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Tywin found that he didn't have much trouble sneaking Naruto into Casterly Rock. The babe was easy enough to hide within his cloak until he reached his chambers within the great fortress. He was pondering how he would introduce Naruto to the rest of his family, more importantly to the court as his true son.
He knew that the boy was special, there was no doubting that, and to Tywin's eye he looked much like a Lannister.
Jamie was the only other person that knew about the boy and Tywin was certain that he could trust his son to keep quiet about the matter. He now only had to convince Joanna to play along with the rouse.
Speaking of his wife, he had found her in their bedchamber, seated at a large oak wood desk. With overused, wax drooping candles as her only light she was writing in a small leather bound tome, her journal it seemed.
Tywin had found that she took great pleasure in keeping such an item continually updated with the story of her life and he did not question her. She was the Lady of Casterly Rock and his wife; it was her prerogative to do with her time as she wished.
"Joanna." He called out softly so as not to startle her. Joanna looked up from her work in surprise and turned to face him, her long blonde hair shinning in the candle light like molten gold.
"Tywin!" she said with delight, "I did not expect you back for another day at least. Did the hunt go well?"
"The hunt went well yes, we managed to track the bear sooner than we anticipated, and Jamie even managed to strike the final blow. He's an eager boy, hungry for glory, hopefully it will soon pass." Tywin said with a smile. Glory and recognition were the only things Jamie seemed to want in his life.
He'd been training with the Master at Arms for years now, determined to become the greatest swordsman in the Seven Kingdoms, or so he would usually proclaim.
Tywin knew that all boys went through that stage in life; he himself had been no different. He walked further into the room, closer to Joanna, and the warm light of the large hearth on the far side of the room bathed him in and orange glow. It was then that Joanna noticed the small bundle in his arms.
"What is that in your arms Tywin?" she queried as she stood from her chair, struggling slightly under her pregnant weight.
"A child." he replied, unsure of what else he could say. The shock was evident on her face.
"W-what do you mean a child? Where did it come from? Why do you have it?" she asked, her voice slightly shaky. Tywin knew that he had to be completely honest with his wife; he only hoped that she would believe him when she told her.
"I had sent the hunting party on ahead; Jamie and I were riding alone. A storm appeared out of nowhere and Jamie spotted something, something falling from the sky, a bright golden light." he explained. Joanna eyed the bundle in his arms suspiciously.
"You're saying that this child fell from the sky? You're sure?" she asked. Tywin only nodded.
"You've never been one to lie, have you Tywin?" Joanna asked rhetorically. Her husband could only smile and nod.
"Well then, let me have a look will you." she said as she smiled and held out her hands. Tywin carefully placed Naruto in his wife's arms.
"The Gods have delivered us a strong child. He is special, I don't know why or how, but in time I shall find out. The Gods have seen fit for House Lannister to receive this gift." He said proudly.
Joanna studied the child carefully, for but a few qualities he looked every bit a normal child. It was the strange marks running along both cheeks and the stunningly blue eyes that stared back at her, unflinching in their resolve, they almost seemed to glow in the dim light of the bed chamber.
The child was quiet, deathly quiet, and it struck her as odd. She had never seen a child this young that hadn't been crying and wailing at some point. The boy seemed to be staring right into her eyes, as if judging her; there was a strange intelligence in those blue orbs that almost unnerved her.
"He is very quiet." she noted and Tywin nodded in response.
"Since the moment I found the boy till now, no sound has moved past his lips, not a cry or whimper, further proof that the child in special." he explained. Joanna only now noticed that she'd been staring into the child's eyes the whole time Tywin spoke; she looked up at him with a quizzical look.
"What do you plan to do with him, if what you say in true and the Gods sent the child then we must do something. The Sept should be told." she said.
The Sept, Tywin hadn't given them much thought. Before today Tywin would be hard pressed to believe in the gods at all, he'd never had any reason to, he definitely hadn't seen any proof of their existence. Now however, it would seem he would have to rethink his position on the establishment.
"The Sept will be told nothing, nor will anyone else that isn't entirely necessary. We will present the boy as our Son to the people, and they will not question us." he stated calmly. Joanna had a look of confusion on her face.
"But how? I am already with child now, how will you convinceā¦" her voice trailed off as her confusion gave way to realization. "I see, so that is your plan." she smiled now, "You always were crafty Tywin." she said with a small giggle. Tywin smiled softly in response.
"Yes, the boy will remain hidden from the staff, Cersei as well, until you give birth. When you do we will claim you've given birth to two children, only the Maester will know that the child is not truly ours and I'm more then certain that he can be persuaded to take the information to the grave. Do you know when the child will come?" Tywin knew that The Spider Lord Varys would have at least one of his "little birds" somewhere in Casterly Rock; Naruto had to be kept from his knowledge at all costs lest the Mad King find out about him.
"Maester Theomore assures me that it is only a matter of days now. If you are set on this course of action then I will stay with the child until my birthing, I'll give instructions that I'm not to be disturbed under any circumstances. He will remain a close guarded secret, you can trust me on that my love." she said. Her gaze returned to the child caressing his small cheek in such a way that caused Naruto to smile slightly.
"You still haven't told me his name yet." she stated with a small chuckle.
"It seems that his name is Naruto, it was embodied upon the cloth I found in."
"A strange name, it almost sounds as if he has come from one of the free cities. Are you sure we shouldn't give him another name?" she asked, Tywin shook his head vigorously.
"No. It would not be right. The Seven have seen fit to give him that name, we shouldn't offend them. They chose to send the boy to us, to the Lannisters, and I intend to make full use of their kindness. The boy is special, that much I'm certain of, only time will tell in what way. Perhaps this moment is the starting point for the rise of our House; perhaps we can finally leave a legacy worthy of House Lannister."
True to her word, Joanna gave birth in only a matter of days. In that time she had barely left Naruto's side and he was glad that she hadn't. Trapped in a useless and fragile body was not something he liked at all.
From the age of five he'd been almost completely self-sufficient, not requiring anyone's help in most matters, now however he couldn't even control his own bowel movements, it was in one word degrading.
Naruto wasn't sure where it was that he had found himself, but he liked it. It seemed that he'd been given something akin to a second chance, that or this was a very elaborate dream or hallucination as he lay dying in the mud. He was leaning towards the former.
Joanna was nice to him, a natural mother it seemed; she was beautiful, kind and very caring. Tywin was kind as well, in his own way. While he did seem to care about his well-being, Naruto wasn't sure if it was completely genuine or if he was worried about losing he child the "The Seven" sent, whoever they were.
Whilst Naruto knew that he would never be able to forget his actual parents, he was more than willing to give the Lannister a try.
In the past few days Naruto had tried his very best to move about but found he could only wail his arms and legs about in a very infantile fashion.
It seemed as though he would have to wait a while until his new body was strong enough to support its own weight. Naruto smiled to himself, he couldn't wait until he was a month or two older running about and seeing the shocked faces of his new parents.
Naruto was still in the room when Joanna finally gave birth. He wasn't sure what a normal birth sounded like but he was sure that the immense wails of pain coupled with the numerous blood soaks sheets that were being thrown about by the old man in the grey robes were anything but.
The newborn had been placed down on a bed next to Naruto. Right away he would see that the child wasn't completely 'normal'. It was a boy but his form was stunted and out of proportion, even for a baby, a Dwarf Naruto observed.
Naruto looked over to where Joanna lay, Tywin by her side clutching her bone white hand. From across the large room Naruto's small ears could only pick up one word of the hushed conversation.
"Tyrion." he heard Joanna say before her eyes slowly closed and he hand fell limp. Naruto had seen many people die in his young life but something about the death of Joanna Lannister struck him deep. She had been so kind to him when she had no reason to, she was going to be his adoptive mother.
Naruto's small face scrunched up in sadness as the old man draped a white sheet over Joanna's face. Beside him the newly named Tyrion was wailing loudly, doing his best to cry as loud as possible as if he himself knew that his mother was now dead.
Naruto saw Tywin look up from his wife's bedside, his red and awash with fury. It was being directed entirely towards Tyrion. Naruto quickly realised that Tywin was already blaming Tyrion for Joanna's death. Tywin stood up and stomped towards where Tyrion and Naruto lay.
Naruto could tell form the look on Tywin's face that he was thinking of doing something horrible in his grief stricken state.
Tywin went to grab Tyrion's small form, but Naruto beat him to it. Mustering all the strength he could he latched his hand onto Tyrion's arm and stared intently at Tywin, his face as serious as was possible for baby to achieve.
Tywin saw this and it caused his hand's to stop their descent towards his newborn son. He looked between Naruto and Tyrion a few times before huffing angrily and leaving the room quickly, the large wooden door slamming loudly behind him.
Naruto knew that if he wasn't there that Tywin would more than likely have done something terrible with his newborn son. He also knew that it would be his new responsibility to protect Tyrion from now on.
It didn't take long for a small group of servants to come to collect Joanna's body, taking her from the room as carefully as possible and with great respect. Afterwards the bedchamber was quiet for some time, other than Tyrion's occasional cries.
Naruto could hear muffled voices and footsteps coming from the other side of the large door, from what little he could make out it sounded like an argument of some kind. Yet again Naruto cursed the small body he had found himself in, he would be completely useless, at least for a few months.
The voices had begun to die down and a few moments later the door to the bedchamber opened. Two people entered, one of which Naruto recognised. Jamie, Tywin's older son and the boy who had found Naruto along with his father, "My new Big Brother it seems." Thought Naruto and he would have laughed if he could, his new big brother was technically five or six years younger than himself if he had to guess.
Beside Jamie stood a girl, fair skinned and sporting a bright golden head of long hair. She wore a long silk red dress that brushed against the cold stone floor. Naruto had to admit that even for one that seemed no older than the boy that stood beside her, she was very pretty.
Their eyes seemed fixed on the bed that Naruto and Tyrion laid on. The girl moved first, walking with purpose towards them, Jamie made a move to grasp her arm but she moved ahead of him quicker than he had anticipated.
"Cersei wait!" He called out to her. Cersei stood at the foot of the bed looking down at the two babes, her eyes seemed fixed on Tyrion alone.
"So this is the little creature that killed mother? Such a disgusting looking wretch,why hasn't Father gotten rid of it yet?" she pat out. Naruto could see that her eyes were red and wet with grief.
"Because, dear sister, he is our Brother and a Lannister, no matter what he may look like. Mother's death was not his fault, he's only a child." Jamie pleaded with his sister for her to see reason. Though Naruto had only seen Jamie on two short occasions, he could already see that Jamie was a good and honourable person.
"Of course he his, Father told me he came out second, ripping mother as he came." That was when her eyes moved from Tyrion and he gaze fell on Naruto. She seemed to smile somewhat. She reached down and took Naruto in her arms carefully, playing with his bright golden hair lively.
"This boy is a Lannister Brother, a cute and noble looking child, not at all like that little Imp." she said, her voice growing darker as she used Tyrion's future, unwanted title. "What is his name? Did father tell you before he stormed out of the keep?" she asked.
"Naruto he told me." Said Jamie, his face void of any expression, Naruto observed that even at his young age his older 'brother' was already a good liar. "A strange name I know," he said, cutting of Cersei before she could comment. "Apparently the name came to mother when she was praying at the sept a few nights past." A very good liar Naruto thought to himself.
Jamie and Cersei stayed for at least another hour before they left when the wet nurses had come to collect them. In the few days that Naruto had been at Casterly Rock they had tried in vain to have him feed.
Naruto may have looked the part of a baby but he had been resolute with himself that there was absolutely no way he would be suckling from any woman's breast.
In exasperation the wet nurses had opted to trying feeding him watered down porridge and whilst it still tasted rather foul, Naruto greatly preferred it over the idea of some random woman's breast milk. Tyrion had no qualms however it seemed.
For what seemed like an eternity that was all Naruto's world encompassed. Cersei or Jamie would visit occasionally to play with their new siblings, though it was obvious that Cersei wanted absolutely nothing to do with Tyrion, spending all her time with Naruto.
Tywin knew that Naruto was special in some way, and Naruto was determined to prove him right. He could feel his Chakra, but it was a pitiful amount as he had expected. He only hoped that in time they would grow to something close to its former capacity. Naruto had also come to the unhappy conclusion that however he had come to be in this new world, Kurama had not come along for the ride.
Although it pained him, Naruto had suppressed such unhappy thoughts; there was nothing he could do about it. In the span of a few weeks Naruto had finally gained strength enough to propel himself on his hands and knees, shocking his caretakers greatly.
Naruto had laughed immensely when at two months he had knocked on the door to Tywin's solar and the man had nearly fainted when he saw Naruto standing there on his two, somewhat shaky, feet grinning up at him madly. After he had overcome his chock, Tywin smiled fatherly at Naruto and for some reason, Naruto felt good about it.
From that day onwards Tywin had taken Naruto under his wing and attempted to teach Naruto, with the help of someone he called Maester Theomore. Little did they know that Naruto already knew how to read and write though it only took him a few weeks to pick up on the new letters they attempted to teach him.
He was frustrated though with the lack of strength and dexterity his finger provided him, preventing him from truly practicing the new language they were attempting to impart on him. At first the Maester seemed reluctant to even try teaching Naruto.
"He is too young My Lord," he had pleaded with Tywin, "Such strain on his young mind could have poo effects on the boy." Tywin only had to look over the Maester's shoulder to see Naruto trying his hardest to grasp a quill in his hand to know that there was no problem. As the Lord of Casterly Rock, his orders were followed.
At five months his new body had developed enough to allow him to form words, something he was most grateful for, it was also a source of great pride for Tywin. From that point on, Naruto made a point of reading everything he could get his hands on as there was nothing much else he could do as his body was still too weak for martial training.
Naruto knew that is he wanted to thrive in this new world that he would have to learn everything he possibly could about it. For the next few months he had spent the vast majority of his time in the Maester's library reading history books. Naruto was very disappointed to learn that this new world was void of Shinobi and their arts though he had found old tales of people with rumoured magic.
It wasn't long before Naruto stumbled upon a book containing a mention of 'White Walkers' or 'Others', evil creatures apparently born of ice that had, thousands of years ago, marched on the world of men from far in the North. When he had pointed out the books contents to his new father, Tywin had almost laughed, telling him it was nothing but a children's story.
Despite being told this, Naruto knew that somehow that wasn't the case, that all stories were born of some fact. He had learnt that lesson well from his encounter with Mouryou. Reluctantly Naruto had set the book aside, vowing to learn more of it in the years to come.
Year: 298 AL
Naruto shifted uncomfortably in his saddle atop a large chestnut destrier as he rode slowly up the Kings Road. Though he was not alone, behind him there were at least another hundred riders with twice as many men on foot beside them. He could see the Royal Wheelhouse some distance behind him, it was hard not to, the bright gold paint adorning it caught the early sunlight and let of a dull shine.
Naruto hated traveling on horseback, compared to his days in the Elemental Nations it was incredibly slow, he was more than certain that he could have made the trip from Kings Landing on foot in about a week's time. At present they had been on the road for nearly a month's time.
Even at little more than 24 years of age, physically speaking, Naruto was already considered one of the most dangerous men in the Seven Kingdoms, winning many a tourney melee with ease, despite the fact that he had never competed in the Joust he was still considered a dangerous man. That was the way he liked it, no one troubled him.
Naruto was wearing a fine black leather coat, its front folded over his chest, which sported a high collar (Think Jamie's cream leather coat, just black). Stitched finely on its back in gold filigree was the concentric circle pattern of the Rinnegan between his shoulder blades with 9 magatama placed below it. On his feet he wore an expensive pair of black leather riding boots.
At his waist was a slightly longer than average katana, the only of its kind in the Seven Kingdoms and quite possibly the free cities as well. Its handle consisted of dark blue cloth with the usual diamond pattern of a lighter shade and capped with a golden lions' head. Its sheath was a darker blue than the handle and made of enamel. The guard was golden, shaped like round flower petals.
Naruto had never been one to use a blade in his first life, but here in Westeros it was very much common place. Naruto had never taken to the long sword. When he was ten he had begun to experiment with his chakra once again, in secret of course. It was then that he had discovered the sealing tattoo on his right bicep, taking the form on the Senju clan symbol.
Inside he had found a large scroll, easily the size of the Toad Summoning Contract that Jiraiya had carried around with him. The scroll itself had contained many gifts from his friends. Naruto had no idea how he had come to be in Westeros, as the letters within the scroll had neglected to mention how he was sent, but he was glad for the gifts.
It was Tenten that had left him the means and know how to create a katana, along with a small amount of chakra metal to assist in the forging. His other friends had left various other items, some useful, some sentimental and others possibly for a laugh. Shikamaru had even gifted him his Shogi board. Possibly the most useful gift had come from Tsunade.
She had given him numerous scrolls on medical techniques and even a very limited amount of surgical equipment. It was one thing that had become very apparent to Naruto as he grew up in Westeros, the medical science available even to the High Lords was almost pathetic compared to even the skills of civilian doctors of the Elemental Nations.
Naruto had found the necklace alongside the medical scrolls as well, he had been glad to wear it again and it was easy enough to tell his father that he'd simply bought it in Lannisport.
It was something that was strange for Naruto to think about at times. Tywin Lannister had indeed become his father and treated him equally as well as his other children, though sadly Tyrion had been mostly excluded from this kindness. Naruto was more than aware that Tywin was no saint but he was still, for lack of a better term, his father so to speak.
"Dear Brother, one might think you were about to leave us behind, what with being so far ahead of us." came a sly voice from behind Naruto which snapped him from memories. Naruto could only smile as the horse came up beside him.
"Tyrion, you wound me, I could never leave, who would be left to save your ass from Father or our sweet sister when you decide to misbehave?" He said in a joking manner causing Tyrion to smile.
"Quite right you are," he agreed as he began to look about at the bleak landscape that surrounded them on all sides. "I'll never understand why these blasted Starks decided to live in a place like this. The further North we go the colder, wetter and muddier it gets." Naruto could only agree with him.
"It isn't the Stark's fault," he said gaining his diminutive brothers attention. "Haven't you heard? Winter Is Coming." he said in a cold and serious tone.
Naruto and Tyrion were both silent for a moment for the two of them laughed loudly alongside one another at the poor joke. After a short while Tyrion dropped back again leaving Naruto on his own once again. A frown had appeared on Naruto's face, his jovial mood forgotten quickly.
If the whispers his 'Little Birds', as Varys would call them, had been telling him were to be believed, then Winter truly was coming, he only hoped that everyone South of The Wall was ready for it.
I apologise for the long wait but I've had a fair bit of Uni work to catch up on and haven't been able to find the time to write. Again I'd like to thank everyone who found the time to send a Review my way, they are much appreciated as I really like to take the opinions and ideas of my readers and work them into my writing.
That brings up a few points I'd like to ask you, as the readers. 1-Just how powerful do you think Naruto should be in this story? A Jutsu flinging idiot or for large attacks to seriously drain him now that Kurama is gone? 2-How influential should Naruto be? I myself had envisioned writing Naruto to be very much like Sosuke Aizen, no not evil as shit but very smart, patient and calculating. 3-Should Naruto be well known for his use of chakra, or Magic in the eyes of others, or do you think it would be better if he had kept it a secret?
Also how would you feel about a little Naruto-Margaery thing? I leave it up to you to think on how I plan to do that? In the end I may not as well, though her being one of my favourite characters in both the books and show may make me a little biased towards her.
If so, I plan to alter the ages of some of the characters for the sake of making it a little less weird, as I have also received a few messages requesting a Naruto-Sansa pairing which I would not be unhappy with.
I am also looking for a Beta reader to help me root out any mistakes or errors in Lore I might make, if you are interested and have fair knowledge of the Game of Thrones universe please let me know VIA PM.
Sorry for the long Authors Note, again thank you for your reviews, please keep them coming!
