Four favorites, seven follows, and being added to one community later, Storm of the Broken Blade returns! It's the weekend, so I was able to find time to write this.

I don't own Naruto or Break Blade. If I did, Naruto would be smarter and Nike would be alive.

Chapter One

The two brothers trudged through the desert. While Naruto was barely winded, Rygart was a sweating wreck. The former sighed, wondering how he could have such a pathetic brother. Naruto reached over, picked Rygart up, and slung him over his shoulder. "Hey!" The whiskered teen ignored the outburst and continued walking. Finally, the duo ran into a man who was waiting for them.

The man was tall, standing at about 6'7". He had light grey hair, a small amount of stubble on his face, and wore red sunglasses that covered his eyes. He looked them over and said, "I have been waiting for you two. I am General Baldr. Apparently King Hodr was not lying when he said you two were un-sorcerers." Naruto replied, "It is a pleasure to meet you. On the other hand, it would be better to continue the talking behind the walls of Binonten, don't you think?" It would be noted that after his rebirth, Naruto became more respectful to his elders, but only if they were respectful to him first.

Baldr nodded and responded. "You are correct. We will return to Binonten and more will be explained. Get in. Your brother doesn't look too good." It was true. Rygart was sweating even more and he seemed to be on the point of fainting.

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The group arrived at the walls of Binonten less than an hour later. Naruto finally put down Rygart and followed Baldr to the castle. Rygart ran after them, yelling "Can I have some water when we get there?" He was answered by a canteen hit him in the face, courtesy of Naruto's throwing it after Baldr gave it to him. Rygart glared at his brother, but still drank the water, as his thirst was extreme.

When the group arrived at the castle, they happened to run into an old friend. "Hello Sigyn. I see that you're now queen." This was spoken by Rygart, who had refused to speak after the canteen incident. Sigyn was a short blonde woman, standing at about the height Naruto was in his last life. She had blond hair, light skin, and bluish green eyes. She glared at him and pulled out her pressgun, pointing it at him.

Rygart paled and backed up, exclaiming, "H-hey, why are you pointing that at me, Sigyn?" The queen said, "Why didn't you come to our wedding? You were invited, so there was no reason for you to not come!" "I was busy! And why aren't you angry at Naruto?" cried Rygart. Sigyn, still angry, retorted, "Unlike you, Naruto showed up! He was the best man, or did you not care enough to even remember the wedding?" Naruto's grin made itself known when he could no longer hide it. Rygart twitched, turned to his brother, and yelled, "So that's why you left that day! You said that you had business in a nearby village, but you actually went to the wedding here in Binonten?" Naruto's grin grew and said, "Yes. And Sigyn, you look lovely as ever." Sigyn lowered her pressgun, smiled, and ran over to the two blondes, hugging them both. "It's good to see you two again. It's about time you went to see Hodr. He's been waiting for you."

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The group, now with Sigyn with them, entered the king's chamber. An advisor pronounced, "You are now in the the presence of his royal highness, King Hodr." It was not what they expected. Hodr was a young man about the same age as Naruto and Rygart, but he stood over a head taller than Naruto, who was slightly taller than Rygart (and he was so glad that he was taller in this life). Hodr had fairly dark skin and smooth black hair that framed his handsome face, making him seem like a king, which he was.

As to what the brothers saw, Hodr was sitting in a simple chair by the window. He looked over at them and waved. He said, "Hey there, you two. It's been five years, huh? What do you think of this chair?" Rygart in a deadpan tone, asked Sigyn, "Hey, queen, what do you think of a king who hates his throne?" Hodr cheerfully commented, "You know, disrespecting your king can be punished… by death." Rygart paled and quickly apologized.

Naruto chuckled and said," Looks like four members of the five problem children of Krisna's combat academy (A.N. I can't remember the name, so I'll just call it that) are here." A nearby advisor asked, "Problem children?" Rygart nodded and answered, "Yeah." He pointed at Hodr and said, "The crown prince who ironically failed every class." Moving on to Sigyn, he said, "The girl who locked herself in the school lab for three days and nights in a row without food, water, and sleep just to study for a test-" Sigyn interrupted and pointed at Rygart. She yelled, "The king of make-up tests!" Naruto then spoke up and said, "And I'm the one who painted all the Golems bright pink and humiliated all the instructors by beating them all in close combat. Incidentally, I was infamous for beating them even though they were using Golems, and I was using only my bare hands." After the influx of information, the advisor shakily left the room, wondering how the all people in the room were even alive.

Chuckling at the nostalgic memories, Naruto turned to Hodr and said, "So, Hoddy, what do you need?" Hodr laughed and said, "You never change, Naruto. Anyways, I need you and Rygart to follow me. There are a couple things I want you both to see." Getting up, he left the room, with Naruto and Ryart following closely behind him. What happened next would change many events in the future.

And the first chapter is completed! I'd like to thank the people who favorite and/or followed me and/or my stories. Please review, constructive criticism appreciated, and NO FLAMES! If you don't like the story, keep the insults to yourself. As for now, Onishin Tsukitenshi signing out.