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(Jester: I'm back!!
Gnarl: Finally! Now get over here so I can pummel you!!
Lord Pain: Get in Line Gnarl!
Giblet: I want hurt Hims!!
Moldy: Me Too's!
Gubben: Attack!!
Goby: Why I related to them?
Grubber: Goby Friend!!
Goby: GO AWAY!!
Doc: I'm so glad that's not me getting pummeled anymore…)
NU: Dark Lord…
Chapter 7: Bandit Camp…
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Normal Speech…
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Radio/Tower Heart In Use…
Jutsu In Use…
Demon Speech…
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Inner Spirit Speech…
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(Konoha…)
Naruto had decided to wait on going after the Greens and the Crane, why? For a great many reasons Actually. First off, in a month he was to have a weeklong break from school, and he didn't know how long it would take to get to the crane. Second, the Greens obviously weren't going anywhere anytime soon. Third, He had to wait on his weapons and armor cooling. Fourth, Gnarl was adamant about him picking out his new weapons and they would take time to forge. And LAST, he was taking a break to wait for Ayame and Teuchi Ichiraku to get back from a trip to Rice country, that had been half a month ago and he was starting to worry…
Now however, Naruto was exiting class with Sasuke at his side as the two ventured home once more. It was finally time for their weeklong break, so Naruto could go and find the Greens and a crane in the Forest of Death. While Sasuke saw this as his last chance until School started back up to find Naruto's home. The black haired boy was becoming Sneaky in his tactics of trying to find where Naruto's home was. But if the blond didn't vanish into thin air, he'd seem to jump onto roofs and then disappear… okay so he basically always vanished but with the roofs he could have jumped down into an alley or something like that.
However, today Sasuke felt he had a foolproof plan for finding Naruto's supposed "Secret Fortress" as over the passed month, Naruto would tell stories he'd found in an old library in his new home. The Stories were of much debate between the children of Konoha, but also the Teens, and even some of the Shinobi of the Village debated their existence or not. The Stories centered on the time of Konoha's founding, how at one time they had even had four "Guilds". And while everyone knew of them to some extent, Naruto's stories spoke of stuff no one had known about the guilds and their powers.
Like the Fighters Guild having Specially made Gauntlets and Armor for increasing the effectiveness of Taijutsu. Boots made of solid-steel with blades that weighed barely a few pounds. Helmets that could block even the mightiest blows from a Zanbatou. And Swords and Shields that were heralded for having the strength and fortitude to bring men down to their knees.
Then their was the now revered amongst Shinobi Assassins guild. How they were able to become one with the night and walk into guarded facilities without a care in the world. How they even had specially made armor that could help people blend into the Shadows around them. How there were weapons in the Assassins Guild that could kill a man with a single strike!
Then, in the Thieves Guild, how they held stealth and infiltration Techniques beyond anything seen since they were closed. How a single Thief in the days of old could sneak into large well-protected Military Instillations then steal whatever they wanted. Or, how they supposedly were so skilled they could increase their eyesight, hearing, and even their speed without the use of Chakra!
Then, there was the now Legendary Sages Guild. How they held techniques that could summon the spirits of Nature to their beck and call. How they could blacken the sun and cause the earth to shake and bend to their will without Hand signs or Jutsu. How they were so wise they even discovered the secret to Immortality itself…
All of Konoha had heard the numerous Stories about the many guilds of old… and Sasuke knew Naruto had the location of the Guilds Somewhere and wanted to know where they were… Following the blond Sasuke briefly shivered as even as it was beginning to become spring, the snow had continued. This was odd for everyone in Konoha, as they normally had very short winters and this one seemed to be harsher and harsher as the days went by…
Naruto himself was having a blast! The Cold weather was a reflection of him becoming more and more cold with each passing day. The land was slowly starting to reflect Naruto's disposition… and yet the Blond was learning to love the fucking cold! It was soo much fun tormenting the Villagers as he had been lately with all those rumors of the Guild Halls. Spreading the rumors of the Guilds was just to cause a little disorder around the Village. After all, who could resist looking for the ancient powers that the Guild once held…
Ironically, there was a reason Naruto was spreading said rumors, much to Gnarl's annoyance of course. The reason just happened to be that he wanted to entice the people of the world to join with the Overlord. After all, who in their right mind would willingly go and fight an immortal warrior with a legion of soldiers? All right, so Naruto wasn't any of that just yet, but he and Gnarl were confident that they could somehow managed to build up their forces for a grand army someday.
Of course no one knew one thing about those ancient secrets, which was that only Naruto now possessed them! That was the truth; Naruto had used the Forging Secrets of the Guilds in his armor and weapons immediately after Shin found them at long last about two weeks ago. Unfortunately, Gnarl wasn't able to use ALL the secrets, they could only use one minor enchantment on his armor, to blend into the shadows, and another on his helmet, which changed his voice… while annoyed Naruto felt he could live with the limitations to his armor and helmet for the time being.
However, the abilities of the Mage, Assassin, Thieves, and Fighters Guilds WERE heavily exaggerated. Immortality was far from his grasp after all, the Fighters weren't quite THAT powerful, Thieves were skilled, but not quite as skilled as he made them out to be, the Assassins however… they weren't exaggerated at all and it sort of Scared Naruto to think they were brought down by the Sandaime…
The blond was more than amused with the reactions that people got from the rumors alone, he could only scarcely imagine what they'd think once they found out that 'Someone' had all of the Guilds Secrets for himself! Chuckling despite himself Naruto noticed that Sasuke was following him, again… This was a constant annoyance for the blond, as he knew that Sasuke would not be the only one to start following him in a vain attempt to take the Secrets of the Guilds from him…
Quickly turning down into an alley Naruto rushed forward and onto a Waypoint Gate, vanishing in a shower of sparks and leaving a very frustrated Uchiha in his wake…
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(Dark Tower…)
Naruto appeared in his throne room with a smirk on his face before opening his eyes and uncrossing his arms. Gnarl had managed to have the Browns with help from Espio retrieve a Health-Column and Minion-Cache from the village as well as a "Domination Spell" called "Slow". Naruto could now slow down the reaction time and speed of his opponents, allowing him to decide what to do to them. Of course the spell used allot of Chakra, and learning to limit himself was straining at best.
"Sire, welcome home." Gnarl said with a bow of his head while Naruto went to get dressed in his armor. At "home" Naruto was now the Overlord, he was always wearing his armor when he didn't have to be in Konoha. Gnarl quite enjoyed this as it gave the blond a more imposing demeanor after all. The last piece of his outfit left was his new Hittai-Ate, the only thing that was almost completely redone.
The only thing left of the old one was the long black cloth, the Hittai-Ate now stretched farther to cover his ears, and also dipped down over his brow between his eyes, the plates over his cheeks were thickened, sliding inward over more of his face without reaching any further down, and finally, the spike at the center of the Helm had an extra blade attached beneath it to reach up higher.
Pulling that last piece of his armor on, Naruto was suddenly replaced by the dark and imposing figure of the Dark-Tower's new Overlord… although he WAS still on the short side he did look more imposing in the armor…
"I have one week Gnarl… ready fifteen Browns So I may leave for the Forest of Death to retrieve the Crane and the Greens…" Naruto ordered and Gnarl nodded his head before rushing off and barking orders out. Organizing fifteen of the "Mindless" Minions so that Naruto could control them without any real problem. However, Naruto then walked down into the Tower-Forge and to the Armory, reaching in he pulled out Six obsidian Senbon and placed them into the slots on his Gauntlets.
Reaching into one of the cabinets beside the weapon area he pulled out a pair of odd cases. They were both black leather with a red trim like his armor, with two Kunai Cases sewn together with a Weapon Pouch attached to the front of each. Naruto placed these two pouches at the back of either hip before reaching down for his actually Kunai. These were obsidian, with a tri-pronged design similar to that of the Kunai used by the Yondaime, only they were perfectly balanced, and could easily slice through stone also having a return Enchantment that made them reappear in his cases after they had been on the ground for so long.
Next, Naruto pulled out his Shuriken, ten wicked weapons that looked like curved six-point weapons in a saw like formation only with longer teeth. Placing them in the pouches he then pulled out a couple explosive notes, gas pellets, and Ninja wire and placed those in the pouches as well. Next he took a Tanto out of the Weapons Section, it had a black leather wrapped handle with a simple blade without a hand guard. The weapon was in its solid black sheath, and Naruto placed it along his lower back horizontally and between the two cases for all his Ninja equipment.
Last, Naruto reached into the weapons and pulled out a Ninjatou, which was still within its sheath. The guard of the Ninjatou was the only real oddity, that being that the guard was a skull with two sweeping horns curling around both sides like a normal guard, a small chain dangling off the pommel of the weapon. Strapping that to his back, Naruto chuckled to himself before then pulling the strap of the Ninjatou's sheath over his chest and then adjusting it so it held on tightly.
Walking back upstairs, Naruto looked around as his Minions suddenly stood at attention and gave a salute to their Overlord. Walking forward, Naruto looked over the numerous Browns before nodding to the Gate. "Where is the closest Waypoint to the Forest of Death?" Naruto questioned and Gnarl chuckled, their master was becoming darker and darker as everyday went by…
"I'll send you there myself Lord. The Browns who located the Greens also managed to activate the Gate before they were destroyed." Gnarl said and Naruto nodded his head slowly before walking over to the gate and standing before it as Gnarl sent them all on their way… "Do take care lord…" Gnarl said once they were gone then sat down and watched the water incase he needed to aide his Overlord with some advice.
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(Forest of Death…)
Naruto and the Minions suddenly appeared in a very large dark forest, the trees were so tall, Naruto wondered if they might even be able to reach the height of his tower with snow covering both the trees and the lands in a cold white blanket… "Master! This place is called the Forest of Death. I know it doesn't seem like much right now but it's filled to the brim with dangerous creatures! However, for an evil being such as yourself I'm sure they will pose little threat at all." Gnarl commented and the blond hummed while looking around then swept his minions forward with a mental command.
The Little creatures moved quickly, heading to clear a path while some found old bones and started to wear them as helmets and armor, annoying Naruto as they only picked up useful stuff when they didn't know better. Ignoring his frustration with the stupidity of his Minions, Naruto walked into the forest, pulling his Ninjatou from its sheath and holding it at the ready over his shoulders. The Minions continued to destroy anything they could, but soon Naruto felt something and took a step back as something lumbered forwards.
It was big, it was fat, it was dressed only in a couple of piercings and a loincloth, and most importantly… it was ugly. "Ugh… a Troll… if theirs anything less hygienic than a Green, it's a Troll Sire… They use brute force in place of any type of thought, then again when you barely have half the brain cells of the Average Sheep it's not so very surprising…" Gnarl commented and Naruto frowned before sweeping his Minions to the large lumbering Creature's back before lunging forward as well. While the troll stupidly tried to knock the minions off it's back with it's arms, Naruto shot forward and sliced its head from its shoulders like a hot knife through butter.
The Troll stood still for a bit, the Minions jumping off of it however knocked it off balance as it's head fell off and the creature fell onto the legs of one Minion. The Minion cried out in pain however and a few of the other Minions quickly rushed to his aide before looking to Naruto. The blond then held his right hand out and the gem on it began to glow as the Troll seemed to slowly evaporate, a cloud of black smoke and a few Life-Force orbs left in it's wake.
"Aha! That is Evil Energy Sire, it gathers in all Creatures of an especially evil Disposition. And as you kill more creatures Sire, that Evil Aura will start to gather inside of you, making you stronger and more deadly!" Gnarl explained while Naruto merely wiped the blood from his blade then frowned in thought. 'Gnarl… which way is the Crane?' The blond questioned and heard an "Uhh" from Gnarl, making the blond twitch before figuring heading in one direction would lead them to something and heading off deeper into the forest.
As they went deeper into the forest, Naruto and the Minions would encounter numerous Giant Beetles either of the Poison or the "Battle Beetle" variety. Those were more annoying than anything else as with Naruto helping them, the Minions were much more affective in battle. Eventually the group came to something other than the usual hollow tree, or even the nest of those freakish giant Frogs… Naruto had to thank Kami for those Minion Gates he could summon Minions from because of those things…
What they found was what looked like an abandoned camp, and remembering Sano mentioning Bandits, Naruto decided to check it out. "Fan out and look for more tracks or any sign of where they went…" Naruto ordered simply as the Bandits could cause him some problems later on if he found the crane and they attacked. The Browns saluted before rushing about, looking high and low for tracks before one found some and waved them all over. Naruto following they all stopped on a hill and ducked down, Naruto staying high enough up to look out at the Bandits.
Their camp was big enough for a dozen or more bandits; they had beer all around and most of them looked to be very drunk. There was only one tent in the area and Naruto figured the Bandit Leader was within it while in a cage of some kind with wheels on the bottom to the side of the camp where about Ten women. All of their clothes were ripped or torn and it didn't take a genius to figure out what Drunken bandits did with half naked women… "Ugh… Drunken Bandits… lousy drunken Bandits who are trespassing on your new Territory Lord… Teach them a lesson!" Gnarl exclaimed and while gritting his teeth in anger Naruto looked to the Minions before holding a hand out.
He then swept Five Minions to the Right and closest to the Camp as Possible without them being seen before stopping them. Concentrating more, Naruto swept five more Minions to the Left, close enough yet to attack when ready far enough so none of the Bandits could see them. Last he swept five Minions forward and allowed them to hide in a couple Bushes while Naruto gave them a "Hold" order and then held a hand into the air and concentrated. Focusing his "Mana" by using his raw will Naruto unleashed a 'Slow' spell on the Bandits slowing them all down. "ATTACK!!" Naruto cried out and the Minions moved like lightning, jumping on the slowed Bandits and quickly dispatching them all with laughs while Naruto came down before falling to one knee.
He groaned realizing too late that he'd used a bit too much Chakra on keeping the Bandits slow, but honestly didn't rightly care… till he heard something and turned to the tent and took a step back as a large Hammer sent the tent flying. The women in the cage screamed as a massive ugly man suddenly stood there.
He looked more like a Troll than a man, being somewhat short and stocky yet wide and strong, with his head small and pudgy, but the rest of his body had some serious Muscle and that Hammer he was wielding was no joke either, being bigger than Naruto was tall! He wore a pair of brown pants, a studded black belt with a tiny black vest on his large frame, with thick leather boots, black wrist bands and had a nose ring.
"Who dare wake Goro!?" The man demanded and Naruto had to wonder if a Troll was his father or something…
"Possible Sire, it's not UNKNOWN… but it's not exactly common… in fact… I don't think most trolls even know HOW to reproduce… Well, actually Sire, the Green Trolls, from the northern valleys are all fairly smart, it might be wise to go and gain their assistance in conquering this land." Gnarl said then mused to himself and Naruto blinked before cursing and rolling out of the way as that Hammer of Goro's came down where he used to be, the Minions all rushing out of the way as well.
"GORO SMASH!!" The freakish, deformed man exclaimed while spinning and slamming his Hammer forward, Naruto barely ducking out of the way as a Minion was crushed in his place. 'Shit! What this guy lacks in brains he MORE than makes up for with skill with that fucking Hammer!' Naruto thought to himself as Goro roared then began to spin with his Hammer in hand, heading towards Naruto as the blond and his Minions all got out of the way.
"Master! Without that Hammer this overgrown Troll is no stronger than a… A Troll! So destroy it's Hammer then have the Minions weaken him so you can destroy him!" Gnarl exclaimed while Naruto sheathed his Ninjatou, the weapon useless against that heavy steel Hammer of Goro's. Reaching into one of his two pouches Naruto watched as Goro suddenly stopped and began to stumble around.
"Goro Dizzy… uuhhhh…" Goro called out then moaned and Naruto quickly rushed forward, slapping several Explosive Notes onto the Hammer and then kicking off of Goro, knocking him to the ground. "Goro KILL!!" Goro exclaimed only for his hammer to explode as he tried to get back to his feet.
"BIG BOOM!! HA HA HA!!" One of the Minions called out while Naruto gave a sigh of Relief only to look on in Shock as a Raging Goro ran straight for him and the Minions with anger pouring off of him.
"GORO DESTROY!!" He cried out while ramming into a single Minion and crushing it against a tree, causing the massive plant to visibly shudder… 'He'll be weak without his Hammer huh? More like Pissed off Gnarl!!' Naruto thought while rolling out of the way as Goro tried to slam into him like he had that Minion.
"My Mistake Master… However, now Goro is going to tire himself out, when he does have the Minions drink some Beer. Drinking Beer make's Minions more vicious, but they do tend to piss all over the place…" Gnarl said then explained and Naruto decided he really didn't care so long as Goro was taken down permanently! Sweeping the Minions away from Goro as he tried to run him and them over the large man soon tired.
"Goro… tired… Goro… rest…" The lummox panted out and Naruto quickly swept his Minions to the table where some of the remaining Beer was. Taking up goblets the Minions began to guzzle the foul liquid down before hiccupping and starting to Stumble. Sweeping the Minions over to Goro quickly he watched as they attacked the massive Behemoth with a viciousness he was greatly surprised by.
The Minions, stabbed, slashed, and clawed at the massive man all over, leaving not even a single part of him free as they laughed and screamed hysterically. "TINY THINGS HURT GORO!!" Goro exclaimed while grabbing a Minion off of his head and holding it as he struggled for freedom only for Goro to crush it. A couple of the minions suddenly stiffened however and then pissed all over the ground, Naruto nearly laughing at the sight while Goro cried out about how horribly "Stinky!" it was and the blond nearly lost it once more while holding his gut.
Once they had relieved themselves all over the large brutes legs and feet, the Minions suddenly placed two of themselves before his legs, before four of them jumped up to his back and pushed Goro to the ground. "GORO FALL DOWN!!" The massive man cried out while continuing to try and wipe the piss from his body, merely smearing it over his form instead while Naruto nearly fell to his knees trying to hold back the laughter, a little of it still managing to somehow make it out anyways.
However, the Minions continued their job, they jumped onto Goro's back and began to stab and claw at the large brute with renewed vigor. And Goro, too busy complaining about the stink, was unable to stop them from doing this. Soon Goro slowed down even more, his blood leaking out and starting pool as his breathing slowed. "Goro tired… Goro want sleep…" The brute mumbled out while Naruto finally gained control of his laughter and slowly walked over to the hulking Behemoth.
"This is it Master! Now lop off that brutes head and end this battle!" Gnarl called out and Naruto pulled his Ninjatou from his back and looked down at Goro for a moment The Browns behind him cheering loudly for the brute's death.
"Go… ro… want…sleep…" The brute moaned out tiredly and Naruto looked at his sword, then at Goro and closed his eyes… 'With this… I take my first human life with my own two hands… and start down my own path of darkness…' Naruto thought before then swinging the Ninjatou down, lopping Goro's head off. Like before, Naruto then held his right arm out and some Brown-Life-Force and evil energy to gather and then flowed out from Goro's body. Naruto absorbed that then looked down at Goro before muttering a soft "Fire" as Goro was then set ablaze…
"Burn! Burn!! BURN!!" One minion called out happily with the others agreeing with him as Naruto then turned with his back to the flames…
"Congratulations Master, you've taken your first real step in becoming an all powerful Overlord!!" Gnarl stated especially happily while Naruto shakily looked at his sword, then where Goro had been and fought the sudden urge to retch. It didn't matter how "Evil" he was in his own mind, he was still only human… and they always react strongly to the first kill…
Shaking his head he noticed the Minions rushing over to him and he held a hand up. "I… I'll be fine…" He mumbled out before releasing a breath and desperately trying to calm himself down. Shaking his head, Naruto then turned and walked over to the cage with the women while sending the Minions to look around the place for anything of value. Stopping before it he looked inside to see the fearful, dirty faces of several women within the cage…
'What should I do?' Naruto wondered and heard Gnarl speak to him.
"Well Master, you could free them all. That would spread your name through the lands as an Overlord of Sorts. Or you could take them as servants. T he Tower could always use a little cleaning, the Spawning Pit is especially grungy lately…" Gnarl offered and Naruto closed his eyes in thought for a moment before deciding.
"How many of you have family alive?" He questioned and only about half of them raised a shaky hand… "Then you shall go free to find them. The rest of you will accompany my Minions and myself to our Home as payment for freeing you. You will be my new servants… with homes to call your own… Deal?" Naruto offered and a few of the woman without homes nodded, some were reluctant but in the end it looked like they preferred that over trying to scrounge up a living… "The Village of Konoha is not far from here. My Minions will guide those who have family there so they can barter passage home." Naruto then said as he cut the lock on the cage and called his Minions.
"Sire… why didn't you take them all as servants?" Gnarl questioned and Naruto actually smirked to himself.
'Because Gnarl. Once those other girls find people to tell about the Overlord taking in several girls as servants, undoubtedly there will be misconceptions. Some will think I'm a monster, stealing women, others will think I'm some form of Pervert, and then some will think I wanted them to have a place to stay…' Naruto said darkly as his armor began to darken, Gnarl laughing at his Master's "Brilliance" when the Minions stood at attention before the blond Overlord.
"Seven of you go with these women. The rest of you will follow the rest of the women and me back to the Tower." Naruto ordered and the Minions nodded before they moved about, the first Seven leading some of the Women in one Direction while Naruto led the rest towards a Tower Gate…
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TBC…
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