Blood of the North
Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto
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A young man sat alone in front of a small alter with a single flickering candle and two small figurines. The youth was geared for battle. He wore a chain mail tunic and a steel breastplate that glittered in the candlelight, his buckskin pants were worn and patched, a cape of wolf skin was draped across his broad shoulders. Belted to do the young man's waist was a sword and dagger. A knock on the doorframe broke the silence and found the youth standing, sword half-drawn, and facing the door.
"So this is where you are you've been hiding. I've been looking for you all morning. You do know our allies from Konohagakure will be here soon for the joint mission to the land of waves, right?" said the figure in the doorway.
"Of course father, this is the first time I get to lead a battle group." The youth replied.
The older man gave his son a hard look and said. "Then what in the blue blazes are you doing here?"
"Praying for a safe journey."
The young man's father nodded. "That makes sense. It wouldn't do for you to die on the voyage, but you'll be fine. The gods wouldn't deny you your chance at Valhalla."
"That may be but it never hurts to be cautious." He said as he moved to retrieve his shield from where it hung on the wall. Swinging the shield across his back the young warrior joined his father in the hallway and they stepped out of their home together.
On the road five figures were nearing their destination. The leader of the group was a man with silver hair and a headband covered his left eye like a patch. Beside him was an older gentleman. The last three of them and were barely teenagers. They were two boys and a pink haired girl. First boy had dark hair and eyes that shone with arrogance and disdain. The second boy was short with blonde hair and shining blue eyes, he walked ahead of the main group by good a ten feet. The blond wore a luminescent orange jumpsuit. All but the older man carried weapons.
"Kakashi-sensei, where are we going again?" shouted the orange clad boy over his shoulder.
"We're going to the Norse settlement on the coast to meet up with the group that will be joining us on the mission. We're almost there Naruto so just calm down." said the silver haired cyclops.
"Why are we even doing a joint mission? We should be more than enough to protect a bridge builder like Tazuna." The dark haired boy complained.
"Sasuke-kun don't you remember what Hokage-sama said at the briefing? Our team is going to act as personal protection for Tazuna–san, the Norse team will be protecting the bridge and the workers. Right Kakashi-sensei?" The pink haired girl looked over at her teacher.
"That's right Sakura." Kakashi praised the girl. "Either way we are here." The jonin pointed up the road to the settlement.
The three genin were amazed at what was before them. The settlement, if it could be called back, was only a little less than twice the size of Konoha. All around it stood a massive timber wall manned by guards armed to the teeth. The road led straight to one of the gates. At the gate two people stood waiting for the group of shinobi. The first man was huge, easily a half a head taller than Kakashi. A second looked like a younger version of the first man but he was stockier with mahogany colored hair and could only just look to jonin and in the eye. 'What do these people eat and where can I get some?' Was the first thought to pass through Naruto's head. As a group of ninja neared, the older man advanced to meet them.
"You must be Kakashi, I am Wulfgar and this is my son Brom." The younger man nodded. "It is my great pleasure to welcome you to Skapen Tor. I wish you good health and high spirits as long as you are in my city."
Sasuke stared at the man and asked "who are you exactly?" Kakashi turned towards his student to remind him to be more polite but was cut off by Wulfgar's son Brom.
"My father is Wulfgar Ironshield, Jarl of Skapen Tor". The younger warrior's eyes flashed and Naruto noticed their color, they were blue but unlike his which were sky blue, Brom's were the color of ice. "Now I have a question for you. Does your hair look like that naturally or is it planned out?"
Sasuke scowled "What the hell do you mean?"
"Well, your hair looks like a chicken's ass." Sasuke's scowl deepened. Naruto found himself in the predicament of not being able to breathe because he was laughing too hard, he decided that he liked this Brom guy.
"How dare you talk to Sasuke-kun like that you jerk!" Sakura would have attacked him, but not Naruto and Kakashi held her back.
Brom blinked and said "Who is this and why did you bring her along."
"Her name is Sakura and she's part of our team. What do you think we brought her for?" Naruto replied with a confused look on his face.
"Oh yeah, I forgot that your people allow your women to be fighters." Brom scratch the back of his head. " Sorry about that"
"It's a good thing you got here when you did, there's still time before the feast to relax a bit." The older Norseman nodded towards the settlement and started walking. Brom, the ninjas and Tazuna fell into step behind him. 'I wonder if they'll have Ramen.' was the first and only thought to pass through Naruto's head.
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