Hello my fellow readers! I hope you have had a great day so far and I hope I can make it better! This chapter here will make it better! I know a lot of you like this story and some of you may have noticed that the chapters for this story are longer them others, why? Simply because I have a LOT to write about for this story! Also, really man? Fuck Russia? Are you hating this story because it take's place partly in Russia? If so, that's shallow. I am trying to make a more original story, and that is what I get? If you want to criticize this story, at least give criticism that lets me fix my story. With that out of the way, I hope you all enjoy this story! Bye!
Nighttime, Tokyo, Japan:
Tokyo was a busy city and one of the largest of Japan. Japan itself was one of the only other major independent nations in the world that wasn't part of a major faction. On top of that, Japan was a considered neutral due to its own stance on world issues regarding the major powers. Currently, we find one Genbu Kururugi in his office, hard at work with some papers. He sighed as he looked towards a framed photo of his son with his new friends. The new friends were son and daughter of the Emperor of Britannia. The two were exiled to Japan as political hostages. To Genbu, this was assurance that Britannia would not attack, not at the risk of losing royal family member.
"Hello, Prime Minister." Turning his head away from the picture, he found a blond man standing by the door.
"How did he get in?" Genbu thought as he reached slowly for the gun underneath his desk. Naruto saw this and raised his hands.
"I am not here to fight, so you can stop reaching for your gun." Naruto started as Genbu stopped, but narrowed his eyes and suspicion and simply nodded for him to go on. Lowering his hands, he pulled out a file and threw it on the desk. The Prime Minister looked at the file and then at him.
"What is this?" He questioned him as Naruto moved towards the window of the office. He could see the city outside. The people were busy, some were out late partying, the lights from the skyscrapers against the background of the ocean made for a beautiful sight.
"Within that file are documents and reports regarding Britannian military movements, and recent battle plans." Naruto answered as he kept on looking outside the city. Genbu raised an eyebrow and reached for the file and started to read the documents of the files. As he kept reading on, his eyes started to slightly widen. Naruto looked at him briefly before looking back at the city.
"I sense that you know what is to come?" Naruto questioned as Genbu stood up, his facial expression steeled as he turned to Naruto.
"If this is true, the Britannia will attack." Genbu stated as Naruto nodded. Britannian military forces and naval forces were being deployed in a circle, from Vladivostok, Pacific Islands, and the Philippines and it all pointed towards Japan.
"Indeed, they will and, in this invasion they will deploy Knightmares." Naruto warned and Genbu frowned. He had heard about these Knightmares and had even seen quite a few of them, however, it had yet to be battle tested on a major scale. If what this man was saying was true, then this would be the first time in history the Knightmare would be employed on a massive scale.
"Who are you? And what do you want?" Genbu questioned. He wasn't a fool. People don't just go around, giving information such as this from the kindness of their hearts. No, there was always another motive.
"Who I am is irreverent, however, what I want is simple; I am offering you my assistance in the defense of Japan." Naruto offered as Genbu raised an eyebrow. He wanted to help? But why?
"But why? You don't look Japanese, so why help us?" He questioned as Naruto chuckled, man, this guy really wanted to know why.
"I'll tell you one thing Prime Minister, I am part of a rebel organization that seeks the independence of all Russian lands from Britannia. The fact that Britannia is going to invade another nation doesn't sit well with my organization, as such, we are offering assistance in the upcoming invasion." Naruto answered as Genbu raised an eyebrow, so, these were the infamous Russian terrorists that were giving the Britannians a hard time?
"If you are rebels, then, what can you offer me? Japans military dwarfs yours in all aspects. How much help will you be in the upcoming invasion?" Genbu questioned, while help is always nice, sometimes it becomes a hassle. Naruto nodded his head at those words. Ture, a rebel force might not have the numbers, but most rebel forces were battle hardened through years of resisting.
"We have our own Knightmare forces, that should level the playing field with the Britannians. Furthermore, our intelligence department will work in parallel with yours to provide vital tactical and strategical support to your forces. We have much to offer." Naruto answered as Genbu thought about what he had just heard. True, there might be much to learn. After all, his nation's own intelligence agencies wouldn't be able to get information like what this man just showed him.
"I see…very well, I'll take your offer. Now, I must prepare at once for this invasion. Do you need a place for your forces to stay until the time comes?" Genbu questioned as the man shook his head.
"No, when the time comes, my forces will be ready." Naruto answered as Genbu frowned at that, this left him in the dark regarding their troop deployments. Seeing this, Naruto smirked.
"Let your plans be dark and impenetrable as night, and when you move, fall like a thunderbolt. Remember that well Prime Minister, the Britannians must not know that you are aware of the invasion. Ready your forces, but do not alert the enemy." Naruto simply said as Genbu nodded and turned around and grabbed the file.
"Yes, however, there is- "He turned around, but the man was gone. He looked around his office, but there was no sight of him, as if wasn't even there.
"What? Was it all a dream? But that's impossible, the files still in my hands…" And it was true, the file was still in his hands. He shook his head. Now wasn't the time to find that odd man, now was the time to plan and ready for an invasion. He knew that Japan stood no chance against the might of the Britannian military, but he would make sure that Britannia paid a heavy price for their venture. Japan would not surrender, it would resist until it could fight no more.
With Naruto:
Naruto phased through the wall and sighed. He was exhausted from using his ability.
"You should really stop using that power of yours every other time." He heard Romanov's voice. Turning his head to the right, he spotted Romanov leaning by the doorway with a frown on his face. Naruto scoffed.
"Without it, we wouldn't be where we are at." Naruto countered. Yes, his power drained him, but it was quite handy. It allowed him to phase through objects, allowing him to dodge all kinds of attacks. He could also make things intangible, granted if he was holding them. The only two flaws he had noticed were that he couldn't make biological matter intangible, and the longer he used it, the more exhausted he would feel as an after effect.
"True, but what good is it if you end up dead?" Romanov questioned him. Romanov was one of the few who knew of his ability. He didn't care though. Sure, it was supernatural and all, but that was the least if his concerns. He knew that Naruto was fighting to liberate his people and that power of his was just a tool to do so.
"Moving on from my frequent use of my ability, is everyone is position?" Naruto questioned, they had arrived in Japan days ago and as such had chosen key positions where they would be deployed. Romanov straightened up and saluted.
"Yes, all forces are in position. They are just wanting for the attack." He reported as Naruto nodded.
"The Japanese military will be ready by the time that Britannia attacks. What are the estimates on that?" Naruto questioned as Romanov handed him a file.
"Intelligence reports that the invasion will commence within the period of August 5th through August 14th." Romanov stated as Naruto read the files. As he read the files, he nodded to himself.
"That means about two months from now." Naruto stated as he closed the files and dropped it on his desk.
"Let's hope the Japanese are ready by then." Romanov stated as Naruto nodded. While he knew that Japan would fall given the vast military possessed, he would make sure that Britannia would suffer heavy losses.
"Is my Knightmare ready?" Naruto questioned as Romanov nodded. Naruto thanked him and soon dismissed him. Turing his attention to the map, he could see key locations where his forces were stationed at. Key locations such as Tokyo, Yokohama, Sendai, Nagoya, Osaka, Hiroshima and so on were all keyed to be defended. He knew that the Britannian military would seek to knockout the major coastal cities and ports to establish supply lines. Once these lines were established they would move further inland, where resistance was highly expected given the mountainous terrain of Japan. He then turned around and headed down to the transport bay of the submarine. Upon arriving, he could see his personal Knightmare awaiting him.
The Knightmare's frame was heavily armored. It's Fact sphere sensors were located on its shoulders, something quite new for Knightmares currently since most Knightmares Fact sphere was in their heads. It had a large rifle for long rang fire, along with a sword. The sword wasn't simply made from metal, no, it was a High-frequency blade. It's alternating current and resonating at extremely high vibration frequencies, allowed it to cut through almost everything. Behind the Knightmare, was a large shield. The shield was of Roman design, and was made to be used in close quarters combat. His observations were cut short as he heard some equipment falling. Sighing, he turned towards the cause.
"Are you all right, Dr. Zelinsky?" Naruto questioned as the old doctor stood up, a bit disoriented from the fall.
"Y-Yes! I didn't see that part before I tripped over it." The clumsy doctor replied as Naruto shook his head. Doctor Gregor Zelinsky was considered a scientific genius within the Soviet Union. He is an expert in relativity and physics, along with nuclear chemistry. In-fact, prior to the fall of Soviet Union, Zelinsky worked on the underwater carrier project that would gave rise to the Scinfaxi class submarines. Not only that, but the good doctor was also working on a highly secret project within the Union. Zelinsky refused to share any information regarding the project, and even went far as saying that it was best if the project died. The only information he released to Naruto was that it had something to do with the power source of the Scinfaxi and Hrimfaxi, whatever that meant.
"So, what are you working on now doctor?" Naruto questioned as Zelinsky fixed his glasses before walking over to him.
"Oh, nothing much. Just trying to figure out some calculation to better optimize the captured Knightmares." He answered as Naruto nodded. Zelinsky was one of the many he had liberated from prison and was now the head of the scientific department of his rebel organization. He chuckled to himself, his organization was starting to sound like a country. Turing to his Knightmare, he spoke up.
"So, you think this Knightmare is ready?" Naruto questioned the doctor who nodded.
"Indeed, it's of Soviet design, but the good thing is that Soviet doctrine regarding the Knightmare, while primitive, was that of a defensive focus. The doctrine depended on mass produced Knightmares geared towards defense. It also relied on the large number of these Knightmares to carry out counter-attacks." Zelinsky explained as Naruto nodded, taking in all the information.
"You know, it surprises me that the Soviet's had a doctrine and design in place for Knightmares." Naruto commented. It was a reasonable comment since the whole Knightmare project was considered top secret in Britannia. Zelinsky chuckled nervously.
"W-Well, the Union had spies everywhere. The KGB as you know was considered to the best agency of its time. Nothing could truly be hidden from them since their methods were quite…let's just say aggressive." Zelinsky stated as Naruto understood the underlaying meaning to his words. The KGB was ruthless, be it at rooting out opposition at home, or carrying out espionage operations in a foreign country.
"Indeed, the only thing the Soviet's lacked was the final piece of the puzzle, how to power the massive war machine." Naruto stated. While the Soviet engineers and scientist could piece together most of the information, they still had no clue on how to power such a large weapon. They had considered fitting the same power plant that the two submarines had, but ruled it out as something like that would never be mass produced as the production cost would be insane, but alas, the Union collapsed on itself. Ironically, it was defeated by its own system of governance and economics.
"Yes, but who would have guessed that it would be Sakuradite? The famed philosopher stone as many called it. Not that it would have matter since Russia does not possess large deposits to produce the number the Red Army would had demanded." Zelinsky stated as Naruto raised an eyebrow.
"And how many would have they demanded?" He questioned, curious about the answer.
"I estimate around 2 million." Zelinsky answered as Naruto almost tripped. However, it wasn't an unrealistic number. The Knightmare seemed like an excellent replacement of tanks, and to some extent artillery and other instruments of war that relied on movement.
"A-Anyways, just be careful doctor. War is coming and I want to be sure that everything is ready by then." Naruto stated as he headed back to his quarters, leaving Zelinsky to his own devices.
"Well, back to work." Zelinsky stated, jumping right into his work, whatever that was.
Two Months Later:
August 10th, 2010. Everything was normal as usual. The skies were clear, with no clouds in sight. The sun was shining brightly down upon the city of Tokyo as people went about their business. Children were heading to school; a couple of old men were playing a few board games. The city was busy, even though it wasn't even that far into the day.
"Look at them, completely unaware of what's going on." A man with a heavy Russian accent said as he looked through his binoculars. His comrade sighed.
"Do you really expect them to think that Britannia is attacking right now?" His comrade questioned as they both waited with the rest of their detachment. They were stationed in the foothills of the mountain range just outside of Tokyo. The large forest provided cover for the Knightmares and other vehicles. Just then, air raid sirens started to go off as people began to panic. The police were quick to direct the people to nearby shelters and not soon after, the military was quick to respond, flooding the city.
"This is command, Britannian Pacific Fleet has punched through the Japanese line of defense. They are expected to make land fall within one hour. Gunships carrying Knightmares have been spotted. Do not engage unless ordered." Command said over the radio. The command structure was located within Hrimfaxi. The two vessels were providing recon, intelligence and other forms of support. Thanks to the stealth technology onboard the two vessels, they were relative hidden from Britannian sonar. Hell, one of them was trailing behind the Britannian Fleet without the Fleet even knowing!
"You hear that? Those damn Britannians are gonna make land fall." One of rebel fighters stated as he readied his weapon. A few others did the same as they all boarded their Knightmares. It was a tense hour, but then they got a visual. Britannian landing ships and right above them where the gunships. However, they didn't engage the Britannians yet as command had advised them. As the Britannian forces approached closer and closer to the coastline, the Japanese Aerial Defense Network came online. The ADN network of vast AA systems in place along the coastline. These included SAMs, low altitude SAMs, conventional AA, and other weapon systems. This caught the aerial forces of Britannia off-guard. The invasion was supposed to be a surprise attack, and as such they had expected that ADN wouldn't be ready for them.
Missile fire shot down many of the Britannia jet's and bombers, as the more conventional AA shot down helicopters. Then the Japanese air force arrived in time to shoot down the gunships carrying the Knightmare's. The pilots within the Knightmare's looked on helplessly as their units plunged into the ocean, killing them on impact. Then, as the Britannian amphibious forces made land fall, they were met with a surprise. The beaches were littered with mines. The Military had placed them a day before the invasion during the night, and had closed all the beaches, stating that there was some 'chemical spillage' in the area. Once past the minefield, another surprise awaited them, machinegun fire. At the edge of the beach, where the sand reached the road, MG bunkers opened from their concealed positions, tearing through the oncoming Britannian soldiers. If that wasn't enough, artillery started to rain down upon them and with a few minutes, the first wave was completely obliterated.
"Damn, I have to say, these Japanese don't joke around." One of the rebel's whistled, still in hold position, command had yet to advise them. However, his digital map showed that Britannian assaults were brutally being stopped in a similar fashion all across Japan.
One board Britannian Flagship:
The Flagship of the Pacific Fleet of Britannia was the HRMS Challenger (His Royal Majesty Ship, didn't want to name If HMS as that's the British Navy prefix). The HRMS Challenger was the most high-tech warship within the Britannian Pacific Fleet. It was remarkably fast, larger than a battleship, armed to the teeth with all kinds of weapon systems, and had her very own escort of Destroyers, Battleships, and a light Carrier. That is why it was designated the Flagship for the Pacific Fleet in this operation.
"First wave has been destroyed!" A Britannian naval officer reported.
"We have lost over 30% of our initial forces!" Another one stated.
"Japanese submarines are hitting us from the rear!" A spotter reported
"Sir, Japanese naval reinforcements have arrived!" This was the current situation within the bridge of HRMS Challenger. Panic and chaos. The Captain of the ship frowned. This wasn't how things were supposed to go. The invasion of Japan was a secret, meant to catch the Japanese off guard, but clearly the Japanese were anything but off guard. If anything, it seemed like they were ready.
"Send in the second wave!" The Captain sighed as the army commander barked out the order to send more men to their deaths. The navy and the army never liked each other, one considered the other to be more important. The army stated how they guarded the Empire by being a police force, while the navy argued that it was they who protected the Empire since they protected the Mainland from foreign invasion. Petty reasons really.
"I would advise that you hold back the second wave and assess the situation." The Captain spoke up, even thought it was not his place, he was trying to save as men as he can from the Meatgrinder. The commander scowled at him.
"And give the enemy a chance to regroup? No! We keep pushing until their defense in broken!" He yelled back, sending more men until the enemy ran out of bullets sounded more right to the Captain, because that was essential what they would be doing now.
"Incoming Cruise missile!" A naval officer shot out of his chair as multiple Cruise missiles were launched right at the ship.
"Get a visual and shoot them down! Use the Phalanx cannons if you have to!" The Captain ordered, but try as they may, they could get a fix on the Cruise missiles, they were fading in and out on their radar screen.
"Impact in 5, 4, 3, 2, 1!" The ship rocked back and forth as the multiple Cruise missiles rammed into the portside, leaving massive amount of damage.
"Damage – "The Captain was cut off as another explosion shook the ship.
"We've been hit by a follow up torpedo attack sir! The ships taking heavy water!" A sailor replied as the ship started to list portside. The Captain's eyes widened.
"Abandon ship!" He ordered. He knew when a ship was done for and this one was done for. He was having a hard timing believing that the Flagship was sunk within the first few hours of the war.
On-board the Scinfaxi:
"Enemy Flagship, sunk, that should provide the Britannian Chain of Command some headache." The Captain of the ship chuckled. They had caught the Britannians off guard with that attack and yet their location was still hidden, this sub was amazing.
"So much for putting up a challenge." An officer joked as everyone laughed at the irony. The ship was named Challenger because it was supposed to challenge any ship from any nation and come out on top, yet it was easily sunk by a submarine.
With Naruto:
Naruto observed the battle from within his Knightmare. Currently, the Japanese were doing well on holding back the Britannians, however, he knew that eventually quantity would win out and Britannia had plenty of soldiers to throw and Japanese initial defenses, and he could see the small cracks. A few of the defenses had been breached, but ground forces were holding their ground. Turning his attention to Tokyo, he realized that the ADN system was being overwhelmed. There were simply too many targets for it to handle and eventual, the Britannian Knightmare's were deployed. It wasn't long before the humanoid war machine started to cause massive damage to the more conventional Japanese ground forces consisting of tanks and armored fighting vehicles.
"Army 1, Group A, engage the Britannian Knightmare's in the Yokohama area. Army 1, Group B, commence defensive operations in Saitama, do not let the enemy forces enter it via Tokyo. Army 1, Group C, push through Sagamihara and into Tokyo. Army 2, Group A, throw the Britannians back into Sagami Bay from Chiba. Army 3, Group A, secure Sendai. Army 3, Group B, move into Iwaki. All other army groups remain at your stations." Naruto issued his orders rapidly.
"If you can survive this, then you can survive what is next to come." Naruto thought. He thought in much grander schemes. These rebels of his would because the backbone, the military of the Nation he had thought off. A free Nation, one where his sisters didn't have to live in fear.
"Sir, our forces have engaged the Britannian Knightmares, however, a group of Britannian Knightmares slipped past their defenses. Judging by their vector of approach, they will pass by you." An intelligence officer reported to him over the radio.
(Play Mayhem – Ace Combat Soundtrack)
"Understood, I'll take care of them." Naruto stated as he sped off towards the enemy group. His Knightmare wheeled past a few buildings through the city streets. Seeing that the enemy wasn't aware of him yet, he chose to attack them from the rear. He turned the corner of the street to find five Knightmare's going full speed. Seeing that they were faster in terms of speed, he opted to use his rifle and fired upon the enemy. Realizing that they were under attack, they quickly scattered and turned towards him.
"Identify yourself!" The voice of the Britannian pilot shouted through the Knightmare, but Naruto gave no response. The quickly opened fire, but Naruto had pulled the shield from the back of his Knightmare and held it in front, stopping the bullets. He then jammed the shield into the ground to keep it upright. From the right side of his Knightmare, a large cannon popped out and onto the shoulder. He grabbed the cannon with the right hand of his Knightmare to stabilize it. Without saying a word, he began to fire the cannon at a rapid speed at the Britannian Knightmares. Two were destroyed, with one damaged, while the other two opted to charge at him with their close quarters weapons.
Seeing the enemy was getting closer, he recalled the cannon and grabbed his shield with the left hand of his Knightmare, while the other hand grabbed the hilt of his sword.
"Try this you filthy Japanese!" The Britannian pilot yelled as he brought down his large baton like weapon. Naruto managed to block it thanks to his shield. He then pushed the shield forward, causing the offending Knightmare to be pushed back. Bring his shield to the side, he thrusted his sword forward and right into the cockpit of the Britannian Knightmare, before he violently ripped it out, causing the Knightmare to explode.
"Sir James!" The remaining operational Knightmare pilot yelled out, clearly the pilot Naruto had just killed was of high standing. Without thinking, the Britannian pilot charged Naruto, but this time it was a knife. Seeing the threat, Naruto once again brought his shield to the front, but this time he swiped it across, knowing the Knife out of the Britannian Knightmare's hand.
"Die." Naruto spoke as he slashed right the enemy Knightmare right through the cockpit, causing it to go up in flames. With the enemy destroyed, he proceeded to move on. What he didn't know however that one of the pilots survived and managed record everything.
With Britannian High Command:
"This is outrageous! These weren't the casualties we had expected in the simulations!" A high officer stated as they received reports from the front. It was clear that the Japanese knew of the invasion and as such they had lost the element of surprise.
"Not only that, but we are getting reports of the Japanese possessing Knightmares." Another one spoke as he showed many recordings of unknown Knightmare's fighting back the Britannians.
"But those are our Knightmare's! How did the Japanese manage to steal our Knightmares?" Another one questioned. Clearly the Japanese knew more than they thought.
"Sir, we have an urgent report from a frontline Knightmare pilot. It's from Sir Jeremiah Gottwald!" A naval officer reported as he pressed a few buttons and the screen started to play the recoding of five Britannian Knightmares being trashed by a lone Knightmare. It wasn't a Britannian design Knightmare, but it was clearly superior.
"This is bad, if the Japanese have their own Knightmare's, then we have clearly miscalculated our invasion plans." An army officer reported as everyone nodded. However, they could do nothing more than to procced forward. If they cancelled the invasion now, they would return to the Homeland as disgraced soldiers. The thought that they could lose to a small island Nation did not sit well with them. Their invasion, which was thought to only last a few days, was going to take a while.
How was it? Good? Bad? I thought that with a month's warning, the Japanese could mount a more effective defense and with the allied Knightmare's in toe, they could hold on a bit longer. I hope this chapter was nice and I wouldn't mind some helpful reviews regarding bettering my story. Also, the pairing…hmmm…I am not sure, but it won't, but I am thinking of just having two girls. C.C. being one of them and the other is someone that I have yet to see a pairing of. Well, that's all! I hope you have a great day! Bye!
