(A/N: Before you begin reading this chapter, I would like to address the Guest user who keeps insulting me as well as the other viewers of my stories. I understand that canonically Naruto and Hinata end up together, but there is just the simple little fact that these are fanfictions you bloody idiot! These are not meant to be canonical and are here to show our viewpoints and change details to go the ways we want them to. Now I am able to take criticism like any good writer, but you straight up insulting me is not ok in the least. If you are going to insult me, at least grow a sack and log on with an login ID instead of sending anonymous reviews like the pussy you are. If you don't like my stories, then don't read them, end of story. Now on with the story.)
(Just a heads up, this is a chapter that will explain how Naruto came to power as well as expalin the chain of command, so it will probably suck compared to future chapters. Just saying...)
It had been nine long grueling years, but it had truly been worth it in the end. For the Lucian Empire was formed and prosperous as it could ever be. The Lucian Empire was one that encompassed the vast countries that made up the western lands of the world. Forty seven separate countries made up the Lucian Empire, each with their own laws people, religions, as well as problems. Conquering each of them was no easy task, and yet the Emperor found a way to conquer all of them in time.
As the man who would become the Emperor to the empire started his long journey to become the great leader of a unified nation, many people didn't even know who he truly was. All the people had to go on were rumors, since even the most elite of spies never returned alive with any sort of information on his appearance. According to rumors, it was if the shadows themselves killed them and got rid of any trace of them. If only they fully understood the truth behind those rumors. The young man traveled the lands, finding teachers to help train him in all sorts of various forms with different weapons. The young man learned fast, for he was a true prodigy to end all prodigies. What took men lifetimes to master, he was able to learn in months. He was able to pick up any weapon and after a few minutes of analyzing it, he would be able to use it to the fullest extent that he could without training in an sort of techniques.
His journey was long, but he was not alone in his endeavors. Along the way, he made powerful friends and allies of all sorts, some human while others were not. Yet in the Western lands, one was not hated for what they were, but what they had done, so there was segregation of the races here. It took the man only one year alone to fully kick off his campaign to unify the lands, for he was quick to make friends that saw to his way of thinking. He had a way with words like his father before him, and he used his gift to talk his way out of situations before he resorted to violence. It was with this gift that he was able to gain the allegiance of enough countries to begin his campaign. With the help of his friends, he was able to find people who would be able to help him build his weapons to make his army strong. With the knowledge passed down from father to son, he was able to advance the world with technology unlike the world had ever seen before, and it was with this tech that his army had the advantage.
Once preparations had been made, the true fighting began. Once word had spread of the alliance, neighboring countries attacked in attempt to stop them before they could start, and yet the young man was expecting this from the start. He waited until the enemy was in place, and then quickly ordered his troops to eliminate them. Their forces didn't even last an hour. It was like the story of David and Goliath, except this time David didn't have the sling to slay Goliath.
Shortly after what would become known as event that started it all, the young man sent out his army to conquer one country after another. While the enemies of his quickly expanding empire were frightened by the fear of total annihilation once their armies fell, that fear was soon squashed since the man had no plans to kill off everyone, or even enslave them. He was just using force to advance his empire and offering them all that his empire had to offer. They accepted the offer without worry, and helped the young man build his capital city, which he named Insomnia, after the great city his father had destroyed.
He had heard from his own father's mouth, his tale of how he had set hi grand scheme in motion to destroy the Lucian family line so long ago. And how he was sent to restart it. At first the young man felt like the trust he had towards his father was shaken, but he quickly got over it, since he was being trained to fix what his father had destroyed. Within a span of six years, the majority of the Western lands was under his empires banner. After he conquered the mainland of the Western Countries, he then faced his greatest challenge. His armies had to fight off the armies of the King known as Femto. And he was strong in the art of magic, and his soldiers were strong. It took a year to finally establish a foothold on their large island country. It was tough since there was a large expanse of ocean between the two lands, and Femto defended them with the aid of an aquatic monster the like he had never seen before. It was large and yet still somehow elusive, yet the young Emperor used the aid of one of his summons to find it and destroy it for good. Once it was dead, the route to the enemy's country was simpler. And yet when they attempted to make port, the enemy was able to defend the beachhead flawlessly. It took much planning on his behalf, but soon they took the beach head, but even when the forward outpost was established, the campaign against Femto was slow. It was only after he got the help of a powerful warrior who knew the area as well as the source behind Femto's power, that he was able to slowly take over and eventually defeat Femto himself. With Femto dead, the Western lands were all unified under his banner, and the Lucian Empire was formed completely.
Once the empire was officially founded, the name of the Emperor was made known throughout the empire. And all the citizens cheered his name, Naruto Lucian!
And yet these victories wouldn't have been possible without the help of his friends and allies. And once the war to unify the lands into an empire were complete, he kept all the promises that he had made and helped make peoples' lives far better. And each one of them was given a job that was perfect for them.
His main Engineer to the army was one Edward Elric, his royal Alchemist. An Alchemist was a person capable of using runes that transformed one item into another as long as the guidelines of the so call 'laws of equivalent exchange' were met. Edward is small for his age, standing at only 4'11", despite his attempts to appear taller. He wears his golden-blond hair long, usually tied in a braid that hangs down to his shoulders, but sometimes forgoing the braid for a simpler ponytail. He parts his bangs in the middle so that they frame his face on either side as they fall and, in the center of the parting, he leaves a single strand of hair sticking up like an antenna. He was missing both his arm and his leg due to trying to use forbidden alchemy that backfired, and yet in its place was an arm and a leg made of steel known as Auto-Mail.
Naruto had met him near the beginning of his journey to unify the land, shortly after his father finally passed on after he was finished training him in the ways of magic. Naruto had been sad that he had lost his father figure, but he got over it and began his journey across the wall that The Sage of The Six Paths had formed long ago to protect the Eastern lands. He was traveling as a wandering mercenary alongside his brother Alphonse Elric, whose soul had been put in a suit of armor when the same incident that cost Edward his arm and leg took his brothers entire body. Edward had originally only lost his arm in the incident, but he sacrificed his leg to seal his brother in the armor so that one day he would be able to get his brothers body back. They had been traveling all over in search of a way to bring his brother back, and yet they couldn't find any way to do it. When Naruto had met Edward and his brother, he was amazed at the skills that Edward and his brother possessed. Naruto had asked them if they wanted to join him in his journey, but they refused at first. When he asked why, they explained that they were searching for a way to bring his brother back his body. Naruto told him that he could easily do it. The brothers had laughed when he said that, but they stopped when Naruto used his magical power in his ring to drain Alphonse from his seal. Edward was at first frightened since he thought Naruto had just killed his brother, but then Naruto used a Life spell and brought Alphonse back to life and in his own body this time. When they saw what Naruto was capable of doing, they joined him in his journey.
During the Unification War, Edward and his brother were responsible for building his weapons and vehicles, they taught the art of alchemy to their engineers to help speed up the process since they could use it to easily make the vehicles and weapons if they had the raw materials to do it, instead of building it by hand. With the technology passed down to him from his father, Naruto was able to build the vehicles and weapons of his age, but opted out of making Magitek Soldiers. Instead he created Magitek armor similar to what the Soldiers used, but it was a live person within the armor instead of being just full of demonic energy. In only a few short months, they had a fleet of airships, battalions of soldiers equipped with Magitek Armor, legions of large Military Mechs, and entire arsenals full of weapons.
Once the war was complete, Edward married his girlfriend Winry, the woman who helped him by making his Auto-Mail when he lost his arm and leg. While Naruto was able to heal his brother, he couldn't return Edward's lost arm or leg. Edward wasn't too upset with this, since it proved to be a major advantage in battle since he could use alchemy to transform the metal on his arm into a blade. The enemy would never see it coming...
While his friend Edward was in charge of the engineering department, Naruto's armies were being led by various people depending on what section they were in. His army was made up of different section, each specializing in a one form of fighting. He had his Berserkers, which were the main forces, and they consisted of only people who used melee weapons. While some of them knew magic as well, their magic was used to make their weapons stronger on the spot. This section of the army was led by one of three people in the entire Empire who could fight Naruto on equal terms and have a chance to win. His name was Guts, and he was a man who you went against all out or you will die quickly.
Naruto had met this man after the main forward base was made in Femto's kingdom. He met the man when he went with a squad of his troops to scout ahead. On the way to the next town, his squad was attacked by Guts, who wears a magical set of armor that when his anger go the best of him it would send him into a berserk like state, where he would attack everyone around him. Guts also wielded a large sword that Naruto would come to learn later on was made to slay dragons, and yet Guts used it to slay so much more than that. Naruto fought Guts and for the first time since the war to unify his empire began, felt himself actually struggle to fight against someone. The squad he brought with him were eliminated with no survivors then Naruto himself. Naruto used his most powerful attacks to put Guts down, and yet he wouldn't stay down. Naruto even hit him with a punch that shattered the bones in his arms and bent them in a way that they should have been useless to him. It was at this point that Naruto learned that Gut's armor would bend his body back in shape so that he could keep fighting, and that the pain he felt only made him angrier. And for Guts, rage meant power. It was only after Naruto had enough of this fight and cast Sleep on Guts that the fight ended.
Naruto then brought Guts to his base and had him examined and locked up so that he could be questioned. What Naruto saw shocked him, for Guts had wounds and scars that should have killed long ago. He was missing an entire arm, but it had been replaced by a metal arm like Edward's, yet a different design with a built in cannon as well as a magnetic grip to help him wield his sword. Guts was also blind in one eye because of a demon that pierce it with a claw.
Once Guts was awake, Naruto questioned him on why he attacked them. Guts apologized for attacking them and explained what had happened to him. Before Femto became king of these lands, he had led a mercenary group known as the Band of the Hawk that single handedly helped to end a war that had spanned for over one hundred years by capturing the enemy stronghold that no one thought was possible to capture. Yet even after the war was over, Femto's lust for power was not quenched and he sought out more of it. It was then that he along with the rest of the Band of the Hawk were taken into a dimension where they met four powerful demonic entities known as God Hand. They offered Femto the power he sought, but he would have to sacrifice all of his allies that were with him. He accepted their terms and was reborn as the fifth God Hand. Guts was forced to watch as his fellow members who he had come to see as his family were slaughtered and devoured by the demons that were summoned by the God Hand. Guts tried to save his lover Caska, but he was held down by a large demon as Femto raped her in front of him with a grin on his face. Guts became infuriated and broke free of the grip of the demon, but at the cost of his eye. He had taken a few steps towards Femto before a demon chomped down on his arm, and yet Gut's took his sword and tried to kill it, but it broke on its skin. Guts then took the broken sword and used it to cut his own arm off. He then ran towards Femto, but Femto just used his power and held Guts in place with his demonic power. He taunted Guts and told him to become stronger so that he would become a real challenge for him in the future. He then opened up a portal and sent him through it, but not before branding him with a curse mark that would draw all demons and evil spirits around him towards him like a beacon.
This had been the life of Guts for the last several years, and he was lucky to find a few people in his own journey that could help him. But eventually even they died from Femto's soldiers. Naruto asked Guts about how people would follow a demon like Femto, and Guts explained how the world didn't know about it, and that the land was under the spell of the God Hand and that was the reason they were unaware of the demons hiding amongst them. With this information, Naruto offered Guts a spot in his army, but Guts warned him about the curse mark on him, which brought back memories of his oldest friend Anko to mind. Naruto then used his magic to release the curse mark on him, yet it drained him greatly since there was a lot of demonic magic put into it. With Guts help, his army was finally able to make its way towards the enemy capital. The war was brutal on both fronts, but soon Naruto was able to find a way into the Demonic Realm that the God Hand resided in. Once there, he found another ally that would be a key factor in the God Hand's defeat.
In the Demonic Realm, Naruto met a very powerful demon known as Sebastion, who had been experimenting with dimensional hopping for his own purposes that he has never told Naruto, not even to this day. His power was far greater than the God Hand's, but he was weakened by the leap through dimensions and was captured by them. They tried to kill him, but nothing they did could end his life, so they sealed him up so he couldn't escape and undo what they had done. Naruto was told this story and released him from his prison. Sebastion then pledged loyalty to his family for as long as they may live as a butler for freeing him. He may be of demonic origins, but he still had honor. And with his power alongside his own and Guts's as well, the God Hand was swiftly eliminated. With them dead, the spell they had on the kingdom was broken and the people became aware of the demons that controlled them. Femto's army abandoned him and joined up with Naruto, and a few short months later, Femto himself was killed by Guts, run through by his sword before he used the cannon in his arm to blast his head off for good measure. And thus ended the Unification War.
Since the death of Femto, Guts had finally learned to control his armor's power with the help of his wife Caska, who they were able to rescue once Femto was dead. And from time to time, Naruto and Guts would fight with all their strength, and so far the score was tied. Guts knew that if Naruto used his full power that he would lose, but he still enjoyed their many spars they had...
His Army also consisted of soldiers that specialized in ranged combat. These were his Marksmen, and they were taught by a man known as Vash the Stampede. He was known as such since wherever he went, countless destruction and trouble followed. And yet the humorous thing about that fact was that it wasn't Vash himself causing the damage, but the bounty hunters who had been after him for years.
Naruto met him while he had searched for someone to train him in firearms, and he found Vash as he ran from a mob trying to capture him. Naruto followed him and saw what Vash was capable of doing with his pistol and asked to be trained in the arts. Vash was skeptical at first, but once Naruto told him his goal in life Vash agreed to do it. It took only a few weeks, but he was happy to see a student learn so fast. The problem with his training though was that Vash only taught him how to use his guns nonlethally. Naruto wanted to learn the lethal form of the arts and that was when Vash handed him a journal that he uncovered long ago in a ruin of an ancient city once called Gilead. It was written by man named Roland, who was part of the peacekeepers of the time known as Gunslingers. Within the journal, it taught the reader the ways of the Gunslinger, and Naruto trained endlessly to perfect his form until he got it right. While Vash himself was against killing, he did join Naruto in his campaign to teach others the way of the gun...
In the present time, Naruto was sitting in his throne room looking at the reports that his spies had given him about the Eastern lands. What he saw made him think about how to proceed with his plans for that part of the world. He grinned as he came up with a plan and stood up and began to walk towards his council room to let his people know that it was time to begin his plan.
"Hello sir," said his butler Sebastian while holding a nice hot cup of tea, "your tea sir."
"Thank you Sebastion," said Naruto as he took the cup and began to sip it, "perfect like always. How do you do it?"
"Lots of practice sir," said Sebastian as he bowed slightly.
"And I see that the your practice has paid off. But for now I need you to round up my War Council."
"For what purpose should I tell them," asked Sebastian with a raised eyebrow.
"Let them know that it is time to begin the Crimson Protocol," said Naruto with a grin.
"I'll round up the necessary people immediately," said Sebastian as he left to do just that.
Naruto began to walk towards the council room to wait for his friends, but along the way, he was attacked by someone. Yet he anticipated this and quickly summoned forth a knife and blocked the sword that had been swung at him.
"Close," said Naruto to his attacker before he disappeared in a cloud of smoke, "but not close enough."
His attacker swung her blade again at him, but he grabbed her by the wrist and pulled her toward him. Before she could do anything else Naruto pulled her in close and kissed her on the lips, which she returned with just as much passion as he was giving.
"I will get you one of these days," said his attacker, "it's only a matter of time."
"I don't disagree with your statement Ryuzetsu," said Naruto to his now named lover, "but you will have to be original in your actions if you ever plan to catch me off guard. Case in point." Said Naruto as he threw a summoned a shield and used it to block the barrage of sharp icicles that were launched at him from behind
"Damn it," said his second attacker, "you were supposed to distract him while I attacked from behind."
"Oh come on now ladies," said Naruto with a grin on his face, "you will have to be better than even that," he said as he ducked to dodge another attacker. This one he grabbed by the neck and slammed her into the ground, but she was strong and could take the punishment. "You as well Seras."
"Damn it," said Sera as she got up and dusted herself off, "I really thought that we had you with this one. Am I right Esdeath?"
"You aren't lying," said the now named Esdeath.
Naruto was one of the luckiest sons of bitches ever to exist. You see all the women that had just attacked him were each one his lovers. They were okay with the whole situation since they were all strong in their own way so fighting would be pointless, plus there was plenty of Naruto to go around in their minds. He met each of them at different parts of his life starting with Ryuzetsu who had been with him the longest since she was originally from the Eastern lands like he was.
During the time that his father Ardyn was still training him, they saw a little girl who was crying by herself. Naruto, who just couldn't stand by as a young girl cried, walked up to her and inquired on what was wrong. The girl introduced herself as Ryuzetsu and told her the tale of how her friend's father had sacrificed his own son to open a box known as the Box of Ultimate Bliss. It was said that whoever opened the box would be granted one wish, yet no one knew if it was true or not. All that had been left of her dead friend was his green scarf. When she finished telling her story, she vowed revenge against the man who killed her best friend. It was here that Naruto offered to help her avenge her friend's death. With his father's help, they were easily able to kill the man, who Naruto let Ryuzetsu do to help her perform her first kill, and then opened the box and slay the beast within. Inside the body of the beast itself was a smaller box that was made of a smooth rock material that they had no idea what it was. Not even Ardyn.
They opened the box up and inside was a weird looking fruit. It was a round orange fruit, composed of many flame-shaped components with swirl patterns on each one, and has a swirled stem on the top. It was small enough to be held in one hand. With the fruit was a small book that when they read it explained that the fruit was known as a devil fruit and that this particular one was known as the Fire-Fire fruit. Naruto offered it to Ryuzetsu and she took a bite out of it. Naruto still to this day laughs at the expression on her face as she tasted the worst thing she has ever tasted in her life. He also remembered how she chased him for miles as he laughed at her while she kept trying to burn him alive with her new powers, but was failing. Since that moment, the two had been inseparable, along with Angel who Ryuzetsu couldn't resist hugging and or petting whenever she saw her. Over time, their friendship turned to love as she saw him go far out of the way to help others as he tried to accomplish his dream. And as time went by, she became more beautiful with the years. Ryūzetsu had fair skin, waist-length white hair that is covered by a green bandana that has a long curved white stripe which had belonged to her old friend Muku and grey eyes with multiple circular patterns in them. She wore a sleeveless kimono over a green top that only has a long green sleeve covering her left arm along with the green bandana. Both her arms were bandaged up to her elbows, though she wasn't hurt in any way. She also wore black trousers with shinobi sandals. Overall, she disguised herself as a man in order to keep leering men from checking her out constantly, and nobody knew of her gender being female except for Naruto, who was the only one she wanted knowing at the time.
Seras Victoria was a strange woman in every sense of the word. She was one of the few people who resided in his empire that was fluent in both firearms as well as melee attacks. Naruto had met her in a way that still baffled him to this day. During the time that his army was still being built, they had to mine the materials to have Edward and his engineers make the vehicles. It was in one of these mines that his miners came upon a large stone tablet with strange glyphs on it. Naruto was called to see what it was and when he went up to it, it was like the stone called to him. He placed his hand on the stone and felt it cut his hand a bit. He pulled his hand back in pain, but was more shocked that the stone absorbed his blood like it was drinking it. And after it was done, the glyphs lit up brightly, and the stone cracked down the center. Once it broke, a white light flashed and everyone in the immediate area was blinded by it. Once their vision came back to them, Naruto saw two figures standing there before them. He would come to know them as the vampires Alucard and Seras.
As Naruto was told by him later on that they were commonly seen among vampires in his time, Alucard possessed blood red eyes, which glow whenever he is experiencing strong emotions. His hair length would change according to his release states of power from short to knee length. His usual outfit is comprised of a charcoal suit, leather riding boots, and an intricately knotted red cravat, covered by a full-length, and red frock overcoat (similar to a duster coat) with cape. He also occasionally wears a red fedora with a wide, floppy brim and a pair of circular, heavily tinted, wire-framed orange sunglasses with goggle sidings. He also wore a pair of white gloves which each have a five pointed seals adorning their backs. It appears that his clothing is part of his physical form due to the fact that when he regenerates, his clothing also repairs itself, and Naruto still wondered about that in the back of his mind.
Seras is an attractive young woman with blonde hair cut into a flare cut and blue eyes. She had a fairly broad-shouldered torso, yet maintained a very voluptuous and buxom figure, which was further accentuated by the fact that she is considerably shorter than virtually all of Naruto's lovers. Before the war had ended, she usually wore a yellow uniform with a matching mini skirt, long white stockings, ankle fold brown boots, and brown gloves. Occasionally, her eyes assumed a red hue in moments of extreme rage or vampiric bloodlust.
As a fully-fledged vampire, which she became during the war after she took the blood of Naruto with his consent, her hair lightened to an almost platinum blonde color, and her eyes became permanently red. She continued to wear a uniform of the exact same style as before, but colored burgundy red instead of a yellow. Which in Naruto's mind made her far more sexier.
Upon fully embracing her vampirism, nothing changed about her overall figure with the notable exception of her left arm. After losing the original one to one of Femto's generals, Nosferatu Zodd if he remembered correctly, it was replaced by a mass of writhing black and orange shadowy matter that initially manifested as a whip-like set of tendrils. Shortly after transforming, however, she learned how to mold the shadow matter into the shape of her original arm. Due to her obtained immortality from her vampirism, she remains in her 19 year old form forever.
After they were freed by Naruto's blood, they immediately pledged their loyalty to him, since it was his blood that helped them break free from their prison. And they became some of his closest friends, with Alucard becoming his second in command and Seras became his lover. She was at first only addicted to his blood, and yet eventually it led to love.
The last out of the three was Esdeath. He had found her sealed away in a giant chunk of ice after a battle that forced him to use some explosives to clear away the rubble in one of his mines that his enemies collapsed. It was when he searched for anyone else who might be still trapped that he saw her body frozen in ice with a lethal wound. Naruto had used his magic to not only unfreeze her, but to also heal her wounds so that they wouldn't end her life before she woke up. She had woken up with a start and to use her power over ice to attack him. It was only because of his years of training that she failed to hit him.
It took a bit, but soon Naruto was able to talk to her in a way that helped calm her down so they could converse in a more civil manner. Esdeath was a tall, beautiful and slender woman with long light blue hair and blue eyes. She wore a General's apparel with long sleeves, a blue scarf on her neck, and high-heeled boots as well as a hat to match. She also has a tattoo on her chest, which is the source of her power. After they talked and she explained that she had been defeated in battle, but her power kept her body preserved for years, she agreed to join his cause. And just like Ryuzetsu, she began to fall in love with him due to his kind nature along with his strength. Soon she earned the rank of Commander of the army, which many people joked about her having to sleep with her boss to get the job. While she wouldn't have minded this in the least, she had a reputation to uphold and she would freeze whoever said it solid.
At first, the three women were at each other's throats, and there was still a beautiful monument in the center of his capital that was the result of their fighting. It was a large chunk of Esdeath's ice that froze Ryuzetsu's fire, with some of Seras's blood inside that she used her power to form a heart shape. It was a was a diamond shaped piece of everlasting ice, surrounding a fire that encompassed a heart mad of blood. It was a major tourist attraction, and Naruto used it as an example of what they could accomplish if they worked together instead of fighting. They took his words to heart and decided to share him instead of fighting over him.
"I'm sorry to say this," said Naruto as he held up his hands in mock surrender, "but now is not the time for this. We need to get to the council chamber."
"What is the meeting for this time," said Esdeath, "please tell me it's another bandit camp."
"Not this time," chuckled Naruto, who knew that Esdeath was wanting to decimate another bandit camp, just like Seras did since she could drink the blood of her victims without complaint. She as well as Alucard survived off of donated blood packs that people gave willingly, since they knew that neither Alucard nor Seras were evil, just vampires.
"So if it's not another bandit camp," asked Sera, "is it another person trying to usurp your throne?"
"No," said Naruto, who has had three attempts on his life since the forming of his empire courtesy of a few greedy men who thought of him as too week to rule and wanted his power for himself.
"Then what is it this time," asked Ryuzetsu who was tired of guessing and wanted the answer.
"It is time to begin the Crimson Protocol," said Naruto with a grin.
"Really," said all three of his lovers at the same time.
"The information coming from my spies have shown me that it is the time to begin our takeover of the Eastern lands."
"So remind me once again," said Esdeath as they all began to walk towards the council room, "why you don't just conquer the Eastern lands like we did the Western ones?"
"Because that would be far too easy," said Naruto, "and the people of the Eastern lands have become arrogant in their beliefs that they are the chosen people who are blessed by the gods themselves. So my plan is break them of this mind set and show them that they are not that important or even that strong in comparison to us."
"You are your acting just like your father," said Ryuzetsu with a smile on her face.
"Why thank you. That is what I was aiming for. My father spent nearly two thousand years to corrupt and destroy two kingdoms. I am in no hurry to destroy the Shinobi villages of the East."
As they walked and discussed their plans for the future, they finally arrived at the council room. They were the first to arrive, so they sat down and waited for the rest of the people to arrive. It wasn't long before the rest arrived, who came in through the door. All except Alucard who phased through the wall like he liked to do.
"So it is time to initiate the Crimson Protocol then I see," said Alucard as he sat down in his assigned seat.
"That it is my friend," said Naruto.
Naruto waited until everyone was seated to address them.
"My friends, it is good to see you all here today alive and well. It has been quite some time since our empire has been founded and the Western lands have never been as prosperous since we came and advanced each country in technology. But I have been given a report about those who reside in the east, and from what I have read, now is the perfect time to initiate the Crimson Protocol."
"So it is time then," said Edward, "how long do you think that it will take?"
"It will take some time, this I admit. But it will be extremely satisfying to see the Eastern lands fall once they implode upon themselves. And with that being said." Naruto then clicked his fingers, and by doing so the jet black flags that showed the symbol for the Lucian family changed into crimson ones that showed the symbol for the Hellsing family. The flags in the council room weren't the only ones to change, but every flag in the Empire, and once they changed the people knew exactly what it meant for they all had been briefed on what would happen when they changed. "So as of this moment in time, I am officially not the Emperor of the Lucian empire. I'm just an ambassador on a scouting mission to establish connections with the east. ALucard, you are in charge of the empire in my stead, for I know you will run it right while I am away."
"I will do as you wish master," said Alucard who bowed to Naruto in respect.
"And with a new job comes a new set of clothes," said Naruto who snapped his fingers again and in a puff of smoke, his attire changed. His usual attire was the same as his father's, but tailored to his size, but now he wore a simple black suit with a white shirt underneath, short black gloves, and brown steel-toed shoes. He dons a pair of black trousers held up by two brown belts. He completed the outfit with a black fedora hat to close the shady visage and give him an intimidating look.
"So you are setting out right away I take it," asked Edward, "which is perfect since I just finished building the airship that you asked me to build. Fully automated like you asked for."
"Perfect," said Naruto, "and my phone?"
"Enhanced to be able to communicate with us from far distances since there are no cell towers in that part of the world."
"Excellent, what would I do without you?"
"You would be lacking in a lot of cool armor and vehicles."
"That's true," chuckled Naruto.
"So are you just going by yourself," asked Vash as he spun his pistol in his hand, "or are you going to bring a few bodyguards?"
"I volunteer to go with you sir," said Guts.
"While I appreciate the offer Guts," said Naruto, "I must deny your request. No offense but this is more of a subtle manipulation of events to spin things in a way we want them to go. You are more of the type to just cut down all who oppose you."
Guts just silently grunted as he said this, but couldn't argue with his logic since it was spot on.
"But you are right Vash and I will bring a few people who will travel alongside me."
"And who will you bring with you," asked Vash.
"Why my lovers of course," said Naruto with a grin, "so ladies, you will need to pack to leave immediately." Once he said that, they left the room immediately to prepare for the trip ahead.
"I wish you luck in your mission," said Sebastian as he bowed to him.
"The funny thing about this whole plan is that I will truly miss your tea Sebastian," said Naruto.
"Just like I will miss your blood," said Alucard, "for it is the best I have tasted in quite a while. Plus you being a virgin gives it that extra kick that makes it far more delicious. I am not looking forward to the day you lose your virginity and your blood is no longer as delicious."
"Ah don't worry about that. I have been saving large amounts of blood for you and Seras for months now. I put them in a form of stasis so that they will stay fresh for you no matter when you drink them. Plus it's still so wrong to hear you comment about me being a virgin."
"You are truly a righteous master," said Alucard with a grin on his face.
"And with that, I bid you all farewell for the time being. Make sure that the army stays vigilant and that everything runs smoothly on this end."
"Farewell Naruto," said his friends in unison before they quoted their empire's motto, "and may your fate remain of your own choosing."
Throughout his journey to become the Emperor of his own empire, Naruto had heard so many people tell him that fate was not with him, or that he was fated to die, or so many other fate related phrases that spelled out failure for him. And he would tell himself that fate was of one's own choosing and would tell people this, and once his empire was formed, he made it the motto of the people who accepted it once they saw him accomplish what they deemed impossible.
Naruto took the elevator to the landing pad on the top of the Citadel and inspected the airship Edward made for him. It was the same design as the ones used by those in his father's era yet this one replaced the cockpit with the equipment to make it automated as well as contain a powerful cloaking device so people couldn't find it while it wasn't in use. It contained a few containers as well as a switch to make it into a mobile home for when they need to sleep with a bathroom included. All in all, it was perfect for their journey.
It wasn't long before his lovers showed up with what they were bringing, and like Naruto thought Seras was the one with the most to bring. It wasn't because she had clothes since hers were formed from her blood, but all sorts of guns in various sizes. He had made sure to include a storage area for her weapons, and it was just barely enough room to fit it all in it.
"So where are we off to first," asked Esdeath.
"We are off to Wave Country," said Naruto as they all got inside the airship and it began to head east towards their destination. "The people there are in desperate need of help, so we will supply them with the help they need."
"So what's the plan when we get there?"
"Well, let me explain..."
(One week later)
In the middle of the road was an elderly man who reeked of alcohol crying while he drank more alcohol. He had just hired a squad of shinobi to protect him and escort him back to his home in Wave Country, but once they realized that there was more to his story then he could afford, they abandoned him because he couldn't pay them the proper amount. He was sad because he had no one to help him and he was walking towards what would essentially be his death.
"I can't stand to see a grown man cry," said Naruto as he walked up towards the crying man, "what seems to be troubling you my good man?"
"My family and friends are suffering under the iron boots of a tyrant," cried the man, "and no one is willing to help us because we don't have the proper amount of money to pay for protection. And our last hope for freedom is about to be stopped since I have no one who can protect us while we finish our plan."
"What is your plan for freedom," asked Naruto as he handed the man a handkerchief, "if you don't mind me asking."
"Our plan was to build a bridge so that the evil business tycoon Gato couldn't continue to bleed our country dry."
"How was he doing that?"
"Gato owns all of the shipping yards in Wave Country. We are on an island so we need to use them to export goods. But the prices he charges to export are robbery. With a bridge to the mainland, we wouldn't need to use his shipping yards and would finally be free of his control, so we have been working on building one. But without anyone to protect us from his hired thugs, we will never be able to finish the bridge."
"So what you are saying is that you need assistance to finish your bridge?"
"Yes. But no one will help us without a large chunk of money to pay for their services. Even the shinobi team I hired from Konoha abandoned me when they realized that the job was outside of my price range."
"Well I could always help you if you need it."
"But how much will you charge me for protection?"
"You misunderstood my offer. I am willing to help you out of kindness, not for monetary gain. I have plenty of money, so I don't need more."
"Are you serious," asked the man with the hope in his heart beginning to rise up, "you will help us?"
"I will."
"But can you fight, because there will be enemy shinobi trying to stop you."
"I can fight far better than many people think I can. Plus it won't just be me helping you."
"There are others with you?"
"Yeah. So will you accept our help Mister..."
"Tazuna," said the man as he stood up and held his hand out to shake Naruto's, "and yes I will accept any form of assistance you can offer me."
"Well then let's head out," said Naruto as he shook Tazuna's hand, "now let us go and gather the rest of the group that will help me protect you and your people."
And they then set out to meet up with the others. His plans to take control of the Eastern lands were going according to plan...
(Crossover characters)
Guts – Berserk
Esdeath – Akame Ga Kill!
Sera & Alucard – Hellsing
Vash - Trigun
Roland – Dark Tower series
Edward & Alphonse Elric – Full Metal Alchemist
