NA: Got this idea from a friend when playing Shadow of Mordor, and also watching Lord of the Rings over and over.

I would like to thank 'confusedcanadian' for helping me a bit with this.

Chapter 1: Remember Today

Southern-Earth

"Truly, this is an interesting place, isn't it?"

"Indeed."

Three men clad in hoods walked through a large gateway of a large village surrounded by a circular wall. It was a grand looking village with buildings with red roofs, at the very end they could see a mountain with carvings of faces. "And I thought the dwarves were excellent craftsmen…"

"It seems that the men here have progressed on their own." the first man then looked on to see a small building, he looked closer to see that it was an orphanage. "Something or someone is here." The first man followed by his compatriots opened the door to the orphanage and was met with an elderly lady. "Good morrow to you, I was simply curious about this establishment."

"It's just an orphanage, sir, nothing more. Feel free to look if you like, not many children left since most of them have all been adopted."

The hooded man nodded and made his way through the corridors, as if he was being led by an unknown entity. He stopped at a door where he was led to and opened it, inside was an infant blonde child with three interesting whisker-like birth marks. The child seemed to be breathing well but was covered in dirt, it's diaper completely brown as it had not been change in a very long time. The man frowned and instinctively cleaned the child and replaced its garments. He picked up the child and gasped as he realized at who the child is. "This child is a Dunedain."

"Truly?" the second person asked for confirmation.

The first man nodded and immediately went up to the old woman, "Why has this child been neglected?"

"Child?" the old woman snorted, "That thing is no child."

The first man frowned, "Then if you will not care for him, I will simply take him of your hands."

"I don't care what you do to that thing, as long as it's no longer here."

The three men huffed and made their way out of the building. "It seems that this place is not so kind to children, the child is fortunate to have us found him at this time. So you do intend to adopt him?"

"My wife is barren unfortunately, little brother." The first man then looked at the little bracelet on the infant's left hand and saw that it had words inscribed into it, "Naruto… that is an elvish name, it means maelstrom." His eyes softened as he saw the infant yawn like nothing was happening, "Hello Naruto, I am your father, Boromir, and this is your uncle Faramir, and the other is simply our guard, a soldier of Gondor."

"He can't hear you, Boromir." Faramir said, "He's asleep and only cares about sleeping right now."

"Just like you were when you were a babe." The older brother told him as he chuckled, "My wife has always wanted to hold an infant in her arms, and I believe little Naruto is the answer to that."

"Yes…" Faramir nodded in agreement, "Elina would most definitely love him."

"Come, we sail back to Gondor." He then looked down once more at his new son, "We sail back to your new home, and your new family."

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"You let them take him!?" an elderly man roared at the matron of the orphanage as she was now being held by two masked men.

"B-But hokage-sama."

"SILENCE!" the man roared once more, "Do you have any idea what you have done?" the old woman said nothing, "Anbu, take her away and lock her up, we must find the boy." 'Forgive me, Minato, Kushina.'

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1 month later

Middle-Earth

Gondor – City of Kings

"My heart." A beautiful woman with flowing brown hair that went to her back held a child closer to her as if it were her own, "He is beautiful, and you say he is a Dunedain?"

"Indeed he is, Elina." Boromir knelt down and held the two close to him, "We have been tasked with raising one of the last remaining Dunedain."

"What is his name?"

"His name is Naruto." The man answered his wife, "It is elvish for maelstrom."

"It is a kingly name." the woman held the child closer, "Oh thank you Boromir, you have given me a son."

"I promised you did I not?" the man kissed his wife's head, "We would start a family together."

Naruto: Age Five

"Father, father!" Naruto now at the age of five ran up to Boromir with a miniature bow in his hands.

"Ah little one!" Boromir had returned from a mission, clad in silvery gray armor with the symbol of a white tree on his breastplate. He picked up the little bundle of energy and sat him upon his lap, "What did you do today?"

"I was with uncle and his rangers."

"Oh, were you now?"

"Mhmm!" the blonde nodded, "I want to be a ranger when I grow up!"

"I am sure you will make a fine ranger."

Elina walked in and quickly gave her husband a kiss, "My heart, welcome home."

"I am home."

"I have dinner ready, so go ahead and wash up, you're not going into the dining room in armor."

"Yes dear."

"Mother," Naruto jumps down and catches up to his mother, "father says I am going to be a ranger when I grow up!"

"Oh he did, did he?" the boy nodded, "I am sure you will make a fine one."

"That's what he said too!"

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Naruto: Age 17

Osgiliath

He had grown wonderfully over the past years, from child to teenager, he had trained with the rangers and his uncle Faramir, their chief. With a bow and arrow he drew its string, aiming at the orc before him. The second he loose the string, the arrow stayed true to its mark, hitting the target right between the eyes. "A fine shot, nephew!" Faramir praised him for his marksmanship.

Naruto had now longer hair but not as long as most men of Gondor, he preferred to keep it short and tied it into a small ponytail. He wore a ranger's garb with his hood and mask currently down, a bluish cloak with leather armor and chainmail. He wore brown boots and black pants with golden bracers on his arms. Even now at the age of fifteen his energy knew no limit, he was always fond of climbing buildings and trees, as if he was born to be a ranger, his marksmanship with a bow was equal to that of an elf and his agility was like that of them as well. It was told that he would be Gondor's finest ranger. He had gained the love of the father of his father, Denethor II, though it irked him that he would belittle his uncle Faramir, no matter what he did and no matter how hard he tried.

Denethor would mock him that he would cast a poor reflection on him and his grandson as he was currently his captain. For now at least they were given peace from him and he could spend time with his favorite and only uncle without having Denethor at Faramir's throat. "It's because I learned from the best, uncle."

"You give me too much credit nephew, the rangers here also had a hand in your training." He chuckled as he patted his nephew's back, "How are your powers handling?"

"Besides temporary increase in speed, not to mention I could see things where normal eyes cannot?" he asked him to which he nodded in response, "They are, progressing slowly… it's not every day you encounter a Dunedain who is also half wraith."

Naruto's powers were mindboggling to the scholars of Gondor, it was inconceivable that a wraith would merge with a child at birth, they didn't have the famous wizard Gandalf to aid them in to how he possessed such abilities. Denethor didn't care one bit though, it made him more pompous than ever, boasting at how a wraith was on Gondor's side… although it did boost morale.

"Father thinks you can turn into a one-man-army."

Naruto snorted, "As if… I may be half-wraith, but I am only one man." He then heard cheers outside the wrecked building as thousands of soldiers were shouting for his father's name "Boromir!"

Boromir drew his sword, now clad in gray and silver armor. On his left hand held the flag of Gondor, it's white banner for all soldiers to see from down below. "This city, was once the jewel of our kingdom, a place of light, and beauty, and music, and so it shall be once more!"

The cheers became louder as arms were held high in joy.

"Let the armies of Mordor know this, never again, will the land of my people fall into enemy hands! This city of Osgiliath has been reclaimed for Gondor!"

"For Gondor!"

The Captain-General raised his sword higher, "FOR GONDOR!"

"FOR GONDOR!"

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Walking through the many men tending for their wounded, Faramir and his nephew walked up to the captain and hugged him, "Good speech." Naruto said, "Nice and short."

"Leaves more time for drinking!" The three steward-princes of Gondor laughed at that as the oldest of the three turned his head, "Break out the ale, these men are thirsty!" he then grabbed cups for the ale and handed them to his son and younger brother, "Remember today my son, little brother, today life is good."

Faramir drank his cup but then turned to his left, his face went solemn as he recognized the man approaching them.

"Uncle?" Naruto looked at him with worry.

"He's here." Was his only reply as both father and son knew who he was talking about, Boromir then turned his head to see his father greeting the soldiers as he passed them by.

"Only one moment of peace, The eldest brother said with a frown, "can he not give us that?"

"Where is Gondor's finest?" Denethor asked as he approached his son and grandson, "Where is my firstborn and his son?"

"Father/Grandfather." The two greeted him with a hug.

Denethor ruffled his grandson's hair, "They say you vanquished the enemy almost single handed."

"They exaggerate." The blonde replied, "The victory also belongs to uncle as well."

Denethor scoffed, "But it not for him, the city would still be standing."

"Our numbers were too few, father." Faramir said as he tried to reason with him.

"Oh, too few." The father approached him, "You let the enemy walk in and take it on a whim. Always you cast a poor reflection on me."

Faramir now looked shameful as he tried to face him, "That is not my inent."

"You give him no credit and yet he tries to do your will." Boromir said as he walked away with his father and son following him behind, "He loves you father, and Naruto idolizes him."

"Do not trouble me with Faramir, I know his uses and they are few."

Boromir could not believe what he was hearing.

"We have more urgent things to speak of."

"What things, grandfather?"

"Elrond of Rivindell has called a meeting," Denethor answered him, "he will not say why but I have guessed its purpose."

Naruto narrowed his eyes as he and his father listened closely.

"It is rumored that the weapon of the enemy has been found." The Steward of Gondor whispered to them as to not alert the soldiers around them.

Naruto widened his eyes, almost gasping as his legs went weak, "The One Ring."

Boromir breathed out in shock. "Isildur's Bane."

"It has fallen into the hands of the elves." Denethor said with scorn in his voice, "Everyone will try to claim it, men, dwarves, wizards, we cannot let that happen."

"Grandfather, you cannot possibly think we can use it as a weapon it is too-"

"That is exactly my intent!" he said, cutting him off, "This thing must come to Gondor. It is dangerous I know, I know the ring will seek to corrupt the hearts of lesser men, but you two, both of you are strong, and our need is great. It is OUR blood that is being spilt, our people who are dying, Saruman is biding his time, he amassing fresh armies, he will return. And when he does we will be powerless to stop him. Both of you must go, bring me back this mighty gift."

"No." Boromir shook his head, "Our place is here with our people, not in Rivindell! Elina will be heartbroken to see Naruto go."

"You would deny your own father?"

Faramir walked up to them, "If there is need to go to Rivindell, send me in their stead."

"You?" their father sneered, "Oh I see, a chance for Faramir Captain of Gondor to show his quality, I think not. I trust this mission only to you brother and nephew. The ones who will not fail me."

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Boromir now clad in lighter garbs of leather and a round shield on his back was getting ready to depart for Rivindell. His wife Elina was hugging her son, placing kisses all over his face and head as tears escaped her eyes, holding him for dear life. She then approached her husband and kissed him passionately, "Take care, my heart, take care of yourself and our baby boy."

Boromir nodded as he returned the kiss, "I will, my heart." The father and son then got on their horses with Boromir's hand still holding his wife's. "I will return, with great many gifts for you."

"I just want you two back safe, that is all I wish for."

The husband then turned to Faramir, "Remember today, little brother." The pair rode out, their way to Rivindell, and to a quest that will shape Middle-Earth, forever.

As the two men made their way out of Gondor, Naruto decided to look through his eyes as a wraith, he narrowed them and saw two spirits watching them from the distance.

"Do you see something son?"

"Just two spirits, I swear one of them had bright long red hair."

NA: So I guess we can all agree that Denethor, is an ass.

So as for Naruto's ranger outfit, I based it of The Elder Scrolls Online Bretton Ranger from the trailer, or you can just see it on the picture above. He has wraith powers similar to Talion as you can probably guess who this wraith living inside him is.

Just to those who are wondering, Elina is an OC created just for this.

Still part of the story Omake:

A peculiar looking orc with armor made from the bone of a caragor escaped a cave that entered Mordor. He was a yellowish green orc, "I'm alive! HAHAHA! That's right, Ratbag is alive aaaaaagh-" he could have said more but immediately tumbled down the flight of rocky stairs, all the way to the bottom, "I'm alright! That didn't hurt at all, at least I don't think it hurts."

The orc got himself with a slight limp before he straightened himself as best he could, "Well, no more serving the dark lord for me, that's for sure, I'm going to live like a king-" he was silenced once more as a small rock hit his head, but somehow he survived.

"Honestly, I don't even know how I'm bloody alive…" he gasped as he removed the rock atop his body, "Okay yeah… that hurt, that really hurt."

Being Warchief wasn't all that great… not with a hammer to the face.