame.

Nearby Duran's horse got spooked, as did the horses of his escort.

"What the hell happened? Is Alnus Hill erupting?" Duran asked.

When the thundering sounds ceased, he gave the order for his party to advance.

Unknown to them, he was in the crosshairs of Naruko.

"Maelstrom to Base, the second wave has stopped their advance. They are rallying the retreating soldiers. But there is a small group approaching." Naruko said into her mic, finger slowly taking up the slack in the trigger.

"Let them live for now. They are probably a scouting party to see if there are any survivors."

"Negative on the scouting party theory…there is a King amongst this group. He is stopping just outside of the KZ." Naruko reported.

"Let him live. He isn't attacking us, so there is no point in ending his life at the moment."

"Copy that. Returning to observe the second Wave. Maelstrom Out."

"Base to Maelstrom. Affirmative. Base Out."

Naruko watched as the survivors retreated. Due to the fact that the enemy had advanced in a line formation, the artillery could focus their fire, but it also meant that only a third of the first wave died in the Kill Zone.

After an hour or so she opened up comms again. "Maelstrom to base. The enemy if forming up for a three pronged attack. North, East and South, classic three sided attack."

"Base to Maelstrom, we picked up on the movement on our radar, but thanks for confirming it. Keep on observing."

"The enemy is going to attack along a broad front. Prepare for an attack along 3/4 of the Perimeter."

"Damnit…how can she see all this…" Someone spoke over the radio.

"I am the closest thing to a fucking eye in the sky that we have, you Jackass." Naruto spoke into the radio.

"Oh, I am sorry…didn't know we had someone to have fun with later on." There was a lot of laughter at that.

"Oh I doubt you are capable of pleasing any female." Naruko jabbed back.

"Burrrrrn." Another person said.

"His embarrassment probably burns hooter than you passion."´The CO said. This enticed another round of laughter.

"Uhm, Boys…the enemy's front lines have reached the outer line of the KZ." Naruko said, trying not to laugh. "And besides, if you are so lonely, I am pretty sure that there are lots of men amongst the enemy who feel the same way…"

"OH HELL NO!" she was interrupted by hundreds of Voices as well as the laughter of many others.

"Then kindly Open fire in approximately 30 seconds…that is when the enemy will be at the inner line."

"What will you give us in return?" someone asked.

"I won't put a Bullet in your balls."

The com-chatter immediately stopped.

"Uhm, what if we are female?"

"I'll shoot your purse and/or handbag."

Another moment of complete silence.

Then…

"Hey, Maelstrom. You up for a spar after this battle is finished?" Shino's voice came over the radio.

"Sure. Now I'd open fire, unless you want to be with the lonely enemies…" she didn't finish as the order to Fire came over the radio. Like an explosion Naruko saw a wall of Tracer rounds spread out from Alnus Hill, cutting down the attacking soldiers. Within half an hour, the slaughter was finished

"Base to Maelstrom. Return to base. The Battle is probably finished. And I believe you have a Sparring Date with someone."

"Maelstrom to Base. Negative on returning to base. I see approximately 30 kilo more bravos still at the enemy encampment, with at least 15 survivors retreating. Will wait for morning, then return. If my hunch is correct, the next assault will happen tonight."

"And what makes you say that?"

"It is what I would do in this situation."

At the ex-Imperial camp

"We have less than half of the 100,000 men we set out with…"

"We have been stupid not to learn from the Imperial's defeat…"

This from the two surviving Kings who actively supported the Battle.

"No. An army cannot learn from the mistakes of another army. I am just glad all of you survived. Unfortunately the same cannot be said for three of our comrades." Duran spoke up.

"I for one will not risk the lives of my subjects in a battle that we have no hope of winning. If the enemy comes to my castle, I will die fighting for my people, not for the Empire." One of the two kings who refused to fight the previous day spoke up. The other soon agreed.

The two defeated Kings then began discussing whether or not they should retreat.

"We cannot run now…at least I cannot." Duran spoke up. The two remaining kings looked at him in shock. "However I do share their thoughts."

"Then we should retreat…"

"Almost all the roads from here to the Imperial capital run near your borders. It would make sense for the enemy to take your lands first before taking on the Empire." Duran opened his eyes. "Unlike those two, I will not stand idly by as an enemy threatens an Ally's people."

"But you have seen what happens when we try attacking them…"

"What about a night attack?" Duran suggested. The other two became still at that, then thoughtful.

Just after midnight

The night was silent except for the quiet footsteps made by the soldiers comprising the entirety of the remaining forces.

Up in her hideout, Naruko followed their advance with her night vision scope.

"Maelstrom to Base. The enemy has just passed Point Delta. Feel free to begin the day a little early." Soon afterwards several flares were shot into the sky, illuminating the entire area.

With Duran

"What brightness…Oh shit…Everyone attack. Knights charge. Soldiers, run. Everyone, charge!" Duran shouted as he galloped forward. Suddenly he saw orange orbs approaching, but they missed him…but blew up large groups of his men.

Because of his frantic charge he failed to notice the razor wire that he galloped right into. He was thrown several meters. His men who managed to keep up with him cut through the wire to get to him, but were cut down as bright lights blasted into them. Moments later the lights stopped coming and Duran found himself surrounded by corpses.

With Naruko

Naruko saw the man get back up and pick up a bow and arrow. She held her fire because she knew that the machine gunners were far out of range for that bow. She then saw the explosions coming near him and decided to put him out of his misery. However, just after she shot, he moved. The bullet hit him in the upper arm, blasting it off. In the next instant a mortar shell landed a few feet from him. Naruto felt pity for the man as she saw a leg fall of from his silhouette.

Next morning

Naruko walked though the remains of the battlefield, utterly disgusted by how much Life needed to be lost in order for the battle to end. All around her were the charred and/or mutilated remains of soldiers from the three engagements.

"The death-toll is estimated to be at around 80,000." Shino said, approaching her from behind.

"Add that to the confirmed number of deaths at Ginza, the Empire has lost about 140,000 men." In anger Naruko kicked a helmet that still had a head inside it. "What kind of place is this, willing to sacrifice that many people? What kind of Nation are we fighting?"

"When was the last time you slept?" Shino asked.

"About 4 days ago." Naruko answered.

"Jeez. You are lucky we have already set up our tent. Come on; let's get you over there so you can rest." Shino said.

"I thought you wanted a sparring Date?" Naruko said.

"Who said anything about dating? Besides, I want to spar with you when you are fresh and awake." Shino said.

"Is sparring the only thing you want to do?" Naruko asked her.

"Well…to be honest, I sometimes want to kill some of the males who keep on ogling at my tits. Other times I feel jealous of you being able to ignore the various stares people send at you." Shino told her.

'That wasn't really what I wanted to know… If you want to learn how I do it…" Naruko said, picking up a broken bow limb. "…you would have to change your personality type from a hot-blooded one to a more calm and conserved one." She threw the bow limb away.

"I forgot to mention, but at times like this I feel like dropping the sparring part and just go with you on the second word…even if only to calm my nerves…" Shino said. It took Naruko a while to realize what she was saying.

"Same here, Yashi-chan. Same here…" she said.

Imperial capital

"Your Majesty, we expect there to be over 100.000 casualties in total amongst all the nations. Most of those in the defeated armies are left without leadership and are either heading home or… are deserting." A councilor said.

"All according to plan so far." Emperor Molt said. "Now we don't have to worry about our neighbors being able to threaten the Empire. Burn every field town and village from Alnus to the Imperial City. Poison the wells and have all of the livestock moved closer to the Capital. Make sure they are unable to gain any recourses from any of the land they conquer. That is enough to stop any army as well as leaving them vulnerable."

"A war of attrition…using scorched earth tactics." The councilor said. "But I am still worried about the deserters and the loss of the tax revenue."

"Defectors? What defectors?" Molt asked.

"There are motions to have you recalled within the Senate, beginning with Duke Casel." The councilor said.

"That makes a good opportunity to take care of the entire Senate in one swoop. Get the Council to investigate." Molt said.

Suddenly the door opened.

"Your Majesty." A female voice called out. Through the open doors strode a beautiful woman with long red hair in a braid. She had red eyes that clearly showed her dedication. Her armor left little to the imagination…as did the short skirt that formed part of the armor.

"My daughter. What do you need?" Molt asked.

"It is about Alnus, of course. I have learned that an allied army has faced miserable defeat, and that the Empire's holy ground, Alnus Hill, is occupied by enemy forces." She asked. "So what are you doing at a time like this?"

"We expect the enemy force to have been weakened enough for us to retake the hill…" the councilor began.

"WHAT COMPLACENCY!" she turned on him. "That will not help us stop the enemy invasion!"

"Pinya, you are correct." Molt spoke up.

She was Pinya co Lada, 5th child of Emperor Molt Sol Augustus and 10th in line for the throne of the empire.

"But we are for too ignorant regarding the enemy that occupies Alnus Hill. We fought them thinking that their weapons and armor are similar to ours. This is perfect. Could I ask you and your order to scout their position?" Molt said.

"Me?" Pinya asked. "With my order?"

"Indeed." Molt said, resting his head on his left fist. "If, as you always claim, your order is more than just your plaything, of course."

Pinya, realizing that he had caught her in a cave with only one exit, had to force down her pride and not give a remark about the jab her father sent at her order. It was technically his fault that her order has little to no experience regards to active combat, but Pinya had made sure that each and every one of its members were trained by the best, theoretically making them the strongest order in the empire, keyword being theoretically…they were never allowed to partake in tournaments or battles and were only used as honorary guards for corrupt VIP's…some of whom had made the mistake of trying to grope her tits, leading her to either end up with a red hand imprint on their faces, being sent to jail or both.

"I understand, your Majesty." Pinya forced out, knowing that the task given to her was next to impossible. Internally she was debating whether or not to simply surrender herself to the enemy forces…but her pride and honor kept her loyal to the empire.

On the other side of the Gate, United Stated of America, White House

The American president was in a discussion with numerous advisors concerning sending a division of Marines and Tanks to the other side of the Gate to help the JSDF as a 'token of support'. In reality they just wanted to actively take over the operations on the other side, but eventually decided to wait. If they were to partake in the events on the other side and shit goes to hell, they would share the responsibility.

Unknown to the Americans and the Japanese government, China and Russia were having the same damn conversations…with the same damn outcome.

Alnus Hill, day after the last battle, early morning, Command tent

"…So the higher ups have come to the conclusion that we will need to investigate the people, industries, religions and politics of this region." The desk-officer said looking up from the stack of papers he had in his hands. He saw a completely bored look on Naruko's face.

"So basically I am going to go out and doing recon whilst secretly investigating the possibility to acquire special rare recourses?" she said, suppressing a yawn. God she was tired from the desk officer's blabbering…which had gone on and on for 10 minutes.

"No." her head snapped to the man. "You have been chosen as one of the special recon teams, team 2 to be specific."

"So let me get this straight…you want me, a well known Lone Wolf support type person with issues when it came to normal daily life, such as having a extreme habit of going commando in public, to take command of a team of what I am guessing are greenhorns and go out on recon, something that isn't really covered beyond basics in basic training…" Naruko said.

"You are going way of course there, Lt." the man said, handing her the dossier for the various teams.

She took a moment to look through the profiles and team placements.

"I would like to have Staff Sergeant Kuribayashi from Team 3 and Sergeant Hyoudo (2) from my Team change places. Both are CQC specialists so there shouldn't be any issues." Naruko said.

"Is there any special reasoning behind your request?" the desk-officer asked.

"Kuribayashi is an old friend of mine. I know her personality and I can tell you with certainty that putting her under the command of Lt. Yuuji Itami, a well known Otaku and slacker, is a recipe for disaster. The only orders from him that she will obey are ones that involve beating the shit out of someone." Naruko said. "Sergeant Hyoudo on the other hand will go on my nerves. True, he is an outstanding CQC specialist, but he is a well known pervert who will take any opportunity to grope my tits and ass and try to get into my pants. Other than that he can be easily distracted by any female with large assets, which is likely to make him a liability in certain situations, such as infiltration. He is also deathly afraid of medics. As the only other female on Lt. Yuuji's team is a medic…it is the perfect punishment for a pervert like him."

The desk officer thought for a bit, before picking up the phone and calling the Base Commander. Naruko heard him state the reasons she had given (Without the swearing) for the change in personal.

"Permission granted. Now, you had better get ready as the Teams are to head out in 2 hours."

"Why am I notified this late then?" Naruko asked, almost shouting.

"Because everyone agreed to let you rest yesterday evening." Came the answer.

"…" Naruko decided not to make a remark, although she still opened her mouth to do so.

"Your team will be a bit bigger and slightly more heavily armed than the others. The reasons will be made clear when you receive your orders from the commander himself."

1 hour later

When Naruko heard the officer say 'a bit bigger and slightly more heavily armed', she imagined having one more truck in her team with a M2HB mounted on the roof. She didn't expect her team to be over twice the size of the others. She also didn't expect command to put 2 APC's with 20mm chain guns mounted in the turrets. Not only that, but she was given 4 heavy duty off road Komatsu LAV's, 2 of them with GAU 19 50 .cal Gatling guns. The last two LAV's had different equipment. The one had a short range radar device mounted on the roof, letting them know of everything the size of an APC within a 5 kilometer radius. The last LAV though had a radio signal amplifier and router on the roof, meaning they could communicate with practically anyone within a 100 kilometer radius and that any team could use their radio hub to communicate with Alnus Hill.

"I thought this was supposed to be a recon team, not a small fucking assault force…" Naruko shouted so loud those in the command tent heard her.

"That is because you will be doing deep recon missions inside the Empire itself. Since they are still hostile as far as we know, it makes sense that you would have…" the commander began.

"…enough firepower to wide out a fucking city?" Naruko asked, returning to normal volume. "Please don't tell me that everyone is using FN MAG's or German MG 5's…"

"No. Those under your command have been issued the same standard equipment as everyone else…apart from you and the other S's and some of the rangers."

"Still…taking a team the size of an assault force to do recon…bit Ironic, don't you think?" she asked.

Naruko sighed in relief, then went to her tent to prepare her gear as well as to get into her gear.

15 minutes later

Naruko had just stripped down completely and was reaching for the dark green outfit she had been issued with when Shino burst into the tent.

"Ruko-chan. Have you heard? We…" she stopped when she saw the state of dress Naruko was in. Shino was flustered by the sight, but Naruko…well…she just shrugged it off and continued dressing.

"We…uhm…I have been transferred from Team 3 to Team 2, which I believe is your team…" Shino said, trying to get rid of the images she had just seen.

"I actually requested that you and the CQC from the original roster swap places." Naruko said, finishing with the shirt and legs. "Originally I was to have a hard core pervert whose sole reason for not getting thrown out of the military is his CQC and Hit and Run skills." She finished tying her boots.

"Well, I would have been with a slacker and an Otaku…at least he isn't a perv." Shino said.

"This from the one who blushed when she saw my tits hanging freely…" Naruko teased. Shino blushed deeply. "But still, you need to get ready. In less than 35 minutes we will be meeting up with the rest of our assa…our team…"

"Right." Shino said, calming down, though the blush and images would remain for her until the end of the day.

Less than 30 minutes later

The personal of Team 2 was standing in front of their vehicles, waiting for their leader and the last member of their team to arrive, the latter arriving first.

"Sorry I am late." Shino said. "The straps of my rucksack broke and I had to repack everything."

"You are still early." One of the males said. He had long black hair tied in a messy pine-apple shaped ponytail.

Soon Naruko arrived.

"Company, Attention!" she called out. Everyone immediately went silent and stood to attention. Naruko looked at each of them. "When I call out your name and rank as well as your specialization and role, announce your present. Correct me if I make a mistake. Is that understood?"

"Ma'am/Sir, yes Ma'am/Sir!" they shouted, before looking at each other in confusion, not knowing whether or the title was Sir or Ma'am.

"Alright then." Naruko said, opening a file. (3)

"Nara Shikamaru, 2nd Lieutenant. Expert Tactician."

The pineapple head from before stepped forward, saluted and stepped back.

"Hyuuga Neji, 2nd Lieutenant. Expert Marksman."

A man slightly older than her with long black hair stepped forward…

"Hatake Kakashi, 2nd Lieutenant. Specialist in tracking, marksmanship and CQC."

A tall white haired man who had a face-mask.

"Maito Guy, 2nd Lieutenant. CQC specialist and expert stationary weapon user."

A tall man with a bowl cut hair style. Naruko almost gagged for some reason as green clothes do not suite him.

"Sarutobi Asuma, Sergeant Major. General purpose combat expert."

A tall man with a cigarette in the mouth and a pack in his breast pocket.

"Hiruzen Kurenai, Sergeant Major. Demolition specialist."

A long brunette with red eyes.

"Kuribayashi Shino, Sergeant Major. CQC specialist."

Well, its Shino…

"Haruno Sakura Sergeant Major. Combat Medic and Hand to Hand combatant."

A pink haired female with a purple diamond shaped tattoo on her (rather large) forehead.

"Aburame Shino, Staff Sergeant. Expert Tracker."

A man with dark brown hair and sunglasses. (4)

"Rock Lee, Staff Sergeant. Expert Hand to hand Combatant and Engineer."

A long man with a bowl cut hairstyle. Naruko had the same reaction as with Guy.

"Inuzuka Kiba, Sergeant. Expert Tracker."

A man her age with canines tattooed on both cheeks and messy brown hair. He had a large canine with him.

"Hyuuga Hinata, Sergeant. Expert Marksman."

A woman with slight resemblance to Hyuuga Neji.

"Yamanaka Ino, Sergeant. Negotiation specialist."

A female with long platinum blonde hair.

"Akimichi Choji, Sergeant. Heavy weapon expert."

A large brown haired man with very spiky hair.

"Higurashi Tenten, Sergeant. Weapons expert and small arms maintenance expert." (5)

A female with her brown hair tied in buns. She had several knives and handguns on her.

Naruko called up the 15 other people. 2 were medics, 4 were part of the engineering team and the rest were general purpose infantry.

"Alright. I am Lieutenant Uzumaki Naruko. I am in command of this group. Before we mount up, let me just say one thing: I feel uncomfortable with honorifics, so just call me Naruko. Any questions?" Naruko asked.

Kiba, Tenten and 4 others raised their hands.

"Too bad. I don't feel like answering any questions at this time." Naruko said. "Now mount up and let's get moving."

(1): I know the anime said 10.000, but really, I highly doubt the JSDF can afford to send that many people…

(2): This guy is based off the male MC from Highschool DxD, only A LOT smarter and specializing in CQC…

(3): I thought that the others also need some screen time…

(4): I am just going to give a short description. They all step forward, salute and step back…

(5): If anyone can give the surname, please do…

Chapter 3, the

6 days later

For the last six days Recon Team 2 has been scouting and mapping the area north-east of Alnus, which included Italica and bordering on Team 3's area to the south.

"L-T-chan, we got movement 5 clicks out." A male in the Radar LAV spoke into his Mic.

L-T-chan. That nickname for Naruko was coined by Kiba who had tried making a move on Naruko on the first day, only to find out it would be far safer for him to keep a healthy distance from her unless he had something to report. Well, the nickname stuck and now most call her that. Aburame Shino (aka. Shino B or Shinobi [due to the way Shino B sounds]), Kakashi, Guy, Asuma, Kurenai and Neji refer to her as Lieutenant. Kuribayashi Shino (Aka. Shino) still refers to her as Ruko-chan. Sakura, Tenten and Hinata called her Naruko.

"Get off the road and into that clump of trees. Everyone, get your machetes ready for rapid camouflage. We will see what they do first. Do not engage unless they do so first." Naruko said. "Shikamaru, take over. I am going over watch."

"Over watch?" several people asked…scratch that…everyone except for Shino asked. They quickly understood when they saw Naruko pick up her Barrette and climbed one of the tallest trees near the tree line.

"Don't worry boys and girls. Ruko-chan has always been like that." Shino spoke up whilst cutting up a small bush and passing the branches to some others to cover the vehicles.

"You sound like you know her." Neji commented.

"We are best friends…actually I am one of the few friends she has." Shino said, looking up at him. "I also know her true capabilities as well as her exploits. But don't ask me for that info. I want to remain friends with her."

"Well, just so you know, I have issues with following officers that I don't know very well. I have only heard of her 3 months ago, but I don't know her." Neji said.

"Well, she is an orphan who grew up in the slums. She had to fight for her daily living and treasures those she cares about. She will never give an order that she doesn't believe you can accomplish. That is why she dislikes academy officers as they come out of the academy untried in battle. That is why there is not a single person in this team who went through the officer academy." Shino said.

"Quite down there. I count 200 Bravos. They are heading towards Italica." Naruko's voice came over the radio. "Shikamaru-san, Kakashi-san, connect my rifle-cam to your screens. I think you may want to see this."

Shikamaru and Kakashi switched their screens over to the dedicated short range frequency.

"Looks like a Bandit army…" Kakashi muttered.

"Keep your voices down. I see some Fox people in that group." Shikamaru said.

"Set up a perimeter. Itami-baka is heading towards Italica as we speak. If these Bravos do attack the trade city, I want to be ready for rapid response." Naruko whispered over the radio.

"Yes Sir." Came the response.

They continued watching the Bandit army pass by.

That Evening

"Sir, Alnus is contacting us." The radio operator contacted Naruko, who was still in the tree.

"Patch them through to me." Naruko said. Moments later she heard some static followed by the Base Commander's voice.

"Maelstrom. Itami is currently in Italica. He says that there is a large bandit army assaulting the city and they need backup. We are going to send backup, but it will take a while for them to be prepared fully. Soonest they arrive is sunrise in two days. I need Team 2 to go and back up Team 3. You are the closest to them."

"Alnus…you know that if I meet up with Team 3, there is a high chance that they will end up needing a new CQC specialist…" Naruko said.

"We trust you not to shoot him or to hurt him to badly. Alnus out."

"Mount up. We are to go save that slackers ass." Naruko called down as she climbed down the tree. By the time her feet touched the floor the others had loaded the machine guns and were currently boarding the vehicles.

The engines were running by the time she reached her LAV and she hadn't even put her ass on the seat by the time the vehicle started moving.

"ETA about 30 minutes." Naruko said into her mic.

Meanwhile in Italica

"Itami-san, what are the chances we will be able to hold out for 2 days?" Kurata asked.

"Well, if things go well from the start, I'd say we have around a 50% chance of surviving." Itami asked.

"Hey, isn't Team 2 supposed to be in the area?" Hyoudo Issei asked. He never had heard the reason why he was transferred.

"They are, but we don't have their main frequency." Kuwahara said. They had had a weak reception shortly after arriving at Italica. Through the static they managed to convey their state to HQ. Before they got an answer though, the connection cut out.

"Uhm, sorry to interrupt, but some of the Men are getting uncomfortable hearing you speak a language they cannot understand." Pinya asked.

"You will have to forgive us for that but not all of us have learned to speak your language properly." Itami told her.

Suddenly the alarm went off.

"Enemy Attack!" the shout was taken up by many defenders as they began running towards the main gate. They were soon followed by the Members of Team 3.

10 minutes later

The vehicles were being pushed to their limit as Team 2 raced towards Italica.

"10 minutes!" came the call.

"Ready to initiate radio contact." The radio operator shouted.

"I hope the slacker has his radio on." Naruko said as she reached for the mic of her radio.

In Italica

"What Sorcery is that?" some of the Bandits shouted as they were basically mowed down by the members of Team 3 and the three girls they brought along…rather one of them…Rory was on a spree. The fighting immediately stopped when Itami's radio crackled, drawing everyone's attention.

"Oi, Slacker. You are still alive right? Or are you running away to save what little manhood you have?"

"Yeah, I am here. What happened? Usually you would be the last person to contact me." Itami spoke into his mic, completely ignoring the silence and the stares most of the combatants were throwing at him.

"Well, currently I am the only one with the mic connected to the signal amplifier, so only the people in my LAV can hear what I am saying. The other ports currently are fucked. Now as you replied I am guessing that you are either playing dead or you are running."

"Actually I am in combat you Bimbo Assault Sniper. And shouldn't you be assuming these things instead?"

"I don't 'Ass you me' you bastard. I haven't forgotten about what happened during the last training event." A pause. "And I am calling Bull shit on you being in active combat. It is not your skill."

"Nobody ever said that that is my only specialty." Itami growled.

"Neither did I. Team 2 is 8 minutes out. Patch me through to the pervert CQC specialist. I have a few words for him."

"This is going to be interesting." Hyoudo said enthusiastically. Every other official member of Team 3 thought he had a death wish.

"This is Hyoudo…"

"Try to get yourself killed, will you? It will mean one less perverted asshole trying to get to his paws on my tits and his dick in my pants."

Issei visibly flinched at those words.

"How do you know I would do that if I don't even know what you look like…"

"Because I read your file. You try to do that to every female who has tits larger that a double D-cup."

"And what size are you?"

The bandit he had been fighting before was suddenly missing his head, followed in rapid succession by 9 others. Ten small craters appeared on the wall behind them.

"If I tell you the next one will go through your head. Shi-chan, can you put my Barrette back in its case for me?"

And all hell broke loose again.

The bandits found themselves being peppered by bullets from 6 vehicles, though most still managed to escape death that evening. That was only the outside. After the sudden deaths the melee had resumed again and the JSDF people were unable to use their firearms.

One minute later

"Hey, have a look at this. A hot babe is here." One of the Bandits shouted out, pointing towards Pinya, who had decided to join the battle.

"Let's have her serve our needs…" another shouted, but a voice shut him up.

"You won't have any needs in Hell once I send you there."

"Oh…you should just lie down and spread your legs…" the bandits said to the new voice, a red haired female with large breasts, holding what appeared to be a heavily modified SCAR-L.

"Oh God. I am feeling sorry for that bunch." Itami said, speaking in the native language.

"Why?" came the question.

"She won't let anyone live…"

The Bandit wasn't finished before a bullet shattered his skull. Everyone looked at Naruko, who had a smoking SCAR in her hands. Few had seen her move.

"I am not some fucking whore that is going to do that. Go visit a fucking whorehouse if you need to fuck something." Naruko growled, KI was radiating from her like light from a light bulb. "And the rest of you…if you don't lay down your arms now, you will follow this Fucker to Hell."

"And how will you do that? There is only one of you and a whole lot of us." One of the Bandits said, rallying the others.

"Everyone, get out of her line of sight. NOW!" Itami shouted out as he began pushing civilians around a corner.

The defending force had barely gotten out of her sight before Naruko blew up, seemingly literally. The bandits were shown no mercy as bullets tore them to shreds. Naruko even kept peppering them when they were all corpses.

Naruko only calmed down once her drum mag was empty.

"Thanks for the warning, Itami-dono…but how did you know what was about to happen?" Pinya asked.

Most of Team 3 and 4 as well as many of the defenders nodded in agreement.

Itami sighed. "When I graduated from the Officer Academy I was given command of a squad. For a few years things went well, we trained, we laughed…basically the squad and I were happy with the way things were. Then three years ago I was promoted to Lieutenant and was given command of a Battalion." Itami paused, looking at Naruko who was busy gathering the spent shell casings. "Naruko had been out of training for only a month and she already was a warranted officer, a Staff Sergeant if I am not mistaken." Itami turned back to the spectators and held up a finger. "One week." The listeners looked confused. "It took one week for her to figure me out completely, my habits, my personality, my weaknesses…eventually she spoke out against me about it, especially my habit or talent of running away."

"Running away?" several people asked amongst themselves.

"He has the ability to run away with anyone or anything and never be caught. It is not necessarily a bad skill to have, indeed, it actually makes him an outstanding body guard." Naruko said as she approached, having heard the entire thing from the beginning. "At the time I didn't know about it, so I accused him of being a coward and a slacker and challenged him to a competition."

"Really? And he is not running away from you?" Shino asked.

"The Old Man prevented it from happening." Naruko said.

"From the word she threw at you it sounded like she hated you." Pinya commented.

"It is not that I hate him." Naruko told her. "It is just that I strongly disapprove of many of his habits. I do respect him for being able to think on his feet and all but he is still a fucking slacker."

"Back to my story…2 weeks after my transfer to her Unit she was given the opportunity to train to be a ranger. That was the last I heard of her until the joint training exercise with the Marine Corps of the US. I didn't partake in that, but I still heard the stories of the 'Red Ghost Sniper' and the modern day 'Rambo of Japan'."

"I am just glad that those two were the ones given to the press…some of the other titles I was given are much worse." Naruko said. Itami agreed with her.

"And I won't say what those names are…I do want to remain alive and even my talent cannot save me from her wrath." He told everyone. "But there is one that I can tell you all." The look he sent Naruko said 'It's THAT one'. "Over the few weeks I had her in my squad, everyone created a list of things NOT to do or say with her around. If each and every one of those things were a switch, well, that was the reason one of the titles NOT sent to the press was 'Deadly, Short Tempered Redhead'."

"Uhm, sorry for saying this, but that hot female isn't carrying a sniper rifle…why is she referred to as the 'Red Ghost Sniper'?" Issei said, managing to tear his eyes of her Tits much to her relief. "I mean, everyone back in Japan has heard about her, but there have never been any photo's released to show who she is."

"You try wielding a Barrette 50 .cal in close quarter combat." Naruko told him, staying a healthy distance (For his sake) away from him.

"Wait…a Barrette 50 .cal?" Issei asked, incredulously. "I thought one needs a special license for that."

"She is ranked amongst the top 15 snipers in our world." Itami said before becoming serious.

"From what we have been able to gather the Bandits are hell bent on conquering this city. As you have seen, there aren't enough of us in Team 3 to cover every stretch of wall. Also the local guards here are too ill equipped and untrained."

"That is because Italica is one of the wealthiest trade cities in the Empire. Added to that, if the Bandits do conquer this city they will basically have control over a major part of the Trade network." Naruko said. "And I'd rather defend this city now than having to conquer it later."

"WHAT?" Pinya asked. Itami and Shikamaru sighed, knowing where Naruko was getting at.

"It may be difficult for you to understand this, but we were trained to fight against injustice to innocent civilians. If the Bandits capture this city they will have gained a foothold that your empire will be hard-pressed to recapture. They thus are able to rove around the countryside, slaughtering and pillaging as they please." Naruko told her.

"And since it goes against our morals to allow such things to happen, we would have to step in and attack the city with the intent of conquest." Shikamaru said.

"Then why don't you try conquering Italica right now?" Pinya asked.

"Because we never came here with the intent to conquer in the first place. We only set up the Base at Alnus to prevent another invasion from happening." Itami said.

Suddenly all themes of seriousness disappeared when Naruko beat the living daylights out of Issei who had managed to sneak up behind her and grabbed her Breasts…Shino and Itami told the others not to interfere with his punishment, else they get caught in the crossfire.

And done.

I hope you all enjoy this new story so far.

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Omake

What if Issei and Shino never swapped places

Scenario 1:

Naruko was going through the Roster when she suddenly felt someone grab her boobs. Acting on reflex, she barely managed to register Issei's face before her fist shattered his lower jaw.

He was sent home to Japan with an Disciplinary charge and a medical discharge.

Scenario 2:

Naruko sitting and eating her MRE when she felt someone grope her ass. She grabbed her assault rifle…

Team 2 held a small funeral…well, most of Team 2…and Issei Hyoudo was listed as confirmed KIA to to stupidity.

Scenario 3:

Naruko was up on the high ground, scanning the area with her rifle when she saw Issei jerking off to a picture of her that he got from who-knows-where on his tablet. Taking aim, she released the safety of her rifle and pulled the trigger.

Issei got the fright of his life when his tablet got shot to pieces. His scream got everyone else to approach him and caught him with his pants down…literally…

Scenario 3 v. 2:

Instead of shooting the Tablet, Naruko shot Issei's dick and balls off. His screams made everyone else come running, but only one of them saw the reason why he was suddenly a eunuch.

If Shino and Issei were both on Naruko's Team

Scenario 4:

"Hey Shino-chan…" Issei said, only to have a gun held to his head.

"Don't you go fucking 'chan' on me, you pervert." She then smashed her fist into his face.

Scenario 4 v. 2:

"Hey, Yashi-…" Issei said, only to have a gun held to his head.

"Only Naruko may call me that, bastard." She punched him in the stomach.

Scenario 4 v. 3:

"Hey, Kuribayashi-san." Issei said.

"Yes, Hyoudo-san?" Shino replied.

"What are your sizes?" his answer came in the form of a leg in his groin.

Scenario 4 v. 4:

"Hey, Kuribayashi-san." Issei said.

"Yes, Hyoudo-san?" Shino replied.

"You are friends with L-T-chan, right?" he asked. She nodded.

"How is she in bed?"

Team 2 held a short funeral to which two members didn't attend…

Scenario 5:

Shino and Issei were currently sparring against each other.

"Ultimate technique: Females Virtues." He suddenly said, getting past Shino's defence…and pressing his face against her breasts, which were covered only in a sports bra.

With Team 3

Team 3 was currently fighting the Red Dragon. The beast was about to dodge the Panzerfaust that was shot at it when a loud scream reached its ears, distracting it enough to let the Panzerfaust hit its shoulder, blasting its arm off.

What does Issei learn from these events?

Absolutely nothing. He will continue trying to get his hands on both Narukos and Shino's breasts and ass…and maybe also in their pants… he should have stayed in Kuoh Highschool instead of joining the army…