Thank you all for the reviews. I answer here some questions that were asked after the previous chapter.
I only watched the Game of Thrones' TV show, so don't expect from me to use things only found in the books, sorry guys. There might be some, but it's doubtful.
Naruto will not be Godlike. He is strong and has some powers, but due to certain events, he is now not so powerful. Naruto is the one from the manga, just in a future time. It will be explained later.
I like Cersei a lot and I am glad to know that some share my taste. Lots of people consider her as a monster but I don't think so. She is a complex character with good and bad sides. Of course, I do not deny that she manipulates lots of people and is particularly power hungry. But if you saw her dad, she had in reality little choice in the matter. Worse, she was forced waiting to have children to finally be able to truly love/trust someone. She grew up in a hard place as a woman and had to adapt. The only thing I don't particularly enjoy about her is her hatred toward Tyrion. I think that this hatred is not really well justified in that case, she is not really the kind. She is a being of reason, and there is no real logical reason for her hatred toward Tyrion.
This is a fan fiction, so I adapt the events to my liking to write the story. If certain events are different from the original (for instance, the origin of the guy in the tree), there is an explanation.
I think it is important to point out that the TV show begins in Year 298.
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Chapter 2
****** Neither God nor Demon ******
Calendar of the Seven Kingdoms, Year 286. Westeros, King's Landing.
The flu. A common yet deadly disease that affected farmers like nobles. It caused roughly ten thousand deaths each year in Westeros. And a week ago, it killed the heir prince, son of King Robert Baratheon and Queen Cersei Baratheon.
The King forgot all of his duty for a couple of day and drank again and again to forget or lessen the pain. He collapsed several times and rejected all attempts of comfort even from his closest friends. Cersei, his own wife, was no exception.
Not that the queen really cared about her husband. She just lost her first born child while he was no older than two years old. She locked herself in her room for the past week. The only people she met were her twin brother Jamie Lannister who just passed to try and comfort her. She was particularly grateful for his gesture. The other one she also kept an eye on was her second son, Joffrey Baratheon who was just a few months old.
She knew that Joffrey was in no way the son of her husband, Robert Baratheon. He was the seed of an incestuous relationship between her and her twin brother. He did not have any right to the crown. Nonetheless, she was going to take care of him with all her might. After all, she swore to make him the true heir. And she did not want to suffer such a loss again.
But even if her recent dead son was the child of a man she felt only disgust for, she still loved him very much. Perhaps even more than she loved Joffrey. After all, he was her first one.
A hand suddenly appeared on her shoulder. She jumped with surprise and turned her emerald eyes toward the stranger. Seeing those sky blue eyes and a face that had not even aged a day since the first time she met him, she felt on the verge of tears. He was a reminiscent of the past, a past in which her son was still alive. She did not even feel angry for his delay and the broken promise.
"Sorry for your loss" Naruto just muttered.
She did not know what made her move, but she ran straight into his arms to hug the life out of him. Naruto did not flinch and just let her cry on his chest. After a minute, he led her to her bed. They both sat on the large royal mattress while Cersei took a hold on her breathing. She stopped crying even if her eyes were still all red. She removed herself from Naruto's arms and stared in the air in front of her, unfocused.
"You are late" she simply stated. Her voice conveyed no emotion.
"I know. I was very far from King's Landing when I sensed your call. I immediately left, but the time it took me to come here was too much. It's not a very good apology, but I want you to know that I am sincerely sorry".
Naruto sighed. He just crossed back the wall when he sensed the call, letting Storm Flake behind him for now. The direwolf seemed to have met another member of her species, a male one. He did not want to separate them while coming here. She could even have slow him down. He did not catch any break since the moment he received the call from Cersei. He had not eaten, drunk or slept for nearly two weeks and had been running the whole time since the moment he learnt about the heir prince disease. He would survive for sure, but he felt the mental tiredness.
But what was a child life compared to a little bit of fatigue from an immortal?
"…Stay here, with me" Cersei begged weakly. "If you stay in King's Landing, this will never happen again".
She was beyond doubt heartbroken. Her tears could not be more sincere and her pain faked. But even in those circumstances, she could take advantage of the situation. Naruto could cure her children in the future and be a stepping stone for more power and prestige. Even she was slowly falling for him, in a self-centered attraction way. The others would stand no chance.
Since the first time she met him, four years ago, she had crossed him three other times. All of those times were when he came to King's Landing to act as a healer during a couple of day before disappearing. She heard that he never lost a patient, no matter the level of injury. Each time, he came to see her and talk a bit, nothing really important. But even with those rare visits, he was slowly but surely making a place inside her heart. They never had anything sexually related, not even a kiss, but she was at least aware of her emotion.
Each time, she tried to make him stay here. Each time, she failed. Always with the same excuse.
"… I am sorry little one. But I have some important business ongoing in the North. Something that could be a real threat to all Westeros, perhaps even beyond the sea".
"…You always say that, but never really talk about it. What's in the North so important for you not staying here?"
He sent her a small tender smile that melted her heart. She immediately knew that she would not success in making him stay this time again.
"Sorry sweetheart, but it's better for you if you don't know about it. I hope that you or your children will never have to worry about that particular business".
The answer made her frown but she accepted it nonetheless. She came to understand quickly that Naruto was a complex person with lots of responsibilities, be it toward himself of toward others.
Slowly, Naruto stood up. Seeing him move, Cersei immediately grabbed him in a crushing hug from behind.
"Don't leave. Not tonight. Stay with me for the night. Please" she muttered, pressing her well-developed chest against his back.
Naruto felt his cheeks get hotter and hotter. He forced his body to not respond to his instinct and sighed before turning around.
"Cersei. You are a married woman. Please, don't do something that you might regret later".
Her fidelity toward her husband was the last thing the Queen had in mind at the moment. She responded even so.
"I don't love my husband Naruto. I married him only for politics and prestige, like most of nobles. But I love you".
A lie that raised guilt in her chest. She instantly trampled it.
Without letting him the time to think about it, she stuck her lips on his own and immediately took advantage of his open mouth. She rolled her tongue around and enjoyed fully the emotion she felt rising in her chest. While acting, she placed her hand on the back of his head to leave him no loophole.
At first, Naruto did not know how to respond. He was no novice in the matter. He had more than several lifetimes of practice behind him in a twenty-year old body after all. He did not have any kind of sexual relationship in perhaps twenty year or so, but compared to how long he had lived, it was peanuts. It was rather because of the North problem that he did not really take the time for such thing. He never had any experience with a married queen before, but he supposed there was always a first time. He admitted having a small crush on Cersei, but she was still just a child in his eyes. She was only nineteen.
He had to confess, he was not really fair on the matter. Everyone was just a child in his eyes. But knowing someone when she was a child and having sex with her afterwards when she was an adult was not totally forgotten.
He still took ten seconds to respond accordingly.
Cersei let a moan escaped her lips when Naruto replied to her action. And what a reply it was! If he could not persuade a woman with words alone, no doubt she couldn't run away from his grasp. It was just a kiss and already she felt her chest pounding wildly with excitation.
Naruto then lowered his hands on her back until they were on her bottom. He lifted her and carried her in bed without breaking the kiss. He took off his dark green winter cloak.
Not wanting him to have the upper hand, Cersei took off her top and bra before forcing his face on her breast. He massaged them delicately at first before increasing the rate. He then moved his right hand, entering her half-removed dress and panties. He massaged her entrance a couple of minutes before entering one, then two fingers.
Cersei could not retain several quiet moans at this point from escaping her lips and she sensed herself becoming wetter and wetter. She hardened her grip on Naruto's hair and moved her hips up and down to further the pleasure she was feeling.
He must have been with plenty of women to learn to procure women such pleasure, she guessed. It was tremendous. A hint of jealousy stung her heart at the assumption, but she squashed it immediately. She was in no position to give him some lecture.
"Ah…ah…ah Narut-ahh"
When she felt herself on the verge of finally coming, Naruto suddenly stopped. She stared wide-eyes and mouth agape at him before anger raised in her when she saw the smile on his lips.
She was going to kill him, slowly and painfully.
Before she could speak, Naruto ended taking off her dress and her wet panties. He removed his top which left him bare-chested. Cersei had to hold on a drool from escaping her mouth at the perfect sight. He then moved to kneel between her legs. When Cersei finally understood his purpose, his mouth was already on her lower lips, licking wildly.
The Queen bit her lips to retain her whine. She grabbed the top of his head and pushed him further into her entrance while her legs got tangled beside his neck and back. He was literally crushed on her lower lips. Not that he seemed to care as he kept licking with greed between her legs.
"Ah… ah… Naru-ahhhhhhh!"
This, time, when Cersei felt like coming, she did not hesitate to trample Naruto on her entrance. He deprived her of pleasure once, not twice. She crushed him for nearly twenty seconds after her orgasm before finally letting him go. Naruto was not in any kind of hurry, consciously liking her entrance and his fingers of any fluids. She felt multiple shivers on all of her body at the action.
"Thank you for the meal" Naruto said teasingly, still sucking his fingers.
He then moved and kissed her tenderly on the lips. It was not a deep kiss, but it was enough to make Cersei know about his feelings. Even Jaime and certainly not her husband could convey such pure emotion. She felt protected and cared at the same time, something that she thought would never happen again after her mother death. She loved her children, but she was the one giving emotion, not the one receiving.
Consequently, it made the Queen remember why he was here in the first place. The memory of her dead son brought back tears in her eyes. Still naked, she embraced slowly Naruto who petted her on the back.
He knew the feeling of having his child die in front of him. He could only be here for her and sympathized.
Between her sobs, Cersei remembered why she had made her move on Naruto in the first place. She craved for making him stay here, at her side. She wanted to have him strengthen her position as Queen and protect her children. So, for the sake of her plan, she forced back her tears and went to slip her hand under his pants.
She had not anticipated a hand to catch hers before she could reach her goal. She turned her head, surprised, to see a tiny smile on Naruto's lips and such pure emotion in those sky blue eyes.
"Don't force yourself, sweetheart. I was glad to make you feel better and forget a bit of the pain you were enduring. We don't need to go any further tonight. You are exhausted and gloomy. I don't want to do it like this".
She stared at him, gobsmacked. He was… there was no word for her to express. On the one hand, she felt depressed. He refused her advances and she did not succeed in adding him in her schemes this time again. On the other hand, her heart was racing like crazy. She never had and never expected to have someone she felt she could trust that much, no one except her children. She did not love him, not yet, but it was close.
Dangerously close.
Was she ready to trust someone? She barely knew anything about him. She was falling in her own trap.
After ten seconds, she finally looked away and nodded.
"Sleep with me" she muttered. "Not in a sexual sense I mean. Just… stay with me tonight".
This time, she was not sure why she asked. Because of her plot? Or because of something else?
Naruto smiled and approached her. She was still naked and him bare-chested, but he did not really care. He lied down next to her and engulfed her in his embrace from behind, his chest pressed against her back.
Cersei clung on to his arm and let a smile graced her face. She quickly fell asleep in the warm embrace.
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Calendar of the Seven Kingdoms, Year 287. Far beyond the wall, Weirwood Cave.
"Have you heard about the King-Beyond-The-Wall?" Raven asked.
Naruto shrugged shoulder while eating an apple. He made grew an apple tree in the cave some time ago. And some others too, like an orange tree. Orange was awesome after all. He did well by keeping the Mokuton when he lost every other power.
Near him, Storm Flakes was silently watching both humans with cautious eyes.
"Can't say I have. Who is this new guy?"
"He was a crow in the Night's Watch. He is now among the people he was tasked to kill. He is aware of the White Walkers threat and is trying to gather all tribes under one banner. It's been around five or six years since he began his crusade" Raven informed matter of factly.
"Mmh… he is going to have some problem then" Naruto commented.
"Lots of the humans Tribes are in war with each other and would rather die than ally themselves, even with the White Walkers around. And let's not talk about the Giants, those big stubborn weirdoes" Naruto said in a rather annoyed voice. He did not dislike Giants. He even thought they were pretty fun. Sadly, the Giants did not share his enthusiasm.
"He just succeeded in having the Giants join him" the man in the tree said with a small smile, eager to see the wood user reaction.
Raven found a slight pleasure in seeing the blond choke on his apple. Naruto beat his stomach before staring at his avatar, wide-eyes. He was to say the least astonished.
"Wh-What?"
Raven smiled teasingly before speaking again.
"A lot of tribes have not joined him yet, but more and more of them are considering it. I have some Wargs in their group to keep an eye on them and see how the situation is evolving" Raven notified.
After his surprise, Naruto plunged deep in thought. The King-Beyond-The-Wall, huh? Must be someone particularly convincing and strong-minded to make such a thing come true. He was not expecting someone other than himself to act and gather the Tribes like that.
"Do you want to help him? He will likely become a considerable ally in the future, don't you think?" Raven demanded, curious.
Naruto sighed. He scratched his brain in thought before making his decision.
"Not yet. If we act too soon with the Tribes, they will think that the White Walkers are not a threat important enough to join the other Tribes. They will stay secluded and we will lose them all. We need to act carefully with the White Walkers or they will erase us all. It is sad to say, but we need to wait for the White Walkers to do some damage before moving. If we do not, nobody will take us seriously enough before it's too late".
Raven nodded, understanding perfectly the logic of his father.
"I will just keep an eye on them then. I will allow more Wargs to appear if needed to help them. Some among the Tribes are strongly predisposed to this task" Raven said to an approving Naruto.
The old man then sighed tiredly. His eyes went drained.
"Do you think we have a chance against the White Walkers? I mean, even if you succeed in retrieving and creating enough weapons to eliminate them, we are still in clear disadvantage compared to your battle several hundred years ago. We have no dragons at our side. Tension is palpable in the south and if a war happened, it will be extremely difficult to resist the White Walkers invasion. And I will come to the end of my life soon. You will have to find a new avatar, and he will need to learn during the war or die".
Raven was depressed, Naruto could easily see it. And the blond knew that it was not without reason.
"It's true. The lack of dragons when we had hundreds of them the last time is a major drawback. But we will find some new assets. This King-Beyond-The-Wall is certainly one of them".
Naruto sighed before allowing a slight smile to grace his lips.
"And don't speak about you dying so soon kiddo. You are in the springtime of your youth and have still plenty years to go, believe it".
Raven lips stretched into a genuine smile.
"Alright, dad".
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Calendar of the Seven Kingdoms, Year 290. Westeros, King's Landing.
"It's a girl!" Said the midwife.
A high-pitched cry escaped the lips of the scrap of a woman. In the room stood five people… well, five and a half now. Cersei was in bed, exhausted and covered in blood but elated nonetheless. As Jaime who was standing next to her, she was eying the tiny little baby in the arms of the midwife. Another maid was in the room and was cleaning her body, but Cersei paid her no mind. Then, there was…
"So much blood. It's disgusting" Joffrey commented from a corner in the room.
Cersei had tried to make him come and great her baby sister, but he disagreed. At four years old, the heir Prince was wondering why his presence was even needed here.
"Show her to me" Cersei commanded toward the midwife. "I want to see the face of my baby".
The servant did as said. Cersei stared with care and love toward the little thing. She was her first daughter. Her eyes were still closed so she could not be sure, but those blond hairs of hers suggested that she was hers and Jamie's daughter. She was pleased it was the case. She would have loved her baby the same if she was Robert's, but she would gladly take such pleasure away from the King. The fact he did not even know about her cheating on him was irrelevant.
Quite obviously, Jamie reached the same conclusion and allowed a slight smile on his face. Even if the girl would not know about him, he was thankful to have another child after Joffrey. The boy was turning quite obsessive in the last months. He just hoped that this little girl would not follow the same path.
Then she opened her eyes. Her beautiful, teary, sky blue eyes.
It was as if an ice-cold shower had felt onto the both of them. None of the two expressed it in the outside world though.
For Jamie, it was a cruel disappointment. She had blue eyes, the sign of the House Baratheon. She was Robert's child, not his own. He wanted to crush something for this cruel comeback in reality. It was not as if he believed that Cersei never had any sexual relationship with her husband but… he wanted at least to not be reminded of it in such a way. She was becoming rather distant toward him lately… Was it the cause? Was her relationship with her husband better than what he expected?
Sadly, he could do nothing about it.
For Cersei, the matter was completely different. The blue eyes were not dark blue as the ones from the House Baratheon but sky blue. She knew immediately who the father of this baby was. Naruto visited her around nine months ago. The dates tallied with accuracy. But consequences were not pleasant.
Jamie would think that this child was from Robert. Robert would without a doubt announce himself as the father. There was no problem from that side.
The problem would come from Naruto himself. Despite his naïve attitude, he was perhaps one of the most insightful people she knew. And he was wholehearted. If he came to learn about him having a daughter, no doubt he would want to be here and take care of her.
Normally, she would be euphoric to have him next to her. She appreciated his presence more than she would like to admit it and the blond was her plot in-process from a long time already. Even if she knew he had feelings for her, it was still not enough to have him stay. But with a daughter, it would change everything. Naruto was a caring person. He would want to live at his daughter's side.
However, here was the cruel catch. She could not have him stay with his daughter. How would people respond if a stranger with the same matching sky blue eyes was alarmingly close with her daughter? No doubt that Naruto would be a great father and a great ally in King's Landing. But if the truth about her cheating was exposed to the world, she and Naruto would be beheaded and her children disinherited.
The same thing was true with Jamie, but he was her twin brother. It was not strange for people to see them so close. As long as they were not caught in the act of sex, there would be no problem.
It was not the same with Naruto. She had to hide her daughter from him.
She let out a tear at the prospect.
Probably a tear of joy, the midwife thought while approaching the little baby girl to her mother.
"What would you like to call her?"
Cersei delicately took her daughter from the midwife grip.
"Myrcella" she said, smiling despite her somber thoughts.
Unknown to them, while in the middle of the night, all the flowers suddenly blossomed in King's Landing gardens'.
****** Neither God nor Demon ******
Calendar of the Seven Kingdoms Year 291.
People were watching them advancing with extreme awareness. Children who were previously playing across the campsite in the snow stopped to eye in awe at the full-size direwolf. Grown men and women alike were also staring at the animal, but their focuses were more on the package on Storm Flake's back.
Naruto did not blame them for the evil stares he received. At his side, the direwolf was tensed but she kept going nonetheless. She was not used to crowd of people.
Eh, he supposed he shared the pain on this case.
The time had come for him to make himself known from the people beyond the wall and especially their self-proclaimed King. He did not believe Raven when he told him that a man managed to gather nearly all of the remaining Tribes under one banner. He supposed he owned the man an apology then.
Most of the Tribes were drawn together in this campsite in north of the wall. The Free Folk, huh?
He had to say, he was impressed.
Walking across the roads in the base camp, he easily spotted the men who were following him step by step. They were not particularly discrete he had to admit. They wished for him to know that he was tracked.
Storm Flakes growled when she noticed. Always the one to be in the limelight this one.
He kept walking.
Ok. How long before someone finally come and lead him to some place?
It had been ten minutes already since he entered the camp and he did not even encountered the welcoming committee. He was growing tired of walking for nothi…
He stopped. Storm Flakes did the same.
Five people were standing at rest ten meters in front of him. A giant, a bald one with scars all along his face, a dark-haired woman, a redhead man and… the King he guessed? Raven told him about his appearance and this man seemed to match the description. The old man in the tree did not say anything about a gloomy face though, but all others features were here.
The King advanced and his lieutenant followed. They stopped just in front of Naruto.
"What prevent us to kill you here and now for bringing a White Walker inside this camp, boy?" the bald one requested.
The White Walker tied on the back of Storm Flakes seemed to hear his title because he began to move and make some sound. Well, as best as he could do at least. It was not easy for him without legs, arms and chin.
"I brought a gift with me for all of you, baldy" Naruto informed dryly.
Eh, respect was two-way around.
Apparently, his interlocutor did not share the same idea as proved by the grimace on his face. The slicing sword in the air was a good hint too. Naruto simply stopped the blade by taking out a thin stick of wood from under his cloak.
"Way to go to great someone who came to help you face the White Walkers" the blond ironically commented.
He then turned his sky blue eyes to the man he looked up for his success in gathering those Tribes.
"You are Mance Rayder, the one they call the King-Beyond-The-Wall, right?"
The man eyed at him carefully. He kept well hidden in his mind the shock he felt after seeing the blond stop a sword with one simple stick. Finally, he nodded.
"I am. Who are you? Why would you help us in our fights against the White Walkers?"
"You can call me Naruto. And for starters, I will be blunt. I was truly impressed by the one who succeed in gathering all those hot-blooded guys together. I did not expect for one man alone to be able to accomplish such a feat. I have to thank you for that", Naruto expressed with gratitude in his eyes.
"I came to help because like you, I am human".
Well, he was not going to debate on that. Can an immortal with superpower still be considered as human in their eyes?
"For now, let's just state that we share a common enemy. I want to eradicate the White Walkers probably even more than you do. It's why I came to offer you and your people a way to stand up against them".
He made a sign with his hand for Storm Flakes to approach. He then undid the bond on her back. The White Walker felt on the ground and started moving as best as it could.
Without legs or arms, it was not particularly graceful.
Naruto then took a black knife in his hand that seemed to be made in glass. It was not even sharp.
"This is dragonglass" Naruto said to the five persons and all the people who were around. "Behold".
He knelt and plunged the knife into the flesh of the White Walker. The crawling dead man immediately shattered like glass and snow. It was rather a pretty sight.
All the ones around him were looking wide-eyes at the place where the White Walker just disappeared.
"Can we talk in private now?" Naruto demanded to the three men, one female and one giant.
The King could just nod, his entire mind focused on what just happened.
The King-Beyond-The-Wall led him to a huge tent inside the camp, his four lieutenants and Storm Flakes following close behind. On the entire way, people were looking at them with surprise, hope and trepidation. The rumor of his achievement was spreading like wildfire.
Mance Rayder pushed back the entrance to allow him and his four men inside. Naruto took a glance around and was invited at the center of the tent. Silence was not kept long as the redhead man immediately began speaking.
"So, what's the deal boy?" he asked.
"No deal, just facts" Naruto simply answered. "I happen to possess huge supply of dragonglass. As you saw, White Walkers split when they are hit by weapons made in that matter. I will give you what I have to stand up against them".
Well, he was lying a bit about that. He was going to give them enough supply to arm nearly all of them with dragonglass. He had to keep some for his plan in the near future.
"And you want nothing for it? Or do you expect for us to kill all of the White Walkers?" the dark-haired woman asked. She sounded a bit aggressive, but mostly concerned for her people.
Naruto sighed.
"Let's face it. You will never succeed in killing them all. There are hundreds of millions of them in the far North, and their army never stops growing. The dragonglass is just for you to delay the inevitable. They are all the dead from the last eight centuries, and that's a lot".
He was met with grave faces. Apparently, they did not know of that, huh? They were not about to contradict him though. They had to have an idea about the number beforehand then, but it was just speculation.
"I need time, and I will use you to buy me some. I will just give you the supply in dragonglass I have and you will do whatever you want with it. It is of no use against living beings, so you can't use it to attack the wall by the way".
They all stared at him severely except for Mance. Storm Flakes growled dangerously when she saw that but did not move. She seemed to be a bit aware of the giant.
"You sound like someone from the other side of the wall, boy" The bald man spoke with hatred in his eyes.
"I am" Naruto confirmed without hesitation, which destabilized a little all people present. "But I am also from this side of the wall. Let's just say that I do not really care from which side you come. I lived in both and except for some habits and customs, it's nothing special. I care for people on this side and on the other side of the wall. You can call me a supporter of the living beings if you like".
Quiet.
The five people were staring at him like some kind of unknown that they could not understand. He probably was in their eyes. In those hard times, which side of the wall you were born into mattered a lot. Each community hated each other with fierce belief. In consequence, it was extremely strange to meet someone who did not share the same point of view.
It was the King-Beyond-The-Wall who finally broke the silence.
"So… if we do as you say, how do we proceed?"
Naruto smiled at him. The man cared for his people and was calm-minded and straight-talking. No doubt he was the one who succeeded in gathering the Tribes. He could really become a powerful ally in the coming war.
"It's simple. I will conduct some of your men to the place where I have stored the dragonglass. You will take it then leave to do whatever you want. I have business to take care of on the other side of the wall so I will not help you more than that".
He paused to take a breath. He hesitated before deciding to reveal them more of his plots. He would put his trust in this King.
"My goal is to ally the Seven Kingdom under a strong leader and make them aware of the threat of the White Walkers. However, I need time to do so. In the best scenario, I will convince them to open the wall for you to pass and we will then fight the White Walkers altogether".
Mance Rayder eyed at him carefully but did not find any clue indicating he was lying. He sighed.
"Ok… we will take the dragonglass and then, we will move according to the situation. We won't attack the wall for now. But if the situation worsened, we won't hesitate to do so".
The King then paused for a moment.
"Thank you, boy" he concluded, sending him a tired smile.
He had no doubt that his goodwill would not weigh heavily in future events. But this young man pumped in him something that he thought having forgotten many years ago.
Hope.
Naruto sent him a bright smile.
"No problem. Believe me when I said it earlier. You did a first-class job allying all the Tribes together. It was my goal at first, but I did not have the time. Luckily you were here" Naruto congratulated him with a small smile.
"… I thank you nonetheless. Have you any advice against the White Walkers?"
Naruto tilted his head to the side and frowned.
"Yes, one more thing. There is a guy leading the White Walkers. He looks a bit like the others but is in reality nothing like them. He has azure blue skin, horns on his head and pointed ears. He is not supposed to appear before some time yet but… we never know, huh?"
"And if we see him?" the dark-haired woman asked intrigued.
Naruto turned around to leave the tent. Before exiting, he added.
"Run".
****** Neither God nor Demon ******
"You think we can trust him, Mance?" Karsi asked once Naruto and the direwolf accompanying him had left the tent.
The King eyed the dark-haired woman in thought. He seemed hesitant to answer.
"… I'm not sure. He seems to know a lot more than us about those White Walkers, and it's suspicious. But I'm nearly certain that he wants them dead at least as much as we do. We have a common enemy in this war".
Tormund was the next one to raise his doubts.
"And what about what he said about people on the other side of the wall? Even if with some miracle he managed to gather them and make them aware of the White Walkers threat, they will never save us and let us cross the wall. We are sitting ducks here for the dead".
Mance knew that the redhead was right, but he like the others did not have much choice on the matter. They could talk about it, but in the end, it would not change anything.
"We will have to wait I presume. For now, we do not have much other choice. This boy brought us a gift to fight against the White Walkers, and we will use it accordingly. If people beyond the wall open the Gates, we will pass. Otherwise, we will need to make a breach. We have some time to prepare ourselves, so let's not waste it".
He stopped a second to look at each one of them.
"Inform a hundred men to come with me to collect the dragonglass. Tormund and Karsi, you're coming with me. Others will stay here and watch over the camp".
They all nodded in agreement.
****** Neither God nor Demon ******
END CHAPTER
No sex scene but a lemon in this chapter. I did not want for Naruto and Cersei to have sex while Cersei had lost her child, it would have broken the pace. I considered writing a lemon later in the chapter but it would have been redundant. I will write some scene in the future when I feel like it, just not yet.
Some clues are spread in the story about how Naruto ended up in this situation. It will be revealed later.
There will be one or two chapter after that one to get things in place. Then, I will finally begin with the events in the TV show chronology.
See you.