Disclaimer: Yet again I don't own Naruto, Overlord, or even Fable, or any of the other things that I've commandeered for this warped little tale!

(Doc: My oh my… Master really did a number on Jester…

Gnarl: So?

Doc: Now we don't have a Jester to beat on for a while…

Gnarl: What!? NOOOO!!!

Goby: Gnarl Weird…

Giblet: Goby Weird, Goby say weird things…

Gubben: Where Master?

Grubber: Master is destroying things.

Moldy: Why we no get have fun too?!

Espio: Because Master needs his freedom from you foolish Browns every now and again.

Gnarl: Well Said Espio…)

NU: Dark Lord…

Chapter 6: Upgrade…

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Normal Speech…

Normal Thoughts…

Radio/Tower Heart In Use…

Jutsu In Use…

Demon Speech…

Demon Thoughts…

Inner Spirit Speech…

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(Konoha…)

Naruto was walking through Konoha, whistling to himself while trying to ignore the fact that Sasuke was trying to follow him to his new home… "Master… it's still following you…" Gnarl grumbled, obviously annoyed while Naruto nodded his head once, turning down an alley and walking calmly.

'I know Gnarl, can't be helped. Fortunately for me however I know almost every back alley and street in Konoha…' The blond haired Overlord replied to his Minion Master while turning down another alley while Sasuke followed him with a frown. 'Wonder which route I should take to loose him… the old Maze? No, don't want him getting lost in that place…' Naruto wondered to himself then blinked as he heard a chuckle from Gnarl for some reason.

"Master, use a Waypoint Gate, normal humans can't see them unlike you sire!" Gnarl stated and Naruto grinned before frowning, as he didn't know where one was… "Take a left, then a right and then go forward to an old dumpster and you'll see it sire, Espio found that one…" Gnarl stated and Naruto minutely nodded to the Minion Master, turning as Gnarl told him then saw the Waypoint Gate and walked onto it, thinking of the Tower he vanished in a shower of Sparks.

Sasuke saw this and openly gaped, rushing over to the area Naruto disappeared at he felt around for a button or switch then checked for a seal only to scowl when he couldn't find one. Feeling the wall to ensure it wasn't a Genjutsu of some kind Sasuke frowned once more before turning on his heel and walking off… seemed he was going to have to be a tad sneakier if he wanted to know where Naruto's home really was…

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(Dark Tower…)

Naruto appeared to find Gnarl looking with Shin and Espio at a piece of Paper that looked to be a map of Konoha. "Master!" Gnarl exclaimed before waving the blond over with a claw. The boy merely blinked seeing this then walked over to the three Grays and looked down at what they all seemed so intent about. It was a map, of Konoha to be precise, with numerous drawings over it and Gnarl and them seemed to be looking at a strange rectangular drawing…

"What's going on Gnarl?" Naruto questioned and Gnarl grunted while pulling on his Goatee.

"It seems we've found the first Tower Smelter Sire…" He said and Naruto blinked before raising a brow towards his Minion Master once more.

"How is that a problem Gnarl, just have a couple Minions go get it…" Naruto said flatly and Gnarl frowned deeply in response.

"Unfortunately sire, the problem entails the fact that some Peasants have taken possession of the Smelter… by a Ninja supplier if I'm not mistaken…" Gnarl said and Naruto grimaced to himself. If they went and stole the Smelter there would be hell to pay, the man would possibly report it to the Hokage, leading to a search for it…

"Alright, so if we want to stay low key we need to get it back without confrontation…" Naruto surmised and Gnarl nodded his head, Shin and Espio concurring with that assumption. "Perhaps we can arrange for the Overlord to visit this place and let this 'Peasant' know whose property he has…" Naruto offered and Gnarl grinned toothily before nodding his head. "Get a troop of Browns ready then Gnarl… I need to get my armor on…" Naruto said while walking over to his large stack of belongings and began to pull on his armor and Hittai-Ate on, a couple of Browns rushing over aided the young Overlord in this and soon the imposing figure of the Overlord stood in Naruto's place…

"You look as magnificent and powerful as ever sire!" Gnarl complimented while Naruto merely nodded then walked over to look down into the water.

"Gnarl, where should I appear?" Naruto questioned while ten Browns appeared at his side, followed closely by his spy, Espio.

"Espio will lead you lord. I'm not quite the Bastion of Evil and decadence I once was… I can't stand it when the air is filled with life and joy… Yuk…" Gnarl grumbled and Naruto nodded once while the twelve vanished in a shower of sparks once more. "Giblet!" Gnarl screeched and a Brown ran over to him. Giblet was now wearing something however. He had on Brown leather over his chest like a shirt, a brown loincloth, brown thigh armor hanging down from a belt, Thick brown Leather gloves, armor over his shoulders, spiked knee pads with a metal plate over the top of his right foot. Last he wore a mask over his face made from steel with a simple strap around the back of his head and yellow lenses before his eyes.

"Yes Gnarl?" Giblet questioned with a salute, hitting himself in the head and then shaking himself.

"Giblet, you'll be our Forge-Master again once the Master returns." Gnarl stated simply and Giblet nodded before shouting and then rushing to clear the way to the Armory so he could do his job. Gnarl smirked seeing the Minion doing his job, a couple more Browns helping him, while Goby stood before the archway to the arena in a similar outfit to Giblets, only with fingerless gloves, armor over his forearms, and a metal helmet that resembled one of the Overlords only without the horns.

"I wonder what kind of weapons the Master has in mind?" Gnarl suddenly questioned before laughing evilly to himself as he thought of the many sharp pointy things he'd love for the master to use on Jester…

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(Konoha Alleys…)

Naruto and his troop of Minions appeared, Espio rushing forward before beckoning the young Overlord to follow. "Minions, lets go…" Naruto said and the Browns all cheered a loud "For the Overlord" before rushing after Espio, making the boy shake his head before following the path of destruction the little devils left in their wake. One of the Minions soon came to Naruto with some Money in a sack and Naruto chuckled lightly while placing that inside his armor for safe keeping.

Naruto soon found the rest of the minions; all of them were in front of a door with Espio sitting with his Legs in a lotus position. "It's inside here Master…" Espio said simply before placing his hands above his knees and breathing in, then out…

"Right. Minions, to me." Naruto said and the Browns all gathered behind the blond in a pyramid formation. Rolling his eyes, Naruto then looked at the door and Espio merely tapped on it once and it swung open… "How did you do that?" Naruto questioned and Espio produced a Lock-Pick set from his clothes before retuning it to its place… "Nice…" Naruto admitted getting a nod from Espio as the blond then walked into the building, and looked around, instantly noting a strange aura around a large object.

It was massive, reaching up to at least seven feet high with a shield shaped object on the front with a single blue gem, the object then had a circular depression in the center of it's form, while the upper portion had gold formed into an intricate design at several points all along the top of it…

"Aha! That truly is the Steel Smelter Sire! I'm not surprised these Lazy Peasants have it either. The Tower's Smelters are unique, being able to forge anything so long as you know what it looks like. However, with you Sire we will be able to forge Items that reflect your very Soul! Making you weapons that could cut through solid stone or even tear flesh off the bones of your enemies!!" Gnarl said with an evil laugh at the end and Naruto whistled at that little tidbit before making the Minions hide when a door opened.

"Tenten, go on to bed I'll be back after I check on the forge." The voice of a man came before appearing in the room and making Naruto pale under his armor…

The man was huge, easily 6.5 feet tall with Muscles that looked able to bend solid steel easily and extremely broad shoulders; his hair was dark brown and reached to the middle of his neck, with hair down his forearms, a five-o'clock shadow on his lower face and chocolate brown eyes… He was dressed in a white shirt with a blacksmith's apron, sturdy gloves and boots, and a pair of brown pants…

'holy shit…' Naruto thought to himself with wide eyes before trying to remind himself HE was the Overlord… though this guy did lord over him with his massive height that was for sure.

"Who the hell are you?!" The man then demanded in a hushed tone, confusing Naruto before remembering he was talking to someone named Tenten, probably his daughter or something from the way he spoke.

"Sire, if you wish I can help you with this, repeat what I say and I'm sure you'll do just fine." Gnarl stated quickly and Naruto readily agreed before taking in a breath and speaking as Gnarl told him too.

"I am known Simply as the Overlord. And I believe you have something that belongs to me and my family." Naruto stated and the man crossed his massive arms, muscles tensing and intimidating the poor blond further.

"Overlord eh? Ain't you a little short to "Lord Over" anything Kid… and keep it down, my daughter's trying to sleep…" The man stated and Naruto twitched at the barb to his height, narrowing his eyes on the man in response.

"This object is my family's steel Smelter, and you will return it to me." Naruto stated flatly and the man narrowed his eyes on the kid.

"How do I know that? You could just be a competitors kid trying to steal my secret Smelter." The man stated and Naruto clenched his fists and tensed his own body.

"The Smelter acts on thoughts, you need only think of something and it will be created." Naruto stated flatly and saw the man open his eyes wide in shock before frowning deeply.

"Alright, so you know the secret of the Smelter, that's for sure…" He admitted and Naruto nodded his head to the man. "But that isn't enough to prove it's yours. I got this Smelter from a man almost Twelve years ago. What was his name?" The man stated and heard a growl from the blond.

"That… MAN! Was the one who slaughtered my mother and the rest of my family before he looted our tower and stole our smelter!" Naruto stated out in a hiss and the giant before him seemed to narrow his eyes before sighing.

"You're not lying, I can tell that much…" He mumbled, truthfully, he didn't know the man's name anyways, he was just trying to stall for time to think of a way to scare the "Business Competitors" kid off without hurting him, but if he wasn't a competitors kid then… "Alright, if the Smelter really belongs to your family you can have it back. Your headband has the same symbol as the Smelter anyways." The man said and Naruto looked at the Smelter and noticed the tri-swirl symbol was indeed on it.

"Well that was easier than expected, oh well Master, now bring the Smelter to the tower so we can begin to re-forge your armor!" Gnarl said and yet Naruto frowned in thought to himself.

"What do you use the Smelter for?" The blond questioned of the burly man who looked at him with a raised brow.

"Master! What are you doing?!" Gnarl demanded and Naruto frowned under his mask.

'Think Gnarl. We need money if we're going to have our little empire grow. I doubt that has changed since the Old Days and this is an easy way to have a steady income…' Was all the blond said in reply to the aging Minion Master.

"Hmm, yes… your right Sire, forgive me for my arrogance, I sometimes forget that even Evil needs funding. But with this human as a sort of servant, selling our wares we will have a steady stream of income… Sire, if you must do this, spice the deal up and tell him about the other two Smelters, they are for Durium and Arcanium, Durium is a strong but heavy metal that can take allot of punishment. Arcanium is a powerful metal capable of channeling Magic and yet is also lighter than air." Gnarl said then offered and an idea came to the blond who smirked to himself.

"My family are Weapon Smiths, but we lost a lot during the last Shinobi war. I was the only one left so I had to try and make weapons on my own. But without any real training I wasn't able to make the high-grade weapons my Father and Grandfather used to make… But that's when the man came to me with this Smelter. He sold it too me and told me of it's power, he said with it I could make any kind of weapon I could imagine in the finest grade imaginable, he even let me test it… so I bought it and I've used it to keep myself, and my daughter Tenten both in clothes, fed, and under a roof…" The man explained and Naruto cupped then rubbed his chin for a moment.

"Say I supply you with these weapons, would you be willing to cut a deal with me?" Naruto questioned and the man looked at him oddly.

"What kind of deal?" He questioned and Naruto smirked beneath his mask.

"I shall supply you with the same weapons you use already. In exchange I ask only for twenty-five percent of the profits, while not asking for anything for the illegal use of my families Smelter over the past several years. Also, I'll add in weapons made from two metals you don't ALREADY have here." The blond Overlord said then added and saw the man raise a brow in interest.

"What are the properties of these Metals then?" He questioned and Naruto chuckled darkly to himself.

"First off is Durium, it is a dense metal built for taking punishment. While somewhat heavy it is better than steel for making durable armor. Then there's Arcanium, a very powerful and lightweight Metal that can channel Chakra naturally, it makes the best armor and weapons one can ever imagine. And for a mere fifty percent of the profits from these Metals once I have the Smelters, you can be the only supplier in all of Hi-no-Kuni, or anywhere else for that matter, to have them." Naruto stated and saw the man's eyes widen before taking a calculating expression and then nodded his head quickly.

"Alright, but I'd like to know one thing, the guy I got that Smelter from said he obtained it from…" The man started only to stop once he heard a growl from Naruto.

"That Man is a Traitor! My family allowed him some power, it went to his head and he demanded more! When we banished him he returned to destroy us again, and again, and again! Witling us down until there were barely any of us left! My mother was the last one of us, and he murdered her when I was still very young… a vassal was the one who told me of the Smelter and it's properties…" Naruto explained while giving a realistic scenario to what happened to his family as apposed to the man being a centuries old warrior with a grudge for a Tower banishing him…

"Oh, bastards like that make me sick… Anyways, I'm Higorashi Sanosuke, but most just call me Sano, at least everyone else does." Sano said and then added with a warm smile and Naruto nodded his head slowly to the man. "Now, if you'll need any help with the Smelter." Sano started only for Naruto to chuckle and snap his fingers, the Browns gathering and then rushing over to the Smelter, moving it out of the building with surprising Speed. "Never mind" Sano said with a quite a bit of surprise and then Naruto frowned.

"Yes. I will have one of these Minions come to you once a month to check on what you need. Will that be adequate?" Naruto said then questioned and Sano nodded his head with a smile. "Good, and Sano-San, would you perhaps know of the location of a Crane? My family's ancestral home was a tower in our lands. That man has picked the Tower apart, scattering many of the objects we once treasured to the four winds around the Shinobi Nations. But a crane would be most useful in moving debris for my minions however." Naruto questioned then explained and saw a frown on Sano's face.

"The more you talk, the more I believe you, and the fact you probably could have stolen the Smelter from me if you had waited also helps your case. As for a crane, I think there's one in the Forest of Death, it's near a tower they finished repairing a few months ago. But there's been reports of Bandits in that area so I wouldn't suggest going down there Kid." Sano said and Naruto frowned to himself.

"More of my families belongings are in that Forest anyways Sano-San, it is my duty to reclaim my families belongings and then rebuild our ancestral home." And with that Naruto stepped back and out of the house leaving Sano behind as he then vanished, Gnarl bringing him back to the tower.

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(Dark Tower…)

"Hail!" Naruto heard Jester exclaim as he walked into the Throne room to see the way to the Armory was left unblocked at last. "Wielder of Steel!" Jester then called out while shaking his Jester rod and Naruto ignored him and walked over to Gnarl.

"Master, I am pleased to announce that we have reopened the Tower Forge." Gnarl said before pointing the way to the Forge, a minion with a Forge hammer and goggles in front of it. "Giblet has been promoted to Forge Master Sire. He will be taking care of reproducing the weapons that the Peasant in the village wants as well as your own personal Armor and weapons." Gnarl explained and Naruto nodded his head. "For now, I believe we should do something about your Armor…" Gnarl then said and walked down into the forge, waving Naruto down with him as the blond followed at a sedate pace.

Entering the Forge The blond Overlord noticed that there was a lot of Ruble on the way down. "Bare with the Rubble for now Sire, we still need a crane to move most of it…" Gnarl said with a shake of his head as the blond frowned to himself obviously annoyed. Naruto then saw a strange pedestal at his side with a rotating object in the center and two closets, one to either side of the rotating object. "This is your Armory Sire. Where we store all your spare Weapons and Armor." Gnarl explained simply before moving over to the main Forge, the Steel Smelter in place as Naruto saw Giblet rush over and then bow.

"Master, need blood!" Giblet said and Naruto looked to Gnarl with wide eyes only to see the minion master grin.

"We need you to first remove your Armor and Forehead Protector." He said and Naruto did as told, quickly getting out of the leather armor and then untying the headband before dropping them to the ground. Once this was done Gnarl quickly ordered Giblet to take the armor and Re-Forge it with the Hittai-Ate. Giblet did as told before carrying the armor and tossing it into the Smelter.

"What the hell is he doing!?" Naruto demanded and Gnarl made a placating motion to the blond Overlord.

"Calm down Sire, we are reforming the armor. While it is Leather, it will not be harmed due to its magical nature, also there is Metal weaved inside of it we need to change. However, we also need some of your blood for the Armor and weapons in the future to be bonded with you." Gnarl explained then said with a thoughtful tone and Naruto looked at the Minion Master with a worried look.

"Why?" He questioned and Gnarl grinned widely.

"Simple really Master, once your Armor and Weaponry is bonded to you, it will be able to repair itself by using your Mana, or rather your "Chakra" to heal itself so you won't ever need new Armor. The Mesh Underlay of the Leather you wear can easily be replaced after all…" Gnarl explained then pointed to a hand shaped depression on the wall next to the Smelter. Looking at the Minion Master strangely Naruto walked forward and put his hand on it, only to grimace and shout in pain as his hand was cut open.

Blood flowed from the wound and into a vial in the wall of the room, filling to the brim before Naruto was able to pull his hand from the Depression. "That fucking hurt!" Naruto said with an angry scowl while looking down at his hand.

"Yes Sire, I am sorry for that but the blood is necessary for the Smelting Process…" Gnarl stated then turned to the Smelter as he and Naruto watched as a single Brown Minion jump into the Smelter and to its death…

"Why did that brown just do that?" Naruto questioned and Gnarl chuckled.

"The Smelter requires the Life Force of your Minions to properly function to enchant armor and weapons Sire. If they DIDN'T jump into the Smelter your armor and your weapons would be as common as a Peasants. Besides that, your Minions will gladly give their lives up for you, Sire… Their very loyal…" Gnarl said then whispered and Naruto frowned.

"And stupid." He said and Gnarl nodded his head in agreement.

"That too." Gnarl Admitted as the Smelter began to shake, making the blond take a step back as hot metal poured from the Smelter, his Leather armor glowing hot also flowing out of it, only now it seemed different. It was the same black and red leather as before, but somehow it suddenly looked like it was brand new!

"Don't touch those yet Sire, after the Smelter is finished we need to wait for them to cool down. I'd suggest getting some rest. It is getting rather late after all and you still have to maintain appearances in that Academy of yours. Your Weapons will take longer to Forge Sire, but we will forge one of each for now, just so we know what kind you can use." Gnarl said as Giblet used a pair of large pliers to move the leather armor over to the side and then down.

"What do you mean "What kind you can use", Gnarl?" Naruto questioned and Gnarl grinned widely to his Master.

"Well Sire, simply put, the weapons forged here are based after your creativity, several past overlords had three, maybe four options while others had numerous. Depending on that you could have any number of Weapons to choose from. Also, the Blood we needed wasn't merely for the purpose of bonding the Armor to you Sire. It also changes the Armor to suit yourself, also adding an enchantment to the Armor making it align to you as you change. Growing darker as you do or brighter as you do depending on your disposition." Gnarl explained and Naruto frowned in thought wondering why he'd need armor that would change like that? "Also lord, as you gain allies or even cultural Artifacts from creatures like the Elves, we'll be able to add on new Forging Options for certain kinds of weapons or armor." Gnarl then said and Naruto nodded his head slowly, before then turning and walking back upstairs to his throne room so he could get some sleep…

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TBC…

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