-walks amongst the crowd with my head down-
ME: -buys a horse with the money I have then spies my target- Time to do what I'm paid for.
-rides up behind my target and shoots them just before I ride off to meet my contact-
Contact: I trust the target is dead.
ME: Any deader and there wouldn't be anything left of them.
-Contact throws me a bag of coins-
ME: Pleasure doing business with you.
I DO NOT OWN NARUTO OR ASSASSIN'S CREED
ON WITH THE SHOW!
Chapter 2: How things change...
The next morning Naruto got up and got dressed in his usual white Assassin's robe with the hidden blade under his right arm. The final touch was when Naruto put a silver crucifix, that Laura had made for him special, and put it around his neck. When he was saddling his horse Ezio walked up to him and handed him a piece of paper.
"That's directions to Konohagakure," Ezio explained, only to have Naruto hand the paper back to him.
"It was my home," Naruto said, before he rode off in the general direction of Konoha.
At Konohagakure no Sato...
It had been three years since the village had been under Martial Law and the village had seen a general improvement since the Civilian Council had been ousted, along with several attempted attacks on the village itself being stopped. Tsunade was finished with the days reports, most of them involving sightings of Saskue Uchiha, and was going to retire for the night when a messenger bird landed on her desk with a note attached to it. Taking the note from the bird she saw the seal of the Brotherhood of Assassins pressed into wax, immediately breaking the seal on the note she began to read it.
'Dear Hokage, I am sending a representative to your village in accordance with our agreement. While this representative is in your village I expect them to be treated with the same level of respect that you would give to one of your own esteemed clans. Should I receive word that my representative is not being treated well I will be forced to withdraw from our agreement. Sincerely Ezio Auditore de Firenze, Grand Master of the Brotherhood of Assassins.'
"Now I just wonder when the representative is supposed to be here," Tsunade thought out loud.
In the present...
Lucy Stillman had just gotten through with another session in the Animus 2.0, when she spotted Desmond Miles looking down on her.
"Enjoy yourself," Desmond asked, somewhat curious, but all Lucy could do was look embarrassed. Desmond just stood there waiting for an answer before he sat in one of the chairs that littered the Sanctuary.
"Looking up things about your ancestors," Desmond asked.
"Yes," Lucy sighed, "all the time when I was growing up the only stories I ever heard were about my great ancestor, how he could heal from any wound, how his rage struck fear into the hearts of his foes, and how he was the greatest Assassin of his time right behind your ancestor."
Desmond nodded in understanding before handing her a sandwich and a glass of water.
"I can understand your curiousity," Desmond said, staring at the statue of Altair, "but next time make sure I'm here at least so someone can pull you out if things go bad."
All Lucy did before going back into the Animus was finish off her sandwich and nod.
Konohagakure no Sato...
Naruto was riding toward the village on his horse when he was stopped at the gate by two chunin.
"Halt," one of the chunin shouted, "what is your business in Konohagakure?"
"I came to speak to your Hokage," Naruto answered, keeping his head down so they couldn't see his face. After going into one of the security booths and sitting at a radio for five minutes he walked back out and looked at Naruto.
"You may enter," the chunin said, waving Naruto into the village. Riding into the village Naruto noticed that every few blocks there was a roving patrol of either Chunin or Jounin, all the shop owners looked somewhat nervous, and there were barely any civilians walking anywhere.
'If it wasn't a hidden village I'd swear it was under Borgia control,' Naruto thought to himself.
"Excuse me but why are there so many ninja walking around," Naruto asked one of the roving chunin.
"The village has been under martial law since the Civilian Council overstepped it's bounds and exiled a shinobi three years ago," the chunin answered, then continued his patrol. As Naruto rode closer to the Hokage Tower he noticed the general patrol groups increased. When he finally got inside the tower he noticed at least three shinobi partoling anyone of the halls at any given time. Walking up to the secretary's desk Naruto made sure to keep his face down.
"Excuse me mam," Naruto said, the secretary looked up, she was in her late twenties, black bob cut, and she was wearing ANBU gear.
"How may I help you," the secretary asked in a somewhat somber tone.
"I am here to see the Hokage concerning an agreement between this village and the Brotherhood of Assassins," Naruto answered. Immediately the secretary gave him precise directions to the Hokage's office. Once Naruto arrived the ANBU there immediately checked the Hokage's list of appointments and designated meetings.
"I'm sorry but you're not on the Hokage's appointment list," one of the ANBU said.
"Well I do believe that's where you're wrong," Naruto replied, keeping his head down so the couldn't see his face.
"Listen you're not on the Hokage's list of appointments," the ANBU repeated, putting his hand on Naruto's shoulder, only to have his arm snapped by Naruto. When the other ANBU tried to restrain him he was stabbed in the leg when the other ANBU got up Naruto kicked him in the face. After three seconds two more ANBU came in and tried to use different jutsus to restrain Naruto, only to have him step out of the way as the jutsus blasted the two ANBU down the hall. Sighing Naruto opened the door to see a grinning Tsunade.
"Well well you are as good as you're master claims," Tsunade said, smiling like a kid on Christmas morning.
"Surely milady there must have been a better way to test me then taking out your own men," Naruto said, not letting his hood go up.
"Maybe so," Tsunade replied before motioning to a chair, "now lets get down to business. Your master has entered into an agreement with our village."
"I am aware of the terms of the agreement," Naruto interrupted, "I am to aid the village in anyway I deem necessary in return I get full diplomatic immunity and I decide who I train."
Tsunade nodded just before she slide him a key and walked to one of the bay windows.
"That is the key to your new base," Tsunade explained. Naruto merely nodded before getting up and walking out of the room.
"Oh and by the way enjoy your stay," Tsunade said with a smiled as Naruto walked out the door.
Back in the present...
Lucy had just came out of another session in the Animus and Desmond was still sitting there watching her.
"Any longer and you would be experiencing the bleeding effect," Desmond stated, sipping water from a glass. Nodding solemnly Lucy walked over to the refrigerator and got a sandwich. Sighing Lucy sat down in a chair and began to eat her sandwich.
"So find out anything interesting," Desmond asked curiously.
"Well you see back in his day, and in his old home," Lucy began explaining, "they had an elite black ops group of shinobi called the ANBU, alright. Well apparently he disabled four of them without breaking a sweat."
Desmond nodded with a smile of approval on his face as Lucy explained what her ancestor did.
"Bet you Ezio could have done it in half the time," Desmond chuckled.
"Please Desmond no more bets," Lucy pleaded, "I still remember the last bet I lost to you."
It was at that moment sirens went off all around the sanctuary, immediately jumping into high alert Desmond grabbed his ancestor's gauntlet with the blade hidden in wrist and Lucy grabbed a stiletto knife then they both went to investigate. When they found the source of the intrusion it was an old man of Chinese decent, with a bread that went to his mid-chest, they couldn't see his eyes for all the wrinkles he had, and a bald head.
"Oh oh oh," the old man chuckled, "never have I seen a pair of more prepared youngsters."
Lucy and Desmond both sighed and sheathed their weapons before turning and heading into the Auditore Villa. When they finally got back to the villa they saw the old man standing in front of the statue of Altair.
"How'd you get in here," Desmond asked, glaring at the old man. All the old man did was chuckle.
"A good Assassin never reveals his secrets," the old man answered with a chuckle. Needless to say Desmond and Lucy were both looking at the stranger in complete confusion.
"No way someone as old as you could be an assassin," Lucy said completely perplexed, "and how do you know about this place?"
"If it is answers you seek then the answers lie within her genes," the old man said, pointing his walking stick at Lucy. All she could do was gulp and turn to look at Desmond.
"Desmond I think I've got to go back into the Animus," Lucy stated, and then she got back into the Animus. But she wasn't prepared for the answers she would find.
-sitting in a chair in an old run down house with all the coins I've collected on a table-
ME: -sighs- Just enough to get me to Florence, Not enough to get me there in style though.
Who is this mysterious old man?
What will Lucy discover about her ancestor?
How will Konoha react to the return of Naruto?
Tune in and Find out.